{"id":5680,"date":"2018-01-06T19:25:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T19:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=5680"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:31:29","slug":"former-gym-a-point-of-contention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/former-gym-a-point-of-contention\/","title":{"rendered":"Former gym a point of contention"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Madera Tribune received the following comments online about articles and local happenings.<\/em><\/p>\n

Local gym closing<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nAnson Lihosit of Madera wrote about the closing of a gym on the corner of Sunset and Orchard avenues, lamenting the decision made in late 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\u201cMaria Rieping Uribe\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cI\u2019ve lived here my whole life and never set foot in that gym. I am happy every time I pass by it now that there is far less traffic there… esp. those drivers who would pass through the intersection heading east on Sunset and then brake and block traffic trying to get across to the little parking lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe parking lot was never conveniently placed but may have served well when Madera was smaller and the gym members were fewer. If they had thought ahead, they would have bought up the neighboring properties and provided a bigger parking lot to its members.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cTerri Martinez\u201d<\/strong> replied, \u201cThat is the problem. The permits were completely out dated for the volume of business they were doing. So glad I can cross Williams and Sunset without having 30 cars parked and blocking the street.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cChris Schoettler\u201d<\/strong> chimed in, \u201cHow small are the parking lots for Thomas Jefferson and John Adams? Good luck getting through there. It is an over reach of government to shut down businesses. I hope where you work isn\u2019t next.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAllison Leigh Weber\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cI learned how to swim at the Madera Athletic Club Lots of childhood memories!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cKeanu N Keanu Armentrout\u201d<\/strong> replied, \u201csame here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cKym Smith Salter\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cThe Neighbors in the area b****ed, moaned and were big babies…..Now let them deal with the abandoned building… Don\u2019t come back to the City and cry about the effects of this… You all got what you wanted!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cApril Molina\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cThere are other gyms at better locations. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll get past it\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cSean Thomas\u201d<\/strong> replied, \u201cYeah. There are. In FRESNO. As of now, Madera doesn\u2019t have a single lap-pool that is available to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cMolina\u201d<\/strong> responded, \u201cMadera High School used to be open, there\u2019s also Swimming Pool Park\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cPatrick Odom\u201d<\/strong> chimed in, \u201cThose aren\u2019t lap pools meant for exercise open to the public. Those pools are open ONLY during the summer and ONLY for recreational swimming…or at least the last I heard they were only used for recreational swimming.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cJack Porter\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cThis guy that wrote this moved away from Madera so basically, who cares. Stick around and raise your family, vote, spend money here. Then maybe someone will care what your opinion is on Madera issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cArielle Rodriguez\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cI drive through there every day it is nice to not have traffic, dumb drivers or gym members looking at their phone while crossing a very busy street. The inside looked terrible and there was always equipment broken that never seemed to get fixed. It is sad to see it closed, hopefully they can reach an agreement of some sorts that helps everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAlex Villafan\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cI thought it was better with the basketball courts and original layout.they did to much in My opinion..Golds Gym was it.\u201d<\/p>\n

State seeks way around tax changes<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nCalifornia Democrat lawmakers are exploring ways to blunt the impact of the new federal tax law on the state\u2019s taxpayers, according to the Associated Press.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\u201cDonald W. Smith\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cDe Leon\u2019s plan will just be interpreted as a ploy to avoid taxes and cause automatic tax audits. The feds aren\u2019t stupid like our CA Assembly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cSergio Moreno\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cThey could just lower our state taxes!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cSteve Salter\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cKevin De Leon is an idiot !!\u201d<\/p>\n

Pot law may cause problems<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nMadera Tribune Editor Chuck Doud penned an opinion piece about the change in state law regarding the legal recreational use of marijuana and its consequences.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\u201cCindy Chidlaw Diaz\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cBest of luck to our law enforcers. Never should of been legal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cSteve Salter\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cDUI\u2019s are a big enough problem in our city.<\/p>\n

Local church celebrates baptisms<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nMadera New Life Apostolic Church shared video of baptisms they recently performed on two children.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\u201cAndy De la Cruz\u201d<\/strong> wrote (translated from Spanish), \u201cAnd the poor guy dying of cold and those fanatics of God talk and talk hahhah.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cEli Ortega\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cJalape\u00f1o Styles u need this ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

Locals express condolences<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nCarol Ann Taylor passed away peacefully in her home on Dec. 22.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\u201cMercedes Och\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cOh no!!! Such a sweet and caring person.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cDebra Guthier\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cOh no! RIP Carol.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cVicki Hughes\u201d<\/strong> wrote, \u201cRIP Carol.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nRants and raves<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nRave<\/strong> \u2014 The Madera South Stallions boys basketball team completed an undefeated run through the Madera South Classic with a 72-44 victory over the Sierra-Tollhouse Chieftains. \u201cBertha Gonzales\u201d wrote, \u201cCongratulations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nRave<\/strong> \u2014 Madera\u2019s have had mixed opinions over the changes happening in the city administration. \u201cBobby Sheikh\u201d wrote, \u201cHappy new year everyone….. be safe..\u201d<\/p>\n

\nRaves <\/strong>\u2014 A relaxing day at Eastman Lake turned into a record-setting day for Joe Synder Jr., as he caught a 25 1\/2-pound, 35-inch-long catfish, setting a new record for the area. \u201cSue Alexander\u201d wrote, \u201cWhopper!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cChucky Roman\u201d wrote, \u201cNow that\u2019s a big cat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nRant<\/strong> \u2014 After some remodeling and refurbishment, Coarsegold residents received good news, as Camarena Health will move into a building occupied by Coarsegold Medical Clinic that closed its doors Friday, Dec. 29, and will open Feb. 1, according to the Sierra Star. \u201cSharon Briscoe\u201d wrote, \u201cUntil you see their prices and how badly they treat you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nRave<\/strong> \u2014 Pastor Lance Leach wrote an end of the year well-wishing to residents of Madera as he visited family in Santa Maria. \u201cAndrea Garcia Martinez\u201d wrote, \u201cLance Leach did u know your post was reposted by Madera Tribune? Nice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nRants<\/strong> \u2014 A man believed to have been driving under the influence of alcohol lost control of his vehicle and crashed in Madera County, according to KFSN News. \u201cMaira Gonzalez\u201d asked, \u201cWhere at?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAmber Von Flue\u201d replied, \u201cIt tells you in the article.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGonzalez\u201d retorted, \u201cSorry didn\u2019t have time to read it, but seems it hurts your mouth to just say the street names.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cVon Flue\u201d responded, \u201cseriously? Good one\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJack Porter\u201d wrote, \u201cWas the tree ok?\u201d<\/p>\n

\nRave<\/strong> \u2014 Sanger Herald publisher Fred Hall wrote in regarding legislative decisions made by politicians in how the state\u2019s finances are utilized for the general public. \u201cRuss Ryan\u201d wrote, \u201cGreat article!\u201d<\/p>\n

\nRave and rant<\/strong> \u2014 The All-Madera Tribune Football team was selected for 2017 recently. \u201cMadera Coyotes Football\u201d wrote, \u201cThank you for you support just to clarify it was Michael Brochinni that played LB for us this year please make the correction.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n

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The Madera Tribune received the following comments online about articles and local happenings. Local gym closing Anson Lihosit of Madera wrote about the closing of a gym on the corner of Sunset and Orchard avenues, lamenting the decision made in late 2016. \u201cMaria Rieping Uribe\u201d wrote, \u201cI\u2019ve lived here my whole life and never set […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[26,32,33,40,43],"class_list":["post-5680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-business","tag-culture","tag-death","tag-health","tag-law"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5680\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}