Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Jon and Donna Barsotti are the 2021 Old Timers’ Day king and queen. After having to cancel last year’s Old Timer’s Day parade, chairman Nick Salinas wanted to make this year’s return bigger than ever. “Entries are looking pretty good,” Salinas said. “We’re looking at more than 50 entries. Looking at what the fair did, we’re looking forward to a big crowd in terms of attendance.” The Old Timer’s Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday in

June 8 was just around the corner, and Pam Sanders was approaching her 80th birthday. She wanted to celebrate this milestone in a special way. She wanted to have a birthday bash with all of her friends, but there was a problem. The COVID-19 pandemic stood in the way. Pam reasoned that folks would be reluctant to come to a birthday party and for good reason. This virus was a killer on the loose. Pam knew the disease is mainly transmitted via the airborne route when folks inha

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Sergio Garcia (4) gets an escort into the end zone for a fumble return for a touchdown. Celebrating with Garcia are, from left, Adrian Rodriguez, Angelo Moreno, Vincent Botello and Fabian Mendoza. The Madera South Stallions offered more than one story line in a non-conference home battle against Fresno High. The 52 point-win was historic, the near 400 rushing yards was impressive, but maybe more than all, the Stallions have fo

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty’s Mitchell Whaley avoids a tackler during a 23-yard first quarter touchdown run during Friday’s loss to the Roosevelt Rough Riders. FRESNO — In its first-ever meeting with the Roosevelt-Fresno Rough Riders, the 23-man Liberty Hawks were worn down by the 50-plus member Riders in a 21-13 loss at Sunnyside Stadium in Fresno. The Hawks had just six possessions in the game. Meanwhile, the Rough Riders ran 59 plays and gained 284 yards. Roose

Jason Wedehase/For The Madera Tribune Kyle Keller celebrates in victory lane after capturing the Nut Up Pro Late Models race Saturday at the Madera Speedway. The Nut Up Pro Late Models featured a tumultuous night for championship contenders while Kyle Keller earned his first career series triumph. Keller is the seventh different winner through eight rounds at Madera Speedway, taking the 80-lap feature Saturday night at the one-third mile. “That was amazing. It was so hard. Wi

I’m inventing and claiming a new word: Goebbelizing. You will ask, “What’s the root for this new word?” The root is Goebbels. As in Joseph Goebbles, the Minister of Propaganda for Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party from 1933 to 1945. His ministry focused on using information, and more often misinformation, to further the Nazi movement. He was possibly Hitler’s closest friend. His M.O. was “Keep telling the lie, and make it big, and sooner than later, they will come to believe it.” I’v

Self-congratulations flowed easily the other day among ultra-liberal state legislators after they passed the two most far-reaching housing bills of this year and this century. These are Senate Bills 9 and 10, whose aim is to end single family zoning in most parts of California and allow far more housing density at the will of property owners, even in most fire zones. About the only limit on this freedom to create urban blight is a floor on the size of affected lots. If your p

Wixphoto.com, freerangestock.com Sometimes melons are best without a recipe involved. Just cut and serve. Lately, I have been craving fresh melon, such as cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon. I must admit I have been disappointed in a lot of the cantaloupes I have purchased, even the containers of cubed and seeded cantaloupe available in many grocery stores. It is so crunchy and pale and so often not sweet or juicy. I do love crisp grapes (especially the variety called Pristi