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TODAYAARP Tax-Aide —By appointment,every Friday throughApril 10, BlancheGalloway Room ofthe Madera CountyLibrary, 121 N. G StContact: Jeannie,673-4115.

Madera High Classof 1975 meeting —6 p.m., March 6, TheVineyard, 605 S. ISt. Contact: SusanLorance, 903-1598.

United MethodistWomen rummagesale — 8 a.m. to 1p.m., March 6, Unit-ed Methodist Ch-urch, 500 SunsetAvenue.

What’s Up?

BoysbaseballStallionssalvage tieSee Page A4

CoateTalesHow Fresno Flatsbecame OakhurstSee Page B1

AndSo It IsPrejudice — disregardof other’s rightsSee Page A6

Mo’sMusingsWine andelephantsSee Page B1

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Adela Herrera is alibrary assistant atMadera County Library,where she has workedfor 13 years.

Madera Countyat Work

By Mark SmithTHE MADERATRIBUNE

A Chowchilla man who rapedhis half-sister and assaulted hiswife in 2011 was sentenced to 24years in state prison this week,nearly the maximum sentence hefaced for the crime.Daniel Robert Taddei, 29,faced a maximum sentence of 25years behind bars for his Januaryconviction of forcible rape,forced oral copulation, incest,

corporal injury to his wife anddissuading a witness after prose-cutors proved he tried to get hiswife to lie to authorities about hisgruesome crimes.Over four days of trial, leadprosecutor Traci Wise showedevidence to the jury that on Nov.10, 2011, Taddei was drinking al-cohol with his wife and thenstruck her in the mouth.His wife immediately went toauthorities so she could report theassault, Wise showed in court.

Though initially, his wife —who along with Taddei’s half-sis-ter will not be named in TheMadera Tribune — gave a state-ment to detectives that she wasattacked, Wise showed she laterchanged her story upon urgingfrom Taddei.Wise presented evidence thatwhen Taddei’s wife returnedhome, she found the half-sistercrying alone in her bed inside a

Rapist gets 24-year sentence

SEE SENTENCE, PAGE A3Daniel Robert Taddei

Maderato hostroboticstourneyBy Careen Wongand Farin MontanezTHE MADERATRIBUNE

Robots will roamMadera South HighSchool’s west gym thisweekend, stacking totesand disposing of poolnoodles in the CentralValley Regional Robot-ics Competition.The event, hostedFriday through Sundayby the Madera UnifiedSchool District, is freeand open to the public.Local service clubs willprovide food for saleSaturday and Sunday inthe gym, 705W. PecanAve. Proceeds will ben-efit theMadera roboticsteam.This year’s theme is“Recycle Rush” andabout 50 high schoolteams from theWesternUnited States andHawaii will compete.Each team was givenSEE ROBOTICS, PAGE A2

Maderan graduatesCHP academyBy DJ BeckerTHE MADERATRIBUNE

MaderanTyler Long, 22,recently graduated fromthe California HighwayPatrol training academyand will report for dutyMonday at his first assign-ment in the Barstow area.Long is a 2011 graduateof Madera South HighSchool and the son ofDarrin and Tricia Long.Darrin is a Madera areaCHPofficer with 16 yearson the force.Darrin Long said hewas very pleased at his

son’s choice and had en-couraged him to join CHPas a career after college.“I am extremely proudof him. He worked veryhard. The 27-week courseis extremely challengingfor young people and in-volves extensive course-work in investigations,emergency vehicle driv-ing, rifle range, physicalfitness, arrest and controltechniques ... among oth-er things,” Long said.The Sacramento CHPacademy recently gradu-ated 85 new officers on

SEE GRADUATE, PAGE A2

COURTESY OF MICHELE QUINTANA

ABOVE — Babatunde Ilori, the director ofperformance management and internalcommunications at Madera Unified, read tofifth grade students at Dixieland School.

RIGHT — Madera Unified School DistrictSuperintendent Ed Gonzalez reads tokindergarten through third grade classes atDixieland school during Read Across Ameri-ca in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday celebra-tion week.

MADERA SCHOOLS CELEBRATE LITERACY

Father tellsjury aboutboy’s deathat marathonBy Denise LavoieTHEASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON — WithDzhokhar Tsarnaev seatedat the defense table nomore than 15 feet awayThursday, the father of an8-year-old boy killed in theBostonMarathon bombingdescribed the momentwhen he looked down athis son’s pale, torn bodyand realized he wouldn’tmake it.“I saw a little boy whohad his body severely dam-aged by an explosion,” BillRichard told the jury, “andI just knew from what Isaw that there was nochance, the color of hisskin, and so on.”Martin Richard was oneof three people killed in thebombing near the finishline of the race onApril 15,2013. The boy’s youngersister, 6-year-old Jane, hadher leg blown off, whiletheir older brother, Henry,suffered minor injuries.Their father, testifying atTsarnaev’s federal death

Analysisfound notconclusivein murder

PHASING OUT PACHYDERMS

Ringling Bros. endingelephant acts by 2018

GARYBOGDON/FELD

ENTERTAINMENTINC./AP PHOTO

Elephantsperform inJanuary atthe RinglingBros. andBarnum &Bailey Cir-cus, at theAmalie Are-

na inTampa, Fla.

Ringlingsaid it willphase outits iconicelephantacts by2018.

By Tamara LushTHEASSOCIATED PRESS

POLK CITY, Fla. —The Ringling Bros. andBarnum&Bailey Circuswill phase out the show’siconic elephants from itsperformances by 2018,telling The Associated

Press exclusively thatgrowing public concernabout how the animalsare treated led to the de-cision.Executives from FeldEntertainment, Ringling’sparent company, said thedecision to end the cir-

cus’s century-old tradi-tion of showcasing ele-phants was difficult anddebated at length. Ele-phants have often beenfeatured on Ringling’sposters over the decades.The decision is being

SEE MARATHON, PAGE A3 SEE ELEPHANTS, PAGE A2

By Mark SmithTHE MADERATRIBUNE

A Department ofJustice analyst said incourtThurs-day shecouldn’tconcludeexactlywhattype of gun was usedin the 2013 Chowchillamurder of 18-year-oldDrakkar Lewis, an in-nocent victim of al-leged gang revenge.Lewis was allegedlykilled by gang memberEsteven Rodriguez onApril 21, 2013. Ro-driguez allegedly useda handgun to shootLewis in the back ofthe head three timesduring an illegal partyorganized by “FusiionEntertainment.”Rodriguez’s trial be-gan last week.There are few ques-tions how the partySEE MURDER, PAGE A3

EstevenRodriguez

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Thomas “Tom”Higuera, age84, a nativeand lifelong resident ofMadera, CA, passedaway Saturday, Febru-ary 28, 2015, at a Fresnohospital. He worked forMadera County in theAuditor Controllers Of-fice as an accountant re-tiring after 30 years ofservice. Tom served inthe National Guardfrom 1949 to 1957.He is survived by his

wife of 35 years, ImaHiguera ofMadera; oneson: Timothy Higueraof Fresno; one step-son:Stewart Johnston ofMinden, NV; and one

daughter: Deborah Mi-randa of Fresno. He isalso survived by sevengrandchildren and 10great-grandchildren.Graveside services

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Hector Garza passedaway March 2, 2015. Hewas born in CorpusChristi, TX, on August14, 1933.Hewas raised inNeuvo LeonMexico andmarried his wife Her-minia Lopez on Febru-ary 7, 1951. Hemigratedfromstate to statework-ing in agriculture; theysettled in KettlemanCity, CA, for 14 years.Hector retired in the

field of agriculture andlived in Madera for thepast 30 years. He waspreceded in deathbyhisparents Genovevo andPraxedis Garza, and hisbrother Jacinto Garza.He is survived by his

loving wife, HerminiaGarza; his brothersRodolfo and RejinaldoGarza;hisdaughtersandsons-in-lawProxieandPe-droVargas fromMadera,Olivia and GenovevoMunoz from KettlemanCity, and Margarita andBrigido Gomez Jr. from

Madera; eightgrandchil-dren, 20 great grandchil-dren and one great greatgranddaughter.Visitationwill be Sun-

day, March 8, 2015 from5:00 to 8:00 p.m. withRosary at 6:00 p.m. atPalm La Paz, 2983 Tu-lare Street. Fresno.Mass of Christian

Burialwill be at 9:00 a.m.Monday, March 9, at St.Joachim CatholicChurch, Madera. Burialwill be atMemorialGar-dens, 175. S. Cornelia,Fresno.

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RamiroRodriguez, 54,passed awayonMarch2,2015 in Tulare, CA.Ramiro was born in Flo-rence,AZ, on January20,1961.He is survived by his

daughter, Jessica Ro-driguez, and son, DanielRodriguez; his siblingsIreneRodriguez, Grego-ria Rodriguez, GloriaRodriguez, Alicia Ro-driguez, Adella Salazar,

Peter Rodriguez andEnedino Rodriguez Jr.He was preceded in

death by his father andmother, Enedino andAdella Rodriguez andhis sister Maria Ro-driguezA memorial service

will be held at 10 a.m.Wednesday, March 11,2015 at Peers LorentzenFuneral Service, 132 W.KernAvenue in Tulare.

RAMIRORODRIGUEZWilliam L. Adams, 99Madera.Retired owner and operator ofAdams Auto ElectricDATE OF BIRTH: December 25,1915, Fresno CADATE OF DEATH: March 4, 2015Madera, CAGraveside Service will be Friday,March 6, at 3:00 P.M. at ArborVitae Cemetery in Madera.Visitation will be held Thursday,March 5, from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00P.M. at Jay ChapelRemembrances may be made toSeventh-day Adventist Church,520 North “N” Street, Madera, CA93637.Condolences may be expressedonline at www.jaychapel.com

William A. “Bill” Elward, 80ClovisRetired from management inretail clothing stores.DATE OF BIRTH: November 3,1934, Bar Harbor, MaineDATE OF DEATH: February 23,2015, Fresno, Ca.Funeral Mass will be celebratedSaturday, March 7, 10:00 am atThe Shrine of St. Therese, FresnoInterment to follow at: St. Peter'sCemetery, 264 N. Blythe Avenue,FresnoRemembrances may be made to:donor's favorite charityCondolences may be expressedonline at www.jaychapel.com

Thomas “Tom” Higuera, 84MaderaRetired accountant with MaderaCounty Auditor Controllers officeDATE OF BIRTH: July 4, 1930,Madera, CADATE OF DEATH: February 28,2015, Fresno, Ca.Graveside services were held atCalvary Cemetery in Madera.Condolences may be expressedonline at www.jaychapel.com

Richard Morris Caret, 90MaderaDied February 25, 2015Retired Marine captainMilitary honor guard service willbe held March 16, at 12:30 pmat San Joaquin Valley NationalCemetery in Santa Nella,32053 W. McCabe, Section 9Space 1035.Pastor Austel of Madera BaptistChurch will officiate.

Reina Reyes Flores, 81MaderaHomemakerDied: February 27, 2015Funeral service will be Friday,March 6, at 10:00 a.m. at FaithTabernacle, 745 N. H Street,Madera

Leona Iverson Milleson, 92Pulaski, TennesseeFormer resident of Madera whereshe was medical secretary forThomas Klein M.D. for 30 years.DATE OF BIRTH: March 17,1922, Hobart, Ok.DATE OF DEATH: February 25,2015, Pulaski, Tennessee.Memorial Service will be onSaturday, March 7, 2:00 pm atThe Madera United MethodistChurch, 500 Sunset Avenue,MaderaPrivate Interment will be in ArborVitae Cemetery, 1301 RobertsAvenue, MaderaRemembrances may be made to:Madera United Methodist Church,500 Sunset Avenue, Madera, Ca.93637Condolences may be expressedonline at www.jaychapel.com

Kantaben U. Parmar, 77Born: December 19, 1937 inHindu, IndiaPassed Away: February 24, 2015in Madera, CaliforniaMadera ResidentHomemakerPrivate ServicesAll funeral arrangements areunder the direction ofSmith Manor Grace ChapelCondolences may be made onlinewww.smithmanorgracechapel.com

Joe J. Serrano, 92MaderaRetired serviceman for Dean Tire,Montgomery WardFarmer.DATE OF BIRTH: March 20,1922, Oxnard, Ca.DATE OF DEATH: March 3, 2015,MaderaVigil and Rosary service will beMonday, March 9, at 7 PM at JayChapel. Mass of Christian Burialwill be celebrated Tuesday, March10, 1:00 pm at St. JoachimCatholic ChurchInterment and veteran honors tofollow at: Calvary Cemetery,28447 Avenue 14, MaderaVisitation will be held Monday,from 2 to 7 PM at jay Chapel.Remembrances may be made to:St. Joachims Church, 401 West5th Street, Madera, CA 93637Condolences may be expressedonline at www.jaychapel.com

Fred B. Santillan, 75Los Banos, California,Manager of a IBM in San JoseGraduated MaderaHigh School class of 1957DATE OF BIRTH: April 9, 1939,Ray, ArizonaDATE OF DEATH: March 28,2015, Los Banos, CaliforniaVisitation will be held on Sunday,March 8, from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00P.M. with a Recitation of theRosary to follow at 5:00 P.M. atJay Chapel, MaderaMass of Christian Burial will becelebrated Monday, March 9,11:00 A.M. at St. JoachimCatholic ChurchServices conclude at St. JoachimCatholic ChurchCondolences may be expressedonline at www.jaychapel.com

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six weeks to brainstorm,design, construct, prob-lem-solve and test their120-pound robots.During the matches, thetwo opposing “Alliance”teams will consist of threehigh schools and their ro-bots. The high school stu-dents will have to workwith one another’s robotsto complete the gametasks.Tasks include stackingplastic containers called“totes,” capping the stackswith recycling containersand properly disposing ofpool noodles that representlitter.The winner of the com-petition will advance tothe FIRST— For Inspira-tion and Recognition ofScience and Technology— World Championshipin St. Louis, Missouri inApril.“FIRST” was foundedin 1989 by inventor DeanKamen to inspire youngpeople to pursue careers inscience and technology.At noon Friday, theFIRST robotics competi-tion will host a luncheonin the school’s media cen-ter. Seats are available andthose interested can call

Diane Rich, 903-1822.Visitors are reminded towear closed-toed shoesfor the pit area tour.Friday will be dedi-cated to the teams’practice matches fromnoon to 6:30 p.m.Teams will partici-pate in qualificationmatches on Saturdayand Sunday, starting at8:30 a.m. An awardsceremony will be heldSunday at 4:30 p.m.

RoboticsCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

ELSA MEJÍA/MADERA TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO

MadTown Robotics Team 1323 human player Justin Toney handles the teamequipment during the competition in the 2014 Central Valley Regional RoboticsCompetition in the west gym of Madera South High School. Robots will roam theschool’s west gym this weekend in the Central Valley Regional Robotics Compe-tition.

FOR THE MADERA TRIBUNE

New CHP OfficerTyler Long, center,stands with his father,Officer Darrin Long,left, and Central Divi-sion Assistant ChiefGregory Peck, at hisFeb. 28 graduation atthe CHP academy inSacramento.

Feb. 28, according toLong.The job is also demand-ing, he said, but has agreat esprit de corps anda good balance of patroland other enforcementduties. It also has a greatsalary, medical benefitsand up to 90 percent re-tirement opportunities.“The Highway Patrolgives officers a lot moreopportunities than justwriting tickets and takingcrashes. I have had somany different opportuni-ties over the years. CHPhas auto theft divisions,

drug intervention taskforces, K-9, mounted pa-trols, motorcycle and air-craft — both fixed wingand helicopter (search andrescue) divisions, lots ofdifferent opportunities tolearn and grow within thejob,” Darrin Long said.Darrin Long credits his

father with first piquinghis interest in law en-forcement.“My father, James Longwas a Madera Police offi-cer for 15 years beforemoving into DMV investi-gations for 17 more years,so I guess you could saylaw enforcement is in our

bloodline,” he said.Long said the CaliforniaHighway Patrol is a greatcareer path for young peo-ple, and CHP is activelyrecruiting right now.Information about careeropportunitieswithCHPcanbe found online at www.chp.ca.gov/recruiting.

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announced Thursday.“There’s been some-what of a mood shiftamong our consumers,”said Alana Feld, thecompany’s executivevice president. “A lot ofpeople aren’t comfort-able with us touringwith our elephants.”Within two hours ofthe announcement, ani-mal rights groups tookcredit for the decision,saying that the pressureput on the circus ulti-mately led to Feld’s de-cision.“For 35 years PETAhas protested RinglingBros.’ cruelty to ele-phants,” Ingrid E.Newkirk, president ofPeople for the EthicalTreatment of Animals,wrote in a statement.“We know extremeabuse to these majestic

animals occurs everysingle day, so if Rin-gling is really telling thetruth about ending thishorror, it will be a day topop the champagnecorks, and rejoice. ... Ifthe decision is serious,then the circus needs todo it NOW.”Feld owns 43 ele-phants, and 29 of the gi-ant animals live at thecompany’s 200-acreCenter for ElephantConservation in centralFlorida. Thirteen ani-mals will continue totour with the circus be-fore retiring to the cen-ter by 2018. One ele-phant is on a breedingloan to the Fort WorthZoo.Another reason for thedecision, company Pres-ident Kenneth Feld said,was that certain citiesand counties havepassed “anti-circus” and“anti-elephant” ordi-nances.

ElephantsCONTINUED FROM PAGEA1

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Chowchilla home the threeshared after Taddei heldher down and raped her.Taddei’s wife took hishalf-sister to a medicalclinic, and evidence fromthat visit showed Taddei’sDNA was present fromsexual interaction.Though Taddei’s de-fense — and his wife’s

story crafted under pres-sure— attempted to showthe sex was consensual,the jury wasn’t convincedand convicted him of allcharges after a few hoursof deliberation.The rape and oral copu-lation charges fell underCalifornia’s three-strikeslaw for serious offenses,primarily violent or sexu-al, which heavily increasea suspect’s sentence uponthree such convictions.

Though Taddei had aprevious felony convic-tion for utility theft, aswell as misdemeanor con-victions for resisting a po-lice officer and possessingmarijuana for sale, his lat-est conviction counted forhis first two strikes.Taddei was admitted toNorth Kern State Prisonon Wednesday, where hewill likely serve his sen-tence unless transferred toanother facility.

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was organized— throughsocial media by a collec-tion of teenaged girls partof “Fusiion Entertain-ment” — or the wayLewis was killed, as testi-mony from the girls andforensic analysts haveconfirmed such details incourt.One potentially impor-tant detail in question iswhat gun was allegedlyused in Lewis’s death.Prosecution contendsRodriguez used a gunwith .38 Special ammuni-tion to gun down Lewisbefore he switched out themurder weapon by ob-taining a .32-caliber hand-gun from other gangmembers.Defense alleges a col-lection of stories fromwitnesses often contradict

each other and provide noreal proof it was Ro-driguez behind the trigger.DOJ senior criminalistNancyMcCombs said sheanalyzed bullets retrievedin the case and found shecould not determine ifthey were fired from a re-volver or semi-automaticpistol, as was originallystated by authorities.As a result, McCombssaid the ammunitionmatched a wide variety ofweapons that could beused and she couldn’t de-termine which was actu-ally used.Also Thursday, twomore “Fusiion girls” tes-tified in court. TheMadera Tribune will notname any Fusiion girlsout of safety concerns ortheir ages — manyyounger than 18 — at thetime of the crime.Matching statementsmade by Fusiion associ-

ates last week, both girlssaid on the witness standthey knew little to nothingabout Lewis’s murder orany gang involvement.But when their record-ed interviews with detec-tives shortly after thekilling were played incourt, both girls gave up ahost of details includingother gang members indi-cating it was Rodriguezwho committed the mur-der.One girl’s mother eventold her—while youngerthan 16 during the inter-view— that she’d “rathersee you in jail than dead”given the danger of beingfriends with gang mem-bers who helped plan par-ties where alcohol anddrugs ran rampant amongchildren.Lewis was allegedlykilled by Rodriguez forallowing Fusiion Enter-tainment to throw a party

March 30, 2013, at thehome where he lived withhis grandfather.At that party, one ofRodriguez’s fellow gangmembers, Eleazar Irue-gas, 19, was killed by twomembers of a rival gang,Antonio Michael Ybarraand Jose Pulido-Perez,who also shot two otherpeople that survived theirwounds.One such victim, DionKing — known as “Bang

Bang” by his gangmoniker — is also al-legedly involved inLewis’s murder and toldseveral party guests andwitnesses to run secondsbefore shots were fired.Ybarra and Pulido-Perez were later arrestedand charged for theircrimes. At least one re-mains in prison.Detectives said no evi-dence ever showed Lewisor his grandfather were

involved in the murder ofIruegas or that Lewis hadany involvement in gangactivity.Rodriguez, 22, facesmultiple felony chargesincluding murder, firearmassault, using a gun forthe benefit of a gang, andfelony possession of agun and ammunition.If convicted, he couldface a maximum sentenceof life in prison withoutparole.

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GOP lawmaker launches bid inCalifornia 2016 US Senate raceBy Michael R. BloodTHEASSOCIATED PRESS

LOSANGELES—ACalifornialegislator who has sought to broad-en the appeal of the RepublicanParty with Hispanics has launchedan uphill campaign for U.S. Senate.AssemblymanRockyChavez en-tered the 2016 race Thursday as alongshot in a state where Democ-rats hold every statewide office.The 63-year-old retired MarineCorps colonel from San DiegoCounty joins a contest in which theonly major candidate in the fieldhas been state Attorney GeneralKamala Harris, a Democrat.Chavez’s election to the Legisla-ture in 2012 was seen as a successstory for a Republican Party oftenfaulted for being too slow to adapt.The Hispanic grandfather has beencalling for immigration reform andhas said the national health careoverhaul should not be repealed.Chavez says he’ll also stress for-eign affairs and jobs.

RICH PEDRONCEL-LI/AP FILE PHOTO

Assembly-man RockyChavez, R-Oceanside,at the Capitolin Sacramen-to. Chavez,who hassought tobroaden theappeal of theRepublicanParty withHispanicshas launchedan uphillcampaign forU.S. Senate.Chavezentered the2016 raceThursday.

Maker of device in outbreaklacked FDA clearanceBy Matthew PerroneTHEASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON —The manufacturer of amedical instrument at thecenter of a recent “super-bug” outbreak in LosAn-geles did not receive fed-eral clearance to sell thedevice, according to offi-cials from the Food andDrugAdministration.The FDA confirmed

that Olympus Corp. didnot seek FDA clearancefor the latest version of itsspecialized endoscope,which it began selling in2010. FDA clearance isrequired for all substan-tive updates to medicaldevice sold in the U.S.Despite the lack ofclearance, the FDA saiddoctors should continueusing the device.

penalty trial, spoke in aslow, halting voice but re-mained largely composedas he described the chaosand confusion.He said he watched asJane tried to get up, thenfell down. He scoopedher up in one arm andtook Henry in the otherand “tried to shield bothof their eyes” as he took

them away.Richard said he ranback across the streettwice to check on hiswife, Denise, andMartin.It was then he realized theextent of his middlechild’s injuries, andturned his attention tothose who still had achance.“I knew in my headthat I needed to act quick-ly or we might not onlyloseMartin, butwemightlose Jane, too,” he said.

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By Ronald MontezTHE MADERATRIBUNE

After losing its firstset of the match, theMadera South boys vol-leyball team realizedthat visiting Central-Fresno wasn’t going tolay down.Although the Stal-

lions had already beatenthe Grizzlies, 2-0, in theSanger Slam on Feb. 28,Madera South headcoach Steve Gugliel-mana knew that if histeam couldn’t controlthe ball against Central,then it would be any-body’s game in the re-match.“The team that con-

trols the ball is going tocome out on top,” saidGuglielmana. “That’swhat we have to focuson and maintain.”Despite a slow start

Wednesday night, theStallions finished strongin each of their finalthree sets to pull out a3-1 (17-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22) win over theGrizzlies at MaderaSouth’s East Gym.After an eventful

week that included aTuesday road matchagainst last season’ssection championBuchanan-Clovis and asecond-place tourna-ment finish in Sanger onFeb. 28, Madera Southheads to the coast forthe San Luis ObispoTournament that startstoday.Although his team

lost a couple of keystarters from last sea-son’s County/MetroAthletic Conferencerunner-up, Guglielmanahopes that playing in astring of games earlycan help this group cre-ate a comfort level onthe court led by return-ing senior captainsJonathan Abraham andSeth Robles.“We definitely need

to build our rhythm,” hesaid of a varsity squadthat features eight soph-omores and one fresh-man. “We have a differ-ent team than we startedwith, even from the be-ginning of the season.We have a lot of pas-sionate and intelligentyoung men and we’regoing to keep develop-ing them. I feel they aregoing to do a good job

and represent MaderaSouth well.”In its home opener

against the Grizzlies, theStallions fell behind 6-2in the first set beforescoring four points in arow to tie it at 6. Fromthat point, MaderaSouth trailed the rest ofthe way in the 25-17loss.Throughout the

match, Central middleFoncel Williams andoutside hitter JoshuaXiong gave MaderaSouth fits.“We had a lot of er-

rors and we didn’t playgood ball control,” saidGuglielmana. “We’regoing through somegrowing pains with oneof our starting middlesbeing hurt and we havesomeone on the floorwho is new to the gameand is doing a real goodjob, so we’re just re-fig-uring things out rightnow.”In the second set,

Madera South over-came a 6-2 deficit andtook the 9-8 lead withMark Silva, QuinnShippey, Jovanny Mar-tinez, Javier Arreguin,Abraham and Robles onthe floor.With Robles serving,

the Stallions built theirlead to 18-11 beforeCentral erased thedeficit, which includedback-to-back Williams’kills that evened it at 18.Tied at 21, Madera

SPORTSPAGEA4 Friday, March 6, 2015

Madera South Sports

Stallions salvage tieBy Tyler A. TakedaTHE MADERATRIBUNE

The Madera South Stallionscame from behind twice andforged an eight-inning tie withthe Hanford Bullpups in the Cen-tral Baseball Classic at EddieChapa Field.Both teams were deadlocked at

four after eight innings when thegame was called because of dark-ness.The Stallions spoiled a solid

pitching performance fromstarter Uriel Conde, who threw 42/3 innings and allowed three hitswith four strikeouts. Two of hisfour runs allowed were un-earned.Madera South answered a two-

run Hanford second with threeruns in the bottom of the inning.When Hanford took a one-runlead in the fifth, Madera Southanswered with the tying run inthe sixth inning to get the tie.“This whole season, we have

been playing from behind,” headcoach John Fernandez said. “It’sour youth and we are still transi-tioning. We made good adjust-ments on their first pitcher. Wegot three good hits together to getthe lead. We’re learning.”Conde also led the Stallions

with two hits and two runs scoredto lead the bottom of the orderthat had five of the Stallions’ sixhits and scored all four runs withfour RBIs.“It’s about developing confi-

dence with these kids,” Fernan-dez said. “We’ve had five hardgames. We lost to Central, but itwas a good loss. Hanford beatCentral. Trying to get confidenceback with a young team is the

goal. It’s hard when you have alosing streak, but getting the tie,we get some confidence.”The Bullpups were able to take

advantage of Conde’s wildness inthe second inning.After two hits to open the in-

ning, Conde hit the next two bat-ters to force in a run. Condestruck out the next batter and gotthe next batter into a forceout atthe plate. However, Condewalked the next batter to force inanother run for a 2-0 lead.With one out in the bottom of

the inning, Conde doubled downthe left field line. After a wildpitch moved Conde to third,Christian Ramos singled to left todrive in Conde. Carlos Gonzalez

singled to put runners at secondand third.Manuel Nunez doubled to

right-center to drive in Ramosand put runners at second andthird. Jiovanni Saavedra ground-ed out, but Gonzalez scored for a3-2 lead.Two pitches later, Nunez was

tagged out at the plate trying toscore on a wild pitch.Ruben Sanchez drew a two-out

walk, stole second and went tothird on an error, but was stranded.The Bullpups took advantage

of two Madera South errors totake the lead. After a flyout, anerror and a stolen base put the ty-ing run at second.

WENDYALEXANDER/THE MADERA TRIBUNE

While trying to avoid his catcher Carlos Gonzalez, Madera Southfirst baseman Caleb Bertoncini makes the catch on a foul pop upnear the Hanford dugout during a 4-4 tie Wednesday.

Stallions take down Central

WENDYALEXANDER/THE MADERA TRIBUNE

Madera South’ss Javier Arreguin puts a kill pastCentral's Foncel Williams in the Stallions’ 3-1home win over the Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

SAN FRANCISCO(AP)—Defensive tackleDarnell Dockett hassigned a two-year con-tract with the San Fran-cisco 49ers that will keephim in the NFCWest af-ter playing all of his 10NFL seasons with Ari-zona.Agent Drew Rosen-

haus confirmed the dealThursday morning forthe three-time ProBowler. Rosenhaus alsoposted a photo of himstanding with Dockett onTwitter that read, “Con-grats to the newest Nin-er!” with signing paperson the table.The 33-year-old Dock-

ett sat out all of 2014with a season-endingknee injury suffered dur-ing training camp. Hestarted every game forthe Cardinals in 2013,finishing with 46 tacklesand 4 1/2 sacks. Now, hewill play for promoteddefensive line coach Jim

Tomsula, named 49ershead coach in January.He visited with the

49ers earlier this week,choosing a new start af-ter being released lastFriday when negotia-tions didn’t work out ona restructured deal withArizona because ofsalary cap concerns.He was one of Ari-

zona’s longest-tenuredplayers with LarryFitzgerald.Dockett was taken off

the field on a cart in Au-gust with the right kneeinjury that required sur-gery to repair a torn ante-rior cruciate ligament.He was hurt during an11-on-11 drill.With Justin Smith pon-

dering retirement — orapparently at least stilldeciding whether to re-turn for a 15th season —Dockett could fill a bigneed with another veter-an presence on the de-fensive line.

Cards’ Dockett signsdeal with 49ers

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vince Wilfork, doing battle with Chicago’s KyleLong, will be a free agent after the New EnglandPatriots did not pick up the team’s option.

Wilfork: Patriotsaren’t pickingup my optionTHEASSOCIATED PRESS

Defensive tackle VinceWilfork said Thursdayhe will not be back withNew England next sea-son, ending an 11-yearstay in which he wontwo Super Bowls and es-tablished himself as thecornerstone of the Patri-ots’ defense.In a statement on Twit-

ter,Wilfork said the teamtold him it would not bepicking up his option for2015, making him eligi-ble for free agency.A 6-foot-2, 325-pound

gap-stuffer who wasdrafted in the first roundout of Miami in 2004,Wilfork helped the Patri-ots win the Super Bowlas a rookie and returnedto the NFL title gametwice more in losing ef-forts before helping thefranchise win its fourthchampionship last month.But he was due to re-

ceive a $4 million rosterbonus by Monday andwould have gotten $14million over the next twoseasons if it had beenpicked up. The moneysaved will help the Patri-

ots bring back corner-back Darrelle Revis.Wilfork, 33, missed 14

games last year with atornAchilles tendon. Buthe returned to play inevery game this season,including three in thepostseason, registering28 tackles and his thirdcareer interception.

Union anticipatesclash on age limitMIAMI BEACH, Fla.

(AP) — An attorney forthe union representingNBAplayers strongly in-dicated Thursday that theassociation will wantplayers to again have theage limit for go pro low-ered in the next round ofcollective bargaining.National Basketball

Players Association gen-eral counsel GaryKohlman said “quitelikely the union will betaking a radically differ-ent position” than theNBA on the age issue,which will almost cer-tainly be a contentiouspoint between the sideswhen they sit down inthe future.

SEE STALLIONS, PAGE A5

SEE VOLLEYBALL, PAGE A5

South benefitted from aRobles kill, a blockfrom Carlos Hernandez,a double block fromShippey and Abrahamand a Central service er-ror to win 25-23.Madera South never

trailed in the third setwhile getting two killseach from Abraham,Arreguin, and Hernan-dez along with twoblocks by Robles andsome quality serving bysophomore libero RigoPineda.Abraham’s killoff a Robles pass fin-ished off the Grizzliesin the third set, 25-19.“When they’re on,

they’re on,” Gugliel-mana said of the sen-ior combo.Despite trailing 19-

18 in the fourth set,Robles twice assistedon Abraham pointswhile an ace and killby Silva helpedMadera South take the23-21 lead. AnAdrianArredondo match-end-ing kill helpedMaderaSouth close out thematch in the 25-22win.

I N S ID E S PORT SMaderaTribune, Madera, Calif. Friday, March 6, 2015 PAGEA5

Caleb Bertoncinicaught a pop up near theBullpups’ dugout for thesecond out. The next bat-ter, Jackson Mattos,lined an opposite fielddouble to right and theball was misplayed foran error to drive in a runand put the batter atthird.After a walk, a wild

pitch and strike threescored the go-ahead runfor a 4-3 Hanford lead.Relief pitcher Nunez gotout of the inning by pick-ing off Robert Leon atsecond.Madera South caught a

break when Conde’s flyball was misplayed for alead-off triple. GuillermoZamora was hit by apitch to put runners atthe corner.After taking the first

strike, Josh Conigliarolaid down a perfectsqueeze bunt to drive inConde with the tying runand move Zamora intoscoring position.“Josh is the best bunter

on our team,” Fernandezsaid. “He controls the batvery well. He knows ifthe situation comesaround, it already comesinto his mind. He knowshe can put the ball inplay with authority to getthe run across. He’s ahard out at the plate.”Zamora was stranded

after a groundout and alineout.Hanford put the pres-

sure on in the seventh af-ter Mattos was hit by apitch with one out.Saavedra came in reliefof Nunez and promptlypickedMattos off of firstfor the second out. How-ever, Saavedra walkedthe next batter. A stolenbase and wild pitch putthe go-ahead runner atthird, but the Hanfordpinch-hitter groundedout to Bertoncini at firston a 3-0 pitch to end theinning.Madera South put the

potential game-winningrunner on third in thebottom of the inning.With one out, OscarReyes drew a full-countwalk. Sanchez singled

up the middle to put run-ners at first and second.Brian Guerrero groundedout to put runners at sec-ond and third.Conde was intentional-

ly walked to load thebases and the next batterflied out to end the in-ning.Both teams went down

in order in the eighth asdarkness fell on EddieChapa Field.

Madera South 5,Tulare 1For the second time

this season, the Maderasouth pitching staff sti-fled the Tulare Unionbats.After recording a 2-0

victory in the seasonopener, the Stallions’ Jio-vanni Saavedra andCaleb Bertoncini didn’tallow an earned run in a5-1 victory Thursday atEddie Chapa Field.Saavedra picked up

the win, allowing fivehits with five strikeoutsover five innings.Bertoncini struck out thefirst four batters he facedin two innings.Ruben Sanchez tossed

a two-hit shutout in thefirst meeting between thetwo teams.Sanchez also con-

tributed at the plate withtwo hits and two runsscored to lead the nine-hit attack. Brian Guer-rero drove in a pair ofruns, Uriel Conde,Bertoncini and ChristianRamos each hit doubles.Ramos scored two runs.The Stallions scored a

run in the first four in-nings and added anotherrun in the sixth inning.Sanchez led off the

bottom of the first with asingle, went to second onan Oscar Reyes singleand scored on a Guerrerogroundout.Ramos led off the sec-

ond with a walk, wassacrificed to second andscored on a ManuelNunez single.Sanchez led off the

third with another singleand stole second and thirdwhile coming in to scoreon a Guerrero single.Ramos led off the

fourth with a double andcame around to score ona Saavedra single up themiddle.Saavedra ran into trou-

ble in the fourth, loadingthe bases with one out,but got out of the inningwith a pair of strikeouts.Conde added another

run in the sixth with adouble and came in on aBertoncini double.

StallionsCONTINUED FROMPAGE A4 Madera Coyotes

Softball

Buchanan Preseason Tournament

R H E

Madera 5 9 2

Clovis East 1 4 3

WP: Kaylee Dawson 6 IP, 1 K. Hitting:Raven DeLeon 2-4, RBI; Tea Layne 1-4;Alyssa Geiger 1-4, run; Jackie Mendez 2-3,2 runs, 3B; Destanie McMillon 2-2; HayleyPerez 1-3; Hollee Brown, run; Mikayla Ruiz,run.

R H E

Madera 4 6 7

Hanford West 7 7 2

LP: Emily Martinez 2 1/3 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 3 ER,1 K. Hitting: Raven DeLeon 1-2, run;Aaliyah Cuevas 1-3, run; Alyssa Geiger, run;Jackie Mendez 1-1; Mikayla Ruiz 1-1, run,RBI; Destanie McMillon 1-2; Ari Landeros1-1, 2 RBI.

R H E

Madera 7 5 1

Clovis North 0 4 1

WP: Emily Chavira 4 IP, 4 K. Hitting: HolleeBrown 1-1, run, 2B; Mikayla Ruiz 1-2, 2runs; Aaliyah Cuevas 2-2, run, 3 RBI; JackieMendez 1-3; Destanie McMillon, run;Daisha Ricks, run, 2 SB; Raven DeLeon,run.

On tap today

Boys Tennis at Clovis Touranment, TBA

Boys Volleyball at SLO Tournament, TBA

Wrestling at State Wrestling Champi-onships, 10 a.m.

Madera South StallionsBaseball

Central Classic

R H E

Hanford 4 3 2

Madera South 4 6 3

Pitching: Uriel Conde 4 2/3, 4 K. Hitting:Ruben Sanchez 1-3; Uriel Conde 2-3, 2runs; Christian Ramos 1-3, run, RBI; CarlosGonzalez 1-2, run; Josh Conigliaro RBI;Manuel Nunez 1-4, RBI; Jiovanni SaavedraRBI.

Boys Volleyball

Madera South 3, Central 1

17-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22

MS: Jonathan Abraham 5 kills.

On tap today

Boys Tennis at Clovis Touranment, TBA

Boys Volleyball at SLO Tournament, TBA

Wrestling at State Wrestling Champi-onships, 10 a.m.

Scoreboard

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALEAPN: 031-591-014 TS No: CA05001861-14-1 TO No: 8491271 NOTICE OF TRUST-EE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED May 9, 2013. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 1, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the main entrance to the County Government Center, 209 West Yosemite, Madera, CA 93637, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Ap-pointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on May 30, 2013, as Instrument No. 2013014965, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Madera County, California, executed by LAWRENCE ODUCKWALD AND TINA M DUCKWALD, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUB-LIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California de-scribing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 29383 AVENUE 22, MADERA, CA 93638 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liabil-ity for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The totalamount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $323,147.69 (Estimated). However,prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed UponSale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bid-der’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the prop-erty itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lienbeing auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction,you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctionedoff, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property bycontacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which maycharge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, youshould be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed ofTrust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice ofSale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or acourt, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in-formation about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the pub-lic, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your saledate has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the saleof this property, you may call Priority Posting and Publishing at 714-573-1965 for infor-mation regarding the Trustee's Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed belowfor information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to thiscase, CA05001861-14-1. Information about postponements that are very short in dura-tion or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflectedin the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify post-ponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: February 27, 2015 MTCFinancial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA05001861-14-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Amy Lemus, Authorized Signato-ry SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.priorityposting.comFOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Priority Posting and Pub-lishing AT 714-573-1965 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING ASA DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P1133624 3/6, 3/13, 03/20/2015No. 1805 - March 6, 13, 20, 2015

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALEAPN: 032-706-003 TS No: CA08004866-14-1 TO No: 8487809 NOTICE OF TRUST-EE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED January 9, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the main entrance to the County Government Center, 209 West Yosemite, Madera, CA 93637, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that cer-tain Deed of Trust recorded on January 17, 2007, as Instrument No. 2007002306, of of-ficial records in the Office of the Recorder of Madera County, California, executed by JAVIER CAMBEROS, AND SILVIA CAMBEROS, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said Coun-ty, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 17701 BROOK DR E, MADERA, CA 93638-9409 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other com-mon designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the re-maining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest there-on, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $442,810.78(Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will in-crease this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Poten-tial Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not au-tomatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bid-der at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are en-couraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance com-pany, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Priority Posting and Publishing at 714-573-1965 for information regarding the Trustee's Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08004866-14-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: Feb-ruary 20, 2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08004866-14-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Amy Lemus, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.pri-orityposting.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Priority Posting and Publishing AT 714-573-1965 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN-FORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P1132774 2/27, 3/6, 03/13/2015 No. 1780 - Feb. 27, March 6, 13, 2015

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICTNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on April 16, 2015, at 9:00 AM, or as soon thereafter as may be heard, at 1990 East Gettysburg Ave., Fresno, Cali-fornia. The following action will be considered at the hearing:

Adopt proposed 2015 Plan for the 1997 PM2.5 Standard

The 2015 PM2.5 Plan will demonstrate attainment of the 1997 federal PM2.5 standard and satisfy Best Available Control Measure and Most Stringent Measure requirements. The proposed commitments will include short term and long term commitments for local funding necessary to fully implement the required incentive-based measures needed for attainment.

This action will affect sources in the counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare. All interested persons desiring to be heard or to present evidence on this matter may appear at the hearing in person or via video tele-conference at the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District’s (District’s) regional offices at 34946 Flyover Court, Bakersfield, California and at 4800 Enterprise Way, Modesto, California. The public hearing will also be presented live via webcast at http://www.valleyair.org/webstreaming/webcast-meetings.htm.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the adopted plan will be submitted through the Cali-fornia Air Resources Board to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for in-corporation as part of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The proposed ac-tion would constitute a SIP revision.

Interested persons may view the proposed plan at the District offices and on-line at:www.valleyair.org/workshops/public_workshops_idx.htm

Copies of the proposed plan and related documents will be made available on and after March 17, 2015. To obtain copies of the documents, please call (559) 230-6000, or FAX your request to Ms. Noemi Calderon at (559) 230-6064.

To request Spanish interpreting services, please contact Maricela Velasquez at (559) 230-6000 at least 7 days prior to the meeting date. Para solicitor servicios de interpreta-cion en Espanol, por favor pongase en contacto con Maricela Velasquez al (559) 230-6000 por los menos 7 dias de le fecha de la reunion.

Written comments should be addressed to Ms. Chelsea Gonzales at SJVUAPCD, 1990 East Gettysburg Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726 or via email at airqualityplans@valleyair.org. Written comments received by 5:00 PM on March 31, 2015 will be ensured consideration ahead of the April 16, 2015 Governing Board public hearing. For additional information, please contact staff at (559) 230-6000.3/6/15CNS-2724657#MADERA TRIBUNENo. 1818 - March 6, 2015

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALETSG No.: 12-02384499-T TS No.: CA1400261858 FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN: 009-500-019 Property Address: 19 ST TROPEZ DR MADERA, CA 93637 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/13/2007. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 03/17/2015 at 11:00 A.M., VERIPRISE PROCESSING SOLUTIONS LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 04/19/2007, as Instrument No. 2007015327, in book NA, page NA, , of Official Records in the office of the County Re-corder of MADERA County, State of California, executed by: MAX P. RODRIGUEZ JR. AND EMILY RODRIGUEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Paya-ble at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) At the main entrance to the County Government Center at 209 West Yosemite, Madera, CA. All right, title and inter-est conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 009-500-019 The street address and other com-mon designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 19 ST TROPEZ DR, MADERA , CA 93637 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable es-timated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $286,061.64. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written No-tice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is lo-cated. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this prop-erty lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for pay-ing off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s of-fice or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this informa-tion. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/prop-ertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1400261858 In-formation about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone informa-tion. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: VERIPRISE PROCESS-ING SOLUTIONS LLC 750 Hwy 121 BYP STE 100 Lewisville, TX 75067 VERIPRISE PROCESSING SOLUTIONS LLC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772 NPP0242064 To: MADERA TRIBUNE 02/20/2015, 02/27/2015, 03/06/2015No. 1760 - Feb. 20, 27, March 6, 2015

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Madera South’s Uriel Conde throws a pitch duringWednesday’s tie with Hanford. Conde didn’t get adecision in 4 2/3 innings allowing just three hits.

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MaderaSouth’s SethRobles (5)blocks a killattempt in theStallions’ 3-1home winover theGrizzlies onWednesdaynight.

MADERA TR I BUNE MaderaTribune, Madera, Calif.PageA6 Friday, March 6, 2015

Local Weather ForecastForecast for Maderaand surrounding areaFriday...Sunny. Highs 68 to 74.Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Friday night...Clear. Lows 40 to46. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday...Sunny. Highs 69 to77. Light winds.

Saturday night andSunday...Clear. Lows 43 to 49.Highs 69 to 78.

Sunday night through Mondaynight...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to51. Highs 70 to 78.

Tuesday...Mostly sunny. Highs69 to 77.

Tuesday night...Partly cloudy.Slight chance of showers aftermidnight. Lows 49 to 54.

Wednesday...Mostly cloudywith a slight chance of show-ers. Highs 66 to 72.

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Wild mus-tard growsin a vacantfield inMaderaCounty.Today’sforecast issunny witha high of74 and lowof 40.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CIRCULATE RECALL PETITION

TO THE HONORABLE KATHLEEN CRUMPTON; Pursuant to Section 11020, California Elections Code, the undersigned registered qualified voters of Trustee Area 2 of the Golden Valley Unified School District in Madera County, in the State of California, here-by give notice that we are the proponents of a recall election and that we intend to seek your recall and removal from the office of Governing Board Member, Golden Valley Uni-fied School District, Area 2 in Madera, California, and to demand election of a successor in that office.

The grounds for the recall are as follows:Our community seeks to recall Kathleen Crumpton for the purpose of ensuring our chil-dren receive the quality education they deserve.

Crumpton’s actions demonstrate a reckless disregard for the children, parents, teachers and taxpayers of the district. Her abuse of power, scheming, irresponsible waste of money, contrary changes to board policy and undermining of teachers and staff requires her swift removal.

Since the district was formed in 1998, we have achieved remarkable success. Golden Valley is the highest performing district in Madera County. All of our progress is in jeop-ardy by the recent decision of Crumpton to force out our Superintendent, Andy Alvara-do. This decision directly impacts district finances causing reserves to fall below the state mandated 3%. Teacher layoffs are likely, increasing class sizes. Extracurricular programs may be cut, again! Partnerships and grants to provide for state of the art ca-reer and technical education facilities are also in danger. Crumpton has created a poi-sonous atmosphere that has led to the added loss of Mr. and Mrs. Panion. Others will follow suit if we fail to act now.

Restore integrity to Golden Valley by recalling Kathleen Crumpton and replacing her with a trustee who puts our children’s education first and foremost.

The printed names, signatures, and residence addresses of the proponents are as fol-lows:

1. Maria I. Knobloch, 36065 Marciel Avenue2. Gavin Knobloch, 36065 Marciel Avenue3. Patrick Knobloch, 36065 Marciel Avenue4. Karl Roth, 35151 Marciel Avenue5. Michelle Roth, 35151 Marciel Avenue6. Sandi Fezler, 35598 Manon Avenue7. Phil Fezler, 35598 Manon Avenue8. Leslie Alesi, 12213 Trieste Drive9. Leonard Alesi, 12213 Trieste Drive10. Paul Stroemer, 35297 Marcial Avenue

A copy of this notice will be filed with the Madera County Clerk. No. 1826 - March 6, 2015

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CIRCULATE RECALL PETITION

TO THE HONORABLE CARLA NEAL; Pursuant to Section 11020, California Elections Code, the undersigned registered qualified voters of Trustee Area 1 of the Golden Val-ley Unified School District in Madera County, in the State of California, hereby give no-tice that we are the proponents of a recall election and that we intend to seek your recall and removal from the office of Governing Board Member, Golden Valley Unified School District, Area 1 in Madera, California, and to demand election of a successor in that of-fice.

The grounds for the recall are as follows:Our community seeks to recall Carla Neal for the purpose of ensuring our children re-ceive the quality education they deserve.

Neal’s actions demonstrate a reckless disregard for the children, parents, teachers and taxpayers of the district. Her abuse of power, scheming, irresponsible waste of money, contrary changes to board policy and undermining of teachers and staff requires her swift removal.

Since the district was formed in 1998, we have achieved remarkable success. Golden Valley is the highest performing district in Madera County. All of our progress is in jeop-ardy by the recent decision of Neal to force out our Superintendent, Andy Alvarado. This decision directly impacts district finances causing reserves to fall below the state mandated 3%. Teacher layoffs are likely, increasing class sizes. Extracurricular pro-grams may be cut, again! Partnerships and grants to provide for state of the art career and technical education facilities are also in danger. Neal has created a poisonous at-mosphere that has led to the added loss of Mr. and Mrs. Panion. Others will follow suit if we fail to act now.

Restore integrity to Golden Valley by recalling Carla Neal and replacing her with a trust-ee who puts our children’s education first and foremost.

The printed names, signatures, and residence addresses of the proponents are as fol-lows:

1. Stephane McShane, 36207 Orange Grove Avenue2. Kimberly Lydon, 36707 Fender Avenue3. Donna K. Johnson, 36707 Fender Avenue4. Timothy L. Lydon, 36707 Fender Avenue5. Wifred W. Prince III, 37221 Berkshire Drive6. Deborah Sandhurst, 11875 Haven Road7. Dennis Sandhurst, 11875 Haven Road8. Daniel J. McShane II, 36207 Orange Grove Avenue9. Darla Sylver, 37046 Berkshire Drive10. Richard Sylver, 37046 Berkshire Drive

A copy of this notice will be filed with the Madera County Clerk.No. 1825 - March 6, 2015

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CIRCULATE RECALL PETITION

TO THE HONORABLE JOHN MOSELEY; Pursuant to Section 11020, California Elec-tions Code, the undersigned registered qualified voters of Trustee Area 4 of the Golden Valley Unified School District in Madera County, in the State of California, hereby give notice that we are the proponents of a recall election and that we intend to seek your re-call and removal from the office of Governing Board Member, Golden Valley Unified School District, Area 4 in Madera, California, and to demand election of a successor in that office.

The grounds for the recall are as follows:Our community seeks to recall John Moseley for the purpose of ensuring our children receive the quality education they deserve.

Moseley’s actions demonstrate a reckless disregard for the children, parents, teachers and taxpayers of the district. His abuse of power, scheming, irresponsible waste of money, contrary changes to board policy and undermining of teachers and staff requires his swift removal.

Since the district was formed in 1998, we have achieved remarkable success. Golden Valley is the highest performing district in Madera County. All of our progress is in jeop-ardy by the recent decision of Moseley to force out our Superintendent, Andy Alvarado.This decision directly impacts district finances causing reserves to fall below the statemandated 3%. Teacher layoffs are likely, increasing class sizes. Extracurricular pro-grams may be cut, again! Partnerships and grants to provide for state of the art careerand technical education facilities are also in danger. Moseley has created a poisonousatmosphere that has led to the added loss of Mr. and Mrs. Panion. Others will followsuit if we fail to act now.

Restore integrity to Golden Valley by recalling John Moseley and replacing him with a trustee who puts our children’s education first and foremost.

The printed names, signatures, and residence addresses of the proponents are as fol-lows:

1. Philip A. Watts, Jr., 10664 Mountain View Drive2. Edward L. Kaczmarek, 37794 Verde Avenue3. Jennifer D. Manter, 14413 Brookhill Drive4. Evan Matthew Manter, 14413 Brookhill Drive5. Linda Ann Manter, 41268 Avenue 146. Emmerson Paul Manter, 41268 Avenue 147. Charity N. Watts, 10664 Mountain View Drive8. James E. Pierce, 10360 Lanes Bridge Drive9. Mark D. Weldon, 41207 Pomegranate Place10. Leslie D. Malone, 14455 Brookhill Road

A copy of this notice will be filed with the Madera County Clerk. No. 1824 - March 6, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICES

Prejudice — the disregard of other’s rights“And let none of you

imagine evil in yourhearts against his neigh-bor; and love not falseoath: for all these arethings that I hate.”

— Zechariah 8:17

I realize there is a lot ofdisagreeing taking placein different parts of theworld and also in thiswonderful country ofours. Most of the dis-agreements in this countrycould be resolved if peo-ple would change their at-titudes toward others andput themselves in that oth-er person’s situation. Nothaving a good under-standing of what is goingon in that other person’slife is no reason to judgeand be resentful of them.There are situationsgoing on in other peo-ple’s lives that causesone to be quick at judg-ing before there is a goodunderstanding of whatthat person is experienc-ing. I worked severalyears around a toughgroup of construction

workers and I saw manytimes how a situation onthe job could escalate in-to a disagreement amongthe workers to a point ofthem walking off the job.Most of the workers,who would be quick todisagree, were the peopletaught at a very youngage to judge others for anact they committed andhave resentment if thingsdidn’t go their way.The Creative Intelli-gence of the Universe(God) created each beingwith an equal amount ofeverything that beingneeds to live a life ofjoy, peace and harmony.Somehow a lot of peoplewere robbed of theirneeds while growing upby what they were taughtby parents, teachers andother people in their expe-rience whowanted controlover everything the chil-dren did. The judging, re-sentment, jealousy, lack ofanger control, being prej-udice and all the other un-pleasant traits one learnedat a young age can stay

with a person a full life-time if that person doesn’ttake control of their lifeand find out for them-selves their life doesn’thave to be that way. Allbeings are on their ownseparate spiritual journeyand have the ability tothink and make theirown choices for what sat-isfies the inner feelings allbeings were created with.Some call it intuition, oth-ers call it the gut feeling,while others call it thesmall voice within. Thereare many names forthe inner feeling and theyall identify what I call thesoul.Some people refer to

the soul as the light with-in, and it needs fuel toburn bright so other be-ings can see and feel theloving energy comingfrom the action one takesby helping others. Thefuel the inner light needsis kindness toward oth-ers, prayer, meditationand the ability to loveyourself unconditionallyand pass that uncondi-tional love out to others.The Creative Intelligenceof the Universe (God) isthe light energy thatguides each being ontheir spiritual pathwhen one is open and re-ceptive to the light ener-gy coming to them fromthe one and only source,God. There is no reasonfor anyone to be preju-diced toward others justbecause others don’t be-lieve as you do or attendthe same religious churchas you do. I know of abrother and sisterback east that are sepa-rated and haven’t talkedto each other foryears because of the dif-

ferent beliefs they haveabout religion. Theyeach claim to be Chris-tians, but it is difficult forme to understandhow they each claim tobe Christians and yet beprejudice toward eachother.The religious beliefeach person has is theirchoice and if it satis-fies the inner feeling forthem, then it should notmatter to anyoneelse what the other per-son’s belief is. The Cre-ative Intelligence ofthe Universe (God) is thesource of all there is onthis planet and all beingsshould rejoice and ex-press unconditional lovefor themselves and to allother beings in their ex-perience.

• • •THE REV. JIM FOX IS SENIOR MIN-

ISTER EMERITUS OF THE MADERA

SPIRITUAL AWARENESS CENTER,

WHICH TEACHES THE PRINCIPLES

OF THE SCIENCE OF THE MIND

(AKA NEW THOUGHT OR RELIGIOUS

SCIENCE).

Rev. Jim FoxAND SO IT IS

Student protesters block access to UC Santa CruzSANTA CRUZ (AP) — Stu-dent protesters on Thursdayblocked all entrances to the Uni-versity of California, SantaCruz, campus as part of an on-going demonstration against tu-ition hikes and police violence.The university issued an on-line alert telling people not tocome to campus Thursday be-cause access was blocked.According to the campus web-site, students and other protest-ers blocked the west entrance tocampus. Protesters then showed

up at the main gate.On Tuesday, police arrestedsix protesters who shut down ahighway for several hours bychaining themselves to binsfilled with concrete placed inlanes.The California Highway Pa-trol used jackhammers, sawsand crowbars to unwind the tan-gle of chains and concrete. Thesuspects were arrested on suspi-cion of creating a public nui-sance, failure to obey an officerand conspiracy.

DAN COYRO/THE SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL/AP PHOTO

University of California Santa Cruz students block traffic to protesttuition hikes on Tuesday in Santa Cruz.

College toadmittransgenderstudentsWELLESLEY,Mass.(AP)—Wellesley Col-lege is joining a grow-ing list of women’s col-leges that accept trans-gender students.President H. KimBottomly and trustees’chairwoman LauraDaignault Gates said ina letterWednesday that“Wellesley will consid-er for admission anyapplicant who lives asa woman and consis-tently identifies as awoman.”Women who identifyas men are not eligiblefor admission to theprivate liberal arts col-lege.The policy is expect-ed to be in place for thenext admission cyclefor the Class of 2020.The policy approvedby trustees Wednesdaycame after Bottomlyformed a committeelast fall to study educa-tional, social, legal andmedical considerationsabout gender identity.Mount Holyoke andSimmons in Massa-chusetts as well asMills College in Cali-fornia also have poli-cies addressing the ad-mission of transgenderstudents.

PUBLIC NOTICES

FEATURESPAGE B1 MADERATRIBUNE Friday, March 6, 2015

Westside Christian Fellowship160 Dwyer St.Madera, CA.673-6310Raymond Community Church32505 Rd. 600,Raymond, CA.689-3200The Well Community Church650 Liberty Ln.(Lincoln Elementary) Madera, CA.PENTECOSTALBuilding for Christ26247 Ellis St.674-4729Faith TabernacleUnited Pentecostal Church745 North H StreetMadera, CA.673-3233Madera PentecostalChurch of God15877 N. D St.Madera, CA.674-8632PRESBYTERIANHarvest Community Church2001 National Ave.Madera, CA.674-4001Grace Presbyterian Church (OPC)Cedar Creek Senior Living, Fitness Center.500 N. Westberry Blvd.Madera, CA.229-9373RELIGIOUS SCIENCESpiritual Awareness Center218 South D St.Madera, CA.661-1948SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTMadera FellowshipSeventh-day Adventist520 North N St.Madera, CA.674-8495UNITED METHODISTMadera United Methodist Church500 Sunset Ave.Madera, CA.674-8704

AFRICAN METHODISTEPISCOPAL ZIONKnox Chapel AME Zion Church200 East 10th St.Madera, CA.674-4403APOSTOLICApostolic Revival Church16424 N. LakeMadera, CA.(559) 363-2506Ebenezer Apostolic Church332 MagnoliaMadera, CA.673-5311Madera Grace Tabernacle16294 North D St.Madera, CA.674-1487ASSEMBLIES OF GODFirst Assembly of God-Madera22444 Ave. 18 1/2Madera, CA.674-5379New Life Assembly467 S. Pine St. #102A Bldg.#5Madera, CA.661-1778Yosemite Christian Center1201 East Yosemite Ave.Madera, CA.673-1731BAPISTFirst Southern Baptist Church711 Nebraska AveMadera, CA.673-3379Galilee Missionary Baptist Church22491 Fairmead BoulevardChowchilla, CA.(559) 674-6179/665-0670Madera Baptist Church1264 S. Golden State Blvd.Madera, CA.674-5577Mt. Zion Baptist Church332 Wallace Ave.Madera, CA.674-0398Second Missionary Baptist Church828 South A St.Madera, CA.674-9321BAPTIST, AMERICANFirst Baptist Church1111 West Yosemite Ave.Madera, CA.673-0908BAPTIST, INDEPENDENTNew Covenant Baptist Church200 South G StreetMadera, CA.673-6140

BAPTIST, INDEPENDENTBethel Southern Baptist15821 N. D St.Madera, CA674-9341Golden Valley Baptist Church12414 Rd. 37Madera, CA.645-1700Grace Community Church17755 Road 26Madera, CA.674-1172Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist Church15821 North “D” St.Madera, CA.559-395-4646CATHOLICSt. Joachim’s Catholic Church401 West 4th St.Madera, CA.673-3290St. Anne’s Chapel36483 Rd. 606Raymond - Knowles, CA.673-3290CHRISTIANFirst Christian Church2300 Sunset Ave.Madera, CA.674-5203Grace & Glory Christian Church26460 Martin St., 93638(Nishimoto Elementary School)660-9494CHURCH OF CHRISTChurch of ChristEglsia de CristoSunset Ave. & Orchard Ave.Madera, CA.674-5268CHURCH OF GODNorth Lake Church of God16424 North LakeMadera, CA.674-7155CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRISTProgressive Church of Godin Christ15879 Cardwell St.Madera, CA.675-1861Hull Avenue Church of God in Christ344 Hull Ave.Madera, CA.673-9952Sunrise Church of Godin Christ1125 Sunrise AvenueMadera, CA

NON-DENOMINATIONALBelievers Church of Madera117 North E St.Madera, CA.661-1411Calvary Chapel Fellowship(559) 681-0600, Meeting @37275 Ave. 12, Madera RanchosFace to FaceInternational Ministries25204 Ave. 17, Madera, CA.(Seventh Day Adventist Church)706-4664Full Life Ministries1124 W. Yosemite Ave.Madera, CA.662-1133Good News Ministries1930 Modoc St.673-5144Grace Tabernacle Church19492 Avenue22 3/4FairmeadChowchilla, CA 93610(559) 665-1449Iglesia Cristiana “Betesda”401 South D StreetMadera, CA.662-1580New Generation Christian Fellowship Church119 North B StreetMadera, CA.674-2702New Life Assembly467 S. Pine St. #102A Bldg.#5Madera, CA.661-1778New Harvest Christian Fellowship510 North Gateway Dr.Madera, CA.674-2690The Glory of Zion Ministries360 E. Almond AvenueMadera, CA.661-4656The LighthouseChristian Fellowship15048 Monreal Rd.Madera, CA.645-0722Valley West Christian Center101 West AdellMadera, CA.674-8922Remnant Church International428 E. Yosemite Ave.Madera, CA.673-2643The River Worship Center26247 Ellis St.Madera, CA.674-4729Victory Outreach Church525 N. E St. , Madera, CA.660-5053

Your Worship Directory

This DirectorySponsored By TheFollowing Businesses:

Spreading the spirit throughoutMadera since 1892

For more information on joining the directoryor becoming a sponsor please call: 674-2424

CHURCH OF GOD-ANDERSON INDIANA AFFILIATESFourth Street Church of GodWest 4th St. & North N St.Madera, CA.674-2229Eastside Church of God1108 South A St.Madera, CA.674-5447CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER-DAY SAINTSThe Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-Day Saints2112 Sunset Ave.Madera, CA.675-0730EPISCOPALHoly Trinity Episcopal ChurchEucharist at 10:00 a.m.420 E. 4th St., Madera, CA.975-9037EVANGELICAL FREELake Street Fellowship16760 North LakeMadera, CA.673-1142JEHOVAH’S WITNESSESJehovah’s WitnessesAssembly Hall2799 Sunset Ave.Madera, CA.673-5923LUTHERANTrinity Lutheran Church1125 N. Lake St.Madera, CA.674-2753MENNONITE BRETHRENMadera Avenue Bible Church124 WalnutMadera, CA.673-0611MOSLEM MOSQUEMadera Islamic Center16634 Rd. 26Madera, CA.675-9910NAZARENEIglesia de Nazarenode Madera501 North “E” StreetMadera, CA.363-8669REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICAIglesia EmmanuelSpanish Services607 Trinity Ave.Chowchilla, CA.681-3246

Leon EmoMO’S MUSINGS

Wine andelephants

My gal and I have justreturned from the desert— but not “that desert.” Isurprised her with a stayat the Mirage in Las Ve-gas. The same place westayed on our 25th an-niversary a long timeago. You know the routeif you’ve been to the SinCity of the West, andthank goodness we werein her SUV. If we hadbeen in my jeep it notonly automatically turnsleft at Bakersfield, butalso (on cue) turns left atthe town of Mojave andout toward the highmountains and deep val-leys of the Northern Mo-jave.

• • •While cruising around

Vegas and down TheStrip we passed all of thehotel/casinos with lightsa-blazing and flashing.Maybe it’s just me, butwhen yours truly saw theSEE ELEPHANTS, PAGE B2

By Bill Coate

How Fresno Flats became OakhurstJohn Robert Nichols

has been given credit forbeing the first Anglo set-tler in the Fresno Flatsarea, arriving there in1858. Located near thehead of the Fresno River,White Ash trees abound-ed. Since most mountainmeadows were known asflats, the spot becameknown as Fresno Flats,drawing upon the Span-ish word for Ash trees,but it wouldn’t carry thatname forever.

Over the next few years,Nicholswas joined by oth-er settlers; thosewhowereinterested in starting a per-manent settlement as op-posed to the fly-by-nightmining camps that prolif-erated in the mountains atthat time. Soon they wereraising hogs, sheep, andplanting orchards at Fres-no Flats. Within a shorttime, the lumber industrywould give the fledglingvillage a jumpstart, andthen tourism would takeover to lay the permanentfoundations for what itwas to become.

This is not to say goldwas never important tothe economy of the area.By 1880, one of the best-developed quartz minesin the area, the EnterpriseMine, was located nearFresno Flats. In that year,the operation employed40 men and producedgold ore worth between$7,000 to $8,000 every

month. This factornotwithstanding, lumber,stockraising, and tourismremained the economicmainstay of Fresno Flats.

In 1868, the firstschool in what is nowMadera County openednear Fresno Flats. J. Bea-sore, George Sharpton,and Tom Winklemanshared the work and ex-

pense. It was a one-room,log cabin affair, locatedon the road to Crane Val-ley (Bass Lake). The firstteacher was Hiram Cor-net. In 1871, it wasmoved closer to town,and in 1874, a brand newbuilding was constructedfrom cut boards. It wasbuilt on land owned byRobert Nichols.

Aslight controversy ap-parently developed whenboth Beasore and Sharp-ton claimed the lumberfrom the first schoolbuilding. Each manthought the logs shouldrevert to him. They of-fered to sell to one anoth-er, but neither one thought

COURTESY OF THE MADERA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Visitors to the Fresno Flats Historic Park in Oakhurst can take a walk through the past and relive the dayswhen the booming city in Eastern Madera County was just a little village called Fresno Flats.

SEE OAKHURST, PAGE B2

Today, March 6AAAARRPP TTaaxx--AAiiddee — By appoint-ment, every Friday through April10, Blanche Galloway Room ofthe Madera County Library, 121N. G St. Free income tax returnpreparation and electronic filingfor people of all ages. Contact:Jeannie, 673-4115.

MMaaddeerraa HHiigghh CCllaassss ooff 11997755mmeeeettiinngg — 6 p.m., March 6, TheVineyard, 605 S. I St. Organiza-tional meeting for the Class of1975 Reunion. Contact: SusanLorance, 903-1598.

UUnniitteedd MMeetthhooddiisstt WWoommeenn rruumm--mmaaggee ssaallee — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,March 6, United MethodistChurch, 500 Sunset Avenue.

TTaakkee OOffff PPoouunnddss SSeennssiibbllyy — 9a.m. to 11 a.m., Fridays, MaderaUnited Methodist Church, 500Sunset Ave. TOPS meeting.Contact: 232-4165.

GGoossppeell SSiinngg — 6 p.m., March 6,First Assembly of God, 22444Avenue 18 1/2. All denomina-tions welcome. Contact: TedBeck 674-2650, or Harvey Nick-ell, 674-2650.

Saturday, March 7IInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall WWoommeenn’’ss DDaayy 22001155CCeelleebbrraattiioonn — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,March 7, Parkwood ElementarySchool, 1150 E. Pecan Ave.Contact: Peggy Gregory, 903-1617.

JJoohhnn EEssttrraaddaa mmeeeett aanndd ggrreeeett —6 to 9 p.m., March 7, TocaMadera Winery, 36140 Avenue9. Meet Fresno businessmanJohn Estrada, who is running forU.S. Senate. Contact: TocaMadera Winery, 904-7890.

UUnniitteedd MMeetthhooddiisstt WWoommeenn rruumm--mmaaggee ssaallee — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,

March 7, United MethodistChurch, 500 Sunset Avenue.

Sunday, March 8AAmmeerriiccaann LLeeggiioonn PPoosstt 1111 ““RRoossee’’ssMMeennuu”” bbrreeaakkffaasstt — 7 to 11 a.m.,March 8, 17408 Road 26. Menuincludes chorizo, machaca, orhuevos rancheros served withrefried beans and potatoes. Costis $6. Contact: 674-1235.

Monday, March 9MMaaddeerraa CCaammeerraa CClluubb mmeeeettiinngg —6:30 p.m., March 9, BlancheGalloway Room of the MaderaCounty Library, 121 N. G St., butuse the 5th Street entrance. Digi-tal prints and images will be eval-uated, and there will be a shortprogram later. Refreshments will

be served. Free. Contact: 673-3990.

Tuesday, March 10AAAARRPP TTaaxx--AAiiddee — By appoint-ment, every Tuesday throughApril 7, Community Room of theOakhurst Library, 49044 CivicCircle. Free income tax returnpreparation and electronic filingfor people of all ages. Contact:Brian, 285-1494.

Thursday, March 12RReellaayy FFoorr LLiiffee mmeeeettiinngg — 5:30p.m., March 12, Social Services,700 E. Yosemite (rear door). Pub-lic urged to get involved with thisyear’s Relay For Life scheduled forMay 2-3 at Lions Town and Coun-try Park. For information, contactCharlotte Brewer, 283-0704.

Friday, March 13SStt.. PPaattttyy''ss DDaayy BBrreewwffeesstt — 6 to9:30 p.m., March 13, HatfieldHall, Madera District Fairgrounds,1850 Cleveland Ave. Six localbreweries, wineries pouring.Corned beef and cabbage orsandwiches. Music by CelticAlchemy. Sponsored by MaderaRotary Club to raise money forlocal scholarships. Purchasetickets $35 each from a Rotarianor through EventBrite. Or call706-0626. $45 at the door.

AAAARRPP TTaaxx--AAiiddee — By appoint-ment, every Friday through April10, Blanche Galloway Room ofthe Madera County Library, 121N. G St. Free income tax returnpreparation and electronic filingfor people of all ages. Contact:

Jeannie, 673-4115.

TThhee MMeelllloowwttoonneess — 6:30 to 9:30p.m., March 13, Bergon SeniorCenter, 238 S. D St. Dancing tolive music with “The Mellow-tones.” Contact: Bill Stith, 846-8833 or 360-5046.

TTaakkee OOffff PPoouunnddss SSeennssiibbllyy — 9a.m. to 11 a.m., Fridays, MaderaUnited Methodist Church, 500Sunset Ave. TOPS meeting.Contact: 232-4165.

GGoossppeell SSiinngg — 6 p.m., March13, First Assembly of God,22444 Avenue 18 1/2. Alldenominations welcome. Con-tact: Ted Beck 674-2650, or Har-vey Nickell, 674-2650.

Saturday, March 14RReennaaiissssaannccee FFeessttiivvaall — 10 a.m.to 6 p.m., March 14, Fresno CityCollege west lawn, 1101 E. Uni-versity Ave., Fresno. Scarborough,a village on the east coast of Eng-land, will be recreated. Contact:Heather Parish, 559-303-5070.

TThhuunnddeerr VVaalllleeyy CCaassiinnoo TTrriipp — Busleaves from Wells Fargo parkinglot on Country Club Drive at 6:45a.m. March 14, for a day at Thun-der Valley Casino for those over21. Cost is $40 with $20 returnedat casino that has a buffet, caféand a food court. Reservations byMarch 5. Contact: Michelle, 675-2095 or Lauren, 673-4293.

CCrraabb FFeeeedd — 5 p.m. no host bar,6 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. raffle, 8p.m. to midnight dancing, Chow-chilla Fairgrounds, 1000 S. 3rd St.All-you-can-eat crab and tri-tipdinner. Wear favorite sports jersey.Hosted by correctional workersand prisons to benefit scholar-ships, community. Tickets $50.Contact: Jimmy, 209-658-3599,or Bibi, 871-4166.

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marquee Circus Circus,images of our Congresscame to mind. The unfor-tunate thing is some ge-neticists (look it up) saythat human intelligence isdeclining. That means weare seeing our Congress atits best… scary.

• • •Wishing the best. That

would be to fellow desertrat (and I have photos toprove it) Stell Manfrediwho just was releasedfrom the hospital. Withhis pretty gal Patty’shelp, Stell is on the roadto recovery and may, intime, probably not be do-ing the Limbo, but quitepossibly be seen singingand doing the “Hippy,Hippy, Shake.”

• • •Not that there is any re-

semblance to the aboveStell, but Racer, the dogis on the mend from sur-gery. After being sutured,he came home late thesame day looking likeyours truly in his earlydays after a night of lis-tening to Joplin (Janisnot Scott) or the Jeffer-son Airplane at the Fill-more and staggering tomy pad in Haight-Ash-bury. The procedure was-n’t too dangerous, andcertainly not as danger-ous as Racer, or any

pooch (especially onenamed Lucky), riding inthe bed of Richard Lo-quaci’s pickup.

• • •“Days of Wine and

Roses.” It’s not the moviestarring Jack Lemmonand Lee Remick, but thisSaturday from noon to 4p.m. participating winer-ies along our MaderaWine Trail will feature avariety of Rose wines.It’s a perfectly subtleblend to sip on a beautifulspring day. And if you’rereally a romantic, a realrose for your gal would-n’t hurt.

• • •Back to the circus. But

this time it’s the famousRingling Bros. and Bar-num & Bailey Circus.They have told the Asso-ciated Press: due to publicconcern on how the ani-mals are treated they planto stop the use of ele-phants in performancesby 2018. Currently theyhave over 40 elephants attheir animal conservationcenter. When they finallystop using the pachy-derms, I bet the elephantswill never forget. Okay,time for me to stop too.Have a beautiful week-end.

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he ought to pay. The de-bate grew hot and heavy,until an accommodationwas reached when theydecided to split the spoils.Each man took half of theschoolhouse. The build-ing was cut in two, andthe contestants movedtheir respective shares tohis own property. Beasoreis reported to have usedhis for a corncrib and acooling house.

By 1873, Fresno Flatswas ready for its firststore, which was openedby a man named Balleau.In August of the sameyear, the Fresno FlatsPost office was opened.Previous to this, the mailcame to town from Mari-posa via horseback. In1874, the California

Lumber Company andlater its successor, theMadera Flume and Trad-ing Company, began itsflume approximatelyeight miles from FresnoFlats. Then in 1876, thewagon road from Maderato Yosemite was com-pleted. Now, serving theneeds of travelers be-came the town’s chief in-dustry.

By 1880, Fresno Flatscould boast a populationof 200 people, twostores, two hotels, ablacksmith shop, a skat-ing rink, three saloons,and a dance hall. Thetown maintained its exis-tence in spite of the factthe new road from Ray-mond to Yosemite tooksome of the tourist trade.As the 19th century gaveway to the 20th, it re-mained a sleepy little vil-lage on the route to

Yosemite. It was not tostay that way for long,however.

According to an ac-count given by Mrs. Al-bert Wider and tran-scribed by June English,Fresno Flats lost its namein 1912, through a peti-tion circulated by a youngbride, who whenever thename of Fresno Flats wasmentioned, always re-membered, “That’s wherethe fellow lived whorobbed the stagecoach.”

Not wanting her home-town to be rememberedas a den of iniquity, thepetition was very quietlysent to Washington. As aresult, Fresno Flats be-came Oakhurst throughan Act of Congress, asthe report goes. The old-timers never learned thenames of the petitioners,but they did know thenames of those who were

not on the document,which included mosteveryone they knew.

Where did all of thesignatures on the petitioncome from? “Never un-derestimate the power ofa woman,” was the re-sponse. The postmasterof Fresno Flats, much tohis surprise, was then no-tified that the officialname of the town hadbeen changed.

Today Fresno Flats ex-ists as Oakhurst, and thename is not the onlything that has changed.Tourism has resumed itsrightful spot at the heartof the community. Today,as one rides past theTalking Bear on High-way 41, there is no indi-cation the town was everanything but prosperousor that it was ever knownas Fresno Flats.

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The following are regularly scheduled meetings ofelected officials and public agency governingboards in Madera and Madera County.Madera City Council:Meets first and thirdWednesdays starting at 6 p.m. in the City CouncilChambers, City Hall, 205 W. 4th St. Information:661-5405 (office of Sonia Alvarez, City Clerk.)Madera Redevelopment Agency SuccessorAgency: Board meets second Wednesday of eachmonth at 6 p.m. at City Council Chambers, CityHall, 205 W. 4th St. Telephone: (559) 661-5110Madera City Planning Commission : Meets thesecond Tuesday of each month starting at 6 p.m. inthe City Council Chambers, City Hall, 205 W. 4thStreet. Telephone: (559) 661-5430.Madera County Planning Commission: TheCommission typically meets at 6 p.m. on the firstTuesday of each month. If there are a sufficientnumber of items scheduled, a second meeting willbe held on the third Tuesday of the month. Valleymeetings are held in the conference room at the Re-source Management Agency, 2037 W. Cleveland,Madera. or the Coarsegold Community Center,31500 Highway 41, Coarsegold. The location ofeach meeting is based on where the majority ofagenda items are located. Telephone: (559) 675-7821Madera County Board of Supervisors: Board ofSupervisors meets regularly the first four Tuesdaysof each month and occasionally on Mondays in theBoard Chambers of the County Government Center200 W. 4th St. Madera, CA 93637. Telephone:(559) 675-7700.Madera County Mosquito and Vector ControlDistrict: The third Tuesday of each month. Meet-ings are held at Madera County Mosquito and Vec-tor Control District, 3105 Airport Drive, Madera,CA 93637 at 1 p.m. Telephone: (559) 662-8880.Madera Irrigation District Board of Directors:The first and third Tuesday of each month. Meet-ings are held at Madera Irrigation District Office,12152 Rd 28 1/4, Madera, CA 93637 in the boardroom. Telephone: (559)673-3514.Gravelly Ford Water District: Board meets thefirst Wednesday of each month at 1:30 pm at theSchafer Ranch Office, 25176 Avenue 5 ½ , Madera,CA 93637. Telephone: 559-474-1000Madera Unified School District Board ofTrustees: The second and fourth Tuesday of eachmonth at 7 p.m. at Madera Unified School Distictoffice at 1902 Howard Road, Madera, CA 93637.Telephone: (559) 675-4500Madera County Board of Education —Meets at3:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month atMadera County Office of Education, 1105 S.Madera Ave., Madera, CA 93637, (559) 673-6051Madera ADAAdvisory Council — 2 p.m., thirdTuesday of the month, City Council Chambers, 205W. 4th St. Advisory council for the American withDisabilities Act. For information call Wendy Silva,661-5401.The Madera County WaterAdvisory Commis-sion: The commission meets on the third Thursdayof each month at 10 a.m. in the Madera CountyBoard of Supervisors Chambers.Madera County Cal-ID Remote Access NetworkBoard:Meets the third Friday of each month at 9a.m. at Madera County Government Center, 200 W.4th St., Madera, CA 93637 in the Board of Supervi-sors Chambers.Madera County Transportation Commission:Meets every third Wednesday in the MaderaCounty Transportation Commission Conferenceroom, 2001 Howard Road Suite 201, at 3 p.m.

After all these years, Ifind that I was a free-range kid, and that myparents were guilty of“unsubstantiated childneglect” for letting mewalk to such places asschool, and the city parkwithout an armed escort.The Maryland Child

Protective Servicesbegan investigatingDanielle and AlexanderMeitiv of Silver Springswhen it was called to theagency’s attention thatthe Meitivs were practic-ing what they called “freerange parenting” — en-couraging their two chil-dren to have someindependence. After aninvestigation by geniuses

I walked with a neigh-borhood friend, RalphHansen, who also was afree-range child, evenmore free range than Iwas. Ralph lived withparents who kept cows ina pasture behind thehouse. Ralph and I wouldclimb the fence that en-closed this pasture andchase the cows until theywould get tired of it, turnand face us off rather be-ligerently. Then wewould pick up dry-look-ing cow pies and throwthem at each other. It’s agood thing the gen-darmes from the State ofMaryland didn’t drive byand spot us; if they had,Ralph’s parents no doubtwould have been sent to

the reformatory for neg-ligent parenting.Sometimes I would

walk to the city parkalone with some golfclubs and practice myfree-range swing. To thisday, I believe that is whyI am a terrible golfer; Ihave such low expecta-tions. They should havesent me in the companyof a golf coach.I also would walk

downtown, which wasabout seven blocks fromhome, all the way toPash’s, a little restaurantwhere I could buy a ham-burger for a quarter; aCoke was a nickel. Iwould earn the quarterand the nickel by doingchores, such as mowingthe lawn, filling the auto-matic coal stoker andwashing off the sidewalkwith the hose. A personcould get arrested thesedays for making a kid doall that work, especiallysome that was environ-mentally unfriendly.I also had a paper

route, for which I had tobe out and about at 5 a.m.every day. I walked everyfoot of it.It’s a wonder I made it

out of my free-rangechildhood alive.It’s a wonder, too, that

my parents didn’t wind upin custody, as I might haveif I had grown up in pres-ent-day Silver Springs,Md.; foster custody, thatis.

who work for the State ofMaryland, the Neitivswere deemed negligent.Someone very well

could have turned myparents in for the sameneglect. After all, they al-lowed me to walk toschool — a distance ofabout five blocks — andback. Sometimes Iwalked alone; sometimes

OPINIONPage B3 THE MADERATRIBUNE Friday, March 6, 2015

Remembering a free-range childhood

Chuck DoudEDITOR’S CORNER

A good week for the regulatorsCommentary

By Phil Kerpen

The rule of law is ingrave danger, as federalregulators use ever thinnerlegal pretexts to enable vastpublic policy changes with-out votes by our electedrepresentatives.In a span of just seven

days from Feb. 26 toMarch 4, the FCC declaredthe Internet a public utility,Congress acceded to DHSimplementing executiveamnesty for illegal immi-grants, the president used aveto threat to protect theNLRB’s ambush electionsrule, and the SupremeCourt’s four liberalsshowed they are not justwilling but enthusiastic toallow the IRS to ignore theplain language of Oba-macare. A great week forregulators, but a terribleweek for everyone else.The FCC order regulat-

ing the Internet was writtenby political operatives inthe White House, is over300 pages long and— eventhough it was approved ona party-line 3-to-2 vote onFeb. 26 — has still notbeen released to the public.The man who reportedlyconvinced PresidentObama to demand theFCC, which is supposed tobe an independent agency,to adopt his plan was Tum-blr CEO David Karp, whowhen asked the most rudi-mentary question about theeconomics of the orderreplied: “Ummm, uhhhh, Iconfess. Not my area of ex-pertise.”Now, the same radical

pressure groups that havelong pushed for such regu-lations, funded by $196

million from George Sorosand the Ford Foundation,are launching a major effortto scare Congress— the le-gitimate legislative branchof the federal government— into sitting on theirhands and not acting on theissue.The union agenda was

emphatically rejected whenthe card check bill, a unionwish list that included end-ing private ballot protec-tions for organizingelections crashed andburned in Obama’s firstterm. Undeterred, the pres-ident stacked the NLRBwith union lawyers via “re-cess appointments” madewhen the Senate was not inrecess. When the SupremeCourt struck down the ille-gal appointments in an em-phatic 9-to-0 decision,Harry Reid threatened touse the nuclear option tobreak Senate rules to stackthe board again. (Reid laterwent beyond threats andactually executed the nu-

clear option to allowObama to stack the DCCircuit court that reviewsagency actions, enablingfurther abuses of agencypower.)The union lawyers at the

NLRB recently adopted anambush elections rule thatallows union organizers todemand surprise electionsat a strategic moment oftheir choosing, before em-ployees have an opportu-nity to consider thearguments against joining aunion. The Senate voted tooverturn the rule this week,but President Obama prom-ised to use his veto to keepthe rule in effect eventhough it is opposed byCongress.Worst of all, the

Supreme Court appears tobe seriously entertainingallowing an IRS rule thatmagically transfiguresHealthcare.gov, created bythe federal secretary ofHealth and Human Serv-ices, into “an exchange es-tablished by the state.”That little IRS magicspends billions of taxpayerdollars on subsidies andtriggers employer mandate

penalties, causing jobs tobe destroyed and shifts cutin states that lawfully optedout. The rule is absurd onits face. But it may be up-held and if it is, we will of-ficially be in an era inwhich agencies like theIRS can do the opposite ofwhat the laws actually say.This is all in just one

week. (I haven’t even men-tioned that the EPA remainsas committed as ever to co-ercing states into adoptingcap-and-trade energy taxesthat were rejected by Con-gress.)The shifting of ever

more power into the presi-dency and his regulatoryapparatus is a long-runningproblem, but it has acceler-ated dramatically in thecurrent administration.President Obama is noweven reportedly exploringthe possibly of usurpingCongress’s most funda-mental power by directlyordering tax hikes.We are, if the American

people don’t wake up anddemand better, on the brinkof losing our constitutionalform of government for-ever in favor of a softtyranny of federal regula-tors constrained only byelite opinion and quadren-nial presidential elections.

• • •Phil Kerpen’s column is

distributed by Cagle Car-toons newspaper syndicate.Kerpen is the president ofAmerican Commitment andthe author of “DemocracyDenied.”

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DEAR ABBY: My hus-band and I are both Cau-casian. Recently, weadopted a beautiful mixed-race baby girl. She’s Viet-namese, African-Ameri-can and Hispanic. She isnot even 4 months old, andalready we have experi-enced some negative com-ments from strangers.

Where we live is pro-gressive and open-minded,and I’m not so much con-cerned about our neigh-borhood or schools. ButI’m no dummy. I knowwe’re going to encounterpeople who have “ques-tions” or unwarranted“opinions” (to put it nice-ly).

I’m not trying to educatethose who choose to re-main ignorant, nor reasonwith the unreasonable, oreven explain our familyand our choices. I justwant a quick, witty re-sponse that tells peopletheir not-so-nice com-ments are unwelcome and,to put it frankly, back off.Any suggestion? —OPEN-MINDED INPENNSYLVANIADEAR OPEN-MIND-

ED: According to the2010 census, 9 millionAmericans (2.9 percent ofthe population) are mul-tiracial. It also showed thatthe number of people whoreported multiple racesgrew by a larger percent-age than those reporting asingle race.

Frankly, I don’t thinkyou should say anything“witty” to a bigot. Justsmile and say, “It’s thewave of the future. Getused to it.”

DEAR ABBY: For thepast year I have been witha man I love dearly. Welive together and share ourlives as independentyoung adults.

The problem is hismother. She was cold anddistant to him when hewas a child, and her emo-tional abuse has continuedinto his adulthood. Holi-days are a nightmare, vis-its a chore, and his phonecalls with her often leavehim in tears.

I wanted him to comewith me to spend the holi-days with my family, butshe guilted him intospending them with her. Ihate seeing him gothrough this, and I don’tknow what I can do aboutit. I think she is a toxic in-fluence and he needs to cuther out of his life altogeth-er. Advice? — PRO-TECTING MY GUY DEAR PROTECT-

ING: What you thinkabout his mother isn’t asimportant as what yourboyfriend does. From yourdescription, their relation-ship is unhealthy. My ad-vice is to encourage yourboyfriend to discuss thiswith a licensed mentalhealth professional.

• • •DEAR ABBY IS WRITTEN BY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN, ALSO

KNOWN AS JEANNE PHILLIPS, ANDWAS FOUNDED BY HER MOTHER,PAULINE PHILLIPS. CONTACT

DEAR ABBY ATWWW.DEARABBY.COM OR P.O. BOX69440, LOS ANGELES, CA 90069.COPYRIGHT 2015 UNIVERSALUCLICK 1130 WALNUT, KANSASCITY, MO 64106; 816-581-7500

DEAR ABBY

American family’s face ofthe future is multiracial

TV LISTINGS

One of the most populartourist attractions inEngland is the giant

stone pillars of Stonehenge.These massive pieces of graniteare also a great source of mys-tery. Every year, people travel toStonehenge with questions suchas: Why were they erected?Who accomplished this extraor-dinary engineering marvel? Andperhaps we wonder most of allhow they did it. But visitorsleave having received no an-swers from the silent stones.The mystery remains.

The Scriptures speak of agreater mystery — the fact that God came to live amongus as a man. Paul wrote in 1 Timothy 3:16, “Great is themystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh,justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among theGentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.”

This brief overview of the life of Christ — the mys-tery of godliness — is remarkable. What prompted theCreator of the universe to come and live and die forHis creation, however, is not a mystery. “But Goddemonstrates His own love toward us, in that while wewere still sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8). God’sgreat love for us is at the root of the mystery of godli-ness, and the cross has made it plain for all to see.

Lord, we may not understand everything You havedone for us, or how You have done it. But we knowYou love us and sent Jesus to die for us, and that is

all we need to know.

FridayMarch 6

Solving TheMysteryRead: Romans 5:1-11

But God demonstrates Hisown love toward us,in that while wewere still sinners,Christ died for us.— Romans 5:8

How Christ became a human being may be amystery, but God’s love isn’t.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Purchasing Division located at 200 W. 4th St., Madera, CA. No faxed or emailed pro-posals will be accepted. Any clarification regarding this RFP should be directed to Diane Absher, Senior Buyer, County of Madera Purchasing Division, (559) 675-7715.No. 1822 - March 6, 7, 2015

Bidder’s Conference will be held on March 16, 2015 at 700 E. Yosemite, Ma-dera, CA 93637 from 9-11:00 a.m.

Proposal Submission Deadline Regard-less of postmark date, the Proposal must be received on 03/27/2015 no later than 4:00pm. The Proposal may be mailed or hand delivered to the County of Madera

COUNTY OF MADERA

Request for Proposals ForTRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM

FOR EMANCIPATED FOSTER/PROBATION YOUTH (THP-PLUS) AndTRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM

FOR NON-MINOR DEPENDENTS

(THP + FC)Fiscal Year 2015 – 2018

SUBJECT: Transitional Housing Program for Emancipated Foster/Probation Youth And Non-Minor Dependents

DATE ISSUED: 03/02/2015DATE DUE: 03/27/2015

Contact Person and ProposalQuestionsAll inquiries concerning this Proposal are to be submitted during the bidder’s confer-ence or directed to the official contact per-son, Elizabeth Inman, Madera County De-partment of Social Services, P.O. Box 569, Madera, CA 93639, (559) 675-7841

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

The following persons are doing business as:

GAUSS RANCHES7782 Road 28., Madera, CA 93630

Chris C. Gauss and Betty M. Gauss, un-der the Chris C. Gauss and Betty M. Gauss Revocable Livng Trust Agreement dated October 21, 2014, 7782 Road 28, Madera, CA 93637.This business is conducted by a trust.The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 2/26/2015This statement was filed with the Madera County Clerk on February 26, 2015. File No. 2015 0142.No. 1811 - March 6, 12, 19, 26, 2015

ing newspaper of general circulation, print-ed in this county: Madera Tribune, 2890 Falcon Drive, Madera, California 93637.

Date: FEB 20 2015JAMES E. OAKLEY

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURTNo. 1821 - March 6, 12, 19, 26, 2015

Delfina Rosa Del Horno Barrera406 S. “G” St. Apt. 101Madera, CA 93637(559) 753-5740; (559) 416-1026

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIACOUNTY OF MADERA

209 WEST YOSEMITE AVE.MADERA, CA 93637

Civil Division

PETITION OF: Delfina Rosa Del Horno Barrera FOR CHANGE OF NAME

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER: MCV069615

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

Petitioner: Delfina Rosa Del Horno Bar-rera filed a petition with this court for a de-cree changing names as follows:

a. Present nameDelfina Rosa Del Horno BarreraProposed name Delfina Rosa Rios

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons in-terested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a writ-ten objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days be-fore the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition with-out a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: April 01, 2015

Time: 8:30 A.M.Dept.: 5

The address of the court is same as noted above.A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the follow-

Notice of Public MeetingCity of Madera Climate Action Plan

The City of Madera will conduct a public meeting on March 19th at 6:00 p.m. at Madera City Hall in conjunction with the preparation of its first Climate Action Plan. Members of the public will be provided with an opportunity to review a green-house gas emissions inventory and fore-cast, greenhouse gas reduction targets, potential greenhouse gas reduction ac-tions, and to make suggestions on addi-tional actions that might be included in the Climate Action Plan.

The purpose the City’s Climate Action Plan is to identify the sources and amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated within Madera and include strategies to re-duce them in the future. The City commit-ted to the preparation of the Plan as part its General Plan Update in 2009. In addi-tion to reducing greenhouse gas emis-sions, implementation of a Climate Action Plan will help achieve multiple community goals such as lowering energy costs, re-ducing air and water pollution, downtown revitalization, supporting local economic development, and improving public health and quality of life.

For more information, visit the City’s web-site or contact Dave Merchen, Community Development Director, at (559) 661-5430 or dmerchen@cityofmadera.com.No. 1817 - March 6, 2015

NOTICEChawanakee Unified School District is re-questing Bids for Lease of 200 acres of Grazing Land in O’Neals. A site tour is scheduled for Saturday, March 14. Please email a Request for Proposal (RFP) pack-et, with ‘Grazing Land’ in the subject line to: gcummings@mychawanakee.org or download RFP packet from: www.chawa-nakee.k12.ca.us

Closing date for all submissions is March 19, 2015. No. 1816 - Mar. 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2015

above.A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the follow-ing newspaper of general circulation, print-ed in this county: Madera Tribune, 2890 Falcon Drive, Madera, California 93637.

Date: FEB 02 2015JAMES E. OAKLEY

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURTNo. 1789 - Feb. 27, March 6, 13, 20, 2015

Clancy H. Flanagan7370 Ave. 18 1/2Chowchilla, CA 93610559-665-2545

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIACOUNTY OF MADERA

209 WEST YOSEMITE AVE.MADERA, CA 93637

Civil Division

PETITION OF: Clancy Haun FlanaganFOR CHANGE OF NAME

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER: MCV069533

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

Petitioner: Clancy Haun Flanagan filed a petition with this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows:

a. Present name Clancy Haun FlanaganProposed name Clancy Haun O Flanagan

b. Present name Patrick John FlanaganProposed name Patrick John O Flanagan

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons in-terested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a writ-ten objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days be-fore the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition with-out a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: April 06, 2015

Time: 8:30 A.M.Dept.: 5

The address of the court is same as noted

may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Re-quest for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.Attorney for petitioner: Steven R. Morti-mer, #054187, 110 North D Street, Ma-dera, CA 93638; (559) 674-8712.No. 1788 - March 3, 6, 12, 2015

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

DAVID WILLIAM TUNECase No. MPR013319

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, con-tingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or es-tate, or both, of DAVID WILLIAM TUNEA Petition for Probate has been filed by William Inman in the Superior Court of California, County of Madera.The Petition for Probate requests that William Inman be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.The petition requests authority to adminis-ter the estate under the Independent Ad-ministration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very impor-tant actions, however, the personal repre-sentative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the pro-posed action.) The independent adminis-tration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:Date: 4/2/15 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: #5 Room: located at 209 W. Yosemite Ave-nue, Madera, CA 93637.If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objec-tions with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.If you are a creditor or a contingent cred-itor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representa-tive, as defined in section 58(b) of the Cal-ifornia Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.Other California statutes and legal authori-ty may affect your rights as a creditor. You

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

DAVID CARL HANSENCase No. MPR013316

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, con-tingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or es-tate, or both, of DAVID CARL HANSENA Petition for Probate has been filed by David P. Hansen in the Superior Court of California, County of Madera.The Petition for Probate requests that David P. Hansen be appointed as person-al representative to administer the estate of the decedent.The petition requests authority to adminis-ter the estate under the Independent Ad-ministration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very impor-tant actions, however, the personal repre-sentative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the pro-posed action.) The independent adminis-tration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:Date: March 30, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: #4 Room: located at 209 W. Yo-semite Avenue, Madera, CA 93637.If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objec-tions with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.If you are a creditor or a contingent cred-itor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representa-tive, as defined in section 58(b) of the Cal-ifornia Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.Other California statutes and legal authori-ty may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Re-quest for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.Attorney for petitioner: Steven R. Morti-mer, #054187, 110 North D Street, Ma-dera, CA 93638; (559) 674-8712.No. 1787 - March 3, 6, 12, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as:

BARAJAS’ BODY SHOP314 N. E St., Madera, CA 93638

Benigno Barajas Chavez, 1321 Mission Ave., Madera, CA 93638.This business is conducted by an individ-ual.The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 1995.This statement was filed with the Madera County Clerk on February 17, 2015. File No. 2015 0109.No. 1776 - Feb. 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015

meanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). S/ Nadine C. MayesThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Madera County on February 4, 2015NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, ex-cept, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence ad-dress of a registered owner. A new Ficti-tious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of it-self authorize the use in this state of a Fic-titious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).Re-file within 40 days of expiration date with no changes from the previous filingCurrent / Previous File Number: 201000172/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6/15CNS-2714514#MADERA TRIBUNENo. 1754 - Feb. 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 20150085

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:Oakhurst Mobile Home Estates, 39678 Road 425-B, Oakhurst, Ca 93644Registered owner(s):Frank Frederick Mayes, 3131 Michelson Drive #402, Irvine, CA 92612Nadine Conrad Mayes, 3131 Michelson Drive #402, Irvine, CA 92612This business is conducted by: limited lia-bility partnershipThe registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/01/1995I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pur-suant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misde-

PUBLIC NOTICESChowchilla Elem. School Surplus SaleSealed Bid Surplus Items1- ‘93 Plymouth Van1- ‘86 Chevy Truck1- ‘95 Ford Box TruckVehicles can be views at 300 N. 13th St. 8:30 a.m. to noon on March 4-6 & 9-13, 2015. Sealed bids are due to the District Office by 4 p.m. on March 16, 2015. Bids to be awards at the 03/23/15 Board meet-ing & property must be taken possession of by March 31st, 2015.

382 Autos New & Used

ANIMALSHELTER

If you have lost your pet, remember to check Madera County Animal Shelter @

14269 Road 28(559)675-7891Madera CountyAnimal Control

Needs Donations& Volunteers

We need: Dog food, cat food, cat litter, grooming brushes, toys, old blankets, old towels, newspapers, stainless food bowls, flea & tick spray, clippers, cat traps, buck-ets, pens, corral panels, fence posts, feed-ers, halters & lead ropes, cage dryers.Volunteers Needed:For clerical work, cleaning, grooming, walking dogs, training, community involve-ment programs, telephone calls, errands, adopted animal follow up.

Friends of the Madera Animal Shelter

MonthlyLow Cost

Rabies Shot Clinic for Dogs and Cats

Saturday, March 710 AM to 12 Noon

Rabies shots $6Parvo / distemper

(5-way combo) shot only $12!

Follow the signs at the MaderaDistrict FAIRGROUNDS !!

All proceeds benefit homeless shelter animals, and the low cost spay and neuter programs administered by the non profit, volunteer group The Friends of the Madera Animal Shelter.

Dogs must be on leashes,and cats in carriers.

Free spay/neuter vouchers*Madera City/County residents only

ID required.County and City DogLicensing Available

For information call675-7891 or 363-5106

* Vouchers subject to funding

297 PETS

BEDS All sizes - Pillowtop mattress/box sets. Brand new, still in pkg. w/warranty: Cal King $295, queen $225, full $185, twin $140. All first come, first serve! 360-9047.

261 Furniture/Household Goods

A cord of Firewood measures 4ft. high by 4 ft wide by 8 ft. long (128 Cu. ft.) Sell-ers must provide a receipt which states their name, address, and the date of sale. For more info. Contact: MADERA CO WEIGHTS & Measures (559) 675-7876

258 Fuel & Wood

243 MISCELLANEOUS

ESTATE SALEMarch 7th & 8th 7am-4pm

1117 Valley WayAntiques, cothing, hide-a-bed

& misc items

239 Estate Sales

YARD SALE- Sat 7th., 8am - 1pm212 N Lake St

(2) Side by side refrigerator, washer/dryer, dressers, tile & laminate flooring, building

supplies, paint & household items.

YARD SALESat. March 7th., 7am - ?

19309 Deane Dr (Off Club Dr)

YARD SALESat 7th., 7:30 - ?1108 Valley Way

Misc items & clothes

Unique & Antique rebuilt furniture2360 Grapewood Ct

Sat. March 7th

Spring Rummage Sale Fri. 3/6 & Sat. 3/7 8-1 Madera United Methodist Church

500 Sunset Avenue Call 674-8704

ESTATE SALE- Sat & Sun., 8am1017 Valley Way

PRICES REDUCED! Pictures, books, detanters, stains, glass & so much more

Spring Indoor Yard Sale to benefit Relay for Life., Sat 7th 8 -1

Great Beginnings Learning Center2617 Howard Rd Something for every-one! Help us support this worthy cause

Electronics, auto misc items, books,movies, household goods!

Sat. March 7th., 7am - noonGreat inside & outside saleMiata Convertible, hutch, derail sofa w/matching love seat. Great buys clothing & etc. 2438 Plumwood Way

sat march 7th., 6am - 12pm3055 Glenvillefurniture clothing nick knacks

Don’t miss our

Special!Call Monday or Tuesday

BEFORE 1 P.M. To Place Your Yard Sale Ad

5 lines, 4 times

$18.00Must be Prepaid!

Charity Yard Sale1115 Shannon Ave., 3/7 & 3/8., 8 - 2

Furniture, electronics, kitchenware, clothes, home decor, cameras & so much

more. All proceeds to charity.

732 E. 6th STREET - Huge yard saleSaturday & Sunday, 8 am - ?Lots of misc., shingles, screens, blinds, knic knacks, lawn mower, table & 4 chairs, tools clothing - all sizes, shoes, Quincea-nera dress, party dresses - cheap!

716 S. A STREETSaturday, 8 am - 1 pmMisc., bedroom set, dining table,clothing & lots more.

441 Grenache Ave7am -12 pm

Tool box, bedding, houseware, framed prints, clothing, fashion jewelry & lots of

misc items.

3 Party Yard Sale- Sat. 7th., 8am - ?1009 Sherwood Way

Rocking recliner (new), new wicker bar set, variety of all size clothes, DVD’s, washer, dryer, misc household, toys,

shoes, etc.

2444 Frederick CtSat 7th., 8am - 12pmBaby clothes & etc

112 Clemmensen Ave Sat 7th 8am - 2pmBaby items and misc.

234 Garage/Yard Sales

TRASH HAULING 674-2668

221 Hauling

CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY$996 total fees. Free ConsultationChris Fisher, Attorney, 285-6739

217 Legal Services

WE BUY CARS $100 - $300 complete with title, alternator, starter, batteries, transmission, mag wheels, iron, tin, cop-per, brass, aluminum. SMITHS WRECK-ING. 559-673-1158 - 559-661-8150 - 559-871-0686.

TO CONDUCT BUSINESS within the City of Madera. Business owners must obtain a city business license. Failure to obtain a license is cause for the business to be cited for violating the Municipal Code. For information on licensing re-quirements, please call the City of Ma-dera Finance Department at (559) 661-5450. Our office is located at 205 W. Fourth Street, Madera, CA 93637

Old West & New World Painting. small jobs,clean-up, tile, no lic, less than $500, $135/rm; $110/bath. 718-8002 Carlos

NOTARY PUBLICDay or Evening - 7 Days

Your Location - Your Convenience

TAMI JO NIXPhone or Text 559-706-0980

tamijonix@gmail.com

M & M LAWN SERVICELawn maint., sprinkler repair, weed

control, general hauling, yard clean ups664-7115

I.V. Tree ServicePruning, inc. palm trees, stump removal, 55’ boom available. Insured. Cont. lic. #978186. 559-395-6757

GABRIEL’S YARD SERVICENo job too small!!

Lot discing, cement work, general yard work, trash

hauling, prune and cut trees.Free Estimates!Call 416-0472

**DEVOTION LANDSCAPING**Lawn care, clean up. Lic., reliable, afforda-ble. Free est.10% off. 232-4679 661-7978

216 General Services

FREE Pest Inspection

NO OBLIGATION Lic # OPR10740Call 674-7695

213 AT YOUR SERVICE

Ridx Pest Control is now hiring a branch 2 or branch 3 field representative if inter-ested please call 559-479-0485

Madera Valley Water Company is accept-ing applications for temporary, part-time summer field employment. Applicants can apply at 18454 Road 26 Madera, CA. Monday though Friday 8-5

Lead Custodian Grounds Maintenance Position. Full time with benefits / split shift. Must be able to operate a variety of clean-ing, lawn and maintenance equipment and work in a ‘fast paced’ environment. For application/job description please contact: Alview-Dairyland School District at 12861 Avenue 18 1/2, Chowchilla, CA 93610 or call 559 665-2394. Open until filled.

Madera County Mosquito & Vector Control District is accepting applications for Sea-sonal Mosquito Operator. This is a 40 hour per week not exceeding 960 hours per season and the starting pay rate is $10.00 per hour. All interested applicants will be required to bring a DMV printout to the office at 3105 Airport Drive in the City of Madera, Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm. Call the District at (559) 662-8880 for more information.

FARM MECHANICFT perform repairs & routine maintenance on farm machinery & equipment. General welding. Valid CA Driver’s License. Strong verbal & writing skills. EEOC Fax Resume to (559) 659-3361

FARM MANAGER ASSISTANTFT starting position; e.g. petiole collec-tions, irrigation readings & other duties as-signed. Strong verbal & writing skills, MS Word & Excel. Valid CA Drivers License. EEOC Fax Resume to (559) 659-3361

198 Help Wanted

195 EMPLOYMENT

FULLY furnished rm. Kitchen priv, 1/3 util. No smoking, drinking or pets. $400/single $450/couple. $100 dep. 706-7841

177 Rooms For Rent

172 Homes for Lease

3BD/2BA, Fully landscaped, 1428 Segovia Ct. first & dep. Incl gardener. $950/mo + $14000/sec dep. Call (559) 479-0599

3 BEDROOM 2 BATH country home, new carpet & paint. Available now. No Section 8, $1075/mo + $1075 deposit. 871-2290

27355 Georgia Ave, 3 bedroom / 2 bath, $850 monthly $850 deposit, section 8, (209) 605-6508 or (559) 908-8118

•27216 San Jose 3/2 $1050•111 Lynes 4/2 $1150•1008 Fresno 2/1 $800•610 E 5th- inc w/d 1/1 $650

Call us for more properties not listed

Jacque’ and Company, Inc.Formerly Don Floyd Property Management

811 W. Yosemite - Madera, Ca 93637Office (559)675-7023

www.jacqueandcompany.com

216 Sassafras Madera- 3 bed/2 bath, $1200/mo. Metzger- Parker PropertyManagement (559) 673-6500

2 bd 1 ba Home in country in Chowchilla $700 mo + 1000/dep.

547-0654 / 395-2773 / 674-1113

1216 MAJESTIC COURT 3 bedroom 2 bath, 2-car garage; 1586 sq. ft. Available April 1. $1100/mo + $1000 deposit. No pets. 559-673-5780 or 559-664-7115.

171 Homes-Unfurnished

MOVE-IN SPECIAL $200 off 1st mo rent & FREE credit check. Townhouse - 2/1.5, w/g pd RENT $840 w/ new 12 mo lease Newly upgraded 559-661-1213

Large. new paint, carpet & fans. 2/2, 901 Barnett by hospital. Pool, garage, no pets or sec 8. $925+dep. 661-7578 / 232-5491

DUPLEX 3 bedroom 2 bath, carport, air cond. washer/dryer hookup. $800/mo + $850/dep. Call (408) 238-5402

2 BD/2 BA CONDO, THE VILLAGERSHoward Rd. $800 month. Pool, no pets, (408) 252-2957

168 Condos/Townhouses& Duplexes for Rent

APT/CONDOS2/3 bedrooms

washer/dryer hook-upsPatio areas & pool

SOME in Gated Community with

fireplaces & garagesSeveral amenities

$725 - $1350CLEARWATERPROPERTIES

559-661-RENT (7368)

625 N G St, 1 bd apt $625mo+dep, stu-dio apt $525mo + dep in quiet complex, utilities included, Call (559) 975-5205

162 Apts for Rent Unfurn.

TO CONDUCT BUSINESS within the City of Madera. Business owners must obtain a city business license. Title VI section 1.28 requires all rental property owners to obtain a City Rental License. Failure to ob-tain a license is cause for the business to be cited for violating the Municipal Code. For information on licensing requirements, please call the City of Madera Finance Department at (559) 661-5450. Our office is located at 205 W. 4th Street, Madera, CA 93637.

159 RENTALS

The Meadows Mobile Home Senior Park for 55+ located at 1218 E. Cleveland Ave has a new 2014 mobile home 3 bd/2 ba w/many upgrades. Plumbed for gas dryer, A/C, crown molding, lip on cabinets, utility wired shelf, dishwasher, finished drywall throughout. Wire & brace for fans in living room & bdrms, windows in both baths, vanity strip light in master bath. Porcelain sinks in both baths, 60” walk-in shower in master bath. This home has a 5 yr lease option plan avail. It can be seen Mon-Sat., 9am to 4pm call 673-1041 to make appt.

18860 Ave 24 Chow, 2 bd /1 ba, mobile home in the country. $675/mo + dep. or for sale $20,000. Call (559) 232-2172

156 Mobile Homes/Rent

153 Mobile Homes for Sale156 Mobile Homes for Rent

150 MOBILE HOMES

125 REAL ESTATE

TO CONDUCT BUSINESS within the City of Madera. Business owners must obtain a city business license. Title VI section 1.28 requires all rental property owners to obtain a City Rental License. Failure to ob-tain a license is cause for the business to be cited for violating the Municipal Code. For information on licensing requirements, please call the City of Madera Finance Department at (559) 661-5450. Our office is located at 205 W. 4th Street, Madera, CA 93637.

Noticeto Readers:

California law requires that contractors taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor and / or materials) be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license numbers on all advertising. Check your contractor’s status at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB (2752). Unlicensed per-sons taking jobs that total less than $500 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise ‘any preference, limitation, or discrimi-nation because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.’

We will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate that is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

111 Notices

FOUND 2 female German Shepherds. Possiby mother/daughter, younger one has a collar. Call 765-1568

108 Lost & Found

I WILL PICK UP your small,unwanted household items & misc.674-2668

105 Bargain Basement

FREE working 3 TV’s, entertainment center you pick up. 25234 Ave 18 1/4 Madera

102 Free

100 ANNOUNCEMENTS

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