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TODAYGolf Tournament toBenefit HandicappedChildren and YouthActivities — 1 p.m.,Madera Elks Lodge. Con-tact: Jim McNaughton,978-4370, for tickets.

Madera Old Timers DayParade and after-paradefestival — 10 a.m. Sept.28, along YosemiteAvenue starting at FlumeStreet and proceeding toCourthouse Park, wherethe festival will be heldafter the parade. Contact:706-0477.

Photography exhibit —11 a.m. to 3 p.m., MaderaCounty Library, 121 G. StContact: Madera CountyLibrary, 675-7871.

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VOL 122, ISSUE 149

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Local educator MikeLennemann serves asthe Madera South Highhomecoming grand mar-shal along with his wife,Dana.

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Mo’sMeanderingsThe paradeand falling fireSee Page B1

GirlstennisCoyotes edgeStallions at the netSee Page A5

On theRight RoadFastway Chicken hostslast car show of seasonSee Page B8

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500 attend fete for government staff

STALLIONS PARADE FOR HOMECOMING

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Members of theDepartment ofSocial Servicesdemonstratetheir spirit indance at theconclusion of acomical skit thatincluded a caveman, ghosts,and others ascontenders in aspirit tryout.


RIGHT—Madera South High Link Crew has a “Wizard of Oz”themed float in the homecoming parade.


LEFT — The Madera SouthHigh class of 2013 display aSeniors in Wonderland floatduring the homecomingparade on campus Friday.

DUI driverconvictedof vehicularmanslaughter

FOR THE MADERA TRIBUNE

Sancho Kibutu

By John RiepingTHE MADERA TRIBUNE

The Yard Dogs band playedwell Friday, but it is no clichéto say the true star of the 21stannual Employees’ Lunch inthe Park was the Maderacounty and city governmentstaff. The Behavioral HealthServices agency won the cov-eted Spirit Stick with a doublesong routine, the city earned arare “perpetual” trophy for be-ing “best dressed,” and otheremployees won raffle prizesand costume honors.The traditional midday ap-

preciation meal for public ser-vants serves as a long-stand-ing appetizer for the OldTimers Day festivities todayat the same venue, the Court-house Park, as well as throughdowntown on Yosemite Av-enue.“In 1993, which was the

centennial of the founding ofthe county of Madera, the his-torical committee offered ahot dog lunch for employees.It grew from then and becamea regular thing... That’s howit got started,” explained BobWinslow, board member ofthe Madera County HistoricalSociety.No hot dogs were in sight

By Mark SmithTHE MADERA TRIBUNE

A man driving his carhundreds of miles fromhome while intoxicatedwas convicted of felonymanslaughter by jury latelast week, the MaderaCounty District Attorney’sOffice said in a press re-lease issued Friday.Evidence introduced at

trial determined 34-year-old Sancho Kibutu ofThousand Oaks was driv-ing east on State Route 152in August of 2011 whileheavily intoxicated, the re-lease said.Kibutu’s erratic driving

forced other vehicles fromthe roadway, the releasesaid, and prompted wit-nesses to phone the Cali-fornia Highway Patrol.As the CHP was en route

to Kibutu’s general loca-tion, he crossed into op-posing traffic at GoldenState Boulevard north ofRoad 21 1/2 betweenMadera and Chowchillaand slammed into a carcontaining four men.Sixteen-year-old Jose

Trinidad, sitting in the frontpassenger seat at the time,was killed in the collisionand the other three menwere injured.When tested, Kibutu’s

blood-alcohol content wasat 0.17, more than twicethe legal limit.He was convicted of

felony gross vehicularmanslaughter as well astwo special allegations for

this year as Madera Commu-nity Hospital catered a fullchicken meal for a crowd ofmore than 530, which Cargilldescribed as “a tremendousturnout.”“They’re fantastic,” said

Rhonda Cargill, event chair-woman and legislative assis-tant to County SupervisorManuel Nevarez. “I worked

MUSD not talkingBy Bill CoateTHE MADERA TRIBUNE

In spite of persistent at-tempts to follow the money

that has been allocated toMadera Unified by the state toput its new curriculum inplace, the district’s top admin-istrators remain closedmouthed on how they are go-ing to use the $3.8 million toimplement the new standards.On Sept. 3, state schools

chief Tom Torlakson an-

nounced that “Schools openedfor the year receiving $622million in new state funding tosupport the shift to the Com-mon Core academic stan-dards.” Madera Unified’sshare of that was $3.8 million.Torlakson said that school

districts could decide forthemselves how to use their

share of the funds to trainteachers, buy new materials,and purchase technology tohelp schools switch from theold curriculum to the newCommon Core State Stan-dards (CCSS).Torlaksonwent on to say, “At

the Department of Education,

Administrationfalls silent onCommon Core

SEE MUSD, PAGE A4

SEE CONVICTION, PAGE A2

Old Timers celebration today

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Benito Jimenez Martinezwent to be with the Lord onSeptember 24, 2013 at theage of 58 after a short illness.Benito worked at Communi-ty Regional Center Fresnofor several years in themain-tenance and janitorial de-partment. He was the son ofErnesto V. and Margaret J.Martinez.Benito was preceded indeath byhiswifeDeborah in2007, his father in 1973 andthreebrothers,Ernie in 2007,Leo in 2003 and Robert in2009.He is survived by only sonBenito of Fresno; threedaughters, Gina of Madera,Isabel and Adriana ofMerced; and eightgrandchil-dren. Benito also leaves be-hind to cherish his memory,his mother, Margaret J. Mar-tinez; seven sisters, ErlindaBenback,GloriaT.Caballero,Margie Rodriguez, NormaBriceMartinez,DoloresMar-tinez, Yvonne Santos all ofMadera and Debbie Mar-tinezofFresno; fivebrothers,Richard, David and Andrew

Martinez all of Madera, Ed-ward and Manuel Martinezof Fresno and numerousnieces and nephews.

He will be missed by all whoknew and loved him.

Visitation will be held on:Sunday, September 29, 2013from 2 to 6 pm in Jay Chapel.Mass of Christian Burialwill be on Monday, Septem-ber 30, at 9:00 am at St.Joachim Catholic Church inMadera. A graveside servicewill follow at 11:00 am at Bel-montMemorialPark,Fresno,CA.

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Doris M. Blair, a formerresident of McKinleyville,died in Madera, CA, onThursday, September 26,2013, following a long illness.She was born, raised and ed-ucated in Oklahoma, thenmarried James H. Blair inJanuary 1944. Togetherthey came to reside inMcKinleyville for 43 years;where they raised their fivechildren, andweremembersof the Dow’s Prairie Assem-bly of God Church. Follow-ing retirement they movedto Madera to be near family.She is survived by herhusband, James H. Blair;children and their spouses,Jim and Allayne and Larryand Shirley Blair of Red-

ding, Shirley and JimBlankenship of Oakville,WA, Roger and Janie Blairof Madera and Lloyd andMarilyn Blair of Elk Grove;and by 10 grandchildren, 12great grandchildren and nu-merous other family andfriends.Services will be Tuesday,October 1, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.at Yosemite Christian Cen-ter inMaderawithRev. Lar-ry Blair, officiating. Inter-ment will be at Arbor VitaeCemetery, Madera.Services are by Blair’s Fu-neral Service of Redding.Condolences may be for-warded to Blair’s, 5530Mountain View Drive, Red-ding, CA 96003.

DORISM. BLAIR

TJ passed away at hisPetaluma residence on Sep-tember 25, 2013 at the age of85. Husband of the lateOdessa Turner. Loving fa-ther of Linda Wheeler ofNewark, Thelma Turner LaCaze of Elk Grove, RobertTurner of Stockton, Sheryl(Percy)WhiteofVallejo,Stan-ley Turner of Petaluma,Steven (Kimberly) Turner ofSanta Rosa, Michael (An-nette) Turner of Santa Rosa,David Turner Sr. of SantaRosa, Jeffrey Turner ofPetaluma, and Angela Turn-erofPetaluma. Dotinggrand-father of 14, great-grandfa-ther of 26 and great-greatgrandfather of two. Dearbrother of James Turner ofMadera, and TC Turner ofRichmond. Son- in-law of

Clara P. Thomas of Sacra-mento and brother-in-law ofEulahTate of San Jose, BettyMcCormickofElkGrove, andLarry (Jennifer) Thomas ofSacramento. Survived by nu-merous nieces, nephews, andcousins.TJ was born in Chowchillato Rosie and SharperTurner.He started hauling hay at ayoung age. He and Odessamoved the family to SonomaCounty in 1967.A Visitation will begin at11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Octo-ber 3, 2013 with the FuneralServicestartingat1:00p.m.atPARENT-SORENSENMOR-TUARY & CREMATORY,850 Keokuk St., Petaluma.Burialwill beonFriday,Octo-ber 4 at 1:00p.m. at Arbor Vi-taeCemetery inMadera, CA.

TJTURNER

Stephen Arthur Mc Dowell, 57Born: December 16, 1955 inChowchilla, CaliforniaDied: September 15, 2013 inMadera, CaliforniaMadera county residentCustodianA Memorial Service will beSaturday, September 28, at1:30pm at CornerstoneCommunity Church in ChowchillaIn lieu of flowers donations canbe made to the CornerstoneCommunity Church, 208 Fig TreeRd. Chowchilla, CA 93610(559)665-1182All funeral arrangements areunder the direction ofSmith Manor Grace Chapel

Mike Hernandez Simental, 65Born: August 4, 1948 in Madera,CaliforniaPassed Away: September 19,2013 in Fresno, CaliforniaCarpenterA Memorial Service will be heldto honor his memory on Friday,October 4th, at 3pm at the VFWHall, 2026 N. Granada Ave.,MaderaAll funeral services are underthe direction ofSmith Manor Grace ChapelKathryne Long, age 86MaderaBookkeeper for various smallbusinessesDATE OF BIRTH: May 27, 1927,Muskogee, OKDATE OF DEATH: September 22,2013, Madera, CAPrivate inurnment services willbe held under the direction ofJay Chapel in Madera.Remembrances may be made to:Trinity Lutheran Church MemorialFund, 1125 North Lake Street,Madera, CA 93638.Condolences may be expressedonline at www.jaychapel.com

Johnny OsvaldoBrenes-Baez, 26Born: July 18, 1987 in Michoacan,MexicoDied: September 21, 2013 inFresno, CaliforniaFarm laborerMadera residentVisitation will be on Sunday,September 29, from 4-9pm witha vigil at 7 pm at Smith ManorGrace ChapelMass of Christian Burial will be onMonday, September 30, at 11amat St. Joachim's Catholic ChurchFinal Resting Place will be atCalvary Cemetery in MaderaAll funeral arrangements areunder the direction ofSmith Manor Grace ChapelFrank Carl Spigelmyre, 79Madera, CACo-owner of Harrell & SonsExcavating Company.Veteran of the U.S. ArmyDATE OF BIRTH: March 5, 1934,Alpena, MIDATE OF DEATH: September 21,2013, Fresno, CAMemorial Service will be held on:Saturday, September 28, 10:00am at Jay Chapel, MaderaInterment at San Joaquin ValleyNational Cemetery, GustineRemembrances may be made to:American Cancer Society, 2222W Shaw Ave Suite 201, Fresno,CA 93711Condolences may be expressedonline at www.jaychapel.com

Eleno Cavazos Jr., 84Born: August 18, 1929 in SantaMaria, TexasDied: September 23, 2013 inMaderaMadera residentFarm laborerVisitation will be on Sunday,September 29, from 4-9pm witha vigil at 7 pm at Smith ManorGrace Chapel (High St. Chapel)Mass of Christian Burial onMonday, September 30, at 1pmat St. Joachim's Catholic ChurchFinal Resting Place will be atArbor Vitae Cemetery in MaderaAll funeral arrangements areunder the direction ofSmith Manor Grace Chapel

Benito Jimenez Martinez, 58FresnoWorked in the maintenance andjanitorial department at FresnoCommunity Regional MedicalCenterDATE OF BIRTH: June 28, 1955,Madera, Ca.DATE OF DEATH: September 24,2013, Fresno, Ca.Mass of Christian Burial will beMonday, September 30, at 9:00am at St. Joachim CatholicChurch in MaderaGraveside service will follow at11:00 am at Belmont MemorialPark, FresnoVisitation will be held on Sunday,September 29, from 2 to 6 pm inJay Chapel.Condolences may be expressedonline at www.jaychapel.com

Arthur Lee Helmic, 45Born: December 31, 1967 inInglewood, CaliforniaPassed Away: September 23,2013 in Wishon, CaliforniaHandymanPrivate ServicesAll funeral arrangements areunder the direction ofSmith Manor Grace Chapel

Dorothy Lee PerryMaderaHomemakerBorn: September 26, 1934,ArkansasDied: September 25, MaderaNo services are plannedArrangements under the care ofAffordable Direct Cremations.

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causing injury and an addi-tional charge of having ablood-alcohol level over 15percent.Kibutu, who posted bail

and was not jailed in MaderaCounty as of Friday, will besentenced Oct. 28 and facesup to 12 years in prison.Madera County District

Attorney Michael Keitz said

he was pleased with the ver-dict.“The high number and se-

riousness of driving underthe influence cases is stag-gering,” Keitz said. “Our so-ciety pays a tremendous costin lives and injuries. Wehope that one day, driverswill realize the harm theycause and change their ways.Until then, we will continueto vigorously prosecutethose that drive under the in-fluence.”

ConvictionCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

By Mark SmithTHE MADERA TRIBUNE

A marijuana-processing labsimilar to one that caused anexplosion at a Fresno apart-ment complex earlier thisweek was found inside aMadera County house Thurs-day, and authorities said it isthe most sophisticated suchoperation seen in the Valley todate.Madera County Sheriff’s

spokesperson Erica Stuartsaid that narcotics enforce-ment agents seized 181 mari-juana plants and nearly 100grams of butane honey oil(BHO) — a product withhighly-concentrated amountsof tetrahydrocannabinol, orTHC — from the house nearArizona and Tuolumne av-enues.Two men were arrested at

the property, one a convictedfelon and the other a Mexicancitizen.Avila Hernandez, 25, could

face deportation for felonydrug charges and Mark Cra-vatt, 47, was booked for pos-session of a firearm by a felonwhen he was found living in atrailer near the house.Stuart said the concentrated

BHO product required a dan-gerous process to extract andhad already caused at leastfive explosions in FresnoCounty this year. Federalanalyses say a chunk of BHO

get the bang,” Stuart said.According to the U.S. Federal

Emergency Management

Agency, or FEMA, BHO ismade by first grinding upmarijuana then placing it in acontainer, usually a length ofpipe.The ground-up marijuana is

then blasted with pressurizedbutane and processed withisopropyl or anhydrous alco-hol — both flammable sub-stances — to create a “thickyellow-orange oil” calledhash oil before it is smoked orsold on the street.Stuart said that Thursday’s

discovery represented a grow-ing trend of BHO labs in theCentral Valley and the UnitedStates, which earlier this year

the size of a Tic Tac mintcan be as potent as smok-ing an entire “joint” of theplant’s crop in less than aminute.“The bottom line is

they’re trying to get morebang for their buck but of-ten in these cases they just

‘Dangerous’lab foundinside

Pot house broken up in county

MADERA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

Narcotics enforcement agents seized 181 marijuana plants from a rural county house.

MADERA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

Authorities found equipment used to convert marijuana intobutane honey oil, a product with highly concentrated amountsof tetrahydrocannabinol.

SEE RAID, PAGE A4

Weekend showdownin WashingtonBy David EspoTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Timerunning short, the Democrat-ic-controlled Senate passedurgent legislation Friday toavert a government shut-down early next week, andPresident Barack Obama lec-tured House Republicans tostop “appeasing the tea par-ty” and quickly follow suit.Despite the presidential

plea — and the urgings oftheir own leaders — HouseGOP rebels showed no signof retreat in their drive to usethe threat of a shutdown touproot the nation’s three-year-old health care law.“We now move on to the

next stage of this battle,” saidSen. Ted Cruz, the Texas

Republican who is a face ofthe “Defund Obamacare”campaign in the Senate andis in close contact with alliesin the House.First effects of a shutdown

could show up as early asTuesday if Congress fails toapprove money to keep thegovernment going by theMonday-midnight start ofthe new fiscal year.

Shutdown impactWASHINGTON (AP) —

If the government “shutsdown” next Tuesday, yourmail will still come. Doctorswill see Medicare patients.NASA will keep talking tothe astronauts circling Earthon the Space Station. In fact,

SEE SHUTDOWN, PAGE A4

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Pastor Randy BrannonOffice (559) 674-1172

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John 8:32“The TRUTH Shall Set You Free”

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10:30 a.m. Worship Serviceand Children’s Ministries

Pastor Randy Brannon Beginsthe 2013 Missions Conferencewith the message: Missions, All

For the Glory of God

Wednesday 6:30 p.m.,“All for The Family”

activities with ministriesfor Adults, Youth, andChildren. A meal is

served from 5:30 to 6:15.

GOD’S HOUSE OF PRAYER MINISTRIESGod’s Servant for All PeopleELDER PHYLLIS A.BATES

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In heart of Rim Fire, regeneration beginsBy Tracie ConeTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TUOLUMNE CITY — Inthe midst of a forebodingcanyon scorched bare by theSierra Nevada’s most destruc-tive fire in centuries, tiny fernsunfurl along a spring, blackoaks push through charred soilnormally blanketed with pineneedles and a hawk soarsabove towering dead and de-nuded trees.Just four weeks after the

most intense day of Califor-nia’s Rim Fire — when windand extremely arid conditionscreated a conflagration thatturned 30,000 acres of denseconifers and oaks into a moon-scape— life is returning as theforest begins to repair itself.“It’s a pretty harsh environ-

ment, but we know fire can begood and that species dependon it, and that fire allows seedsto germinate,” said SeanCollins of the South CentralSierra Incident CommandTeam as he examined tinypatches of greenery amid adisorienting sepia-tone land-scape.“Next spring we’ll see a lot

of wildflowers and plants thathaven’t been seen around herefor a long, long time. In 20years, we’ll see something re-ally nice. But it will take 200years at least for it to grow

back the way it was,” he said.A hunter’s illegal campfire

ignited California’s third-largest fire in history Aug. 17in Stanislaus National Forest,launching a 400-square-milemosaic of destruction inter-

spersed with unaltered refugesacross the 1,400-square-mileforest. It scorched canyonwalls in 25 watersheds nurtur-ing sensitive trout and supply-ing drinking water to millionsof Californians before spread-

ing into Yosemite NationalPark.Experts estimate the Stanis-

laus lost 1 billion board feet ofpotential lumber in a forestthat balances recreation andnatural beauty with select tim-ber sales. Forest archeologistsare assessing damage and thepotential loss of historic log-ging camps, Gold Rush cabinsand native Miwok artifacts.But the conundrum facing

forest ecologists is what to donow in an agency that is tran-sitioning from one with aheavy focus on timber pro-duction to one whose actionsnow take into considerationthe impacts of climate change,carbon sequestration and habi-tat.Decades ago when the last

fires swept through the Stanis-laus, foresters replanted vaststands of conifers. Absentfunding to manage thoseforests, and lacking a marketfor small trees that could besold from thinning, they hadstood relatively untouched.Inspections this week re-

vealed that those were some ofthe most heavily devastatedfrom a fire that has become alaboratory for forest manage-ment in an era of rapid envi-ronmental changes brought byclimate warming.“When they planted those

RICH PEDRONCELLI/AP PHOTO

A small plant begins to grow among trees scorched by theRim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest, near TuolumneCity on Thursday. Just three weeks after flames of the RimFire consumed an estimated 30,000 acres of forest land,nature has begun to repair itself with new plant growth.

SEE RIM FIRE, PAGE A8

AP FILE PHOTO

Smoke pours from a chimney at a cement plant in Binzhoucity, in eastern China’s Shandong province, Jan. 17. Sci-entists are more certain than ever that humans are causingthe majority of climate change, a key report claims.

Climate panel forecast:Higher seas, temperaturesBy Karl Ritterand Seth BorensteinTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

STOCKHOLM—Top sci-entists have a better idea ofhow global warming willshape the 21st century: In anew report, they predict sealevels will be much higherthan previously thought andpinpoint how dangerously hotit’s likely to get.In its most strongly worded

report yet, an international cli-mate panel said it was moreconfident than ever that glob-al warming is a man-madeproblem and likely to getworse. The report was wel-comed by the Obama admin-istration and environmentaladvocates who said it made astrong and urgent case forgovernment action, whileskeptics scoffed at it.“There is something in this

report to worry everyone,”said Chris Field, a CarnegieInstitution scientist who is aleader of the Intergovernmen-tal Panel on Climate Changebut wasn’t involved in the re-port released Friday.Without any substantial

changes, he said the world isnow on track for summers atthe end of the century that arehotter than current records,sea levels that are much high-er, deluges that are strongerand more severe droughts.

US, Iran leaderstalk for firsttime since 1979WASHINGTON (AP) —

The United States and Irantook a historic step towardending more than threedecades of estrangement onFriday when President BarackObama and Iranian PresidentHassan Rouhani spoke byphone and agreed to work onresolving global suspicionsthat Tehran is trying to build anuclear weapon.Later that day Rouhani

called the United States a“great” nation in a sharp re-versal from his predecessorsand expressed hope that at thevery least the two govern-ments can stop the escalationof tensions.The statement capped a

week of seismic shifts in therelationship that revolvedaround Rouhani’s participa-tion in the annual U.N. meet-ing of world leaders. The

night before the two lead-ers spoke, U.S. and Euro-pean diplomats hailed a“very significant shift” inIran’s attitude and tone inthe first talks on the nuclearstandoff since April.The diplomatic warming

began shortly afterRouhani’s election in June.But it is rooted in bothpresidents’ stated cam-paign desires — Obama in2008 and Rouhani this year— to break through 34-year-old barriers and movetoward diplomacy.

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we worked hard to honor thecommitment to get these fundsto school districts as quickly aspossible. Welcome back toschool, California— let’s showthe world what we can do.”At that point, The Tribune

decided to take him at hisword.On Sept. 9, it questioned

MUSD Superintendent EdGonzalez about the district’splans to use the new curricu-lum money to implementCommonCore. Gonzalez post-poned answering the questions,promising to respond later.On Sept. 11, Deputy Super-

intendent Anthony Monrealcontacted The Tribune and saidhe had been assigned by Gon-zalez to answer the questions.

When answers were notforthcoming, on Sept. 19, an-other inquiry was made, andMonreal told The Tribune itsquestions had been answeredand had been forwarded toGonzalez.WhenGonzalezwasquestioned on Sept. 23, he ex-pressed surprise that The Trib-une had not received the an-swers.The Tribune’s questions,

which remain unanswered,were as follows:— When will MUSD know

how and when it is going tospend the Common Core im-plementation funds?— Since the state legislature

has done away with the oldSTAR testing, will MUSD bepart of the field-testing of thenew assessment? If not, whatassessment will be used in2013-2014?— Since the English and

Math standards for CommonCore have been developed, dothe teachers have a list of thesestandards?—Howdo the teachers tran-

sition to common core this yearwith teachingmaterials that aretied to the old state standards?— Will Common Core per-

mit greater flexibility for theteachers to develop individual,pedagogical strategies?— How are the academic

coaches and TSAs guidingteachers in implementingCommon Core?— How will the District In-

structional Action Plan (DIAP)be altered to align with Com-mon Core?California adopted the new

Common Core standards —which outline what studentswill be expected to know andbe able to do at each grade lev-el — back in 2010.

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with them last year. They’rejust a fantastic group and theyhelp us a lot. They go aboveand beyond what most cater-ers would do.”Service organizations and

businesses sponsored theband, food, and raffle prizesthis year. Boot camp cadetsand community service peo-ple helped with setup andcleanup.“It wouldn’t have happened

without the entire communityin some way, shape or formgetting involved,” Cargillsaid. “I also can’t say enoughabout my boss ManuelNevarez. He’s the one whogot the sponsors, which mademy job easier as well. I justdon’t know how I’m going totop it next year.”Bystanders can hope to-

day’s parade shows as muchtalent and enthusiasm as Fri-day’s inter-agency spirit com-petition at the park, which in-cluded skits, songs, and cho-reographed dancing.“I just was so impressed...

The creativity and the waythey brought it all together...,”said Cargill of the skits, songs,and dance. “I was told by oneof our supervisors that... hesaw in his department such aninterest... It just raised moraleand he was really excited tosee... Just watching the com-petition gave me a feel goodfeeling. I mean I was laugh-

ing at all of them. It wasgreat.”Winslow, one of three

judges of the contest, agreed.“I thought it was really spirit-ed... I was sitting there and Ithought they did a really ex-cellent job of performing. Ithought they put effort into it.It really is a fun thing. I thinkall the family and employeesreally enjoy it too. I hope thatwill become more popular incoming years.”About 585 tickets were pur-

chased for the Lunch in thePark.“Fortunately for me, every-

one who bought a ticket did-n’t show up otherwise I might

have run out of food,” Cargillsaid. “This is the highest ticketsales we’ve had in the past fouryears. In 2007, we only sold403.”

Old Timers DayToday’s Old Timers Day cele-

bration should draw even morepeople to central Madera for theparade, contests, live music,food, and vendor booths. Thecourthouse museum, which of-fers a timeless glimpse into thecounty’s past, will be open untilabout 3 p.m.Philip and Carmen Gallegos

will reign as king and queen forthe day, and after the 10 a.m. pa-

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rade will “welcome anyonethat comes into the muse-um to honor them,”Winslow said. The nativeMaderans represent almost160 years of communityservice and 60 years ofmarriage. Philip also servedin the U.S. Army during theKoreanWar, volunteered atorphanages while overseas,and is a lifetime member ofthe Madera Veterans ofForeign Wars. Bothworked forMadera UnifiedSchool District and more,Carmen has sponsoredscholarships for 18 MaderaHigh School graduates, andMUSD recognized Philipas a distinguished service-man. They have five chil-dren, 14 grandchildren andfour great-grandchildren.The Madera Kiwanis

Club chose John and Vir-ginia Rose to lead the pa-rade as grand marshals.Having already served in theU.S. Army during WorldWar II and the KoreanWar,

John volunteered with theMadera hospital for 15 years,the American Legion for eightyears, the Knights of Colum-bus, the St. Joachim ParishCouncil, andmore. Virginia, inturn, devoted herself toMaderaso heavily that her honors aretoo many to mention. They in-clude four-time Victim Servic-es Volunteer of the Year, theMartin Luther King Humani-tarian Award in 1998, theGolden Apple Award, and theMadera NAACP Chapter1084’s 2012 Community Vol-unteer of the Year. They havetwo daughters, two grand-daughters, and three grandsons.Both couples belong to St.

Joachim Catholic Church.“The parade is about two

hours long and you may wantto bring chairs to sit down andenjoy the parade.,” Winslowsaid. “Be sure not to forgetyour sunscreen. When the pa-rade’s over, come visit thepark, get something to eat andvisit the vendors to get some-thing for sale.”The Madera South High

School band is expected toperform in the park followingthe parade.“After they’re done, we’ll

probably have a watermeloneating contest sponsored bythe Friends of the MaderaCounty Library. And thensometime — depending onwhen the judges tally the com-petition in the parade —they’ll present the paradeawards somewhere in theneighborhood of 1:15 and1:30 p.m.” he said.Attendees with facial hair

will then be rounded up for thecustomaryWhiskerino contestaround 1:45-2 p.m.“The Lion’s Club, which

serves their rib steak lunch,will have that going for mostof the day,” Winslow said.“They start serving by 11o’clock and they probably dothat until about 2 o’clock orso. That’s a big deal for the Li-on’s Club. I think it’s theirbiggest fundraiser of the year.They pre-sell tickets but alsosell tickets at the park.”

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Staff of Behavioral Health Services won the Spirit Stick for the year due to its singing of BillWithers’ “Lean On Me” and a parody of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” during an inter-agencyspirit competition.

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Jacquelyn Nieves of the assessor’s office says a few wordsbefore claiming the “Best Dressed County Employee” trophyfrom Bob Winslow of the Madera County Historical Society fora dress she wore during the week of Old Timers Day. JimPatrick grabbed the trophy for the city.

prompted FEMA to issue awarning about the rise of theillicit, complex operations.“It’s suddenly becoming a

much bigger thing,” Stuartsaid. “It’s much more preva-lent than it has been before,possibly because of the high-er value of the product.”“In states with legalized use

and availability of medicalmarijuana, these incidents ap-pear to be increasing,” a state-ment on FEMA’s websitesaid.The Fresno Bee reported

that as recent as Sept. 24, a

similar lab exploded inside aFresno apartment in the city’sTower District, which burnedmore than 80 percent of thebody of a man inside the unit.Seven families living at the

apartment complex were dis-placed by the resulting firefrom the explosion, the Beearticle said.Though the Madera house

lab did not explode, Stuartsaid it contained a wide vari-ety of “commercial-style”equipment used in the BHOextraction process and the po-tential for disaster was alwaysprevalent when volatile chem-icals were involved.“This is the most sophisti-

cated lab found to date,” Stu-art said. “This one, like all of

them, was very dangerous andvery concerning… This labwasn’t for personal use. It wasto extract, manufacture if youwill, the THC product at ahigh volume.”An estimate to the value of

drugs seized from the homecouldn’t be given by Friday,Stuart said, but Department ofJustice standards valued the181 plants alone at more than$325,000.Stuart encouraged any

Madera residents with con-cerns about marijuana or oth-er drug-related crimes in theirarea to call the Madera Coun-ty Narcotics EnforcementTeam 24-hour tip line at 675-7776.

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the majority of governmentwill remain on the job.The closings would hit ran-

dom Americans first: vaca-tioners hoping to take inMount Rushmore or a Smith-sonian museum. Homebuyersseeking government-backedmortgages. Veterans appeal-ing the denial of disabilitybenefits. Perhaps on the brightside— for some— tax auditswould be suspended.Troubles would spread the

longer a shutdown lasted.

A prolonged furlough ofmore than one-third of civilianfederal workers couldmean de-lays in processing applicationsfor newSocial Security disabil-ity claims. Lost profits for busi-nesses that sell goods or servic-es to the government. Problemshotels and restaurants that relyon tourism near national parks.Longer waits for kids seekingdelinquent child support.And, of course, a shutdown

would mean no paychecks foran estimated 800,000 fur-loughed workers. They mightget paid later for the misseddays but couldn’t count on that.Don’t blame them for slacking

off; the law forbids volunteer-ing towork for free fromhome.Kaitlin Thomas, who toured

the National Museum ofAmerican History on Friday,found the whole thing a littleannoying.“If the public is paying for

this, why are they shutting itdown?” said Thomas, visitingfrom New York City.The deadline nearing, a gov-

ernment of more than 2.1 mil-lion civilian employees scram-bled on Friday to update itsplans determining who wouldstay and who would go home,what would get done and whatwould have to wait.

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SPORTSPAGEA5 Saturday, September 28, 2013

Girls Tennis

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Madera’s Ryan Martines gets a shot off before the Sangerdefender could get to him to score a goal in an 18-6 lossThursday to the Apaches.


The Madera Coyotes narrowly defeated the Madera South Stallions on Thursday in County/Metro Athletic Conference play.Madera’s Flora Flores (LEFT) picked up a win in No. 1 singles. Madera South’s Angelica Gonzales, in No. 4 singles, was thefirst player off the court with a straight set win in No. 4 singles.

Coyotes edge Stallions at the net

MHS Sports

By Tyler A. TakedaTHE MADERATRIBUNE

Rivalry? There’s not a rivalry betweentheMadera Coyote and theMadera SouthStallions girls tennis team.Not when the teams are coached by

Dave Ramirez (Madera) and Jerry Orosco(Madera South). The pair have knowneach other for more than 20 years andcoached with each other at Madera for 12years.“I’ve known Jerry since I was 14,”

Ramirez said. “This is probably the mostfriendly rivalry between the two schools.”“This is my favorite match,” Orosco

said. “It’s fun. These aren’t enemies, butfriends. There is no negative attitude. Wewant to win and have fun with it.”The two teams came out even at 3-3 af-

ter the singles matches. The Coyotes wontwo of the three doubles matches on awindy day at Madera South for a 5-4County/MetroAthletic Conference victory.“I love it,” Ramirez said. “The kids

know each other and it makes for inter-esting matches. We’re all Madera. We al-so know it’s our best chance to get a winso it’s added pressure.”The Stallions looked in pretty good

shape winning three of the first four sin-gles matches . However, Madera wonthird set tiebreakers at No. 3 and No. 5singles to send it to doubles tied.Madera’s No. 1 doubles team of Flora

Flores and Nancy DeAnda picked up awin for the Coyotes, defeating PriscillaTrujillo and Rikki Horn, 6-2, 6-3.Meanwhile, the No. 2 Madera South

doubles team of Angie Gonzales, whowon the first match of the afternoon inNo. 4 singles, and Mayra Reyes com-bined for a 6-3, 6-0 win over Madera’sTaliza Iniquez and Stephanie Pantoja.In No. 3 doubles, Madera’s Syndee

Sherrow and Kaitlyn Allen defeated Ca-rina Damien and Gabbie Barranco 6-3, 6-2 for the match win.“These were hard-fought matches for

both teams,” Orosco said. “I am verypleased with our team effort and im-provement.”In No. 1 singles, Madera’s Flores de-

feated Madera South’s Trujillo in straightsets, 6-3, 6-3. After winning the first set,Flores found herself trailing 3-2 in thesecond set, but closed it out, winning thenext four games.“I know I have to set the tone and I feel

the pressure,” Flores said. “It’s very niceto get the win. I like this match. It’s afriendly rivalry. You want to win and itwas nice to win with a slam at the win.It’s very competitive between the twoschools.”In No. 2 singles, Madera South’s Carli

Magnusson won her first set 6-3 andtrailed 3-2 in the second set to DeAnda.Magnusson won the next four of the nextfive games for a straight set victory, 6-4.

The wins came despite Magnusson miss-ing some practices working with hercheer squad and also being a member ofthe homecoming court.“I’m excited,” Magnusson said. “It’s

my first time beating them in season. Ihaven’t practiced all week and I’m gladI pulled this one out. There’s a lot ofpressure with Madera. We are kind of ri-vals, but I love them. It’s good to get awin.”Madera’s Stephanie Pantoja forced a

third set with Madera South’s Damien atNo. 3 singles. Damien won the first set, 6-4, but Pantoja won the second set by thesame 6-4 score. Pantoja defeated Damien,10-7 to win the third set tiebreak.Gonzales’ No. 4 singles match with

Madera’sManal Iqbal was the first one fin-ished. Gonzales won the match, 6-3, 6-0.“It feels good to get the win,” Gonza-

les said. “I’ve been wanting to beat them.This will get me pumped up and ready formy doubles match.”Madera South’s Reyes won the first set

at No. 5 singles, 6-4. Iniquez bouncedback for a 7-5 win in the second set andclosed it out with a 10-2 victory.Jen Perez, at No. 6 singles, came away

with a 6-4, 6-2 win for the Stallions overMadera’s Sarah Macias.Madera South will next play at Bullard-

Fresno while Madera hosts San JoaquinMemorial-Fresno. Both matches areTuesday.

Madera South SportsStallions fall to Patriots in non-league matchBy Tyler A. TakedaTHE MADERATRIBUNE

FRESNO — The MaderaSouth Stallion girls volleyballteam turned up the intensity inthe third set, but the first twosets put the Stallions behind ina non-league matchup with theHoover-Fresno Patriots.The Patriots took advantage

of enough Madera South er-rors for a 25-16, 25-13, 25-22victory Thursday at theHoover Event Center.“We tried to work on the ad-

justments we made in practiceyesterday and didn’t executethem to the best of our abili-ty,” Madera South head coachNate Perez said. “The big con-cern for me was our lack of in-tensity. We gave up on a lot ofeffort plays.”The Stallions still showed

how well they could play, bat-tling Hoover tough in the thirdset.“We talked about, regardless

of the outcome, give the besteffort we can,” Perez said.“Until that set, we didn’t get

the desire we needed.”Karen Teran led the Stal-

lions with eight kills to gowith 12 digs. Dominique An-drews added six kills in thewin. Setter Tanya Shinen ledthe team with 16 digs and 22assists.“It was one of those things

that we talked about as a tan-gible battle we have to winevery night is effort,” Perezsaid. “When you don’t winthat battle, it puts you in a badposition and we found our-selves in that positiontonight.”In the first set, the Stallions

looked to be able to stay withthe Patriots.After a side-out kill from

Paige Pender, Teran putdown a kill, Tabitha Tuttserved an ace and Andrewsput down another kill for an11-9 lead.However, Hoover came

back to score eight of the nextnine points for a 17-13 lead.Teran put down another

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Madera South middle blocker Izamar Bautista gets a hit pastthe Hoover defense during Thursday’s non-league loss to thePatriots.

Maderans in College

Rivera named Froshof Week againBy Tyler A. TakedaTHE MADERATRIBUNE

For the second time thisseason, Fresno Pacific crosscountry runner CristalRivera (Madera South) wasnamed the PacWest Fresh-man of theWeek, announcedMonday.Rivera was the women’s

No. 1 finisher for the secondstraight meet at the MustangChallenge in Santa Clarita.She placed 28th overall witha time of 19:21.In the men’s race, Ismael

Guzman (Madera South)placed seventh on the team.Jacksonville University

women’s soccer goalkeeperSarah Sierra (Madera) went1-2 over the last three match-es for the Dolphins. She al-lowed six goals in the threematches with an overtimevictory and played in everyminute of the matches.Alisha Brown (Madera

South)placed thirdon the UCRiversidecross coun-try teamwith a 16th-place finishat the UCRiverside Cross Country In-vitational on Sept. 14. Shefinished the course with atime of 21:31.In a 63-56 overtime victo-

ry over Southern Oregon onSept. 14, Sacramento Statefootball defensive linemanBen Cowger (Liberty) had atackle. Hornets footballpunter Justin Weldon (Lib-erty) had six punts for a 44.3yard average and put five in-side the 20-yard line. Wel-don added five more puntsfor a 41.2 yard average withtwo more inside the 20-yardline in an overtime loss toSouthern Utah on Sept. 21.Former Madera cross

country runnerCarinaMen-doza placed third for theFresno State Bulldogs at theFresno State Invitational onSept. 14 at Woodward Park.Mendoza, who is redshirtingthis season and ran unat-tached, finished with a timeof 18:18 and was just nineseconds behind first place.Running for UCMerced at

the invitational, Sofia Rios(Madera South) led the Bob-cats with a 31st place finish.In the men’s race, Kevin

Poythress (Madera) placed10th overall and third on theBulldogs’ team at the FresnoState invitational. Uriel Ca-banas (Madera South)placed fourth for the Bull-dogs in 25th place.The Vanguard University

women’s soccer team,ranked No. 2 in the NationalAssociation of Intercolle-giate Athletics, received agoal from Liliana Ruiz(Madera South) in a 2-0 vic-tory over the University ofMobile on Sept. 14. Ruiz al-so scored a goal in an 11-0victory over Bethesda onSept. 21. Ruiz has startedevery game this year for theLions and has two goals withfour assists.Katie Barsotti (Madera)

allowed a goal in a 1-1 tieagainst Bryan University.Barsotti made five saves in110 minutes of action for thePoint University women’ssoccer team on Sept. 14. Sheallowed a second half goal ina 1-0 loss to Southern Wes-leyan on Sept. 17. Barsottiallowed three goals, but had12 saves in a 3-0 loss to Mil-ligan College on Sept. 21.Cal State Stanislaus

women’s soccer midfielderJordan Moineau (Liberty)got a start in a 2-2 tie againstNo. 15 Sonoma State onSept. 20. Moineau had a shoton goal for the No. 11 War-riors. Moineau had two shotsin a 2-1 victory over Hum-boldt State on Sunday.Brianna Reyes (Madera)

and the Fres-no Pacificwomen’ssoccer teamwent 1-1over the lasttwo matches,including a1-0 victoryagainst defending PacWestchampions Cal Baptist.Humboldt State football

tight end Jonathan Kirk-man (Liberty) had twocatches for 18 yards in a 43-6 loss to Portland State onSept. 14. Kirkman had onecatch for eight yards in a

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28-2 loss to Azusa Pacific onSaturday.In a three-set women’s vol-

leyball victory over UCMerced on Sept. 14, ValeriaMartinez (Madera South)recorded four kills and sixdigs. Martinez recorded twokills in a three-set victory overWest Coast Baptist on Sept.19. She added five more killsand four digs in a three-setloss to Cal State San Marcoson Sept. 20.In a four set loss against

No. 3 Biola, SamanthaDougherty had eight killsand 14 digs for No. 22 TheMasters College on Sept. 21to open Golden State Athlet-ic Conference volleyball play.Dougherty led The MastersCollege with 15 kills andadded 12 digs in a three-setwin over Hope Internationalon Tuesday.AIB School of Business is

only in its third year of play-ing collegiate women’s vol-leyball. Former Madera Highstandout Miranda Brunneris getting plenty of playingtime for the Eagles. Sherecorded 12 kills and 20 digsat the Peru State CollegeClaws Out Challenge on Sept.13 and 14. She had four killsand eight digs in a three-setloss to Missouri Valley Col-lege and had two kills andfive digs in a three-set loss toClarke University onWednes-day.In a three-set win women’s

volleyball over Foothill Col-lege, Cabrillo College’s

Kelsee Montagna (Madera)had two kills and two digs onSept. 14. Montagna, theteam’s captain, also record-ed five kills in a three-setwin over San Joaquin Deltato win the Delta CollegeChallenge championship.In a three-set victory over

Porterville College at thePorterville Classic onSept. 21, Montagna hadthree kills with 10 blocksfor Cabrillo, who is rankedsecond in the state. She al-so had two kills in a four-set victory over AmericanRiver.At the Delta College

Challenge women’s volley-ball tournament, LissettePedraza (Madera South)recorded three assists in athree-set loss to AmericanRiver on Sept. 14. LillyMartinez (Madera South)put down four kills in afour-set win over Collegeof the Siskiyous at the Col-lege of the Siskiyous Tour-

nament on Sept. 21. Martinezadded another kill later in afour-set win over SimpsonUniversity.Tyler Bates (Madera) tied

for the team lead in tackles forthe Fresno City College foot-ball team in a 76-19 rout overMerced Junior College onSept. 14.Cody Sanders (Lib-erty) added four tackles. Bateshad three tackles, including aquarterback sack in a rout ofReedley College on Sept. 21.Josh Gibbs (Madera) record-ed two tackles, including atackle for loss. Sanders alsohad a tackle.A.J. Leon (Liberty) is the

West Hills College footballlong snapper and made a spe-cial teams tackle in a loss toCollege of the Sequoias onSept. 14.

• • •IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER MADER-ANS IN COLLEGE FOR THE FALLSPORTS SEASON I HAVE MISSED,

PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL [email protected].

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1. Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manningset the NFL record with 12 touchdown passes inthe first three games of the season. Who holds therecord for most touchdown passes in a three-game stretch with 15?A. Tom BradyB. Drew BreesC. Aaron RodgersD. Peyton Manning2. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has a 1.88 earnedrun average and could be the first sub-2.00 ERA pitcher since 2005.Who was the last starting pitcher with a sub-2.00 ERA?A. Ron GuidryB. Roy HalladayC. Roger ClemensD. Sandy Koufax

Trivia Answers1. D. Peyton Manning (2004) 2.C. Roger Clemens

Grade: SophomoreSport: Cross CountrySchool: Madera South High School

Accomplishment: Jonnie Montano helped lead theMadera South girls cross country team to a fourthplace finish in the Div. I Blue varsity girls A race at theWoodbridge Invitational on Saturday. Montanofinished fourth out of 120 runners with a time of 18.17to lead the Stallions girls team. The Stallions placedfourth despite two of their top five girls missing the

race. “For not having two of your top five in the race just really shows how toughthese girls really are, “ head coach Rich Parris said.

STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE WEEKJonnie Montano

Madera vs. Madera SouthGirls Tennis

Madera 5, Madera South 4

Singles— No. 1 Flora Flores (M) def. Priscilla Trujillo(MS) 6-3, 6-3; No. 2 Carli Magnusson (MS) def. Nan-cy DeAnda (M) 6-3, 6-4; No. 3 Stephanie Pantoja (M)def. Carina Damien (MS) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7; No. 4 Angeli-ca Gnzales (MS) def. Manal Iqbal (M) 6-3, 6-0; No. 5Taliza Iniquez (M) def. Mayra Reyes (MS) 4-6, 7-5, 10-2; No. 6 Jen Perez (MS) def. Sarah Macias (M) 6-4,6-2. Doubles— No. 1 Flores/DeAnda (M) def.Trujillo/Rikki Horn (MS) 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 Gonzales/Reyes (MS) def. Iniquez/Pantoja (M) 6-3, 6-0; N. 3Sydnee Sherrow/Kate Allen (M) def. Damien/GabbieBarranco (MS) 6-3, 6-2.

Madera CoyotesBoys Water Polo

Sanger 17, Madera 6

Goals: George Martin 3; Ryan Martines 1, JeremyRieping 1, Spencer Larios 1. Saves: Joe Garza 12.

Notes: “Joe Garza is our goalie and he kept positiveand was able to hold the score down to five after thehalf,” head coach Rick Martines said. “Sanger wasvery quick and had the upper hand on the counteratttack and Joe stopped a lot of one-on-ones.George Martin is a junior and stepped up his game inthe hole set. We are a young team and our communi-cation with each other in the field is getting better.”

Girls Water Polo

Sanger 18, Madera 6

Goals: Hannah Ryan 2, Mackenzie Ambrose 2, Ash-lee Gibbs 1, Alyssa Jackson 1.

Notes: The Coyotes trailed the Apaches 5-4 after thefirst quarter. However, Sanger closed out the gameoutscoring the Coyotes 13-2. “We had a really goodfirst quarter, but they were really good,” head coachErik Baymiller said. “It was going better than weexpected, but they were just too powerful of a team.Mackenzie Ambrose did very well on defense, asusual, and she added a pair of goals that were verywell taken.

On tap today

Boys Water Polo at Sunnyside Tournament, TBA

Girls Water Polo at El Capitan Tournament, TBA

Madera South StallionsGirls Volleyball

Hoover 3, Madera South 0

25-16, 25-13, 25-22

MS: Karen Teran 9 kills, 12 digs; Dominique Andrews6 kills; Tabitha Tutt 3 aces, 8 digs; Tanya Shinen 16digs, 22 assists; Marina Wells 13 digs; Jenny Pedraza7 digs.

Boys Water Polo

Edison 14, Madera South 6

Goals: Moses Salinas 1, Mark Cavallero 2, DylanHarder 4.

Girls Water Polo

Edison 19, Madera South 6

Goals: Tara Harford 3, Cynthia Pinto 1, MariciaLimon 2.

On tap todayBoys Water Polo at Sunnyside Tournament, TBACross Country at McFarland Invitational, 6 p.m.

Liberty HawksGirls Tennis

Liberty 9, Sierra 0

Singles— No. 1 Renee Ortega won 6-2, 6-2; No. 2Maritza Rivera won 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 Ana Hayes won 6-1, 6-2; No. 4 Julianna Wilson won 6-1, 6-1; No. 5Macy Reagon won 6-1, 6-2; No. 6 Jennifer Elford won6-4, 6-1. Doubles— No. 1 Ortega/Rivera won 8-0;No. 2 Hayes/Corrie Talbert won 8-6; No. 3Wilson/Emily Williams won 8-2.

Notes: “The girls are definitely improving and under-standing the game better,” head coach Greg Rulandsaid. “They are beginning to look for shot that theycan get wins from. It’s fun to watch their improve-ment.”

Scoreboard

side-out kill and Hoover hitout of bounds to cut the leadto three. Hoover served uptwo aces in a six-point run toget to set point. Hoovermissed its next serve, but putdown a kill to end the first setwith a 25-16 victory.In the second set, the Stal-

lions had trouble scoringpoints when they had a serve.Five Hoover service errorskept the Stallions in the game.Pender put down MaderaSouth’s lone kill when theyhad the serve in the second set.Andrews put down two

side-out kills and had a soloblock to cut the Hoover leadto 11-8.Hoover then took advantage

of Madera South’s third serv-ice error of the set to score sixstraight points. After a Teranservice error, Hoover scoredthree more points. AnotherStallions service error led toanother two Hoover pointsand the Patriots added twomore for a 23-11 lead.After the Stallions got the

side out, Hoover got it rightback and closed the set with asolo block with a 25-13 win.In the second set, an ace

from Marina Wells and a Ter-an kill gave Madera South a3-2 lead. Hoover took a 4-3lead, but the Stallions got theserve and Teran put down twostraight kills for a 6-4 lead.Teran then put down a side

out kill and Savanah Valdezput down two more kills for a9-5 Stallions lead.Hoover cut the lead to two,

but Tutt served an ace for a12-8 lead. Andrew put downa side out kill to keep the lead,14-10.Hoover served up two aces

and scored six straight pointsto take the lead.Tutt got a kill on a free ball

to cut the lead to one. Hoovergot the serve back and ex-tended its lead to 22-17 beforeanAndrews kill and a Tutt acefor a three-point lead.After Hoover got to match

point, Andrews put down akill and Wells served an acefor a 24-22 lead. Hooverclosed the match with a killfor the 25-22 win.The Stallions will take next

week off before openingCounty/Metro Athletic Con-ference play on Oct. 8 againstBullard-Fresno.

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Former Madera girls volleyball standout Miranda Brunner hasstarted every game for the AIB School of Business Eagleswomen’s volleyball team.

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Major League Baseball ScoreboardNational League

East DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Atlanta 94 65 .591 —Washington 84 75 .528 10New York 73 86 .459 21Philadelphia 72 87 .453 22Miami 59 100 .371 35

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

z-St. Louis 94 65 .591 —z-Pittsburgh 91 68 .572 3z-Cincinnati 90 69 .566 4Milwaukee 72 87 .453 22Chicago 66 93 .415 28

West DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Los Angeles 91 68 .572 —Arizona 80 79 .503 11San Diego 75 84 .472 16San Francisco 74 85 .465 17Colorado 72 87 .453 19

z-clinched playoff berth; x-clinched division

Saturday's GamesPittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1:05 p.m.San Diego at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.Milwaukee at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.Detroit at Miami, 7:10 p.m.Philadelphia at Atlanta , 7:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.Washington at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBx-Boston 96 63 .604 —Tampa Bay 90 69 .566 6Baltimore 83 76 .522 13New York 82 77 .516 14Toronto 72 87 .453 24

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Detroit 93 66 .585 —

Cleveland 89 70 .560 4Kansas City 84 75 .528 9Minnesota 66 93 .415 27Chicago 62 97 .390 31

West DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Oakland 94 65 .591 —Texas 88 71 .553 6Los Angeles 78 81 .491 16Seattle 70 89 .440 24Houston 51 108 .321 43x-clinched division

Saturday's GamesL.A. Angels at Texas, 12:05 p.m.Cleveland at Minnesota , 1:05 p.m.Tampa Bay at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.Oakland at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Detroit at Miami, 7:10 p.m.Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 7:10p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

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Of the peopleThe Madera Tribune

2890 Falcon DriveMadera, CA 93637(559) 674-2424

Les Hayes ...................... Publisher emeritusDec. 28, 1928-April 6, 2011

Charles P. Doud ........... Editor and publisherLeonard Soliz .................... General managerKatrina Soliz .......................... Sales director

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dress of grievances.—

The Madera Tribune welcomes letters fromits readers. To be eligible for publication, aletter must include the name, telephonenumber and city of residence of its writer.Name and city of residence will be pub-lished, and phone numbers will be kept forreference and used for verification of au-thorship. Letters may be submitted by mail,e-mail, fax, or in person.By mail: Letters, The Madera Tribune, Box269, Madera, CA 93639By e-mail to: [email protected] fax to: (559) 673-6526In person at: 2890 Falcon Drive, Madera

Of the people ...Public meetings

The following are regularly scheduled meetings ofelected officials and public agency governing boardsin Madera and Madera County.Madera City Council:Meets first and thirdWednesdays. Closed session starts at 6 p.m., regularsession at 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, CityHall, 205 W. 4th St. Information: 661-5405 (office ofSonia 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: The Com-mission typically meets at 6 p.m. on the first Tues-day of each month. If there are a sufficient numberof items scheduled, a second meeting will be held onthe third Tuesday of the month. Valley meetings areheld in the conference room at the Resource Man-agement Agency, 2037 W. Cleveland, Madera. or theCoarsegold Community Center, 31500 Highway 41,Coarsegold. The location of each meeting is basedon where the majority of agenda 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 fourth Tuesday of each month. Meet-ings are held at Madera County Mosquito and VectorControl District, 3105 Airport Drive, Madera, CA93637 at 1 p.m. Telephone: (559) 662-8880.Madera Irrigation District Board of Directors:The first and third Tuesday of each month. Meetingsare held at Madera Irrigation District Office, 12152Rd 28 1/4, Madera, CA 93637 in the board room.Telephone: (559)673-3514.Gravelly Ford Water District Board of Directors:Meets second Wednesday of each month at 1:30p.m. at Schaffer Ranch Office, 25176 Ave 5 1/2,Madera, Ca 93638 Telephone: (559) 474-1000.Madera Unified School District Board ofTrustees: The second and fourth Tuesday of eachmonth at 7 p.m. at Madera Unified School Distict of-fice at 1902 Howard Road, Madera, CA 93637. Tele-phone: (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. MaderaAve., Madera, CA 93637, (559) 673-6051Madera District Fair Board: Board meets on thethird Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. MaderaFair Grounds in office, 1850 W. Cleveland Ave.,Madera, CA 93637. Information contact Scott Sam-ple (559) 674-8511Madera 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 Chamber. The commissionmeetings are also live streamed and can be viewed athttp://madera.granicus.com/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 Madera CountyTransportation Commission Conference room, 2001Howard Road Suite 201, at 3 p.m.

Thomas Elias

CALIFORNIA FOCUS

The IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change hasmet again, this time in Swe-den, to tell us that the world isheating up and that we've justgot to do something about it.That's because this globalwarming is our fault, eventhough over the past 15 yearsthe globe hasn't heated all thatmuch. We should ignore thatfact, the climate change peo-ple said, because we shouldn'tconfuse weather with climatechange. Weather is what hap-pens every day, while climatechange is what happens whennobody's looking.I am one who believes it has

been warming up for about12,000 years. That long ago,big glaciers, some of them amile thick, covered much ofNorth America. Now thoseglaciers are gone, and it is ourfault. Apparently, if those gla-

ciers were still there, thingswould be much better allaround. Or, maybe not. Per-sonally, I am glad they aregone, because if they weren't,we'd all have to be living inMexico, which would be afine kettle of fish. Instead ofMexicans sneaking up here forwork, the rest of us be sneak-ing down there just to getwarm.Here are some ideas for

stopping global warming:•Stop having forest fires, es-

pecially big ones like the RimFire. Forest fires put a lot ofgreenhouse gases into the at-mosphere.

•Tell the people in Chinaand India to stop economic de-velopment and go back to liv-ing in caves.•Outlaw cars and trucks in

the United States and go backto horses and buggies.•Outlaw airplanes, espe-

cially jets, which are said tospew greenhouse gases intothe atmosphere like nothingelse. (That would mean theclimate-change people could-n't fly to Sweden, but thatwould be all right.)•Have members of Con-

gress and the state legislaturesstay home and just write let-ters to one another. All youhave to do is watch C-Span torealize those Solons are re-sponsible for vast quantities ofgreenhouse gas when anymore than three or four ofthem get together to talk. Thesame could be said for the cli-mate panelists.

State of Jefferson? Not very likelyIt’s secession season again in

California. For the seventh timein the last 27 years or so, there’sa movement afoot to split thestate.But while most secession at-

tempts have sought to divide Cal-ifornia on a north-south basis,with the divide roughly at the topof the Tehachapi Mountains be-tween Los Angeles and Bakers-field, the latest effort — like thetwo most recent previous ones—involves far more creative and in-teresting borders. The previouspair sought east-west splits alongpolitical lines, wanting to take themost conservative-leaning partsof California away from coastalcounties that tend to vote moreliberally.The newest effort is a com-

pletely different twist, even car-rying a name: The state ofJefferson.This one originates in Siskiyou

County, a mostly-rural, moun-tainous area bordering on Oregonthat is roughly bisected by thenorth-south Interstate 5. Countysupervisors there, confronted bya roomful of citizens frustratedby what they see as neglect andeven persecution from state gov-ernment, voted 4-1 early lastmonth to leave. They’d like totake some other Northern Cali-fornia counties and a few fromsouthern Oregon with them.Supervisors in some neighbor-

ing counties will probably voteon the idea soon. (Editor's note:Modoc County also voted, earlythis week, to secede.)If the state of Jefferson were to

become a reality, its largest citiesmight be places like Ashland,Medford or Klamath Falls, Ore.,or Eureka, in Humboldt County.Should it stretch as far south asShasta County, Redding wouldbecome its metropolis.Many Siskiyou residents and

some in nearby counties areangry over new gun control lawsand firefighting fees being as-sessed by state officials in wild-fire-prone areas. They alsoharbor longtime fears that bigcities to the south might one day

tap wild and scenic rivers likeEel, Smith or Trinity. They feelunrepresented in Sacramento,and are plainly alienated from thefreeway-conscious cultures ofLos Angeles and the San Fran-cisco Bay area.It’s rather ironic that this move

comes while California’s gover-nor, for the first time in decades,is a significant rural landowner,Gov. Jerry Brown owning aranch north of Sacramento.But the strong odds are that no

matter how intriguing the Jeffer-son idea may be and no matterhow valid the grievances of theaffected area, this state split willgo no farther than all the past ef-forts.For one thing, any such split

would have to be okayed by Con-gress. How many other stateswill vote, in effect, to give thepresent California two more seatsin the United State Senate? Noother state wants its clout diluted.There’s also the likelihood that

the demographic makeup and po-litical leanings of the Jeffersonarea would assure election of aRepublican governor and legisla-ture, something Democrats nowcontrolling Sacramento and theU.S. Senate would resist.These kinds of factors are sig-

nificant reasons why there hasbeen no successful state splitsince the Civil War era, whenWest Virginia was formed as apro-Union state after the rest ofVirginia became the seat of theConfederacy. Feelings may runhigh today in some places, butthere’s no way an annual fire feecan arouse the same deep feel-ings as slavery did a century anda half ago.This doesn’t mean people in

rural Northern California aren’tsick of being dominated politi-cally by the big coastal popula-tion centers. So the neweststate-split advocates have at leastsomething in common with the

28 previous efforts to split thestate since California joined theUnion, mostly spurred by North-ern Californians fearing domina-tion by Los Angeles.What’s more, secession would

require an overall yes vote fromall Californians, very unlikely.The bottom line now, as with

past state split efforts, is that it’snot going to happen, no matterhow much fun some folks mighthave while talking up the idea.But mere talk won’t solve the

economic and political problemsof the area. Only better represen-tation in both Congress and theLegislature can start doing that,but there’s no prospect most ofthe current major office-holderswhose districts include SiskiyouCounty will change or growmoreeffective anytime soon.

• • •Tom Elias is author of the cur-

rent book “The Burzynski Break-through: The Most PromisingCancer Treatment and the Gov-ernment’s Campaign to SquelchIt,” now available in an updatedthird edition. His email addressis [email protected].

Thoughts on stopping global warming

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Donot antici-pate trou-ble, orworry about whatmay never happen.Keep in the sun-

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Local Weather ForecastForecast for Maderaand surrounding areaToday...Sunny. Highs 82 to 87.

Tonight...Clear. Lows 52 to 58.

Sunday...Sunny. Highs 83 to 89.

Sunday night...Partly cloudy. Lows53 to 59.

Monday...Mostly clear. Highs 78 to86.

Monday night...Mostly clear. Lows53 to 60.

Tuesday...Mostly clear. Highs 78 to86.

Tuesday night...Mostly clear. Lows53 to 60.

Wednesday...Mostly clear. Highs 78to 86.

Wednesday night...Mostly clear.Lows 53 to 60.

Thursday...Sunny. Highs 80 to 85.

Thursday night...Mostly clear. Lows53 to 59.

Friday...Mostly clear. Highs 80 to 85.


Three generations of Gaithers, from left, Felicia, Sierra, 3, and Tami will be celebrating Old-Timers Day at the park today. Today’s forecast is sunny with a high of 87 and low of 52.

plantations, the foresters want-ed to grow forest for woodproduction,” said federal for-est ecologist Hugh Safford aday after surveying the im-pact. “Now there are a lot ofthings that we are trying to dothat we have to take into con-sideration: watershed protec-tion, wildlife habitat restora-tion, climate change re-silience. That’s a big switch inthinking.”The fire’s timing comes as

the Stanislaus has become thenational leader in charting theagency’s new path in a time offrugal government. Unlikeneighboring Yosemite, wherea history of prescribed burnsleft less lasting damage, theforest service has not been ag-gressively proactive aboutmanaging much of the vastforestlands.“We have a heck of a time

paying to do this work,” Saf-

ford said. “But when you lookat how the Rim Fire burned,one of the things you see isthat in the places where theygot some thinning done, itworked.”Safford and other scientists

are hoping that their observa-tions from the Rim Fire leadto research over the comingyears that will improve forestmanagement across the aridWest.

“There’s going to be a lot ofpressure to do logging and re-planting on the landscape.Those are important tools wehave, but we have a lot oftools and we need to find waysto use them,” he said.Whether foresters will re-

plant what they’ve describedas a moonscape — or allow itto regenerate as shrubby chap-arral is just one of the manydecisions that will be made.

Today, miles of charredpines and firs with blackenedtrunks show where crews setbackfires to reduce fuel in aherculean effort to keep thefire out of mountain commu-nities.Even as stumps still smolder

elsewhere, crews are workingto at least shore up ridgesahead of the state’s rain andsnow season that begins nextmonth.

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Scott Small andother National For-est Service crewmembers work torestore terrain thatwas bulldozed fora firebreak in thebattle against RimFire on a nordicski trail alongDodge Ridge onThursday in theStanislaus Nation-al Forest, nearTuolumne City.

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Tami Jo NixGRAVY BY THE SLICE

Healthcarefor everyoneThe clowns in Washington

D.C. are at it again. The Re-publicans are beating theirheads against the wall tryingto defund Obamacare. This isthe 42nd time they have triedthis. What a waste of timefrom a group who is paid verywell to work what amounts toa part-time job.

The Affordable Care Act(ACA) will help provide uni-versal healthcare for all Amer-icans. Sure, it will cost a boat-load of money but it is still agood idea.

President Bill Clinton triedto come up with a plan and as-signed First Lady Hillary Clin-ton to a task-force more than20 years ago. The 1993 HealthSecurity Act faced the sameopposition as Obamacare, ac-cording to Wikipedia.

My entire adult life has in-volved health insurance andmaking sure we had it. Even aminor illness requiring hospi-talization can devastate ones’finances. Paying someoneevery month for insurance is ahedge against future sickness.It wasn’t until it became a lawthat everyone bought car in-surance. Companies competefor business with entry-levelcar insurance advertised on-line for as little as $19 amonth. Health insurance cov-erage is exactly the same.

Considering the Cadillactaxpayer funded health plancongress members and theirfamilies enjoy, they shouldhang their heads in shame.They should be forced to buyhealth insurance and pay intoSocial Security the same as therest of us. Our forefatherswould be appalled by whatgoes on in Washington, D.C.

Freshman Sen. Ted CruzSEE HEALTH CARE, PAGE B3

Caring for older pets

Samantha loves to voiceher complaints with a hissand swat of the paws. She isa beautiful 17-year-old,much loved, calico kitty. Athome, she is in charge. Herhumans merely catering toher wishes and whims.

She came to the MaderaVeterinary Center about twomonths ago after her familynoticed she was losingweight and not eating much.Blood work revealed earlykidney disease, which istreatable in the short term.The only trouble is thatSamantha decided she doesnot like taking medication,the extra fluids for kidneydieresis, or eating the dietthat is most beneficial fortreating kidney disease.More on Samantha in a bit.

I can’t begin to explain

how much I love meetingand interacting with olderpets. There is just somethinggreat about the dignified labwith white in his muzzle, orthe grumpy old tabby cat thatstill likes to get into scufflesprotecting his house. Seniorpets have an unidentifiablegrace that brings theirguardians both joy and sad-ness as natural aging pro-gresses. The good news isthat our pets are now livinglonger thanks to devotedowners, modern veterinarymedicine, and great nutri-tion.

As our pets age, ailmentssuch as periodontal disease,diabetes, kidney disease,arthritis, and cancer canemerge. Fortunately, veteri-nary medicine and dentistryhas kept pace with the besthuman practices. Think ofyour veterinarian as a dentist,gerontologist, dermatologist,

SEE PETS, PAGE B2

By Leon E. EmoTHE MADERA TRIBUNE

Iremember starting outas a kid. We lived onthe southeast cornerof Dellavalle Avenue andRush Street. I was an on-ly child and though I hadfriends in school and theneighborhood, I oftentimes created imaginaryanimals, creatures andplaces. We would travel(in my wondering andwandering mind) todeeply wooded forestswhere furry crittersroamed; to deep canyonsand valleys where tower-ing waterfalls cascadedover rocky cliffs.

Dad’s crop dusting seasonhad finally slowed and he an-nounced we were going to theOld Timers Day Parade. Butlooking out my bedroom win-dow I saw him loading strangethings in the back of the bigcar. After a stop for donuts atSno-White Drive-In, we founda spot near Dr. Daggett’s of-fice to watch the parade.

After all the bands, floatsand horses passed, we climbedback into the car. But insteadof heading home, Dad, withMom beside him, headed forthe mountains. A half-hourlater we passed a ricketybuilding with some motorcy-cles out front. Dad said it wassomething called the 22-MileHouse. From the back seat, Ipeeked over his shoulder atthe odometer and later lookedagain to see if it was 22 milesto anywhere.

The road became steeper.Dad and Mom laughed whenwe passed the Coarsegold Inn.I guessed from their smiles

that something funny had hap-pened between them at the innbefore I had been born. Laterwe drove through a smalltown called Oakhurst. Dadstopped at the SnowlineLodge so I could use the rest-room. He showed me a bigwindow that overlooked thevalley below.

Trees were everywhere, bigones, too. Then we stopped ata little building. A person in-side, wearing a Smokey theBear hat just like I had seenwhile learning about fires inschool, held out his hand. Dadgave the man a dollar or

COURTESY OF EMO FAMILY ARCHIVES

The columnist’s father carries his son near the Merced Riverin Yosemite Valley while his mother Goldena, already frailfrom tuberculosis, treads carefully along the water’s edge.

MO’S MEANDERINGS

Theparadeandfallingfire

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The Fire Fall was a nightly tradi-tion in Yosemite National Parkfor over 80 years. It was discon-tinued in 1968 when the ParkService put less priority on artifi-cial attractions. Hundreds wouldgather at Camp Curry and on theValley floor to view the spectacle.

SEE YOSEMITE, PAGE B3

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MMaaddeerraa OOlldd TTiimmeerrss DDaayyPPaarraaddee aanndd aafftteerr--ppaarraaddee ffeess--ttiivvaall — 10 a.m. Sept. 28,along Yosemite Avenue start-ing at Flume Street and pro-ceeding to Courthouse Park,where the festival will be heldafter the parade. Contact:706-0477.

PPhhoottooggrraapphhyy eexxhhiibbiitt — 11a.m. to 3 p.m., MaderaCounty Library, 121 G. St.Original photography byMaderan Pelusa Chirinos.Contact: Madera CountyLibrary, 675-7871.

Monday, Sept. 30ZZuummbbaa MMoonnddaayyss — 6:30 to7:30 p.m. Mondays,Yosemite Christian Center'sFireside Room, 1201 E.Yosemite Ave. Madera HEALZone Initiative's free Zumbafor women only (ages 12 andup) with certified instructorAngela Garcia. Contact: Leti-cia Sandoval of Central ValleyHealth Network, 255-5300 [email protected].

Tuesday, Oct. 1MMCCHH SSccrruubb SSaallee — 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Oct. 1, MarriottHotel main conference room,1219 E. Almond Ave. MaderaCommunity Hospital Leagueof Volunteers will sell medical

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scrubs to fundraise for the hos-pital. Contact: Rae Gomes, 675-5503.

DDrriivvee--tthhrruu FFlluu CClliinniicc — 8 a.m. to11:30 a.m. Oct. 1, Madera Fair-grounds. Free flu shots providedby the Madera County PublicHealth Department.

Wednesday, Oct. 2CCeelleebbrraattee AAggrriiccuullttuurree iinn tthhee AArrttssCCoommppeettiittiioonn aanndd EExxhhiibbiittiioonn —5:30 p.m. Oct. 2, Circle Gallery,1653 N. Schnoor Ave. Openingreception for Madera CountyArts Council’s 20th CelebrateAgriculture in the Arts event.

MMCCHH ssccrruubb ssaallee — 7 a.m. to 2p.m. Oct. 2, Marriott Hotel mainconference room, 1219 E.Almond Ave. Madera Communi-ty Hospital League of Volunteerswill sell medical scrubs to raisefunds for the hospital. Contact:

Rae Gomes, 675-5503.

Thursday, Oct. 3MMaaddeerraa RReessccuuee MMiissssiioonn FFaallllBBaannqquueett — 5:30 p.m. in HatfieldHall at the Madera Fairgrounds.Tickets are $40 per person or$300 for a table of eight. Con-tact: Mike Unger, 675-8321.

Friday, Oct. 4EEllkkss HHooeeddoowwnn DDaannccee — 6 p.m.to midnight Oct. 4, Elks Lodge,112 W. 6th St. For ages 21 andover featuring The StallionDance Band, hors d’oeuvresand raffles. Western attireencouraged, with prize for best-dressed cowboy and cowgirl.Cost is $10 with proceeds bene-fitting local youth activities. Con-tact: 673-1918 or 940-3220 fortickets.

LLiibbrraarryy OOppeenn HHoouussee — 3:30-

6:30 p.m., Oct. 4, GallowayRoom, Madera Library, 121 N. GSt. After hours open house host-ed by Friends of the MaderaCounty Library. Food will be pro-vided. Library staff will be sta-tioned about the building todescribe materials and services.Slideshow of past year's eventswill show continuously. Contact:675-7871.

GGoossppeell ssiinngg — 6 p.m. Fridays atFirst Assembly of God, 22444Avenue 18 1/2. Come and singGospel music. For all denomina-tions. Contact: Ted Beck, 674-2650 or Harvey Nickel, 674-8118.

Saturday, Oct. 5MMaaddeerraa UUnniioonn HHiigghh SScchhoooollCCllaassss ooff 11995588 rreeuunniioonn — 6 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 5, Tornino’s, 5080N. Blackstone, Fresno. Cost is$35 per person. Contact: Pat

Sunia, 662-1023.

CChhrriissttiiaann BBiikkeerrss RRaallllyy — 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Oct. 5, Madera Fair-grounds. Family event. Vendors,swap meet, bike show, livebands, bike games, children’sactivities, arm wrestling. Vendorbooths (10 feet by 20 feet) avail-able for $25. Contact Sue Shaw,232-3464 or Keith Kimbro, 947-5269.

RRaanncchhooss KKiiwwaanniiss HHaarrvveesstt FFeessttii--vvaall — 1 p.m. until dusk, May-wood Center in the Ranchos, onAvenue 12. Car show, chilicookoff, food booths, scarecrowcontest, pumpkin contest, livemusic, booths. Contact DebFarr, 801-7703.

LLoovvee MMaaddeerraa — 9 a.m. Oct. 5 atCourthouse Park. Participate invarious community service proj-ects around Madera. To sign upfor a project or more info visitwww.lovemadera.com.

BBrreewwffeesstt 22001133 — 1 p.m to 5p.m. Oct. 5, Courthouse Park onthe west side of the old court-house. Madera Breakfast Lionspresents Brewfest 2013 featur-

ing sample microbrews,gourmet sausages, and per-formance by Yard Dogs. Costis $20, designated drivers arefree. Tickets available fromMadera Breakfasts Lions atOld Timers Day.

Sunday, Oct. 6FFiieessttaa iinn tthhee PPaarrkk — Noon to4 p.m. Oct. 6, at CourthousePark. A free program organ-ized by Latinas Unidas willcelebrate National HispanicHeritage Month with live Mari-achi music, folkloric dancing,food, children and familygames, information boothsand more. For vendorspaces, call 674-9354 or geta form at Nora and Associ-ates, 821 W. Yosemite Ave.

Monday, Oct. 7BBiigg FFrreessnnoo FFaaiirr bbuuss ttrriipp —Leaves at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 7,from Wells Fargo parking loton Country Club Drive andCleveland Avenue. Will retur

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