Red Line (May 26)
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A man called “regarding the picture of the sobriety checkpoint and the people that were cited for not wearing seatbelts in a overloaded vehicle.”
He “hoped the judge in this case has more sense than the Madera Police Department. Trust me, I have nothing against sobriety checkpoints. They should have them every day. But to cite a driver who evidently was not drinking and hauling people from possibly a party where they were drinking and then to cite them for hundreds of dollars per person?”
“I called last week to The Madera Tribune,” began a lady who asked why the movie schedule was no longer being printed. “My family and I go to the movies a lot, and it really is convenient and I would like to see the service continued.”
A man commented on the same subject and said he “had learned that the owner of the movies had stopped advertising the movie schedule … Though I always try to patronize Madera businesses, I will be driving to Fresno again to see movies.”
A lady had a comment about “the service clubs of Madera. I recently was witness to some of the work they do on community, national and international levels. These clubs should be commended for all the work they do and their members recognized more often. It is just amazing the work they do.”
“I’m a 50-year resident,” said a man, “retired military. I plan on staying here the rest of my life, but this graffiti thing is so far out of hand.” He mentioned “a building out on 15 1/2, a residence, abandoned and the graffiti letters are four and five feet tall. Everyday there is more. All they’re doing is mocking the police. It’s a perfect place for a stakeout. We live in a modern age. We could set up cameras. It’s horrible. If the cops were serious about catching them they could.”
Another lady who “moved here from an east (San Francisco) bay town so I wouldn’t have to see this crap” was getting tired of the promises. “So we pay for an outside agency to come in and fix this graffiti. When? And for how long? Between the graffiti and gangs, I think I made a mistake in moving here.”
A woman who “has lived here 50 years and has always taken her animals to a veterinarian” (name given) “and I took my dog in there. The new owner (veterinarian) said ‘yes, he had a bite wound or a tumor.’ The doctor left and the technician came in. She looked at it and said it was neither a bite wound nor a tumor. It was the dog’s nipple. Male dogs have nipples, too. Needless to say, I will never be going back to that one again.”
A man who was “enjoying a cup of coffee in the morning” said, “Just when I think I’ve seen it all,” he saw his weekly garbage truck arrive. “I see the driver jump out of the cab and climb in the open bin of the truck. I can only see him from the waist up, but I can’t help but notice that he is unbuttoning his pants, disappearing from view for a few minutes and reappearing. He pulls up and zips his pants. He engages something that begins churning things up in the bin. He once again climbs up and takes a look to see what he has deposited is mixed with whatever was there in the first place. Satisfied, he quickly climbs in the cab and drives off down the street. It doesn’t leave much to the imagination what he did.”
The man suggested, “Wouldn’t it be possible for the city to provide facilities for the urge to go? Needless to say, the serenity of the Friday morning was broken, and left a memory that it will never be the same.” (Editor’s note: The city doesn’t operate the trucks. A contractor does.)
Though her message was mostly not understood, a lady said, “she was very upset when she entered a classroom at an elementary school and only saw the Mexican flag displayed in the classroom. Nowhere was the American flag.”
“I miss a lot of things about Madera,” said a man. “I am a veteran and went to the ceremony in (Courthouse) park Monday morning. Afterwards, I thought the Elks lodge, across the street, would be open. I always enjoy talking to the members and buddies from all branches of service. They were closed. I hope they are open for Veteran’s Day. Even if just a few of us show up, because there are fewer every year.”
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I was just reading this article about me and it is terribly misleading (July 2004)
Yes, I did shoot a boxer (one). The dog was on my property; aggressive, not allowing me in or out of my house. On several occasions it would try to bite me while I was mowing the lawn; it would chase my cat, dig holes in my lawn, and destroy my property. If people down the street value their dog they should keep it at home, try obeying the leash laws of Madera County.
The only reason I was at fault was because I had recently sold my horses, chickens, ducks, and peacocks. Had I kept just one of these animals I would have been justified in shooting the dog; but it seems that there are no laws protecting people, just livestock
Thomas J. Fegette
On May 30th, the Tribune reported that the City of Madera "has adopted Stage 2 of the City Water-Shortage Contingency plan."
Does this mean that the City is going to shut down the multiple, weekly car washes held throughout the City every weekend by various groups raising money for everything from funerals to cheerleader camps etc.
Four years ago I went back to work in fast food after rising my two kids and what I found out is- 65 percent of the people here in Madera are pigs!
I know it’s not a 5 star Restaurant but does two familys of 4 have to come in and make a mess for 20 people! Letting their kids run around the place, having food fights,fighting over food,and when you ask the parents to have them to stop & to sit down they look at you like how dare you and then do nothing to stop them! please if you find out let me know.
In regards to an article in March 17, 2006 (Delta Bay real estate scam)… my parents is one of the victims that i have just found out in this last two weeks. I would like to know what happened to her case. Did anything happen as far as being convicted, because she is now scamming my parents out of their $5,500 in loan modification fraud with their two mortgages. I am going to need all the help i can get to help my parents get back on track with their mortgage.
Please, any information about this company or (NAME REMOVED) is important to me, thanks in advance.
Searching your web page reveals no matches for 2009 obituaries. An auto accident May 23 resulted in one death I know of on Raymond Road. Do newspapers report auto accidents and deaths these days?
WEBMASTER’S NOTE: Indeed, newspapers do. However obituaries no longer appear on our free Web site, and other articles that do appear on that site are usually considerably shortened from their printed form. To read all of what The Madera Tribune offers requires a physical or online subscription.