Red Line (Nov. 17)
Humorous Song: “The Scotsman’s Kilt”
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A man warned, “the good old boys that are the Madera County Supervisors should start watching out because they are going to get booted out if they continue to do these good old boy shenanigans. Somebody wake up and smell the roses, the coffee, the beans or something.”
A man said he thought “a holiday should be named after a gentleman who is gone now. Mr. Bob Hope spent a lot of time away from his home and family to try to entertain the troops.”
A male voice, referring to Madera High’s varsity football team, had a response to the person who said the sophomores were winning games and then the juniors and seniors played and they began losing.
“I got news for you,” said this week’s caller. “The sophomores aren’t that good. Take a look at the opponents’ records they beat. They barely beat Madera South. It doesn’t matter if it’s sophomores, juniors or seniors who is playing. As long as that football coach is in town they are not going to win.”
Another man, after reading the headline “Coyotes given incentive in the season finale,” said, “I’ve never heard of such a ridiculous statement by a football coach that if you win this Friday, I’ll take you to the playoffs. (Note: The Coyotes lost 35-28.)
“How can you go to the playoffs with a record like that? And why is the (Madera Unified) school district, when we’re in these economic times, wasting money to go to a playoff game somewhere when there is no incentive for the kids because they haven’t been winning. The best thing they can do after seven years and his record is get rid of him (the coach).
A woman who “went to a gang management meeting, heard that whenever tennis shoes are thrown over a power line that means gang activity.” She said, “There’s been shoes hanging at Gateway (Drive) and E Street for almost six months. What’s wrong with our city that they can’t get those shoes down?”
A man thought the prices for dogs and cats adopted from the animal shelter was high and suggested, that “they lower the price and more would be adopted.”
Another man “would like to know why law enforcement does not enforce the crossings in the crosswalks in the city. All these residents we have walking the streets walk against the red. They have no regard for the traffic laws. They think I’m going to go, no matter what. If they get hit, I guarantee you the driver will be the one at fault because they’re in the crosswalk. Why can’t something be done about this? I complained a couple of years ago and nothing has yet to be done.”
A gentleman said “it was sad for me to read” in another paper of “a new manufacturing business that opened up in Chowchilla hired five people from Fresno through a government-sponsored program that would pay some or their wages. Does this mean that the employment department in Madera was not notified of this company?”
A woman asked “if we could print a birth announcement of a baby (name given) who was born Aug. 22.” (Editor’s note: The parent should come into the office at 100 E. 7th St. and fill out a form.)
“Congratulations to Warren Buffet,” said a regular caller. “He now owns a large chunk of California running along the railroad line when he took over (purchased) Burlington Northern.”
The caller referenced “the Homestead Act of 1862” and said “the railroads probably own every alternate section of land along their lines.” He suggested since Buffet “owns so much of California, why doesn’t he solve some of its problems?”
A man “thought he would help” by responding to last week’s lady who asked about where she could find some walnuts in the shell. “If she would go for a nice drive down Madera Avenue to Kerman. Just north of Kerman and Highway 180 (Whitesbridge Road), there’s a walnut grove on the right hand side with a sign that says walnuts for sale.”
He also said, “you can see the new construction on Madera Avenue. It’s going to be nice when it is widened.”
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Rock Music Video: “Beautiful Bride” by Flyleaf
what is wrong with todays coaches
In jr. and high schools, in order for your son or daughter to play varsity, jv, or freshman you better know someone on the staff. In other words, it is not how good your child is in that sport, but whom he knows that will determine playing time or any at all.