For a free, four-week subscription to Coate Tales: For these L K advertisers: The Madera Tribune, Double-crossing Hot Dates w/Yard Sale • Cedar Creek just email [email protected] the D.A. Community Action Partnership • Gill Auto Coupon Valley West Christian Center • Wiebe Real Estate The Madera Tribune | 2591 Mitchell Ct. See Page 4 IN The Madera Tribune TODAY! Open 8am-5pm | 559-674-2424 Weekend Edition, Saturday, August 22, 2020 | VOL 129 - ISSUE 42 | 50 Cents The Madera Tribune Visit us online: www.maderatribune.com MUSD Superintendent Lile: Learning loss is certain ‘Any opportunity we observed. Teachers were in their classrooms, and stu- WENDY ALEXANDER/THE MADERA TRIBUNE have to get the kids dents remained at home. Millview Elementary School into the classrooms According to district Su- first grade teacher Maria this fall … we need perintendent Todd Lile, Vargas, right, meets with the first day of school went Gabriela Lopez, Alberto to work to make that well, but he had a word of Dominguez, 6, and Lizzet happen.’ — Todd Lile caution for the community: Dominguez, 5, outside while The COViD-19 pandemic in a social distance setting by bill Coate to distribute a computer and THE MADERA TRIBUNE will take its toll on educa- tion. This appears to be in- supplies, and discuss the Madera unified School evitable. online distance learning stu- District’s 2020-2021 school in a special video, dents will be participating in year opened this week un- “Re-imagining Learning this year until further notice. der orders from the state that distance learning had to be SEE MUSD, PAGE 2 WENDY ALEXANDER/THE MADERA TRIBUNE Smoke from fires in Northern and Southern California and from western Fresno County made its way to Madera County, as seen coming through State Route 41 on Thursday. Smoke from the fires made for an unhealthy day, according to the San Joaquin Air Pollution District. FOR THE MADERA TRIBUNE Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the driver of a large quad, recently seen driving recklessly, speeding and then fleeing from police in the areas of Lake Street and Ellis Street. Wildfires bring smoke to the Central Valley Madera Police seek District cautions residents of particulate matter (PM) emissions by air quality at any Valley location by remaining indoors in effected areas. visiting myRAAN.com. District air increasing health impacts PM pollution can trigger asthma monitoring stations are designed to de- reckless driver of quad FOR The MADeRA TRibune attacks, aggravate chronic bronchitis, tect microscopic PM 2.5 particles that By DJ Becker on trails and in and out of Multiple wildfires surrounding the and increase the risk of heart attack exist in smoke. however, larger parti- THE MADERA TRIBUNE the Fresno Riverbed areas. Valley are causing smoke impacts to and stroke. individuals with heart or cles, such as ash, may not be detected. Police are seeking to iden- Motorized quads of any all counties of the Valley air basin. As lung disease should follow their doc- if you smell smoke or see falling ash tify a man seen recklessly size cannot be legally driv- a result, the San Joaquin Valley Air tors’ advice for dealing with episodes in your immediate vicinity, consider driving a large quad in traf- en on roadways, city streets, Pollution District is issuing a health of PM exposure. Those with exist- air quality “unhealthy” (RAAn Level fic in the areas of Lake and sidewalks, or trails and driv- caution, which will remain in place ing respiratory conditions, including 4 or higher) even if RAAn displays Ellis street. ers are subject to arrest on until the fires are extinguished. COViD-19, young children and the el- lower level of pollution. Officers tried to stop the trespassing charges if they The Canyon Fire, located in Stani- derly, are especially susceptible to the The public can also check the Dis- quad, but the driver fled ride on private property slaus County near Turlock; the hills health effects from this form of pol- trict’s wildfire page at www.valleyair. from police, adding the pos- without written authoriza- Fire, located in Fresno County west of lution. Anyone experiencing poor air org/wildfires for information about sibility the driver could face tion, such as the riverbed or Avenal near highway 33; and the Lake quality due to wildfire smoke should any current and recently past wildfires additional felony charges. on Madera Irrigation Dis- Fire located in Los Angeles Coun- move indoors to a filtered, air-con- affecting the Valley. in addition, any- The pursuit was called off trict property. ty southeast of Lebec are producing ditioned environment with windows one can follow air quality conditions for the safety of the public, Please call Madera police smoke that is infiltrating into the San closed. The common cloth and paper by downloading the free “Valley Air” and the safety of the driver dispatch at 675-4220 if you Joaquin Valley, which includes San masks in app on their mobiledevice. and female passenger on the have any information on the Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, dividuals are wearing due to For more information, visit www. quad. incident or the identity of Fresno, Kings, Tulare counties, and COViD-19 concerns may not protect valleyair.org or call a district office Other residents say they the driver or passenger. As the valley portion of Kern county. them from wildfire smoke. Residents in Fresno (559-230-6000), Modesto have seen the man and the in all cases, callers can re- Air pollution officials caution Val- can use the District’s Real-time Air (209-557-6400) or bakersfield (661- quad frequently, speeding in main anonymous. The line ley residents to reduce exposure to the Advisory network (RAAn) to track 392-5500). the area of Riverview Drive, is answered 24/7. RALLY HELD TO SUPPORT VALLEY BOWL WENDY ALEXANDER/THE MADERA TRIBUNE Supporters of Valley Bowl made their way to the front of the center’s parking lot for a Bring Back Bowling in California rally Wednesday. Supporters showed off signs to show local, county and state legislators the passion the bowling community has. The rally was part of a statewide rally to support locally owned bowling centers. FOLLOW US: Weather Forecast Air Quality Index Features…………….. 4 INDEX Opinion……………… 6 Sunny Classifieds………….. 11 MAD: 108 Unhealthy (O3) Leisure ……………… 8 High 100 Low 71 Crossword…………. 9 FRE: 126 Unhealthy (O3) @MadTrib The Madera Tribune TribTV See Weather, Page 2 Sports……………… 7 Go to maderatribune.com to subscribe to our e-Edition Page 2 MADERA TRIBUNE Saturday, August 22, 2020 Local Weather Forecast Sunday night...Partly cloudy, with Local Rainfall and a low around 71. Northwest wind Weather Almanac around 5 mph. Provided by Monday...Mostly sunny, with a high National Weather Service near 98. Calm wind becoming west WENDY August 19, 2020 ALEXANDER/THE southwest around 5 mph. MADERA TRIBUNE High 96 Monday night...Mostly clear, with Low 71 Rain 0.00 a low around 70. West northwest A doe and Normal 0.00 wind around 5 mph. two babies Total (Since Jan. 1) 3.76 Tuesday...Sunny, with a high near make their 98. Calm wind becoming west way across Forecast for Madera a yard in around 5 mph in the afternoon. Coarsegold. and surrounding area Tuesday night...Clear, with a low Expect haze Saturday...Widespread haze. Wide- around 69. West northwest wind spread smoke. Mostly sunny and throughout around 5 mph. hot, with a high near 100. West the valley northwest wind around 5 mph. Wednesday...Sunny, with a high floor with Saturday night...Widespread haze. near 98. Northwest wind around 5 mostly Widespread smoke. Partly cloudy, mph. sunny skies with a low around 71. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Wednesday night...Clear, with a and highs Sunday...Widespread haze before low around 68. Northwest wind near 100. noon. Widespread smoke before around 5 mph. noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming west Thursday...Sunny, with a high near around 5 mph. 98. Northwest wind around 5 mph. KEEPING RESIDENTS COOL PENNY ANN Edwards-Nash Penny Ann Edwards-Nash WENDY ALEXANDER/THE MADERA TRIBUNE passed away on Thursday, Au- gust 13, 2020 at the age of 58 in Pete Alejandrez of Sweet Madera. She was born in Yo- Love Gourmet Ice Cream is kosuka Naval Station, Japan to joined by Katie Hammond Donald and Betty (Winchester) as he makes gourmet rolled Dickerson on September 10, ice cream and sorbet des- 1961. Penny graduated from serts at a booth set up by Chowchilla High School class the Dollar General parking of 1979. She was a homemak- on Highway 41 and Road er and at one time a teacher’s 417 in Coarsegold on Tues- aide. Penny loved working with children. days from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. She is survived by her husband, Ken Nash, her mother, Betty Dickerson Tomaino of Madera, her four children, Kenneth Donald Edwards, Richard Dewey Edwards, and Jami Lyn Edwards, all of Chowchilla and Nathan Eugene Nash of Madera, her siblings, Tiia Bullen and her husband Death Notice Tim of Kerman and Beth “Sissy” Inman and her husband Mark of Madera. Penny also leaves behind nine grand- & Obituary children and one great great-grandson. Gary Guillemin, 66 Graveside Service will be held at Chowchilla District HOME: Raymond, California, he Cemetery on Thursday, August 27th at 10:00am. was a veteran of the US Army. Remembrances may be made to: American Cancer So- DATE OF BIRTH: Michigan, May 22, 1954 ciety, 2222 W Shaw Ave #201 DATE OF DEATH: Madera, Cali- Fresno, CA 93711 fornia, August 5, 2020 Serving families of Central California Since 1893 DATE/TIME/PLACE OF SERVICE: Jay Chapel - www.jaychapel.com Private services were held.