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Madera, California Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Madera! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Where Madera families can get free food before Thanksgiving
- Sage the Gemini released after Highway 99 stop and arrest
- Madera's Linda Perez takes second at Fort Worth Marathon
Also on today's calendar: Create • Unwind • Escape: A Fall Paint Night at Hensley Hill House and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 79 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Very warm, temps: high: 82, low: 50.
- Friday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Madera Islamic Center to Host Free Thanksgiving Food Giveaway on Nov 24th (bigvalleynews.com) — Madera households can pick up free food for Thanksgiving at the Madera Islamic Center on November 24, starting at 9 a.m. The giveaway at 16634 Road 26, across from Matilda Torres High School, ends when supplies run out. For pickup questions or availability, call Omar Javaid at 559-706-0808. 
• Sage the Gemini released from Madera jail after alleged reckless driving, arrest (newsbreak.com) — Rapper Sage the Gemini posted a $100,000 bond and left Madera County jail Saturday after a Highway 99 traffic stop. CHP says officers stopped him following a reckless-driving report and found an outstanding Contra Costa County felony warrant. The charges behind that warrant remain unclear.
• 2026 Fort Worth Marathon Results: Find Several Boston Marathon Qualifiers (world-track.org) — Madera's Linda Perez finished second in the women's race at the Fort Worth Marathon on November 8, running 2:55:17. The 24-year-old averaged 6:41 per mile and finished 4:21 behind winner Saleena Harner, comfortably beating the listed 2028 Boston Marathon qualifying standard for her age group.
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Cover Crop Pathways Convening →
Madera Municipal Golf Course, 23200 Avenue 17, Madera
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Friday November 13
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Other local events
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MSTC Drama Presents "Rhinoseros"
Cafeteria
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Ruby Bridges Walk
Jefferson Middle School Madera, CA 93637
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Create • Unwind • Escape: A Fall Paint Night at Hensley Hill House →
35095 Road 603, Madera
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MSTC Drama Presents "Rhinoseros"
Cafeteria
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FFA fall drive-thru dinner
Madera South High School Madera, CA 93637
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Madera ID BM →
Madera ID, 12152 Road 28 1/4, Madera
2:00 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Veterans Day Ceremony →
Veterans Memorial Park, 600 W Robertson Boulevard, Chowchilla
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Chowchilla WD BM →
Chowchilla WD, 327 South Chowchilla Boulevard, Chowchilla
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Boys Basketball vs Clovis South Scrimmage @ Kerman JV / Var 4:30 /
Kerman High School Kerman, CA 93630
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Girls Soccer vs Fresno High (Scrimmage) @ Kerman JV/Varsity 4 / 5:3
Kerman High School Kerman, CA 93630
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MSTC Drama Presents "Rhinoseros"
Cafeteria
7:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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- Hi all!!
Looking to rehome these sweet boys! They are sweet and cuddly! I just cannot keep them because my husband is super allergic. They have all of their… (Nextdoor Riverstone) - New Christmas Ornaments coming your way.
The Family Name Ornament can be done with the brown background as seen or a redial background. The Pet Ornament can be with/without wings. I also… (Nextdoor Sierra View)
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Madera. Apply here.
- Madera Unified School District posted a job opening for Resource Specialist (RSP) Itinerant Teacher (TK-8th) - Cottonwood Creek Elementary/James Madison Elementary in Madera. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madera here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chowchilla
- Raise the Age adds chaos to juvenile detention — and to NYC's streets (newsbreak.com)
- List of Veterans Day 2026 events in the Central Valley (abc30.com)
- O-Zone: Ain't Tough Enough (jaguars.com)
Kerman
- Kerman's new $14M park is opening in December (yourcentralvalley.com)
- Forever Feed Technologies secures contract with Bar-20 Dairy Farms (feedstrategy.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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