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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Rhonda Salisbury Earns Statewide Honor for Tourism Advocacy (sierranewsonline.com) — Madera County residents can take pride that Visit Yosemite | Madera County CEO Rhonda Salisbury has earned a major statewide tourism advocacy award from the California Travel Association. Her decades of work promoting the southern Yosemite and mountain communities, plus service on regional and state tourism boards, helped secure this honor and spotlight the area's broader economic stake in responsible visitation.
• Living Alongside Wildlife: New Law Focuses on Prevention (sierranewsonline.com) — Residents in Madera County could eventually see more coordinated help managing bear and other wildlife conflicts under California's new Wildlife Coexistence Act, though the program still depends on future funding. The law emphasizes nonlethal prevention, technical assistance, and better public reporting, while clarifying that current incident numbers reflect statewide demand rather than a specific spike in Madera or Mariposa.
• Report: Farmworker Conditions in California's Central Valley Analysis of UFW Facebook Documentation (July–September 2026) (wordpress.com) — Farmworkers in and around Madera are highlighted in a new analysis of United Farm Workers' documentation, which shows almond irrigation workers here earning minimum wage in 100-degree heat with no benefits. Across the Central Valley, the report finds many piece-rate workers effectively making below minimum wage, facing extreme heat, heavy labor, unpaid time, and long-term wage stagnation despite years of experience.
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