Science in the Park is making STEM education more accessible to the youth of Chowchilla

By Rosita Ventura-Gomez As the orange skies begin to set at Veterans Memorial Park, Chowchilla’s youth eagerly gather around to create a new invention during the Community Science Workshop Network’s yearly event, Science in the Park. “It’s really fun because each time you get different things!” said Ali Renteria, a Chowchilla youth who attended the Science in the Park events four times last summer. (Ali … Continue reading Science in the Park is making STEM education more accessible to the youth of Chowchilla

Too many animals, not enough space: the Madera County Animals Services are in need of community support

By Rosita Ventura-Gomez With an enormous number of cats and dogs being surrendered or rescued, Madera County Animal Services, an already overwhelmed shelter in Madera County, has been at max capacity for almost a month. “We are understaffed,” said Stacy Burkhalter, a staff member who has been with Madera Animal Services for almost 13 years. “We have too many animals and it puts a lot … Continue reading Too many animals, not enough space: the Madera County Animals Services are in need of community support