Letter: Rise of buildings raise memories
As I go by, day in and day, out by the fairgrounds, I see new buildings coming up and I remember when there was nothing there in the fairgrounds parking lot.
It also brings me lots of memories from 1947 (61 years ago) when my father and I picked cotton for Mr. Posey right there where Lowe’s store is going to be. And it was also nice to see our grandson, Leonard Ortega, riding the dirt bikes.
Right there at the dirt bike park our grandson had lot of fun going over those dirt hills and I remember seeing lots of kids flying their kites, but now all of my memories will be full of new stores coming in.
Stores like Lowe’s, Walgreens, Petco, Big 5, and some other stores later on which is good for our community in creating more jobs. Especially for our grandkids and great grandkids. As for me, I already worked my 65 years. I would like to Thank Mr. Bobby Kahn, from Madera County Economic Development, Jim Taubert, and the City of Madera for bringing some of this business to Madera.
Eddie Chapa,
Madera
