During a kickoff rally Saturday, director Mary Anne Seay of Madera Parks and Community Services speaks of Councilman Donald Holley’s dedication in directing the McNally Park Jesse Owens Games for the past 28 years. In the background, parents and children wait to register. (Leon Emo)
City and county officials praised Councilman Donald Holley, director of the McNally Park Jesse Owens Games for 28 years, during its kickoff rally Saturday at the pavilion in McNally Park.
Holley will retire as director of the games after this year.
An hour before festivities began, Holley could be seen cleaning the pavilion area and setting up sound equipment. Held in honor of the late city councilman Sam Armentrout, the annual kickoff is the first day for parents to register their children, ages 3-14, for this year’s games.
Once the kickoff began, a variety of officials honored the work of Holley to organize the track and field games for the youths of Madera...