Free smog repair set for Saturday
Valley Clean Air Now and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District will host a free Tune In and Tune Up event at the pit lot of Madera District Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday. The car clean-up event will feature emissions testing, local community booths and free food and beverages (while supplies last) […]
Holiday Spirit Weekend to offer discounts for military, fun for all
Veterans and active-duty military will be eligible for discounts when Madera Wine Trail hosts its 15th annual Holiday Spirit Weekend this Saturday and Sunday with seven wineries offering drinks, live music, shopping and gourmet foods by local caterers and food trucks. “We recognize all those who have served our country and given so much for […]
Letter: Thanks to local firefighters for saving home
Courtesy of Wendy Lopez Madera County firefighters chat with the Lopez-Mendoza family in Knights Valley in northern California. The crew saved the family’s home from the Tubbs Fire. My name is Wendy Lopez and my family and I would like to acknowledge and thank the Madera County Fire/CAL FIRE for their service and hard work […]
Readers fed up with public trash, junk
The Madera Tribune received the following comments online about articles and local happenings. River trash Readers reacted to efforts by the Molina family to cleanup trash in the Fresno River’s bed. “Timothy Riche” wrote, “I wish the stores would police their own shopping carts. Pak n Save baskets have locks on them if you leave […]
Water safety poster contest now open
Local students can share about canal safety through art in Madera Irrigation District’s Canal Safety Poster Contest, which will accept submissions through Dec. 1. The contest is open to kindergarten through 6th grade students in Madera County. A parent or guardian must provide permission as the submission becomes the property of MID. Submitted posters must […]
Yosemite, gallery to honor student creativity in exhibit
Yosemite National Park and the Ansel Adams Gallery will celebrate winners of the 2017 Gateway Expressions Student Art, Photography and Poetry Contest from 11 a.m. to noon Nov. 18. The celebration reception will take place next weekend in front of The Ansel Adams Gallery in the Yosemite Village. This year, students submitted 232 paintings, drawings, […]
Ag scholarships now available
TULARE — World Ag Expo and E.M. Tharp, Inc. have teamed up again to provide the “We Believe in Growing” scholarship to support agricultural education. High school seniors from Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings and Kern counties are encouraged to apply by Jan. 19 to be considered. A $10,000 scholarship will be awarded to two students […]