Councilwoman sees need for consultant to help city
By Charles Doud The Madera Tribune Bound by what she felt might be a possible violation of the state’s open meetings act, City Council Member Cece Foley-Gallegos Wednesday evening told her fellow council members, “I just want to ask our council how they are feeling about what’s going on out in the community. Should we […]
Sherman Thomas Charter School expands
Opens middle school science, technology, engineering, math academy Madera’s Sherman Thomas Charter School, one of the Valley’s most progressive educational entities, continued to add to its ilist of innovations Monday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony which unveiled the school’s new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Academy. Over 100 students and guests were on hand to […]
Being ‘law abiding’ just got harder
Last week, hundreds of new laws came into effect in California. Most of these laws are especially important to members of the state Senate and Assembly so that they can justify their salaries and perquisites. This year, some of these laws seem to have come into existence in order to bolster the state budget or […]
Nature supplies plenty of daylight time
You may have noticed the days are getting longer as January wends its way through the early weeks of this year, and that should tell you one thing: Daylight Saving Time is totally unneeded. Once we make it to March, the days will be about as long as the nights, and that should be just […]
Coyotes leave no doubt over Stallions
After last year’s walk-off pin by the Madera South Stallions wrestling team, Madera Coyotes head coach Joe Romine was happy with the results from this year’s dual meet. The Stallions won on a pin in the last match to defeat the Coyotes last year. This year, the Coyotes won 11 of 14 matches for a […]
Stallions fall to Apaches in overtime
The Madera South Stallions girls’ soccer team endured a physically-played match against the Sanger Apaches, but came up short in overtime at Lee DaSilva Field in Memorial Stadium. The Stallions and Apaches battled through a tough 80 minutes, but both teams couldn’t find the answer before Sanger broke through with a goal in overtime in […]
Political turf wars began in 1926
For the first 19 years of its existence as an incorporated city, Madera’s political machinery ran without rancor or hard feelings, for the most part. Most office seekers simply offered their services to fill various community needs and did little to tarnish the political landscape. During those early years, challenges to incumbent office holders were […]