Mayor recall effort fails
Although they failed to meet the deadline for signatures in their effort to recall Mayor Andrew J. Medellin, backers of the recall say they will file again and continue to push for the recall. The recall committee had 120 days to collect 3,600 signatures. Only one petition of signatures, circulated by one resident, was dropped […]
Madera Fair gearing up for 4-day menu of entertainment
The Madera Tribune Madera Fair is preparing for another entertainment weekend, beginning Sept. 6 and ending Sept. 9. The free festival concerts, introduced in 2017, are back with a lively entertainment line-up for 2018. Fair guests with paid gate admission can enjoy Madera Fair’s Table Mountain Concert Series presented by Tecate Light nightly. Thursday, Sept. […]
Madera Police Log: Aug. 1-14
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents: Aug. 1 1:26 a.m. — Juvenile out of control in the 200 block of Berry Drive. 5:21 a.m. — Suspicious person in the 1200 block of East Almond Avenue. 8:02 a.m. — Vehicle stolen in the 700 block of West Pecan Avenue. 9:19 a.m. — Driving recklessly […]
Coyotes win with 42-point half
After an up and down first half, the Madera Coyotes football team found its rhythm in the second half to score 42 points and upend the Washington Union-Easton Panthers 49-20 at John Ventura Stadium. “We told them at halftime to just do their job. We needed to stop pointing fingers here and there. Everything we […]
Hawks open season with big win
After the Firebaugh Eagles scored the first points of the season, the Liberty Hawks football team scored the next 34 points in a dominating season-opening victory. The Hawks scored on four straight first half possessions and added another touchdown after halftime to cruise to a 34-3 victory. “Winning the first game is so huge for […]
History in the Week of Aug. 19
50 Years Ago Week of Aug. 19, 1968 ‘GET OUT OF MY WAY,’ WOMAN TELLS POLICE — A Mountain View woman, who told patrolmen they should have “gotten out of her way,” received minor injuries Friday when she ran her car into a Highway Patrolman’s car on Highway 152 and Road 13. Mrs. Geraldine A. […]
Day for mushrooms; with meat, without
Whenever I am at a party and the host or hostess is serving stuffed mushroom caps, I am drawn to those delicious appetizers like a moth to a flame. I have always loved mushrooms and used to pick them in woodlands and meadows. But then I started getting leery and wondering if I would ever […]
Some thoughts on competitive wages
Perhaps a solution. Most elected officials have other businesses. They should be required to pay the same salaries and benefits that we pay the city and county people. This would put their payroll at 40-50 bucks an hour. We will have County Union Pizza workers. City Union print shop workers, and best of all, all […]
Writer gives thanks for Lifetime honor
I find it difficult to adequately express my gratitude to the Madera Chamber of Commerce for the beautiful celebration held Thursday evening in Hatfield Hall. The Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony touched me in a way I will never forget. I don’t know for sure how many people serve on Debi Bray’s staff, but for them […]
Goodwin has it mixed up again
Loraine Goodwin used to use titles with her name but her last letter had no title, so did someone take her title(s) from her? I am not going through her letter to the Tribune but if you read far enough she starts using the race card again calling the president and his family racists, and […]