Ed Gwartney dies at 77
Master educator honored by MUSD At its meeting Tuesday night, the Madera Unified School Board added one more honor to pioneer history teacher Ed Gwartney’s long list of accolades, but he wasn’t there to receive it. Twelve hours earlier he lost his battle with cancer. In a move tinged with irony, Madera trustees, voted to […]
Council rivals face city issues
Six candidates for Madera City Council districts 1, 3 and 5 discussed issues such as downtown development, deficits, salaries, homelessness, and blight at a public forum Monday. Incumbents Cece Gallegos, Will Oliver, and Charles Rigby sat beside aspiring council members Steve Salter, Steve Montes and Santos Garcia for 90 minutes of audience questions in a […]
Stallions overcome slow start for win
In a match between equal teams, it almost became a battle of attrition for the Madera South Stallions and the Edison-Fresno Tigers in a County/Metro Athletic Conference volleyball match. The Tigers won the first set and made the Stallions work for wins in the next three sets to earn a match victory Tuesday at Madera […]
TEC gymnastics gypsies compete in first meet
TEC Gymnastics opened its gym season with a meet Sunday in Concoard at the Gypsy Invitational. TEC owner and head coach Tammi Britton chose the meet because it is known to have some of the top teams in the state. “I want to know at the beginning of the year what we are up against […]
SRL Southwest tour returns to speedway
Madera Speedway’s busy stretch of major Late Model races continues tonight with the second appearance of 2018 for the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series. The USAC Western US Midgets, CSS 360 Super Modifieds, Legends of Kearney Bowl, Legends of the Pacific, and Madera Hobby Stocks will also compete tonight with more than 300 laps of […]
Twin fires almost wiped Madera off the map
For the first eight and one-half years of Madera’s existence, she was spared the horrors of a major downtown fire. Then came 1885, and her luck ran out. In two successive years, Madera suffered dangerous conflagrations, and it was only through the pioneer persistence of the founders of the town that it ever recovered. On […]
Old Timers’ Day Parade today
Put on your sunscreen, pack up your folding chairs, and take your family to East Yosemite Avenue or Courthouse Memorial Park to watch the Madera Old Timers’ Day Parade on Saturday morning. This annual event is always great fun for participants and spectators of every age. People who line the sidewalks are treated to marching […]
Voting for the true district attorney
Recently, defense attorney Steve Geringer weighed in with a letter to the Tribune on the race for district attorney here in Madera. So what does a defense attorney have to say about the race for district attorney? Maybe we should think about who he is and where his interests might truly be. That is not […]
Ford Demands R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Trump’s aggression against Dr. Christine Ford, when he has never met her and knows nothing about the situation, makes one cringe. Trump is himself an “abuser of women” including Non-disclosure Agreements, so it is not unexpected that he would think “attempted” rape on a female is no big deal. Well, it is a big deal […]