Opinion: Grocery chain has its eye on Madera
Vallarta Supermarkets, a well-known food retailer in the Central and Southern California Hispanic markets, has plans to expand its 50-store chain into Madera. Preliminary plans for the new store have been submitted to the city’s Planning Department. If permitted, the new store would be located at 1467 Country Club Drive, in a building most recently […]
Madera Unified School District sets its sights on 2020
Madera Unified trustees are set to guide the school district into 2020, having extended the contract of Superintendent Todd Lile and chosen a new president and clerk for the new year. In its annual organizational meeting on Dec. 13, Madera Unified trustees gave Ruben Mendoza the president’s gavel for 2020 and chose trustee Brent Fernandes […]
Two arrested in death of man killed in dog mauling
Madera police have arrested two homeless individuals on charges of failure to control a dangerous animal and involuntary manslaughter in the December death of Lasaro Macedo, whom the two knew. Macedo was also homeless, and allegedly attacked and mauled to death late on the night of December 10th by a dog or dogs owned and […]
Last minute goal leads to tie with Selma Bears
Nick Gonzalez struck the ball with authority for the Madera Coyotes boys soccer team and it found the back of the net to force a 2-2 tie with the Selma Bears in a non-conference match in Memorial Stadium. After Selma scored a pair of goals four minutes apart in the second half for the lead, […]
Madera Athletic Hall of Fame swimmer passes
One of the most decorated swimmers in Madera Coyotes history, Mr. Arthur Ruble, passed away on Christmas day. He was 65-years-old. Mr. Ruble, who swam in the in the early 1970’s, is still has top 10 swimming times in a few disciplines. Mr. Ruble was inducted into the Madera Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016 […]
Letter: What were they thinking about that city runway?
Eminent Domain is a process of taking property by a public entity for public use. This is done with compensation to the owner. Might not be to their liking, but they ARE compensated. What do they call the taking of public property by a developer without compensation to the government? Shady at the best. Over […]
Opinion: New fronts keep appearing in Trump’s war on state
When it comes to President Trump’s resentment of California because it swings so heavily against him, nothing seems to matter much: Even when he’s being impeached and mocked by NATO prime ministers, he keeps coming up with new fronts in his seemingly endless war on California. He has long seemed to want this state to […]
Party drinks with no alcohol
Sam Howzit/Wikimedia Commons Sprigs of fresh mint are great garnishes for party drinks, especially fruity ones. Hopefully, non-alcoholic beverages do not sound really boring to anyone planning to host or attend a party on New Year’s Day or soon thereafter, since holidays often get extended for many reasons. As for myself, I honestly just do […]
MID, 100 years old
For The Madera Tribune These headlines shouted the success of the effort to create MID 100 years ago. One hundred years ago, the Madera Tribune ran an unusual New Year’s issue. Something big was going on around here, and Howard Clark, the paper’s editor and publisher, had something to say about it. The next day, […]