Fill that salad bowl
A lot of people love salads of all types. I like some, love some and just plain don’t like some others I have tried. I think most of us are like that, as we can’t be expected to appreciate every salad that comes along. If I really like one, but have no way to get […]
Birth Announcements: March-April 2021
Gabriel Bernardo Reyes Gil Gabriel Bernardo Reyes Gil was born at Madera Community Hospital on March 4, 2021. Welcoming the 7-pound, 3-ounce, 19-inch newborn are parents Gabriel Gil and Yvette Reyes of Madera. Adrian Garcia Jr. Adrian Garcia Jr. was born at Madera Community Hospital on March 5, 2021. Welcoming the 6-pound, 9-ounce, 19-inch newborn […]
Making homeownership a reality
Madera’s housing market has changed dramatically in the past year. In April, Madera’s home prices were up 13.82 percent compared to April 2020. It’s a buyer’s market and there are several things to consider if you are looking to buy a home. The first step is to meet with a home loans advisor to review […]
Opinion: Missing old Madera
Driving to the post office last week, I became nostalgic for the Madera of long ago. Driving by the former Madera Tribune building kicked it off. I spent many years in that old building. Maybe even wrote some of my best stories in that building. I started at the Tribune on June 12, 1995. I […]
Opinion: Another crazy California law
Based on some of my past columns, some people may think that I’ve been hostile to or just sarcastic about our state lawmakers and the laws that they’ve enacted. I think that both evaluations of me and my columns are correct. Late-night hosts, like Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, often point to Florida as the […]
Madera honors 8 college signings
After a long-awaited and impatient delay, Madera High School honored eight graduating student-athletes that have signed National Letters of Intent to play athletics at a four-year school in the fall. Included in the eight are three that signed last year to go along with some of the more recent additions who were honored Tuesday in […]
Stallions, Coyotes split first two
After the Madera Coyotes baseball team made a first inning run stand up in the first game of a three-game in three-day series, the Madera South Stallions scored a run in the final four innings to force a rubber game in the final match-up. On Tuesday, the Coyotes scored a run in the first inning […]
Coyotes ride fourth inning to win
The Madera Coyotes girls softball team has been on a tear in the 2021 County/Metro Athletic Conference season by winning its first nine games. After defeating next-door rivals Madera South 13-0 at Madera South, the Coyotes clinched the CMAC championship with one game left to play. Tuesday’s victory pushed Madera to 9-0 in the league […]