Boot Barn officially opens in Madera
After opening its doors a couple of weeks ago, Boot Barn officially opened its eighth Central Valley location on Friday. Located inside the former Office Depot building, Boot Barn has made a home in Madera and is looking to a bright future. “We chose this space because we wanted to grow with the community of […]
Former Chowchilla Mayor, Madera County Supervisor, Vern Moss passes
CHOWCHILLA — Former Chowchilla Mayor and Madera County Supervisor Vernon Donald Moss passed away at age 82 on Friday morning. Moss, a longtime resident of the City of Chowchilla, was active in many community service organizations and events. Moss was born on September 2, 1939. He was the first child of hard-working parents who would […]
Divorce went up in flames
“Gloom, despair, and agony on me; deep dark depression, and excessive misery.” Coming from that old television show, “Hee Haw,” that phrase was funny, but from the mouth of John Walstrom it was tragic. The words describe the despondency into which the young painting contractor had sunk. Life had little attraction for him. He was […]
Stallions ride early lead to win
The right arm of Madera South pitcher Murf Gray made three first inning runs stand up for a 5-1 victory over Madera in a County/Metro Athletic Conference game in Mel Parker Field. Gray tossed 6 2/3 innings of four-hit ball. He allowed one run, struck out 14 batters and walked two. Gray hit his pitch […]
Keller and Kennealy earn return trips to speedway victory lane
The last time Kyle Keller and Madera’s Robbie Kennealy each shared Madera Speedway victory lane on a MAVTV-televised race was last October. Kennealy had his breakthrough Jr. Late Model triumph that night while Keller won the $10,000 Short Track Shootout. The pair duplicated that accomplishment in Saturday’s second rounds for the Lunkerdaddy Pro Late Models […]
Opinion: Long-distance calls, now and then
First published in The Madera Tribune on March 16, 2016. I spent some time on the phone Monday with Sophie Reiss, who happened to be speaking from London. She works for a news service there, and she had called to see whether The Madera Tribune needs any news from Great Britain. My answer was probably […]
Book Talk: Janet Evanovich, ‘The Recovery Agent’
“The Recovery Agent” (2022, 297 pages in hardback) is the first book in a new series by the author of the very funny Stephanie Plum 28-book series (“One for the Money,” “Two for the Dough,” etc.). In her 27th book (“Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven), Ms. Evanovich gave us a peek at Gabriela Rose, the […]
Easter feast sides
Spring time means Easter will soon be here (Sunday, April 17), and most people I know like to keep their Easter menu on the traditional side. Their families may come to depend on their favorite dishes being available on the special day. Sometimes there is room on the table to sneak in a new recipe […]
Glimpses of Madera 110 years ago
Madge Cook was born in Madera in 1904. Eighty-five years later, she made a presentation before the Madera County Historical Society in which she gave the highlights of her memories of early Madera. Here, she remembered our town as it was in 1912. “The Sugar Pine Lumber Company (was) located in Madera… east of town. […]