Death denied on wagon train trip
Eight mules strained at the harnesses. They were pulling four covered wagons up the steep grade that leads from the Chowchilla River to the little town of Raymond. Each wagon was loaded with precious cargo — seven or eight fifth graders. They were on the third day of a Madera Method Wagon Train trek that […]
Madera man shot and killed
A 19-year-old man was killed after being shot in Madera, said the City of Madera Police Department. At around 10:20 p.m. Friday night, officers responded to Solano Avenue for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found 19-year-old Alvaro Ulises Ortega Jr. with major injuries. Law enforcement transported the victim to the hospital. However, […]
All-Tribune Girls Soccer Team
The Madera Tribune has been publishing The All-Tribune teams for the past 10 years. While the other teams are put together, this reporter’s worst sport to judge is soccer. It would not be respectful to the players or coaches to think this reporter can understand the game. Thus, we have put together a team based […]
Coyotes walk it off over Sanger
After allowing its first runs of the County/Metro Athletic Conference season, the Madera Coyotes softball team came back for a walk-off 5-4 victory over the Sanger Apaches at Zimmerman Field. With the stands full of Madera National Little League softball players, the Madera Coyotes showed the players the value of perseverance and the ability to […]
Knights sweep Coyotes in CMAC
The Madera Coyotes boys volleyball team honored its 10 seniors before its match against the Bullard-Fresno Knights. However, that was the peak as it was all downhill from there in a three-set loss in Joe Flores Gym on Thursday. The Knights defeated the Coyotes 25-12 in all three sets. Meanwhile, the the Coyotes put down […]
Stallions lose focus in loss to Edison
The Madera South Stallions volleyball team didn’t have enough focus to keep pace with the Edison-Tigers in a County/Metro Athletic Conference home match. Although they had some encouraging moments, the Stallions lost 3-0 in Thursday’s home match against the Tigers. “We started strong,” Madera South coach Jesus Martinez said. “We have the talent to finish […]
Letters: Winning at any cost!?
This is going to be a difficult one for me. It’s easy to have thoughts, but not so easy to express those thoughts in words. You could say, in my retirement, that I watch too much news. I could be too informed, too misinformed, too led, not led enough, or just too dumb for my […]
Letters: AB 1649 protects access to child care
Thousands of California’s poorest working families, including many here in Madera, are in danger of losing their subsidized child care in the coming weeks. As the operator of several child care facilities here in Madera, Fresno and Clovis, I myself am faced with the possibility that I’ll have to dis-enroll 600 of these families unless […]
Book Talk: $1.3 billion is missing!
David Baldacci’s “King and Maxwell” (2013, 526 pages in paperback) is the last of his six-volume King-and-Maxwell series. This one, I believe, is the epitome of the Baldacci style. It has everything: A distraught boy who is picked up by King and Maxwell as he runs aimlessly down the road in a heavy storm; his […]
Shrimp so many ways
There are a lot of shellfish I like, such as clams, mussels, crab, lobster, scallops and oysters, but the one I prepare the most happens to be shrimp. This is due to their availability and price. None of it is cheap, but shrimp seem to be in the running for the best bargain. Maybe it’s […]