Board salaries increasing
At its December 20 meeting, the Madera Board of Supervisors ratified an ordinance to adopt new compensation and benefit provisions for the Board of Supervisors. They ratified the the ordinance, which will take effect 60 days after the adoption, which is February 18. The Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 530 on April 3, 1990, […]
Referendum to repeal raises of supervisors
Upon hearing of the large salary increases the Madera County Board of Supervisors voted for themselves to receive last December, a group of concerned citizens of Madera and Madera County have made some observations about the disparity of the salaries. The group compared to the salaries of other California Counties. Because Madera County has a […]
Camarena Health opens center at Tesoro Viejo
Camarena Health celebrated the opening of the Camarena Health Wellness Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony last Wednesday. The 13,000 square foot, state-of-the-art health and wellness facility is located at Tesoro Viejo’s Town Center. The Camarena Health Wellness Center is a two-story facility offering medical, dental, behavioral health, and health education. Service begins February 6. […]
Stallions rout Hoover in NYL
The Madera South Stallions girls soccer team ended a productive week with a 6-0 victory over the Hoover-Fresno Patriots in North Yosemite League play. The Stallions defeated their two NYL opponents last week by a combined 16-0 score. Madera South scored 23 seconds into Friday’s match and didn’t stop for the win at Madera South. […]
Coyotes get shortened victory
In a game that saw the Madera Coyotes girls basketball team have two players injured and five players left to play, the Coyotes had enough to record a 36-19 shortened victory over the Justin Garza Guardians in Joe Flores Gym. With five minutes left in the game, Madera’s Eliana Jaramillo had a free lane for […]
Toros overmatched by Warriors
The Fresno Warriors used a dominating second and third quarters to run away with a 48-25 victory over the Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team in North Yosemite League play. The Toros were outscored 32-13 in the second and third quarters. However, the Toros were competitive in the first and fourth quarters, only getting outscored […]
Opinion: Flunking might be helpful to some
First published in The Madera Tribune on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. You will notice the Tribune has had stories about whether to flunk nonperforming students or continue the practice of social promotion. Educators don’t agree on whether holding a student back in a grade is very helpful. I remember vividly that when I was in […]
Going toe-to-toe at Tam Quantity
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