Martin Luther King Day program finalized by local committee
Plans for the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day were finalized at Monday’s meeting of the Martin Luther King Jr., Local Host Committee. This year, special recognition will be made of the 50th commemoration of the assassination of the 1960s civil rights leader. King, who led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott, helped to organize […]
Homeowners struggle to get fire insurance
SACRAMENTO — California’s top insurance regulator said Thursday that insurers are increasingly refusing to offer homeowner’s policies in areas prone to wildfire — a problem that’s likely to get worse as companies respond to last year’s devastating blazes. Insurers in 2016 refused to renew more than 10,000 policies in the 24 counties most prone to […]
State doesn’t like legal developments
There are many who on environmental grounds will oppose President Trump’s decision to allow drilling for oil off the nation’s coasts, but it has the potential of increasing the nation’s energy supply. That could be a good thing, because increasing the nation’s energy supply has cut our reliance on the Middle East for oil. Most […]
Former gym a point of contention
The Madera Tribune received the following comments online about articles and local happenings. Local gym closing Anson Lihosit of Madera wrote about the closing of a gym on the corner of Sunset and Orchard avenues, lamenting the decision made in late 2016. “Maria Rieping Uribe” wrote, “I’ve lived here my whole life and never set […]
California’s ‘second gold rush’
It’s been 170 years since the beginning of the California Gold Rush. On Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall found gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma. Although California wasn’t yet a state, the discovery was a boon to the entire national economy. Immigrants flowed into the territory, gold seeped out of veins, and money poured into […]
All-Madera Tribune Volleyball team
Co-Most Valuable Player Madison Devine Setter, Senior, Liberty All-League: North Sequoia League Player of the Year When the four Liberty seniors started their careers as freshmen, big things were expected of them. The foursome of Devine, Hannah Chase, Zoey Richey and Paige Peterson didn’t disappoint. The foursome led the Hawks to their first-ever Valley Championship […]
MNLL holds registration
The Madera National Little League will begin registration sign-ups today at Town and Country Park’s Field 1 for both softball and baseball from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and continue until the end of the month. Registration will also be on Jan. 13, Jan. 20 and Jan. 20 and tryouts will be held Jan. 20 and 27, […]
MALL hosts sign-ups today
Sign-ups for the Madera American Little League begin today through Jan. 20 at Town and Country Park from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The league already held early bird sign-ups and will have three regular sign-up dates — today, Jan. 13 and Jan. 20 — from 10 a.m-2 p.m. before late sign-ups start Jan. 27. Regular registration […]
‘Howling good time’ created Madera
“Yell like Devils.” This was the strategy adopted 125 years ago by Maderans who attended that pivotal meeting in Fresno, which set in motion the movement to create Madera County. Separation from Fresno County by the folks living north of the San Joaquin River had been simmering for years, but in January 1893, they put […]