‘If it’s not broke, I mean, why fix it?’
Council agrees with Member Robinson; bylaw changes voted down Long time Madera Redevelopment Agency business manager Bob Wilson was appointed interim director of that agency by a unanimous vote of 7-0 Wednesday night after more than an hour of discussion by the Madera City Council and other citizens who spoke, debating an item which would […]
Civic leader, educator Billington remembered
Grady Billington, longtime Madera educator and pacesetter in numerous community projects, died Monday. He was 85. The funeral for Mr. Billington is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Madera Church of Christ, Sunset and Orchard avenues. Best known in Madera for his career in education, Billington taught at Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Berenda Elementary. […]
Fashion Club hosts second annual show
The world was definitely MSHS’s Fashion Club’s runway for their Second Annual Fashion Show held Feb, 9 at the MSHS cafeteria, beautifully decorated by Martha’s Decorations. Students modeled the latest in fashion from local businesses, including This and That Boutique, Rue 21, Mi Amor, Ortiz Western Wear, Sitting Pretty of Chowchilla, and David’s Bridal of […]
‘Contradiction’ threatens future
Call it the college contradiction. Just when a major study finds that California is about to fall far behind in producing the college-educated workforce that some of its biggest and fastest-growing businesses will soon need, half the state’s citizens say they don’t think a college degree brings greater success in life. Examining the second part […]
Maderans air condolences, praise, anger
The Madera Tribune received the following comments online about articles and local happenings. Billington, led local museum effort, dies Educator and civic activist Grady Billington died early Monday at 85. He was a teacher, principal and school district administrator, and also helped lead the San Joaquin Valley Paleontology Foundation in the construction of the Fossil […]
Evolution, devolution, of Olympics
Citius, Altius, Fortius Latin for “Faster, Higher, Stronger” — Olympic motto When I turned on my television set, a man and woman, each on ice skates, were whirling across the screen. The channel, one that was set for the 2018 Olympics, was showing pairs figure skating. I watched for a few minutes and must admit […]
Childhood did not have racism
Madison Avenue that great adverting Mecca is making great strides in portraying the mixing of ethnicities within families. Breakfast cereals are consumed by and what appears to be a Caucasian father and African American mother and a couple of mulatto children. Many cell phone companies and the recent spate of Valentine gift commercials featuring candy, […]
Coyotes upset playoff bound Stallions
Despite carrying an 0-29 record in County/Metro Athletic Conference games heading into its season finale with Madera South, the Madera Coyotes boys basketball team outscored the Madera South Stallions 21-13 in the fourth quarter to record a 59-57 victory in Joe Flores Gym. The Coyotes stopped a three-year losing streak, not only in the CMAC, […]
Stallions get first win over Coyotes
In a span of 24 hours, Madera basketball was turned upside down. A day after the Madera Coyote boys basketball team defeated the Madera South Stallions for the first time in three years, the Stallions girls basketball team did something no other team before had done — beat the Coyotes. With six points in overtime, […]
Stallions score late for playoff victory
The Madera South boys soccer team scored in the final 10 minutes of a hard-fought match to upend the Roosevelt-Fresno Rough Riders 1-0 in the first round of the Central Section Div. II boys soccer playoffs at Lee DaSilva Field in Memorial Stadium. “They stepped up, it was a challenging game,” Madera South head coach […]