City councilman Charles Rigby honored with state recognition
Madera City Council Member Charles Rigby has been honored as Housing Commissioner of the Year by the Pacific Southwest Regional Council of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Agencies. He received the award for his work last year as chairman of the Madera Housing Authority, during which he helped convert the city’s Pomona Ranch […]
Chowchilla City Council updates rules of procedure
As part of its efforts to improve its services to citizens, the City Council of Chowchilla on Tuesday approved rules of procedure for the conduct of the council and all other local agencies for which members of the City Council serve as governing body. According to the written agenda for the Tuesday meeting, “It is […]
Madera Police Log: April 30, May 5
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents. April 30 9:12 a.m. — Civil dispute in the 100 block of Monterey Street. 11:11 a.m. — Stolen vehicle recovered in the 200 block of Santa Cruz Street. 11:31 a.m. — Insane person in the 1600 block of Clinton Street. 12:23 a.m. — Domestic violence in the […]
Camarena Health awards $18,000 in scholarships
Camarena Health has awarded nine scholarships of $2,000 each to students focusing on medical careers. The winners are: Katelynn Arang, Madera High School; Lorenza Bravo, Madera South High School; Yulisa Hernandez, Madera High School; Jaclyn Ibarra, Madera High School; Mariah Martinez, Chowchilla High School; Sonia Miranda, Madera High School; Rosalba Raymundo; Madera South High School, […]
State’s marijuana scheme not paying off
Certain facts seem to be proving that the expected windfall from legalized marijuana hasn’t materialized. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the anticipated tax income from marijuana sales is only about a third of the $100 million that had been projected. The black market for cannabis and what the Chronicle calls the state’s “loosey-goosey medical […]
Splitting California: One more time
Here we go again. It’s been a whole year since the last attempt to split California into smaller, regional sections. Within a state that stretches 770 miles from the southern border of Oregon to Mexico and 330 miles from the Pacific Ocean to Nevada, and with dramatic differences in geography and climate among regions, there […]
Resident takes issue with claims by candidates
Election time. Deception. Lies. Stretching the truth. Sally Moreno’s rebuttal in the last issue of the Tribune explained the exaggerations of her military service that she placed on her pamphlet for election. She said she was Airborne. I asked her at the fair (where she had a booth), “Were you 82nd or 101st? My son […]
Honor all the moms in your life
Breakfast in bed, special church services, flowers, cards and gifts will all be the order of the day as we celebrate Mothers Day. Mothers are the hearts and souls of their families. The commitment made by a woman who chooses to become a mother is huge and irrevocable. She is no longer her own person. […]
10-run inning lifts Coyotes
Despite a bit of controversy, the Madera Coyotes baseball team used a 10-run fifth inning to take control of a close game against crosstown rival Madera South for a 13-4 victory at Mel Parker Field. On a night where all eight seniors received the start for the Coyotes, the team didn’t disappoint despite falling behind […]
Hawks honor seniors with victory
With six seniors getting honored before the game, Liberty pitcher Sarah Shevenell did her part to send them home with a 9-2 victory. Not only did the sophomore toss five innings of quality work, allowing two runs on just two hits with five strikes, she went 2-for-2 at the plate with a double. “Sarah is […]