Air quality up but still poor for Central Valley areas
The American Lung Association recently ranked “Fresno-Madera-Hanford” in the top four of the nation’s “most polluted cities.” This week, the association’s 2019 State of the Air report ranked the area worst in year-round soot, second worst in 24-hour soot, and fourth worst in smog. The report covered data collected in 2015-2017. These, it noted, happened […]
Sinatra on stage — one night only
The time is ripe so get ready to step back to a time when the Rat Pack ruled Las Vegas and the sounds of Sinatra was all you ever needed. Madera Community Hospital Foundation is hosting a first-of-its-kind fundraising event on May 3. The Gala will be held in the MCH Open Air Theater across […]
Water still at half price for some
The Madera Irrigation District Board of Directors has decided to continue to make water available at the reduced rate of $50.00 per acre foot for Original District landowners and $100.00 per acre foot for Subordinate landowners for the remainder of April. Beginning May 1, 2019, the rate will be set at $95.00 per acre foot […]
Washington D.C.’s July 4th tragedy
No one can deny that President Zachary Taylor’s life was filled with strange twists. He was late receiving word of his election to the presidency in 1848, because the official notification came with postage due, and he refused to pay. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even vote in that election. It wasn’t until […]
Opinion: Putting moving in perspective
According to uhhospital.com moving is the third most stressful activity one must face with the death of a loved one and divorce as the one and two spots respectively. When first married I lived in the Dixieland area. I thought I would live there forever since the property had been in my husband’s family since […]
Opinion: Anti-vaxxers grow more aggressive as they’re challenged
The more credible challenges are raised against their claims that vaccines cause autism and other problems in children, the more aggressive becomes the anti-vaccination camp in California. During the very same week that Danish researchers released a study of 650,000 youngsters over 10 years that found absolutely “no association” between autism and vaccines for diseases […]
All-Madera Tribune Boys Basketball
Most Valuable Player Makani Whitside Senior Guard Liberty Whiteside’s emergence helped lead the Liberty Hawks to their first Central Section championship, easily defeating Firebaugh to win the Div. V title. Whiteside blew out every Liberty scoring record previously held. He also could have set the career scoring mark in just one season. There was basically […]
All-Madera Tribune Girls Basketball
Most Valuable Player Aleecia Rosel Senior Guard Madera South Rosel had the ability to score whenever she wanted. She was smooth as silk, especially when driving the lane. When her floater was dropping, she was almost impossible to stop in the lane. Not only did teams have to defend her drive, but give her room […]
Stallions get Senior Night win
After suffering a setback in its quest for a second straight County/Metro Athletic Conference title, the Madera South Stallions boys volleyball team righted its ship with a three-set win over the Hoover-Fresno Patriots to conclude the regular season. The Stallions sent their four seniors — Christian Sylvia, Adrian Alvarez, Jose Villafan and Ruben Jaimez — […]
Late Model action heats up speedway
The sizzling start to the 2019 MAVTV-televised Nut Up Pro Late Model Series and 51FIFTY Energy Drink Jr. Late Model Series continues tonight night from Madera Speedway, with both divisions hosting their third races of the season. Allied Storage and Containers will present a busy night of racing. The Pro and Jr. combined season average […]