County schools to receive $530,000 in added funds
Madera County school districts and charter schools are in line to receive $529,493 in additional funds to help fight the coronavirus crisis and to purchase equipment to enhance distance learning programs. According to Madera Unified Superintendent Todd Lile, the district will soon receive the new funding to help with the nutrition services that are being […]
AMB Ranch Management gives back to the community
While times are rough for non-essential workers, AMB Ranch Management, in conjunction with Fresno Community Care will host a food giveaway on Tuesday at their offices in Madera. AMB Ranch Management, Labor Force and Ag Personnel Management will be giving out 500 boxes of food at its offices at 28806 Avenue 15 at 9 a.m. […]
Support Our Local Busineses
The Madera Tribune believes by supporting each other we will get through this COVID-19 virus together. Our businesses play an essential part of our community. Thank you for being open to serve customers. If you have or know of a business that is open but not on this list, email Corrie Valdez, at cvaldez@maderatribune.net, new […]
William Cerioni and Italian ‘Red’
William G. Cerioni was a pioneer Madera businessman. His name was a household word when it came to men and women’s clothing, even after his death in 1962. In 1968, six years after her husband’s passing, Mrs. Cerioni gave an interview to the Madera Tribune in which she traced her husband’s roots back to Italy. […]
Letter: Where the stimulus money went
American population: 330,483,530 Stimulus bill: $2,000,000,000,000 Dividing the cost by every person in America is $6,051.74. The government could have given every person more than $6,000, but instead will give $1,200 to each adult under a certain income. Wanna know where the missing 96 percent of your tax dollars went? $300,000,000 for Migrant and Refugee […]
Letter: Prize fight at Tachi?
I hear Tachi Palace Casino is putting on a prize fight during the Chinese Plague. Tony Capozi (An Attorney) says they are a sovereign nation and do not have to comply to our Nations Laws. He says it is not a good idea, but they can do it. My thoughts on this sovereign nation thing […]
Opinion: Easter observances, COVID-19 style
Our Easter celebrations are strained and canceled this year because of the dreadful COVID-19 quarantine. Christians cherish and commemorate the Easter season as the period when their lord and savior, Jesus Christ, died for our sins and in three days was resurrected, representing eternal life for those who believe in him. The Easter season coincides […]
Car gatherings banned
Madera County Public Health Director Sara Bosse and Health Officer Simon Paul, M.D., have issued a warning against gathering in cars to add to stay-at-home orders in place in California. The purpose of the current public health stay-at-home orders in place in California is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within our community. While asking […]
Mendoza excited about second senior year
Former Liberty softball standout Summer Mendoza just finished playing in the Farleigh Dickinson softball home opener and two days later, her world crashed in on her. Mendoza went 1-for-4 with a run scored in a March 11 one-run loss to St. John’s University. Two days later, she found out her senior season was over right […]