Madera County continues to be high risk
The risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus in Madera County is extremely high, based on data gathered by The New York Times and published on Jan. 27. The report summary states, “Cases are extremely high but have decreased over the past two weeks. The number of hospitalized COVID patients has also fallen in the Madera […]
MUSD staff receiving vaccinations
Madera Unified School District, in partnership with Camarena Health Centers and the Madera County Department of Public Health, began administering COVID-19 vaccinations to the first 200 staff members. Madera Unified utilized the California Department of Public Health guidance in choosing who received the vaccine first on Jan. 27. The list included 65 and older, child […]
April 5, 1913: First airplane landing in Madera
It has been more than 100 years since hundreds of Maderans gathered at the city’s baseball park, where the National Guard Armory now stands. But they weren’t there to watch the Coyotes play ball. In the first place it was too early. No baseball team got up at 6:30 in the morning to play a […]
Opinion: Don’t ask me why?
Why? Is that the shortest question in the English language? I suppose so, unless the question is Me? Or the less likely and clumsier query, “I?” The why question is a worthy one to ponder. Why do good things happen to bad people, or its kissin-cousin why do bad things happen to good people? Parents […]
Opinion: February, the yummy month
And so we come to the end of January, a month that introduced a new year that began with the build-up to an insurrection in the national capital and is ending with a new administration in charge of our government, though not as a result of insurrection. On Monday, we’ll flip a page on our […]
The meaning of editor — and community
I was really proud of our local community for the outpouring of respect and reflection on the life of our long time Madera Tribune Editor, Chuck Doud. I looked up the “official definition” of editor to find this: noun, a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of […]
Letter: We got a winner
Last night, the City Council convened a special meeting to appoint a replacement for the vacant district 5 seat. You probably know that it ended in impasse and a new election will be held. There were three candidates vying for the position, all were very qualified with different background, strength and skill levels. After candidate […]
Letter: Paying respects
I did not know Ray Pool very well. Enough to say, “Hi, How are you?” when we ran into each other. Most of what I think I knew about him, I learned from listening to others who knew him well and spoke so highly of him when he received his Farmer of the Year award […]
Madera All-Star team places first
2013 The All About Cheer All-Star Senior team took home a first place trophy at the 37th annual Clovis Pep Classic. Forty-nine cheerleaders and dancers from All About Dance and Gymnastics competed at Clovis High School in the largest cheer competition in the Central Valley with more than 500 athletes competing. The All About Cheer […]