3 Monkeys looking for investors
Through the past 10-plus years, 3 Monkeys Brewing has been doing what it could to spread its brand throughout the state, and even winning some contests along the way. After having to close down its tasting room a few years ago, 3 Monkeys Brewing President Michael Tate is looking to build a bigger and better […]
Search and rescue at Banner Peak
The Madera County Communications Center received a call for service for a male juvenile who had become separated from his group while hiking in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Mount Ritter and Banner Peak. After summiting Banner Peak, a group of nine hikers descended down the mountain. At some point during the descent, a 14-year-old […]
MID announces naming contest
The Madera Irrigation District needs your help. As many may know, the MID owns a piece of property commonly referred to as the “Madera Ranch.” This property is located in southwest Madera County, approximately four miles southwest of the City of Madera. MID purchased the property in 2005 and continues to own and operate the […]
All-Madera Tribune Football Team (Spring 2021 edition)
Most Valuable Player Dominic Castaneda, RB-DB Jr. Liberty One of the more dynamic players for head coach Mike Nolte in recent years. Castaneda basically takes all of Nolte’s past running backs and molds it into one player. He can outrun tacklers, has great field vision, can elude defenders and run some over. Castaneda averaged 6.5 […]
Letter: Vote on Newsom recall
If some of you do not pay much attention to news, Californians will be receiving ballots this month to recall our dictator governor on Sept. 14. Now that a couple of polls have shown he is in jeopardy of losing his job, he is trying to play nice with everyone. But remember last year all […]
Opinion: Debunking of ‘exodus’ bodes well for Newsom
The entire recall campaign targeting Gov. Gavin Newsom has been built for months on the presumption that many, if not most, Californians are unhappy with how things are going, dissatisfied with their own lives and losing hope for a solid future here. This, goes the premise, will make them leap to change leaders barely a […]
Getting rummy
If you’re thinking about the card game Gin Rummy, I will have to press the buzzer that indicates a wrong answer. This is about rum that you drink. I always keep a bottle of rum handy, especially for holiday baking (think fruitcakes), and in the summer my mom and I like to treat ourselves to […]
The Frenchman shot a ‘coyote’
No part of the history of Madera is more interesting than that of the Chinese who settled here in the 19th century, and of those pioneer residents, none raises eyebrows any more quickly than the story of Ah Tye. We don’t know when he came to Madera, but we do know that by 1903 Ah […]