Socrates, Plato, and Madera
Student Champions embrace philosophy Last week, Madera Unified School District employees completed part two of the district’s Student Champions course. The program was conducted from the MSHS gym and fed via Zoom to each of the district’s elementary, middle, and high schools for viewing by their staffs. The content for the seminar was set in […]
Chowchilla makes changes in PD
Palmer takes Oath of Office as Chowchilla Police Chief Jeffrey Palmer became the new Chowchilla Chief of Police at his swearing-in ceremony at the Chowchilla City Council meeting in January. Retired police chief, David A. Riviere, Jr., administered the Oath of Office, and Palmer’s wife, Diana, pinned the new Chief of Police on January 10. […]
Madera PD responds to assault at MHS
Madera School Resource Officers responded to an assault that occurred on Madera High School camp. This was an isolated and non-life-threatening incident, which occurred on Thursday. All parties involved are familiar with each other and this was not a random act. The involved parties were all contacted on scene and their parents were also notified […]
Coyotes no match for Panthers
The Madera Coyotes girls basketball team was just trying to survive its latest home game against the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers. The Coyotes fell behind 20-4 after the first quarter and the 40-point running clock could have been initiated midway through the third quarter. The Panthers easily defeated the Coyotes, 81-19, on Friday in Joe […]
Stallions fall behind in NYL race
With a chance to make a statement in the North Yosemite League and put themselves in the driver’s seat for a league title, the Madera South Stallions boys soccer team couldn’t find the back of the net in two losses over the weekend. The Stallions lost to the Sunnyside-Fresno Wildcats in the first round of […]
Stallions’ basketball loses to NYL leader
The Madera South Stallions boys basketball team showed some resolve during its battle with the Sunnyside-Fresno Wildcats. The North Yosemite League-leading Wildcats only outscored the Stallions 37-36 in the second and third quarters Friday night. However, the Wildcats outscored the Stallions 41-18 in the first and fourth quarters for a 78-54 victory. “They played hard,” […]
Coyotes girls fall to Sanger in soccer
The Madera Coyotes girls soccer team came out flat and the Sanger Apaches took full advantage to score three first half goals en route to a 5-2 victory in Memorial Stadium. The Coyotes received a pair of goals from Mia Roberts with one coming off a penalty kick, but it wasn’t enough against the Apaches. […]
Registration opened for Little League
The Madera American Little League has begun sign-ups and evaluations for the 2023 Little League Season. The M.A.L.L. will hold sign-ups at Town and Country Park on Field 2 on Wednesday from 5-8 p.m., on Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon, on February 1 from 5-8 p.m. and on February 4 from 9 a.m.-noon. Evaluations will be […]
Letters: Code Blue
Submit your concerns about Madera Community Hospital to: letters@maderatribune.net and The Madera Tribune will publish them (500 words or less). In medical terminology, Code Blue means a patient is under cardiac arrest and needs resuscitation. The Code Blue patient needs proper emergency medical staff. On Jan. 3, 2023, Madera Community Hospital fell into a code […]
Tummy warming dinners
The only things I dislike about winter are ice on the roads and thick fog. Both have to do with driving, which is something else I am not fond of. I didn’t get my drivers license until I was 19, and that was only because I was working and my parents were tired of chauffeuring […]