Senator recognizes Matilda Torres grad
Matilda Torres High School graduate Jose Eduardo Rodriguez Vargas, center (in glasses), holds one of the certificates he received Friday after he was named a Latino Caucus Scholarship award recipient from California Senator Anna Caballero. Rodriguez Vargas, who will attend UC San Diego (the same school as Caballero), also received certificates from Mayor Santos Garcia and Supervisor Leticia Gonzalez.
Mammoth Orange to squeeze back into the spotlight
Many long-time residents of California’s Central Valley will remember The Mammoth Orange as a local landmark. The Mammoth Orange was a refreshment stand located on Highway 99 and was known for its giant hamburgers, excellent fries, and out-of-this-world orange shakes. This historic building is set to make a juicy comeback on September 23 at 6 […]
Madera library gears up for robotics challenge
The Madera main library will be hosting the annual First Lego League Explore and Challenge meetings that began last week. Intended to ignite children’s interest in robotics, the league exposes children to the application of robotic systems and operations using everyone’s favorite childhood building blocks, Legos. The League, now in its third year, is hosted […]
Love animals? Help open the Affordable, Nonprofit Madera Spay Neuter Clinic
Founders DJ Becker and Kirsten Gross said the overpopulation of unwanted homeless animals was tremendous and now, is off the charts. Both have decades of experience in local animal rescue, sheltering, fostering, and adoptions. “Simply put, it’s a crisis,” Becker said. “You may have already noticed the large number of stray and unwanted animals roaming […]
Coyotes dominate showdown
The Madera Coyotes were dominate in all three facets during a 48-0 victory over the Madera South Stallions in the Stadium Road Showdown, held for the first time at Madera South. The win marked the third shutout in the 16 games played between the two schools, and tied for largest margin of victory (2012, 48-0) […]
Madera volleyball teams get ready for league
While Madera South and Matilda Torres just finished its first week in the North Yosemite League girls volleyball schedule, the Madera Coyotes still have a week to go before County/Metro Athletic Conference play. All three teams prepared for league by participating in the annual Madera Classic Volleyball Tournament held at Madera South on Friday and […]
Hawks push through for five-set victory
The Liberty Hawks girls volleyball team battled back from a 2-1 set deficit to not only force a deciding fifth set, but pull out the victory over Minarets last week to open Northwest Sequoia Conference action. A week after a disappointing loss to Reedley, the Hawks came out more determined with more energy. “Energy was […]
Madera Tribune at the Madera Fair
The Madera District Fair has come and gone, and so many of us had a great time. The Madera Tribune had a very lively booth, with a Spin the Wheel, in which every spin was a winner. We had promotional giveaway items that made the winners excited. We had squishies that looked like rolled up […]
It’s a snap
Fresh sugar snap peas are great for quick snacks or for adding to many different recipes.
Book Talk: Favorites from the past, part II
It may be hard to understand how something that I read many decades ago can have left a lasting impression on me, but I think that great books do that. That’s why they are “great.” Great people can have the same effect. I remember reading a newspaper article in which Joe DiMaggio, NY Yankee outfielder, […]