Rotary names Business of the Year
Madera Rotary Club named Les Schwab as their 2026 Business of the Year at a recent meeting. Rotarian Diana Barden, who was not present at the meeting, had given her recommendations for this company with compliments on how the business is run. Glenn Chu introduced the company in her absence, stating that her compliments included […]
Big Juneteenth Celebration planned
Black Saints United and the City of Madera will host its annual Juneteenth Celebration, and will feature a Gospelfest. “I’m trying to make this the biggest one,” said Madera City Councilwoman Anita Evans. The Celebration will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday at the Courthouse Park. There will be gospel music, in addition to choirs, […]
Letter time capsule unearthed by hikers
Messages of peace, friendship and freedom, authored by students from North Fork Elementary School, were found in the High Sierras and returned to the school 36 years after they were airmailed in a time capsule balloon. On Jan. 25, 1990, the students at North Fork Elementary wrote letters to the world, launched them in the […]
Madera Odd Fellows Lodge awards $1,000 scholarships to 12
The Madera Odd Fellows Lodge #327 awarded $1,000 Faye Shields Memorial Scholarships to 12 graduating students at Madera High Schools as part of the recent Scholarship Awards Nights. Madera High School students receiving scholarships are Eric Nelson, Isaac Nolan, Landon Rodriguez, and Addison Rollins. Madera South High School recipients are Justin Caballero and Victoria Herd. […]
Young Ladies Grand Institute makes donation to Superintendent of Schools
Young Ladies Grand Institute #118 Madera (A Catholic women’s organization) presented a $500 donation to Madera County Superintendent of Schools (MCSOS). This donation was given in recognition of their Grand President’s Annual Program called “Silent Voices Heard.” This program addresses the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community. Traditionally, deaf and hard of […]
Madera Rotary honors 16
The Madera Rotary Club hosted 16 scholarship winners at Madera Rotary Club’s annual celebration dinner for scholars and their families on June 9. Students from three Madera high schools and Liberty High were chosen for their academic skills, extracurricular talents and service orientation. Madera can be proud of the top quality students. Madera Rotary is […]
All-Madera Tribune Softball Team
This year was a banner year for softball in Madera. All four Madera-area teams had a league Player of the Year for the first time in history. Madera’s Malea Ricks was the County/Metro Athletic Conference 1 Most Valuable Player. Liberty’s Carly Jimenez was named the Northwest Sequoia Conference’s Most Valuable Player. Each of them earned […]
Softball set for City/County All-Star game
The 44th annual City/County All-Star Softball game is set for Wednesday at Margie Wright Diamond at Fresno State. Seven Madera-area softball players are set to play their final high school game, including two league Most Valuable Players. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. The City will feature five of those All-Stars, with three from […]
Christensen earns Jr. Late Model win
Lane Christensen scored his second career 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model victory in just his third start, extending his points lead after 70 laps of action at Madera Speedway. Saturday night’s round three for the 2026 season was a caution-free affair for a talented group of drivers ages 10-16 years old. “Oh my gosh it’s so […]
Letters: People are people
Just read an article by John Bowers in the Tribune — “It takes an act of nature.” First part I could identify with. As young kids growing up, we take on images of our family and friends. Church and teachers. I grew up outside of Chicago. Left there in 1959. We had ethnic districts, like […]