In about a year from now, Madera County will celebrate the opening of Fire Station No. 6 in the Riverstone housing development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the foundation for that fire station occurred before any dirt was turned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All of the work to plan Fire Station No. 6 came to fruition Monday with the official groundbreaking of the new 8,933 square-foot, state-of-the-art fire station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday marks an exciting and significant milestone for the Madera County Fire Department and the communities they serve,\u201d Cal Fire Assistant Chief Larry Pendarvis said. \u201cThe groundbreaking of this new fire station in Riverstone represents far more than a construction of a new building. It represents continued commitment to public safety, community protection and the ability to provide timely and effective emergency services, not only to this area, but to Rolling Hills and the surrounding areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn nearly a year\u2019s time, this nearly 9,000 square foot area will be transformed into a state-of-the-art firehouse that will serve thousands of residents in the area,\u201d said Madera County Director of Communications, Alexan Balekian. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long time coming. If you build it, they will come. This illustrates the Board of Supervisors is committed to public safety, preserving your way of life, protecting your most precious belongings and your loved ones and the house and life you built in Madera County. It\u2019s something our County leaders don\u2019t take for granted. That\u2019s what makes this monumental day another historical step that says Madera County has your back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new fire station represents a commitment to, not only fire safety, but public safety in Madera County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is more about a broader conversation that we have,\u201d said Madera County Supervisor Jordan Wamhoff, who represents the Riverstone community. \u201cWhat we do well is public safety. We don\u2019t speak it with our words. We speak it with our actions. More than 70 percent of our general fund dollars go towards public safety. That is more than a number of counties or municipalities spend. We put public safety as our priority. This station is a testament to that priority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new fire station will feature three engine apparatus bays, six firefighter bunk rooms, a kitchen, a day room, exercise facilities and public spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeing a police officer, I do have to point out that half of the facility is where the firefighters will sleep,\u201d Wamhoff said. \u201cThey sleep on the job. Police, we don\u2019t get to sleep on the job. They do amazing work. I am so proud of our firefighters we have in Madera County.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The station will also feature separate clean and dirty areas to help reduce firefighter exposure to carcinogens and contaminants. The station will also include decontamination and clean up areas, showers, dedicated laundry facilities, turnout gear cleaning and respirator storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Madera County Supervisor Chairman Bobby Macauley, Station No. 6 was the fourth ground breaking he has attended, and more are being planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re already having conversations of new fire stations at Valley Children\u2019s Hospital, as well as a remodel in Yosemite Lakes Park,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I can name one thing Madera County has gotten right over the last 10 years, it\u2019s fire protection. It\u2019s not by accident. That comes with thoughtful planning. We\u2019re not here because of the work that was done in the past year, but because of the groundwork set before us. I want to acknowledge those that came before us like Max Rodriguez, Tom Wheeler and Brett Frazier that helped make sure we had the proper planning to be here today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the things both Macauley and Wamhoff wanted to emphasize is the Board of Supervisors\u2019 commitment to public safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m a little fired up to be here,\u201d Macauley said. \u201cI was talking to a friend, and he asked, \u2018What is one thing Madera County has gotten right in the past 10 years?\u2019 Overwhelmingly, from my perspective, that\u2019s fire protection. It\u2019s fire risk reduction, whether it\u2019s the County\u2019s investment in our partners to reduce the risk of fire or it\u2019s the County investment in fire apparatus or that we have the right facilities located in the right places.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith this fire station, we are serving a broader population,\u201d Wamhoff said. \u201cWhen a fire happens, it\u2019s not just one fire station. Another fire station will go or another will go to fill the other fire station. This is a whole eco system. This is a monumental occasion for us. This station is a state-of-the-art facility that is strategically located to meet those response time requirements to keep all of us safer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funding for the facility came from the fees the County charged the residents in the Riverstone area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am proud to have developed this community in a place that is so great to work with,\u201d said Tim Jones of Valley Development Company, the main developer of Riverstone. \u201cThis will be a state-of-the-art facility. Even in the design phases, I\u2019m thinking it\u2019s going to cost a lot of money. Ultimately, it\u2019s paid by the development themselves. I am so proud of the people serving Madera County\u2019s government services. I know the people in Riverstone will call this their own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the new fire station, it helps Cal Fire and Madera County Fire reach more residents in a more timely manner. With new projects along the way, Madera County Fire will go along with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis strategically located fire station will increase our ability to respond to structure fires and vegetation fires, and enhance our ability improve our response time and strengthen our level of protection provided to our residents,\u201d Pendarvis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the end, the new fire station will be a cornerstone for the Riverstone community, and will enhance the commitment to public safety by Madera County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis investment demonstrates Madera County\u2019s commitment to protecting lives, property and quality of life to those who call this area home,\u201d Pendarvis said. \u201cOn behalf of the Madera County Fire Department and Cal Fire, I extend my sincere appreciation to the Madera County Board of Supervisors, our community partners and everyone whose dedication and vision helped make this project a reality. Today, we are not simply laying ground on a new fire station, we are laying the foundation to a safer and more resilient future for the communities we serve.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In about a year from now, Madera County will celebrate the opening of Fire Station No. 6 in the Riverstone housing development. However, the foundation for that fire station occurred before any dirt was turned. All of the work to plan Fire Station No. 6 came to fruition Monday with the official groundbreaking of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":50063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[30,39,43],"class_list":["post-50113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-construction","tag-government","tag-law"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50113"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50114,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50113\/revisions\/50114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50111,"date":"2026-10-21T07:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50111"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:45:03","slug":"citizens-academy-covers-city-finances-human-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/citizens-academy-covers-city-finances-human-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizens Academy covers city finances, human resources"},"content":{"rendered":"
This week\u2019s Citizens Academy, hosted by the City of Madera, met at the Frank Bergon Senior Center, where Director of Financial Services, Michael Lima, and Director of Human Resources, Wendy Silva, gave presentations on their respective departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re hearing some pretty impressive things that the city government is doing for the citizens of Madera,\u201d Lima said. \u201cBut to be perfectly blunt, all those other department directors and what they do, they can\u2019t do anything without money and people. So tonight is the most important class of the entire session that you\u2019re gonna go to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The city has budgeted $242.1 million for the current fiscal year while working to fill specialized positions, manage employee benefits and maintain essential city services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lima, who has worked in government finance for about 35 years and has been with Madera for three-and-a-half years, said the city has maintained a balanced budget for eight consecutive years. Before that, the city had six consecutive deficit budgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very proud that the city of Madera for the last eight years has had a balanced budget,\u201d Lima said. \u201cExpenses match the revenue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The city\u2019s $242.1 million budget includes $105.3 million for capital projects, $62.5 million for operating expenses, $41.6 million for personnel costs and $32.7 million for debt payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Public Works accounts for the largest share of city spending at $103.5 million, followed by Engineering at approximately $63 million and Police at $23.3 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The city\u2019s general fund, which supports services such as police and fire protection, totals $47.4 million. Police account for 36.2 percent of general fund spending, while fire services account for 11.2 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sales tax is the city\u2019s largest single source of general fund revenue, with Madera receiving one percent of its 8.25 percent sales tax rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The presentation also covered upcoming transit changes. Following a study approved by the City Council on August 5, the City plans to eliminate two of its four fixed routes, and reconfigure the remaining two to increase service frequency from once every hour to once every 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other proposed changes include introducing micro-transit, extending service hours, using Uber and Lyft after normal service hours, and creating a shuttle connection to Fresno\u2019s transit system. Lima said the city\u2019s target launch date for the new system is July 1, 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Silva then presented an overview of Human Resources, and its role in city operations. Her four-person team handles recruitment, employee onboarding, benefits, labor relations, workers\u2019 compensation, liability claims, property damage recovery and emergency preparedness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The department implemented an online recruitment system in 2024 and is working to reduce paper records through a scanning project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am working really hard in our department not to have any more paper,\u201d Silva said. \u201cI really like online systems where everything\u2019s captured. And so that\u2019s what we\u2019re working for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police positions account for a significant portion of recruitment activity, while the city also faces hiring challenges for specialized positions in water quality, water distribution and wastewater operations. Silva emphasized that certain positions require state certifications to operate city infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe do need people in the trades who are interested in getting a state certification, because while we are not setting that requirement, we are legally obligated by the state to have these certified operators to run our systems,\u201d Silva said. \u201cIn order to dig in the road on that water line, you have to have a water distribution operator from the state of California. In order to work independently at our wastewater plant, you have to have at least a grade two.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New employees also participate in a full-day orientation designed to introduce them to city departments and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Risk management includes evaluating liability claims involving issues such as vehicle damage caused by potholes, falls on sidewalks and damage caused by falling tree limbs. Silva explained that the city participates in a risk-sharing arrangement with other municipalities, with Madera paying the first $100,000 of a liability claim before costs move into a shared insurance pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The department may also seek reimbursement when an individual damages city property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In one example, damage to a traffic signal controller resulted in approximately $29,000 in damages. Silva said the City may seek reimbursement through insurance payments, restitution through the District Attorney\u2019s Office or private payment arrangements to cover repair costs.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This week\u2019s Citizens Academy, hosted by the City of Madera, met at the Frank Bergon Senior Center, where Director of Financial Services, Michael Lima, and Director of Human Resources, Wendy Silva, gave presentations on their respective departments. \u201cYou\u2019re hearing some pretty impressive things that the city government is doing for the citizens of Madera,\u201d Lima […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":50059,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[46],"class_list":["post-50111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50112,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50111\/revisions\/50112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50106,"date":"2026-10-21T07:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50106"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:44:04","slug":"long-awaited-casino-to-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/long-awaited-casino-to-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-awaited casino to open"},"content":{"rendered":"
North Fork Mono Casino announced it will officially open at midnight on October 28, marking a milestone more than two decades in the making.<\/p>\n\n
Located adjacent to Highway 99 in Madera between Avenue 17 and 18 1\/2 exits, the $725 million casino sits at the crossroads of some of California\u2019s most traveled routes. The casino is within easy reach for guests traveling from Bakersfield to the Bay Area, and communities throughout the Central Valley.<\/p>\n\n
El nuevo casino cuenta con ventanas que van desde el suelo hasta el techo, llenando el espacio con luz natural, con un dise\u00f1o elevado y moderno. Los hu\u00e9spedes encontrar\u00e1n una de las selecciones de juegos m\u00e1s grandes de la regi\u00f3n con m\u00e1s de 2.400 tragamonedas y 40 juegos de mesa. Complementando el amplio espacio de juego se encuentra un diverso programa de comida y bebida. Con ocho restaurantes y cuatro bares distintos, hay una opci\u00f3n para todos los gustos y ocasiones.<\/p>\n\n
Entre los platos estrella se encuentran Clubhouse 99, el destino ideal para el d\u00eda del juego, que cuenta con 56 televisores de gran pantalla y m\u00e1s de 20 cervezas locales e importadas disponibles al momento. El restaurante insignia Manzanita Steakhouse cuenta con m\u00e1s de 250 etiquetas de vino locales e internacionales, seleccionadas por un maestro sommelier. Ofrece una aut\u00e9ntica cocina de la granja a la mesa en un ambiente \u00edntimo con m\u00fasica de piano en vivo y c\u00f3cteles elaborados de forma \u00fanica por un mix\u00f3logo interno.<\/p>\n\n
El casino North Fork Mono ya ha atra\u00eddo la atenci\u00f3n nacional de las principales publicaciones del sector, como Casino Player, Indian Gaming y Global Gaming Business.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
North Fork Mono Casino set to open at midnight, October 28 North Fork Mono Casino announced it will officially open at midnight on October 28, marking a milestone more than two decades in the making. Located adjacent to Highway 99 in Madera between Avenue 17 and 18 1\/2 exits, the $725 million casino sits at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":50061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-50106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-business"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50106"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50110,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50106\/revisions\/50110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50104,"date":"2026-10-21T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50104"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:41:35","slug":"pedestrian-found-dead-on-sr99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/pedestrian-found-dead-on-sr99\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian found dead on SR99"},"content":{"rendered":"
Merced Communications Center of the California Highway Patrol received reports of a pedestrian lying in the slow lane of southbound State Route 99, south of Cleveland Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CHP Madera Officers responded to the scene Thursday night at about 11:30 p.m., and found a female pedestrian who was deceased on the right shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The female pedestrian was believed to be in the traffic lanes of SR 99 southbound, south of Cleveland Avenue when she was struck by an unknown vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The driver of the unknown vehicle then fled the scene without stopping to render aid to the pedestrian and failed to contact emergency personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This crash is still under investigation, and it is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor in this crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CHP Madera Area is asking for the public\u2019s help with any information that would assist in this investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For further information, contact the Madera Area Public Information Officer at (559) 507-8120.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Merced Communications Center of the California Highway Patrol received reports of a pedestrian lying in the slow lane of southbound State Route 99, south of Cleveland Avenue. CHP Madera Officers responded to the scene Thursday night at about 11:30 p.m., and found a female pedestrian who was deceased on the right shoulder. The female pedestrian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-50104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-law"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50104"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50105,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50104\/revisions\/50105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50102,"date":"2026-10-21T07:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50102"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:40:43","slug":"lockdown-lifted-at-valley-childrens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/lockdown-lifted-at-valley-childrens\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockdown lifted at Valley Children\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"
Valley Children\u2019s Hospital\u2019s main campus was on a lockdown Saturday following reported threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputies from the Madera County Sheriff\u2019s Office and officers from the CHP were on scene working to ensure the safety of patients, families, hospital staff and the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only the main and emergency department remained open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, a couple of hours later, the lockdown was lifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on preliminary information, investigators believe the threats may have been intentionally fabricated. However, the investigation remains active and ongoing. MCSO detectives are actively investigating the source of the phone call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe take every threat seriously. Regardless of whether a threat is ultimately determined to be credible, these incidents are thoroughly investigated. We remain committed to identifying those responsible and holding them accountable for their actions,\u201d said the MCSO in a statement.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Valley Children\u2019s Hospital\u2019s main campus was on a lockdown Saturday following reported threats. Deputies from the Madera County Sheriff\u2019s Office and officers from the CHP were on scene working to ensure the safety of patients, families, hospital staff and the public. Only the main and emergency department remained open. However, a couple of hours later, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-50102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-law"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50103,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50102\/revisions\/50103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50100,"date":"2026-10-21T07:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50100"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:39:46","slug":"three-sisters-garden-to-host-fall-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/three-sisters-garden-to-host-fall-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Sisters Garden to host Fall Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Madera County Master Gardeners will celebrate the season with a Fall Festival event in the Three Sisters Garden on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event will have multiple educational activities for children, as well as adults, with games, crafts and lots of fun for families. In addition, there will be three food trucks on site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plants will be available for sale, and also some art pieces, created during the summer by some of the Master Gardeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The garden is located behind the campus of Madera Community College, 30277 Ave. 12 in Madera. From Avenue 12, take the driveway at the east end of the campus. Follow the drive, veering to the right, around to the back of the campus to the parking lot there. Three Sisters Garden is the fenced-in area there, a 2-3-acre demonstration garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Master Gardeners Cecelia Sheeter and Tresa Varlas are co-chairing the event, and are excited about the activities that will be available. During the spring of this year, they held a first-time event, Garden Day, which was a huge success, bringing individuals and families to the garden, many who had never been to Three Sisters Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Fall Festival will be very different from the Garden Day we held in the Spring,\u201d said Varlas. \u201cThere will be more educational opportunities at this one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The college is participating in this exciting event, and will have a presence there. Numerous student groups will highlight different aspects of the college through their clubs sponsoring games. The music department will be performing throughout the day, complementing the bluegrass band from Madera, who has volunteered to perform as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To add to the festive atmosphere, pygmy goats in Halloween costumes will be there to entertain both children and adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plant propagation team will be selling a wide array of annuals and perennials, including cool season vegetables and flowers. A Gardening Advice table will be staffed with participating Master Gardeners, eager to answer questions about gardening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor us, the best part of this event is that it underscores our mission not only to educate the public about gardening, but to continue our quest to be a community-oriented organization through the Three Sisters Garden and the Master Gardener Program,\u201d Sheeter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Madera County Master Gardener Program is part of the University of California Agricultural and Natural Resources division. The purpose of the UC Master Gardener Program is to extend to the public research-based information verified by UC experts about home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices. This is their mission statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Three Sisters Garden at the Community College is arranged in sections. As you enter the garden, you see wildlife, butterfly gardens, children\u2019s garden, grass meadow, cottage garden, and a large section of irises. There is a propagation hoop house, compost, chipping, shredding, a huge vegetable garden, native gardens, a Moonlight Garden, and a Library Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The gardens are always open, and the college students come in and walk around. There is no fee to get in. The gate is never locked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To learn more about the UC Master Gardeners Program, and the Three Sisters Garden at Madera Community College, go to https:\/\/ucanr.edu\/county\/madera-county\/three-sisters-demonstration-garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, plan to visit the demonstration garden at the Fall Festival, Saturday October 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Take the kids and family to enjoy a day in the beautiful garden.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Madera County Master Gardeners will celebrate the season with a Fall Festival event in the Three Sisters Garden on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. The event will have multiple educational activities for children, as well as adults, with games, crafts and lots of fun for families. In addition, there […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":50064,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18],"tags":[25,29,36,46],"class_list":["post-50100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-lifestyle","tag-agriculture","tag-community","tag-environment","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50101,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50100\/revisions\/50101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50095,"date":"2026-10-21T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50095"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:38:12","slug":"vote-centers-ballot-drop-boxes-are-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/vote-centers-ballot-drop-boxes-are-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote Centers, Ballot Drop Boxes are open"},"content":{"rendered":"
Madera County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters, Rebecca Martinez, announced that a Consolidated General Election will be held in Madera County, on November 3.<\/p>\n\n
The following is a list of Vote Centers and Drop Box locations that will be available for the hours specified below, between October 2, and Election Day, November 3.<\/p>\n\n
\u2022 Madera County Government Center, Lobby, 200 W. 4th Street, Madera and Oakhurst Community Center, Main Hall, 39800 Road 425B, Oakhurst \u2014 Open October 24 to November 2, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open November 3 Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n\n
\u2022 City of Chowchilla Civic Center, Council Chambers, 130 S. 2nd Street, Chowchilla; Liberty High School, Theatre, 12220 Road 36, Madera Ranchos; Yosemite Lakes Community Church, Portable 1, 43840 Patrick Ave., Coarsegold; Pan Am Community Center, Gymnasium, 703 E. Sherwood Way, Madera; Superintendent of Schools, Conference Room 1, 1105 S. Madera Ave.; and Madera VFW Post 1981, Main Hall, 2026 N. Granada Dr., Madera \u2014 Open October 31 to November 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open November 3 Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n\n
\u2022 Madera County Government Center, 200 W. 4th St., Madera; City of Chowchilla Civic Center, 130 S. 2nd St., Chowchilla; North Fork Rancheria Tribal Office, 33143 Road 222, North Fork; Ranchos Branch Library, 37398 Berkshire Dr., Madera; Satellite Government Center, 40232 Junction Dr., Oakhurst; and Minaret\u2019s Crossing, 44860 Sunflower Lane, O\u2019Neals \u2014 Open October 2 to November 2 for 24 hours per day. On November 3 Election Day, boxes will be closed and locked at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n\n
\u2022 Madera Community College, 30277 Ave. 12, Madera (walk up access only) \u2014 Open October 2 to November 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday through Friday). On November 3 Election Day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.. Box will be closed and locked at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n\n
This information can also be found in the County Voter Information Guide, which was included with a Vote by Mail Ballot, and is posted on the website at www.votemadera.com.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Madera County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters, Rebecca Martinez, announced that a Consolidated General Election will be held in Madera County, on November 3. The following is a list of Vote Centers and Drop Box locations that will be available for the hours specified below, between October 2, and Election Day, November 3. Vote centers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[29,39],"class_list":["post-50095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-community","tag-government"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50095"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50099,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50095\/revisions\/50099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50093,"date":"2026-10-21T07:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50093"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:33:11","slug":"tom-mcclintock-5th-district-congressional-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/tom-mcclintock-5th-district-congressional-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom McClintock, 5th District Congressional Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tom McClintock (R) is currently serving at the U.S. Representative for California\u2019s 5th Congressional District, which was previously the 4th Congressional District before the redistricting last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McClintock is hoping to hold his position as a representative of a large part of Madera County. He believes that California is ready for a more Republican concentration in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see what happens,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I\u2019m guardedly optimistic that the Gavinmander is not going to do as well for Gavin as he thought. For a state that\u2019s been governed unchallenged by the Democrats for over two decades, that\u2019s a very profound statement. And I think that may translate into a better-than-average year for Republicans in California.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He thinks people are beginning to ask some fundamental questions like, why have things gotten so bad in California? Why are people leaving? Why are neighbors now leaving California in droves?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI saw an interesting statistic the other day,\u201d he said. \u201cDuring the Dust Bowl, the flight of Oklahomans to California because of the Dust Bowl was huge. Today, four times as many Californians are moving to Oklahoma as Oklahomans are moving to California. So, you have a reverse exodus now of Californians fleeing not a natural disaster, but a man-made one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve said for years, California Republicans are still winning the vote. The problem is they are now voting with their feet and leaving. The state, therefore, becomes more and more Democrat, therefore more and more socialist,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked what his platform is, he replied, \u201cI can answer in one word. Freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He quoted words from a speech delivered in 1858 by Abraham Lincoln, which he labeled the \u201cHouse Divided\u201d speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2018A house divided against itself, cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half-slave and half-free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It must become all one thing or all the other.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McClintock is very concerned about the division that exists in our country, and he said that Lincoln understood there are moments in a civilization where principles will compete for the heart and soul of the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd now the contest is between two antithetical principles, freedom and socialism,\u201d he said. \u201cYou see failing schools. You see bitter racial strife. You see chronic shortages and basic necessities like electricity and water and gasoline and housing and sky-high prices to boot. Ultimately, you see failing businesses and fleeing families. That\u2019s what California is now experiencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe exodus from Democratic to Republican states is unprecedented. California is expected to lose five congressional seats and five electoral votes. Texas is likely to pick them up just because of the population shifts that are now occurring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McClintock also mentioned deportation that would cause the population decrease. Just during the Biden administration, at least 10 million illegals were allowed into this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McClintock has campaigned all over the district. Because he has served for the past 18 years, he knows the district well. He knows the people and where to visit on his campaign trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He moved to California as a child, and he noted the difference in what California is today compared to what he remembered as a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe California that I remember from my youth and the California today are literally heaven and hell. My family moved to a little suburb north of Los Angeles in 1965. This really was a land of opportunity. My dad had been unemployed for a couple years in New York, came out to California in desperation, and immediately found a good job. My folks bought on a modest income, the home of their dreams. It was a 2,500-square-foot ranch-style home with a half-acre landscaped and a 40-foot swimming pool in the backyard. They paid for that home $35,000. That\u2019s about $378,000 in today\u2019s money.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked to comment on the High-Speed Rail, he said, \u201cI led the opposition of the high-speed rail in the state legislature many years ago. Jim Costa, by the way, was the principal advocate for that. He never has gotten the credit he deserves for the high-speed rail in California, because he was the major sponsor of that legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI did the research recently. Since 1980, we\u2019ve had a 75 percent increase in registered motor vehicles in California. We\u2019ve seen a nine percent increase in freeway lanes. What we\u2019ve already spent for the high-speed rail, forget what we\u2019re going to spend, it continues. Just what we\u2019ve already spent would have been enough to add 2,000 miles of new freeway lanes on rural corridors like 99 and 5 or about 320 miles of freeway lanes on the densest urban sections of the country like the 405 in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019ve already sacrificed to this lunacy, and they\u2019re now telling us that the total build-out is going to cost about 10 times more than we\u2019ve already spent,\u201d he said. \u201cSo just add a zero to those figures, and that\u2019s what we will have sacrificed. If they get their way, all to get a train that will take you from Los Angeles to San Francisco in two hours longer than it takes to fly there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked about Prop 39, he said. \u201cIt\u2019s simple common sense; 167 countries around the world require a photo ID to vote. We require photo ID to board a plane, to cash a check, to get free admission to the Obama Presidential Library. But for some reason, the Democrats are opposed to requiring a photo ID to cast a vote that determines the future of our country. I find that ludicrous. Every country in Africa requires photo ID to vote. Mexico requires photo ID to vote. Many other states have photo ID.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His focus in office is his three committee assignments: natural resources, basic fire and water, and budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been very proud over the years to be rated the best vote in Congress, or at least one of the best votes, by groups such as the Citizens Against Government Waste, and National Taxpayers Union. That\u2019s because of my work on the Budget Committee. I also sit on Judiciary and chair of the Immigration Subcommittee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo that\u2019s my focus. Those are the issues that I most concentrate on. But the ultimate overriding issue, and I put this to a recent group. I asked, \u2018Does anyone in his right mind actually believe that opening our borders to tens of millions of unvetted illegals is somehow going to make your life, your family\u2019s life, safer and more secure? Does anybody in his right mind actually believe that higher taxes and more regulations are going to make your life more affordable or more comfortable? And does anybody in his right mind actually believe that socialism is going to work any better here?\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tom McClintock (R) is currently serving at the U.S. Representative for California\u2019s 5th Congressional District, which was previously the 4th Congressional District before the redistricting last year. McClintock is hoping to hold his position as a representative of a large part of Madera County. He believes that California is ready for a more Republican concentration […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":50058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-50093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-government"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50093"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50094,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50093\/revisions\/50094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50091,"date":"2026-10-21T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50091"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:32:07","slug":"an-all-american-story-cathy-wieland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/an-all-american-story-cathy-wieland\/","title":{"rendered":"An All-American story: Cathy Wieland"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cathy Wieland has been a quiet, selfless, and effective Madera leader for 48 years\u2026 at home, on the job, and through her volunteer service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. During her first weekend in college, she was on a date when she struck up a conversation with another guy that has lasted 54 years. They moved to Madera in 1978 from Roswell, New Mexico, leaving behind aliens who had crash-landed in 1947. Allegedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Madera County Probation Department hired Cathy to investigate the care provided to court-appointed conservatees through the Madera County Public Guardian. She earned her master\u2019s degree in marriage and family counseling at Fresno State to become Madera County\u2019s first Family Court Services mediator in child custody court disputes. She loves people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cathy raised two Madera-born sons, Ian and Dylan. She coached soccer, served as a Cub Scouts volunteer, and supported their participation in academic decathlons. She is still Mom four decades later. Cathy now grandmothers two young boys, including valiantly striving to balance the questionable example set by their Madera grandfather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cathy\u2019s lineage includes Choctaw and Cheyenne Indians. Her relatives fought for America during the American Revolutionary War, the Civil War, both World Wars, Korea, and in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She loved working with kids as a Madera Unified School District high school counselor. Some of them, now parents themselves, stop her in town to catch-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cathy has served as the president of four local nonprofit, volunteer organizations. She volunteers through the 145-year-old American Association of University Women (AAUW). The local chapter raises money to help fund college scholarships for Madera County girls. Cathy has led the local chapter of California Retired Teachers, CalRTA, advocating for and protecting educators\u2019 pensions and benefits and the local PEO Sisterhood chapter (Philanthropic Educational Organization), serving its 100-plus year mission to help women achieve their educational goals. And she was president of the Madera County Child Abuse Prevention Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cathy\u2019s reputation is one of kindness. She puts others before herself. She does not seek attention. Serving has been more important than merely joining. But she repeatedly is placed in positions of leadership in our community because she works hard, enables decisions by consensus, and gets things done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is an avid supporter of local arts through the Madera County Arts Council, high school plays, and the Madera Theatre Project. She enjoys the San Joaquin Valley Town Hall lecture series. Cathy especially loves watching musicals with family through the Fresno Broadway series. She\u2019s seen more than 250 concerts including Led Zeppelin, Ray Charles, Santana, Adele, Reba McIntyre, U2, Chris Stapleton, the Rolling Stones, Kenny Chesney, Bruce Springsteen, Gladys Knight, the Doobie Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Van Halen, Brooks & Dunn, The Who, Johnny Cash, and the Eagles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cathy has photographed Yosemite Valley, walked on the Great Wall of China, wrestled a lobster off the coast of Maine, ridden camels in Egypt and Morocco, watched the Lion King on Broadway, and river-rafted in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cathy Wieland \u2018s life is a well-lived American story as she has enriched the lives of others in our community.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cathy Wieland has been a quiet, selfless, and effective Madera leader for 48 years\u2026 at home, on the job, and through her volunteer service. She was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. During her first weekend in college, she was on a date when she struck up a conversation with another guy that has lasted 54 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":50057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,17],"tags":[29,32,46,50],"class_list":["post-50091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-history","tag-community","tag-culture","tag-organizations","tag-schools"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50091"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50092,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50091\/revisions\/50092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":50089,"date":"2026-10-21T07:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T14:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpengine.com\/?p=50089"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:30:22","slug":"toros-hold-off-stallions-in-rodeo-bowl-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/toros-hold-off-stallions-in-rodeo-bowl-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Toros hold off Stallions in Rodeo Bowl win"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Matilda Torres Toros football team answered a Madera South score in the third quarter, and held off two long Stallions\u2019 drives over the next 17 minutes to secure a 21-14 Rodeo Bowl victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Madera South had two chances to tie the score in the second half against Torres, but the Toros\u2019 defense was bend, but not break to hold on Friday night. Torres has won four of the five Rodeo Bowl meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Torres\u2019 rushing game almost out gained the Madera South offense. Lead running back Caden Warden carried 23 times for 198 yards, including a 62-yard touchdown. His back-up, Angel De La Sancha, broke off a 49-yard run, and scored a touchdown. The Toros gained 260 yards on the ground against Madera South\u2019s 265 total yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Stallions had six different ball carriers tote the ball 48 times for 180 yards with a touchdown. Quarterback John Ledesma threw for 85 yards and a score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diego Reyna Navarro carried 18 times for 62 yards, and a score while Ledesma called his own number 16 times for 83 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Stallions opened the game with a drive into Torres territory, but had to punt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three plays later, Ledesma picked off a Torres pass to set the Stallions up at the Torres 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reyna Navarro and Ledesma carried for 10 yards. An offisdes call gave Madera South a first down. Three plays later, Reyna Navarro scored from two yards out, and Michael Cuevas hit the extra point for a 7-0 lead with three minutes left in the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Toros answered right back. Joseph Pasillas carried for eight, and Warden gained 11 on third-and-two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From the Madera South 43, Nathaniel Pichardo found an open Jordan Garcia up the middle. Garcia blew past his defender on a seam route from the slot for a 43-yard touchdown catch. The point after was missed, and Madera South led, 7-6, with 1:28 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After Madera South turned the ball over on downs, Torres took the ball inside the Stallions\u2019 30. Elijah Chavez read the Torres middle screen, and picked off Pichardo to stop the drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ledesma ran for six for an initial first down, but the Stallions punted at midfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Toros got a 15-yard run from Warden and Pichardo hit Darryn Garcia for 14 yards to get into Stallions\u2019 territory. Warden gained eight, and then found running room to the left. He went behind the blocks of Alfredo Diaz, Joseph Razo and Pasillas for a 34-yard gain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Torres mishandled the hand-off two plays later, and Madera South\u2019s Charles Moore came up with the recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Stallions started a drive with 3:51 left in the half. Ledesma and Reyna Navarro gained 18 yards. Ledesma hit Cuevas for eight yards, and a first down. Ledesma carried for 10 to the Torres 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two Ledesma runs moved the ball to the Torres 28. Two incomplete passes ended the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Torres opened the second half with the ball at its 38. Warden got the ball up the middle, and went behind a Ramon Espinoza block to find running room. Warden outran the defense down the right sideline for a 62-yard run. Hector Diaz\u2019s kick was good for a 13-7 lead, just 17 seconds into the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Stallions came right back. After George Roberts carried for four on third-and-three, the Stallions moved the ball into Torres territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ledesma threw a quick tight end pop pass to A.J. Alvarez, who got behind the Torres defense. Alvarez carried the ball the final 33 yards into the end zone for a go-ahead touchdown after Cuevas hit the extra point for a 14-13 Madera South lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Warden got the call four straight times for 12 yards to open the next Torres drive. De La Sancha came in relief of Warden, and found running room behind Razo and Richard Galindo for a 49-yard gain around the left side. De La Sancha was given a chance to finish what he started, and scored from two-yards out to give the Toros the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pasillas scored on an end around for the two-point conversion, and a 21-14 Torres lead with 5:06 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Stallions went on a seven minute drive that didn\u2019t lead to any points. Roberts, Ledesma and Reyna Navarro moved the ball to the Torres 26. However, two Madera South penalties forced the Stallions to a third-and-26. A Ledesma pass to Cuevas gained eight, but the fourth down pass fell incomplete, and the 14-play drive didn\u2019t result in points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Toros faced a third-and-two, but a bad snap forced De La Sancha to cover the ball for a loss of four. Then, a bad snap to the punter forced a punt for a loss of four at the Torres 44.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reyna Navarro gained six and Ledesma found Jonathan Buendia for 12 yards to the 32. Reyna Navarro, behind block from Cuevas and Alvarez, gained 11 to the 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a tackle for loss, Ledesma scrambled twice for eight yards. On fourth-and-six, Alfredo Diaz provided the Torres pressure, and Ledesma threw incomplete to turn the ball over with 3:23 left in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Toros turned to their closer, Warden. He carried five straight times for 26 yards, and two first downs before Pichardo took two knees with 1:12 left in the game to preserve the Torres win.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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