Taiwanese music students perform
Author(s): Careen WongExchange students from Madera’s sister city, Yi Lan, Taiwan, were blown away Monday at how differently the people here eat, drink, communicate and live their lives.Forty-three...
View ArticleMono tribe promotes Prop. 48
Author(s): Careen WongMark SmithAfter last year’s approval from local, state, and federal governments for tribal construction of a casino and hotel just north of the City of Madera, the North Fork...
View ArticleSchool bands do well at valley competition
Author(s): Careen WongTwo local bands marched closer this weekend toward competition in the Western Band Association Grand Championships at Fresno State, Nov. 22 and 23.Madera High School took second...
View ArticleMadera police log for Oct. 13-14
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneCalls for service to the Madera Police Department.Oct. 136:27 a.m. — Officers arrested a subject for a cat in a trap in the 900 block Caitlan Drive.7:41 a.m. — Officers...
View ArticleLocal Guelaguetza planned for first time
Author(s): Elsa MejiaFor the first time ever, Madera residents are set to present La Guelaguetza at Courthouse Park on Sunday. The cultural event celebrates the traditions — including food, music,...
View Article450 decathletes in Madera today
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneScholars lecturing on 6 subjectsOrganizers expect more than 450 academic decathletes to attend the Academic Decathlon Lecture Day today. Valley experts will teach on...
View ArticleMaderan wants to crowdsource lessons
Author(s): Careen WongA man raised locally has became one of three co-founders of a Los Angeles website that may someday enable teachers to create, share or sell classroom projects and ideas online.The...
View ArticleChurch to hold 60th turkey dinner
Author(s): Careen WongFestive holidays are drawing close but Madera United Methodist Church is already planning to spread some cheer with its 60th annual turkey dinner Tuesday.Around 600 people stopped...
View ArticleA day of life as a student
Author(s): Bill CoateSchool chief is joined by trustees and candidates It was pitch black at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning when the school bus driver pulled up at Daulton Ave., her first stop of the day....
View ArticleMUTA votes yes to pact
Author(s): Bill CoateNew contract means more money for teachers Ninety-nine percent of those teachers who cast a vote Tuesday in the ratification election for the new contract agreement with Madera...
View ArticleSunrise Rotary Club celebrates World Polio Day
Author(s): Leon EmoToday, Oct. 24, marks the birthday of Dr. Jonas Salk, the developer of the vaccine for poliomyelitis, simply known as polio. Since the first vaccine was given in 1957, it has saved...
View ArticleMadera police log for Oct. 15
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneCalls for service to the Madera Police Department.Oct. 152:06 a.m. — Vehicle repossessed in the 1000 block of West 4th Street.2:33 a.m. — Vehicle repossessed in the...
View ArticleMadera police log for Oct. 3-4
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneCitations issued in the City of Madera.Oct. 3Two citations for possession of marijuana, 28.5 grams or more, one in the 1500 block of West Sunset and the other near...
View ArticleJersey Boys at the Saroyan Theatre
Author(s): Tami Jo NixTheir music is nearly universally recognized. Love songs from the 1960s such as “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What A Night,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”...
View ArticleChowchilla gets $1 million for housing, development
Author(s): Careen WongThe City of Chowchilla is on its way to providing a safer environment and more economic opportunity for its community — and turn residents into new homeowners — with a $1 million...
View ArticleRotary donates to Honor Flight
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Rotary Club donated $10,000 this week to the Central Valley Honor Flight Project, which sends World War II veterans to Washington D.C. to see the World War II Memorial,...
View ArticleContest winners inspired by experiences
Author(s): Careen WongWinners of a poster contest at Thomas Jefferson Middle School were inspired by real life experiences and told their stories about drugs, bullying and breast cancer through...
View ArticleFilm festival to show award winner’s work
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe fifth film festival in a series at Madera’s college will feature motion pictures from four-time Academy Award winner John Ford in November.Ford directed more than 140 films in...
View ArticleDictionaries for Kids project goes on
Author(s): Leon EmoFor many weeks, a group from the Madera Elks Lodge, led by project coordinator Timi Milor, has been entering third grade classrooms around the county to distribute “The Best...
View ArticleHealth fair, food giveaway nears
Author(s): Elsa MejiaFree food will be distributed at a health and resource fair Tuesday in the parking lot of Trinity Lutheran Church, 1125 N Lake St.The Madera Coalition for Community Justice and...
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