The Madera County Cattlemen’s Association had some outstanding applicants for the 2026 scholarship program. They awarded a 4-year scholarship for $2,000 per year, a Millie Meders Scholarship for $2,000, a $2,500 Mike Urruitia Scholarship and a trade school scholarship for $2,000. This year, a 4-year Will Gill Scholarship for $2,000 a year was added to the program. Victoria Herd The MCCA 4-year scholarship was awarded to Victoria Herd, a senior at Madera South High School, who

For The Madera Tribune Liberty graduate Skylar Hartley holds a falcon as a member of the United States Air Force Academy’s coveted Falconry Program. The program has only 12 members and four every year are chosen for the program. Four years ago, Skylar Hartley marched across the Liberty High School stage as one of its valedictorians and entry into the United States Air Force Academy. Now, Hartley’s four-year college career could be defined by lyrics in Kelly Clarkson’s “Breaka

Our nation was founded by men and women who traveled the world to study what made governments succeed — and why many failed. They looked at empires and republics, at tyranny and liberty, and they brought to America the best of “Western culture” — respect for individual rights, rule of law, free enterprise, and self-determination. This rich heritage made the United States not just a country, but a beacon of freedom — a nation designed to be “independent, resilient, and strong.

Oleksii Shtandarov, Vecteeza.com You know it’s summer weather when a peach cobbler lands on the table. Days are warmer, more people are planning picnics, camping menus, and lighter meals. I try not to limit my menu planning to certain times of the year, as many summer-type recipes are appropriate at any time. My husband loves the broccoli salad that is sold at a big-box store. I hardly ever shop there, so I was happy to find a recipe for a salad he likes just as much. I am in

Did you know one can get a loan for auto repair through this program? No wonder we have fraud all over the place. Requirements are income, not citizenship. USDA is in the housing loan business also. For migrants! If a home owner, are you migrant? When they open the can for benefits, they also open the bottom for fraud. As Gomer Pyle would say, “Surprise, surprise.” Got a phone message. Could not understand who was calling, but they said they could help me to vote. Went to the

For The Madera Tribune Madera’s Captain R.P. Mace led the celebration of the Democratic victory in the election of 1884. In November of 1884, Grover Cleveland was elected to the Presidency of the United States, the first Democrat to be so honored since 1856, and his party was jubilant. Joyous celebrations proliferated throughout the nation, but none like the one thrown in Madera. Most of the nation’s Democrats waited until the votes were counted before throwing a victory part

For The Madera Tribune Cheryl Anne Penn Manfredi Skeen. Cheryl Anne Penn Manfredi Skeen passed away on May 25, 2026, in Madera, CA. Born on May 9, 1950, in Sydney, Australia to Betty and Wayne Kilowsky, Cheryl was immediately adopted by Charles and Sadie Penn, for which she was forever grateful. Her parents gave her the best life possible in Vaucluse, a suburb of Sydney on South Head where Macquarie Light and the huge Southern Cross watched over her by night and the Pacific’s