Nancy Simpson/The Madera Tribune Madera County Republican Women awards seven scholarships. From left are Jane Bilskey of Liberty High School, Michelle Ramirez-Rueda of Madera South High School, Fabiola Santiago-Eufracio of Matilda Torres High, and Angelica “Angie” Castillo, Christopher Markarian, and Olivia Bomprezzi of Madera High School. Lauren Silveira of Chowchilla Union High School was not present to receive her award. Madera County Republican Women presented scholarship

While patrolling the 1400 block of Sharon Boulevard on Friday, Officer Jose Barajas located a box truck that had been reported stolen the previous day. The investigation led officers to a nearby residence, where they contacted Juan Pozos, 34, who was believed to be involved in the vehicle theft. Officers obtained a search warrant for the residence. During the search, officers discovered evidence of an active chop shop. Investigators located an additional stolen vehicle that w

The Madera Police Department would like to remind residents that, as of June 12, a recent change to the Madera Municipal Code regarding fireworks is now in effect. One of the changes to the Municipal Code includes a new definition of a “Responsible Party.” This change allows officers to hold property owners, parents, guardians, or other responsible individuals accountable for the use of illegal fireworks on property they own, occupy, or control. In other words, the person lig

Registration is being accepted for the annual Mad-Kids Summer Camp, sponsored by the Madera Police Department and City of Madera Parks and Community Services. The Camp is open to youths ages 8-12 and is $40 per person. It is a sports-based camp from July 27-30 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at the John W. Wells Youth Center (701 E. 5th Street). Children will receive lunch each day of the camp and receive a Mad-Kids T-shirt. Registration will be taken until Monday at madera.gov/register.

For The Madera Tribune Traffic signals at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and San Pietro Drive are now operational, but in flash mode. Signals are expected to be fully operational in two to three weeks. The City of Madera has activated the new traffic signals at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and San Pietro Drive. The signals are currently operating in flash mode while crews complete final testing, inspections, and system integration. The traffic signals are expect

Upon reflection, I owe Donald J. Trump an apology. And a “Big and Beautiful” thank you! I’m green with envy at his natural ability to float the scum of Washington, D.C., as a metaphor for his administration. Wow! Nobody does it better than him! Drain the swamp? Promise made and promise kept. He also dramatically used science to prove that anything blue must be peeled away from our national monuments. Trump’s latest farce is genuinely funny because, unlike the other unforced e

In mid-April, 1989, student-led vigils were held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Over several days, the vigils following the death of Chairman Hu, evolved into a major protest, calling for political reform and greater freedom for the people. A young woman, who was identified as the primary organizer, escaped from China with her young daughter Alice and became a celebrity refugee in Washington, D.C. She took the Americanized name of Vivien Li (not to be confused with the famous

Courtesy of Adamophoto of freerangestock.com Artichokes are abundant fresh, canned, marinated and frozen. The day before writing this, I saw a video that an Italian man from New York City had posted about how his family cooks with artichokes. I cook them often, especially when Dungeness crabs are in season. I don’t use the crab meat as a filling; the artichokes are just a go-along, to create one of my favorite meals. In that case, the only things I stuff in between the bracts