Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Melissa Vargas, who is joined by her family, officially receives the key to her new home on Wednesday. Habitat for Humanity representatives as well as city and county officials lined up to pass the key until it reached the Vargas family. Family moves into home built with group When Habitat for Humanity, Greater Fresno Area CEO William Splitgerber, Jr. handed the keys over to Melissa Vargas and her family, it marked the first time Habitat for

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera County District 4 Supervisor Leticia Gonzalez, right, talks with community members during an ice cream social she hosted at the Parksdale Village park on Tuesday evening. During her campaign, Madera County Supervisor for District 4 Leticia Gonzalez wanted to make sure everyone in her district is represented. On Tuesday, she held her first public event since taking office last November — an ice cream social at Parksdale Village. “It’s

Avalon Health Care — Madera (1700 Howard Road) has been recognized as a 2021 recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living for its commitment to improving the lives of residents through quality care. The distinction is the first of three progressive award levels through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program. The program, presented by the leading association in long term and post-acu

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society The first Rosenthal Kutner store, a two-story structure on the corner of D Street and Yosemite Avenue, is shown here. It was a favorite spot for swapping local stories on Saturday nights. It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and folks were just beginning to come to town for their Saturday evening social gatherings on main street. That is what Yosemite Avenue was like in 1902. It was a place to meet and greet and pass along t

With great sorrow, I learned of the death of Madera business great, David L. Berry, on July 23, 2021. A contractor responsible for developing much of the land in and around Madera, many people have him to thank for their homes and the industrial plants where they are employed. I have known about his activities to build a better community for as long as I can remember. I once played on a recreation league mushball team sponsored by Alyce Gilchrist, one of his top sales persons

During the past 18 months, we’ve had to learn to change the way that we live our lives. We wore face masks, washed our hands much more frequently, limited the number of times that we left our homes. Some of us learned to attend meetings via teleconferences; some found that they could work from home. Millions of Americans cancelled their plans to visit Europe or most other places that were not easily reachable via the family auto. School was something that students attended in

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty guard Carson Stephens was the unquestionable leader of the Liberty Hawks boys basketball team. He led the team in scoring and could score any way possible — shooting the 3-pointer, driving the lane or hitting the mid-range jumper. He is The Madera Tribune’s Boys Basketball Most Valuable Player. Most Valuable Player Carson Stephens, Guard Jr. Liberty He could do it all on the basketball court. The definite leader of the Liberty 7. He had

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune A pair of All-Madera Tribune team members battling each other. Madera’s Aasyria Goins tries to defend Madera South’s Jonese Feliu as she drives to the hoop. The Team Ryhnne Mitchell, Guard Fr. Madera Talk about making a name for herself early. Mitchell was one of those players that threw herself everywhere to help her team. Whether it was driving to the lane amongst the trees for a layup and going all-out on a steal attempt, Mitchell sacrifi