Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune File Photo More than 100 participate in the 2019 Walk A Mile in Her Shoes march against sexual assault event hosted by Community Action Partnership Madera County Victim Services at Courthouse Park. In recognition of National Crime Victims’ Week, the Community Action Partnership of Madera County will host a few events. This year’s theme for Victims’ Rights Week is Rights, Access, Equity, for all victims. The theme underscores the importance o

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Cynthia Majors of Madera Master Gardeners picks off dead leaves from iris plants at the Three Sisters Garden, a two-acre demonstration garden on the campus of Madera Community College. The Madera County Master Gardeners will showcase five gardens — four private gardens and their own Three Sisters Garden on April 30. Two of the gardens are in Madera and two more are in the Madera Ranchos. The Three Sisters Garden is a two-acre demonstration g

Wayne Raschdorf/For The Madera Tribune Madera County Sheriff’s Foundation parade entry. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, the Raymond Parade drew hundreds to the historic Madera County community Saturday, April 16. This annual celebration, its 34th, rolled into town led by a United States Marine Corps Honor Guard and followed by everything from camels to fire trucks to a ukulele band. The theme was a tribute to First Responders, many of whom joined in the Ray

A surprise phone call from a friend invited me for breakfast or early lunch on Wednesday. A former Maderan, Ron Fletcher lll and I have been friends since his sister Audrey worked with me at Madera Radio Dispatch in the late 1970s. Our relationship actually goes back to when I was in the fifth grade, but that is another story for another time. For the unaware, back when there wasn’t a cell phone in every pocket,t the Massetti family, owners of Radio TV Hospital, provided “car

Vaclav Smil is a numbers freak. Dr. Smil is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He has published a variety of books on such diverse topics as technological innovation, risk assessment, environmental and population change, and public policy concerning energy. A couple of years ago, he pulled many of his research findings together in a book, “Numbers Don’t Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know about the World.” I

The Madera Tribune File Photo Madera’s Elmer Garcia (15) earned First Team All-County/Metro Athletic Conference honors and received All-Madera Tribune Boys Soccer team selection. The Madera Tribune has been publishing the All-Tribune teams for the past 10 years. While the other teams are put together, this reporter’s worst sport to judge is soccer. It would not be respectful to the players or coaches to think this reporter can understand the game. Thus, we have put together a

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Members of the Liberty Hawks baseball team surround Max Vestal after his bases loaded walk forced in Danny Sandante (9) with the game-winning run Wednesday. Trailing by nine runs heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, most baseball teams would be packing their bags and getting ready for the end of the game. However, the Liberty Hawks kept battling and 11 straight batters reached base, all with two outs, to tie the game at 12 with the Wa

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Erika Perez connects for a two-run home run to give Madera an 8-0 lead during Tuesday’s 10-0 win over Madera South. Through the first three games of the County/Metro Athletic, the Madera Coyotes softball team has defeated its opponents by a 31-0 score, including this week’s victory over Madera South at Zimmerman Field. The Coyotes closed Tuesday’s game with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to evoke their third straight mer