Since last fall when we had the carpet replaced at our house, I have been trying like the dickens to get things organized and to pitch what I no longer need or want. Our church is having a rummage sale at the beginning of next month, so it is a perfect time for me to get my act together and pass on some items that are still usable. My closet has always been a real challenge for me when it comes to disposing of items. Now, I don’t have a lot of high-quality clothes, but my cl

For The Madera Tribune General Waldo Sims, Madera’s first black police officer. The first recorded African-American resident of Madera was Dexter Hunt, a 31 year-old porter who worked for Captain Russel Perry Mace in his hotel. He arrived here in 1880. For the next 20 years, Madera continued to grow, from 217 residents in 1880 to 2,500 in 1900. By comparison, the African-American population of Madera grew from that single individual in 1880 to 42 in 1900. For the next two dec

Katrina Soliz/The Madera Tribune Mark IV Metal Products President Andrew Segal, left, cuts the ceremonial ribbon with Chowchilla facility General Manager Pedro Orozco as confetti flies to mark the official grand opening of the facility on Friday. Mark IV Metal Products officially opened its doors Friday at 4 Kings Avenue in Chowchilla. The facility is a distribution facility that stocks dozens of sizes of galvanized steel grates and frames and municipal castings, such as manh

Cat Campbell/For The Madera Tribune This cookbook has been used a lot during the last 36 years, as evidenced by all the smudges and creases. We were a 4-H family and enjoyed it very much. There is a cookbook, one of those spiral bound fundraiser types, that I use quite often. It is called, California Cooking: Favorite Recipes of 4-H Families. I bought it March 10, 1990, during Madera County Demonstration Day held at the Madera Fairgrounds. My oldest son, Matt, was in the hors

Allen Baraldi/The Madera Tribune The Madera County Sheriff’s Office hosts a Swearing-in Promotions and Awards Ceremony last week at Matilda Torres High School. Twelve MCSO employees stand together after receiving acknowledgement for their promotion or new hire. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office hosted its biannual Swearing-in, Promotions and Awards Ceremony last week at Matilda Torres High School’s Cafeteria. The MCSO announced the promotion of five deputies and seven new h

MPD officers responded to a business in the 800 block of S. Gateway Dr. regarding subjects unlawfully entering the property. The suspects were observed on surveillance entering a vehicle that did not belong to them, which was stored on the property Thursday night. The MPD’s rapid response and keen tactics enabled them to catch both suspects hiding inside the vehicle upon arrival.

Well, here we go again, responding to another submission to the Tribune that attempts to smear the Republican Party and its members. The term “MAGA” simply means “Make America Great Again.” There is much hatred for Donald Trump and the Republicans efforts to accomplish that. Those on the left attempt to block every effort. Many of my friends and I consider ourselves to be Patriotic Americans who love this country and are disheartened by the efforts to make the country immoral

For The Madera Tribune George Gruber, shown here second from the left, was the owner of the Fountain Saloon. He lost his liquor license after being accused of running a “disorderly business.” When Madera turned the corner into the 20th century and voted to incorporate in 1907, it had to elect a city council to pass the ordinances that would regulate life in the county seat. Chief among the concerns in those early days were the saloons that lined Yosemite, and at the top of th