The Madera Odd Fellows Lodge #327 awarded $1,000 Faye Shields Memorial Scholarships to 12 graduating students at Madera High Schools as part of the recent Scholarship Awards Nights. Madera High School students receiving scholarships are Eric Nelson, Isaac Nolan, Landon Rodriguez, and Addison Rollins. Madera South High School recipients are Justin Caballero and Victoria Herd. Matilda Torres High School students are Mara Cervantes, Latigo Garlick, and Abraham Melgoza-Barajas. L

For The Madera Tribune From left are Cheryl Lara, YLGI #118 vice president; Suzanne Molina, YLGI #118 president; Jessica Drake, executive director of Student Programs and Services, MCSOS; and Tricia Protzman, superintendent, MCSOS. Young Ladies Grand Institute #118 Madera (A Catholic women’s organization) presented a $500 donation to Madera County Superintendent of Schools (MCSOS). This donation was given in recognition of their Grand President’s Annual Program called “Silent

Courtesy of Madera Rotary Club/For The Madera Tribune Front row, from left, are Hailey Mejia, Maribel Ortiz-Garcia, Janet Ramirez Santiago, Dulce Avila Vargas, Crystal Giron, Alma Vasquez Lopes, Marina Vasquez Lopez and Michelle Ramirez Rueda. Back row, from left, are Angelina Santiago, Celine Patlan, Karis Rodriguez, Latigo Garlick, Matthew Machado and Destinee Avila. The Madera Rotary Club hosted 16 scholarship winners at Madera Rotary Club’s annual celebration dinner for s

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty’s Carly Jimenez has been named one of The Madera Tribune’s Softball Most Valuable Players. Both players hit over .500 for their respective teams while leading the Hawks and the Coyotes to league championships. Both players hold records for their program with Ricks holding six records. They, along with the other Players of the Year, received a certificate from sponsor, Perko’s Café for a free meal. This year was a banner year for softbal

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera first baseman Destinee Avila is one of three Madera Coyotes who will play in Wednesday’s City/County All-Star Softball game at Margie Wright Diamond at Fresno State. She will be joined by teammates Malea Ricks and Brilynn Santiago on the City team. The 44th annual City/County All-Star Softball game is set for Wednesday at Margie Wright Diamond at Fresno State. Seven Madera-area softball players are set to play their final high school

Courtesy of Mackenzie Naake Jr. Late Model driver Lane Christensen celebrates on victory lane after his second career 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model victory at Madera Speedway on Saturday. Lane Christensen scored his second career 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model victory in just his third start, extending his points lead after 70 laps of action at Madera Speedway. Saturday night’s round three for the 2026 season was a caution-free affair for a talented group of drivers ages 10-16 years old. “O

Just read an article by John Bowers in the Tribune — “It takes an act of nature.” First part I could identify with. As young kids growing up, we take on images of our family and friends. Church and teachers. I grew up outside of Chicago. Left there in 1959. We had ethnic districts, like many cities. South side, don’t go there, blacks. Oakpark? Italians. OK, but watch out. We were Germans in our area — some Polish (hi, Larry) — and mostly they were the butt of jokes. I was tol

This is the fourth book in the Robin Lockwood series, but — like the other three — it can easily be read as a stand-alone novel. Usually, I recommend reading series in order, but Margolin is different from many other “series” authors. You can pick up any one of his books and enjoy it without references to previous works. In A Matter of Life and Death (2021, 312 pages in hardback) Philip Margolin bridges the gap between the MMA (mixed-martial arts) scene and courtroom drama. T