For The Madera Tribune The Madera chapter of United UpStanders, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering students to stand up for others, foster supportive communities, and inspire positive change gather for Family Bingo Night and receive a $2,500 grant from Lead4Change to support the UpStanders’ ongoing efforts. Family Bingo Night at Blast and Brew was a huge success as families from across the community came together to play, celebrate, and support a powerful cause

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera County hosts an Inaugural Puppy Bowl on Friday at the Government Center where spectators looked on as the puppies played. The puppies are from the Madera Animal Shelter, and available for adoption. Lights! Cameras! Puppies! Madera County’s inaugural Puppy Bowl turns into a blowout!  Team ‘Bits’ was pawsitively ready for the big game, running up the score, 35-0, over Team ‘Kibbles’ in what became the most cuddly and cutest matchup of a

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera Rotary Speech contest winners from left, Jazzy Duque, Matthew Hernandez and Adriel Ornelas, joined by their teacher Betty Klein after receiving their certificates during a meeting. The Madera Rotary Club held a speech contest at its regular meeting in January.  There were three contestants, Jazzy Duque, Adriel Ornelas, and Matthew Hernandez, from Juvenile Hall’s Endeavor/Voyager Secondary School. The contest was introduced by Rotarian

For The Madera Tribune The historic Shay #12 steam engine will make its way to California to the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad next week. FISH CAMP — A rare and historic moment in California rail history is set to unfold as Shay #12, a nearly century-old steam locomotive, returns to California to join Shay #10 and Shay #15 at the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad. Built in April 1926, Shay #12 is a 60-ton, three-truck Shay steam engine that powered logging operati

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera City Councilwoman Anita Evans welcomes guests at the City of Madera Black History Month Celebration last year at the Pan Am Center. Black Saints United will host its annual Black History Month Celebration at the Pan Am Center, 703 Sherwood Way. The fifth annual celebration will be co-hosted by Madera City Councilwoman Anita Evans and the City of Madera. The event begins at 3 p.m., February 15. “I am guesstimating about 175 people,” Evans

The Madera Irrigation District (MID or District) will end water deliveries with the drain down of the system that began Wednesday. Due to the dry conditions that persisted in January and no storms on the horizon, releases from Friant Dam are ending. MID appreciates all landowners who took the water while it was available. This is a reminder that timing is crucial when water is available and all District landowners who have the ability should take the water for the benefit of

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

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