Let me say at the outset that I hate smartphones. But, I’m not a complete technophobe. I’ve had computers for 45 or more years. My hybrid car probably has more embedded computers than I have functioning neurons in my brain. And when I get ready to forward this column to the newspaper, I’ll do so via email.  Moreover, I have a lifetime credential to teach “Computers and Related Technologies” at the college level, and did so from 1980 until 1984 when the DEC PDP-1170, which was

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Giselle Jimenez gets a shot off for one of her three goals during Wednesday’s playoff loss to El Diamante in McAlister Pool. The Madera Coyotes girls water polo team headed into its first-round playoff match-up against El Diamante on kind of a roll.  The Coyotes rolled through the County/Metro Athletic Conference with a 9-1 record, and earned the No. 5 seed in the Central Section Div. III playoffs to play No. 12 El Diamante.  Howeve

For The Madera Tribune Jay Mahil. MERCED — The UC Merced Foundation has announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Trustees — Stephanie Gallo, chief marketing officer at GALLO, and Creekside Company co-owner Jay Mahil.  A fourth-generation farmer and the first in his family born in the United States, Mahil grew up in Lodi and is a longtime Fresno resident. After graduating from Lodi High School and Fresno State, he joined his family’s farming business, playi

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Crews from Tosted Asphalt work on improvements to Lions Town and Country Park. Construction has started on a long-planned trail improvement project at Lions Town and Country Park in Madera. The project will reconstruct nearly one mile of existing pathways, replacing weathered decomposed granite surfaces with new asphalt trails featuring defined edging and striping.  Once complete, the upgrades will provide safer and more accessible routes fo

California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a solo vehicle crash on Avenue 14, west of Road 9 on Saturday at about 6 a.m. A preliminary investigation indicates a 79-year-old man from Fresno, was driving a silver 2011 Toyota Camry, westbound on Avenue 14, west of Road 9, at an undetermined speed.  For reasons still under investigation, the driver failed to recognize the end of the roadway, and continued onto a dirt access road leading to a metal gate and concrete ba

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Liberty’s Ethan Dunn finishes off a 63-yard run during the first quarter of Friday’s victory over Chowchilla. Dunn rushed for 177 yards and threw for 118 yards. For the third time in the 22-year history of the Liberty Hawks football team, they have finished the regular season with a 10-0 mark after a 49-27 victory over Chowchilla on Friday.  In 2022, the Hawks lost a tight 14-13 game to Shafter in the Div. VI Central Section playoffs after rece

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Torres running back Angelo Adame runs past Madera South’s John Ledesma during one of his five touchdown runs in Thursday’s victory over Madera South.  After following in the footsteps of Matilda Torres running backs Joseph Bass and Amani Sua, Angelo Adame did something neither of them accomplished — rushing for more than 300 yards in a game.  Adame had a stat line to remember in Thursday’s 49-16 victory over the Madera South Stallions in the

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres’ senior Alana Cook sends a ball over the net during Thursday’s playoff sweep over Dos Palos.  The Matilda Torres Girls Volleyball team has ventured into unchartered territory after a three-set victory over 10th-seeded Dos Palos to advance to the semifinals of the Div. VI Central Section playoffs. After some shaky times in the playoff opener against Tranquillity, the second-seeded Toros played three complete sets, and outscored