Courtesy of Madera Unified School District Andrea Rivera, a senior at Furman Independent Study, delivers her Graduate Profile presentation on Monday, describing the experience as a meaningful step toward graduation. Madera Unified School District continues to strengthen its commitment to preparing students for life beyond high school through its Graduate Profile initiative, now in its second year as a graduation requirement for all seniors. This meaningful capstone experience

For The Madera Tribune The front end of one of the vehicles in a three-vehicle crash Saturday sits on the side of the road. Two lives were claimed in the crash on Road 145 east of State Route 41. California Highway Patrol  Madera officers responded to a three-vehicle crash on Road 145, east of SR-41 on Saturday at about 5:45 p.m. The initial CHP investigation found the driver of a 2018 Dodge Challenger traveling westbound lost control, crossed into the eastbound lane, and col

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera’s Jason Valladares (9) and Gabriel Carrera rise up to block a Sanger West attack in Tuesday’s three-set victory.  This time, it was the opponents making the mistakes for the Madera Coyotes boys volleyball team. Last week, in a four-set loss to Hoover, the Coyotes had 30 hitting errors. However, in Tuesday’s three-set sweep over Sanger West, the Hornets had 16 hits out of bounds and only 17 kills.

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Torres Austin Meza (11) and Trey Garcia congratulate each other after scoring on Caden Warden’s two-run triple in Wednesday’s victory over Central.  The Matilda Torres Toros baseball team fell into a 2-0 hole two batters into the game, but scored the next eight runs and 11 of the final 13 for a victory over Central at Torres.  The Toros tied the score in the bottom of the first, scored six in the third and came back with three runs after Cen

As Women’s History Month comes to an end, I’d like to recognize two women who were developing the modern computer long before most Americans even knew about the electronic device. Their contributions, one in the mid-19th century and the other a hundred years later in the mid-20th century, introduced novel ways of solving problems. Although they lived a century apart, both women helped to guide the development of the computers that we use every day. Ada Lovelace Augusta Ada Ki

It is amazing how many signs of God’s blessings are available to us. Every day we experience miracles, if we only pay attention to recognize them.  Yesterday I was driving away from a visit to the Madera post office. As I was making a turn, out of the corner of my eye I saw a cross. My mind told me it was one of those ornamental crosses like some people put in their yards to designate their faith in Christ.  The “cross” I saw seemed to be in an odd place. It was against the s

For the fifth consecutive year, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and Madera United Methodist Church will offer a sung Good Friday service at noon on April 3. This service brings many who travel from Fresno and farther to experience this traditional Good Friday worship. This chanted and sung service uses music and prayers that are many centuries old. Fully half of the one-hour service is the chanted Passion according to John, proclaiming the passion narrative of Jesus, chapters 1

For The Madera Tribune This historic courthouse was torn down and replaced with a modern facility in 1953. Before that year was out, there had been three major breakouts at Madera’s new jail. In 1898, Madera did away with its old, wooden jail and replaced it with a brick and granite building. For years this stately structure, with its imposing tower, stood on 6th Street in all of its aesthetic glory. Then in 1937, a granite addition was added to the rear of the jail, and that