The Chowchilla-Madera County Fair announced a new partnership with Butler Amusements, who will serve as the Fair’s official carnival provider. The Chowchilla-Madera County Fair will run from May 7-10. This partnership brings one of the most respected and recognized carnival operators in the western United States to the Fair, ensuring an exceptional experience for fairgoers of all ages. The Chowchilla Junior Fair was incorporated in 1946 as the Madera County Livestock Associa

As we approach our nation’s 250th birthday, it’s worth reviewing the evolution of our revolution. Let’s review the role of women patriots in America’s first century. I’ll start with six. The 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence knowingly put their lives at risk. Benjamin Franklin put it best when he said, “We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall hang separately.” That also applied to Mary Katherine Goddard, the woman whose name appears on

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Participants finish the final lap during the annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes march against sexual assault at Courthouse Park last year. The event is hosted by CAPMC Victim Services. Community Action Partnership, Madera County (CAPMC) is recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with a couple of events. One of the events is to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Day on Tuesday by wearing teal. Then, CAPMC will host N

Tomorrow is Resurrection Day, more commonly known as Easter Sunday. That is a glorious day for many reasons, but there is one reason in particular. Jesus is the reason for the season. For many of us, on Easter we celebrate the third day after Jesus was brutally killed, when he did something that he had promised he would do. According to the gospel as related by Luke, Jesus told his disciples, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about

We may be familiar with a general outline of the history of the human species on our planet. Most of us agree with the current theory of evolution, though others challenge the science. Whatever the case, forensic examination of the bones of our distant ancestors reveals that, on average, they did not live long lives. During the thousands of years,when they were mainly hunters and gatherers, women conceived very early, and most of their babies died. Many of the women died duri

Holiday was granted for Cesar Chavez. He has been discovered for what he was. Now, to whitewash the “holiday,” they are going to re-name it. Why not eliminate the holiday? This is why we need just three holidays: Memorial Day, 4th of July and Veterans Day. Then, personal days off. Fifteen days off. You can take them in a string (vacation) or split them up for who ever you want to honor.

For The Madera Tribune Matilda Gilmore Brown, shown here on the left in this 1957 photograph, was the daughter of John Gilmore and Jennie Cunningham Gilmore Mace. Madera pioneers Craig Cunningham and Mrs. George Goucher are shown with her celebrating Old Timer’s Day. Elizabeth Evans held the hand of her 4-year-old son, Charles, as she watched her husband march off to war with his friend Russel Perry Mace. John Evans had joined company A of the 11th Regiment of Louisiana Volun

Lamented ‘illegal immigrant Mexicans’ Opponents of illegal immigration recently discovered that they had support for a long time from an unexpected source. Recently released interviews with iconic union organizer Cesar Chavez have revealed that the founder of the United Farm Workers vigorously opposed immigrants who left their homes in Mexico and entered the United States illegally to labor in agriculture. In a 1974 interview, which was aired on YouTube last week, Chavez la