Relay For Life in Madera is an annual fundraiser of the American Cancer Society, and has been a tradition in Madera for nearly 40 years. Every year, participants and sponsors gather at Town and Country Park to honor cancer survivors and to remember those who lost the battle with cancer. Part of that tradition is an event that is held about five weeks prior to Relay For Life, called the Kick Off. On March 28, the Relay For Life Kick Off will be held at Community Action Partner

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The Madera Evening Lions host the 4th annual Running With the Lions Strive for Diabetes 5K run last year at Town and Country Park with more than 100 participants. This year’s event will be April 11. Race coordinators Maggie Stickler and Benny Madrigal are in the final stretch of preparations for the fifth annual Running with the Lions Strides for Diabetes 5K run, sponsored by the Madera Evening Lions. “Right now, we have 45 people registere

For The Madera Tribune This home on North C Street belonged to Dr. Dow Ransom. He died here in 1946. In the 1950s, The Madera Tribune purchased the property. The building was torn down, and apartments replaced the historic structure. On Saturday, April 6, 1946, Madera lost one of its most beloved and most colorful homegrown physicians, Dr. Dow Ransom. This early physician and surgeon was mourned by hundreds of Maderans whom he had tended for more than 40 years. Death came to

For The Madera Tribune Dr. C.E. Brown, Madera’s first physician, conducted business in this building, the Yosemite Hotel, Madera’s first structure. The doctor came to Madera in April 1877, when it was just six months old. The young, upstart village then consisted of 25 buildings, most of them dwellings. It could hardly compare with the mining community of Buchanan, from whence C.E. Brown came, but it had promise. That’s why he decided to remain and become Madera’s first physi

This has been the coldest winter that I can remember since I moved to Madera more than a quarter of a century ago. Locally, I’ve watched friends come down with flu and serious colds that they’ve escaped during previous winters. Nationwide, I’ve heard from other friends who have been similarly affected. Now, I’m battling flu. Of course, I realize that being cold doesn’t cause either colds or influenza. However, cold weather does encourage people to form into tighter groups tha

Most adults know something about — or at least have heard of — anorexia, an eating disorder that affects females, for the most part. Although anyone can become anorexic, the ailment is most likely to affect young women, probably starting in their teens. However, there is a little-known affliction that is most likely to be experienced by young men: “bigorexia.” And it is increasing in this country. Muscle dysmorphia, or bigorexia, is probably due to a distorted notion about an

Building on its ongoing commitment to simplifying care, Walmart continues its 2026 health momentum with The Wellness Event — a free, nationwide health and wellness experience taking place Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Walmart stores across the country, including Madera’s Walmart at 1977 W. Cleveland Avenue. Designed to help customers feel informed, supported and energized, the event brings together Walmart’s pharmacy, vision and wellness teams for essential health scr

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Cole Brincefield, owner of Replenished, a wellness and recovery center, talks with players during a baseball camp at the facility during a soft opening on December 20. After graduating from Madera High School in 2019, Cole Brincefield is coming back to Madera to bring the community something that he believes is needed. Replenished is a wellness and recovery center that also features indoor softball and baseball batting cages. Owner Brincefie