Nancy Simpson/The Madera Tribune Catherine Deleon, Vice Principal for Thomas Jefferson Middle School poses with award recipient Sebastian Padilla, and Joe Vived of Sunrise Rotary. Three middle school students were honored at a recent Sunrise Rotary meeting. These students have been recognized for following the Rotarian motto of “Service Above Self.”  Each month teachers select a Student of the Month at all Madera Unified middle schools. The counselors and administrators then

Courtesy of the Coate family archives Guest columnist Frank Coate is pictured here, right with his father, John Coate. [Note: Today’s column was written by Frank Coate, Bill Coate’s nephew and author of “The Coate Closet.”] • • • He crouched in the brush and remained as still as humanly possible on that hot summer day. Although his heart was racing, somehow he managed to control his breathing. He had never fired a gun or pulled the trigger on a crossbow, let alone throw a spe

The Madera Elks Lodge 1918 will host its annual Hoop Shoot contest on Saturday at the John Wells Youth Center (701 E. 5th Street). Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with competition beginning at 10 a.m. There will be six different divisions — 8-9-year-old boys and girls, 10-11-year-old boys and girls, and 12-13-year-old boys and girls.  The contest is free to all children, no matter their pyramid.

Angel de Jesus Jr./The Madera Tribune Gilda Pistoresi of St. Joachim School talks to members of Madera’s American Association of University Women about her experiences at Tech Trek, a camp that engaged students across the state in STEM-based challenges. The AAUW group sponsored 10 young ladies to attend the camp and invited them to talk to the group about their experiences. Participants of this year’s Tech Trek joined the members of Madera’s local American Association of Univ

For The Madera Tribune Chowchilla’s Asterisk Talley is making Chowchilla proud with her exploits on the golf course, including leading the American Junior Ryder Cup team to a win over the European team a couple of weeks ago. While the American Ryder Cup golf team failed to bring home the cup after losing to the Europeans, the American Junior Ryder Cup team brought their cup back home.  Chowchilla’s Asterisk Talley led the American team with three wins and a tie in four matche

Courtesy of Daniel Mendoza/Gonzalez Boxing Madera Unified girls get in the ring to participate in a free boxing summer camp, hosted by Gonzalez Boxing. The camp teaches the students discipline and provides them with a positive outlet. Gonzalez Boxing, founded by Daniel and Adriana Gonzalez, hosted a summer class in partnership with Madera Unified School District to offer free after-school programs and summer camps designed to build discipline, confidence, and community.  Adri

For The Madera Tribune The Madera Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Star team gets together during the Babe Ruth Southwest Regionals where they...

For The Madera Tribune Madera Grapplers wrestlers Paul Costa, left, and Jaxon Denney hold their trophies they received at the Rocky...