For The Madera TribuneMadTown Robotics will compete in the FIRST World Robotics Championship this week in Houston, Texas.Two-time FIRST World Champions MadTown Robotics, left Tuesday in a quest for the program’s third championship, and a back-to-back title. The MadTown Robotics team left Madera on Tuesday, and arrived in Houston later that afternoon. They will get settled, and get right to work.”We settle in and get ready for competition. It’s work until the job gets done,” adviser Vern...
The Greater Madera Kiwanis Club has planned a couple of big events, which are both coming up soon. The Madera Tribune met with Rohi Zacharia, who offered information on their upcoming events.The 21st annual Mother’s Day Run will be on May 12 at Woodward Park in Fresno. There are some options to the traditional 10K run. They have added a 5K run, a 2-mile run/walk, and a kids dash, which is less than quarter mile. Details can be found on their website at greaterkiwanis.com.
Tyler Takeda/The Madera TribuneThe Madera Coyotes stunt team after finishing their Competitive Sport Cheer game at Liberty High School on Friday.About three years ago, after the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Interscholastic Federation, the governing body of high school sports, introduced a new sport to high schools in the state — Competitive Sport Cheer — or Stunt Cheer. Its goal was to give girls a chance to get scholarships in college with more and more colleges also introducing...
Each team is made up of a roster of no more than 30 players. Players can participate in all three categories — partner stunts, pyramids and jumps and tumbling. The fourth quarter is a combination of all three. The two teams are going head-to-head, at the same time and doing the same exact routine. Judges are in the stands watching, and deciding which team does better, and a point is awarded for each routine. Before the game, a coin is flipped by the referee to determine possession, which team...
Erika Cass is lucky. She has a wonderful husband named Jason who is a good provider and makes terrible puns, a 14-year-old daughter named Hannah who tests her patience, and a 16-year-old son named Liam who is well, he’s perfect. She hates to admit it, but Liam is her favorite. However, she worries about Liam more than she does about either Hannah or her hard-working husband.Although Liam is a top student at his high school, star of the debate team, and member of the track team, he’s had some...
Cat Campbell/For The Madera TribuneCelebrate Spring with a hearty pasta dish featuring smoked salmon and fresh asparagus.This time of year, we see an abundance of many veggies that we associate with the Spring season. Asparagus is one great example, even though we can manage to find it in stores during most of the year.I must admit that while I have a lot of recipes in which asparagus is an ingredient, I am more of a purist when it comes to my favorite way to prepare it. I wash it, snap off any
For The Madera TribuneEva Fridley Garner.Eva Fridley and John Garner were married in Modesto and moved to Madera in 1890. She was 16, and he was 21.In 1892, they had two children, and by 1900 ominous clouds of disharmony began to gather — clouds that would in time turn a storm into murder.In 1901, Eva determined to leave John. She would take their two boys and move to Los Angeles where her mother lived. There she would file for a divorce. Before she could depart, however, John took the children
For The Madera TribuneMatilda Torres girl’s soccer champions and coaches pose for pictures at Tuesday’s school board meeting.As this writer approached the Madera Unified School District Board Room last week, it looked like a protest was taking place.There was standing room only, and the crowd was desperately attempting to reach the school board meeting.A second look, however, showed jubilation flowing through the assembly. They were there to celebrate the girls soccer team from Matilda Torres...
For The Madera TribuneMadera Community College President Angel Reyna shakes the hand of UC Merced Chancellor Juan Munoz to confirm the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the Merced Promise Pathway Program. The program will give MCC students a more streamlined opportunity to transfer to UC Merced.UC Merced and Madera Community College are partnering up to strengthen access for transfer students in the Central Valley.By signing the Merced Promise Pathway Program memorandum of...
For The Madera TribuneStudents from 18 Madera Unified elementary schools gather at the Matilda Torres theater to hear the results from the third annual Battle of the Books competition.Eighteen Madera Unified Elementary schools participated in the third annual district-wide literacy competition, the Battle of the Books. The event was held at Matilda Torres High School in late March. Approximately 140 third-sixth grade students representing 18 elementary schools competed. This competition was...
For The Madera TribuneMadera Prayer Breakfast Keynote Speaker, Matthew Grundy. The Prayer Breakfast will be held on May 2 at Hatfield Hall, beginning at 6:50 a.m.The Madera Chamber of Commerce and Madera Ministerial Association will host the 2024 Madera Prayer Breakfast on May 2, which is also the National Day of Prayer.This year’s keynote speaker will be Matthew Grundy. Respected by many and known for his inspirational messages, Grundy is a believer, builder, and visionary. Formerly homeless,...
Madera County’s Board of Supervisors voted to approve a hike in disposal fees for non-contracted self-haulers at the Fairmead Landfill and the Northfork Transfer Station during the regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday.After listening to a presentation given by Thierry Boveri, Vice President of Raftelis Financial Consultants LLC, members of the board decided unanimously to approve the fee increase of $4.51 to $7.91, depending on the resident’s collection zone. The fee increase is scheduled to