Farmers enjoy rain, brace for more
More than a half-inch of rain fell during Tuesday’s storms, but more than in inch is predicted for the upcoming storm. With the rain, Madera county farmers are rejoicing for the amount of water being put into the ground. “The water has been fantastic,” said Nick Davis of Davis Vineyards and former Madera county Farm […]
Coarse gold created Coarsegold
Long before the town of Madera was on the map, gold — heavy, coarse gold — was discovered in abundance along a gulch in what is now Eastern Madera County. With miners probing for placers on every creek and stream of the southern Mother Lode, its is no surprise that this entire area, approximately 35 […]
Trung Luong, a true test of resolve
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Pack up the ugly Christmas sweaters
One of my favorite things to do during the holiday season, is to don the old Christmas sweaters and shirts. I love the festive ones, the gaudy ones, the blingy ones, the crazy ones, the red ones, the green ones, the multi-colored ones, and the classy ones. I like the ones with Santa, Rudolph, Christmas […]
Opinion: 23 and Me
We have come to the end of another year. We should be grateful for so much of it. Fortunately, the skinny old white guys and fatso potentates who seem to run everything have seen fit to keep the bombings to a minimum. It’s been a tough year for me, learning to live with what has […]
Opinion: Madera, the county that Santa forgot
‘Twas a dismal Yuletide in the Heart of California. Santa’s sleigh seems to have passed over the county, taking our few gifts and giving nothing in return. This is most uncharacteristic of the jolly old man with the enslaved caribou and unpaid workforce of little folk. And I heard him exclaim ere he flew out […]
All-Madera Tribune Girls Volleyball Team
Most Valuable Player Jazlynn Vargas Senior OH Madera South Vargas was easily the best player in Madera, hands down. She could do it all, and do it all at a high level. Even with a sore shoulder, which she had earlier in the year, she was probably the best libero in the area. However, she […]