

Cabbage is versatile
InDefenseOfToucans, Wikimedia Commons Bierocks, stuffed mainly with ground beef, cabbage and onions, make handy sandwiches for picnics or...
Cathie Campbell


Crappa Brothers had a busy place
For The Madera Tribune Frank Crappa is shown here standing on the far right. His brother, Joe Crappa is on the inside behind the counter....
Bill Coate
Madera readies for Old Timers’ Day
Downtown Madera will be prepared for next Saturday’s Old Timers’ Day and Parade. The 91st annual Old Timers’ Day Parade will begin at 10...
Tyler Takeda


Chamber honors best in education
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Matilda Torres High School teacher Christopher Santiago and his mother, Reina Carrera of Desmond...
Tyler Takeda
Police respond to schools threats
The Madera Police Department responded to 911 calls from Nishimoto Elementary School, Desmond Middle Schools and Matilda Torres High...
For The Madera Tribune


Taking a second look at a lynching
For The Madera Tribune This group of O’Neals citizens posed for this photograph in front of the Spring Valley School in 1895. The school...
Bill Coate
Nothing like a home-cooked meal
This week I received a package from my sister in Georgia. The package contained a few items left in my dad’s apartment after he died....
Nancy Simpson
The sister in-laws
Veterans’ Voices is a new column directed toward veterans and their families who have given so much to ensure our freedom in this...
For The Madera Tribune