Bill Coate
The preacher fought the Owl saloon
For The Madera Tribune Madera’s “tenderloin” district can be seen here on the left of the photo. This area was home to the Owl Saloon in...
Bill Coate
‘Great Imposter’ came to Madera
For The Madera Tribune Before he came to Madera County in 1964, to open up a school for boys in North Fork, Fred Demara had already built...
Tyler Takeda
City honors horseshoe leader
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Sharon and Harlen Rippetoe of Big Valley Horseshoe League stand by the monument dedicated to them for...
Tami Jo Nix
Opinion: Glorious fall
Fall is my favorite time of year, except this year not so much. This week Fred would have celebrated his 76th birthday. On the day after...
Bill Coate
Maderans had a ‘Howling time’
For The Madera Tribune George Washington Mordecai introduced the first bill to create Madera County and then took part in the “howling...
Jim Glynn
Opinion: Our world — 8 billion and counting
On Tuesday, world population will hit 8,000,000,000. Demographers have been using “billion” as the watershed for population growth since...
For The Madera Tribune
Another great hero
Veterans’ Voices is directed toward veterans and their families who have given so much to ensure our freedom in this country. This is an...