Thomas grew large variety of crops
Born in 1902 in Conway, Ark., 1981 Senior Farmer Sherman Thomas settled in Madera in 1928 after leasing a half section of land.
Excerpts of news published in The Madera Tribune newspaper.
Born in 1902 in Conway, Ark., 1981 Senior Farmer Sherman Thomas settled in Madera in 1928 after leasing a half section of land.
Madera’s Quady Winery has revitalized a wine that was once popular among the early American colonists and then slowly died out.
The 1997 Senior Farmer Joe Galleano was born and raised on an 80-acre farm west of Howard School at Road 20 that his father and two uncle
The 1999 Senior Farmer Dino Petrucci was an agriculture teacher and Madera High School vice principal.
The 1992 Senior Farmer John Sordi was just 10 years old when his father would harness up the horses for him and the youngster would do wh