Sakurai Midori, Wikimedia Commons Enhance your morning with delectable sticky buns, along with a cup of coffee, cocoa, tea or juice. The morning I sat down to write this, I was wondering what type of recipes to feature. While wondering, I was taking bite after bite of a delicious apple-cinnamon sticky roll, all gooey with a buttery, brown sugar glaze. Then it occurred to me that sticky buns/rolls would be a great subject. I won’t be able to share the recipe for the grocery-st

For The Madera Tribune Alfredo and Caterina Farnesi. The woman left her little Italian village in the province of Lucca and walked along the dusty road with a cart full of flowers to sell. Suddenly she stopped and thought, “I don’t want to live this kind of life anymore; I want to go to America.” The year was 1921, and the young women was 22 year-old Caterina Tocchini. Caterina’s decision to go to America was perhaps made easier by the fact that her sister, Costanza, had immi

For The Madera Tribune Donald Gene Tischmacher. Donald Gene Tischmacher, 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 21, 2026. Don was born on Feb. 6, 1948, in Madera, California, to Jewel and George Tischmacher. He was the eighth of ten children. He was a proud graduate of Madera High School, Class of 1966. On June 29, 1968, Don married his high school sweetheart, Mildred Hernandez. Shortly after their marriage, he was drafted into the United States Army in October 1968 duri

For The Madera Tribune Patricia Angoria Bearden. Patsy’s life was one of generosity, strength, creativity, and love, a legacy that will continue to live on in the many lives she touched. She leaves to cherish her memory her loving sons, Eric Bearden and Paul Jones; her beloved granddaughter, Ava Patricia Jones; her brothers Carl Spencer and Jody Lee; sister Robin Lee; and a devoted longtime friend, Bryant Hutchins. Patsy loved on everyone including a host of extended family m

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune File Photo Fastway Chicken is currently under renovation, and is set to open by next week, with plans to have a Grand Reopening Celebration on April 11. Fastway Chicken is widely known through Madera for its fried chicken. One quality is Fastway’s ability to get customers in and out of the restaurant at 749 N. D Street. Unfortunately, when it comes to remodeling the store, it isn’t going as “fast” as owner Kathy Nishimoto wanted.  “This was

Courtesy of Madera Unified School District Andrea Rivera, a senior at Furman Independent Study, delivers her Graduate Profile presentation on Monday, describing the experience as a meaningful step toward graduation. Madera Unified School District continues to strengthen its commitment to preparing students for life beyond high school through its Graduate Profile initiative, now in its second year as a graduation requirement for all seniors. This meaningful capstone experience