Letters: Teachers never stop caring…
The week of November 5-11, 2023, is California’s 25th Retired Teachers Week. As a member of the California Retired Teachers Association,...
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Book Talk: James Grippando, ‘The Pardon’
I’d read a few of James Grippando’s novels and enjoyed them. But I bought them in no particular order, and it didn’t seem to matter. Out...
Jim Glynn


November baking
Stephanie Clifford, Wikimedia Commons It’s a good time of year to find fresh pears that you can use to bake cakes. Use a springform pan...
Cathie Campbell


Boy Scouts to host pancake breakfast
For The Madera Tribune Members of Boy Scout Troop 116 prepares for its third annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday. From left are Michael...
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Strange stories from FCMAT
For The Madera Tribune Nicholas M. Retana. If you are a regular reader of The Madera Tribune, you no doubt are familiar with the audit...
Bill Coate


Halloween event in memory of brother to be held
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune File Photo Angelina and Ricardo Valenzuela host the annual Halloween memorial event in 2019 for...
Nancy Simpson


Woman died fighting for her kids
For The Madera Tribune Eva Fridley Garner. Eva Fridley and John Garner were married in Modesto and moved to Madera in 1890. She was 16,...
Bill Coate
The lifespan of a refrigerator
My parents owned a Crosley refrigerator when I was a child. It was one of those that had kind of rounded corners, and the handle pulled...
Nancy Simpson