Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Bea Jones gives her husband Bill a hug on their 80th wedding anniversary. There was a big celebration at Cedar Creek on December 23, as Bill and Bea Jones celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary. The couple has lived at Cedar Creek for about three years, and remain active in their social life among other residents at the retirement home. Bill Jones married Beatrice Mitchel on Dec. 23, 1945, at the office of the Justice of the Peace in Harr

For The Madera Tribune For unknown reasons, the overturned Dodge Dakota veered in front of another vehicle. The two vehicles collided and the Dakota collided with a power pole and overturned. The driver was ejected from the vehicle, and later died from his injuries. California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a two-vehicle crash, on Avenue 7 1/2, near Road 9 on December 23 just after 5 a.m. A 27-year-old man from Modesto was driving a white Dodge Dakota traveling e