Courtesy of Helen Vannucci Sam and Joy Pistoresi are shown here in their wedding picture. It has been well over 100 years since three...

Madera Tribune File Photo Sam Pistoresi, 87, in the garden of his south Madera home. Sam Pistoresi, patriarch of 3 generations of...

This is an excerpt from a new book titled Neighbors: Oral History from Madera, California by local author Lawrence F. Lihosit. The author...

For The Madera Tribune Frank Bergon is shown here at a book signing in Madera. Frank Bergon opens up the real West Not since historian...

Wendy Alexander/Madera Tribune File Photo Albert O. Cosyns. Was patriarch of Madera farming family Albert O. Cosyns, 94, died peacefully...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Senior Farmer Jack Fry and his wife Elsie, seated center, gather with family for a photo. Family and...

For The Madera Tribune Madera native Christian Brown-Johnson competes on NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior.” When Madera native Christian...

Cinco de Vino, an annual scholarship fundraiser, will be held by the Madera County Farm Bureau Sunday from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Peters...