
Bill Coate
Madera almost never was
For The Madera Tribune These workers for the California Lumber Company were building the flume that provided the reason for the founding...

For The Madera Tribune
Master Gardeners celebrate spring season
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Cynthia Majors of Madera Master Gardeners picks off dead leaves from iris plants at the Three Sisters...
Chuck Doud
Opinion: Hot weather brings animal visitors
First published in The News Tribune, Tacoma on July 26, 1985. The recent hot weather has resulted in some unusual visitors to my...

Tyler Takeda
Madera High School clubs clean up garden
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Students from Madera High School’s Young Parent Club and Hiking Club teamed with Netafim to help...

Bill Coate
S.F. quake rattled Madera mountains
For The Madera Tribune This quartet of Sugar Pine lumberjacks are all dressed up in their Sunday best. After the 1906 S.F. earthquake,...

Bill Coate
Glimpses of Madera 110 years ago
For The Madera Tribune “Madera had a volunteer fire department in the early days. When the fire whistle blew, Papa would drive his team...
Chuck Doud
Opinion: Daylight time doesn’t save bodies
First published in The News Tribune, Tacoma on May 1, 1985. As I write this, my body says it should be 4 p.m., but the clock on the wall...

For The Madera Tribune
Madera awarded $832K grant to fund beautification projects
For The Madera Tribune Sections like these along the Vernon McCullough River Trail will be among some of the improvement projects the...