Tami Jo Nix/The Madera Tribune Snoopy is all decked out for the July 4th holiday. Happy Independence Day! Next week the USA will...

Madera Tribune File Photo Ralph Hill center is being hoisted up by his sons, Brian on the left and Rocky on the right. This snapshot hung...

Only a few thousand veterans of the D-Day invasion are still alive, and their numbers decline daily. These veterans are in their 90s, and...

My mom, Quo Vada, said she knew she was getting old when the policeman and doctors began looking like kids. Recently I saw a young man...

Madera County Historical Society Dr. Dow Ransom Jr. served on the USS La Vallette, a Fletcher class destroyer, during World War II....

Memorial Day weekend traffic will likely increase on California roadways, and in the interest of traffic safety, the California Highway...

The calendar says the summer equinox is still almost a month away. But unofficially, in the United States, summer begins on the last...

Not just a three-day weekend, an unofficial start to summer, or an excuse to barbecue, Memorial Day is a chance to honor all those who...