Ranchos bistro serves ‘Old World’ Italian
Author(s): Tyler TakedaA fter growing up in the Italian restaurant industry, Pietro “Pete” Cercone took a break from food service, but then decided he wanted to be his own boss again. “My family owned...
View ArticleStolen credit card linked to identity theft ring
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera County Sheriff’s Department believes a stolen credit card used to rent a room in Oakhurst may be connected to a Central California identity theft ring....
View ArticleOdd Fellows, Rebekah lodges hosting pancake breakfast
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges will host a pancake breakfast Sunday to benefit the Madera Rescue Mission. The breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at...
View ArticleDriver who hit officer’s car suspected of DUI
Author(s): DJ BeckerA 44-year-old Madera man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol failed to stop for traffic at State Route 145 and Avenue 12 on Wednesday afternoon and hit the back of...
View ArticleMadera County woman’s descendants file lawsuit against Chukchansi Tribe
Author(s): Chuck DoudDescendants of a Madera County woman who in 1984 was stipulated the only recognized member of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians have filed a lawsuit in federal court...
View ArticleGroup kicking off drive to collect shoes for youths
Author(s): Tyler TakedaNathan La Mattina says a vision from God inspired him to start an organization to help the youth of Madera. It was then he became inspired to provide youths with shoes. “Once I...
View ArticleModel employee: Madera man celebrates 25 years in local work program
Author(s): Farin MontanezAt an age when many employees are preparing for retirement, Perry Davis, now 81, enrolled in a program to find a job. Since becoming a client of Madera’s Community Integrated...
View ArticleAttempted murder: Madera man charged for firing shots
Author(s): DJ BeckerVictim evades bullets, but injured in crash Madera police have arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of luring another man into an ambush at an apartment complex near Central and H...
View ArticleTeens’ murder trial postponed
Author(s): Farin MontanezThe 15-year-old boys charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy during a gang shooting in April waived their right to a speedy trial Wednesday in Madera Superior Court. Jose...
View ArticlePurchase of heifers began career spanning 44 years
Author(s): The Madera TribuneThe 2000 Senior Farmer Elvin Davis bought six heifers from his former agriculture teacher with the intent to sell before it came time to milk them. He ended up milking them...
View ArticleDairyman proud of Portuguese heritage
Author(s): The Madera TribuneThe 2002 Senior Farmer Oliver Espinola moved from Caruthers with wife Virgie and their five young children to begin a dairy operation in Chowchilla. He served on the Danish...
View ArticleCotton grower proved all the doubters wrong
Author(s): The Madera TribuneBorn in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1912, 1995 Senior Farmer Norman Dill moved to California with his family in 1919. His grandfather first moved here in 1915 to work in the...
View ArticleCattleman enjoyed helping local youth
Author(s): The Madera TribuneFarming was in 1989 Senior Farmer Ben Coulthard’s blood. The fourth generation farmer grew up doing chores on his family farm. During his farming career, Coulthard grew...
View ArticleA life of service to MID
Author(s): The Madera TribuneWhen Madera Irrigation District made its first delivery of crop water in 1945, 1993's Senior Farmer Franklin Secara was its lone ditchtender. Born in 1912 in Fresno, Secara...
View ArticleLocal dairy owner’s large operation helped farmers
Author(s): The Madera TribuneFarming was very much a family affair for 1993 Senior Farmer Ed Sagouspe. His career in the Ripperdan District began in 1944 with brothers Frank and Ernie. The three farmed...
View ArticleFarming industry leader, man of faith
Author(s): The Madera TribuneThe 1982 Senior Farmer Henry J. Bitter farmed wine and table grapes in Madera County for much of his life, but he is perhaps even better known for his service to the local...
View ArticleGrower helped develop Gravelly Ford Water District
Author(s): The Madera TribuneThe 1991 Senior Farmer George Andrew was a longtime member of the Madera County Farm Bureau and served on the Guild Winery and Ripperdan School boards. But it was toiling...
View ArticleLifelong farmer was Old Timers Day king
Author(s): The Madera TribuneBorn in rural Madera in 1911, 1986 Senior Farmer Everett Garner was a lifelong farmer who grew grain, cotton, hay and raised cattle. He managed 1,038 acres and was a member...
View ArticleConcern for farmworkers prompts grower to donate land
Author(s): The Madera TribuneWhen 1985 Senior Farmer Aubrey K. Baker worried migrant farmworkers were living in substandard housing, he took action. Baker donated 10 acres of Pomona Ranch to build an...
View ArticleChowchilla farmer's award-worthy efforts
Author(s): The Madera TribuneThe 1988 Senior Farmer Lionel Rogers was an award-winning farmer. He won the Best Fertilizer Maximum Yield Grower award for cotton in 1966, the Chowchilla Soil Conservation...
View Article