25 years ago in the week of Aug. 30, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateFARM WORKER AMNESTY FRAUD — A federal commission has warned that thousands of people who could not have been eligible have applied for Special...
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25 years ago in the week of Sept. 6, 1990
Members of the Old Timers Costume Committee are shown here giving the board of supervisors a pep talk about dressing up for Old Timers Week 25 years ago. Shown from the left are Lydia Serrano, Tania...
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25 years ago in the week of Sept. 13, 1990
The 1990 Old Timers Day Parade brought out the theme of dressing in a different era. Edward Wade dressed his old-time car up with passengers dressed in old-time clothing. Wade won the award for best...
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25 years ago in the week of Sept. 20, 1990
Supervisors Harry Baker, Gail Hanhart McIntyre, and Al Ginsburg, right, admire one of the five shiny red fire engines purchased by Madera County 25 years ago. At a cost of $123,000 each, the fire...
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Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateWARDEN AIMS AT MAKING NEW PRISON “FRIENDLY” TO WOMEN — “Historically, prisons have been designed for men, with the female population being treated...
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25 years ago in the week of Oct. 4, 1990
Twenty-five years ago, Australian Lee Boswell was in Madera preparing for an assault on a women’s parachuting record. Boswell was one of 16 women who broke the chute-stacking record here. (Courtesy of...
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25 years ago in the week of Oct. 11, 1990
Shelly Huntsman found her grandmother’s quilt in the aftermath of a fire, which destroyed her home on an early Saturday morning 25 years ago. Dick Wukits, a family friend, is seen here helping to look...
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25 years ago in the week of Oct. 18, 1990
Madera’s business leaders and public officials crowded the new Mervyn’s store 25 years ago for a pre-grand opening breakfast and a tour led by store manager Douglas Harmon. (Courtesy of The Madera...
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25 years ago in the week of Nov. 1, 1990
The late Marc Scalzo, center, is shown here 25 years ago with city council members Margaret Medellin and Robert Garibay, both of whom supported Scalzo in his 1990 run for the city council — a race...
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Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateJURY FINDS WOODS GUILTY OF MURDER — An eight-woman, four-man jury returned a guilty verdict Tuesday convicting Edward J. Woods of murder in the...
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25 years ago in the week of Nov. 15, 1990
Twenty-five years ago, Billy Vukovich III, shown here, was killed in a sprint car crash in Bakersfield. The third-generation race driver lived in Coarsegold and was a graduate of Yosemite High...
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25 years ago in the week of Nov. 22, 1990
Twenty-five years ago, three Madera City Council members were sworn into office by City Clerk Mary Ellen Koop. Shown here, left to right, are John Wells, Patrick O’Rourke, and Marc Scalzo.Snapshots of...
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25 years ago in the week of Nov. 29, 1990
Fifty years ago James R. Hanhart was named Madera County District Attorney by the board of supervisors. (Courtesy of The Madera County Historical Society)Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s):...
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25 years ago in the week of Dec. 6, 1990
When the Madera Unified School Board reorganized 25 years ago, trustees gave the president’s gavel to Dr. T.R. “Gus” Gustaveson, who had served in that capacity four different times during his 15...
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25 years ago in the week of Dec. 13, 1990
Turkeys were in abundance during the Christmas season in Madera 25 years ago. Lucky’s manager Roy Torres and meat department manager Ellie Willoughby are seen here stocking the local supermarket with...
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25 years ago in the week of Jan. 3, 1991
Twenty-five years ago, control of the meetings of the Madera County Board of Supervisors passed from Harry Baker, left, to Rick Jensen, as the latter stepped into the chairperson’s position for 1991....
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25 years ago in the week of Jan. 10, 1991
Austin and Paula Wallestad, along with their daughter Amanda, could only watch and wait for news from the Persian Gulf while their daughter, Mary Jane Wallestad, served in the U.S. Army in Saudi...
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25 years ago in the week of Jan. 17, 1991
Twenty-five years ago, Madera’s Todd Lile went up for a layup during a game at McLane. Lile came off the bench to spark a second-quarter rally for the Coyotes, who won the game 69-65 in double...
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25 years ago in the week of Jan. 24, 1991
Twenty five years ago, Madera’s Sandon Schwartz tried to get past Clovis West’s Joey Wells during Friday’s game in the Golden Eagle Gym. Schwartz’ valiant effort notwithstanding, the Coyotes fell short...
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25 years ago in the week of Jan. 31, 1991
Four-year-old Chasity Lovell of Madera proudly displays the 3-pound Rainbow Trout she caught at Hensley Lake 25 years ago. Lovell, using a Zebco “Mickey Mouse” rod and reel, needed about five-minutes...
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25 years ago in the week of Feb. 7, 1991
The first Gulf War brought out a show of patriotism in Rita Hoffknecht’s kindergarten class at Berenda School 25 years ago. The flags the children are waving were donated by Dick Dalcerro of the...
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25 years ago in the week of Feb. 14, 1991
Flags outside City Hall and the Madera Police Department were lowered to half-mast 25 years ago in honor of Madera police officer John Schmidt who died in a traffic accident in Fresno. Lowering the...
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25 years ago in the week of Feb. 21, 1991
Fashion and talent were on tap at Madera High School 25 years ago as the Black Student Union put on its annual show in the cafeteria. Shown here from the left are Liz Williams, Myisha Harris, and...
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50 years ago in the week of Feb. 28, 1966
Fifty years ago, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Ronald Reagan met Madera’s D.W. (Bill) Holmes, right, to name him county chairman of his campaign for governor. Reagan met briefly with Holmes in Madera and...
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50 years ago in the week of March 6, 1966
Fifty years ago, Cesar Chavez led more than 200 striking farm workers on a march to Sacramento. This photo was taken on Highway 99 just south of Madera. Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s):...
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50 years ago in the week of March 13, 1966
Crews are seen here dismantling a radar tower at the Madera Air Force Station 50 years ago. The work was part of a deactivation of the local base, which was first occupied 65 years ago.Snapshots of...
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50 years ago in the week of March 20, 1966
Frank Santos, left, and Russ Santos display their prizes for capturing the team roping championship at the Chowchilla Western Stampede 50 years ago. (Courtesy of The Madera County Historical...
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25 years ago in the week of March 27, 1991
Family and friends were among those who turned out to greet Larry Llanes Jr. 25 years ago as the Madera soldier returned home from Operation Desert Storm. (Courtesy of Bill Coate)Snapshots of Madera's...
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25 years ago in the week of April 3, 1991
Sometimes tasting chili can be a heated proposition, as Alex Contreras found out 25 years ago. Contreras was one of the judges of the Great American Chili Cook-off at the Madera District Fairgrounds...
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25 years ago in the week of April 10, 1991
Twenty-five years ago, friends and family came together to brighten the spirits of 3-year-old Kristina Fisher under the umbrella of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Kristina asked for her own horse, and...
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