25 years ago in the week of Dec. 7, 1989
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateAMERICA CAUGHT OFF GUARD 48 YEARS AGO — War! Oahu bombed by Japanese planes. So said the glaring headlines 48 years ago. Beginning at 7:55 Sunday...
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Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateCOURT REPORTERS GET BIG PAY INCREASE — Christmas came two weeks early for court reporters who will receive a 30 percent raise in pay thanks to...
View Article25 years ago in the week of Dec. 21, 1989
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateSHORTAGE OF HUSKS HALTS TAMALE TRADITION — A shortage of dry cornhusks has put a very unmerry twist on the holiday season for many Hispanic...
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Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateSTUDENTS FINISH CIVIL WAR BOOK — Students from eight Madera Unified classes finished their book on the California 100, a contingent of soldiers who...
View Article25 years ago in the week of Jan. 4, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateSUPERVISORS APPROVE PAY RAISE — Christmas came a week later for county supervisors who delivered themselves a present in the form of a 19 percent...
View Article25 years ago in the week of Jan. 11, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateTHIRD TIME NO CHARM FOR JAIL ESCAPE ARTIST — Charges are expected to be filed against a two-time escapee from the Madera County Jail. Officers...
View Article25 years ago in the week of Jan. 25, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateTEEN BROTHERS’ MURDER TRIAL BEGINS — The murder trial of two local brothers accused of killing an alleged drug dealer and dumping his body in...
View Article25 years ago in the week of Feb. 1, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateFREE THROWS COST COYOTES IN LOSS TO SANGER — A bucket by Sanger’s Andy Alvarado at the free throw line with five seconds left to play gave the...
View Article25 years ago in the week of Feb. 8, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateMORTIMER HIGHLIGHTS EXPERIENCE IN RACE FOR JUDGE — Steven Mortimer has done about everything as an attorney and now wants to take his experience to...
View Article25 years ago in the week of Feb. 15, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateCITY, SCHOOL LEADERS PONDER GROWTH PROBLEMS — The City of Madera’s aggressive growth policy, which will bolster school enrollment and create the...
View Article25 years ago in the week of Feb. 22, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateVALLEY TITLE SHOULD SILENCE NAPIER’S CRITICS — Madera wrestling coach Corky Napier has decided to just sit and enjoy the fruits of winning the...
View Article25 years ago in the week of March 1, 1977
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateJENSEN, ROBINSON, HOWE, PADILLA WIN — Two incumbents and two challengers, Roger Howe and Marshall Padilla, won seats on the Madera Unified School...
View Article25 years ago in the week of March 8, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoatePASTORS GET TASTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT — Officers in Madera County had spiritual backup Monday as local pastors entered squad cars and went to jail...
View Article25 years ago in the week of March 15, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateSEYMOUR DENIES BRIBE ATTEMPT — Sheriff Glenn Seymour and District Attorney David Minier on Thursday refuted the accuracy of an article and...
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25 years ago in the week of March 22, 1990
Twenty-five years ago, Bill Alessini (left) and Angelo Massetti get ready for the St. Joachim’s Catholic Education Golf Tournament. Proceeds went to benefit St. Joachim’s CCD classes and other Catholic...
View Article25 years ago in the week of March 29, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateBABY DROWNING DISTRESSES JUDGE — Madera Justice Court Judge Victor Dahman was apparently so distressed by testimony presented in the preliminary...
View Article25 years ago in the week of April 5, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateCOSTA PROMOTES TRANSPORTATION ACT — Assemblyman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, rolled through Madera on Friday on a whistle-stop train tour of the Valley to...
View Article25 years in the week of April 12, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateROACH PICKED TO FILL PLANNING COMMISSION VACANCY — Eager to be part of the solution in easing Madera’s growing pains, Barbara J. Roach will take a...
View Article25 years ago in the week of April 19, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateOLD TIMER’S DAY PARADE IN JEOPARDY — The familiar September sounds of marching bands on Yosemite (Avenue) during Old Timer’s Day may not be heard...
View Article25 years ago in the week of April 26, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateFRESNO WANTS COLLEGE ON HIGHWAY 41 — Fresno Chamber of Commerce directors think a new community college campus should be as close to fast-growing,...
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