25 years ago in the week of May 3, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateSUPERVISORS SAY ‘NO’ TO OLD MOBILE HOME — Last week supervisors denied Michael McIntosh’s appeal to place a mobile home that was considered too old...
View Article25 years ago in the week of May 10, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateSHERIFF’S DISPATCHER ARRESTED — A six-month investigation by the Madera County Sheriff’s Department has led to the arrest of one of its own...
View Article25 years ago in the week of May 17, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateMISTAKE TURNS UP SECOND LITTLE MISS MADERA COUNTY — Officials of the Chowchilla-Madera County Fair announced today there was actually a tie in...
View Article25 years ago in the week of May 24, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateORIGINAL MHS PRODUCTION TAKES SHOTS AT SOCIETY — “Machine Works,” a Madera High School drama production written by English teacher Stephen Mintz,...
View Article25 years ago in the week of May 31, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateCITY TARGETS ILLEGAL HOUSING — The dilapidated sheds, shacks, and camper shells, which are home during the harvest season to thousands of migrant...
View Article25 years ago in the week of June 7, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateMAN ARRESTED AFTER BITING STORE MANAGER — The manager of a local market who attempted to take a bite out of crime by stopping an alleged shoplifter...
View Article25 years ago in the week of June 21, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateHYDRILLA FIGHT CONTINUES AT EASTMAN LAKE — The hydrilla infestation in 100 acres of Eastman Lake and 25 miles of the Chowchilla River is forcing...
View Article25 years ago in the week of June 28, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Leon EmoEMO INSTALLED AS PRESIDENT OF BREAKFAST LIONS — Leon Emo has been installed president of the Madera Breakfast Lions Club for the 1990-91 year. Emo,...
View Article25 years ago in the week of July 5, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateRELEASE OF HIGHLIGHTS MCALISTER FAMILY REUNION — Amid the laughter, conversation and music that marked the McAlister family’s reunion Saturday at...
View Article25 years ago in the week of July 12, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateMUSD TRUSTEES SAY ‘NO’ TO MUSIC PROGRAM — A recommendation to integrate the Education Through Music program into the curriculum for Madera Unified...
View Article25 years ago in the week of July 19, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateBILL MCALISTER: BEHIND THE HEADLINES — Bill McAlister, retired Madera Unified physical education instructor, was the subject of “Behind the...
View Article25 years ago in the week of July 26, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateTROUBLE REPORTED AT MCNALLY PARK — The voice of Lucile Hughes has a familiar ring to dispatchers at the Madera Police Department, who receive up to...
View Article25 years ago in the week of July 26, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateTROUBLE REPORTED AT MCNALLY PARK — The voice of Lucile Hughes has a familiar ring to dispatchers at the Madera Police Department, who receive up to...
View Article25 years ago in the week of Aug. 2, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateGARIBAY CONTINUES PUSH TO PHASE OUT CARDROOMS — City Councilmember Robert Garibay is advocating phasing out cardrooms in Madera, saying the 11...
View Article25 years ago in the week of Aug. 9, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateGARIBAY STANDS FIRM; WILL NOT SEEK REELECTION — Council Member Robert Garibay is standing by earlier statements that he will not file for a second...
View Article25 years ago in the week of Aug. 15, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Bill CoateADULT LITERACY PROGRAM DEDICATED — Approximately 200 people packed the Blanch Galloway Room of the library Wednesday for the noontime dedication of...
View Article25 years ago in the week of Aug. 23, 1990
Snapshots of Madera's YesteryearsAuthor(s): Chuck DoudSIX INJURED IN DOWNTOWN MAD-ERA CRASH — A Wednesday afternoon collision at Gateway Drive and Yosemite Avenue left six people injured and one driver...
View Article25 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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