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October 31, 2026 • Bill Coate

Graveyard ghoul struck Arbor Vitae

Although I am not anxious to go there permanently, I do love to visit Arbor Vitae Cemetery. Not only is it beautiful, it is the...
October 28, 2026 • Bill Coate

Madera principal fought racism

Any look at Madera during the Roaring Twenties will include politics, prohibition and prostitution. Women won the right to vote; moonshine flowed freely, and prostitution,...
October 24, 2026 • Bill Coate

The day Madera went to the dogs

Ben Bresee thought that he had the meanest dog in town. Folks around Madera called it the homeliest hound that ever profaned civilization but readily...
October 21, 2026 • For The Madera Tribune

An All-American story: Cathy Wieland

Cathy Wieland has been a quiet, selfless, and effective Madera leader for 48 years… at home, on the job, and through her volunteer service. She...
October 21, 2026 • Bill Coate

Madera responded to World War I

On April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I, and reaction across the nation was quick in coming. Overnight the Germania Life Insurance...
October 17, 2026 • Bill Coate

Mountain man had an independent streak

Nearly everyone agrees that mountain folks tend to be just a bit independent, especially Madera County mountain folks. For years they have more or less...
October 14, 2026 • Bill Coate

Madera’s 20th century makers and shakers

As 1900 dawned in Madera its residents were ready for the 20th century, due in part to the coterie of indomitable pioneers that had gathered...
October 7, 2026 • Bill Coate

Sheriff Young left quite a record

Marlin Young was the 10th sheriff of Madera County. He began his service in 1955. Seven years later, in 1962, he compiled a 45-page “Progress...
October 3, 2026 • Bill Coate

Fresno’s first glimpse of Madera

Oct. 11, 1876 — Fresno Expositor MADERA — The new town laid out by the California Lumber Company in this county [Fresno], at the point...
September 30, 2026 • Bill Coate

Madera High School: A short history

In the summer of 1893, two women with an abundance of public spirit, Mrs. R.P. Mace and a Mrs. Wear, circulated a petition calling for...

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