Bill Coate
A voice from the list
For The Madera Tribune Holocaust survivor Leon Leyson shared his experiences during an interview with KMPH FOX26 at the event “A Voice...
For The Madera Tribune
Wife had her own battle
Veterans’ Voices is directed toward veterans and their families who have given so much to ensure our freedom in this country. This is an...
Bill Coate
Heartache in Madera
For The Madera Tribune Al Barsotti is shown here when he was Mayor of Madera. In 1953, Barsotti gave a returning Korean POW the keys to...
Bill Coate
Madera’s first physician
For The Madera Tribune Dr. Brown’s tombstone in Madera’s Arbor Vitae Cemetery. When Madera was just six months old, it had no one to tend...
For The Madera Tribune
Veterans' Voices: Happy birthday, U.S. Coast Guard
Veterans’ Voices is directed toward veterans and their families who have given so much to ensure our freedom in this country. This is an...
Bill Coate
Duane Furman’s brouhaha
For The Madera Tribune Duane Furman, shown here in 1965 when he was appointed superintendent of Madera Unified School District. Although...
Bill Coate
What would Sheriff Pogue do?
For The Madera Tribune Matador Ramitos prepares to dispatch the bull in 1901 at Madera’s Fiesta bullfight. Madera put on an “authentic”...
For The Madera Tribune
Korean War Armistice Day
On this day, we recognize and pay tribute to the Korean War veterans. The Korean War began June 25, 1950, with the North Korean army’s...
