Bill Coate
Madera County’s first birthday celebration
For The Madera Tribune When Robert Stockton spoke of Mace’s Hotel, this was the building he remembered. Saturday was a red-letter day for...
Bill Coate
Sheriff saw Berenda coming
Photo courtesy of the Mariscotti Family Archives The Berenda Market in 1913. When Fresno County Sheriff Leroy Dennis chose not to run for...
Bill Coate
Remembering Judge Crocker
For The Madera Tribune Madera County Superior Court Judge, M.D. Crocker. Crocker was the county’s third superior court judge. Not long...
Bill Coate
Nevada Gov. kept Madera thief out of jail
For The Madera Tribune The Southern Hotel, shown in this 1905 photograph, was normally a quiet place. In 1903, however, the proprietor,...
Bill Coate
The Berenda Tornado was not Madera’s first
For The Madera Tribune This twister dropped out of the skies on Madera in April 1967. No lives were lost, but considerable damage was...
Bill Coate
Cop killer barely escaped vigilante justice
For The Madera Tribune Walter Yeager, shown here, was hanged in San Quentin for the murder of Madera traffic cop, Clarence Picket. The...