Bill Coate
Remembering Memorial Day with a woman Marine
Madera County Historical society Lou Emmert is shown here in 1944 near Quantico, Virginia, posing as a hitchhiker wearing her military...
Chuck Doud
They knew the truth, did those who gave their all
The men and women who were honored Monday at the city’s annual Memorial Day observance are people who knew the truth. They had been in...
For The Madera Tribune
Hoffrage, too, deserves designation as veteran
Bill Hoffrage recently asked, “Who is a veteran?” He then denied being a veteran in spite of four years of service in the U.S. Air Force....
For The Madera Tribune
Writer wonders, who is a veteran?
Who is a veteran? I am not one. I served four years in the Air Force from 1959 to 1963. The only time I was in harm’s way, was when I was...
Bill Coate
History in the Week of May 6
Madera County Historical Society Fifty years ago, Willis Petty, retired treasurer of Madera County, died. Before his terms of public...
Bill Coate
History in the Week of April 29
Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago, Tighe’s Department Store was at the center of Madera’s downtown business...
Bill Coate
History in the Week of April 22
Madera County Historical Society One hundred years ago, work on Madera’s first gas station began. It was finished a year later. The...