Out of the Past – 12-28-2016
Out of the Past – 12-28-2016
10 years ago
December 27, 2006
Health insurance costs in the Colfax school district increased by 20.9 percent last year. A committee that includes school board members, teachers and support staff was recommended to review health insurance options.
Mark Halpin, village trustee, reported to the Colfax Village Board at the December 11 meeting that there is still a pigeon problem at the village hall.
Members of the Dunn-St. Croix Conference Honors Band will rehearse in Colfax January 24 and then have a performance in Colfax at 2:30 p.m. January 27. The groups will take the Honors Tour to Boyceville and Plum City January 30.
25 years ago
December 26, 1991
Knowledge of geography was tested during the first Colfax geography bee, which included students in grades 4-8. Room winners were Medora Burke-Scoll, Bryant Hilson, Trent Liebich, Bobby Anderson, Brian VanderWyst, Brandon Hill, Josh Hagen, David Helgeson, Eric Micheels and Pat Boughton.
There are 15 Elk Mound athletes and ten Colfax athletes on the combined Colfax-Elk Mound wrestling team. Jeff Mack, Elk Mound, is the head coach, and Phil Bohnen, Colfax, is the assistant coach.
Two Russian educators, Igor Khapov, assistant to the Deputy Minister of Education of Russia, and Nadia Kosych, a literature in the Russian equivalent of a middle school in Siberia, were in Colfax December 16.
35 years ago
December 31, 1981
Juanita R. Ritchie, who graduated from Colfax High School, was rated the equivalent of a “10” in her duties as a personnel clerk at Eielson AFB, Alaska. An airman first class, Ritchie was recommended for promotion to senior airman.
Melissa Dahl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Erling Dahl, Colfax, is a member of the Winona State University’s Forensics Team, which has placed in all six tournaments this season with five third-place trophies and one second-place trophy.
Even though winter officially began December 21 and our first signs of it showed up back in November, ice on area lakes and streams isn’t safe.
50 years ago
December 29, 1966
On Christmas Eve, following an early supper which consisted of lutefisk, lefse, meatballs and the trimmings, residents at Area Nursing Home gathered in the lounge for the very first Christmas Eve celebration at the nursing home. After singing “Silent Night,” Brian Felland read the Christmas story as recorded in Luke 2. Under the beautiful ceiling-high Christmas tree were a multitude of gifts which were distributed. Seven Fellands, Mrs. Vivian, Mrs. Adina, David, Brian, Rosemarie, Lori Dee and Tamara, and also Mrs. Eva Olson and Bob Gregory, helped with the fun. After the gifts, the cooks had prepared a tasty lunch. Many boxes of delicious candy and other goodies were donated. More records also were added for the stereo-hifi from the American Legion Auxiliary and the Charity Circle of the Colfax Lutheran Church Women. Members of the CLCW are thanked for remembering each of the 42 residents with a gift and the 24 members of the staff with a card and remembrance.
65 years ago
December 27, 1951
Twenty-eight skiers registered and the spectators brought the number to more than 100 for the formal opening of “Deepwood Ski Area” Sunday, December 22, the number being considered good in view of the intensely cold day.
On Monday night, December 31, 1951, the congregation is invited to a New Year’s Eve Wake at Colfax Lutheran Church. There will be something different to do every hour. Starting time is 9 p.m.
Smoke and soot damage resulted from a fire caused by an overheated space heater at the Lawrence Follingstad home early Sunday morning, shortly after the midnight hour. The Colfax community fire departed was summoned at about 12:45 o’clock when the fire hazard as discovered. The fire laddies cleaned out the chimney and stove pipes and stood by for some time to see that fire did not break out.
100 years ago
December 29, 1916
Peoples State Bank: Our first Christmas tree will be left standing all this week. It has gifts for our friends, and that means everybody. “Wisconsin Laws Made Plain”; Nineteen hundred seventeen calendars; “You Can Grow Alfalfa.”
A freight wreck about two miles west of town early Wednesday morning delayed traffic for a few hours, but before evening, all was going right again.
The Bank of Colfax now boasts of being the second largest bank in Dunn County, in deposits, and before the close of 1917, it may be they will take first place, as their deposits now amount to nearly $350,000 and are still on the up-grade.