Colfax Firefighters’ Ball September 9 celebrating 50th anniversary
By LeAnn R. Ralph
COLFAX — The Colfax Firefighters’ Ball is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
The Firefighters’ Ball on Saturday, September 9, begins at noon with a parade on Main Street.
Lineup for the parade starts in the Colfax High School parking lot at 10 a.m.
The firefighters will put on a chicken dinner at the Colfax Fairgrounds beginning at 11 a.m. In addition to chicken, barbecues and hotdogs will be available too. Food will be served until it runs out.
At the Colfax Fairgrounds after the parade, the firefighters will conduct the annual live auction. The auction has been part of the event for the past 50 years.
Afternoon activities at the fairgrounds will include the penny hunt, which has also been a feature of the Firefighters’ Ball for the past 50 years.
A pedal tractor pull will begin at 3 p.m. at the fairgrounds.
The bean bag tournament will start at the fairgrounds at 4 p.m. For information and to pre-register for the bean bag tournament, contact Noah Logslett at 715-308-4707. You can also register on the day of the event, too, if you wish.
The “beer tent” will open at 11 a.m.
Hickory will be playing at the Colfax Fairgrounds in the beer garden beginning at 8 p.m. and continuing until midnight.
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Colfax Firefighters’ Ball, the first place raffle amount will be $1,000 this year instead of $500.
Second place in the raffle will be $250; third place will be $100; and fourth through sixth place will pay $50.
Tickets for the raffle are available from any Colfax firefighter, and you need not be present to win the raffle. The drawing will be conducted Saturday night at 11 p.m.
The Colfax Firefighters’ Ball also will include a “bucket raffle” at the fairgrounds of items donated by local individuals and businesses.
Twister Run
The Colfax Kiwanis will once again be sponsoring the Colfax Twister Run Saturday morning, September 9.
This year’s event will not include a 10-K run but will include a 5-K run or a one-mile walk/ “fun run.”
Registration for the Twister Run begins at 7 p.m. at the Colfax Fairgrounds, one mile east of Main Street on East Railroad Avenue.
The one-mile walk will begin at 8 a.m. and the 5-K run will begin at 8:45 a.m.
Entry fees are $12 for those who wish to pre-register and $15 the day of the Twister Run.
Pre-registration forms are available at Kyle’s Market and at Commercial Testing Lab.
Participants in the event will receive a “Twister Run” t-shirt.
First, second and third place medals will be awarded by age category.
The “Sprint with the Firefighters” will take place at the fairgrounds, too, starting at 8:30 a.m., for children ages six and younger. Medals will be awarded to all participants.