Colfax-Elk Mound School menus – 12-13-2017
Colfax-Elk Mound School menus – 12-13-2017
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Grapevine senior nutrition menu – 12-13-2017
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News for the Week of December 3rd to December 9th: Monday found the Green Leaf Crafters starting another Holiday project. We began making Candy Cane Wreaths to adorn our rooms. They are easy to make and look quite elegant when they are done.
Read MoreWinding Up the Yarn: Bubbling mothball centerpiece
COLFAX — Helen Reed, co-owner of the Colfax Messenger along with her husband, Kenneth Reed, used to write a column called “Winding Up the Yarn.” Here are the directions for a bubbling mothball centerpiece in the December 14, 1967, edition of the Colfax Messenger:
Read MoreTruth Be Told – Holidazed Edition Pam Arntson: Getting ready for Christmas company
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Colfax resident Pam Arntson was an early childhood teacher at Colfax Elementary for 38 years. During the “Truth Be Told — Holidazed Edition” event at the Colfax Municipal Building auditorium December 3, Arntson told the following story about getting ready for Christmas company to come and stay at her…
Read MoreTruth Be Told – Holidazed Edition Bill Yingst: Christmas a world away from home
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Colfax resident William C. Yingst Jr. is the district administrator for the Colfax school district. During the “Truth Be Told — Holidazed Edition” event at the Colfax Municipal Building auditorium December 3, Yingst told the following story about serving in the United States Army in Afghanistan and being away…
Read MoreNorthern Sands Wisconsin installs monitoring wells for Albertville Valley sand mine
By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — Northern Sands Wisconsin has installed four groundwater monitoring wells in the first phase of the proposed 1,300-acre Albertville Valley sand mine southeast of Colfax. The Howard Town Board received reports about the monitoring wells and mine-related information during the public comments portion of the December 5 meeting.
Read More“The Looney Lutherans” coming to the Colfax Municipal Building theater January 14
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If you are Lutheran — or even if you are not — the words “hotdish,” “potluck” and “Jello” hold special meaning. Those words hold special meaning for “The Looney Lutherans” too. The Looney Lutherans will be coming to the Colfax Municipal Building theater on Sunday, January 14, and they…
Read MoreTIF district 5 could be a possibility for Colfax
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Creating a Tax Increment Financing District No. 5 could be a possibility for Colfax to help move economic development forward. Sean Lentz, of Ehlers, Inc., the village’s financial consultant, spoke to the Colfax Village Board’s audit and finance committee December 6 about the village’s finances.
Read MoreColfax approves revenue and expense budget of $1.187 million for 2018
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved a revenue and expense budget of $1.187 million for 2018, representing a $26,495 increase over the 2017 budget. In addition to approving a budget of $1,186,989 for 2018 that is 2.28 percent more than last year’s budget at the December 6 budget meeting,…
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