Christmas
Christmases Past – Elaine Bjork: “One Christmas, my dad fell out of the hay mow…”
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Elaine Bjork, a resident in the assisted living facility at the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center, grew up on a farm in the Albertville area. Elaine and her husband, Wally, who died in 2013, both graduated from Colfax High School. The Bjorks and their four children lived in Illinois…
Read MoreChristmases Past – Leona Ubbelohde: “Christmas on Trout Brook Road”
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Leona Ubbelohde, a resident at Sandy Ridge Apartments at the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center, taught school for 50 years all together. Most of Leona’s teaching career was in the Colfax school district, first as a kindergarten teacher for five years, and the rest of the time as a…
Read MoreChristmases Past – Mary Kiekhafer: “We always had our program at church, Beyer Settlement, on Christmas Eve.”
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Colfax resident Mary Kiekhafer grew up on a farm southwest of Colfax in Beyer Settlement. She went to school in the one-room Pleasant Valley School. Mary, whose maiden name was Rose, had two older brothers, two older sisters and one younger sister. In later years, Mary, along with Margaret…
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2019 Colfax Kindergarten concert at Colfax Health and Rehab
2019 Colfax Elementary Christmas Concert
Dear Santa – Mr. DeRoeck’s 2nd Grade – 2019
Dear Santa, I like you santa. Kod you get me a present for christmas. I would like a Hverbord and I would like you to poot Watever you want to poot ther. Sincerely, Natalie Capek, 7 Elk Mound Dear Santa, How old are you? How is Mrs. Clas doing? Are the reindeer getting bigger? What…
Read MoreDear Santa – By Mrs. Peterson’s 2nd Grade Class – 2019
Dear Santa, I hope you are good? I hope I get a Iphon11 for Christmas. Are you ok? I wish you a merry Christmas. I wish you a merry christmas and a Happy new year. The tidings we bring for you and your kin. We wish you a merry christmas and a Happy New Year.…
Read MoreDear Santa – By Ms. Keefer’s 2nd Grade Class – 2019
Dear Santa, what is the elfs favorite cookis? What do the elves do besides make toys? I want a nintendo switch and super smash bros ultimabe and Mario Cart 8 What is Mrs. Claus’s favorite donut? Than you elves for making us toys! Sincerely, Casen Stroh, 7 Elk Mound Dear Santa, I wnt a camra…
Read MoreDear Santa – By Mrs. Kinblom’s 2nd Grade Class – 2019
Dear Santa, I promise I will make a lot of cookiest. Shae with your elvse. Also I won’t forget hot chocolate. Elfie got into our card cabinet and got a Suker don’t do that agin. I would like a hot weels track Niendo Swich and some Pokemon Cards. Sincerely, Porter Anderson, I am 7 Elk…
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