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Bess Jackson: “What train are you going on?”

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The first Christmas after Bess and Merlin Jackson were married in October of 1943 was bittersweet. “Merlin came home on leave in May, and we got engaged. Then he came home again in October, and we got married. For Christmas that year, I went to Denver to be with…

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Arlene Hones: Many Merry Christmases

BLOOMER  —  Arlene Hones and her late husband, Roger, farmed north of Colfax in the North Running Valley area for many years on the farm where Roger grew up. After Roger passed away in May of 2013, Arlene sold the farm and moved to Bloomer. Arlene graciously agreed to an interview and wrote down some…

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