Colfax
3 new staff members at Colfax school district — Northrup, Endl and Simonson
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Three new staff members — April Northrup, Natasha Endl and Samantha Simonson — introduced themselves to the Colfax Board of Education at the February 13 meeting. April Northrup is the new secretary at Colfax Elementary. Sandy Sikora, who had been the Colfax Elementary secretary for 25 years, resigned at…
Read MoreColfax Elementary Science Fair yields some surprising results
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — What happens if you float a balloon in maple syrup? What happens if you soak an egg (in the shell) in lemon juice? Do a water molecule and a melted snow molecule look different under a microscope? These were just some of the questions answered by experiments conducted for…
Read MoreColfax Village Board acknowledges problems with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for lagoon project
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — As part of wrapping up the Community Development Block Grant the village was awarded for the river bank stabilization project, the Colfax Village Board has approved a notice pertaining to the village’s response to the monitoring report. The village must request the CDBG funds, and before the village can…
Read MoreCMBRG to meet Feb. 19
The Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group will meet Sunday, February 19, at 4:30 p.m. at Cafe II Coffee Shop & Bakery on Main Street in Colfax. Anyone who is interested in the restoration of the municipal building, or anyone who would be willing to help with fund raisers, is welcome to attend.
Read MoreCub Scouts visit Colfax Board of Education
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — When the Colfax Cub Scouts visited the Colfax Board of Education, they had some well-thought-out questions to ask. One of the tasks that Cub Scouts can complete is to learn about community, said Amy Horchem, one of the parents accompanying the Cub Scouts to the Colfax Board of…
Read MoreColfax Railroad Museum receives support from village board for $900,000 grant application
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved a resolution supporting the Colfax Railroad Museum in the museum’s efforts to apply for a $900,000 Transportation Alternatives Grant. The grant application is due March 23, and the grant is 80 percent federal funding with 20 percent in matching funds from the Colfax…
Read MoreColfax Rescue Squad updates first-in kits thanks to Dunn Energy Operation Round Up
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A nearly $800 grant from Dunn Energy Cooperative’s Operation Round Up has allowed the Colfax Rescue Squad to update the ambulance service’s “first in” kits. Colfax Rescue ordered the “first in jump bags” last spring right after receiving the $779.90 grant from Dunn Energy Cooperative, said Don Knutson,…
Read MoreColfax business receives 50-year plaque
COLFAX — Ray’s Metal Works has received the Lennox Presidential Award for being a Lennox dealer for 50 years. Ray’s Metal works was established in 1968 by Ray Johnson as a heating business and became a Lennox dealership in 1971 for furnace and air conditioning products in a small shop that now houses Morgen’s Auto…
Read MoreColfax Elevator Commission has raised nearly $125,000 towards purchase and installation
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — To date, the Colfax Elevator Commission has raised nearly $125,000 to put toward installing an elevator at the Colfax Municipal Building. The money has been raised through pledges, donations, memorials, the $22 for 22 Steps campaign, thrift sales and other fund-raising events. Almost $22,000 has been raised through the…
Read MoreGreen Bay Packers “Fan of the Year” has ties to Colfax and Elk Mound
Although she was born and raised in San Diego, California, Erica Linberg was recently named the Green Bay Packers Fan of the Year. The NFL Fan of the Year contest is presented to one fan of each NFL team by Captain Morgan “to celebrate extraordinary fans who Spice Up the game through their love of…
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