Letters to the Editor

Retired seniors in the crosshairs again Our demographic, retired seniors, living on fixed incomes, is rising every year and will for the next 17 years. A Social Security Administration report states the every day 10,000 US citizens turn 65. Wisconsin is not immune to this fact. Local property taxpayers in this state have been in…

Dear Readers, I have sent copies of your petitions to the Phyllis Williams in the  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in Dallas, Texas in protest of Bremer Bank deciding to close the Bremer Bank on Bremer Avenue in Colfax and Ms. Williams has been in conversation with me over the phone to say…

Letter to the editor- Retired seniors in the crosshairs again Our demographic, retired seniors, living on fixed incomes, is rising every year and will for the next 17 years. A Social Security Administration report states the everyday 10,000 US citizens turn 65. Wisconsin is not immune to this fact. Local property taxpayers in this state…

Letter to the Editor: Senator Bernier, where are you? After reading that the State Legislature won’t go into session until October, I noticed that many elected officials across this state are having listening sessions in their districts. I have contacted Senator’s Bernier’s office twice for her schedule for listening sessions. Both times I have been…

Readers, Thank you to many of you  have signed the simple petition to ask the Bremer Foundation to hold a public hearing concerning their proposed closing of the Bremer Bank at 301 Bremer Avenue in Colfax in early November. These petitions are still available to sign at Kyle’s Grocery, Arvold Chiropractic, Express Mart, Synergy C-Store…

Dear Editor: The “New” Bremer Bank Organization Mr. Timothy Vettrus, I and others applaud you for your heartfelt letters of concern. The days of “Social Banking” as we know it here in Colfax, will soon come to an end. Bremer Bank will close and lock the doors and will pull stakes; Their big thaw has…

Letter to the Editor: Drug addiction and abuse is now being considered the largest man-made health crisis ever in recorded history. Since the late 1990’s, the drug crisis has surged forward, leaving epic devastation in its wake. Now, more than ever, it’s important that literally everyone out there knows how to spot the signs and…

Readers, As a long-time satisfied Colfax Bremer Bank member, I have had response from my previous letter to the Messenger calling for a petition to have a public hearing concerning the proposed closing of our own Bremer Bank on Bremer Avenue, no less.  I have made up a simple petition with space for 90 names…

Dear Readers, Like many, many of you, I have been banking at the Bremer Bank in Colfax (& it’s predecessor Peoples State Bank) all my life. It was my first bank account & I have maintained connection ever since, even when living elsewhere, then while taking care of my parents estate, Rev. Ole & Clara…