News for the week of September 17th to the 23rd: Monday morning found the Green Leaf Crafters meeting in the Square to work on fall banners for our doors. Last week we dyed coffee filters to a bright yellow and today we started turning them into sunflowers which will adorn the top of the banners.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Colfax High School graduates have scored slightly above the state average on the composite score for the ACT college readiness assessment. Wisconsin is the only state that requires all high school juniors to take the ACT, noted Bill Yingst, district administrator, at the Colfax Board of Education’s September 18…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Hoping to breathe new life into the event, this year’s Colfax High School homecoming dance will be held at the Viking Bowl & Lounge. Members of the student council came up with the idea to hold the homecoming dance in a different location in conjunction with their advisor, Connie…
Read MoreGreen Bay Packer season is here and that means several our local Law Enforcement and 24-7 & West Wisconsin Telcom have a new deck of Packers Trading cards to give away.
Read MoreEAU CLAIRE – Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) will be hosting College Goal Wisconsin events on Monday, Oct. 9 and Wednesday, Nov. 8, to assist students with financial aid for enrollment in any two-or four-year college in the next academic year. The events will be held 6 p.m. in the Big Rivers Conference Room (30A…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Rick Meskers says his last day of work at Colfax Chevrolet on September 15 was “bittersweet.” “It’s been 25 years working with Karl. We’ve never had any issues. Scott came in, and he’s been great to me the whole time. (Then) Bank First offered me an opportunity, and it…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound Church Directory – 9-20-2017
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It was a collaborative effort, you might say. The officers of the Colfax Chapter of the National Honor Society got the idea that if students chipped in a dollar, they could wear hats in school on a Friday. The students were enthusiastic about participating. And as a result, NHS…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Beverly Schauer, who served on the Colfax Village Board for 20 years, passed away Thursday, September 14. Schauer died at the age of 83. She went off the village board in 2015.
Read MoreNews for the week of September 10th to the 16th: Before I start with the news for this week, let’s review last Saturday’s events at the Firefighter’s Ball Parade. Saturday morning we busied ourselves loading the van with residents who would participate in the parade.
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