All Saints/Souls Day is November 1st. It is my prayer that my poem reminds you that our loved ones who are in the afterlife care about us as much as we do them. May the poem ease some of your sorrow as well as encourage and bless you. In memory of your loved one Written…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — The 2014 year is coming to a end with November already near, which means the Holiday season is upon us. As we look forward to gathering with family and friends to share in the upcoming holiday celebrations, WestCAP wants to remind everyone that there are many who carry burdens during this time.
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Read More57 Days until Christmas! Isn’t that exciting? We think so and are already planning for all the special events that will take place during the next two months. This week we will kick off the season with our annual Halloween Dance on Friday afternoon, October 31st. Honey and Me will be the entertainment. Residents, visitors…
Read MoreMegan Elizabeth Tice was born October 9 to Elizabeth and Brent Tice of Chippewa Falls.
Read MorePaul and Allison (Swartz) Osmak announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Kristine born September 24, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland.
Read MoreEditor’s note: Former Colfax resident Margaret Christianson lived on 20th Street in the Town of Howard for 77 years. Margaret moved to Tennessee this summer to live with her daughter. Some readers may remember Margaret’s book, “A Do-It-Yourself Life.” Here is a story that Margaret wrote for the Colfax Messenger. In 1934, during the depression…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Identifying all of the people in hundreds of pictures would be a daunting task. Still, Troy Knutson did a more than admirable job of identifying people and places in the book he published for the Colfax Sesquicentennial — “Looking Through the Lens: Colfax History Through Pictures.” But, as it…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The tax levy for the Colfax Community Fire Department for the 2015 budget is $94,700 and has essentially remained unchanged since the 2012 tax levy. The Colfax Fire Board approved the tax levy for the 2015 budget at the October 15 annual meeting.
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