On the Street Colfax: Parents Favored After Labor Day Start
Sharon Kay asks Colfax parents about starting school in summer. Jim Patterson and Sharon Smith from Grass Valley and Jacksonville express mixed views. Some prefer after Labor Day for a smoother transition and a longer summer season.
Colfax Freight Depot Earns National Register Status
Colfax in downtown Colfax has the Colfax Freight Depot listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The CPR and SP lines shaped freight shipping here from 1880 to 1945, with the depot remaining a key Colfax landmark and now housing commercial shops. Morris Lochner, long time CPR agent, and the Colfax Area Historical Society archives are highlighted in local history.
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Colfax Freight Depot
National Register of Historic Places
Colfax
Central Pacific Railroad
CPR
Southern Pacific
Placer County
Sacramento
Reno
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
NCNG
Grass Valley
Nevada City
Pene
Gary Todd
Morris Lochner
Collis P. Huntington
Nevada County
Robert A. Peers
Lochner
Sugar Loaf
Ance
Colfax Sentinel
Grass Valley Union
Auburn
Lobner
Jeannie
Helen Wayland
Colfax Area Historical Society
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Sharon Kay
Jim Patterson
Sharon Smith, Jax
Debbie Hill
Weimer
Lee Riley
University
UC Davis Health System
Pharmacogenomics
UC Davis
Ucdavis Health System