Eproson Reflects On Centennial Life From Texas Farm Roots
Marie Eproson, born in 1900s on a central Texas farm, recalls growing up milking cows and picking cotton. She is the daughter of a Confederate veteran who rode as a surrogate in 1864 65 earning a horse and saddle, and she notes her large generation of siblings and few surviving nieces and nephews.
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Eproson
Thomas Marion Lewallen
Texas
Lewallen
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Mattie Tillie
Auburn
Wayne
Alpine named Colfax councilman with Bay Area roots
Councilman Alpine brings broad experience to Colfax after being selected July 8 to serve until November 2006. A power system operator who once studied international affairs in Washington DC, he aims to boost community input, support grant writing, and involve residents through projects and contests while preserving Colfax’s character.
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Joshua Alpine
Alpine
Colfax
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Washington DC
California
Burlingame
Mink Creek homeowners seek answers
Mink Creek residents pressed Colfax officials about a missing $90,000 escrow funded by developer David Flickinger. The city had allowed sale of the final five Phase II lots in return for conditions not yet met. City Manager Bob Perrault urged legal action and ongoing talks with the Mink Creek Homeowners Association.
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David Flickinger
Colfax
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Bob Perrault
P. Scott Browne
Perrault
Brian West
Colfax approves city budget with road and sewer aims
Colfax City Manager Bob Perrault announced approval of the fiscal year budget on July 8. The plan funds road improvements and a sewer plant upgrade while cautioning about possible state budget impacts. The General Fund totals 1,098,961 with 1,065,286 in revenues and a 142,000 cash reserve if no changes occur.
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Colfax
Bob Perrault
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I-80 crash shutdown traffic near Secret Town Road
Two young men escaped serious injury when their car flipped over and slid into a tanker truck on I-80 near Secret Town Road. Bradley Mejia, 19, and Duston Hanson, 21, of Dutch Flat, were taken to Sutter Auburn Faith Community Hospital with moderate injuries. The truck driver, Allen Diehl, 51, was uninjured. The crash occurred at 2 10 p.m. and closed traffic for 90 minutes, backing up three miles to Colfax.
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Dutch Flat
Duston Hanson
Sutter Auburn Faith Community Hospital
Greg Cassina
Mejia
Secret Town Road
Cassina
Allen Diehl
Colfax
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