Independence Day events earn approval in Colfax
Colfax prepares a revised Fourth of July celebration with fireworks on July 4, a parade, and a three day carnival after city officials and law enforcement approved the plan. Union Pacific must still grant carnival access to the railroad right of way.
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A. Thomas Homer
Colfax
Bob Perrault
Perrault
Colfax Chamber of Commerce
Brad Childs
Union Pacific
Placer County Sheriff’s
Shuttleworth aims for 100 mile race at age 62
Colfax resident Alan Shuttleworth prepares for the Squaw Valley to Placer High School 100 mile endurance run. He has completed over a dozen marathons and faces a tough 50 mile qualifier in under 10 hours. At 62 he notes the odds favor younger finishers but his past endurance shows determination.
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Cory Fisher
Colfax Record
Alan Shuttleworth
Squaw Valley
Placer High School
Shuttleworth
Colfax
Scott Jurek
Colfax Area
Chamber of Commerce
River’s Wild North Fork Faces Preservation Push
Residents and the US Forest Service reevaluate a 36 mile stretch of the North Fork of the American River above the Iowa Hill Bridge as a potential trail corridor prompts a new protection group. District Ranger Richard Johnson notes the Wild and Scenic designation shields development while a federal land purchase now puts about 90 percent of the upper river under public ownership.
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A. Thomas Homer
Colfax
US Forest Service
Foresthill Ranger District
Richard One
North Fork
American River
Humbug Canyon
A. Thomas Homer Colfax
Iowa Hill Bridge
Jay Shuttleworth
Iowa Hill
Shuttleworth
Richard Johnson
Bureau of Land Management
Upper North Fork
BLM
Johnson
Colfax High Faces Budget Cuts Across District
Colfax High School, facing California’s $38 billion shortfall, joins Placer Union High School District in budget reductions. One full-time teaching position is cut, the computer-building class ends, freshman math and English lose class-size relief, and teams lose coaches. Maintenance staff drop from 12 to 10.
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Cory Fisher
Colfax Record
Colfax High School
California
Placer Union High
Colfax High
Spears
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Rick Spears
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