Colfax Council Faces Three Wastewater Options
Colfax city officials must pick one of three wastewater treatment plant upgrade paths to meet a California board deadline. The 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting will discuss plant capacity and methods to comply with state standards by summer 2006, with public input invited.
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Upper American river lands cleared for final public purchase
The Upper North Fork of the American River near Soda Springs is set to become a Wild River as 1,380 acres of privately owned land are acquired by the Forest Service. The move, part of President Bush’s 2004 budget, aims to protect water quality and provide public recreation near Sacramento as Placer County grows.
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River designated Wild River by Congress officials
The American River portion has been designated a Wild River by Congress with involvement from the Richard Johnson USS and fire service officials.
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Tragic 1924 Weimar death story ties to Colfax kin
Lavon Stockdale uncovers a 1924 Colfax Record article about Maude Lesac a patient at Weimar Sanatorium who hanged herself near a tree along the Southern Pacific right of way. The somber notice details careful planning and a rope tied to a limb as her method.
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Colfax Record
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Manda Lasick
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Weimar Sanatorium
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