Alta-Dutch Flat School Honored as California Distinguished School
Alta-Dutch Flat School is named a 2004 California Distinguished School by State Superintendent Jack O Connell amid record applications. 1,881 schools were eligible by API. 912 applied. 302 earned the honor. The award, based on six areas, supports school culture, curriculum, assessment, and engagement.
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California
Jack O’connell
Loomis
Nevada
Tracy Soule
Alta-Dutch Flat
Lee
Touch of home packages lift troops in Iraq
Operation MOM delivers four pound boxes of toiletries and snacks to U S soldiers, with 75 packages a month costing about ten dollars each. Sara Duncan and Dee Rein lead drives in Placer County to gather funds and ship morale boosting items while offering support networks for families of deployed service members.
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Iraq
Sara Duncan
Easi
Duncan
Colfax
Dee Rein
Operation
MOM
Placer County
Rein
Foothills
Colfax Farmers Market Set to Open Next Wednesday
Favorable weather has local growers poised to start the Colfax Farmers Market on Main Street next Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. Market manager Christina Abuelo of the Foothill Farmers' Market Association notes crops are ripening early due to hotter than normal temperatures and predicts a long, productive season as the market expands.
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Colfax Farmer’s
Main Street
Christina Abuelo
Foothill Farmers’ Market Association
Colfax Town Hall reviews progress on top 10 priorities
A May 14 Town Hall meeting drew a large crowd despite Kings playoff guidance. City Manager Bob Perrault outlined progress on last year’s Top 10 wish list with many priorities addressed. Local leaders praised downtown beautification and youth center improvements as signs of community gains amid budget cuts.
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Colfax
Kings
Bob Perrault
Town Hall
Paris Endicott-Chase
Cyndy Bigbee
Colfax Community Resource Center
Linda Chapman
Colfax Theatre
Colfax veteran honors lost friends for holiday
Colfax resident Ken Delfino, 58, marks Memorial Day by honoring comrades who did not return from Vietnam. He recalls Navy patrols on the Mekong Delta where his unit faced danger 49 times, losing 262 men overall, including his close friend known as Pops. Delfino later reconnects with Pops’ brother in Salt Lake City.
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Colfax
Ken Delfino
Vietnam
Delfino
Pops
Mekong Delta
Saigon
Wilbur Cosson
Cosson
Treasure Island
Salt Lake City
Occu
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Colfax Record
Colfax Mother
MOM Care Packages
Out There
God
Ted Baccich
Connie Heilaman
Colfax Farmers’ Market
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