Community journalism and the Colfax Record history
A local piece celebrating Colfax Record's role in community life from its wartime mailout to today. It highlights partnerships with schools and businesses, growth along Interstate 80, and the paper as a living mosaic of Colfax residents, past and present, urging support for a new math and science lab.
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Illinoistown
Iowa Hill
Dutch Flat
New York
Michigan
Illinois
Colfax Record
America
Colfax
Warfront
Korea
Squaw Valley
Placer County
California Department of Forestry
Colfax Elementary
Thanksgiving memories from a Michigan farm to modern days
A first person reminiscence traces Thanksgiving from a childhood turkey decapitation and Model A driving to deer hunting and Lions games at Brig's Stadium. The writer recalls family rituals, whiskey warming rows, maple syrup scents, and evolving traditions as grandparents fade and gravy debates linger.
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Michigan
Turkey
Bambie
Brig’s Stadium
Detroit Lions
Greenbay Packers
Lions
Colfax Chronicles looks to plan economic growth
Colfax community leaders plan a concrete strategy to boost economic development while preserving small town charm. A Friday meeting invites statewide economic development professionals to assess Colfax’s strengths and weaknesses and guide future steps.
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Colfax
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Colfax Sentinel
Colfax Enterprise
California
Blishers Association
National Newspaper
Uta Sas
Os Arti
Hms
MNK
Norekia Is
Ares
Gore
Pyine
Thomas Ord
Woods Will
Florida
Jan Kapple
Mom
Jan
Colfax Chronicles
Fern Chadd
Colfax High School Drafting and Design Department
Bunch Creek
Marie Brett
Marie
Stevenson Jewelry
Helen Wayland
Colfax Pharmacy
Colfax Record Business
Colfax Theatre
al Klekkevold
Ellsworth Martinelli
Colfax School
Scott Stevens
Highway 40
Moody Ridge
Blue Canyon Landing Field
Matt Langstaff
W.J. Trunan
Gras Valley
Kneeland Streets
Joan Meyers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!