Colfax to Honor Pioneers in Founders Day Festivities
Colfax Area Historical Society plans a Saturday event on Main Street to honor local pioneers with booths, a Garden Club sale, a FOCS used book sale, music, business specials, and bicycle safety activities. The Century 100 cycling tour will pass through, with a plaque dedication ceremony at the Colfax Freight Depot featuring a Boy Scout flag ceremony, mayoral remarks, and a tree planting at Roy Tom's Plaza.
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Colfax
Colfax Freight Depot
N. Main St
Lyrical Locos
Roy Tom’s
Kneeland Lobner
S. Main St
Steven's Trail Fire Unharmed by Loss Preserved via Easement
In Colfax the Steven's Trail, a National Register of Historic Places jewel scarred by recent flames, remains salvageable as BLM-led plans progress. Jay Shuttleworth spent seven years proving the trail's significance and securing an easement with landowners Mary Parker and Priscilla Daniels to provide public access to the 3.7 mile through route from Colfax to Iowa Hill.
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Colfax
Bureau of Land Management
BLM
Jay Shuttleworth
Lowa Hill
Iowa Hill
North Fork
Mary
Parker
Priscilla Daniels
Shuttleworth
Iowa Hills Road
Daniels
Dean Decker
North Fork American River
Steven
Cleanup demanded for Canyon Way dumping site in Colfax
City of Colfax to coordinate with Tahoe Truckee Disposal to clean a troubling Canyon Way property after numerous complaints. Owner out of town aiding cleanup. liable for full costs. City Manager Perrault vows enforcement, with signs and monitoring. cleanup started Tuesday September 14.
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Canyon Way
Colfax
Tahoe Truckee Disposal
Bob Perrault
Perrault
Hazardous material found near vacant restaurant
Placer County Hazmat teams responded to a report of unknown brown liquid left in one gallon and five gallon buckets near the back of Dingus McGee’s restaurant. Samples were taken for testing. the substance is confirmed hazardous and further analysis is ongoing by the Environmental Health Department. Local fire units assisted, and the incident was turned over to the sheriff.
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Placer County Central
Placer County Sheriff’s
Paul Long
Dingus McGee
Hazmat
Long
California Department of Forestry and Fire
CDF
City of Colfax Volunteer Fire Department
Placer County Department of Environmental Health
Environmental Health Department
Placer County Sheriff's Department
Auburn City Fire
Placer Consolidated Fire
South Placer Fire
Newcastle Fire
Joe Ten Eyk
Greg Roath
Brand
9-1-1
Placer County
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Linda Rekrttage
Charlie Gray
CAHS
Boy Scouts
Sharon Gieras
Lochner
Helen Wayland
Pene
Gary Todd
Rex Bloomfield
Lobner
Kneeland
Roy Toms Plaza
Illinoistown
Central Pacific Railroad
CPRR
Michael Kirby
Colfax Record
Jeff Brand
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