Colfax Founders Day Voices From Local Residents
On Colfax Founders Day residents share what the celebration means to them. Bobbi Jo Forsyth of Career Tech Auburn Willi Bailey admin assistant Dorothy Weeks caregiver Colfax Tim Elizarraraz tile contractor Bruce Nissen Barrel Cider weigh in with personal reflections on community history and local identity.
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Bobbi Jo Forsyth
Career Tech
Auburn
Founders Day spotlight on Morris Lobner of Colfax
Colfax history feature profiles Morris Lobner born 1849 in New York with early schooling in Georgetown and San Francisco. He served 46 years as Central Pacific Railroad agent, ran real estate and farming ventures, assisted medical pioneer Dr. Peers, and led Colfax civic projects. He died 1917. his wife Jeannie died 1954. A pink dogwood tree will be planted at Roy Toms Plaza for Kneeland and Lobner families.
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Morris Lobner
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Central Pacific Railroad
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Robert A. Peers
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Jeannie
Roy Toms Plaza
Kneeland
Lobner
Colfax Area
Gertrude Paul
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George Lay
Placer County Historical Society
Sharon Gieras
Rex Bloomfield
Bob Lochner
Sophie Debarraicha
Colfax R
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