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“Getting older isn’t easy,” said 83-year-old Byron Schroeder. “One day you wake up and can’t remember when you were born, where you were born or even if you were born. Sometimes not remembering everything isn’t so bad.” When asked when he moved from Alameda County to Colfax, the retired machinist replied, “I don’t know, maybe…
Standing up to rising tuition costs
For those headed for college, the cost of books and tuition is no laughing matter — unless you happen to be a stand-up comic. Four area teens are taking comedy seriously enough to rent out the Colfax Theater in hopes of entertaining a sell-out crowd to add to their college funds. “We did a fundraiser…
Dog-gone amazing!
“Dogs have a way of finding people who need them, and filling a hole we didn’t even know we had.” Thorn Jones Rusty was just a ball of soft fur when we got him from a friend whose dog had just had a litter of pups. We weren’t really looking for another pet, after…
Poofta! Super simple and super yummy.
Several years ago John’s mom gave us a framed recipe card of one of their family favorite breakfasts. Poofta. It is super easy and is sure to please everyone in your family. What can I say…real butter! I just made some for breakfast this morning and it was so good I thought I would share…
Spellin’ Bees and Strangers ~ Chapter 3
The Adventures of Perly Monroe Spellin’ Bees and Strangers ~ Chapter 3 Perly sat up in bed. “What was that?” asked Grant from his bed. Another gunshot rang out into the moonlit night followed by the sound of Pa’s angry voice. “You scat, you hear critter!” The hens kept squawking a few minutes longer. “Don’t’ be…
