Activist group spurred school meet

The fruits of a week of activism by four concerned Colfax residents culminated in a 130-plus crowd of Colfax citizens Monday, Feb. 22 (see story, page 1).

The group, Future of Colfax Education, spontaneously banded together at a special board meeting Feb. 15 to see what could be done about informing the Colfax public about the status of the Colfax levy proposal which failed to get a 50 percent approval in the Feb. 9 special election.

As the meeting wore on Monday night, Colfax resident Kirby Dailey asked questions of the board and eventually invited four other people in attendance to join with...