Scouts move food to combine Colfax Food Bank

Left, six Colfax Boy Scouts, adult leaders and helpers Saturday moved approximately 1,800 pounds of food from the former FISH food bank at St. Patrick's parish hall to the basement of the DSHS building on Main Street. Food bank volunteers assisted in the move.

At right, stocked shelves of the new Colfax Food Bank.

The move followed a decision to merge the FISH food bank and the Council on Aging food operations into a single operation known as the Colfax Food Bank.

The food bank during November received a total of 37,000 pounds of food donations from around the county. That includes 620 full fa...