Liquor: dry spell near for Colfax

Timing on the conversion of hard liquor sales from public to private marketing means Colfax will undergo three weeks without a place to purchase hard liquor.

Donald Stine, operator of the contract liquor agency in Colfax, said the last day of operation for the store here will be May 8. State liquor officials have scheduled a pickup of the inventory at the Colfax store May 9.

Commercial sales of liquor will begin June 1 under Initiative 1183 approved last November by voters. Rosauer’s plans to sell liquor in Colfax.

“Yeah, I guess you’ll need to stock up,” said Brian Smith, communications direc...