Public dinners gain following at Colfax Methodist Church

Monthly dinner crew at the United Methodist Church Feb. 26 included, from the left, Kathy Lemon, Mikki Tague, Bev Yates, Connie McBride and Anna Hernandez.

For almost four years, a group of women at the United Methodist Church in Colfax has been cooking dinners once a month and serving them to the general public. They do not charge for the dinners, but guests have the option of making a donation.

“It’s just fun,” said Mikki Tague, one of the cooks.

Last Thursday night between nine and 10 servers dished up what they called “haystacks,” or a version of taco salad. As hungry visitors formed a lin...