Council on Aging receives $5,000 grant

Council on Aging Executive Director Paige Collins, left, Washington Federal Branch Manager Kay Riebold and Division Manager Doug Smithgall pose with a $5,000 grant award Washington Federal gave to the COA to aid in renovating the kitchen space at the former Elk’s Club building.

The COA hopes to renovate this kitchen space and use it for the senior meals in Colfax every week, as well as community events and cooking demonstrations. The estimated cost to renovate the space is $19,000.

Savannah Schwab, a recent Washington State University graduate in human development, had barely started her inter...