Hardy takes helm at Colfax Foodmart

Brenda Hardy, an employee of Cougar Foodmart for the past 22 years, and husband Dan have purchased the business from Brian and Jolene Jacobs, who now reside in Post Falls. Transfer of the business became official at the start of the year.

Hardy has been managing the business for the past 18 months, after the Jacobs family moved to Post Falls. She also worked as bookkeeper for the business for several years.

The Hardys first came to town from Minnesota in 1992, when husband Dan took a job with Jones Truck & Implement. Brenda worked a short stint for the Jacobs at that time, but the family moved back to Minnesota to be with her mother during an illness.

Following the death of her mother in Minnesota, they decided to move back to this area and lived a short time in Spokane before returning to Colfax. Her tally of the 22-year employment span dates from the time they returned to town.

Hardy noted she began working for the Jacobs when the business was called Jackpot. Cougar Foodmart was built on the site in 1999.

Dan Hardy is now employed with Northwest Grain Growers in St. John. Their children, Sarah, Dustin and Levi, are all graduates of Colfax High School.