CHS auditorium seats vanish in project start

Seats in the Colfax High School auditorium were cleared out in two days last week to begin the school remodeling project. Remaining on the floor were sides of chairs which were still connected to wires for aisle lighting. An electrician was slated to take those out Tuesday.

Next, the six-man, full-time crew from Wellens Farwell Construction of Enterprise, Ore., moved to the old wood shop to prepare the area to be turned into a STEAM lab, a classroom and the junior high commons area, according to Jason Ransdall, project superintendent for the contractor.

In the auditorium, after the electrician...