Colfax Area Historical Society

Update about placing flags on veterans' graves on Saturday, May 23. The Colfax Area Chamber of Commerce has updated information about the placing of flags on veterans' graves in the Colfax Cemetery on Saturday, May 23. "The Colfax American Legion Post 192 is putting flags on Veterans graves on Saturday May 23. All who would like to participate should be there by 10 AM. Masks are required. Please remember to practice your social distancing. A limited number of masks & gloves ...have been donated for people that don't have one. Hand sanitizer will be available for use." The cemetery is located at 180 N Canyon Way, Colfax, CA 95713. Memorial Day's events will continue as already announced: * The VFW Post 2003 will be placing flags out on Main Street on Monday. * Troop 6 "Life Scouts" from Meadow Vista will be performing the flag ceremony for Memorial Day, at 10 am on Monday. (This photo was taken at the Colfax Cemetery on Memorial Day, 2017. It was published on the Colfax Veterans web site, https://www.colfaxveterans.org/.)

Memorial Day Weekend events in Colfax There will be a flag ceremony at the Colfax Cemetery on Memorial Day (Monday, May 25) at 10 a.m. Boy Scouts Troop 6 from Meadow Vista will be doing the flag ceremony. Everyone is invited, but we will be social distancing. The cemetery is located at 180 N. Canyon Way, Colfax, California 95713. Other events include:... On Friday, May 22, the VFW will be handing out Buddy Poppies at Mar-Val's Sierra Market. On Saturday, May 23, the American Legion and the VFW Auxiliary will place their flags on veterans' graves. On Monday, May 25, VFW Post 2003 will place flags on Main Street.

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The March 2020 issue of the "Colfax Cobblestones" newsletter is available to read online or download at https://colfaxhistory.files.wordpress.com//cobblestones_32 Past issues can be viewed or downloaded at https://colfaxhistory.org/newsletter/

MARCH 21 PROGRAM POSTPONED INDEFINITELY The March 21, 2020, program is canceled for now, because of the spread of the COVID-19/coronavirus. Following guidelines from both the State of California and Placer County health officials, the CAHS board has decided to postpone the program that was scheduled for Saturday, March 21, at 7 p.m.... We will reschedule the program when it is safe to do so. The March issue of the newsletter has an article about the program. The date is now incorrect. The decision to postpone the meeting was made after the issue was mailed.