Seniors

Happy 100th birthday to Mrs. Klokkevold

Celestine Klokkevold celebrated her 100th birthday with a party Saturday at the Auburn Valley Country Club. About 60 family members and friends gathered for lunch and a video pre ...

Group hitting trails for more than 20 years

With the start of a New Year, many people may resolve to get into shape. For the last 20 years, one group has stayed in shape by taking weekly hikes on one of the many trails in t ...

Program provides hot meals to hombound, seniors

Binns Melander is following in his father’s footsteps. For a number of years, longtime Auburn resident Carl Melander delivered hot meals to homebound seniors in Placer County. ...

Kiwanis Club planning for disaster

Two years ago a severe snowstorm and lengthy power outage stranded many elderly and disabled residents.Now members of the Colfax Kiwanis Club are taking action to ensure residents ...

Alta couple learn there's life after teaching

By Cheri March Colfax Record Correspondent A mathematician and an artist, Joe and Barbara Hoffman might seem like the classic odd couple. But the Alta pair has found common grou ...

Senior program closing

Colfax’s senior activity program, a mainstay in the city for almost 30 years, will hold its last gathering on Oct. 5. As a result of state budget cuts, the Placer Adult School h ...

Applegate widow uses experience to comfort, help others

Applegate resident Jane Richter, 74, had been with her husband Bob since she was 15 years old. But when he died in 2005, she struggled to live with the fact that her longtime ...

Let your creativity bloom at Spring Festival

Creative spirits are being encouraged to participate in this year’s Spring “Green” Festival. This year’s festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 2 throughout do ...

Seniors First serves Colfax

About 85 people paid $40 each to attend a wine and hors d’oeuvres fundraiser for Seniors First last Thursday in Auburn, reported Candace Roeder, the organization’s executive di ...

Philpotts waiting for disaster

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series focusing on individuals who help out during an emergency. Within 24 hours of a natural disaster, they hit the ground r ...