LaCrosse family takes over Wheatland Lanes in Colfax

Colfax high schooler Abby Muir sends a ball down the lane Monday as part of the bowling portion of the school’s P.E. program. Muir turned in a good show in her first game Monday, knocking down 93 pins. Muir’s lane mates also turned in solid scores. Rebecca Hardie hit 103, Elizabeth Hatley hit 95 and Kelsey Nails shot 97. Because of the school’s financial straits, students paid their own bowling costs.

For the first time in more than three decades, the Wheatland Lanes in Colfax will have a new set of owners.

Mike McPherson of Colfax has owned the bowling alley since 1978, and recently sold off...