The Center receives $20,000

Six years ago, former Colfax resident Don Steiger was seeking a way to have his wife’s memory carry on through the Colfax library. He and Bettie, who died in 2008, had been supporters of the library during their time in Colfax, and Don sought for that to continue, though the couple had long since moved away.

He purchased the former Hamilton Drug Store, which had previously sat empty for several years after its closure, for $80,000 and donated it to the library to be renovated as a community space.

Several improvements have now occurred at the building, which has been named The Bettie Steiger C...