Athenaeum Club, Hickman family install new highway welcome sign

The “Welcome to Colfax” sign greets travelers arriving in Colfax on Highway 26.

The plaque at the base of the sign honors the late Evelyn Hickman's desire to welcome all who journey to and through Colfax.

Gazette intern reporter

The 'Welcome to Colfax' sign that stands on the side of Highway 26 has finally been completed.

The sign was planned and designed by the Hickman family and the Atheneum Club, honoring the late Evelyn M. Hickman, 1912-2007. It was completed last month.

Hickman was born in Spokane to Mathilda Reiman and Arthur Krause. She moved to Colfax after marrying Lawrence Hickman an...