Tom’s Turkey drive gathers nearly 500 holiday meals

A Colfax High School student dons the turkey costume outside of Rosauers Friday afternoon to remind people about the Tom’s Turkey drive.

The annual Tom’s Turkey drive was Friday and Saturday at the Colfax Rosauers, and the community was able to purchase 480 turkey bags to be distributed at Whitman County pantries for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

“Not quite as many as last year, but we’ll end up with enough turkeys, hams and chickens,” said Paige Collins, executive director at Council on Aging. “But we’re also still accepting donations.”

The drive was Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. Volun...