Colfax Cemetery District #6 and greener cemetery

Hi Norma,

I wanted to follow up on my last letter and explain why the cemetery of this drought is so much greener than the one of the previous drought. That is because a few years back the then Commissioners who oversee the entire Colfax Cemetery District #6 were wise in my opinion and could not have selected a better sexton (overall and on-site boss) than Joe Rupe.

My puppy Rocco and I are in our sixth year of volunteering here at the Cemetery District and I was wrong when I said the fifth year. Time flies where you are having fun and I can honestly say I have never met a harder working person than Joe. One of the first things I learned was the commitment he had and still has for his number one objective which is the beauty of the cemetery. He over the years has spent hundreds of hours (many his own) and suffered a lot of set-backs. His persistence is now paying off. Sprinkler heads that were placed wrong are being corrected so they get the water to the “dry spots’’ they were intended to water in the first place. If you walk out in the areas you will see shoots of green coming out which means that area will soon be greener. That is one of the many jobs up there so Joe and his assistant Mike Pruitt will get to those as they can but there is progress as I write this. Take care Norma!

Denny McDonald

Colfax