Medical mission to Mexico leaves Saturday

COLFAX –– The Colfax Rotary, local emergency responders and several local churches teamed up to form and send a team to do community and medical service in Mexico from March 16 through March 22.

Rosalia Fire District 7 Chief Laura Lautenschlager said she teamed up with Reverend Michael Birnbaum when he approached her after a presentation for the Colfax Rotary Club. Birnbaum said that Lautenschlager seemed like the kind of person who would be interested in doing this.

Birnbaum and Lautenschlager are organizing and leading the team that will be providing medical assistance or serving in a commun...