Council on Aging hosts county-wide bbq next week

Fiddlers, food and fun on this year's agenda

Teresa Simpson, Whitman County Gazette | Jul 04, 20240

Olivia Harnack | The Gazette count

County residents gather at Schmuck Park in Colfax for the 2023 County-wide Picnic hosted by Council on Aging. The Old-Time Fiddlers group played last year and will return again.

Gazette Reporter

COLFAX - The Council on Aging County-Wide Barbecue is coming again next week bringing seniors to Schmuck Park to enjoy burgers, live music and community camaraderie.

The barbecue will take place at noon on Thursday, July 11, with a suggested donation of $5.

Council on Aging Executive Director Paige Collins said that this is their fifth annual barbecue despite some time skipped during the COVID-19 pandemic. The barbecue will feature the usual lunch, hamburgers and all the sides.

"We are expecting to have about 100 senior citizens come down as long as the weather isn't 102 de...