Columbus Day in Denver. The first statewide holiday was proclaimed by Colorado governor Jesse F. McDonald in 1905, and it was made a statutory holiday in 1907. In April 1934, as a result of lobbying by the Knights of Columbus and New York City Italian leader Generoso Pope, Congress and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed October 12 be a federal holiday under the name Columbus Day. Since 1971 (Oct. 11), the holiday has been attributed to the second Monday in October, coincidentally exactly the same day as Thanksgivingin neighboring Canada since 1957. It is generally observed nowadays by banks, the bond market,
Columbus, Wisconsin 4.0% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over. Columbus is served by the Columbus School District, which operates an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school: The Columbus School District also covers the cost of 4-year-old kindergarten provided by four local pre-schools. Other schools in Columbus: Columbus is served by Amtrak's "Empire Builder" between Chicago and Seattle, with a train stopping at the station in each direction every day. Columbus is also served by Lamers Bus Service which provides a Connect to Madison, Wisconsin from Amtrak. The Redbud Festival occurs in May