By Mary Turner and Sydney Turner

Merry Christmas to all of our neighbors and community members! We love our little town and wish you all peace and relaxation this Holiday Season.

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We thought this would be the perfect time to share a lovely recipe from the Knights Ferry Garden Club’s 1984 cookbook. This recipe was submitted by Shirley McPhee.

Winter Wonderland Cake

1 package chocolate cake mix

1/3 cup amaretto

2 cups heavy cream

2 tablespoons powdered sugar

1/4 cup amaretto

6 ounces chocolate chips

Pour cake mix into a large bowl. Substitute 1/3 cup amaretto for 1/3 cup of liquid called for in mix directions. Add liquid to cake mix with eggs as directed. Bake in two, greased, 8” square pans. Cool. In a chilled deep bowl, beat cream and powdered sugar until almost stiff. Add 1/4 cup amaretto and continue beating until stiff. Frost layers and chill several hours.

Melt chocolate chips over hot water. Spread in a quarter inch layer of foil and chill until firm up to cut. Use tree shaped cookie cutters on chocolate. Chill trees until completely hardened. Place on top of cake or along the sides.

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Ongoing Events:

Odd Fellows Breakfast - 1st Sunday of the month @ The Odd Fellows Lodge

Free Market - 2nd Tuesday 3:30pm @ The Odd Fellows Lodge

Taco Tuesday - 5pm-8pm @ Rick’s Saloon

Thankful Thursdays - Free meal with drink purchase 5pm-8pm @ Rick’s Saloon

Community Trash Pickup - Last Sunday of the month - 10am @ Knights Ferry Art Studio

Upcoming Events:

School Board Meeting - January 8, 5:30pm @ Knights Ferry School

Millers Hall Meeting - January 13, 9am @ The Millers Hall

Water Board Meeting - January 15, 7pm @ The Millers Hall

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Do you have any exciting Knights Ferry local news, upcoming events, historical facts about the area, jokes or recipes to share? Contact Mary & Sydney Turner at knightsferrynews@gmail.com