Knights Ferry Community Church is in need of some TLC in the gardening department. On February 10 at 10 a.m., the Church is seeking volunteers to help with some heavy lifting and digging to replace several frozen plants and stabilize a small block wall. The tools, coffee, and snacks will be provided for the volunteers but please bring work gloves if needed. For more information, please contact Dolly Haskell at the Post Office.
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Knights Ferry School is hiring two new teachers for next year! The jobs are posted at www.edjoin.com. The school is very excited to have separate third and fourth grade classes next year.
Unfortunately, Dodge Ridge was not able to open due to lack of snow so the fifth-eighth grader skiing and snowboarding field trip was postponed.
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Andrew, Bethany, Rita, Ruth, and Rose welcomed baby, Atlas Sweet Medicine Basmajian to their family this month! Baby Basmajian was born January 18, 2018 at 11:52 a.m. and weighed 6 pounds and 12 ounces.
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Nancy Heaven is collecting new and used books for children to send to an orphanage in Uganda. If you have any books to donate, there is a box inside the Read and Return Library located in the Miller’s Hall building.
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The General Store and the Knights Ferry Creamery and Sweets are both open after a small winter break. The General Store will continue to host live music and spirits. The infamous “whiskey burger” is also back! The Knights Ferry Creamery and Sweets has my favorite ice cream, espresso explosion and other goodies perfect for any time of the year.
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The Paint Nite in Knights Ferry was a huge success. The Community Club was filled with 71 painters and two professional artists helping the group every step of the way as they painted the Covered Bridge on their very own canvas. A lot of people were surprised at how much fun they had at the painting party. While there was coffee, hot chocolate, lemonade, and cookies provided by the Community Club, many painters brought their own goodies and drinks. The instructor spoke through a microphone and played music while the painters painted. The whole room was full of chatter and laughter the entire time.
The instructor ladies stayed at our local AirBnB hosted at the Shuper residence for a few days to check out Knights Ferry. They enjoyed our town and the group of painters!
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If you are interested in coming to the largest fundraiser of the year for Knights Ferry School, tickets are on sale. Tickets include entry and a catered beef and chicken buffet dinner. Purchase tickets by February 15 for a chance to win a $40 auction voucher. No need to worry about finding seating for large groups, this year there is an option to buy into the Hill Rollers Club to reserve a table of 8 for $370. To purchase tickets, visit: www.knightsferrycommunityclub.com/upcoming-events or call Courtney Rose 209-844-6725.
The Knights Ferry PTC is always seeking donations. They are grateful for donations no matter how large or small. Please contact Brandy Mangante 916-612-5116 if you can donate something.
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Hanna Martinelli Holland’s long-awaited softball season starts this weekend as HSU travels to Las Vegas for a softball tournament. She was medically released to play after recovering from surgery to reconstruct her ACL.
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If you have items for the Knights Ferry News column, contact Nastasia Sweet at nastasiasweet25@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events/Meetings:
Thursday, Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m. Community Club Meeting
Sunday, Feb. 4 at 8 a.m. ODD Fellows pancake breakfast
