Lydia Speedy celebrated her 102nd birthday in her home in Modesto! Lydia and her husband, Clarence, owned and operated the Knights Ferry Hotel from 1950 until 1978. She enjoyed a giant chocolate cake with her long-time friends, Bob and Marilyn Taylor and Sue and Robert Taylor. Friends and family sent her birthday wishes from across the states and even in Australia. Happy birthday, Lydia!

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The Odd Fellows Bald Mountain encampment #4 had an official visit from Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of California, Dave Rosenberg. They had a wonderful evening with dinner and fellowship with friends!

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Ellen Wearin, Barbara Shook, Joan Brezindine and Linda Morris took a girls-only trip to San Francisco. They went to see Hamilton, ate dinner at Tadich Grill, and toured Pier 39. Linda was impressed with the history of Hamilton that was packed into the three-hour musical and she noted that Tadich Grill is the oldest restaurant in San Francisco as well as in California. It was a memorable trip!

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Knights Ferry School welcomes the new 5th and 6th grade teacher, Miss Sheperd! The school has a whopping 159 students for the 2019-2020 school year. To accommodate the incoming students, they have split the 3rd and 4th grade combination class. The teaching assignments are: Mrs. Moore, Kindergarten, Mrs. Hogan, 1st grade, Mrs. Anderson, 2nd grade, Ms. Zellmer, 3rd grade, Mrs. Stevenot, 4th grade, Miss Sheperd, 5th and 6th grade, and Mr. Russell, 7th and 8th grade. The first day of school started with the entire school reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the Bobcat chant! Here are a few things that the students enjoy about Knights Ferry School: “The people at KFS”, Katee Conde, 4th grade. “The pancake art in Mr. Russell’s class”, Troy Peterson, 7th grade. “I love the nice kids at Knights Ferry School”, Jacelyn McDonald, 2nd grade. “I love my teacher, Mrs. Moore”, Austin McDonald, Kindergarten. “How everyone is kind”, Kayla Canterbury. “Everyone likes you! And field trips”, Caitlyn Canterbury. “I like the nice friends and learning things”, James Neely, 1st grade. “I love the music and library time, the soccer goals, and the new house system”, Kyle Mangante.

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Upcoming Events/Meetings:

Thursday, Aug. 22 at 7pm MAC committee meeting

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