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Knights Ferry News 9-29-21
Nastasia Sweet

Knights Ferry has royalty living in the area! Dakota Voortman was crowned Homecoming Queen at Big Valley High School! Dakota is a Knights Ferry School alumnus and is now a senior at Big Valley High School. Congratulations, Dakota!

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Bill Martinelli was inducted into the Salinas Rodeo Hall of Fame on Thursday. Salinas rodeo honored Bill as the Contestant Inductee. There is a plaque engraved with his photo and a short biography piece on display at the rodeo grounds in Salinas. Bill won the Salinas rodeo three times earning a Key to the City and he was filmed in a documentary one year with Jim Charles and Bob Edison at the Salinas rodeo titled “The Story of a Rodeo Cowboy”.

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The Knights Ferry Classic Car Show is this Saturday, October 2 from 10am-3pm. Main Street will be closed and vehicles will need to drive the detour side roads with volunteer traffic control. The roads are narrow, large vehicles and rigs are not advised to take the detour! Road closure will begin at 5am on Saturday morning.

The Odd Fellows will serve breakfast and lunch and our friends at The River’s Edge and the ‘50s Roadhouse will have dining options as well. The Creamery and the General Store will be stocked with cold drinks, treats, and snacks for everyone! The shirts are in for the car show, make sure to pick up your commemorative shirt on Saturday before they are all gone!

If you are interested in entering your car in the show, check the website to see if they are allowing entries at this time!

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There is a yard sale both days this weekend at the McPhee’s (17201 Highway 120) from 8am-4pm. Shirley McPhee said there is multiple families with furniture, jewelry, clothing, household items, books, and more!

The McPhee ranch was home to the Oakdale High School Class of ’61 class reunion on September 18. Of the 87 in attendance, classmates traveled from Oklahoma, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada.

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The Knights Ferry School Color Run fundraiser is coming up on Friday, October 8! The Bobcats are gearing up to run, walk, skip, and dance their way to raise money for the school. If you have not donated yet, contact a Knights Ferry student to sponsor or call the school at 881-3382 to see how you can donate!

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Do you have any exciting Knights Ferry local news to share? Contact Nastasia Sweet at nastasiasweet25@gmail.com

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Weekly reminders: Odd Fellows Pancake Breakfast 7am-11am and Lunch 11am-2pm on October 2, 2021. Odd Fellows Pancake Breakfast from 8am-12pm on October 3, 2021. Odd Fellows Stanislaus #170 meeting at 7:30pm on October 5, 2021.