Oakdale Rural Fire Department has a new Fire Chief - Lee Winton, who is retired from Cal Fire. Acting Chief, Rob Hoyer, wanted to go back to fighting fires, not office work. Lee will start in September. Find out all about him at the next Fire Board meeting to be held in Knights Ferry Thursday, August 20th at the clubhouse at 10:00 a.m. Welcome Lee!
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Happy birthday wishes for the month of August go out to: Jeremy Page, Ellen Wearin, Scott Redden, Alex Barrett, Dave Rorabaugh, Sherry Schlegel, Monica Brockman, Dustin Holcomb, Adam Maisel, Kyle Hauskens, Gwyn Davis, Jasmine Derrick, Katherine Schwandt, Justin Doyle, Elora Dennis, Mario Arias, Ray Patton, Jenna Armario, Tyden Bystrom, Brandi Cardy, Eden Cassinetto, Austin Santillo, Ottar Roen, Dustin Darnelle, Taylor Hobbs, Jon Gazdik, Emma Hutchings, Brendt Noon Jr., Zak Mooneyham, Nancy Simons, Sara Harris, Tim McKinsey, Sue Rossi, Madeline Freitas, Elijah Van Brunt, Jesse Freitas, Peyton Paul, Linda Cassinetto, Aubrey Mendonca, Victoria Tosti and Marina Braaton.
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Knights Ferry Grammar School starts August 20th. Parents can pick up the school handbook in the office. Teachers this year are Melissa Holcomb, Kindergarten; Pat Pfefferle, First Grade; Ellen Wearin, Second Grade; Lisa Fogerty, Third and Fourth combo; Paige Jones, Fifth and Sixth combo and Shelli Johnson, Seventh and Eighth combo. Aides will be Cheryl Hodges, Natalie Brockman and Melanie Mesker.
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Beverly and Randy spent three relaxing weeks in Hawaii. They played golf and shopped and just relaxed. Now it is back to work!
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Ellen Wearin visited her niece, Alison Payette, her husband, Calab and children Huxley and Roland in the Missouri Ozarks this summer. Ellen’s daughter, Amanda, son-in-law Aron Stepp, and grandchildren Madeline, Emilie, Wyatt and Bailey joined the group. It was a nice time for the cousins to get together.
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Lee and Mary Sue Shearer have returned from the wedding of son Jeff Shearer. In a lovely sunset setting on Jeff’s Loma Rica ranch, Jeff married Lisa Florence, daughter of Floyd and Margaret Fincher. Jeff’s parents Wanda and George Feichter and Lee and Mary Sue Shearer walked him down the aisle. Best man was Michael Gaffney and groomsmen were Cody Lambert, Ryan Kiely, Levi Rosser and Jay Daugherty. Maid of Honor was Kristine Schorovsky and bridesmaids were Joanna Mansour, Crystal Keily, Jodie (Mendenhall) Moffit and Christie Youngblood. The cutest flower girl and ring bearers were Kaley Schorovsky and Carson Moffit. It was a lovely evening.
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Bob Hunter reports his grandson, Brady Knudtson, graduated from the California Highway Patrol Academy on August 7th. Brady and his wife and four children live in Livermore and he will be working in the Bay Area.
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The Knights Ferry Community Club’s meeting was a tasty potluck. Supervisor Bill O’Brien was the speaker. He told about the 30 million dollar decrease in revenue to the county and the State of California taking 7.8 million from the county and that the State is not going to pay for the expensive special election that they said they would pay for. Very tight times in the county. He told of the talks going on about getting rid of the Williamson Act. A lot of area residences are interested in what will happen. He thanked our representatives in Washington for keeping the County Medical Residency Program going. Bill also told why he waited to vote on the new County Animal Shelter, he wouldn’t vote for it unless it included the Spay/Neuter clinic.
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A large white dog with brown and black spots has been hanging around Shirley Serpa’s ranch. Does it belong to you?
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A lot of people enjoyed the good food, cowboy poetry and great music at the Cowboy Up for Hospice at the Odd Fellows Hall last Saturday.
