Did you know Knights Ferry had a winery in the area? In 1868, Abraham Schell purchased three and a half leagues of land with a Spanish grant known as “Rancheria Del Rio Estanislaus”. Three and a half leagues of land is the equivalent of 15,536.5 acres of land of which 80 acres made up the Schell winery known as The Red Mountain Vineyard. Abraham Schell partnered up with a German viticulturist named George Krause for a short time. Mr. Krause passed away and Abraham partnered with his nephew, Herrick Schell, a Civil War veteran. A wine vault was tunneled into solid rock measuring 14 feet wide by 7 feet tall that was similar to the Rhine wineries in Europe. The winery sold wine and brandy out of Albany, New York.

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Knights Ferry School has new bark on the playground and are preparing their garden boxes for the school’s winter garden. The Great Kindness Challenge starts on January 27th. The school announced their annual Dinner and Auction fundraiser is scheduled for March 8th at 6pm at the Community Club. They are always looking for help with donations and invite the community to attend! Stay tuned for more information including how to donate and where to purchase tickets!

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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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Upcoming Events: Odd Fellows Bald Mtn Encampment #4 meeting on Jan. 16th at 7pm, Odd Fellows Canton #2 meeting on Jan. 22nd at 7pm.