I had a local friend share an old Oakdale Leader newspaper article from Thursday, May 1st, 1902 about Henry Bailey who was severely burned due to a butane blast that wrecked his cabin in downtown Knights Ferry. The blast hurled Bailey about 20 feet outside his cabin and fatally injured his dog. Witness, Donald Shuper hurried to the firehouse to secure the unit to put out the fire. Bailey was taken to the hospital in Oakdale and then transferred to Modesto. When people share these historical articles from over a century ago, it reignites my excitement about the local history and how important it is to document events in Knights Ferry so that maybe in another century, people will read about events that happened in our time!

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The Knights Ferry Color Run fundraiser is coming up on October 11th. If you would like to sponsor the event, please contact Carli Brown at 209-480-9828. The school fundraiser helps to purchase various experiences and items for the students at Knights Ferry School such as field trips, programs that are brought to campus, and other enrichment items for all grades.

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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: Community Club meeting on Oct 3rd at 6:30pm. Odd Fellows pancake breakfast on Oct 6th at 8am. Miller’s Hall meeting on Oct 8th at 9am. Chess Club on Oct 8th at 6:30pm. Odd Fellows Rebekahs #361 meeting on Oct 9th at 7pm.