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Children's Holiday Festival:"Winter Festivals Around the World" This Friday
6th Annual Children's Holiday Festival: "Winter Festivals Around the World" will be held Friday, November 30 from 5:30-8 pm at the Sutter Creek Auditorium. This a totally free event with holiday fun designed for the youngest children – and their older siblings and parents. Santa Claus will be there along with activities, music, snacks and holiday entertainment. Bring the whole family! This event is sponsored by First 5 Amador. For more information call 257-1092.
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Knight's Foundry Face Lift
Sutter
Creek’s Historic Knight’s Foundry received a face lift this last weekend after years of relative
inactivity. A group of 10 volunteers, coordinated by Supervisor Louis Boitano,
gathered early Sunday morning and spent 5 hours battling blackberry
brambles and brush that had grown up around most of the property. The foundry
property was at the point where it posed a serious fire hazard to the
surrounding neighborhoods, including downtown, and the city had reportedly
received several complaints about its condition. The City of Sutter Creek has not yet completed its long time goal of
purchasing the foundry, but is only 180,000 dollars short after years of
pursuing grant money for the acquisition.“It was very
rewarding to spend Sunday morning with a group of volunteers willing to donate
their time in order to benefit the whole community,” said Duke. The City
hopes to complete its purchase of the foundry this year, and eventually restore
the property and create a learning center which will include a museum, public
tours, and internships and apprenticeships. If you would like more information on the Historical
Knight’s Foundry and the Knight’s Foundry Corporation, visit
www.knightfoundry.org. The cleanup effort included
City Manager Rob Duke, who had spent the previous day working on the Sutter
Creek pool.