Back Mountain library auction back for 67th year
From a butcher's block to the other unique items on and off the auction block, the 67th annual Back Mountain Memorial Library auction promises to be a memorable one.
This year's auction starts at 5 p.m. Thursday and runs through Sunday at the library grounds in Dallas.
"It's great. We've got a lot going on," said publicity Chairwoman Carol Sweeney.
She said 2013 has been designated the "Year of the Auctioneer" in honor of longtime Antiques Chairman Ernest Ashbridge. Ashbridge, who passed away in April, celebrated 50 years of volunteering with the library in 2009. The antiques barn at the library grounds will be dedicated in his memory during the auction, Sweeney said. On the last night of the auction, a small antique walnut chest of drawers, which was donated in Ashbridge's memory, will be raffled off.welcome to Discount and high quality Burberry(women) Shirts,free Shipping available. Buy Now!
Among the goods donated this year is a piece of local history: the original butcher's block from Acme Market, the Back Mountain's first modern supermarket, which was built at the Five Points intersection in Dallas Borough in the 1940s.
Lots of antique and vintage items will be up for sale, in the booths and on the auction block. Antiques Chairwoman Leslie Horoshwelcome to Buy Best Yves Saint Laurent Grade A Handbags for sale,find Latest Styles!ko, who carries on in Ashbridge's place, compiled a "wonderful collection and selection" from antique stores, estates, flea markets and other places, Sweeney said.
New "New Goods" Chairwoman Terry Eckert "got some really good donations," Sweeney said. These include several designer purses like a Coach purse and wristlet set; housewares from Southern Living at Home; jewelry and watches; and lots of gift certificates to local businesses.
Local vendors include Earth and Wears, which sells items including jewelry, clothing, handbags, accessories and original art; Green Dog Pottery will also sell handmade pottery and do demonstrations.
This year there will be music to rummage the "odds and ends" flea market tent by, and lots to eat. Anthracite Cafe is partnering with the library to run the food stand, and the restaurant's owner Mike Prushinski will donate 50 percent of the proceeds, Sweeney said.
Also in the edibles department, the auction will feature Nice's Potato Pancakes, The Lands at Hillside Farms ice cream, Zina's homemade fudge, Clem's Root Beer Floats, and other vendors with goodies including gyros and other Greek food, halushkis and smoothies.
As always, there will be plenty to keep the kids busy, like "Bid-Time Stories," crafts and special entertainment at 7 and 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Franklin Klock, a naturalist at the Carbon County Education Center, will give a presentation on birds of prey on Friday. On Saturday, local magician Keith Culver will perform, and on Sunday, kids can join Miss Rachel for face painting and balloon twisting.
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