6 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 17, 1996 RTT oy Ld Sumner Bachman, with a sign that John and Patti Bittner, with their prize, a bear claw ashitay. : must have applied to someone else. Aes! Me Uuction Memorial Library x Large crowds made the 50th annual Back Mountain Memo- records for fund raising. oan eo ‘ ® rial Library Auction the most successful in history. For four Onc of the highlights was a record bid for Sue Hand's ‘ % nights, visitors bid on new and antique items or visited the original auction painting, which fetched $2,500 from a'group many booths and vendors set up on the library grounds. of about 80 individuals and familics. The painting was donated | PHOTOS BY Chairman Ernie Ashbridge didn't have firm figures in time to the library and will hang in the new children's wing when it : | CHARLOTTE BARTIZER 5.2 for this issue, but he seemed certain the event broke all previous is completed. 3 A ————— Bill Wennington, center for the Chicago Bulls, visited the auction Friday night. A signed basketball brought $200, a jersey fetched $400 and a hat brought $70 on Saturday. Bill Spurlin looked lovely modeling a frilly wedding dress. JN RT 6 Sue and Joe Hand displayed the auction painting. Carol Oliver looked over the large i‘! 2 supply of baskets on sale. 3 1 . LE | it i! } a A 13 J L it i i ¢ | Joanne Runner spent the George Pyle recorded all the Betion for a video the library is HG Susan, left, and Maria Pegaielia browsed through ihe Nearly Old Kerry Freeman demonstrated an weekend helping schedule compiling. At right is Robert Johnson, an Irem Temple i who, \" booihyssarching jorbargains. =. 2 old commode. antiques onto the block. entertained the crowd Friday. ig Hg Ci NE 3A SR
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