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Vintage Crocheted Bedspread
Bertha Imlay Schnable. Do you recognize that name? Probably not. However, she was an interesting and early resident of Oscoda County. She cooked on river boats for the early logging camps and later ran the Loud Company store in Comins with her husband George. In 1911 she moved to the McCollum lake area. After the […]
Blessing Bid to Honor Charlie
As the Northern Michigan Relief Sale grows older, so do the long time volunteers. This year we lost two of our friends and co-workers. Charlie Card was one of them. Many of you may have a recollection of a bearded man on a golf cart navigating the fairgrounds. That was Charlie. He helped for many […]
Perfectly Purple
Have you been wondering about this year’s color? What will the Color Booth be looking like this year? I can answer the color question. PURPLE. Yes, Perfectly Purple in fact. What kinds of things come in that color? Think for a moment…. What do you imagine in purple? … Of course just about anything can […]
Blessing Bid in Memory of Ardis
Every year brings changes and sometimes losses. This past fall we lost a longtime Northern Michigan Relief Sale worker. Many of you may remember Ardis Miller. For many years Ardis worked in the office all the while participating in the quilting part of the sale. She gave up the office work for full dedication to […]
A Good Sale
Sandwiched between torrential rains Thursday night (I think we could win the most water held by a canopy without collapsing award) and a 911 call for a medical emergency Saturday afternoon, the 2018 Northern Michigan Relief Sale was a success. Overall the total was up from last year. Preliminary results show $150,000. Several areas were […]
Gray Escape
Imagine for a moment the possibilities for the name Gray Escape. A new hair color product? A senior bus tour? A vacation out of or into the city? A smog reduction process? Sidewalk paint? A broad spectrum lamp? I’m sure you could invent some other good choices for that name. But, you would be wrong! […]
Horse and Buggy
Clippety-clop, Clippety-clop… The sound, the feel, the smell of riding in a horse drawn buggy. Have you had that experience? Want to have it in miniature? Expect to see it in the 2018 Northern Michigan Relief Sale Auction. Do you remember the scale model farm machinery that Virgil Handrich use to make for the sale? […]
What’s a Silent Auction?
A silent auction can be lively but not loud. You win the item by writing your proposed bid amount on a paper that goes with the desire of your heart. Of course just like in a regular auction you may have to bid and rebid to be the winner. You just don’t have to declare […]
