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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 […]
Wooden Quilt
Wood is beautiful. Quilts are too. If you combine the two you get a great looking wall hanging. At least we did this time. Take a look at this 24 1/2 inch square wooden wall quilt. Different species of wood are used to get the different colors. The grain pattern of each piece makes for […]
Ora Troyer Barn/Playhouse
Nostalgia…. Remember the incredibly cute playhouses that Ora Troyer used to build for the Relief Sale quite a few years ago? We have one that is returning to the sale to be auctioned off this year. It is a structurally sound 7′ 3″ x 12′ with newer shingles. This little red barn was a much […]
Bible and Trunk
As families age and change, things get left to the surviving heirs. Sometimes these once precious possessions are passed on to the Northern Michigan Relief Sale. That is not because they have no value, sentimental or real, but because there is no room or no family member left able to keep them. We have a […]
Where the Books Are
Reading is a great pastime. I really like to read as do a lot of you who are reading this. One of my biggest pleasures has been helping young children to learn to read and to get non-readers to become readers by finding that book that hooks them. If you are a reader, you probably […]
