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2021 Thank You
The 2021 Northern Michigan Relief Sale is now history. We say a great big thank you to God for a very good sale. We had moderate weather despite the predictions of rain. Temperatures were comfortable. Skies were partly sunny. The number of those attending may have been down a bit, but the final total was […]
Clifford Yoder Woodwork
These past few weeks, the workshop of Clifford Yoder was cleared out thoroughly. He has been gone for a number of years, but we found some of his woodwork in the basement of his house. These will be at the Northern Michigan Relief Sale. I think they will probably be on the Auction. Clifford, Uncle […]
Blessing Bids 2021
It’s time to find out about the Blessing Bids for this year. First of all, what are Blessing Bids? They are donations to MCC projects that are taken during the Auction. In the morning and afternoon, the Auction halts for Blessing Bids. It is run like an Auction, but more than one person can be […]
Pictures to Preview
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. In some cases that is true. When we are talking about quilts or other items up for auction, would you rather read a description or see a picture? I think that, when it comes to quilts, I would prefer the picture. Words simply won’t […]
Grrrrrreeeeen !
Green… Green… Green… That might not mean what you think. The Northern Michigan Relief Sale has already moved towards being Earth friendly in the past. This GREEN is the Color Booth theme for 2021. How many green colors can you think of? I opened up the crayon box this morning (Crayola 64) and found a […]
Changes Do Happen
As with any event, some things will become traditional. They are always there. They are always done the same way. However, as time passes, some things inevitably need to change. We will have some changes at the Northern Michigan Relief Sale this year. Some of these changes may be temporary. Some of them may be […]
Relief Sale is Back in 2021!
Did you hear the loud cheer of joy on May 15? It reverberated across Northern Michigan at about 10:30 AM. If you were listening, I’m sure you could hear it. It was the sound from the zoom meeting that decided to hold the Relief Sale in person this year. There was another rumble of cheer […]
Blessing Bids 2020
Some of you may have been wondering where are the Blessing Bids. What happened to them? In this year of new and different ways of operating, the Blessing Bids are no exception. We are still able to have Blessing Bids, but it is different. In order to have all funds raised go to MCC we […]
