The Friends of the Juniata County Library will be having a Chinese Auction October 3rd.
Mifflintown Fire Hall from 6 to 9 pm
The Chinese auction will include many baskets that have been prepared and
donated by local businesses and individuals.
Examples of some baskets are:
Penn State items including tickets and a parking pass for the homecoming game,
handmade papers, teas and coffees, baby supplies, woodcrafts, foods, and hand-painted crafts.
In a Chinese auction, bidders buy tickets 7 tickets for $5 and bid on a basket by placing tickets
in a tub beside a basket they would like to win.
At 8:45 pm a winning ticket will be pulled from each tub.
The odds of winning increase with the number of tickets that a bidder places in a particular tub.
When not examining the baskets and bidding, there will be other things to do.
Displays of goods and services set up by businesses and agencies can be visited.
Two notable agencies are the American Red Cross and the Lewistown Hospital.
Used books as well as Wayne Taylor’s new book will be available for purchase.
Tootles the Clown will be entertaining the children
and music will be provided by Calvin Brackbill of Extreme Sound Entertainment.
Hot dogs, cold drinks, and baked goods will be sold.
The Friends are holding this event to raise money to help defray an expected reduction in their state funding.
To inquire about reserving a space or about donating a basket,
contact auction chairs
Janice Darrow (436-2398) and Nancy Olson (527 2228),
or Friends of the Library president Richard Burkholder (436-6555).
