Auction Earns Thousands For Depot

DAYTON - Community members came out Saturday night to open their check­books to support the Dayton Historical Depot Society, bringing in thousands of dol­lars and bidding as much as $1,000 on auction items.

"It went really well," said Jennie Dickinson, the Eve­ning at the Depot committee member. "We had a great turnout."

Dickinson estimated prof­its from the evening between about $12,000 and $15,000. She has been working with the event for five years.

Dickinson said the auc­tion was planned to be an elegant affair and she was pleased that it turned out to be a very classy event.

Jeff Turner, also known as the voice of the Bulldogs, served as the auctioneer and Dickinson said her commit­tee was very grateful he was able to step up and volunteer.

All 49 auction items went home with happy auction- goers, as well as the 15 cen­terpieces arranged by Crofts Floral and Gifts in Dayton.

"It's interesting to see what people are interest­ed in," Dickinson said. "It causes a frenzy of bidding."

A painting by Paul Stro­hbehn titled "Harvest" sold for $875. The biggest ticket item was a wine tasting and dinner at the Weinhard Café package, which was auctioned off for $1,000 by Dianne McKinley, the guest auctioneer and chairwoman of the Evening at the Depot Committee.

McKinley said her hus­band to do, so I started picking on purchased the oppor­tunity Mike Talbott hellip; Jim Kimes to make a guest the ended up buying it." auctioneer for one item and McKinley and Dickinson chose her. both said the auction was a

"It was a lot of fun," success. McKinley said. "I got up Dickinson said she was there and didn't know what happy to see most of the items sold for more than they had expected.

"It was a beautiful eve­ning," McKinley said. "Each year we try to be a little bit more innovative as to how we put it on so it's not the same old, same old."