Item list from 2011 Auction

Here's the list of wonderful items donated to the 2011 Auction Night by our generous supporters. All were auctioned on 4/16/2011 and raised over $14,000 for the Association! Watch for our 14th Annual Auction Night in spring 2012.

Silent Auction items (4pm - 6pm)

  • Pampered Chef Stoneware Bar Pan (Library Friend)
  • Teddy Bear (Library Friend)
  • Four Jars Homemade Bread & Butter Pickles (Pamela Murphy)
  • Gift Certificate (Corner Café) - $20 value
  • Coupons for 'The Works' Carwash (Bob Rowe, Endless Mountains Carwash, Hallstead) - $45 value
  • Images of America: Susquehanna County (Susquehanna County Historical Society)
  • Silver Necklace with Onyx (Library Friend)
  • Comfort Gift Basket (Peoples Neighborhood Bank)
  • Hand-Embroidered Asian Tablecloth (Library Friend)
  • Green Stone Bracelet (Pamela Murphy, Baubles & Beads)
  • Hammered Aluminum Candle Snuffer (Stephanie Stopka)
  • Portable Entertainment System for Vehicles (Ann Vitale)
  • Jars of Various Buttons (Mercedes Henning)
  • Pair of Bradford Exchange Cat Plates (Library Friend)
  • "Springtime Covered Bridge" Framed Painting (Nel Empet)
  • My Cat's Life (Ann Vitale, local author)
  • Pair of Amethyst Glass Vases (Library Friend)
  • Glass Suncatcher (Tingley Glass, Jan Winemiller)
  • Silk Arrangement (House of Flowers, Forest City)
  • Candle Basket (Reddon's Drug Store)
  • Colorful Handmade Candies (Dolores Foster)

Auction (began at 6pm)

  1. Blue Ribbon New England Apple Pie (Carol McCall) - Winning recipe in the Rotary Montrose on the Green Pie Contest
  2. Blue Bracelet (Pam Murphy, Baubles & Beads) - Memory wire
  3. Framed Fall Photo (Library Friend) - Large fall foliage landscape by local fine art photographer George Schreck
  4. Norman Rockwell Framed Print (Barbara Schmidt) - Print on canvas of "Tea Time" (Saturday Evening Post cover)
  5. Scenic Flight Around Susq Co (Endless Mountains Air) - for 1 hr for up to three people depending on combined weight, or one lesson
  6. Gift Certificate (Montrose Campsites) - free weekend or two nights mid-week, reservations required, 2 adults 2 children
  7. Giant Stuffed Dog (Library Friend)
  8. Hearing Protection with FM Radio (Lake Montrose Power Equipment)
  9. State Farm Preparedness Bag (Daniel R Ricci Jr Insurance Agency) - duffle bag with blanket, water bottles, flashlight, hat, cookbook, & kitchen utensils
  10. Tin-Top Kitchen Table (Library Friend) - two leaves and wooden base
  11. Nittany Lion Paw Print Stepping Stones (Masters Concrete)
  12. Goodies Basket (All in A Basket, Forest City) - Basket with cookies, candies and popcorn
  13. Deer Painting (Jean Rose) - oil on canvas, 44 x 31 with frame, signature reads Justus
  14. Handmade Pottery Bowl (Mary Ann White) - lead free, dishwasher safe, oven & microwave safe
  15. Jars of Various Buttons (Mercedes Henning)
  16. From the Heart $25 Gift Certificate (Alice Wood)
  17. Marble Run (Harold Gary)
  18. Ladies Gardening Combo (Library Friend) - flowered tools, pink hose and spray nozzle, kneeler pad, green pot
  19. Bread Box (Kim and Kathleen Harwood) - heavy white enamel
  20. Tree of Life Pendant (Reneé Hendrickson) - handmade copper wire with beads
  21. "An Abundance of Roses" Painting (Carol Empet)
  22. Hanging Corner Cupboard (Library Friend) - made of oak
  23. Tool Kit in Canvas Bag (Library Friend) - Black and Decker cordless drill/driver with batteries, tape measure, hand tools
  24. Green Necklace (Pam Murphy, Baubles & Beads)
  25. Tedeschi's Gift Certificate (Tedeschi's in Hallstead) - $40 value

    26. four door prizes awarded

  26. Art Deco Mantel Clock (Morris & Nan Baker) - 8 day clock with quarterly chimes
  27. Queen Size Blanket (Painter Hill Farm, Libby and Toby Anderson) - 7'8" x 7'4" (queen size)
  28. Green Gables Gift Certificate (Library Friend) - value $40
  29. Overnight Getaway at Stone Bridge Inn and Restaurant (The Stone Bridge Inn) - certificate for one night's lodging for two and a $50 dinner voucher
  30. Petrified Wood Necklace (Leon Swackhamer) - with silver chain
  31. Ten Gallon Fish Tank (Pet Depot) - with filter and cartridges, lamp hood, water conditioner, fish food, $10 gift certificate for fish
  32. Stone Wall Restoration or Construction (Ken Ely, Good Neighbor Walls)
  33. Basket (Health Source, Dr. Stover, Hallstead) - basket containing TENS unit, certificate for health screening, vitamins
  34. Portuguese Pottery Basket (Kim and Kathleen Harwood)
  35. Brass Eagle Head Letter Opener (Gladys Bennett)
  36. Comfort Gift Basket (Peoples Neighborhood Bank) - Fleece lap robe, mugs, coffee and chocolate
  37. Nook E-Reader (Library Friend) - Barnes & Noble e-reader with WiFi access, preloaded with books, Kate Spade holder, certificate for one-on-one help and training
  38. Castleton China Commemorative Plate (Duane & Shirley Hinds) - Commemorating President Eisenhower's 1st birthday in the White House
  39. Bradford Exchange Collectible Cat Plates (Library Friend) - 6 plates
  40. Pampered Chef Basket (Lisa McVaugh)
  41. County Throw and Historical Society Membership (Susquehanna County Historical Society)
  42. Pair of Painted Wooden Panels (Anita Ambrose, Art by Anita)
  43. Bread, Tea, and Thee (Carol McCall) - a loaf of Awesome Banana Bread, Lemon Poppy - Seed Zucchini Bread, and Annie's Date Cake on a bread board with a variety of teas
  44. What I Learned From the Dog (Ann Vitale) - Book with story by local author Ann Vitale
  45. Boot Jack (George Manns) - handmade of curly oak and walnut
  46. Dinner for 8 (Marty Comey & Mary Lee Fitzgerald) - dinner for eight in their Lake Ave home
  47. Vintage Costume Jewelry Set (Library Friend) - bracelet and clip back earrings set with clear rhinestones signed Bogoff
  48. Framed US Open Poster (Lois & Frank C. Grick Jr. Estate)
  49. The New World Wide Postage Stamp Album (John Stopka) - over 500 stamps mounted inside
  50. Cinnamon Buns (Ann Very)

    51. four door prizes awarded

  51. Lamp Finials Lamp (Ruth Johnson Estate) - base displays many different finials
  52. Large Graydon Mayer Watercolor (Eleanor McKeage) - Fall foliage
  53. Set of 4 Miller High Life Beer Steins (Eva May Seely) - 1984 Miller Holiday steins made in Brazil by Ceramarte
  54. Swarovski Crystal Earrings (Pam Murphy, Baubles & Beads)
  55. Car Owner's Combo (Library Friend) - 5 carwash credits from Endless Mountains Carwash, oil change gift certificate, from Kost in Hallstead, NY and PA maps, ice scraper
  56. "Poppy Study" Watercolor by the late Colleen McCarthy (Bob Stark)
  57. Two Hand Painted Sofa Pillows (Mary Gere, Mary's Home Furnishings) - hand painted by Anita Ambrose
  58. "Bird Chair" Canopy-Covered Swing Bench (Tractor Supply) - will be assembled and delivered if needed
  59. Antique Asian Incense Burner (Library Friend) - cloisonné enamel over metal, dragon theme
  60. Family Movie Night Combo (Library Friend) - popcorn & bowl, cookies, certificate for 4 subs from Subway in Hallstead, four movies
  61. Royal Crown Derby Plate (Ruth Johnson Estate) - 6" antique plate
  62. 'Little Brown Jug' (Kim and Kathleen Harwood)
  63. Flower Arrangement (Wee Bee Flowers, Jill Aldrich)
  64. Marble Run (Harold Gary)
  65. Wine Rack and Wine (The Wood Shed, Jill Aldrich) - five bottles of wine
  66. Harford Centennial Celebration Book (Library Friend) - hardbound copy of the 1900 First Congregational Church Centennial book in like-new condition
  67. Fern Hall / Scottish Glen Golf Course Membership (Mary Hoehing, Fern Hall) - 2011 season membership, includes golf range
  68. Presentation Copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Betty Bryden & Tom Canouse, The Butternut Gallery and Second Story Books)
  69. Graydon Mayer Watercolor of House (Morris & Nan Baker) - House with trees
  70. Pair of Eastlake Side Chairs (Kim and Kathleen Harwood) turn of the century, original finish, original horsehair seats, early if not original needlework seatcovers
  71. One Hour Massage (Becky Cole)
  72. "Murder Room" Basket (Bakers, Smiths, and B. Fraser) - book about Montrose resident Richard Walter, 3 bottles of wine featuring Walter on the label
  73. Late Victorian Gout Stool (Kim and Kathleen Harwood) - possibly original needlepoint cover
  74. A Baker's Dozen Year of Desserts (Local bakers--see certificate) - Pick up first Saturday of each month or arrange with bakers
  75. Flower arrangement (Wee Bee Flowers, Jill Aldrich)

    76. four door prizes awarded

  76. Pottery Vase with Pine Cone Decoration (Kim and Kathleen Harwood)
  77. Two Elk Mountain Lift Passes (Elk Mountain Ski Resort)
  78. White Cat Figure in Sewer Tile Art (Mary Gere, Mary's Home Furnishings)
  79. Two Kinds of Cookies (Carol Faulkner) - molasses and sugar
  80. Wall Quilt (Almost Amish Quilts)
  81. Rise and Shine Basket (Pure PA, Rebecca Reed)
  82. Contemporary Folk Art Bird Sculpture (Library Friend)
  83. Burl Bowl (Robert Mowry, "Burl Bob") - large hand-carved burl bowl
  84. Lap Throw (Painter Hill Farm, Libby and Toby Anderson) - hand-woven from Shetland sheep wool, 4 1/2' x 6'
  85. Antique School Desk (Library Friend)
  86. Liberty Carpet gift certificate (Gail George, Liberty Carpet - Hallstead) - $40 value
  87. Fishing Combo (Library Friend)
  88. Flower Arrangement (Wee Bee Flowers, Jill Aldrich)
  89. Oral-B Dental basket (Dr. Steve Kielceski) - power toothbrush & accessories
  90. Framed Page from the 19th Century Herbarium 'Cornus Canadensis' (Dogwood) (Kim and Kathleen Harwood)
  91. One Month Unlimited Tanning (Contemporary Cuts)
  92. Breakfast Basket for Two (Carol McCall) - Scones, muffins, biscotti, strawberry preserves, honey, coffee, cups
  93. Theme Party Planner (Cindy Vermette) - table & room decor for up to 20 tables
  94. Hair Products & Shampoo/Cut/Blow Dry (Tracy Ruegner, Contemporary Cuts)
  95. One Hour Massage (Cynthia Newhart)
  96. Amethyst Geode (Leon Swackhamer) - Violet variety of quartz
  97. Amish Plant Hanger (Pure PA, Rebecca Reed)
  98. Basket (From the Heart, Twyla Puterbaugh) - Contains lotions, candles, soup mix, tea, nuts and other various items
  99. Solid Brass Pineapple Door Knocker (Gladys Bennett )
  100. Hammered Aluminum Items (Stephanie Stopka) - 9 different trays and bowls-bid and choice
  101. Basket of Cookie Delights (Carol McCall) - 3 doz. Coffee Bean, 3 doz. Chocolate Chip, 3 doz. Cinn - fully Delicious cookies
  102. Rare Felker Glass Bottle (Jeff and Louise Sammon) - George B. Felker, Montrose PA - unusual cylindrical bottle.
  103. Flower Arrangement (Wee Bee Flowers, Jill Aldrich)
  104. Leaded Glass Dome (Bob & Betty Smith) - turned cherry base by Roger Hayes, for display or preserving freshness
  105. Comfort Gift Basket (Peoples Neighborhood Bank) - fleece lap robe, mugs, coffee and chocolate
  106. Flower Arrangement (Wee Bee Flowers, Jill Aldrich)
  107. Timberline Lawn & RV Gift Certificate (Timberline RV) - $25 value
  108. Summerhouse Grill Gift Certificate (Summerhouse) - $60 value
  109. Rosemont Inn Discount Certificate (The Rosemont Inn) - $50 value

MANY THANKS to all our generous donors and anyone else who helped in any way! We couldn't do it without you!

REFRESHMENTS DONATED BY:

  • Historical Society Friends
  • Library Friends - New members welcome! Call 278-1881
  • Rob's Market - Lake Montrose Mall, 570-278-9824
  • SCHS&FLA Board of Directors

Special thanks for donations and assistance from:

  • Great Dragon, Montrose
  • Eleanor McKeage
  • Amanda Neuberger
  • The Whole Ruegner Family
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 May 2011 )