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Check out the exciting parties & events, delicious baked goods and other priceless treasures available at this year's auction!

Goods & Services Auction 2022
Catalog of Auction Items
2000
Cabin in the Woods #1
Cozy two bedroom house on a wooded lot in northern lower-Michigan (just south of Higgins Lake). Bedding, towels, pots/pans etc supplied. Near state parks, canoeing, swimming and boating. Day trip to Traverse City/Sleeping Bear Dunes. Sleeps 5 (1 double bed, bunk bed, single bed). Stay for a week or a weekend between May and Oct.
2001
Cabin in the Woods #2
Cozy two bedroom house on a wooded lot in northern lower-Michigan (just south of Higgins Lake). Bedding, towels, pots/pans etc supplied. Near state parks, canoeing, swimming and boating. Day trip to Traverse City/Sleeping Bear Dunes. Sleeps 5 (1 double bed, bunk bed, single bed). Stay for a week or a weekend between May and Oct.
2002
Biking for Brunch - 6/12/2023

Start at the Lake Katherine Nature Center and ride west to route 83 and back. Great trail; take a photo at the "nut." Brunch awaits at the lake where we can watch swans and relax after 15 miles of biking.

2003
Sandhill Crane Migration Trip - 3/28-3/29/23

For millions of years, sandhill cranes have migrated north every spring. 80 percent of all sandhill cranes in North America use a 75-mile stretch of Nebraska's Platte River during spring migration. Join Karen Hutt and Steve Tiwald to witness this migration in March 2023 in central Nebraska. Package includes two viewings of the cranes, at dawn and at dusk, in strategically located blinds along the Platte River, and informative programs about the sandhill cranes. Attendees are also invited to join Karen and Steve at their home Sunday March 5 at 2 PM to learn more about sandhill cranes. Light refreshments will be served. Attendees will make their own arrangements for travel, accommodations, and meals. Viewings will be the afternoon of Tuesday March 28 and very early morning Wednesday March 29.

2004
Build Your Own Bloody Mary - 1/22/2023

Join Jill & Laura while they sit around and relax and you do all the work. They will have the fixings and you will build to suit.

2005
Dinner with the Swedish Chef - 3/19/23

Join us for Muppet fun hosted by the Swedish Chef and the Non-Swedish Non-Chef with a Swedish menu.

2006
Raclette Fest - 1/8/23

Come eat melted cheese, melted cheese, and melted cheese.

2007
Empanada Extravaganza - 2/11/2023

Join us for dinner and dessert with a delicious variety of Latin American empanadas, followed by a rousing game of Mexican Train Dominoes. Prizes (or an extra empenada for dessert) for the train masters with the lowest scores!

2008
Summer Dinner Party -8/12/2023

Appetizers, possibly on the patio, dinner, and dessert will be served. Wine, beer, non-alcoholic beverages provided.

2009
Mongolian BBQ Dinner - 6/10/23

Come have dinner with the Tang’s on our backyard deck. Watch Ben cook your choice of beef, chicken, tofu, veggies, eggs, rice, noodles with various sauces on the flat top grill. Enjoy plum wine, Asian beer, and scintillating conversation. Two small steps up to the front door, or two steps up to the deck.