Festival Auction Nets Over $20,000
The auction of the King Pumpkin along with the carved pumpkin and six handblown glass pumpkins Saturday afternoon following the parade netted over $20,000 for the festival.
The King Pumpkin Auction drew the most attention, and when local auctioneer Richard Pryor ended the last call with a winning bid of $14,000, a consortium of local individuals, organizations, businesses and festival vendors were declared the winner! A complete list of winning group members is being prepared by the festival committee. The same group purchased the pumpkin last year for $13,000.
Purchasers include:
๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
Ralph & Patty Anderson
Artworks
Avenues/Blue Moon Tavern
Bam Bamโs BBQ
Barnesville Elks
Barnesville Veterinary Services
Barnesville Vision Center
Belmont Gig
Belmont Savings Bank
Bennoc
Buckeye Steel
Campbell Plumly Milburn Funeral Home
Captina Produce Auction
Cheffy Drugs
Chestnut Lanes
Citizens National Bank
Cook Excavating
Dairy Queen of Barnesville
DiRusso Concessions
Do It Best of Barnesville
Fairyland
John Gibeaut
Hammer Industries
Harrison House Apartments
Hartley & Marshall
Mayor Jake Hershberger
Hissomโs Service Center
J-Mo Meats
John Jefferis & TJ Jefferis
Joeโs Tire Pros
Roger & Sally Johnson
Jones Porta Jons
Kemp Insurance
Kildow Law Firm
Kissell Amusements
Wm. A. Knox, CPA
Main Street Barrel House
Bruce & Cindy McGee
Tim & Liz McKelvey
Ohio Hills Health Centers
Ramsey Concessions
Riesbeck Food Markets
Skinner Insurance
Smittyโs Septic Systems
Tlaquepaque
TNT Auto
Toss & Go
Trissel Poured Concrete
VFW Barnesville Post #2792
Ward, David & Marsha
WesBanco
Misty Wilson Accounting
Wilson Funeral Homes
Woodsfield Savings Bank
WVU / Barnesville Hospital
The six glass pumpkins blown by Bob Allen, resident artist at Oglebay Institute at Oglebay Park, Wheeling, averaged $900 each. Winning bidders were Buckeye Steel, T.J. Jefferis, Joe’s Tire, Woodsfield Savings Bank, Trissel Poured Concrete Walls and John Jefferis.
The 990 pound pumpkin entry carved by Columbus squashcarver Guy Smithhisler was purchased by Joe’s Tire for $1,500 while the custom handmade quilt created and donated by Tracy Childress Powell was sold to KFF/Taco Bell Woodsfield for $600.
A second auction of unclaimed produce will take place Sunday at the conclusion of the festival at 5 p.m. Sunday.
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