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Clearmont Community Center Auction A Success
Dan Gay holds up the painting by Richard Bohlman at Sunday’s auction, Chris Schock in background
After the 2020 Covid restricts last year, Clearmont residents seemed glad to come out to enjoy a good rib dinner and an enjoyable auction Sunday night. The donations, coming from Sheridan, Buffalo, Clearmont, and one from Parkman, featured such items as an original acrylic painting from local artist Richard Bohlman, bottles of wine, baked goods, quilts, gift baskets, and gift certificates for various items.
Amy Rowe, board member, had this to say about the contrast between last year and this year.
The Clearmont Community Library Foundation started in the early 70s, when a group of Clearmont residents purchased the old Garretson Store Building on Front Street for $1. The old building, built in 1904, had been general store for many years, but by 1972, the it had stood neglected for many years.
The group, with the help of high school shop class, that cleaned up much of the building before remodeling could start, replaced the roof, put down new flooring, added bathrooms and kitchens.
The building now houses the Clearmont Library, a branch of the Sheridan County Library system, as well as providing meeting and activity rooms for the community, and has seen a lot of use over the years.
Chris Schock, board member, welcomed all to the auction and spoke of what the money raised will provide for.
This is the 46th year that the Community Center has held the auction as their main fundraiser, and for most of those years the Brannian Auction Service in Buffalo has donated time to the Center for the auction. Larry Brannian and Dan Gay shared the auction duties at Sunday night’s auction, and added a lot of comedy and clowning to the event.
Brannian and Gay had this to say about the years they have helped out the Center with the auctioneer duties.
The auction and dinner raised “Just under $5500 Sunday night. The highest selling item was a framed acrylic painting by local artist Richard Bohlman, that went for $200.” Rowe said. “It is enough pay the utilities for the year and to allow us to complete some projects we are planning to complete. Thanks to everyone who donated items and who purchased items at the auction.”
