The MVMAF Celebrity Pie/Wood Auction celebrates a successful total

An exciting live auction was held on Saturday at the Mount Vernon Music & Arts Festival.
There were 25 wood challenge items created by local artisans.
The Kiwanis Club of Mount Vernon partnered with the festival to bring 17 pies made by local celebrities to the auction.

Here are the results for this year’s auction.
Thanks to Cheryl Splain from Knox Pages for sharing these results with us.

•Pie auction and wood challenge raise over $13,000

Thanks to auctioneers John Sperry, Jerry Scott and Matt Fowler.

•The inaugural celebrity pie auction brought in $4,135

•The 2024 Wood Design Challenge followed the theme “Boutique Decor.” The design challenge brought in $9,200.

•Susan Ramser paid $3,000 for Matteo Lybarger’s Dry River coffee table. (highest bidder)

Celebrity Pie Auction bakers and buyers:

•Bakers – Matt Starr, Mount Vernon Mayor, and Joann Starr, Apple. Buyer – Cliff’s High Performance, $275

•Bakers – Bruce White, President/CEO Knox Community Hospital, and Kathy White, Key Club liaison, Blueberry. Buyer – Terry Scott, $275

•Baker – Chris Hiner, Regional President Park National Bank, Peach Bourbon Cheesecake. Buyer – Dr. John Berry, $275

•Bakers – Jeff Scott, Executive Director Knox County Foundation, and daughter Annaliese Scott, Cherry. Buyer – Jay Nixon, $300

•Baker – Dr. Carson Castleman, President Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Chocolate Cream. Buyer – Todd Sands, $225

•Baker – Judge Jay Nixon, Knox County Probate and Juvenile Court, Peach. Buyer – Wendi Fowler, $200

•Baker – William Seder, Jr., Superintendent Mount Vernon City Schools, 2 Peanut Butter pies. Buyers – ACS Title, $300; Pie #2 resold to Wendi Fowler, $300

•Baker – Dr. John Berry, President Central Ohio Technical College, Strawberr. Buyers – Matt & Joann Starr, $200

•Baker – Cindy McDowell, Senior Closing Officer ACS Title, Dutch Apple with Caramel. Buyers – Dave McDowell Auctioner, $250; resold to David Bouchard, $100

•Baker – Tina Cockrell, Public Health Education & Nursing Division Director Knox Public Health, Pumpkin. Sold for $125 (not sure on buyer)

•Baker – Noreen Boardman, Vice President Heartland Promotional Products, Strawberry Rhubarb. Buyer – Drenda Keesee, $220

•Baker – Alicia Misarti, Kenyon College, Apple. Buyer – Kathy White, $170

•Baker – Mike Copley, Chief Operations Officer CES Credit Union, Oreo Cream. Buyer – Cliff’s High Performance, $100

•Baker – Natalie Mizer, Ohio Eastern Star Home, 2 Strawberry Surprise pies. Buyers – Dave McDowell Auctioneer, $225; Pie #2 resold to Wendi Fowler, $100

•Baker – Mount Vernon High School Key Club, Buckeye candies in pie dish. Buyer – Dave McDowell Auctioner, $300

•Baker – Halle Krajenski, United Way, Butterscotch. Buyer – Drenda Keesee, $175

•Tyler McCann, Round Hill Dairy, 2 quarts ice cream. Buyer – Wendi Fowler, $20

2024 Wood Design Challenge

Thirteen artisans donated 25 items for the design challenge auction:

•Ryan Gallwitz, live edge white oak sofa table: Buyer – Drenda Keesee, $500

•Fox Haver, maple and walnut checkerboard: Buyer – Drenda Keesee, $200

•Matt Haver, “The Way Next to the Water” picture made from pine sourced from Mount Vernon Public Square: Buyer – Matteo Lybarger, $100

•Carrie Haver, Dragon Fly sun catcher made from live edge walnut slab: Buyer – Joel Mazza, $275

•Mark Haver, wooden bowl: Buyer – Joel Mazza, $200

•Mark Haver, industrial-design shelf: Buyer – Brian Carlisle, $70

•Brian Carlisle, wine rack: Buyer – Mandy Heagren, $200

•Brian Carlisle, bowl: Buyer – Melissa Francis, $325

•Brian Carlisle, bowl: Buyer – Drenda Keesee, $400

•Adam Estes, Star Burst with oak, red cedar, black walnut, and elm: Buyers – Matt and Joann Starr, $400

•Adam Estes, poplar wood stand end table: Buyers – Matt and Joann Starr, $550

•Adam Estes, poplar vase: Buyer – Todd Sands, $260

•David McGough, walnut bowl: Buyer – Richard Stobaugh, $240

•Matteo Lybarger, Dry River coffee table: Buyer – Susan Ramser, $3,000

•Carrie Haver, flame bench/coffee table: Buyer – Mandy Heagren, $450

•Terry Frazier, walnut plate: Buyer – Baylee Scalice, $175

•Terry Frazier, maple bowl: Buyer – Jacob Francis, $135

•Terry Frazier, cherry bowl: Buyer – Matteo Lybarger, $150

•Terry Frazier, cherry ring holder: Buyer – David Bouchard, $120

•Terry Frazier, bottle opener made from an 80-year-old hedge fence post: Buyer – Brian Carlisle, $100

•Jesse Ryals: Buyer – Buyer – Drenda Keesee, $200

•Jesse Ryals, “Western Landscape”: Buyer – Brian Carlisle, $50

•Jesse Ryals, hand-carved bowl: Buyer – Todd Sands, $50

•Gregg Gebhardt, 54-inch coffee table from rainbow poplar: Buyer – Cliff’s High Performance, $600

•Dudley Thomas, walnut coffee table: Buyer – Noelle Walton, $450

Thanks to all artisans, our bakers, bidders and buyers for making this year’s auction a success.