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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)
WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart talked with Jacob Francis, board member for the Mount Vernon Music & Arts Festival. Click HERE to hear their conversation. Jacob shared the details of several exciting events on the schedule this weekend – the Wood Auction and the Car/Motorcycle Show. He also talked about his exciting journey from volunteer to board member. Jacob also invited the community to a special Sunday morning breakfast being served by Set Free Ministries.
WNZR’s Joe Rinehart sits down with Ashley Smith from the Mount Vernon Music & Art’s Festival to talk all about Kid’s Fest!
Ashley shares all the details about what is available for all the kids at the festival this year including fun crafts, bouncy houses, special guests, a Princess Party, and lots more!
Listen to the full conversation below or by clicking HERE!
The Morning Thing is shining the spotlight on the 2024 Music and Arts Festival this week. On Wednesday, we talked with Wendi Fowler from the Kiwanis Club of Mount Vernon. She shared the details about the Kiwanis Club Pie Auction which is a new event to the festival. Click HERE to hear the conversation.
The pie auction will be held in conjunction with the wood auction on Saturday, August 10. Bidding registration starts at 4:30pm. The auction will from 5:30pm – 7pm on the Public Square.
There are 17 pies up for bid. Pies are being made by celebrities. Some of them include: Mayor Matt and Joanne Starr – All American Apple Pie, Bruce and Kathy White (from KCH) – Blueberry, Dr. Carson Castleman (MVNU President) – chocolate pie and Dr. Berry (COTC) – strawberry pie. The Mount Vernon High School Key Club is also involved. Wendi also shared how the money from the auction will be used. The Kiwanis Club supports youth and children in the community: Imagination Library, 4H, Babe Ruth baseball, and the Fredericktown Fire Academy.
If you would like to donate a pie, send an email to Wendi.fowler@parknationalbank.com
Wendi told us more about the Kiwanis Club of Mount Vernon. Some of their programs include: boots and coats for kids, literacy projects and gathering 1,200 books for kids this summer! They also go into the Mount Vernon classrooms to read books to students. Literacy has been the focus for 2024.
Wendi invites residents to visit the next meeting for Kiwanis on Monday, 8/12 at Noon at the Gallagher Center at the Ohio Eastern Star. They meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month.
The festival runs on these dates: Thursday 8/8 – 5pm – 10pm (They will have a soft opening on Thursday at lunch time so that people can access the food trucks on the public square) Friday 8/9 – 11am – 10pm Saturday 8/10 – 11am – 10pm Sunday 8/11 – 11am – 3pm
Trina Trainor, Director of the Mount Vernon Music & Arts Festival, joins WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart to talk about her involvement with the festival. She also gives highlights of the overall schedule and the times the festival is open this week.
Trina shares details on all the acts, where to find the schedule, where to park, what food options will be available and more!
Listen to our full conversation with her below or by clicking HERE!
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