At the 2019 Illinois State Fair Ag Day Program, the Pech Farms of Lincoln was named as a Centennial Farm. To qualify, the agricultural property must be owned by the same family lineal or collateral descendants. Currently, the farm is owned by Randy Pech and his sister Carolyn Pech. One hundred thirty six Centennial farms were recognized this year.

Pictured left to right back row: Randy Pech, Carolyn Pech, Richard Bruder and Illinois Director of Agriculture John Sullivan. Middle row: Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Alexi Bladel, Allicent (Pech) Bruder holding Hailey Bruder, Miley Bruder and Betsy Pech. Front row: Lilly Bruder and Collin Bruder.

Photo provided by Betsy Pech          (Click on image to enlarge) 

Some may already recognize this little character as resembling one from a top-rated movie. Some may also know without reading that the artist is Carol Charron, who has a passion for creating minions. We love this little gal, and we call her Molly the Minion Pretty in Pink. Molly wears Pink every day of the week because she knows that we should be ever mindful of breast cancer. Those who are in battle need us to remember them every day, so Molly hopes to help us do that.

Bid on Molly and take her home with you on Thursday night at the Pink Pumpkin live auction.

Donated by Small Town Creations

Donated by Amanda Weyant

This pink collection (left) comes from Kathie Williams of Small Town Creations. A $49 value, the package includes a pink corkscrew, pink thermal mug, a cellphone cardholder, and a pink wrist band. You can make a statement every day of the week with these accessories if you bid on them at the silent auction at the pink pumpkin fundraiser on Thursday evening.

Celebrate fall, celebrate the survivors, support the fighters, all in one with this beautiful fall wreath accented with the pink ribbon and pink pumpkins. The wreath is the creation of Amanda Weyant and is just one of the many items that will be offered at the silent auction.

The Pink Pumpkin Auction is this Thursday, October 3rd at Collision Concepts in Lincoln. Doors open at 5 p.m. with a silent auction and Kiss the Pink Pig. At 6 p.m. auctioneer Mike Maske will do his best to get top dollar for each item in the live auction.

To be successful, we need bidders! Please plan on coming out Thursday evening. The proceeds from the evening will go to the American Cancer Society and explicitly earmarked for breast cancer support for our friends and loved ones in Logan County.

Photo by LDN  (Click on image to enlarge)