2021 PAINT THE PAPER PINK

Page 20 2021 PAINT THE PAPER PINK LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Oct./Nov. 2021 T hursday evening’s Pink Pumpkin Fundraiser Auction was divided into two basic parts. First, as guests arrived, there was plenty of food to enjoy courtesy of Nuthatch Hill BBQ and Collision Concepts. As people entered into the shop area at Collision, they could get their bid paddle, grab a bite to eat then go peruse the silent auction tables and place their bids on nearly 120 items offered. The last call for placing bids in the silent Live auction begins with special speaker John Logan and a review of why fundraiser for ACS is important auction came at 5:45 p.m. and at 6 p.m. the program moved into the second phase, the live auction. Working the live auction for the evening would be local Auctioneer Mike Maske, special guest John Logan, Junior Miss Logan County Alayna Briggs, and Little Miss Logan County Sofia Farmer. Before beginning there were a few opening comments to be made. Pink Pumpkin Committee member Nila Smith opened up the evening. “On behalf of Cindy Guyett, Karen Hargis, Lisa Ramlow and myself – Nila Smith, we want to thank all of you for coming out this evening. As many know, we are missing a member of our Pink Pumpkin Committee tonight – Roy Logan. “We won’t shed tears tonight, but rather we will celebrate Roy, his infectious smile, his ability to spin a yarn and keep us laughing, and his devotion to this event. We are honored to have Roy’s brother John with us this evening and we’re going to hand the mic over to him to share a few words.” Continued n