Page 9 2023 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2023 The quilt was about the fifth item to come up for bid on Thursday night. Let us set the scene by saying that throughout the night, it is typical for bids to go higher the closer to the end we get, so when the little piece started climbing into the hundreds, it was quite a surprise. As it approached $1,000, Karen Castelein and Nila Smith, the owners of Lincoln Daily News, gave the nod, and auctioneer Mike Maske announced that if the quilt went to the thousand-mark, LDN would match it. The thousand-mark came quickly after that. But it didn’t stop there. A bidding war was afoot, and while we can’t say who was bidding against her, we do know who the winner was, Jane Bryson! With the match and the top bid, the quilt brought in a total of $3,000 for the American Cancer Society. That is exciting news, and it is just one of the auction items that left the building Thursday night with winning bids exceeding $2,000! Thanks so much to Seth Goodman for donating the quilt, Mike Maske for doing an astounding job selling the quilt and Jane Bryson for having such a heart for the American Cancer Society and buying the quilt. Ty Tucker gets $550 for an Annie Boyer Pie then gets the pie Thursday evening was the first time that local auctioneer Ty Tucker participated in the Pink Pumpkin Fundraiser Auction. Tucker like Maske, donated his time and talent to the auction and gave 110 percent of himself to raising money for the American Cancer Society. Continued --
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