St. Paul Parochial School parents and patrons are gearing up for the 22nd annual dinner, dance and auction Feb. 3. The event also includes a raffle drawing for handcrafted items ranging from handmade quilts to wooden toys. The raffle items are on display at Ernst Hardware in St. Paul through Feb. 2. The auction and raffle are only part of this all-day event. When the final bids for the auction have closed, the cleanup crew moves in and gets the hall ready for a night of great food, lively music and dancing.
Participants dine on a buffet or barbecued beef and pork with all the trimmings.
The dinner is followed by dancing to the music of the McKenzie River Band. It takes the hard work of more than 100 local volunteers to coordinate this event each year. Although the auction has been a community tradition for more than 20 years, the school has been a hallmark of the community for more than 150 years. St. Paul Parochial School was established in 1844, and serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Admission to the auction is free.