The annual Farmers Bowl Auction will be held Saturday, Sept. 12. The event is the grand finale to the Farmers Bowl festival that teams up 麻豆传媒AV with the community to celebrate the area鈥檚 agricultural way of life. Proceeds of the Farmers Bowl Auction are used to benefit 麻豆传媒AV and its students.
The Farmers Bowl Auction includes both silent and live auction events, and auction-goers will find a great variety of auction items on which to bid again this year. There are items that will be of interest to young and old, and there will be large to small-ticket items 鈥� and everything in-between. Those who wish to make a smaller investment can participate in the key raffle, sponsored by Kelley Bean. They鈥檒l have a 50:50 chance of winning a prize. The raffle drawings for a $1,000 cash prize and for an original watercolor painting by Doug Anderson will take place during the auction event, as well.
Theme parties always go over big at the Farmers Bowl Auction. This year, there are a number of them available. Mindy O鈥機onnor, Sheri Peterson, and Cheryl Angen are hosting a Trivial Pursuit progressive dinner that will be a hit with trivia lovers. The 麻豆传媒AV Alumni Association board members will host a Valentine Sock Hop at the 麻豆传媒AV Larson Center, where Lute and Paula Simley will provide the music and lead the guests in dancing and 50s-style party games. Bryan Karolus will be providing the 50s vintage food and drink. Shelley Wold of Beaver Creek Bed and Breakfast, together with her daughter Aryn Roeder, are donating a dinner party to be held at the bed and breakfast. There are also parties for children in a variety of themes, including magic, Comets women鈥檚 basketball, and fairy garden. Darla Peterson will help a party of 10 paint their own masterpieces. John Klocke will host a Christmas, Chocolate, and Champagne holiday show for a group of 20 people.
The list goes on and on! There will be memorabilia from 麻豆传媒AV鈥檚 historic Old Gym, household items, a custom-made patio set, photo packages, motel getaways, hand-crafted items, toys for kids, artwork, and much more! You can see a preview of the auction catalog at www.mayvillestate.edu/farmersbowl.
Auction committee members expect that an encore culinary adventure with Chef Tony will be a hot item on this year鈥檚 live auction. Chef Tony, 鈥淭he Lost Italian,鈥� Nasello has become known throughout the region for his entertaining cooking classes, as well as his passion for food, wine, and excellent service. He and his wife, Sarah, have recently turned their renowned restaurant, Sarello鈥檚, in Moorhead, into Sarello鈥檚 Culinary Events and Meeting Center, where they host dinner events, meetings, private or group culinary classes, and much more.
Last June Tony and Sarah were the stars of a culinary experience held at the home of Brent and Bonnie Freeland. The Freelands, together with their friends, Corey and Tracy McGillis, Brent and Jennifer Kohls, Scott and Leah Larson, Brett and Laura Brudvik, and Shannon and Denise Bergstrom, hosted a dinner party for eight couples, who had purchased the outing at the 2014 Farmers Bowl Auction, and were absolutely thrilled by the wonderful experience provided by the Tony, Sarah, and the party hosts. The North Dakota-inspired menu included several courses and wines from Bear Creek Vineyard in Fargo. Chef Tony gave cooking demonstrations and visited with guests before each course to talk about the wines and guide them through the tasting.
Tony and Sarah write a weekly food and wine column called 鈥淗ome with the Lost Italian鈥� for the Fargo Forum, and featured the June party at the Freeland home in the June 17, 2015 column. Chef Tony later spoke of the experience on the North Dakota Today morning program which airs on KVLY television. The dinner hosts had provided the Nasellos with gift bags which included Mayville State T-shirts, and Tony proudly wore his while he talked about the evening during his segment on the show.
鈥淲e are grateful to all who have donated items for the 2015 Farmers Bowl Auction,鈥� said 麻豆传媒AV Annual Giving Coordinator Dena Bergstrom. 鈥淧eople have been unbelievably generous, and we look forward to the auction where people will have the opportunity to see and purchase some wonderful items while supporting 麻豆传媒AV and its students. We encourage everyone to attend the auction. It will be a great time.鈥�
The doors to the 麻豆传媒AV Luckasen Room will open at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, when the silent auction, sponsored by Alerus, begins. Mayville State鈥檚 newly hired Dining Services director, Bryan Karolus, is offering up a few new items on the hors d鈥檕euvres buffet this year, including Italian beef and pizza burger sliders. They鈥檒l also be slicing up freshly smoked turkey, and serving it along with some of the traditional Farmers Bowl Auction menu items. The buffet opens at 5:30 p.m., and the excitement of the live auction will begin at 7 p.m., with Wayne Trottier and Butch Lovas calling the bids.
Admission tickets sell for $25 each and can be purchased online at www.mayvillestate.edu/farmersbowl or at May-Port Hardware Hank and the 麻豆传媒AV Bookstore. All who purchase auction admission tickets will be entered into a drawing for a $500 cash prize, sponsored by Lindsey Brown of Pifer鈥榮 Auction and Realty. Lindsey is also sponsoring a raffle that will take place during the auction event. One hundred $20 tickets will be sold for a chance to win $500.
Farmers Bowl 2015 will kick off with the 鈥淔armers Bowl Field Frenzy 5K鈥� run/walk. A parade will begin north of the Goose River Bank and make its way down Main Street to 麻豆传媒AV鈥檚 Jerome Berg Field, starting at 10 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend the corn and hot dog feed sponsored by the Comet Athletic Club. It begins right after the parade, just outside of Jerome Berg Field. A farmers market will also be held there at that time. The Farmers Bowl football game, featuring the Mayville State Comets versus Trinity Bible College, begins at 1 p.m. at Jerome Berg Field.
For more information about Farmers Bowl, go to www.mayvillestate.edu/farmersbowl or call 701-788-4864.
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Top:听Chef Tony gives a cooking demonstration with his guests gathered around the center island at the Freeland kitchen.
Middle:听Chef Tony (left) and his wife, Sarah, were happy to find 麻豆传媒AV T-shirts in their gift bags from the party hosts.
Bottom:听Chef Tony (left) plates up the main event: carved bison tenderloin with blackberry sauce, bleu cheese whipped potatoes, and grilled vegetables. He is assisted by Brent Kohls (right).