2010 Silent Auction Preview

The silent auction will run concurrent with the 17th Annual North Dakota Historic Preservation Conference May 7-9, 2010 in Dickinson, ND. Please join us on-site to bid on these items and many more! The Silent Auction is open for bidding Friday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at Dickinson Museum Center, and Saturday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm at Dickinson Public Library. Proceeds will benefit Preservation North Dakota's programs.

	Susan Davy Pottery Bowl This beautiful piece of Susan Davy Pottery was a wonderful addition to PND's Auction, thanks to Susan Quinnell of Bismarck. Susan's colorful, functional pottery is safe for the microwave, dishwasher and oven. None of her pottery contains any lead. For more information about Susan's pottery that she makes / bakes in her Burlington studio, check out her website at http://www.susandavypottery.com. Retail Value: $70 Donated by Susan Quinnell of Bismark, ND
	Antique Bed or Foot Warmer A special thanks to one of PND's great friends, Nancy Riddle Iverson, for this unique donation to this year's Auction! This unusual antique could be filled with hot water to heat up your feet, or be put under your blanket to heat up your bed. According to our donor, a cup of hot chocolate or a latte could also be kept warm by being placed in the "cup-holding space" on the top of this warmer! What a "way cool" addition to our Auction! Retail Value: $120 Donated by Nancy Riddle Iverson, Salinas, California
	Monument Point Photograph One of PND's guest presenters during its annual Conference, Dan Smith of Rolette, donated this great photograph to our auction. Our photograph of his photograph does not do this picture justice since the detail of the water levels on the Great Salt Lake in Utah is really incredible. Dan moved back to the Rugby area several years ago after living in the western part of the United States. Donated by Dan Smith, Dan Smith Photography, Rolette, ND
	"Prairie Earth, Prairie Homes -- A Field School" "Prairie Earth, Prairie Homes" is a field school that celebrates, investigates, and encourages the preservation of buildings built of earth on the Northern Plains. This Auction donation is for one Field School Experiential Learning Registration for a non-student participant. Too often considered a temporary expedient of pioneer times, earth buildings are an environmental response and a cultural signature of the people of the plains, fixtures in the prairie way of life. As we come to understand them, we are better able to preserve the buildings themselves and the lifeways that invest them. Restoring and preserving earth buildings in a region of continental climate offers challenges both technical and logistical, but those challenges can be met. In this field school, offered by North Dakota State University, we learn how. The Field School will be held from July 11 - 18, 2010, at the Hutmacher Farmstead in Dunn County. Retail Value: $200; meals and lodging are extra expenses for the registrant Donated by Dr. Suzzanne Kelley, NDSU's Field School Coordinator and Co-Instructor, and Preservation North Dakota (PND) http://historyrfd.net/isern/earth/ http://www.prairieplaces.org
	"Candles at Canaan: Signs of Life in a Lonesome Land" "Candles at Canaan: Signs of Life in a Lonesome Land" With essays entitled Lutefisk & Meatballs, Can Pile, Turkey and Kraut, Chubaracka and Smelt Fry (plus 19 more!), you know "Candles at Canaan" is a great collection of stories, tall tales and reminiscences about rural life in North Dakota. This 2-CD Audio Set features regionalist essays penned by Dr. Tom Isern, a University Distinguished Professor of History at NDSU who is also a folklorist and "Plains Folk" columnist for Prairie Public Radio. Dr. Isern is also the author or co-author of six books about life on the plains. The title essay of the set is a sketch about the Christmas Eve service at the Canaan Church. "Like all the 24 essays in the set," noted Dr. Isern, "this one has a message of hope - hope about living a good life on the prairies." Retail Value: $20 for each of TWO Audio Sets in the Auction Donated by Dr. Tom Isern, NDSU Department of History, Fargo, ND http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/order/tapes/candlesatcanaan.html
	"Dakota Circle" "Dakota Circle" is a wry, sometimes humorous, always insightful description of the people and things that make up the Great Plains. From the odd something in Absaraka, North Dakota, to Montana Caviar, plum butter recipes and the large sculptures that dot its level landscapes, author Tom Isern lays before the reader enough significant slices of Plains life to make a whole pie. This book is a collection of essays and articles based on Isern's research and travels on the Northern Plains over the past two decades. Material in the work derives also from his weekly newspaper column, "Plains Folk," which is distributed by NDSU Extension and appears weekly and widely across the region. "Dakota Circle" concludes with the now-notorious "You Must be from North Dakota" list of regional virtues and idiosyncrasies . . . Retail Value: $20 Donated by Dr. Tom Isern, Distinguished Professor of History at NDSU, Fargo, ND http://www.ndsu.edu/ahss/ndirs/Dakota%20Circle.htm
	Pink EquiPride T-Shirt Thanks to EquiPride of Walhalla for donating this pink t-shirt that is the latest promotional product for the company. There are actually two pink shirts that EquiPride has donated to the Auction -- one is a Large size and the other one is an Extra Large size. They are feminine, yet still perfect for the barrel-racing circuit! Retail Value: $20 (Two shirts on the Auction, each $20) Donated by EquiPride and SweetPro Feeds, Walhalla, ND http://www.equipride.biz, http://www.sweetpro.com
	Blue EquiPride T-Shirt This blue shirt is versatile in that it could be for a man or a woman, and it looks great with either blue jeans or khaki's for a bit more of a dressier look. Thanks to EquiPride of Walhalla for donating not just one, but two blue shirts to PND's Auction. One size is Large and the other one is Extra Large. They will be auctioned off separately. Retail Value: $20 (Two shirts on the Auction, each $20) Donated by EquiPride and SweetPro Feeds, Walhalla, ND http://www.equipride.biz, http://www.sweetpro.com
	Red Wing Saffron Ware Bean Pot Thanks to Gerri Dubourt, the owner of Shabby Chic of Walhalla, for donating this valuable Red Wing Saffron Ware Collectible Bean Pot to PND's Silent Auction! It is pale yellow and has brown and creme-colored bands of color around the edge of the bean pot. This pot is not only great for baked beans, of course, but it also can be used for a wide variety of baking, cooking, mixing, preparing and serving needs in the kitchen! Retail Value: $40 Donated by Gerri Dubourt of Shabby Chic, Walhalla, ND
	"The Movement" by Perry Joe Little This intricate black-and-white print was created by Perry Joe Little, an artist who is emerging as one of the finest representatives of his people, the Yankton Sioux of South Dakota. "The Movement" symbolizes the sad and depressing era in our history when many Native American people were forced to leave their land, their buffalo, their eagles, their customs, their traditions and their pride . . . and move to live on the reservations. The face of the Native American in this picture depicts the melancholy feeling that he has . . . since he has to give up all the freedoms that he has known to live in a different world. This signed, limited edition print is number 25 of 25; it is approximately 14" x 7." (Our picture does not do this print justice; it is beautiful!) Retail Value: $65 Donated by Gerri Dubourt of Shabby Chic, Walhalla, ND
	"German Food & Folkways: Heirloom Memories from Europe, South Russia & the Great Plains" Thanks to the nice folks at the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at NDSU for this fun donation to PND's Silent Auction. These words are from the GRHC website: "Crispy Bratkartoffeln, succulent Brathuhn, creamy Kopfsalat, tasty Knöpfla, brilliant Borscht, savory Strudel, plump Holubsti, Eintopfgerichte that can make a feast, invigorating Hochzeit Red Eye - you'll find more than 400 recipes for these historic foods titled in English and German with comments on how dishes varied within this seemingly homogeneous ethnic group. It's about family recipes for everyday and for holidays. It's about the farm butcher, the farmhouse cook and gardener, the home vintner. "German Food & Folkways" by R.M.H. Gueldner is about food and drink that has nourished and nurtured for centuries. And if too much time has gone by since you savored wholesome and delicious foods or just thought about those early times, this is the book for you." (The author of these postings is getting very hungry for German / Russian food right about now . . . ) Retail Value: $25 Donated by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at NDSU, Fargo, ND http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/
	"North Dakota Impressions" Chuck Haney's spectacular photography is well known throughout the Northern Plains and western United States. Wide open prairies, geological badlands formations, vast farm fields, rives both gentle and rushing - here is the unexpected diversity of North Dakota in rich color photographs. Chuck Haney, a freelance photographer and writer, travels across the country in pursuit of scenic grandeur and interesting subjects. His landscapes, agriculture and outdoor photographs have been published in numerous national and regional publications. Thanks to the nice folks at the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at NDSU for donating this beautiful book to PND's Silent Auction! Retail Value: $10 Donated by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at NDSU, Fargo, ND http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/
	Finch Feeder, Thistle Seed and Premium Bird Food Feed your finches their favorite food with this authentic GardenSong Finch Feeder and a bag of Thistle Seed! There is just something so sweet about seeing a brightly-colored American Goldfinch at your feeder! A bag of Premium Bird Food is also included for all your other yard birds as well. Retail Value: $20 Donated by Melanie Thornberg of Walhalla, ND
	Basket of Fun Stuff for Kids This fun basket is brimming over with fun stuff for kids! The basket includes three "Incredibles" mini-backpacks, a "Hello Kitty" 100-piece puzzle, a Ty "Whiskers the Kitty," a package of construction paper, a package of colored chalk, a Beach Toss Game, an Animal Purse, Crayola Classic Markers, Crayola Mega Window Markers, Crayola Scissors and several miscellaneous fun treats as well! Retail Value: $35 Donated by Melanie Thornberg of Walhalla, ND
	"Cookbook for Germans from Russia" "Danke" to the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at NDSU for this great addition to PND's Silent Auction! Here are some thoughts about this great cookbook written by its author, Nelly Das: "Between 1763 and 1815, people from very different areas, notably Schwabia, Baden and Hesse, left their homelands to emigrate to distant reaches of Russia, but they took their culture along with them. Customs and traditions are certainly part of culture, but so are foodways, too. I would imagine that in those days there were few if any cookbooks, so that most women were, at best, left to collecting a series of handwritten recipes. In the colonist villages, recipes were passed on from mother to daughter. And today the Aussiedler are returning to their original country with recipes that have been handed down for 200 years . . . In cooking, you make use of whatever you have on hand!" Can't you just smell that "Red Borshch" cookin' in the kitchen!?!? Retail Value: $20 Donated by the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU, Fargo, ND http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/
	Noah's Ark Floor Puzzle Do you need a gift for an upcoming child's birthday? This Noah's Ark Floor Puzzle is a wonderful gift for all the special little ones in your life! Just be the highest bidder on this item at the Silent Auction, and it's yours! Retail Value: $18 Donated by Janinne Paulson of Stanley, ND
	Nemadji Pottery Pottery is so popular these days! Thanks to Janinne Paulson for this nice addition to the PND Silent Auction. This piece of Nemadji Pottery is about five inches tall. Retail Value: $10 Donated by Janinne Paulson of Stanley, ND
	"ND Centenarians at the End of the 20th Century" Thanks to Janinne Paulson for donating this interesting book that was produced by North Dakota Humanities Council and authored by Everett C. Albers & Rebecca J. Weisgerber. Early in 1999, Governor Edward T. Schafer sought appropriate ways for the state to participate in the International Year of Older Persons. Together, the Humanities Council and the Governor's office tried to track down all those who were or would be 100 in 1999. Retail Value: $19.95 (Six copies available to the Auction) Donated by Janinne Paulson of Stanley, ND
	Set of Five Note Cards It might be hard for the highest bidder in PND's Auction to actually mail out these note cards since you might want to frame them for yourself instead! These beautiful note cards, donated by Mariah Masilko, each have a different 4" x 6" glossy art print on them. This set of five cards is packaged in a nice plastic case, too! Retail Value: Set of five cards for $15 Donated by Mariah Masilko of South St. Paul, MN http://www.mjmasilko.com
	"Gascoyne School in Winter" Thanks to Mariah Masilko for this bittersweet but beautiful picture of the schoolhouse in rural Gascoyne. These words from Mariah's website describe her affection for our empty places and spaces on the prairie: "Growing up in North Dakota, I acquired a love for stormy skies, grass moving in the wind like ocean waves, lonesome trees, and old forgotten things that no longer have anyone to take care of them. I find beauty in abandoned structures - their loneliness; their desolation; their quiet melancholy; the way nature wraps herself around them and reclaims them as her own. I'm intrigued by the mystery of who lived in these places and when they left, and why." This matted photograph features an 8" x 10" photo with an 11" x 14" mat. Retail Value: $40 Donated by Mariah Masilko of South St. Paul, MN http://www.mjmasilko.com
	"Gascoyne School in Summer" Thanks to the nice folks at "Ghosts of North Dakota" for donating this print of the rural Gascoyne schoolhouse taken during the summer. Think of the stories, the memories, the laughter . . . of all those schoolchildren! If only ghosts could talk! This is a 16" x 20" print of the schoolhouse. Retail Value: $38.95 Donated by Ghosts of North Dakota, Fargo, ND http://www.GhostsofNorthDakota.com Retail Value: $38.95 Donated by Ghosts of North Dakota, Fargo, ND http://www.GhostsofNorthDakota.com
	$100 Gift Certificate from Heilmann Refinishing of Minot Have some antique furniture that you never got around to refinishing? Or some heirloom furniture from your great-grandparents that need a few repairs? Well, then . . . PND has a great deal for you! Jim Heilmann, the owner of Heilmann Refinishing of Minot, has donated a Gift Certificate to PND's Silent Auction that is worth . . . $100 for any furniture refinishing or repair project that you have on your "List of Things to Do." Thanks, Jim, for this super donation. PND loves to preserve prairie places AND antique furniture! Retail Value: $100 Donated by Jim Heilmann, Heilmann Refinishing of Minot, ND
	Handmade Table-Top / Hanging Wall Quilt Using bright colors and patterns, Kari Huber of Bismarck has created a beautiful work of art that could be used to decorate tables, walls, furniture, etc. Kari has now become North Dakota's preeminent quilt artist. This wonderful donation to PND's Silent Auction measures 22" by 18" . . . Retail Value: $50 Donated by Kari Huber of Bismarck, ND
	Handmade Table-Top / Hanging Wall Quilt North Dakota's preeminent quilter, Kari Huber of Bismarck, has donated this beautiful creation to PND's Silent Auction. Featuring "country colors" in a traditional "country" pattern, this piece could be a perfect gift for an upcoming wedding or baby gift. This quilt measures 30" by 30" . . . Retail Value: $50 Donated by Kari Huber of Bismarck, ND
	Hand-Thrown Pottery by Mike Krause Need a unique, one-of-a-kind gift for an upcoming wedding, anniversary, birthday or graduation? Then just be the highest bidder in PND's Silent Auction on this piece of hand-thrown pottery made and donated by artist Mike Krause of Hazen, ND. This piece is nine inches tall and is glazed in speckled earth tones of soft yellow and gray. Retail Value: $55 Donated by Mike Krause, owner of Knife River Studio and Brooks House Gallery & Gifts of Hazen, ND
	"Fishing for Myth" Heid Erdrich's book of poetry is divided into three sections: “Origin Stories,” “Mysteries of Faith” and “Systems of Divination.” In “Origin Stories,” Erdrich lays out the rich physical and cultural landscape of North Dakota. There is a focus on the struggles of adolescence and self-discovery. In “Mysteries of Faith,” the author artfully searches for truth in her own spirituality and portrays the difficulty in defining herself in terms of history and geography. And in “Systems of Divination,” the poetry illuminates the reconciliation of self within the constraints of the world and the landscape. The unifying threads in these three sections are Erdrich’s concise dissections of everyday circumstance, turning the commonplace of life into the mythology of something much greater. According to Kimberly M. Blaeser, the author of "Trailing You," Heid Erdrich poems "not only evoke with rich images the physical reality of places as unlike one another as Paris and the Dakota prairie, but they also demonstrate the bound nature of land, history, and people, and recreate in their reader an intense, almost frightening sense of the emotional and spiritual heartbeat of place.” Retail Value: $12.95 Donated by New Rivers Press of Moorhead, MN http://www.newriverspress.com
	"The Dirty Shame Hotel" Winner of the Minnesota Voices Project in 1998, "The Dirty Shame Hotel" captures, in short fiction, the multi-layered life experiences of people compelled to understand why they've made the American Midwest their home. Ron Block uses poetic language, vivid imagery and often unsettling, nearly magical situations to explore twentieth-century humanity in the Great Plains. An old typewriter becomes a divination device; bad deeds come back in physical forms; angels come to save us; and sometimes, a character can only understand her-or himself by wearing the skin of another. Block has lived in various parts of the Midwest, and in 1984 he moved to Fargo, North Dakota, where he taught English and film studies at North Dakota State University. Block’s poetry and stories have appeared in numerous magazines, such as North Dakota Quarterly, The Iowa Review, Epoch, Prairie Schooner, New Letters, Tamaqua, and Ploughshares. Retail Value: $14.95 Donated by the New Rivers Press of Moorhead, MN http://www.newriverspress.com
	"Pilgrimage with Fish" Ed Moses' dazzling memoir is to fishing what M. Scott Peck’s "Golf and the Spirit" is to golf. Moses, in a battered canoe with his son, shares stories like any good fishing guide about water, fish and fishermen, childhood in America, fathers and sons, life and death. It’s a pocket-sized meditation on the glories of being alive and doing what you love to do: In Ed Moses’ case, fishing with people you love. Whether practicing the art of catch-and-release fishing, conjuring up the past, or, with his elderly mother, taking his father’s ashes on one final river ride, Moses writes about what makes us human and how, for him, the passion of fishing keeps him from falling victim to the clockwork agenda of our times. Retail Value: $14.95 Donated by New Rivers Press of Moorhead, MN http://www.newriverspress.com
	"Coming up for Light and Air" "Coming Up for Light and Air" by Barbara Crow is a collection of lean, passionate poems wherein the writer — as mother, daughter, and wife — experiences transformation and rebirth by reconciling the distance between life and death, love and marriage, and a life lived in the southern and northern hemispheres. Many of the poems are elegies to the author's deceased son. As Madelyn Camrud (author of "This House is Filled with Cracks") has written: “A native of New Zealand, this North Dakota poet . . . moves through the death of her son and her mother by relying on things she knows and trusts.” Retail Value: $9.95 Donated by the New Rivers Press of Moorhead, MN http://www.newriverspress.com
	"Fishing for Myth" Heid Erdrich's book of poetry is divided into three sections: “Origin Stories,” “Mysteries of Faith” and “Systems of Divination.” In “Origin Stories,” Erdrich lays out the rich physical and cultural landscape of North Dakota. There is a focus on the struggles of adolescence and self-discovery. In “Mysteries of Faith,” the author artfully searches for truth in her own spirituality and portrays the difficulty in defining herself in terms of history and geography. And in “Systems of Divination,” the poetry illuminates the reconciliation of self within the constraints of the world and the landscape. The unifying threads in these three sections are Erdrich’s concise dissections of everyday circumstance, turning the commonplace of life into the mythology of something much greater. According to Kimberly M. Blaeser, the author of "Trailing You," Heid Erdrich poems "not only evoke with rich images the physical reality of places as unlike one another as Paris and the Dakota prairie, but they also demonstrate the bound nature of land, history, and people, and recreate in their reader an intense, almost frightening sense of the emotional and spiritual heartbeat of place.” Retail Value: $12.95 Donated by New Rivers Press of Moorhead, MN http://www.newriverspress.com
	"Thin Ice and Other Risks" This latest addition to PND's Silent Auction features a series of short stories centered mainly on the Red River Valley and Alaska. Gary Eller's stories deal with main characters that have personality flaws and the effect that these flaws have on their lives. Several stories explore the theme of sexuality’s role and the consequences that can arise. The idea of commitment is also investigated to show that, often, sexuality and commitment come up as adversaries to one another and a characters’ happiness. With plots ranging from a man who is learning to skate, to an old English professor who attempts to deal with the repercussions from an affair twenty years in the past . . . these stories explore the different forms of regret that can occur from mistakes that people make. Retail Value: $9.95 Donated by New Rivers Press of Moorhead, MN http://www.newriverspress.com
	1913 North Dakota Blue Book North Dakota history buffs will enjoy browsing through this almanac of the State's history from nearly a century ago. The Blue Book is chock full of facts, figures, symbols, statistics, awards, charts, listings, governmental officials, maps and all kinds of other useful data. Federal, state and tribal officials, as well as numerous summaries of the state's election laws, educational system, water resources, commerce and many more profiles are all included in the Blue Book. The core of the Blue Book includes the state statistics, symbols and awards, contact information for all elected officials, state agencies and judicial districts, profiles and district maps of all state legislators and election information. The almanac features many of the early historical characters, pioneering families and prominant leaders who shaped much of North Dakota's early history. Many of those people are now represented through our county names. . . . Stutsman, Burke, etc. Retail Value: Priceless for historians! Donated by LeAnn Vollmer of Rolla, ND
	1911 North Dakota Blue Book Pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about North Dakota back in 1911 is featured in this fun addition to PND's Silent Auction. The Blue Book presents the state's symbols and awards, along with other useful charts, maps and data. The almanac features many of the early historical characters, pioneering families and prominant leaders who shaped much of North Dakota's early history. Many of those people are now represented through our county names. . . . Stutsman, Burke, etc. Federal, state and tribal officials, as well as numerous summaries of the state's election laws, educational system, water resources, commerce and many more profiles are all included in the Blue Book. The core of the Blue Book includes the state statistics, symbols and awards, contact information for all elected officials, state agencies and judicial districts, profiles and district maps of all state legislators and election information. Retail Value: Priceless for historians! Donated by LeAnn Vollmer of Rolla, ND
	A Night in a Woolly Wagon! Ever spend a night in a "Wooly Wagon?" If not, you can . . . simply by being the highest bidder on this item in PND's Silent Auction! Over the years, many shepherds have moved their sheep from pasture to pasture, practicing pasture rotation prior to it being "discovered" by government employees. To make their nomadic life easier, the Shepherd's Wagons became a part of the "tools of the trade"......indeed the real "mobile home"! You can relive a part of this history by spending a night in the authentic shepherds wagon located at Custer's Cottage in Medora, ND. Dubbed the "Woolly Wagon" due to the movie, "Woolly Boys," which was filmed in and around Medora. The "Woolly Village" at the Custer's Cottage shows actual lambing tents which are used to protect newborn lambs from the cold, wet weather during their first critical hours. Retail Value: $35 Donated by Custer's Cottage of Medora, ND http://www.custerscottage.com http://www.custerscottage.com/picshow.php?albumname=WoolyWagon&picNum=3
	Replica of Fort Abraham Lincoln's Custer House Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his wife, Libby, lived at Fort Abraham Lincoln from 1873 until Custer died at the Battle of the Little Big Horn in the spring of 1876. Their first home was built in the summer of 1873, but burned down in February 1874. Fort Abraham Lincoln offers tours of Custer's last house and one of the barracks housing the 650 troops stationed there. For more information about the Custer House, check out: http://www.fortlincoln.com or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Abraham_Lincoln Retail Value: $5.00 Donated by the Museum Store of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND http://history.nd.gov/museumStore/default.asp
	DeTrobriand Coasters This fun donation from the State Historical Society's Museum Store features four DeTrobriand coasters . . . a great way to help save furniture for future generations to enjoy! Retail Value: $7.50 Donated by the Museum Store of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND http://history.nd.gov/museumStore/default.asp
	Plush Toy Western Meadowlark Listen to the cheery song of the Western Meadowlark, North Dakota's official State Bird, thanks to a authentic recording provided by Audubon Birds. This soft plush Meadowlark is a great auction item guaranteed to get young birders "hooked on birding!" Retail Value: $7.95 Donated by the Museum Store of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND http://history.nd.gov/museumStore/default.asp
	Replica of ND's Former Governors' Mansion This late-Victorian style home was built by businessman Asa Fisher in 1884. In 1893, the State bought the house for $5,000, and later that year, Governor Eli C. D. Shortridge and his family moved in. Twenty of North Dakota's chief executives have subsequently occupied the home. Unique room exhibits feature the restoration process, architectural style changes, and furniture used by several governors. In 1975 the SHS was given the house with the hope that it would operate as a historic house museum. Extensive research and restoration has been completed, restoring the house to its former appearance as it might have been in 1893. Throughout the house are restoration features that are highlighted to show visitors what work has been done to restore this beautiful two-and-one-half story Victorian home and carriage house. Retail Value: $22.95 Donated by the Museum Store of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND http://history.nd.gov/museumStore/default.asp http://history.nd.gov/historicsites/fgm/index.html
	"Yuto'Keca: Transitions . . . The Burdick Collection" The Burdick Collection of Plains Indian Art and Craftwork, penned by Audrey Porsche, provides a window into reservation life in the Dakotas during the 1930's, a window through which visitors to the State Historical Society’s Museum have enjoyed looking for the past fifty years. “Yuto'Keca: Transitions” commemorates this generous donation to the Museum and celebrates the strong and innovative spirit of the Indian people living on the reservations of North and South Dakota.” Retail Value: $23.95 Donated by the Museum Store of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND http://history.nd.gov/museumStore/default.asp
	Ellen Kiefert Prairie Picture: Native Grasses North Dakota artist, Ellen Kiefert, was taught by Ida Prokop Lee how to create stunning prairie pictures using native grasses and bird feathers. This 6” x 8” prairie picture was made with June Grass, Love Grass, Dill and Male Pheasant feathers. Kiefert creates her works of art from her Prairie Studio in Valley City, ND. Retail Value: $28.99 Donated by the Museum Store of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND http://history.nd.gov/museumStore/default.asp
	Ellen Kiefert Prairie Picture: Flowers & Butterfly North Dakota artist, Ellen Kiefert, was taught by Ida Prokop Lee how to create stunning prairie pictures using native grasses and bird feathers. This 6” x 6” prairie picture was made with June Grass, Love Grass, Dill, and Male and Female Pheasant feathers. Kiefert creates her works of art from her Prairie Studio in Valley City, ND. Retail Value: $23.99 Donated by the Museum Store of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND http://history.nd.gov/museumStore/default.asp
	3D Dino Land Puzzle Create your Own 3-Dimensional Art projects with this fun donation geared for children aged seven and up. The finished "objets d'art" are 12" x 16" . . . a perfect birthday present for that special young artistic person in your life! Retail Value: $13.50 Donated by the Museum Store of the State Historical Society of North Dakota http://history.nd.gov/museumStore/default.asp
	Civil War Package This donation includes three great books about the American Civil War: 1. "A Stillness at Appomattox" by Bruce Catton, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History. (Copyright 1953). "Here is the story of the last desperate year of the Civil War, when the shadow of death lay all across America. In the bloody battles ahead there would be little glory in victory, no pity in defeat." 2. "Thunder at Harper's Ferry" by Allan Keller. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrated (Copyright 1958). "In this brilliant contribution to the saga of the Civil War, Allan Keller separates controversy from fact . . . " 3. "Personal Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln" written by a hand that clasped the hand of Abraham Lincoln, Smith Stimmel. Number 600 in a limited edition printing of 1000, paperback (Copyright 1997). This book was donated to a previous year's Silent Auction and the winner of that auction is donating it back for someone else to enjoy (:>); she highly recommends these books! Donated by Janinne Paulson of Stanley, ND
	"The Stuff of Life" Autographed copy of this collection of Lyn C. Jerde's columns compiled during her career as the religion reporter for the Telegraph Herald of Dubuque, Iowa. (Copyright 2000). Retail Value: $10 Donated by Janinne Paulson of Stanley, ND
	Space Trilogy C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy includes "Out of the Silent Planet," "Perelandra" and "That Hideous Strength." Paperback. Retail Value: $10 Donated by Janinne Paulson of Stanley, ND
	"Den Siste Skanse" This is a Norwegian hardcover book of unknown subject and vintage (:>). If anyone knows anything more about this book written by Andreas Markusson, please let us know! For further information. check out: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Markusson_%281893-1952%29&ei=hmLDS7e9N5OtngfloPCZCg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAcQ7gEwAA&prev=/search?q%3Dden%2Bsiste%2Bskanse%2Bby%2Bandreas%2Bmarkusson%26hl%3Den Donated by Janinne Paulson, Stanley, ND
	"In a Sunburned Country" Bill Bryson's Australian travel book is "a rollicking ride far beyond the beaten tourist path . . . [and] vastly entertaining . . . " Bryson's hilarious commentary on Australia's notorious Ned Kelly and the museum dedicated to his memory is just one bit that makes the entire book worth the read, but there are dozens of others as well. Retail Value: $12 Donated by Janinne Paulson of Stanley, ND
	Cottage Recipe Set Get organized in the kitchen with this fun cottage recipe set that keeps all your favorite recipes in one convenient place! This set includes a wire stand, three-wing recipe binder, recipe cards, coupon keeper, notepad and magnet. Retail Value: $10 Donated by Janinne Paulson, Stanley, ND
	"Beyong the Garden Gate" This coffeetable book by Thomas Kincade contains more than 20 of Kinkade's most popular art images. Hardcover book in excellent condition with dustjacket. Copyright 1997. (8.5" x 10") Retail Value: $16 Donated by Janinne Paulson of Stanley, ND.
	"How to Talk Minnesotan" As heard on "A Prairie Home Companion," a Visitor's Guide on how to talk as if you are from Minnesota. For example, learn how to say "Whatever," "Ya sure, Ya betcha," and "Please pass the Cream of Mushroom Soup" as only true Minnesotans can say these phrases. (Paperback. 1987). Retail Value: $8 Donated by Janinne Paulson of Stanley, ND.
	Round-Trip Travel Package for Two to Culturally-Rich, Tropical Guatemala! Donor: Patrick Atkinson, Bismarck, ND Retail Value: $3,200.00 (Minimum Bid - $1,000.00) This unique travel package includes: * Round-trip international air travel to the Guatemala City International Airport for two people from any destination in the continental United States served by Delta Airlines; * Being met at the Guatemala City International Airport and provided with round-trip transportation to and from the beautiful Spanish colonial city of Antigua, Guatemala; * Housing for up to seven days / six nights at a family-run bed-and-breakfast in Antigua, Guatemala; * Three great meals every day (except Sunday) at this family-run bed-and-breakfast; * Dinner in a Five-Star hotel located within 400-year-old monastic ruins
	"Rural Columbus Schoolhouse" The print is a 10 x 20 float-wrapped metallic laminated piece, frameless and ready to hang. Here is the information that Gail Mooney wrote about this print: "This image was captured two summers ago outside of Columbus, ND. We were there in Columbus to lay my mother to rest after a long and well-loved life. As we drove out to the countryside of our ancestor’s old stomping grounds, I was struck by how completely beautiful the scene was. From where we stood with her, you could see her girlhood home at the top of the hill to the east. It was here that her grandparents, after immigrating from Norway, homesteaded. And it was here that she was raised, with the farm being handed from one generation to the next. To the west, of this same hill we could see the old school house she’d attended – a little tattered and torn, but a beautiful testament all the same. The church she’d attended as a young person no longer stands, but the bell remains, as do the many spirits that loved, lived and prayed there. Where we stood, we realized, was a fine and beautiful tribute to her and all that she loved." Retail Value: $250.00 Donated by Gail Mooney, MoonShot Photography, Cummings, ND; http://www.moonshotphoto.com
	"Praying with Grandpa: Passing on Faith" Limited Edition Print The size of the image is 16 ½” x 21,” and it is printed on 20” x 24” paper. Here is what the donor, Craig Gallagher, says about the print: "A touching scene of a Grandfather kneeling and saying prayers with his Granddaughter. Lit by the light through the bedroom door, but who’s casting that shadow on the bed?" Retail Value: $20.00 (five prints will be on the Auction and/or for sale at the "PND Store" at the Conference) Donated by Craig Gallagher of St. Michael, MN, PND's 2008 Artisan of the Year. For more information about Craig's inspirational work, check out this link on PND's website: http://www.prairieplaces.org/honor_artisan_winners.cfm; http://www.craiggallagher.com
	"Heil Church" Framed 11" x 14" color print Picture of this church in Heil, ND, was taken in 2008 by donor, John Toso. Retail Value: $85.00 Donated by John Toso, Ashland, OR
	"Gascoyne School" 16" x 20" print Retail Value: $38.95 Donated by Ghosts of North Dakota, Fargo, ND http://www.GhostsofNorthDakota.com
	"Haynes Street" 8" x 10" glossy black-and-white print Retail Value: $10.95 Donated by Ghosts of North Dakota, Fargo, ND http://www.GhostsofNorthDakota.com
	"Manfred Hotel" 8" x 10" glossy color print Retail Value: $10.95 Donated by Ghosts of North Dakota, Fargo, ND http://www.GhostsofNorthDakota.com
	Two Tickets to "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story" at the Frost Fire Summer Theatre The musical will be presented in Frost Fire's outdoor covered amphitheatre set in the picturesque Pembina River Gorge west of Walhalla, ND. "Buddy" is being directed by PND member, Dave Paukert, of Michigan, ND; Amy Jo Paukert is the show's musical director. Retail Value: $50.00 Donated by Richard & Judith Johnson, Frost Fire Summer Theatre, Walhalla, ND; http://www.frostfiretheatre.com
	Bottle of Wine (Exact kind of wine TBA) Retail Value: $15 Donated by Greg Kempel, Maple River Winery, Casselton, ND http://www.mapleriverwinery.com
	Bottle of Rhubarb Vodka Bottle is 375 mls; it is described as "being a different kind of rhubarb experience that is refreshing and very Midwestern. Enjoy with lemonade or as a martini." Retail Value: $15 Donated by Greg Kempel, Maple River Distillery, Casselton, ND http://www.mapleriverdistillery.com
	Bucket of EquiPride Horse Lick-Block Supplement EquiPride is a vitamin, mineral and digestive aide suitable for all classes of horses. It has been customized to complement forages as well as to improve appearance, performance and immune function through better feed utilization. (Three separate 25-pound buckets of EquiPride will be included in the Auction to be bid on individually) Retail Value: $52 each bucket Donated by EquiPride & SweetPro Feeds, Walhalla, ND; http://www.equipride.biz, http://www.sweetpro.com
	Handmade Traditional Cree Willow Basket Created by Debra Cree and Curtis Larocque, owners of "Cree'ation" traditional willow baskets and dream catchers of Dunseith, ND Retail Value: TBA Donated by Becky Leonard of St. John, ND
	North Dakota Heritage Magnets Set of Two Retail Value: $5.00 Donated by Dave Paukert, Pastime Prints, Michigan, ND; http://www.pastimeprints.com
	North Dakota "Churches of the Prairie" Mug Retail Value: $9.95 Donated by Dave Paukert, Pastime Prints, Michigan, ND; http://www.pastimeprints.com
	ND Churches of the Prairie Coasters This set of four coasters (and wooden stand) features four different Prairie Churches each in a different season - spring, summer, winter and fall. Retail Value: $19.00 Donated by Dave Paukert, Pastime Prints, Michigan, ND http://www.pastimeprints.com
	Preservation North Dakota Gift Box This beautiful wooden box has an inlaid tile top featuring a Prairie Churches of North Dakota motif. Retail Value: $40.00 Donated by Dave Paukert, Pastime Prints, Michigan, ND http://www.pastimeprints.com