It was standing room only at the ninth annual Festival of Wreaths yesterday. The charity wreath auction benefits the Copper Mountain College Foundation. Managing editor Tami Roleff was there, and says the bidding was spirited…
More than $10,000 was raised during the ninth annual Festival of Wreaths, sponsored by the Copper Mountain College Foundation. The top bid of the afternoon was $925, which went to a wreath donated by the Twentynine Palms Inn; the wreath featured an original oil painting by Chuck Caplinger of a Joshua tree in snow. The People’s Choice award went to a wreath donated by Tire Pros of Yucca Valley. This year, 10 decadent desserts were included in the auction, and auctioneer Dan Letourneau led spirited bidding over a tub of banana pudding from Bistro 29 that sold for $125. The highest bid for dessert was $150 for a raspberry white-chocolate cheesecake made by Chuck Uyeda. The event also included a silent auction and raffles for a wreath, made by What I Want Bake Design, and a banana cream pie made by Jan Peters.
STANDING ROOM ONLY AT THE COPPER MOUNTAIN COLLEGE FESTIVAL OF WREATHS
