13th Annual Novemberfest Holiday Auction
Novemberfest Thanks 2024
On behalf of Vickie, Val, Dana, and I, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated, worked, cooked, helped with ticket sales, and followed the auction closely with strong bids again this year. Numbers look like we were around 984 meals served this year! 35 of those meals were delivered to Holstein Senior Living, 21 to Good Samaritan, and 32 were delivered to residents in their home. Special thanks to:
Natasha for helping with tickets, posters, and posts on the midweek and website.
The potato crews who scrubbed 1,100 potatoes and the wrappers who show up in force
and wrap them in a short period of time.
Jim and Jean Meier for their annual and loyal donation of buns.
Joy and Kelby Wulf, Denny and Deb Krager, and Rod and Audrey Flogstad for donating and
handling the corn casserole again this year.
Deb and Thad Bagenstos for your generous donation of the loin, and to Darrin Schmidt, Kerry Schubert, Thad, Kevin Heck, Jeremy Parks, and Craig and Landyn Peterson for their help roasting the loins and potatoes.
The loin as always was amazing!
Dana, Vickie, Cheryl Meyer, Jackie Meyer, Mary Ruffridge, and Julie Phillips who gathered for mass Oreo Fluff production on Saturday.
Kyle Meyer for chairing the carryout area again this year. To all who helped in the prep of containers and hitting the street with quick service to a solid stream of cars from 4:15 to 6:00 pm. We appreciated the help of our St. Paul youth who helped as well and the clean-up crew at the end of the night!
All who donated so many great auction items again this year and to Vickie for handling the bids! We had such a nice variety of items, and I love the support of our local businesses!
In conclusion, a HUGE thank you to Dana and Val for taking the lead role in the Novemberfest planning. We are in good hands, and they did a wonderful job! As we look forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas, we wish all of you the blessings of the season to come and thank you again for all you do to make this Novemberfest meal happen. God is good!
Terri, Vickie, Val, and Dana
Find the Final Bid List Here!
Item # | Donor | Auction Item | Current Bid |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jackie's Country Cakery | Jackie offers one of her wonderfully decorated cakes for your special occasion. Her cakes are delicious! Let her know what you need! | $150.00 |
2 | John & Hillary Walsh | Need a pan of delicious scotcharoos? Hilary will fix you up with this crowd favorite and she has them perfected!! Aprx. 25 scotcharoos for you! | $100.00 |
3 | Dan Ellerbusch | Dan has added a bit of St. Paul history to our auction this year. This St. Paul Centennial Plate is inscribed with 1883-1983 and has a beautiful image of our beautiful church. | $10.00 |
4 | Adam & Alyssa Dreeszen | Corner Haus again provides a $20 Gift Card and a 12 oz. bag of their Bourban Pecan Coffee! Yum! Includes two Rae Dunn Christmas mugs to enjoy coffee with a friend. | $200.00 |
5 | Carla Schubert | Carla supports our auction every year with tasty products from Tastefully Simple! This year is Beer Bread, Chicken Tortilla Soup and Spinach Herb Seasoning with fall décor included! | $50.00 |
6 | Sharen Borchers | “Come Lord Jesus be our guest and let these gifts to us be blessed” is the best table prayer before we eat. This Framed Wall Art measures 29” x 13” and would be perfect in a dining room or kitchen. | $50.00 |
7 | Larry & Colleen Garland | Larry is a gifted artist and shares one of his own oil paintings on canvas. It’s a beautiful winter scene in blues and white and could be enjoyed all winter. It measures 26” x 22” and is lightweight to hang. | $200.00 |
8 | Jonah & Allison Kistenmacher | This is a wonderful gift for your littles! Allison crocheted this super soft baby blanket and added a Stuffed Bunny and children’s book from Francis and Co. Super sweet ensemble! | $125.00 |
9 | Kyle & Dana Meyer | This house knows what little girls like! This is a girl’s dream basket complete with 18” doll named Ember and her puppy, Elsie. Basket includes a backpack. 3 outfits for Ember, dog bed, and a soft, cozy blanket.
Starting bid $75 | $130.00 |
10 | Justin & Val Georg | And now for everything boy!! This includes a fishing pole, tackle box, worms, bobber and hooks. Add a John Deere tractor and baler, JD hat, stocking hat, and sweet treats. Happy day…Happy boy!!!
Starting bid $75 | $75.00 |
11 | Dave & Liz Kistenmacher | Buffalo Creek Jewelry has custom created a turquoise cross necklace. It is just beautiful!! | $150.00 |
12 | Emily Vollmar | Emily has provided a beautiful ensemble from her store, Rooted Boutique. Such a unique bag to hang from your wrist, earrings with both gold and silver hoops, and a 10 oz. Apple Cider candle that smells amazing. Starting bid $100 | $125.00 |
13 | Adam & Amy Bisenius | Here you go Hawkeye fans!! Instant tailgate: Large Iowa Hawkeye cup, Hawkeye trivet, Hawkeye car flag, stickers, washer game and 2 jars of Adam’s famous Bisenius salsa!
Starting bid $75 | $100 |
14 | Lane & Lori Volkert | What a year the Cyclones are having!! So fun! Check out this wonderful Clone package---Iowa State Cooler, 50” x 60” fleece throw, 12 oz. bag of ISU coffee, 2 insulated ISU cups, paper plates and napkins. You are set! Starting bid $75 | $100.00 |
15 | Kevin & Vickie Heck | Wow! Need help biking up those hills? Well here you go! A Bintelli Electric bicycle complete with battery, charger, and all the other features. This bike can reach speeds up to 20 mph. Brand new!
Starting bid $700. | $725.00 |
16 | Randy & Kathy Vollmar | This was a great seller last year! A day at the Vollmar Pond for 6 people. Enjoy fishing, swimming, food, fun and sun or just clear your mind and enjoy a quiet rural acreage! Yes please! | $600.00 |
17 | Leo's Kitchens | Plan a private pool party at the Holstein Aquatic Center in 2025. Lifeguards are provided, concession stand will be open for snacks, and enjoy 1.5 hours of swimming. Date will be coordinated with Manager and dependent on lifeguard availability.
Starting bid $100 | $300.00 |
18 | Jerry & Kathy Sindt | The Sindt’s are champions for Holstein! They again offer gift cards to several of our St. Paul folk’s local businesses: CornerHaus, Stevensons, Jackie’s Country Cakery, Kyle Friedrichsen Farm Fresh Eggs, Christina Kjar Photo, Total Image Salon and Holstein State Theatre. Always a great auction item!
Starting bid $125 | $200.00 |
19 | Jeannette Bruning | Jeanette again shares her wonderful quilting talents with a fall quilt this year. It measures 62” x 62” and is everything fall---pumpkins, and great colors-orange, creams, greens and black. Love it!!
Starting bid $100 | $200.00 |
20 | Denny & Deb Krager | Check out this cool shelf unit that can be hung on a wall or could stand on its own! It includes all the holiday décor as well…. snowflakes, candle and candle ring, bottle brush trees and the nativity sign proclaiming “Oh Holy Night”. | $140.00 |
21 | Denny & Deb Krager | Who didn’t love Little House on the Prairie? This beautiful wall art has great advice from Laura Ingalls Wilder herself. Words to live by! | $50.00 |
22 | Bob & Connie Butcher | Check out this beautiful Christmas wreath from Frontgate. It is large and in charge at 28 “and pre lit with red velvet bow!! Soooo good!!
Starting bid $75 | $150.00 |
23 | Leo & Terri Schimmer | This is a heavy duty vintage milk can with Season’s Greetings and Christmas cutouts and filled with greens, berries and birch sticks. Light it up at night---great on a porch or by your front door. | $190.00 |
24 | Leo & Terri Schimmer | This Barn Quilt measures 4ft. X 4ft. and would work on a smaller outbuilding or even mounted on posts in your garden area.
Starting bid $100 | $200.00 |
25 | Chad & Meagan Foresman | This auction item is back and it rocks!!! Foresman Trucking will deliver a 26 ton load of limestone or river rock to a destination within 30 miles of Holstein.
Starting bid $600 | $850.00 |
26 | Stevenson's Hardware | So thankful for Stevenson Hardware in Holstein! Bid on a gallon of Valspar Medallion paint, color of your choice, and a paint tray with all the supplies you will need. | $100.00 |
27 | Vollmar Motors | Oil change #1. Vollmar Motors again supports our auction with an 8 qt. oil change. | $85.00 |
28 | Vollmar Motors | Oil change # 2. Buy one or buy both! | $85.00 |
29 | Brock & Darci Boling | The Christmas countdown begins and how fun is this Advent calendar cupboard? Fill each space with little surprises for the kids to count the days until Dec. 25th | $100.00 |
30 | Leo & Terri Schimmer | How about a great big ornament on your front door instead of a wreath? This measures 30” across, is solid wood in natural tones with a burlap bow! | $75.00 |
31 | Doug & Karen Wessling Families | Need Christmas cookies but don’t have time to bake? This auction item is for you! Four generations of Kistenmachers’ will be baking come December and will fill this box with cookies in 4 decorative tins and will include a festive mug and cute sign that is perfect for this auction item, “Baking Spirits Bright”! | $260.00 |
