Staff Writer
A silent auction was held Dec. 9 at the Sesquicentennial Celebration Center, during which time area history and photo buffs had one final chance to own one (or more) of the enlarged historical photographs that had graced the city during the 2009 Sesquicentennial Year.
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Debbie Sirois, left, helps Patti Corriveau wrap up one of several historical pictures she and husband Dave purchased during the Sesquicentennial Silent Auction.
Even though the weather didn’t cooperate a hundred percent that evening, an impressive number of auction-goers enjoyed a few hours perusing the keepsakes, keeping an eye on their bids, socializing and of course, partaking in light refreshments provided by committee members.
In the end, of the 48 photographs available to be purchased, all but 14 of them left the building. Since that time several others have been sold, with the remaining one or two items to be donated to offices within the city.
The silent auction raised an estimated $2,800 which was donated in equal parts to the Caribou Public Library and the Cary Medical Center Auxiliary.
Aroostook Republican photo/Barb Scott
Dave Corriveau, left listens as Wil Bell identifies some of the baseball players shown in one of the photographs available for bid during the silent auction held Dec.9. The historical photos were part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration.
Aroostook Republican photo/Barb Scott
The Caribou Sesquicentennial Celebration Center was the site of a silent auction held Dec. 9, during which time many residents took time to place their bids on the historical photographs that were on display throughout Caribou during the city’s 150th birthday celebration.
Aroostook Republican photo/Barb Scott
Norm Collins holds tight to a photo that he purchased with a winning bid during the Dec. 9 silent auction held by Caribou’s Sesquicentennial Committee. At right is Barb Collins and Debbie Sirois is shown in the background.
Aroostook Republican photo/Barb Scott
Wil Bell had the winning bid on the photo portraying members of Caribou’s 1959 Grizzles. Bell was the organizing force behind the group during the 1959 celebration year.
