Firemen's auction of March 4 a success

The Odessa Volunteer Fire Department held its seventh annual equipment auction Saturday, March 4, and was able to draw a better crowd than had been expected thanks to some last-minute additions to the list of items for sale. Only one of the items in the auction failed to sell. After last year’s auction that included several estate sales and vehicles from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the firefighters were expecting that this year might look like a flop in comparison. They were therefore pleasantly surprised when several large items were committed to the sale during the week prior to the auction. The crowd that turned out was also of a good size, and those present were ready to bid and to buy.

The firefighters’ treasurer Brenik Iverson said he still had sale-related bills to pay and thus at press time was unable to provide a figure for the auction’s proceeds to the newspaper. What the proceeds were to be used for was something was also unknown at this time.