Memorabilia auction to benefit local charity
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If so, an ongoing auction may be just what you’re looking for.
Bernie’s Karaoke Sports Grill, with the help of the Chicago Cubs, is holding a silent auction for four autographed baseballs, which are signed by three current and one future Baseball Hall-of-Famers.
Up for grabs in the auction are balls signed by Cub legends Billy Williams and Fergie Jenkins, as well as 2005 Hall of Fame inductee Ryne Sandberg and four-time Cy Young award-winner Greg Maddux.
The memorabilia was provided by Lester Strode, a former Pioneer great who went on to a pro baseball career and now works with minor league pitchers in the Cubs’ organization. While in McMinnville over the Thanksgiving Holiday, Strode and Bernie’s owner Dwayne Doud came up with the idea for the auction as a way to help a charity over the holiday season.
“We always like to do something for a charity at Christmas time, and since we’ve got a lot of customers who are sports fans, we had the idea to auction off some kind of sports memorabilia,” Doud said. “Then I met Lester, and he was nice enough to offer his help getting the autographs. We’re hoping to raise some money through this, and help provide some people around the county with a little nicer holiday than they might have had otherwise.”
Bids on the four baseballs are currently being accepted at Bernie’s, which is located on New Smithville Highway next door to Mid-Tenn Honda. The bidding will close Thursday, Dec. 22, at 8 p.m. Parties who have won the bidding for each baseball will be notified and will be able to pick up their baseballs later that evening.
All proceeds from the auction will go to the McMinnville Senior Center, which provides holiday care packages to Warren County’s less fortunate senior citizens.
For more information on the auction or to place a bid, contact Bernie’s Karaoke Sports Grill at 507-3866.