"Save the Church" raises over $25,000

When an Italian Cream Cake auctions off for $750, something special must be happening That was the case Saturday night in Downtown Howe when 355 individuals went through the serving line to eat a barbecue dinner and attend a live auction for the purpose of raising money for the complete restoration of the old First Christian Church located at the southeast corner of O'Connell and Denny streets

The waiting line to get into the Howe Fire Department stretched all the way to Denny Street at one point. The crowd that no one anticipated overwhelmed the volunteer staff as there was only room for approximately 200 at one time While one group would finish eating, another group would take their place in the fire station while others would travel over to the economic development office to bid on silent auction items

Wal-Mart donated 20 briskets for the dinner and

Brice Harvey donated his time and extraordinaire grill skills and smoked all of the briskets to absolute perfection.

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