Spring Fling

Ney Nature Center Spring Fling
Benefit Dinner & Auction
Saturday, April 30th, 2011

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This years event will be held at Traxler’s Hunting Preserve in Le Center, MN. Check out their website by clicking here:

Traxler’s Hunting Preserve

Poster of Event click here.


Auction & Raffle Items

Items Handcrafted by Orville Heitkamp, Belle Plaine:

  • Walnut Rolltop Dropleaf desk (pictured above)
  • Quilt Rack
  • Set of End Tables/Night Stands
  • Cutting Boards
  • Oriole and Bluebird Woodcarvings
  • Keepsake Box
  • Oak Rocking Horse (pictured above)
  • Cutting Boards

Gift Certificates:

  • Bittersweet Coffee Shop, Henderson
  • Whiskey RIver Gift Certificate, St Peter
  • Traxler’s Hunting Preserve, Le Center
  • Chameleon’s Cafe and Deli
  • (2) Once-a-month shares to East Henderson Farm. This will be a box of produce once a month from June to October, 5 boxes total.
  • Holiday Station Store, Le Sueur
  • Chaska Community Center One Day Free Family Pass
  • Two Tickets to the Old Log Theater
  • Carol’s Famous Holiday Cookie Assortment, 4 dozen Holiday Cookies and Candies donated by Home Economist Carol Jackson, Eden Prairie
  • Reserve Wine Tasting for Four at the Cannon River Winery
  • Annie’s Café & Catering Gift Certificate, Belle Plaine
  • Heart ‘n Hands (Therapeutic Massage) Gift Certificate, Belle Plaine
  • Otto Drug Express Gift Certificate, Belle Plaine
  • Pizza Plus Gift Certificate, Belle Plaine
  • Henderson Independent one year subscription
  • Home Plate Restaurant Gift Certificate, Le Sueur & Le Center
  • Patton Place Coffee Shop Gift Certificate, Le Sueur
  • Ultimate Retreat (Body Massage) Gift Certificate, Le Sueur
  • Lakeside Supper Club Gift Certificate, Montgomery
  • Odenthal Meats Gift Certificate
  • 4 tickets to the Omnitheater and Science Musuem of Minnesota
  • Casey’s Gift Certificate, Le Center
  • One night stay in the Garden Suite donated by The Rectory Bed and Breakfast, Belle Plaine
  • Oil Change Gift Certificates donated by Matt Saxe Chevrolet Buick, Belle Plaine

Other items:

  • Little Girl’s Basket donated by Elaine Tohal, Le Sueur (Pictured Below)
  • Let’s Bake & Have a Cup of Coffee Basket donated by Warren and Judy Wolf, Belle Plaine (Pictured Below)
  • Painted Birdhouse donated by Elaine Tohal, Le Sueur (Pictured Below)
  • Pintail Duck Carving donated by Karl Keup, Belle Plaine
  • Green Plant donated by Miranda Floral and Gifts, Le Sueur
  • Table Topper donated by Quilter’s Dream, Montgomery (Pictured Below)
  • Pampered in Pink Basket donated by Warren and Judy Wolf (Pictured Below)
  • Wine Basket donated by Carol Jackson
  • Beauty Products donated by Headlines Plus, Le Sueur (Pictured Below)
  • Maple Syrup donated by the Maple Syrup Hut and Fred Kuep, Belle Plaine
  • “Today’s Country Cooking” with Chef John Schumacker donated by Mary Dvorak Legg
  • 50 pound bag a Black Oil Sunflower seeds donated by Prairie Farm Supply
  • “Nature’s Eye at the Ney”
    Original photo note cards of 8 different distinctive seasonal scenes taken at the Ney Nature Center by Carol Jackson, Ney Board
    Member & Historian. Includes envelopes.
  • 2 pints of 2011 Homemade Maple Syrup donated by Josh Reinitz and Jim Wartman
  • Garden Rake and Round Point Shovel donated by Steffen’s Hardware, Belle Plaine
  • 36″ High Flower Stake by Garden Accents donated by Bender’s True Value Hardware, Henderson (Pictured Below)
  • Bird Feeder & 5 pounds of Bird Seed donated by Genesis Country Store
  • Variety of bird feeders & bird houses donated by Earl and Anita Gransee, Belle Plaine
  • Tractor Seat Bird Feeder donated by Herrmann Drug (Pictured Below)
  • Maglite 3-cell D Flashlight donated by Trustworthy Hardware, Le Sueur
  • Bottle of Wine & Decorations donated by Earl and Anita Gransee, Belle Plaine (Pictured Below)
  • Signed MN Vikings photo of #12 Percy Harvin
  • 1/16 scale model of a 1934 John Deere Model A with DVD donated Ag Power Enterprises, Inc (Pictured Below)
  • 4′ potted tree ready to plant donated by McGuire Landscaping, New Prague
  • Oriole Grape Jelly Feeder (pictured above)
  • Oak Book Holder and Book (pictured above)

Thank you to our Spring Fling Sponsors:

  • Tom Meger, Golden Touch Jewelery, Belle Plaine
  • Toody’s Sweet Treats, Henderson
  • Stier Transportation Services, Belle Plaine
  • Dean Peterson, North Mankato
  • State Bank of Belle Plaine
  • Hometown Bank of Henderson and Le Sueur