Saturday 4 March 2017

No studs at the Water Valley Stud Auction

This is my third year going to this and this edition was March 3, 2017. It started at five and I did not get home and in bed until after eleven. I was tired before going and damn tired when I left. I went because I like going to this kind of thing. This is a charity fundraising event held in the Water Valley Saloon in Water Valley, Alberta to raise funds for the Community Association. Usually they auction off the stud services of a horse as one of the auction items, hence the name. This year that particular item was not offered. There is a silent auction and a live auction for this event. I ordered fish and chips with beer when I got there because I have had it before here and they have a good cook. I recommend the food here.



This is rural Alberta with cowboys and ranches. The saloon is the kind of place where you expect to see a saddle in the rafters.


One of the many brands on the walls.



A good auctioneer knows how to work a crowd. These guys are good. They kept the mood light, were funny, had some anti-government comments, and harrassed some of the crowd into parting with some more of their money. With the economy the way it is I was a bit surprised that people spent what they did. 


These were some of the live auction items. I was going to bid on hay bales. They went for $220.00. More than I was willing to spend. The cupcakes went for $60.00 per dozen, there were three dozen. The eggs went for $40.00. 


Silent auction item. I would have bid on the bear carving however I have no place for something like this.


I did bid on this buffalo picture that was a silent auction item and was overbid. I left with nothing. I did buy some non-winning fifty/fifty tickets during the evening not to mention the beer and food.The girlfriend ended up with a couple of items so apparently I will be spending a night in a cabin somewhere this year as this was one of her purchases. I dragged my sister and her husband to this and they overspent me and the girlfriend. One of the items they got was to go to a range and do some shooting. Apparently my sister went to a range once before and liked it. So a reasonably good time was had by all.

7 comments:

  1. Looks like fun...that buffalo picture looks cool! Too bad you didn't win it.

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  2. Now that sounds like fun. Too bad about losing out on the hay bales, through. :)

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  3. Sounds like a good way to spend an evening. I love going to auctions, especial for a good cause, and with good auctioneers.
    Yea, to SIL getting range time. I still haven't gotten a chance to take my new Remington 870 to the range, but I will get out there this spring, and break'r in and throw some more down range with the sig.

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  4. back in my archery days Water Valley had THE best 3D tournaments in the province. Not even the guys at Dreadful Valley could touch them. Do you know if they still host the sanctioned IBO shoots, BW?

    Bah - half the men I shot with back then are prolly dead now... :(

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    1. I know Dragon Flight Archery is in Water Valley.

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  5. Hey, that septic cleanout for $300.00 is a bargain.....

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    1. It went for more than the valued price.

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