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BARRE – A familiar fundraiser will be held in a new location this week as members of the local Kiwanis Club prepare for what will be their 60th annual auction.

A broad array of items ranging from a spinet piano to 100 gallons of oil will be sold to the highest bidder during a two-night auction that starts Wednesday at the ReCycle North warehouse on Granite Street (the former Twin City Sandblast plant). ReCycle North and the ReStore have agreed to host this year's auction, which will run from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday and conclude when the last items are sold between 7 and 9 p.m. on Thursday.

The auction spanning two nights is the product of two months of work collecting items that have been stored in a tractor trailer. Although the Kiwanis Club has auctioned off chickens, rabbits and even one sheep over the years, now it's mainly a combination of good used household items – furniture, appliances and the like – and new goods and services donated by area merchants. All of the proceeds from the auction go to fund an assortment of youth programs backed by the Kiwanis Club. Those programs include the Mort Kelly Literacy foundation, school-based D.A.R.E. programs, and scholarships for graduates of Spaulding High School.

There will be a live auctioneer and a concession both nights, and prospective bidders will be welcome to tour ReCycle North's warehouse and check out its inventory.



Cliff tops and overlooks closed to protect nesting peregrines

TIMES ARGUS STAFF

WATERBURY – Vermont Fish and Wildlife is advising hikers that nine cliff areas around the state are currently closed to protect nesting peregrine falcons.

"Peregrine nesting activity has been observed at approximately 38 sites this spring," said Doug Blodgett, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department biologist, in a news release "But, we only closed the cliffs where there's the chance of people disturbing the nesting birds."

Cliff areas or portions of cliff areas currently closed include: Nichols Ledge in Woodbury – top of cliff is closed; Marshfield Mountain in Marshfield; Fairlee Palisades in Fairlee; Deer Leap in Bristol; Rattlesnake Point in Salisbury – top of cliff is closed; Mt. Horrid in Goshen/Rochester – Great Cliff lookout is closed; Snake Mountain in Addison – area south of pond and main overlook is closed; Bolton Notch in Bolton; and Smuggler's Notch – a portion of the Stowe side of the notch (look for signs)

According to Blodgett, the areas will remain closed until Aug. 1, but if a falcon pair doesn't nest or if the nest is not successful, the areas will be reopened sooner.