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New this year: Just like the popular game show you have one MINUTE TO WIN IT! Be ready! Be quick to bid! This will begin promptly at 6:45 p.m. Must be present or have a proxy bidder. 

St. Bede Auction - "Where You Belong"
Saturday, April 30, 2016
St. Bede Academy
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Signature Item
Be one of the lucky winners to go home with this ONE TIME Signature Item. It's a beauty and they are going to go fast. Be Ready to Bid! Bid High! No Regrets Later!
Four Notre Dame vs. Stanford Tickets & Parking Pass
To Notre Dames fans, going to South Bend to cheer on the Fighting Irish isn't just a trip, it's a pilgrimage. People who experience it for the first time are astounded by the tradition and the energy on the campus. Whether you've seen one game or a hundred, you'll have chills at the first glimpse of the golden helmets emerging from the tunnel all the way through to the end when the team joins the student section in signing the alma mater. Cheer like a champion with three friends as the Irish take on Stanford Cardinals on Saturday, October 15th. This includes a parking pass to join in on the tailgating fun.
Uptown Grill Luncheon Buffet for 50
Become the host of a luncheon buffet for 50 guests. Luncheon includes freshly toasted paninis, mini walnut chicken salad sandwiches, roasted asparagus with gorgonzola cheese and balsamic vinaigrette to name a few of the Uptown specialities you will be served.
Seven Days in Beaver Creek West
Jim Dietz from the Class of '61 has generously donated a week's stay in his condo in Avon, CO. The winner of this package will spend 6 nights, 7 days in a fully furnished 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit at Beaver Creek West Condominiums. Avon, CO is off of Interstate 75 just down from Beaver Creek Ski Resort. Beaver Creek is a world class ski resort that rivals Vail in every way. The condo is available for one week anytime between May 1 and October 30, 2016. Booking is subject to availability, please call soon. Summer and fall are great times to be in the mountains. www.beavercreekwest.com Facebook page is BeaverCreek West Condos
Best Seats in the House
You never thought the day would come, but they did it! The class of 2016 is finally graduating from the Academy! Six reserved, front row seats to the 2016 Saturday Baccalaureate Mass and Sunday Commencement Ceremony. These seats are in addition to the normal allotment.
Nuevo Vallarta Condo
Seven nights for a family of four in charming Nuevo Vallarta at Paradise Village Beach Resort and Spa. A gated resort with award winning golf, tennis, health clubs, spa, restaurants, and pools all located on open miles of beach. Enjoy a 700 square foot area with a pullout couch, kitchen and a walk out veranda. Set on a beachfront at the end of a private peninsula, this sprawling, all-suite resort is set in gardens on the Nuevo Vallarta Channel. It's a 9-minute walk from the water rides at Aquaventuras Park and 2.6 km from El Tigre Golf Club. Vaid for one week in June or September, 2016. www.paradisevillage.com
Perino Half Angus Beef
Get your freezer ready for over 450 lbs. of Prime Angus Beef processed into: T-bones, Sirloin & Rib-Eye Steaks, Chuck, Rolled Rump, and Sirloin Tip Roasts, Short Ribs, and Hamburger. Fire up the grill and get your invitation list ready because everyone will want to taste these mouth watering steaks and burgers. The beef is ready for pick up at Country Village Meats in Sublette.
Heads or Tails
Don't miss a chance to win this super cool item during the Heads or Tails Game! This tiki bar with two bar stools comes complete 15 bottles of wine with values between $15 - $28, a beautiful margarita set with six glasses, a tiki torch, bucket for the wine, and a taco bar for 20 with all the condiments, chips, salsa, and delivery. WOW........ this is amazing!
Three Day Weekend at Rich Harvest Farms
Golf the most exclusive private club around. With fewer than 50 members and holes designed to match Augusta, Rich Harvest Farms was also the site of the prestigious 2009 Ladies Solheim Cup. This superb masterpiece, a natural wonder set in Sugar Grove, IL, provides a unique experience that celebrates the ebb and flow of the geography. Wetlands, mature trees and Illinois prairie grasses offer boundaries, definition and charm to the entire property. Rich Harvest Farms is an experience all its own and the staff consistently provides accommodations for two nights, unlimited golf for three days during a weekend in June, July, or August. Carts, caddie and cart coolers, all meals, indoor practice arena and a guided tour of the Auto Museum. www.richharvestfarms.com
Fr. Dominic's Pizza Party
Father Dominic's book Thursday Night Pizza has made him nationally known as a pizzailo. Twelve guests will enjoy a private gourmet pizza party in the St. Bede Refectory on Sunday evening on December 11, 2016. Father Dominic will feature an appetizer course, 6 specialty pizzas and dessert. Soft drinks will be provided - bring your own beer or wine. You can choose your favorites from a list of gourmet pizzas, including Spinach Pesto with Portabella mushrooms, four cheese tomato top, ham and asparagus Mornay, the Carnivore, Italian beef and many more. The evening concludes with a special appearance of students from the St. Bede Choir following their annual Christmas Concert.

Thank you to our 2016 Sponsors

  • Mr. & Mrs. Tony Andreoni '00
  • City Center Rehabilitation
  • Depue Motor Service
  • Dr. & Mrs. E. Doran
  • Dr. Joseph Kunnel
  • Dr. & Mrs. Richard Ewald
  • Clan 1952
  • Hospital Radiology Services
  • Illinois Valley Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Ms. Ligia Daniels & Mr. Tom Stevenson
  • Mr. & Mrs. William Murphy '61
  • Progress Park Veterinary Hospital
  • Spring Valley Chiropractic
  • Mr. & Mrs. James Brady
  • D.J. Sickley Construction Company
  • Mrs. Robert Duncan
  • Quinta Eckard Naffziger '90
  • First Federal Savings Bank of Ottawa
  • Geneva Logistics, Inc.
  • Inman Electric Motors, Inc.
  • John Pohar & Sons, Inc.
  • Karen Eiten & Children
  • LaSalle Body & Fender Inc.
  • Dr. & Mrs. Louis Lukancic
  • Marien Mae
  • Mr. & Mrs. Hal Mercer & Family
  • Northwestern Mutual, Nicholas Potthoff
  • Peru Federal Savings Bank
  • Robert Morrow MD
  • Vaessen Implement Repair
  • LaSalle State Bank