Silent auction items sought for LaCrosse Farmer's fest

This year’s Farmer’s Festival in LaCrosse will mark a date change with a shift from the third weekend of June to the fourth weekend. The date change was made so that the event would not be competing with other county events. The annual festival will be June 24 this year.

LaCrosse Community Pride, the group planning the event, is now seeking items for the silent auction to occur during the celebration. Auction proceeds will go toward paying operating costs for The Gathering Place, which includes a meeting area and a kitchen, as well as the LaCrosse branch of the Whitman County Library.

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