Are you seeking gifts for the antique lover in your life? Then look no further than the Vintage Holiday and Antiques Sale going on this weekend at the Mower County Historical Society.

This event, the first of its kind hosted by the MCHS, will feature vintage and antique items donated by the community and members of the MCHS Board of Directors.

“There are a lot of items and at good prices, running from 75 cents to $75,” said Barbara Lewis, a MCHS board member and chairwoman of the special events committee.

Sale items will include:

• lighted Christmas trees, snowmen, Department 56 lighted Christmas villages, and Halloween items;

• a phonograph, records and music boxes;

• antique pictures, jewelry, towels, afghans and suitcases;

• collectible glasses, cookie jars and Copenhagen, Denmark, plates;

• antique dolls, a set of Italian orchestra clowns and more.

All proceeds from the sale will go toward helping the Mower County Historical Society.

“This is a fundraiser, not a rummage sale,” Lewis said.

Lewis said visitors will be able to purchase coffee and rolls to eat and drink while they shop.

“I’m excited about this and I hope people will come,” she said.

The Vintage Holiday and Antiques Sale will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pioneer Building of the Mower County Historical Society. Parking and admission is free.

For more information, call 507-437-6082.

Events Schedule

Friday, Oct. 13

• Winter Coat Drive, 9 a.m. to noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Looking for good, gently-used winter coats, size newborn to size 6, and adult (male and female) coats in all sizes. Accepting coats from now until Oct. 29. Coats will be distributed on Nov. 2 and Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. For more information, call 507-433-2642.

• Second Gallery Art Show: Renee Sonka and Lori Tapani, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Austin ArtWorks Center. For more information, call 507-434-0934 or go to www.austinareaarts.org.

• “Friday the 13th” Marathon, 7:30 p.m. at the Historic Paramount Theatre. Featuring “Friday the 13th” and “Friday the 13th Part 2,” Tickets: $5 per movie. For more info, email info@austinareaarts.org or call 507-434-0934.

Saturday, Oct. 14

• Scandinavian Festival Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church. Bake sale, crafts, cookbooks, RADA cutlery, fair trade coffee, holiday shop, boutique, boxed greeting cards. Coffee and lunch served all day.

• PumpkinFest Cloverbud Adventure, 10-11:30 a.m. at the Mower County 4-H Building, Mower County Fairgrounds. Youth in kindergarten to second grade are invited to the PumpkinFest 4-H Cloverbud adventure. You do not need to be 4-H members to attend. The event will feature a make-n-take activity of baking mini pumpkin pies, as well as games and activities related to pumpkins. This event is free. RSVP to the Mower County Extension Office by calling 507-437-9552 by Oct. 11. Prizes will be given to those who RSVP. 

• Second Gallery Art Show: Renee Sonka and Lori Tapani, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Austin ArtWorks Center. For more information, call 507-434-0934 or go to www.austinareaarts.org.

• Brownsdale Fire Department Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m. at the Brownsdale Fire Station. Adults are $10, children 12 and under are $7. Kids hot dogs available. Also serving baked potato, cole slaw, beans, coffee, milk or lemonade.

• Austin Bruins vs. Brookings Blizzard (Austin Youth Hockey Night), 7-9:30 p.m. at Riverside Arena. For more information, call 507-434-4978.

• Sola Fide Observatory Viewing, 8-9 p.m. at the Sola Fide Observatory. Learn about the night sky from our local experts. For more information, call Keith at 507-440-1244 or email imstar@smig.net.

Sunday, Oct. 15

• Winter Coat Drive, 10:15 a.m. to noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Looking for good, gently-used winter coats – size newborn to size 6, and adult (male and female) coats in all sizes. Accepting coats from now until October 29. Coats will be distributed on Nov 2 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 507-433-2642.

• Bluegrass gospel performance: “The Farm Hands,” 6 p.m. at Crane Community Chapel. The community is
invited to attend a concert by the award-winning bluegrass gospel band The Farm Hands Quartet out of Nashville,
Tennessee. The performance is free, but a loving offering will be taken. CDs and DVDs will be available for purchase. For more information, contact Roxanne Dunham at 507-433-5844 or Patty Lindley at plindley@frontofficepr.com.