Thirty-fourth Annual Mennonite Country Auction set for Oct. 1

Crisp autumn air, endless blue sky, apple butter cooking in a copper kettle over an open fire, smoked German sausage on a stick, Mennonite and Amish quilts in an array of patterns and colors, auctioneers barking prices: Those will be the sights, sounds and smells of the Mennonite Country Auction and Relief Sale on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Menno Mennonite Church near Ritzville.

Now in its 34th year, the Mennonite Country Auction raises funds for Mennonite Central Committee, a relief and development agency of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches.

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) was born in 19...