By Bonnie Culverhouse

Final countdown has begun for the 2024 Minden St. Jude Auction – To A Cure and Beyond! – which launches at 9 a.m. Thursday, February 8.

As workers scramble to prepare for lift off, co-chair Laura Hollingsworth said there is still a need for auction board items, “but our raffles are full,” she added. To contribute an auction item, please email mindenstjudemerch@gmail.com .

A schedule of auction events and meals may be found at mindenstjude.com. It will be broadcast live on optimum local cable channel 11, KASO AM 1240, Miracle 90.7 FM, the auction website and Facebook page.

Webster Parish Journal offers a special thanks to Jessica Gorman at the Dorcheat Historical Museum for all the photos of auctions past that are presented in this slideshow.