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ESTEVAN — After weeks of waiting, The million dollar auction is imminent.

For the second year in a row, Estevan Mercury, SASKTODAY.ca and Golden West Broadcasting’s Estevan outlets – CJ 1150, Sun 102.3, Rock 106 and Discover Estevan – are joining forces for the event. It will take place Oct. 13 at Estevan Market, a department store and showcase all kinds of merchandise from community businesses.

Doors open at 6 PM and the auction begins an hour later. Mack Auction Services will run the auction. Eighteen different awards Each prize worth at least $250 will be available.

in the past few weeks People earn money from playing to auction items at auctions. Participants can spin the wheel during live action at participating businesses to win fake cash prizes. Or they monetize Facebook promotions, including Mercury’s weekly Win Wednesday tournament.

Mercury sales manager Pat Pasloski said the response to the competition was “excellent” and while they remembered some of the faces and names of those collecting money from last year, there were new bidders joining the fun.

“We hear stories from married couples telling us their wives or husbands have them run from one broadcast to another. Then join Facebook contests to earn more auction money. This is serious,” Pasloski said.

Some items will be on sale this year, such as gift cards and certificates. cast iron bbq furniture laptop gift basket hunting prey hearing aid Staying in a few hotels and sunglasses and contact lenses

Pasloski said, “It would be a very interesting list to bid on. focusing on a wide variety of locally-available products.”

There will be some changes from last year’s auction. There will be enough seats due to COVID-19 restrictions. will not be an important factor

A raffle table was also added. So now those who are unsuccessful in bidding for an item can use the auction money to participate in a small prize of an item donated by a sponsor.

Andrew McCormack, program manager at Golden West Broadcasting in Estevan, said things have been going well over the past few weeks.

“This year has been really fun,” McCormack said. “I think people are excited about the raffle tables that have a unique chance to win.”

Live broadcasts are popular with people who want to win auctions. And it’s a great way for people to see businesses around town or shop before or after spinning the wheel.

“We have less currency on the wheel of victory. And it seems that people are pouring in. But it was consistent over two hours. a lot of people come in Chatting with a large number of people is fun and exciting,” McCormack said.

There will be something for everyone during the auction.

Some people collected their money last year to increase their purchasing power. And he said that could happen again this year. Because some of the rewards can be easily split.

Pasloski said it was wonderful that Golden West and Estevan Mercury were able to work together to bring such a fun and exciting promotion to the community.

“Everyone needs a little fun in life. And the pre-auction is just the beginning,” Pasloski said.

She also thanked Estevan Market Mall for allowing Mercury and Golden West to use their space again this year. Department stores are very helpful and time consuming, she said.