Our Father’s House In New Location, Auction Planned
March 9, 2017 at 6:44 p.m.
By David [email protected]
The new thrift shop is at 2114 Winona Ave., in the Lakeview Shopping Center next to Dairy Queen. It is now open, and hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; and closed Wednesday.
“Just come in and shop,” said Director Roz Morgan. “It is open. We moved the whole store in a weekend. We only lost three days on the food pantry.”
Shelves line the side walls of the new location and hold everything from shoes and knickknacks to small appliances and glassware.
“Every one of these shelves was at Our Father’s House. We had to use every inch of space we had,” Morgan said while giving a tour of the new store Wednesday. “The kids’ clothing is in the back. People can buy personal items if they don’t have them.”
All clothing is hung on racks, and there are displays of items like CDs, DVDs and even some VHS tapes.
The food pantry is in back with stocked refrigerators. A back room is used for sorting.
“We’ve reduced the size of our operation by 75 percent, i.e. the auction,” Morgan said. “It’ll be easier for me, and I’m no spring chicken, so the easier the better. “
The new location has 6,000 square feet of store space, she said.
Freedom Oil purchased Our Father’s House’s old building at 401 Argonne Road so Freedom Oil could expand its gas station and convenience store at 425 Argonne Road over both lots. During the city council meeting Monday, in which the council approved the vacation of the alley between the two buildings, Freedom Oil Managing Member Greg Cobb said the purchase of Our Father’s House closed March 2.
The auction at the old location begins at 10 a.m. March 18 with auctioneer Larry J. Miller.
Walking around the old store location, Morgan highlighted various items that were to be auctioned off.
There are a lot of dishes, including some dish sets. Art work includes a piece of Big Ben made of watch parts. At least one of the vintage hats goes back to 1920, she said.
“These are things that have been donated and we put them on sale but they didn’t fetch a quarter of their value. We try to get half of the value of the things we put out,” Morgan said.
An African tribal carving stood in front of an inlaid mother-of-pearl Japanese tea table hanging on the wall. Another table was filled with cast iron pans and other items “from days gone by,” she said. There are strollers, cribs, motorcycle helmets and live plants – including an 8-foot pine tree.
“We’re not even half way set up for the auction,” she said.
The Fosteria and leaded crystal were set up, as was the variety of Japanese items Our Father’s House received over the years. An entire shelf was dedicated to teapots, while an early 1900s Victorian vase sat waiting to be purchased to be filled with flowers.
“We have buttons by the pint, and they are old buttons,” Morgan said.
A jungle of artificial plants surround a ceramic chess set. Morgan said they also have guitars, a clarinet, a flute and other musical instruments.
“Some of the articles were given to us especially for this auction. Every cent made after paying the auctioneer goes to our programs – food, helping with shelter, all the programs that go on here,” Morgan said.
Morgan said they will also have some food available to buy during the auction, including nachos and Spanish hot dogs.
After paying the expenses, all the food sales will go to the not-for-profit’s programs.
The new thrift shop is at 2114 Winona Ave., in the Lakeview Shopping Center next to Dairy Queen. It is now open, and hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; and closed Wednesday.
“Just come in and shop,” said Director Roz Morgan. “It is open. We moved the whole store in a weekend. We only lost three days on the food pantry.”
Shelves line the side walls of the new location and hold everything from shoes and knickknacks to small appliances and glassware.
“Every one of these shelves was at Our Father’s House. We had to use every inch of space we had,” Morgan said while giving a tour of the new store Wednesday. “The kids’ clothing is in the back. People can buy personal items if they don’t have them.”
All clothing is hung on racks, and there are displays of items like CDs, DVDs and even some VHS tapes.
The food pantry is in back with stocked refrigerators. A back room is used for sorting.
“We’ve reduced the size of our operation by 75 percent, i.e. the auction,” Morgan said. “It’ll be easier for me, and I’m no spring chicken, so the easier the better. “
The new location has 6,000 square feet of store space, she said.
Freedom Oil purchased Our Father’s House’s old building at 401 Argonne Road so Freedom Oil could expand its gas station and convenience store at 425 Argonne Road over both lots. During the city council meeting Monday, in which the council approved the vacation of the alley between the two buildings, Freedom Oil Managing Member Greg Cobb said the purchase of Our Father’s House closed March 2.
The auction at the old location begins at 10 a.m. March 18 with auctioneer Larry J. Miller.
Walking around the old store location, Morgan highlighted various items that were to be auctioned off.
There are a lot of dishes, including some dish sets. Art work includes a piece of Big Ben made of watch parts. At least one of the vintage hats goes back to 1920, she said.
“These are things that have been donated and we put them on sale but they didn’t fetch a quarter of their value. We try to get half of the value of the things we put out,” Morgan said.
An African tribal carving stood in front of an inlaid mother-of-pearl Japanese tea table hanging on the wall. Another table was filled with cast iron pans and other items “from days gone by,” she said. There are strollers, cribs, motorcycle helmets and live plants – including an 8-foot pine tree.
“We’re not even half way set up for the auction,” she said.
The Fosteria and leaded crystal were set up, as was the variety of Japanese items Our Father’s House received over the years. An entire shelf was dedicated to teapots, while an early 1900s Victorian vase sat waiting to be purchased to be filled with flowers.
“We have buttons by the pint, and they are old buttons,” Morgan said.
A jungle of artificial plants surround a ceramic chess set. Morgan said they also have guitars, a clarinet, a flute and other musical instruments.
“Some of the articles were given to us especially for this auction. Every cent made after paying the auctioneer goes to our programs – food, helping with shelter, all the programs that go on here,” Morgan said.
Morgan said they will also have some food available to buy during the auction, including nachos and Spanish hot dogs.
After paying the expenses, all the food sales will go to the not-for-profit’s programs.
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