Last week’s Stuart Library Foundation Auction was a resounding success.

Foundation member Rita Faust says nearly 100 people attended the Thursday night auction at the library to bid on dozens of items. Proceeds from the auction totaled $5,500 which Faust says exceeds last year’s auction total of $5,300.

The money will be used to purchase new books and pay for library programming.

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A local 4-H Club is raising money for Stuart’s Cottage Pantry.

The Penn Powercats will be collecting donations outside the Johnson Family Funeral Home during the downtown trick or treating from 5-7 p.m. Friday in Stuart.

The local food pantry serves the residents of the West Central Valley School District. The pantry is funded by donations from local churches, community members, can drives and community organizations and activities.