Koller family reunion and auction

At a Koller family reunion a number of years ago, they created a family auction, where people could bring treasured items, white elephants or things of importance to the family to auction off to the relatives. Funny money was created, and one of the outgoing cousins served as the auctioneer. People brought really great items, and there were many stories to go along with them. Anne made Steve's late grandma's fudge recipe and put it in a coffee can just like she did. Her older brother snapped up the treasured sweets. Steve made a print of one of our prized golf photos and wrapped it as a surprise item, with the message "anyone who knows us will love this!" Steve's aunt Jane's husband, a golfer, got the item. This worked so well, we replicated the event at a Theis family reunion in St. Cloud several years later, with similar success. I still remember cousin John getting some of grandpa Joe's fishing rods and Aunt Kathy finding an old picture of grandma Tillie's that she had been looking for.