There are many highlights at the MD Ball Tournament and Auction in Mesachie Lake.

Every year the bids at the auction go through the roof, for example the Honeymoon Bay Volunteer Fire Department putting down $6,000 for a Chicago Fire Department log book or the Duncan Fire Department bidding $3,000 for a barbecue.

There was even a fire rescue kit, donated by Mesachie Lake firefighter Kevin Smith, that went for $1,900 to the Duncan Fire Department.

Just as impressive this weekend was that someone paid $160 for something many at the auction didn’t even know what it was.