Alliance Schools to auction furniture, equipment in January

Benjamin Duer, The Repository
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Alliance Aviators
Alliance Aviators

ALLIANCE − An online auction of old Alliance City Schools furniture and equipment is planned for next month.

Kiko Co. will conduct the auction that starts at 10 a.m. Jan. 18 and ends at 10 a.m. Jan. 23.

Superintendent Rob Gress said on Tuesday night that the auction will include old desks, tables, lab stations and weightlifting equipment.

There also will be filing cabinets, cafeteria tables, electric lifts and much more available to the highest bidders. Pickup for the items will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 25-26 at 530 N. Lincoln Ave.

Gress said proceeds from the auction will go into the school district's general fund.

"These have been there for years," he said.

In other business, the Alliance City Schools Board of Education:

• ACCEPTED the resignation of cafeteria aide Tana Russell after more than 40 years of service, effective Feb. 1, 2023. Gress commended Russell, who is retiring, for being a "constant source of leadership."

• APPROVED the purchase of a used food service truck from Penske for $63,852.76. The condition of the current truck, bought in 1996, and its refrigeration box has become "inconsistent," Gress said. The district has a $50,000 grant available to use on the purchase.

• REPORTED Gress and Treasurer Kirk Heath passed their job performance evaluations. Both, "are successfully performing their duties," said Board President Elayne Dunlap.

• ACCEPTED donations from Kaylee Kirchbaum, board member Suzie Dennis, Kwik Suds Laundromat, Rev. Raymont Johnson, and other anonymous donors for the school district's Laundry Day held on Dec. 7.

• ACCEPTED a ping pong table, paddles and balls from Black Sales Liquidation for PLDC's Gamers Club, and hygiene products, books and toys, also from Black Sales, for PLDC Take What You Need Station, Kirksey's Corner and School Store.

• ACCEPTED a cash donation of $300 from Farmers National Bank for the "Aviator Debit Card" incentives program, and tools from Carter Lumber to be used to create a mural at the Alliance Intermediate School.

Reach Benjamin Duer at 330-580-8567 or ben.duer@cantonrep.com. On Twitter: @bduerREP.

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