Penny auction changes to a dime

It had to happen sooner or later.

An annual event that has served as a fundraiser and annual kickoff to the local holiday season is making a fundamental change, organizers announced: the penny auction will become “The Ten-Penny Auction” this year when it’s held on Nov. 17, the Saturday before Thanksgiving, at the Lake Roosevelt High School gym.

The “auction” has, in the past, sold tiny slips of pa...