Paxton’s Jewelry Donates Featured Wine Pull Prize for St. Mary’s Ball

Paxton’s Jewelry is once again lending its support to the annual St. Mary’s Ball and Auction, scheduled for Saturday, March 14 at the Forum on the Buena Vista University campus in Storm Lake. The local business is donating the featured prize for the Wine Pull, a popular tradition at the fundraiser.

Organizers and local outlets describe the Wine Pull as a crowd favorite and have highlighted the Paxton’s donation as a marquee item. According to StormLakeRadio, “Each ticket guarantees a bottle of wine valued between $10 and $100, with one lucky participant taking home the ring donated by Paxton's Jewelry.” A Facebook post promoting the event calls it “Mary's Ball Wine Pull, a dazzling ring that matches this year's “Black & White” theme. Find out how to win it and support local Catholic”

The Paxton’s Jewelry contribution reinforces a pattern of local businesses backing community fundraisers and gives potential attendees a tangible incentive to participate in the Wine Pull. For volunteers and donors, a prominent donated prize can increase ticket sales and foot traffic at the auction, which in turn can produce higher proceeds for whatever parish or school activities the ball supports.

Key operational details fans of the event will want clarified are not yet publicly available. Announcements identify the date and venue and describe the Wine Pull’s bottle-value guarantee, but they do not include start times, ticket prices for the ball or for Wine Pull tickets, how Wine Pull tickets will be sold, or a full description and retail value of the ring. The Facebook teaser ends with “Find out how to win it and support local Catholic” but does not complete that thought in the excerpt provided; event organizers have not supplied further beneficiary specifics in the material reviewed.

For Buena Vista County residents who follow St. Mary’s fundraising, the ring donation is both a sign of local-business engagement and a concrete draw for supporters. The Wine Pull’s guaranteed bottle value range of $10 to $100 means most participants will leave with a bottle, while one participant will take home the featured ring from Paxton’s Jewelry. That mix of guaranteed return and a highlighted prize tends to broaden participation beyond regular auction patrons.

What comes next is more operational detail from event organizers. Residents planning to attend or bid should monitor official St. Mary’s Ball communications for ticketing, schedule, and full rules for the Wine Pull; organizers have indicated the date and venue and named Paxton’s as the donor but have not yet released times, ticket costs, or a detailed description of the donated ring. The donation itself signals strong local backing for the Ball, and will likely be a talking point at the Forum when the fundraiser convenes.