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Spartan Rock Auction begins Friday

Though the auction will take place entirely online this year due to COVID-19, the buzz of excitement is just as big and the donations as unique and generous as ever before. Edmund Burke Academy’s annual Spartan Rock Auction begins online this Friday, March 19, at 7 a.m. and will continue through to 9 p.m. that same evening. Items for bidding […]

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