Jamestown  (CSi)  The 28th Annual St. John’s Academy HOPE Dinner and Auction is Saturday October 13,  at the Zebedee Center, starting at an earlier time this year of 4-p.m.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 the committee chairperson, Stacy Hunt, was joined by St. John’s Academy Principal, Jeff Trumbauer.

Stacy said those arriving at 4-p.m., will be eligible for an Early Bird Raffle, with the winner receiving $500 in auction dollars.

During the evening there will be live and silent auctions, including Elton John and Ed Sheeran tickets, along with Vikings and Bison tickets, and trip packages, that have been donated.

The meal will include filets mignon and all the trimmings provided by Sodexo Food Services.

On Thursday a few tickets remained available with about 275 people expected.  To order tickets call the school, at 701-252-3397.

Each ticket costs $100 and will go to the HOPE foundation.

Principal Jeff Trumbauer said the proceeds will go toward the Help Offer Private Education fund, which supports offering tuition discounts, make education at St. John’s Academy affordable.

He added that the Capital Campaign continues to raise $7.5 million to the expansion and improvements to the school.

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To date just under 60 percent of the fundraising goal as been met, or about $3.4 million.

He pointed out that the original school building is 128 years old, and while prior improvements have been made this project will include and addition to the building, to double classroom space, along with a commons area, and other remodeling.

Phase One of the project is hoped to be started in the spring of 2019 with the building expansion.

Jeff Trumbauer and his family has returned, to Jamestown, as a few years ago he was the Jamestown College, now University of Jamestown Head Basketball Coach.