This weekend, a locally-owned auction establishment will commemorate 60 years of operation.
Blaine Huston is the manager of the Gladstone Auction Mart, and he's excited to show off the recent upgrades to this business in an open house on Friday.
"We did a recent expansion project this summer, so we are going to start with a tour of the new pens and everything"
Huston also tells us a bit about the history behind the Auction Mart.
The Gladstone Auction Mart got its start in the sixties when a group of local livestock producers wanted to make a place for them to gather and do business.
Shares were sold for $50 dollars a piece, and this move helped producers make a space to own as well.
The open house will also feature some seminars that go over some of the modern approaches that the auction mart is taking to expand its business.
If you're a beef producer in the area, be sure not to miss this open house, and to celebrate 60 years of business with the Gladstone Auction Mart.
