VERGENNES — The last event on a busy Vergennes Holiday Stroll day at the Bixby is the closing of the silent auction of gift baskets. Friends of the Bixby gathered this past Sunday to assemble the baskets and display gift certificates that will be on view and up for auction from now until Saturday, Dec. 7. Bidding closes after the 1 to 1:30 p.m. free performance by Maiden Vermont that day at the Bixby. Be sure to come early enough to put your bid on Silent Auction gift baskets. The Silent Auction winners w … (read more)