Andrew Community-Wide Garage Sale Overwhelming Success

Andrew Community-Wide Garage Sale Overwhelming Success

Michelle Pinon News Advertiser

The Village of Andrew was teeming with activity during its annual Town-wide Garage Sale on June 5.

Bargain hunters combed the streets looking for bargains and there were a multitude of deals to be had throughout the day long event that was sponsored by the Village of Andrew.

George Keddie said garage sale goers started arriving shortly after 7 am and he was pretty much sold out of everything nearly four hours later.

Keddie said there were lots of folks looking for a good deal, and he had many items to sell, so it was a win-win situation for everyone. “It’s a good way to clear out clutter,” added Keddie, who had previously participated in the annual event.

Andrew resident Denie Roberts was pleased with the turn out and only happy to unload unwanted items. Leah Rusnick echoed those comments and was kept busy throughout the day along with her 10-year-old daughter Charlee.

Evelyn Ledwidge was more than happy to help her daughter Wendy Plowman sell a variety of tomato plants, pepper plants, squash, lettuce, and herbs as well as zinnias, petunias and pansies.

Plowman said she had never grown plants from seed, but decided to experiment. She began her experiment in March, which she said was “way too early” as they grew at such a terrific rate, she had to transplant them. Four seeds produced 72 tomato plants alone!

Plowman said the plants just “exploded” in growth and she asked her mom what there were going to do with all of them. She said her mom has been a great support to her and has offered great tips and advice along the way.

Fortunately, she was able to sell some of the plants at the Andrew Farmers Market during the May long weekend and thought she’d try sell a few more at the garage sale before she would have to transplant them again into her own container gardens.

The event was organized by the Andrew Agricultural Society, which also operates the Andrew Farmers’ Market. Manager Anna-Lee Laderoute was very pleased with the results. She said there were 20 garage sales registered, but estimates there were about 30 in total.

Laderoute said everyone seemed happy and the village was certainly busy. There were 12 vendors at the Farmers’ Market, and she estimates there were approximately 100 people who went through the market.

“I spoke with a few businesses and they said it was the busiest day in the past year,” added Laderoute.