Garage sale vendors warned to screen items

Garage sale season is here, and Health Canada is warning vendors and buyers to screen items for banned or unsafe products.

16th Annual Ashley Falls Neighborhood Garage Sale benefits Ashley Falls Elementary PTA

Don’t miss the fabulous buys at the 15th Annual Ashley Falls Neighborhood Garage Sale, which will be held Saturday, June 2, beginning at 7 a.m. Local homeowner and realtor Robbi Campbell with Robbi Campbell Properties, of Real Living Lifestyles in Carmel Valley, is again sponsoring this community event.

‘Tis the season for garage sales in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff

Sometimes a mom’s got to do what a mom’s got to do. For Kirsten Maxwell of Lake Forest, it meant lugging some of her kids’ extra stuff outside for her first garage sale of 2012. “I scheduled it today because the kids are out of school soon,” Maxwell said while standing in her sunny driveway Friday afternoon. “I can clear everything out when they’re not looking.” But that’s not the only reason ...

Overton-New London Area Chamber of Commerce gearing up for community-wide yard sale

OVERTON — With plenty of spring cleaning going on in preparation for summer the Overton-New London Area Chamber of Commerce is organizing a community-wide yard sale for this weekend.

Hephzibah House turns 5, looking at vision for future

Volunteers were moving boxes, organizing and pricing items Thursday afternoon at the Hephzibah House center for women. The non-profit organization is preparing for its largest fundraising activity of the year — a garage sale with all merchandise donated by local residents and businesses.