Welcome to the 22nd annual sales!
Questions and answers for Yard Sale shoppers
The largest community yard sale in the Inland Northwest is back, and well over 200 homes await you between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. June 13.
The 22nd annual Liberty Lake Community Yard Sales, proudly organized again this year by the Kiwanis Club of Liberty Lake, has become a Liberty Lake tradition. We are glad you have joined us for this year's event.
What follows is a Q&A that will get you pointed in the right direction for this year's event.
Q. Give me the lowdown on what I'm holding in my hands here. What kind of information is available to me in this guide. I've got shopping to do, so skip the flowery stuff and let me in on what's really worth my time.
A. Understood. To the point, we designed this guide with you in mind, and we think you are going to find this to be an essential companion to efficiently help you make the most of this year's event.
The guide is only 12 pages on purpose, and most of those are filled with invitations from more than 200 people listing items they have for sale in their yard, driveway or garage. They are organized by neighborhood, and a master map showing every neighborhood (and thereby how to get there) can always be referenced on page 4.
Q. Got it. So once I locate on the maps and listings where I want to spend my day, what should I be looking out for as far as traffic and parking?
A. It really depends upon where you are headed, but in most cases you should be prepared to find legal parking along the perimeter of the neighborhood and then travel the rest of the way as a pedestrian. In areas with heavily clustered sales, driving directly to a home will likely have you feeling like a member of the U.S. Congress - perpetually in gridlock.
Q. Are there areas I shouldn't park?
A. Yes, and you're going to have to use some common sense on this one and obey general parking and traffic laws. For instance, do not park in bike lanes, in front of fire hydrants, in intersections or blocking driveways. Members of the Liberty Lake Police Department bicycle patrol and volunteers from Liberty Lake SCOPE will be canvassing the event to help enforce the law while assisting with traffic flow and any public safety concerns.
The on-duty phone number for the Liberty Lake Police Department is 509-218-4899.
Q. Where do I go if I have a question or an emergency?
A. As always, dial 911 in an emergency.
For general questions or lost and found, head to Pavillion Park (see community map on page 4) and visit the organizers of this event, the Liberty Lake Kiwanis. They are manning an information booth and a lost and found along Settler Drive amidst the commercial vendors and park sales.
(Bonus tip: They also are raffling some incredible handmade quilts, so be sure to check that out and support this dynamic, local service club.)
Q. What else is happening in Liberty Lake today?
A. Great question. The event corresponds with the greatest farmers market in the land (yes, we have a bias, but we believe you will understand why). The Liberty Lake Farmers Market runs each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Town Square Park, located just off of Appleway along Meadowwood Lane.
The Liberty Lake business community is also nearby with several restaurants and stores to fill your needs.
Of course, be sure to visit Liberty Lake all summer, whether it's to attend a concert or movie at the park, to play a few of the community's 45 holes of golf or to return for one of our great events like the weekend-long Barefoot in the Park celebration in July or the Rotary In Motion bike ride in September (you can learn more about these events and several other great local businesses and organization in the advertisements found in this guide).
To find out what's happening at any given time, check in at www.libertylakesplash.com or pick up a copy of The Splash around town. The local team that puts together The Splash also publishes this Yard Sale Guide as well as The Current, a newsmonthly for the greater Spokane Valley available at more than 240 locations between stateline and Havana. Learn more at
www.valleycurrent.com.
Thanks for visiting Liberty Lake!
Questions and answers for those holding a sale
Thanks to months of great behind-the-scenes work by members of the Liberty Lake Kiwanis, thousands of shoppers are about to descend on the community.
Have a few things you wouldn't mind parting ways with? Thanks goodness for the annual Liberty Lake Community Yard Sales, eh?
Q. What?!? The annual Yard Sales are this Saturday? Is it too late to participate?
A. If you're reading this and the event's not over, then the answer is "no," but would you please be a good member of our community and go ahead and register?
Wave upon wave of shoppers didn't come to this community today because you decided to hit your garage door opener, so please support the future of this event and the great community service organization that spends countless hours making it possible.
Q. OK, I'm in. Anything I may think is OK but really shouldn't do?
A. For one thing, selling food isn't as easy as firing up a barbecue and putting up a sign. There are regulations that apply, and health inspectors have attended past events. When in doubt, a phone call or online visit to the Spokane Regional Health District should shed some light.
Also, public officials discourage you from inviting random shoppers into your home for any reason. Thanks to our public parks and to the Kiwanis Club for additional portable bathrooms, there are restrooms available throughout the community (see maps throughout the guide to point people in the right direction).
Q. How do I donate things I didn't sell?
A. The Kiwanis Club has made this easy as well, arranging with Habitat for Humanity to man a drop-off location at Pumphouse Park the day of the event. Habitat will then return Monday and Tuesday, June 15-16, with a truck and go up and down Liberty Lake streets picking up items marked for donation (be particularly careful to distinguish your charity items on trash day). Habitat will take large items (other than dishwashers), but please find another favorite charity to donate baby items or clothing. And remember, no charity wants your hazardous waste! But you knew that.
Questions or suggestions for next year? Email yardsales@libertylakesplash.com.
