Welcome to the sales!

Q&A for shoppers

Welcome to the 29th annual Liberty Lake Community Yard Sales. This year’s event has over 120 registered private sales and craft and food vendors, at Pavillion Park, await you! This guide includes individual descriptions of these sales on the pages that follow. First, here is a quick Q&A to get you pointed in the right directions for this year’s event.

QGive me the low down on what I am 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 to make the most of this year’s event. The guide is only 16 pages on purpose and most of those are filled with invitations from the many families 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 references on page 4.

QGot it. So, I can see on the map where I want to start my shopping. 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 Capitol Hill — perpetually in gridlock. That being said, your two legs may prove to be as able transportation devices as any. There are sales in virtually every Liberty Lake neighborhood, and walking gives you the added perk of avoiding the gridlock. needs.

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 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.

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 and visit the organizers of the event, the Liberty Lake Kiwanis. They are manning an information booth along Settler Drive amidst the other vendors.

Q. Pavillion Park? Why do you keep mentioning that place, and what’s with the Middle English spelling?

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 Barefoot in the Park Celebration in August or the Rotary in Motion Bike Ride in September. To find out what’s happening at any given time, check in at www. libertylakesplash. com, pick up a copy of The Splash around town, or visit online. The local team that puts together The Splash also publishes this Yard Sale Guide and The Current, a news monthly for the greater Spokane Valley available at more than 200 locations between State Line and Havana. Learn more at www. valleycurrent.com. Thanks for visiting Liberty Lake

Q&A for sellers

The the time has come. Thousands of people are descending on your community looking for treasures, and you have a few things you wouldn’t mind parting ways with. As Garth Algar put it, “It’s almost too easy!” Thank goodness for the annual Liberty Lake Community Yard Sales, right?

the sale. Your contribution helps with supporting the future of this event, and any proceeds are put right back into your community

Q. Perfect. 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 county 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 public restrooms available throughout the community (see maps throughout this guide to point people in the right direction).

Q.When the event is over, how do I donate things I didn’t sell?

A. There will not be a prearranged charity coming door to door to gather your unsold items. Various donation sites have been notified of our community sale, so feel free to call them and find out their plans.

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Very astute observation. Pavillion Park takes its name — and spelling — from the old Dance Pavillion that once attracted bands and merrymakers to the community and that was actually located on Liberty Lake itself. The “pavilion” structure at the modern-day park was designed after this original. Pavillion Park has relevance today as the hub of this event, with information, sales and dozens of commercial vendors

Q. What else is happening in Liberty Lake today?

A. Great question. The event corresponds with the Liberty Lake Farmers Market, which runs each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Look for it at Town Square Park, located just off Appleway along Meadowwood Lane. The Liberty Lake business community is also nearby with several restaurants and stores to fill your

Q.What?!? The annual Yard Sales are this weekend? I totally spaced it with all of this nice weather. 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. We will add you to the interactive map to make it easier for shoppers to find you! Wave upon wave of shoppers didn’t come to this community today because you decided to hit your garage door opener and put a few items in the driveway, so please support the future of this event and the great community service organization that spends countless hours making it possible, the Kiwanis Club of Liberty Lake. The cost to register is a mere $15, and the online registration link at www. libertylakekiwanis. org will still be up through the weekend of

QThis is a great event. How can I make sure it continues for another 29 years?

A First off, participate as an official sale. It’s $15, and the event must be supported to keep the tireless volunteers from tiring. Your registration fee also helps us supply restrooms, this guide for event attendees and other logistics involved with a sale this size. Second, don’t trash the town. See the previous question for proper methods of disposing items that don’t sell. Finally, give us your feedback. Do you have questions or suggestions for next year’s event? Talk to your favorite Kiwanian.

Q The yard sale is so fun! How do I get involved for next year?

A. Continue planning to participate next year. Kiwanis is always welcoming new members and volunteers. Join us!

Liberty Lake Kiwanis Yard Sales

MAPS AND LISTINGS, PAGES 5 -13

(Use the map below as a geographic guide to zero in on yard sale locations and listings by neighborhood)

MAP T (Page 13)

MAP A (Page 5)

MAP G (Page 11)

MAP B (Page 6)

MAP C (Page 7)

MAP D (Page 8)

PAVILLION PARK (Page 12)

Using The Maps And Listings

A few quick tips to make the maps and listings on the following pages simple to read and find.

Refer to page 4: On this page we sliced up the community to show you where in the guide you can find listings for a particular neighborhood.

Simple as A to Z: Use the corresponding maps on pages 5-10 to zero in on the neighborhoods where you want to do your shopping. The listings that accompany these smaller maps are alphabetized by street name.

“Mom, I gotta go!” Public restrooms are available at strategic

MAP E (Page 10)

MAP F (Page 10) locations throughout the community, and they are marked by one of those universally recognizable blue symbols on the maps. Permanent facilities are located at Pavillion Park and Rocky Hill Park, and portable restrooms have been delivered to several other points throughout the community. Phew!

Turned around? Questions? Lost and found? Want to check out the official vendors? We can help you with that at Pavillion Park, the official hub of the event in the center of the Liberty Lake community (see the zoomed-in portion of the map on this page). The Kiwanis Club of Liberty Lake, official organizer of the event, will be there to help point you in the right directions.