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October 5, 2013

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Bracing for the Garlic Festival In search of bargains during the 2012 edition of the World’s Largest Garage Sale, shoppers stroll along Main St. in Warrensburg, visiting a myriad of vendors. This year’s garage sale, set for Friday, Oct. 4 through Sunday, Oct. 6, features more than 500 vendors and about 1,000 garage sales in the area featuring an incredible variety of goods.

World’s Largest Garage Sale time By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG Ñ ItÕ s that time of year again, when dozens of families get out of town to avoid the onslaught of humanity cramming the streets for the annual WorldÕ s Largest Garage Sale Ñ while

others are rummaging through closets and garages for unneeded items to include in their yard sales. This Friday Oct. 4 through Sunday Oct. 6, tens of thousands of people will descend on Warrensburg for frenzied bargain hunting at the nationally renowned event.

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Both Saturday and Sunday, a swarming mile-long crowd will be browsing amongst wares from more than 500 vendors and 1,000 or more garage sales in the vicinity. The event has earned fame in Guinness Book of World Records, and its notoriety

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LAKE GEORGE Ñ Thousands of people were drawn this past weekend to enjoy family-oriented activities of the ambitious Festival for the Lake, which raised money to help protect the lakeÕ s ecology. For three days, the villageÕ s main drag, Canada St., was cordoned off, as was Beach Road. A wide variety of craft vendors sold their wares to passersby, with all pledging a portion of their proceeds toward the villageÕ s efforts to combat aquatic invasive species. About a dozen bands performed over the three-day street festival, which featured a childrenÕ s carnival, a craft fair, a climbing wall, casino games and plenty of beer and wine. SundayÕ s activities included crowning of the Queen of the Lake, awarded to community pillar Virginia Henry, who instituted craft festivals in the village 37 years ago, as well as serving for decades as a village employee, most recently as the municipalityÕ s Deputy

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