Marek making money moves

He has been described as focused, hardworking, and keen when it comes to financial matters. He is the definition of a businessman, with the utmost intentions of delivering to others.

Marek Jansin, a business finance major, has worked his way to become the current treasurer of ASO, but for Marek, it's just the beginning.

After first joining ASO, Marek was mentored by the previous and current ASO presidents who helped him find his place as treaserier.

“When I first did ASO, Isha and the previous president Efren Lopez were the first people I approached, and they were the ones who mainly mentored me,” Jansin said. “Through them I learned the basics, and because I was a business finance major, becoming treasurer made the most sense.”

KENDALL SHANNON Reporter @The_Valley_Life

They say every generation the old comes back in style. The monthly Vintage Market comes to Pierce, bringing customers and vendors together to form a community.

Now in its sixth year, the Vintage Market is hosted by Patrice Curedale and Lori Rotblatt. They began small and flourished into what they are today.

“Our first market we had about 65 vendors and by the next month we had about 120. Then the next month we had 150," Curedale said.

Randy Johnson, a local seller, says, “It’s a very nice swap meet. It’s close by. It’s why we’re here.” Presently, the team doesn’t do much outsourcing to find vendors, but rather is referred by other vendors.

If we go to a market and we see someone new that we really like, we make sure to let them know because we’re out in the valley and the other markets are all really far,” Curedale said. “We are always still looking for what we call ‘fresh vintage’.”

The Vintage Market wasn’t always at Pierce College. It first started at the Westfield Promenade, but the market outgrew the area not only because of the vendors, but also because of the new incoming customers.

Some sellers come for more significant reasons, some simply to fuel their hobby.

Johnson has set up shop by selling his father’s old memorabilia.

“It’s just a life-long collection of his, that we’ve decided to try to sell,” Johnson said.

Johnson plans on using his proceeds to take care of his mother. Johnson says some of his father’s collectibles have been in boxes for decades.

Claudius Milton comes by his antiques through his moving company.

“I move people daily and they're always downsizing,” Milton said.

Through people giving him collectibles, Milton has furniture as old as the 1940’s.

However, for people like Clyde Latimer, the market is only to keep him busy.

“It’s something to do. I’m retired,” Latimer said. “I sit at the computer all day long and I look for things.”

But looking for things has brought Clyde to other countries where he’s found crystals to add to his extensive collection.

“One man’s trash can be another man’s treasure,” Mike Guardino said, as he showed off his new bracelet. “I look for stuff that’s unique that you don’t find all the time. I’ve been doing this about 40 years.” kshannon.roundupnews@gmail.com