Spring cleaning, summer buying

When Hank Leffingwell woke up Saturday morning, he didn't think he would be up against a swarm. "They hit us like a bunch of piranhas," he said.

The Community Wide Garage Sale was a quick success for the Leffingwells, who say they were able to sell their big ticket items right away.

Most sellers were pleased with the turnout and a couple of the more rural sellers were surprised at the amount of people they'd had. A couple sellers were disappointed in the foot traffic, especially compared to past years when the Bump-N-Run was scheduled for the same day and attracted out-of-town buyers.

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