The Haysville Times
By Jeri Shepherd
That time of year has arrived! It is time to pull out the boxes of stuff from the attic and go through what has been hiding in the back of your closet all year to gear up for the 25th Annual City Wide Garage Sale. On August 13 and 14 Haysville streets will be lined with people eager to take what you don’t want or need off your hands.
This Haysville tradition began in 1980 when the Friends of the Library wanted to find a way to raise funds for the library. The Friends of the Library has been around even before the library was here in town. Each year they sell permits and do advertising in the Wichita Eagle and county newspapers to bring people to town.
This is actually the original city garage sale. After Haysville’s first sale with just 50 – 60 homes people from other cities caught on to the idea and took it to their town. A couple of years ago, Haysville had one of the biggest years with around 460 homes.
Calls start coming into the library during February, about when the garage sale will be taking place so people can see if they will be in town.
Permits are still on sale at the library and will be until the day before the sale. For just six dollars you can put your stuff into the sale for the whole week. Without the permit, you will be shut down. So bring your walking shoes and bottled water to join in on the fun you may just find something you did not know you needed.