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May 2025
Vol. 29, No. 2
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Garage sales —
UNIQUE ANTIQUES — Pat Wallace of Hebron is shown beside his antiques at the Porter County Expo Center garage sale. Those milk cans to the left go back 70 years, Wallace said.
PLENTY IN STOCK — Anjie Minard of Crown Point is seated beside a portion of her garage sale merchandise. Minard was selling home goods, pet supplies, jewelry and holiday items.
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everything everything anything any thing
Text & Photos by STEVE EUVINO Feature Writer You never know what you’ll find at a garage sale. Perhaps that’s what draws shoppers, along with affordability. The Porter County Expo Center in Valparaiso held the first of its biannual garage sales in April. Shoppers feasted on a menu that included beer signs, movie posters, clothes, sports souvenirs, mugs, toys, antique farm items, dolls, handmade birdhouses and even speed limit signs.
A woman, who with her husband has been doing garage sales for 50 years, said the couple keeps selling stuff “before our kids go through it.” Diane Quinn of LaPorte was selling beer signs passed down by her father, a salesman. She said sales tastes vary on the season. Some shoppers, she said, go for “specialty stuff.” Steve Millsap of Jackson Township has been doing garage sales for 15 years. Millsap, who offers a variety, said shoppers “want a good deal, a bargain. If it’s cheap enough, they’ll buy it.”
Anjie Minard of Crown Point offers home goods, pet supplies, jewelry and holiday items. “People are looking for everything,” she said. “It depends on the person. I’ve seen people today buy plants, water skis and Christmas items. It all depends.” Kelly Dola of Valparaiso was offering books and beauty items. She said people are looking for antiques, knick-knacks and “cheap stuff.” Dola said she shops for “anything that might catch my eye.” Pat Wallace of Hebron was Continued on page 2
MERCHANDISING — Janet Ling of Portage arranges jewelry at the Porter County Expo Center garage sale. Ling also offers pottery and records.
FRIENDLY CONFINES — These birdhouses handmade by Dan Shultz of Schererville were available at the spring garage sale at the Porter County Expo Center in Valparaiso.
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