350-mile-long yard sale gets going

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Posted: 12:27 PM Jun 6, 2008
Last Updated: 12:45 PM Jun 6, 2008
Reporter: KXII-TV Staff
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SHERMAN, Tex. -- Calling all bargain hunters! Cities along Highways 82 and 287 are gearing up for one of the biggest garage sales the area has ever seen.

The Red River Valley Tourism Association is hosting a 350-mile-long yard sale that spans from as far east as Clarksville to as far west as Seymour.

Each city has been asked to come up with an idea to get shoppers out and about, looking for all sorts of knickknacks along the way.

Tourism officials in Sherman have set up booths on the courthouse lawn, and they are inviting everyone out to enjoy the unique shopping.

"You never know what someone wants. It’s just fun for a lot of people. That concept is fun, and everyone is looking for a bargain, and you dig through stuff and you don’t know what you'll find," Shawnda Raines at the Sherman Tourism Office says.

The yard sale kicked off Friday and will go through Saturday.

From The Buzz...

350 Miles of Garage Sale
June 6th and 7th
US Highway 82/287
350 miles of good deals.
Hw 82 East to west
Clarksville, Paris, Honey Grove, Bonham, Sherman, Whitesboro, Gainesville, Muenster, Saint Jo, Nocono,
Henrietta, Wichita Falls, Holliday , Seymour

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Posted by: Anonymous on Jun 18, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Now that was a really well-thought-out statement. Where'd you learn that- in a Dallas school? Whadda maroon. We can do without your kind here.

Posted by: Transplant Location: sherman on Jun 16, 2008 at 08:44 AM
Yep, gimme some cheese then you can eat me.

Posted by: Anonymous on Jun 12, 2008 at 10:53 AM
Transplant: would you like some chees to go with that whine?

Posted by: Transplant Location: Sherman on Jun 11, 2008 at 03:17 PM
I'm not a new resident. And if you look around we got plenty of panhandlers here in town. As long as the hicks keep giving 'em money, they're not gonna go anywhere. This town is soooo odd...

Posted by: Anonymous on Jun 11, 2008 at 09:29 AM
To Transplant from Big D: if you miss city life, we can go down to Dallas, get a couple of panhandlers, and drop them off at your door. Just tell us your address, and we'll get on it. Whatever it takes to make our new residents happy........

Posted by: Anonymous on Jun 10, 2008 at 10:07 PM
If you think it's such a dumb idea guess we won't see you there....Oh well! I happen to like garage sales & flea markets, I have been to a 150 mile garage sale before in another state. It was really fun & I got some great buys.

Posted by: Transplant from Big D Location: Sherman on Jun 10, 2008 at 10:40 AM
I do feel dissapointed frequently in Sherman. Not alot going on...The Chamber needs to be more creative. Just look at downtown. We miss Ginger Nye! She was the tourism lady, and she was the best! The music was alot better at Hot Summer Nights when she had charge of the lineup. She knew her music. I've been here for over 20 years, and the best thing to happen to Sherman in ALL that time was when Target was built. I'm all for living in a small town, but we need more stuff going on...

Posted by: DJ Location: Sherman on Jun 10, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Me and some friends went to the sale. Started downtown Sherman (which was a flop) and drove to Nocona. We did not see any sales, until we got to St.Jo and they were having their town annual sale. We drove downtown Whitesboro and they said, no one promoted it in their town. The once a month sale on the courthouse lawn has really gone down hill.

Posted by: Concerned Location: Denison on Jun 9, 2008 at 12:18 PM
I can't believe you guy's feel this way about your town. You should be trying to support it instead of running it down. A lot of work is put into trying to keep our towns going. I appreciate the effort that's put into keeping our towns alive. The Chamber of Commerce works all the time trying to do this.

Posted by: Transplant from Big D Location: Sherman on Jun 9, 2008 at 10:03 AM
That's the dumbest thing I ever heard. They have that worthless sale all the time at the Grayson courthouse. That's just killing two birds with one stone! Sherman tourism needs to try alot harder!!! This area is lame, lame, lame!

Posted by: Roger on Jun 7, 2008 at 06:49 PM
Wish you would have reported it before it was just about over

Posted by: Butch's Conciousness Location: THe stix on Jun 7, 2008 at 05:22 PM
Think!! its 350 miles long so u dont have to drive the whole thing.. duh!! and whats so dumb about this idea, many poeple love to get off their butts and do something besides criticize things all day on the internet!! some dont though i guess!

Posted by: Ole Cranky Location: Texas on Jun 7, 2008 at 03:34 PM
I would love to see a follow up article regarding this event on whether it was a success or not. People put time, effort, and $$ into setting this up. Was it a waste of the effort or not?

Posted by: JC on Jun 7, 2008 at 02:45 PM
I don't think you HAVE to drive the full length Butch. I'm sure you could just visit the parts near you; support some locals and avoid the crazy shipping costs on eBay.

Posted by: Crude Oil Location: Somewhere under Iran on Jun 7, 2008 at 02:07 PM
Are they selling gas at antique or garage sale prices in the cities along the sale route?

Posted by: Jeff Foxworthy Location: Blue Collar Comedy on Jun 7, 2008 at 12:40 AM
If you buy stuff at a yard sale to sell at YOUR next yard sale.......Yeeeewwww might be a redneck.

Posted by: Grayson resident Location: Denison on Jun 6, 2008 at 11:43 PM
I went to the Grayson county courthouse this afternoon to find three booths of items. Where were all the vendors? I hope other towns have a better turn out. This was such a bad idea to have the 350 mile sale during the heat of Summer? It would have been better to schedule this sale for Spring or Fall.

Posted by: WOW Location: Texoma on Jun 6, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Im with "Dubya"

Posted by: Bubba Location: Texas, stix on Jun 6, 2008 at 09:54 PM
souns like some good Red Neck furn, what the heck is ebay, me wants to no.

Posted by: Butch "Dubya" Hickson Location: The Stix on Jun 6, 2008 at 05:48 PM
This is a dumb idea. With the price of gas being what it is; who wants to drive 350 miles to buy some junk at some garage sale. I'll stay at home on my computer, and buy the stuff I really want on eBay; without wastin' me gas.

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