Medina Lions have busy day for annual community yard sale

By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 3 June 2023 at 10:17 pm

Photos by Ginny Kropf: Phyllis Winters, Lions Club president Jim Punch and Donna Bushover stand at the four corners of downtown Medina, getting ready for the annual Community Yard Sale. Winters and Bushover handed out maps showing location of yard sales and Punch set out some of the equipment available in the Lions’ Medical Loan Closet.

MEDINA – With nice weather, 34 participating vendors and hundreds of shoppers, the Medina Lions are proclaiming their annual Community Yard Sale a “resounding success.”

“We couldn’t be happier,” said chairman Jim Hancock.

The chicken barbecue sold out, the Weinermobile (which traveled the streets during the sale so shoppers could grab a hot dog and not have to stop for lunch) sold out, the Lions’ food booth at the Olde Pickle Factory did very well and 70 percent of the Lions membership turned out to help, Hancock said.

“And I am amazed at how many people there were out and about,” he said.

Lions members, including Phyllis Winters, Donna Bushover, president Jim Punch, Dave Bellucci and Dean Bellack were at the four corners of Main and Center streets at 8 a.m. to hand out maps of the yard sales to passersby. Those who wished, could make a donation for the maps. Punch brought out wheelchairs, walkers and canes to display.

“I want the public to be reminded that we have these things to loan out at our Medical Loan Closet,” Punch said.

Brenda Cherry of 504 Park Ave., Medina, puts out clothing in her yard sale early this morning.

Many people took part in the yard sale, including Brenda Cherry of 504 Park Ave. She has participated other years, and sometimes she has done well, and other times not so well, she said. She enjoys doing it and it’s a good way to get of things she can’t use.

There’s no telling what shoppers would find at the location advertised here at the corner of West and Park avenues.

“I like the opportunity to help someone who might need something I have, and it helps the Lions and the community,” she said.

Some families combined their goods into one large sale. Shoppers could find almost anything they were looking for, and often things they weren’t looking for.

Rob Klino on West Center Street had his sale, but went across the street and bought something from his neighbor.

At the Olde Pickle Factory, vendors included everything from baked goods and jewelry to fancy dishes and books.

OCALS, Orleans County Adult Learning Services, annually has a book sale at the vendor show.

“You can’t believe how many books we sell,” said Don Colquhoun, treasurer of OCALS.

This morning Pam Schuner, Carolyn Wagner and Kathy Punch were running out of room to display all the books that had been donated. Books included everything from baking to World War II.

Rob Robinson and his band entertained at the vendor fair, and the crowd really enjoyed them, Hancock said. “Everything went very well.”