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Twentieth ANNUAL "GREAT U.S. 50 YARD SALE"

  "THE NATION'S YARD SALE"

MAY 17-19, 2019

GENERAL INFORMATION

SPREAD THE WORD

COORDINATE A COUNTY

COMMUNITY IDEAS

INFO FOR SELLERS

INFO FOR BUYERS

CONNECT-TO-COUNTY

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Twentieth Annual Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale will be held Friday-Sunday, May 17-19, 2019.  The yard sale started in 2000, stretching across most of Indiana.  The goal is for it to grow into a Coast-to-Coast event held each year on the weekend before the Memorial Day weekend.  The Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale also serves to promote tourism along U.S. 50, to unite the many diverse communities, to provide opportunities for fund raising by civic organizations, to aid the environment through recycling,  and to serve as an opportunity for individuals to enjoy a great weekend of sales.

While promoted as a yard sale, the actual sales are limited only by the imagination and law.  Individual communities and businesses along U.S. 50 are encouraged to have special promotions during this weekend.  Vendors, especially antique and craft dealers, from all over the U.S. are welcome to join us.

This is a non-sponsored event, meaning that it is not promoted by any particular organization, but represents the efforts of volunteers and those who wish to promote their communities.  As such, the nature of the sale will vary along the route.  U.S. 50 is Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC.  It is Wyatt Earp Blvd in Dodge City, Kansas.  It crosses mountains and deserts, as well as farm land.  In some communities U.S. 50 is now a super highway and the sale route might follow Old 50.  With such diversity, many decisions will have to be made at the local level. The best source for specific and up-to-date information is to follow the Connect-to-County links.

The official yard sale is over three days.  There are no set hours.  (If you have ever had a yard sale, you know that advertising set hours never works).  Also, given the nature of yard sales (and the history of last year), it is probable that many individual households will not decide to participate until just a day or two before the sale dates.  The best option for buyers is to locate a participating county and then just head down the road.

IMPORTANT:  Please note that all sales are subject to local laws.  Also, no one is to set-up, sell, nor park on the state right-of-way at any time.  U.S. 50 is both the Loneliest Road in America and an extremely busy highway.  Safety is a primary concern.  All sellers should allow for parking and everyone should avoid being on the state right-of-way.

SPREAD THE WORD

The National Coordinator for the U.S. 50 Yard Sale is Tom Taylor of North Vernon, Indiana.   totaylor@seidata.com   While the sale is still in its infancy, last year¹s experience showed if you build it, they will come.  A key to making this sale a success is to let people know it exists.  Please forward the  www.route50.com  site to friends.

Media outlets are encouraged the include information about the yard sale in their broadcasts/publications.  Merchants along U.S. 50 are encouraged to post signs advertising the event.  Especially desired would be volunteers willing to receive some flyers via e-mail and then to print and distribute them, either by posting them in a community or having them available as handouts in a shop.  Contact   totaylor@seidata.com   if you want some flyers.  You do not need permission to spread the word, as all publicity is welcome as a key to the event's success.

COORDINATE A COUNTY

The nature of such a large event requires the need for coordination on a local level.  The word coordination is perhaps too large as the person is more of an information source than a coordinator.  Businesses, organizations, and individuals set up their own sales and the coordinator really has no responsibility in those areas.

 The primary responsibilities of a County Coordinator are:

1.  Help advertise and promote the sale within the county

2.  If there are needed decisions relative to local needs, make those decisions. (Examples: U.S. 50 is now a bypass, so a decision is made to follow Old 50. or a small community wishes to have a community-wide yard sale, as opposed to limiting it just to U.S. 50.)

3.  Serve as a contact for two groups of people - Those from out of town looking for selling space and locals with space to rent along U.S. 50.  (The easiest thing is  just to keep a list of those with space to rent, either on a web page or where it can be quickly e-mailed back.  The coordinator is not involved in setting prices nor any other aspect of deal making other than just providing information about who is willing to rent space.)

4.  Answer e-mailed questions from those seeking information.

5.  Contact local law enforcement a week before the sale and ask that they help patrol the route during the sale, particularly factors related to safety.

It is essential that a local coordinator be on e-mail.  It would be ideal if the coordinator could have a web page where information could be listed as to known sales sites, contact information for those offering space for rent, hotel/motel information, and restaurant information.  This, however, is ideal - not required.

NOTE:  IN BECOMING A COORDINATOR, THE INDIVIDUAL AGREES TO HAVE THEIR CONTACTS LISTED ON THE CONNECT-TO-COUNTY LINK ON THE 
< WWW.ROUTE50.COM > SITE.

Ideal candidates for county coordinators would be local tourism officials, local newspapers, local radio stations, antique stores, etc.  Media are welcome to become a local sponsor and use the event for their own promotional purposes.  This stated, we also welcome individual community-spirited citizens who just want to help.

If no coordinator is listed for your county and you want more information about becoming the coordinator, contact < totaylor@seidata.com >.

COMMUNITY IDEAS

The Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale is a perfect opportunity for schools, churches and civic organizations to make money.  It can also be coordinated with other community activities into an overall theme.

1.  Recycling -  Many communities have spring recycling days.  The most environmentally friendly type of recycling is for the item to be put to a new use by someone else.   If your community has a recycling day, why not schedule it the week after the sale?  Rather than taking a working stove to the landfill, try selling it first.

2.  Business Promotions - U.S. 50 remains the Main Street of many communities in America.  Perhaps the local Chamber of Commerce can encourage sidewalk sales and other promotions during the Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale.  Motels and Restaurants can also run special promotions for the sale weekend.

3.  The Yard Sale as Fund Raiser -  It is likely that there will be out-of-town sellers looking for places to set-up.  A school, church, or civic organization can locate a large parking lot or field and set-up space for vendors.  This space could be rented out for the weekend.  If you gathered enough vendors, you could also charge a small fee for parking or for entry.
(This fee is not taxed or usable for  a tax deduction it goes straight to you wallet.)

The Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale is generally free, but most potential buyers would be willing to pay a dollar or two parking/entry fee if they knew there were, say, 100 vendors in one spot.  If the local Band Boosters can attract 100 vendors and charge them, say, $30 set-up fee for the weekend, that is $3,000.  If 2,000 people visit and pay $2 entry fee each, that is another $4,000.  The organization earns $7,000 that weekend.  It is less time involvement than a month-long candy sale and 100% of the proceeds stay with the organization.  
The money made by the boosters may or may not be taxed before arriving at it's final destination. You may have to check any online tax preparation programs to be completely sure of this.

4. Sowing Seeds -  The Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale attracts visitors along a route they might otherwise not travel.  Having once visited, it is likely that many will want to return at other times of the year.  This is a great opportunity for communities and businesses to have promotional materials available for distribution.

INFO FOR SELLERS

The fun of The Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale is that it can include the sale of anything legal.  Each seller is in charge of his/her own sales site.  In many ways, the U.S. 50 Yard Sale could best be described as ³regular yard sales, but everybody having them the same day.  The following additional information may be helpful-

1.  Safety and the Law -  All sellers must abide by local laws regarding such sales.  All sellers should also consider safety, being particularly careful about providing off- road parking for buyers.  No one is allowed to sell, nor park on state right-of-way.

2.  Individuals Living Along U.S. 50 -  Persons selling in their own yards are not required to do anything (subject to local law) other than arrange their own sale for May 17-19, 2019.  As a courtesy, however, it would be nice to contact the County Coordinator so that she/he has some sort of idea of where sales will be located.

3.  Businesses -  As with individuals, businesses do not need permission to participate in this event, but are encouraged to help promote the U.S. 50 Yard Sale by referring to it by name in any related advertisements.  They are also encouraged to inform the County Coordinator of their efforts so that she/he will have that information.  Local antique shops are particularly encouraged to coordinate with one another and to help to promote this event.

4.  Sellers from Out of Town Needing Space -  You are first encouraged to check the Connect-to-County list to find participating areas within your region.  Please check this regularly as the list will change weekly all the way up to sale week.  You should then contact the appropriate County Coordinator to ask for a list of individuals/clubs/ businesses offering space for rent.  You may then directly contact those offering space.

5.  Sellers Living Near U.S. 50 -  One lesson learned from last year was that many people who lived from a block to a couple miles off U.S. 50 wanted to participate in the sale, but did so by erecting signs such as Yard Sale, Three Blocks South.  While persons are welcome to do this, experience shows that  many buyers, particularly out-of-town buyers, focus on making a ³straight run² on U.S. 50 and do not go to these side sales.  We welcome all sellers - the more sellers to more buyers who will come.  This stated, we also believe most sellers will benefit by finding space on U.S. 50.

INFO FOR BUYERS

The nature of this event is such that it is impossible to provide anyone with a list of sales prior to the sale dates.  Many sales will be held by individual families in their own yards and they do not need permission of the organizers to participate.  The best advice for buyers is to go to the Connect-to-County page.  Locate a county that has a coordinator and click the link to that person to ask for information about that county¹s participation.   It was this writer¹s experience last year (the second year of the sale) to travel a twenty-five mile section of U.S. 50, not knowing what to expect.  What was found was 75+ sales, including several sites with multiple vendors.  (There was another stretch of about fifteen miles where I found no sales.)  

While the sale route will generally follow U.S. 50, it may detour in specific communities to follow the Old Route or for other routes.  Where communities make such changes, it is anticipated they will post signs.

Please remember to park safely and never park on state right-of-way.


CONNECT-TO-COUNTY

This list will be updated weekly.  For information about becoming a County Coordinator, contact Tom Taylor < totaylor@seidata.com >.  Join the fun, volunteer, and have your community included.

To get more information about The Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale for specific locations, 
please click the appropriate link:  
For additional exposure, list your garage sale for free at

CALIFORNIA

 Sacramento County

 El Dorado County


NEVADA

Fallon

 Douglas County

 Carson City

 Lyon County

Bread of Life Christian Fellowship
Contact Becky Melendez
10042 Hwy 50 East
Moundhouse, NV 89706
We are having a Yard Sale, Carnival and a Health and Safety Fair. 
We will be having a Bounce House for the children, 
Food, Games and a Fun time.
Email:  or call (775)-220-9696
For yard sale booth: Call (775) 246-9997
For Health and Safety Fair: email: 

Dayton
Stagecoach Economical & Environmental Development Services.
Contact person:  Margot Easley
Phone (775)-721-2493
PO Box 1956  Dayton, NV 89403.
Email doiteasley@aol.com

Silver Springs

St. HUGHS OUTREACH CENTER
4280 US HWY 50. Silver Springs, NV
  (775)-577-9606

Is holding their Annual Spring Fundraiser Craft Faire during The Great American Yard Sale 
May 18 - 119th   8am - 3pm
Spaces Available at $5.00 per day.
You must provide your own table, sun shade, and seating.
Our contact person is Pat Avery. The phone number is 775-577-6555 
and email is educ8er29@hotmail.com to get a space  

Antique Link & Collectibles
Located at the corner of Hwy 50 and Hwy 95A
1060 S. Hwy 95 A
(775)577-9106
www.antiquelinknv.com
Spaces available for FREE on a first come bases. 
You must set up in line with the front of our building or behind that line to be off NDOT right of way.  
You must clean up after your self.

 Churchill County

   Lander County

 Eureka County
Patty Bice
Eureka County Economic Development Program
P.O. Box 753, Eureka, NV 89316
 Tel: (775)237-5484, Fax (775) 237-5175
Email econdev@eurekanv.org
www.eurekacounty.com

Sale will be Saturday May 21, 2016 8AM - 3PM 
along Hwy 50 in front of the Courthouse.

 White Pine County
Wayne Cameron
Executive Director
White Pine Chamber of Commerce
636 Aultman Street
Ely, NV 89301
775-289-8877
www.whitepinechamber.com
www.elynevada.net
wpcc@whitepinechamber.com


UTAH

 Millard County

 Sevier County

 Emery County

 Grand County

COLORADO
   
 Mesa County

 Delta County

 Montrose County

The Downtown Development Authority in Montrose is going to host a Highway 50 Yard Sale in Montrose.
We will be closing 3 blocks (300-500 block) with Yard sale on Main Street and Sidewalk sales from the stores downtown.
The event will take place on 5/21 from 8am-4pm.
Space on main street will be rented for $10 for a 10x10 space.
The cost of the space goes to offset the permit to close the street. 

Please let me know if you have additional questions.
Thanks, Allison

2019 Ridgway Parking Lot Sale

Location and directions
From Montrose, take Highway 550 south to the Highway 62 intersection. 
Turn right onto 62, and continue one-third mile to North Railroad Street (right before Town Park). 
Take a right on North Railroad and go one and a half blocks past the public library - you will see our sale in the parking lot! 
This year's sale is a fundraiser for the Ouray High School French Club's trip to France.

Saturday May 18
8:00-1:00

For more information    
Taylor Chase
email:  tchase@ouray.k12.co.us     
970-325-4505 ext. 6406

 Gunnison County

 Chaffee County

Salida Business Alliance is having a garage sale at Collegiate Peaks Bank
Contact: Vickie Sue Vigil at the Mountain Mail, 539-660
Donated items can be dropped off at Collegiate Peaks Bank 
on Friday, May 15th from 5 to 7 pm, or Saturday, May 16 at 7am

Town of Poncha Springs
Diana Heeney
Clerk/Treasurer - Phone 719-539-6882
E-mail clerk@ponchaspringscolorado.us

Town of Maysville, CO
South Arkansas Landowners Association
Yard Sale at the Red Schoolhouse in Maysville
Right on the South side of Highway 50
Plenty of safe parking off of the highway - kid and pet friendly!
Lodging available - just ask!

You may miss Maysville but you can't miss the Red Schoolhouse!
All proceeds go the the restoration project.
We have GOOD STUFF - Clothing for work and play, Camping, Sports, Hunting.
Furniture, Household, Kitchen. If you want it we'll go home and get it!
For information contact:  Michael Meyer
Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001533914806
E-Mail maysvilleco@gmail.com


 Fremont County 

Town of Cotopaxi
Catherine L. Bland
Phone:719-942-3221
Fax:  719-942-3072

CANON CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE "PROSPECTORS" 

WILL HOST THE HIGHWAY 50 YARD SALE!
May 18 & 19, 2019

PRIMARY LOCATIONS INCLUDE:
DEPOT PARK at 9th & HWY 50 
SEVERAL  BUSINESSES ALONG HWY50 WILL ALSO BE PARTICIPATING IN PARKING LOT SALES!
the spaces AT THE PARK are limited and are available  beginning March 28th 

IN ADDITION TO YARD SALE,.....STOP BY and enjoy other weekend activities which will be posted as they are being planned: 

the ROYAL GORGE BRIDGE AND PARK WILL BE OPENED featuring the amazing  "suspended" bridge over the Arkansas

ROYAL GORGE DINOSAUR MUSEUM WILL BE OPENED  stop by and see T-REX and many more ! 

 CONTACT: DEE STUBBS for Hwy 50 Yard Sale  BY EMAIL  after March 28, 2019  
:  deespace2001@yahoo.com  

North of Jerry Murphy Blvd just off Highway 50 ( Canon   City  exit east) - 
The University Park Neighborhood will be participating 
in the Cost to Coast Yard Sale.  
There will be signs posted along the route showing individual homes 
participating in this special event.  
There will items from soup to nuts, small items and large items.  
Kids will be selling coffee and donuts, 
there will be food stands and Penelope will be present 
to answer questions as well.  
This neighborhood consist of approximately 400 homes.  
Contact Linda Neff (712) 543.1687 <marlin4952@hotmail.com> 
for further information.

Canon City
Space available
101 Tunnel Drive (corner of U.S. 50 and Tunnel Drive)
Fri May 15 & Sat May 16th from 8am-3:30pm.
Shelli Tezak - e-mail <s_tezak2@msn.com
call: 719-671-1788

 
Pueblo County

Otero County

 Bent County

 Prowers County

KANSAS

 Hamilton County

 Kearny County

 Finney County

 Gray County

 Ford County

 Edwards County

 Stafford County

 Reno County

 Harvey County

 Marion County  

Trisha Branson Florence
Email bransontrisha@gmail.com
We plan on having a sale. 

 Chase County

 Lyon County

 Coffey County

 Osage County

 Franklin County

 Miami County

 Johnson County

MISSOURI

 Jackson County

 Johnson County

 Pettis County

 Morgan County

 Moniteau County

 Cole County

 Osage County

 Gasconade County

 Franklin County
I
 St. Louis County

ILLINOIS

 St. Clair County

 Clinton County

The Breese Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Community Wide Garage sale 
on the weekend of May 17, 18, 19 – 2019

Contact information: Shelly Schadegg
Business Administrator
email:  sschadegg@breese.org

500 N. First Street
Breese, IL  62230

Office|   618.526.4495
Mobile|   407.928.5746

 Marion County

 Clay County

 Richland County

Contact Lisa or Lauren 
at email us50salerichlandco@gmail.com 
or Facebook at US50YardSale. 

ATTENTION RICHLAND COUNTY!
Time is running out but we can still put together some sales along US 50 or Old Route 50.  
If you have a yard, parking lot, building, or an unused field, you can rent out a booth space.
if you have 1 or 100's of spaces available please contact me.
You are in control of the terms of usage of your land.

If you have items to sell, or a business or organization to promote and 
would like to find space to fit your needs,
Please email me and I will get back to you within 24 hours.  
Please put "US 50 Yard Sale" in the subject.

 Lawrence County

Paula L. McKim
Administrative Assistant
Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
619 12th St
Lawrenceville, IL 62439
Phone- 618-943-3516 
Fax 618-943-4748
www.lawrencecountyillinois.com
e-mail:  

INDIANA

 Knox County
Shyla Beam - Executive Director
Vincennes/Knox County Visitors & Tourism Bureau
779 South 6^th Street Road
Vincennes, IN 47591
Phone: 812-886-0400
Phone: 800-886-6443
http://www.vincennescvb.org
Email info@vincennescvb.org 


 Daviess County &  Martin County

sbobbitt@dcchamber.com

In collaboration with the US 50 Yard Sale, 
Daviess County will be having the Rail Fest on Main Street & Depot Street in Washington, 
Heartbeat of Washington Battle of the Bands and Vendor Fair on Main Street 
and Wool Fiber Arts Fair at the Conservation Club in Washington.

Space Available - Decker's Bakery, corner of U.S. 50 and SW 2nd ST.
Decker's Bakery is willing to let people set up on their lot.

                         Angle Inn in Washington will have approx. 10 spaces available for people to
                                   set up booths. The address is 710 W. Natl. Hwy 50.

                          Yoder’s Automotive, Corner of US 50 and SW 2nd St, east side of parking lot.  

Martin County Chamber of Commerce
martincountychamberofcommerce@gmail.com--

Carolyn Parsons-Downey
108 Mill St.
Loogootee IN  47553
812-295-4093

Lawrence County


Executive Director
Lawrence County Tourism Commission
533 W. Main St.
Mitchell, IN 47446
Phone: 812-276-2074  Cell: 812-583-1081
800-798-0769 Fax: 812-849-0168
www.limestonecountry.com

TIMELESS TREASURES
Contact:  Beck Allen
1749 US HWY 50 E
BEDFORD, IN 47421
Tel.: 1-812-276-2074
E-MAIL: beckstimelesstreasures@gmail.com

 Jackson County

Jane Hays
Jackson County Visitor Center
100 N. Broadway Street
Seymour, IN 47274
Phone 1-812-524-1914
Toll free 1-855-524-1914
Fax 1-812-524-1915
E-mail: jane@jacksoncountyin.com

Brownstown Lions Club, Brownstown, IN
has has FISH FRY in conjunction with the US 50 yard sale
We are at the Jackson County Court House Square, 
at approx.  92.7 mile marker
Contact: John Wm. Spurgeon, Sec.
Email: john@jcia40.net

 Jennings County

Jennings County Visitors Denter
375 N Hwy 3&7
North Vernon, IN 47265
Tel: 1-812-346-4865
Tel: 1-800-928-3667
e-mail <visit@Jenningsco.org>

Rockey Top Truck Stop - 100 Space available 
six miles west of North Vernon
Tel: 1-812-346-9909

Amvets Post 7 
North Vernon
Hunter Dean & Kathleen Patton
Commander
Email: dkpattons@gmail.com 
 Parking lot sale off of Hwy 50 this year!

 Ripley County

The US 50 Yard Sale will be held in Ripley County May 17-19th
Ripley County Tourist Bureau
220 East U.S. 50, P.O. Box 21
Versailles, IN 47042
Tel: 1-812-689-7431
e-mail ripleycountytourism@gmail.com
www.ripleycountytourism.com

 Dearborn County

OHIO

 Hamilton County

Community of Riverside
Gilday Recreational Complex
3450 Southside Ave (at River Rd), Cincinnati, OH 45204

Saturday, May 16, 8a-3p
Many vendors, lots of stuff!
Contact for booth info: Pam Zelman, 513-382-6195

The Village of Cleves (45002) 
will be participating in the "Great US 50 Yard Sale".
You can find us on 
www.cleves.org or www.facebook.com/villageofcleves

 Three Rivers Education Campus 
will be participating in the "Great US 50 Yard Sale" 
on Saturday, May 21, 2016, 8:00am - 12:00pm.
Located in the school parking lot on Cooper Road just of US 50.
Sponsored by the Taylor High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
www.threeriversschools.org/threeriverseducationalcampus.aspx

 North Bend
Buckeye Trading Post will be participating
Yard Sale on the Property
We are open each day from 8 am to 5 pm
May 17, 18, and 19
11294 US Highway 50
Contact: Shannon Vinson  
phone 513-353-0284 - cell 812-584-1100
Email shannon5@zoomtown.com   
www.buckeyetradingpost.com

 Clermont County
City of Milford - City-Wide Yard Sales
Lori Pegg, Community Services Manager
745 Center Street, Suite 200
Milford, OH 45150
Phone: 513.248.5092
Fax: 1-513-248-5096
www.milfordohio.org
www.facebook.com/milfordohio
e-mail: lpegg@milfordohio.org

 Brown County

 Highland County

Kim Abbott
Economic Development Coordinator​
City of Hillsboro
Heather Collins
Special Administrative Assistant
City of Hillsboro
130 North High Street
Hillsboro, Ohio  45133
P (937) 393-5219
F (937) 393-0516

www.hillsboroohio.net
https://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-Hillsboro-Ohio/346976258735592
“This institution is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.”

 Ross County

 Vinton County

Sojourners is a nonprofit youth development organization.
We will hold a yard sale on Friday, 16 and Saturday , 16  May
 on our campus at 605 West Main Street in McArthur, OH on US Route 50.
We will sell lots of collectibles, dolls, comic books, wrestling cards, 
candles and candle holders, party supplies, and wrapping paper.
Shelly Horvath
Director of Communications
Email shellyhorvath@yahoo.com

Americorps*VISTA - ReUse Industries
Emily Camm
Volunteer Coordinator
740-698-8200 ext 15

 Athens County

Mike Kubisek  
2731 Lottridge Road
Guysville, OH 45735  
Phone:740 818-5243
Email mikekubisek@live.com

 Washington County

Marietta-Washington County CVB
119 Greene Street 
Marietta, OH 45750
1-800-288-2577
e-mail: info@mariettaohio.org