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Jonathon Naylor Editor Yard sales have earned a special place in the hearts of local bargain-hunters. Each Saturday morning throughout the early part of summer, they flock to these temporary marketplaces in search of inexpensive treasures. Sometimes the mission is a bust, turning up only cracked coffee mugs and VHS movies no one was interested in when people still watched movies on VHS. But when a legitimate deal is pinpointed, the sense of satisfaction among the patrons is palpable as they dig into their pockets for change to cover their tabs. Those sorts of bargains were plentiful last Saturday, June 4, as deal-seekers eagerly descended on the upper-level parking lot of the Victoria Inn. There, about two dozen vendors manned tables of second-hand commodities through the Inner Wheel Club of Flin Flon's 11th Annual Boot Sale. 'Steady' "It was really quite steady right from about 11 until 1 o'clock," observed Agnes Mills, one of the organizers, adding that the official start time was not until noon. Once all the bills are in, Mills hopes the fundraising sale will generate between $900 and $1,000 for worthwhile community and international projects. Hot dog sale The Inner Wheel charged a fee to all of the vendors while also hosting a successful hot dog sale. The term "boot sale" comes from England, where vehicle trunks are called "boots" and sales of this type are commonplace. The Inner Wheel is a service group made up of the spouses of members of the Rotary Club.
