{"id":96390,"date":"2024-05-23T13:36:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T13:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelandmark.com\/?p=96390"},"modified":"2024-05-23T13:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T13:36:26","slug":"paxton-lions-organize-annual-townwide-yard-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/2024\/05\/23\/paxton-lions-organize-annual-townwide-yard-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Paxton Lions organize annual townwide yard sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"byline\"><em>By Kristen B. Payson<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Editor<\/em><\/div>\n<p>PAXTON \u2014 Despite a drizzle that turned into a steady rain, the Paxton Lions Club carried on with the annual townwide yard sale on May 18.<\/p>\n<p>Booths aplenty were set up on the town common, and a map of more than 20 yard sales in town was available to bargain hunters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96391\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96391\" src=\"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/05\/05-21-07-437066_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/05\/05-21-07-437066_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/05\/05-21-07-437066_1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/05\/05-21-07-437066_1.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PAXTON &#8211; Lions Bill Cutting, left, and Sheryl Chapman, sale organizer, stay out of the light rain at the May 18 Paxton Townwide Yard Sale. Photo Credit: Kristen B. Payson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96392\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96392\" src=\"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/05\/05-21-07-437067_1-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/05\/05-21-07-437067_1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/05\/05-21-07-437067_1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/05\/05-21-07-437067_1.jpg 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PAXTON &#8211; The basement of First Congregational Church was filled with yard sale treasures &#8211; and was dry &#8211; for the townwide yard sale May 18. Photo Credit: Kristen B. Payson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Lions Club member said that the organization takes in about $1,000 each year from the event, from the sale of listings on the map, town common booth space, map sales and the Lions&#8217; own booth. Proceeds go to the Lions&#8217; philanthropic efforts, including annual scholarships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kristen B. Payson Editor PAXTON \u2014 Despite a drizzle that turned into a steady rain, the Paxton Lions Club carried on with the annual townwide yard sale on May 18. 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