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Big parking-lot sale enters its final day at former Mannings Cafe site; all proceeds benefit The Herald

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Sayre Custer of Oakridge puts finishing touches on a display of Halloween decorations on sale at this weekend’s big fund-raiser to benefit The Herald. Doug Bates/The Herald

By DOUG BATES/Editor/The Herald — Looking for a bargain on school clothes or Halloween decorations? How about tools or small kitchen appliances? Shoes? Bedding? Furniture?

It’s all there, and more, at a large parking-lot sale that concludes Sunday, Aug. 29, on the corner of Highway 58 and River Road in Oakridge. Longtime residents will remember the site as the former home of Mannings Cafe across the highway from the Blue Wolf Motel.

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Jeff Lee of Oakridge donated this Don Colp wood carving to this weekend’s parking-lot sale to benefit The Herald. The carving, a salmon, went on sale Saturday morning priced at $50. Doug Bates/The Herald

All proceeds will be donated to Highway 58 Herald, the nonprofit digital news site that serves Oakridge-Westfir and other communities along the Highway 58 corridor.

George Custer, president of The Herald’s board, said Saturday was “a great first day” for the two-day, multi-family event. “Lots of good furniture, clothes, tools, electronics and plenty of toys are still available for sale.”

“We will also be accepting cash donations for The Herald,” he added.

Highway 58 Herald is published by volunteers as a free public service aimed at providing community journalism no longer produced by the private sector. No subscription is required to read The Herald; readers may simply go online to Highway58Herald.org to access local news, information and commentary that is updated every day of the week.

Launched on Feb. 28, The Herald has relied on donations and modest advertising to cover expenses during the first six months of operation. Expenses include website maintenance, utilities and supplies for The Herald’s offices, and pay for a part-time bookkeeper and office manager. Proceeds from the Aug. 28-29 parking-lot sale will help with these needs.

The Herald’s nonprofit status became official on Aug. 15 when the board of the Institute for Nonprofit News, INN.org, voted to accept Highway58Herald.org as its newest member.

Items on sale include gently used high-quality furniture and lots of clean, nearly new back-to-school clothes.  Shoes for boys, teens and men are on display as well as tools, sporting goods and memorabilia.

Custer said the sale will also offer more than 50 Xbox games, four sets of golf clubs, “very nice men’s dress shirts and slacks” and many boxes of books that can be purchased at bargain prices.

“Each purchase, big or small, will go toward helping the Highway 58 Herald,” Custer said.

 

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