The eighth annual Pickin' Time on 59 -- a 26-mile-long yard sale stretching along Arkansas Highway 59 from Siloam Springs to Sulphur Springs -- is planned for Sept. 27 through 29.
The annual event has grown tremendously with visitors from as far as Tulsa, Okla., Fort Smith, Joplin, Springfield, Mo., and Pittsburg, Kan., according to Kathy Turner, the volunteer coordinator of the Siloam Springs site.
In addition to Siloam Springs and Sulphur Springs, Gentry, Decatur and Gravette will also be participating in the event. Each town is providing a site where anyone can set up the yard sale. Most sites are free, but a few have reservation fees.
There are three sites in Siloam Springs available for the public to use for the yard sale, Turner said. All three have a reservation fee to help pay for portable restrooms.
• Intersection of Arkansas Highway 59 and Shady Grove Road: Twenty-five yard sale sites with room for more at a cost of $20 for all three days. For more information, call Johnny Roberts at 479-228-0729 or Daryl Patterson at 479-549-7028.
• Intersection of Arkansas Highway 59 and Cheri Whitlock Drive: Fifty yard sale sites with room for more at a cost of $30 for all three days. In addition, there is room for Saturday only yard sale sites. For more information call Kathy Turner at 479-549-7616.
• Sassafras Boutique & Antique Shop, located at 4985 U.S. Highway 412 E.: Forty yard sale sites and room for more at a cost of $30 for all three days. For more information call Misty at 479-427-1449 or Kari at 479-238-3035.
Other Siloam Springs sales:
• Furniture 59: Used and antique furniture inside and outside the store, located at the intersection of Arkansas Highway 59 and Chesney Road.
• Davidson Family: Large family yard sale with vegetables, flowers and other items at the intersection of Arkansas Highway 59 and Davidson Road.
Anyone can have a yard sale along Arkansas Highway 59 with permission from the landowner, but sellers are asked to provide parking off of the highway, Turner said. Those who are planning on a sale should contact Pickin' on 59 so the organization can help advertise.
All kinds of items can be sold, including homemade or re-purposed furniture, plants such as mums, lawnmowers, art, jewelry, cars, rocks, antiques, fruits and vegetables such as pumpkins, local honey, pop bottles, picture frames, construction surplus, collectibles, office furniture, car parts, marbles, arrowheads, wind chimes, lawn art, cowboy boots, field tractors, sports equipment and horse tack.
Live animals of any kind cannot be sold, including chickens, goats, sheep, dogs, cats, birds and snakes.
For more information about Pickin' Time or for help with finding a place to set up a sale, call or text Kathy at 479-549-7616.
For information in other towns contact the following:
• Gentry: Contact Janie at the chamber of commerce at 479-938-1498.
• Decatur: Contact Kim at the city of Decatur at 479-752-3912.
• Gravette: Contact Amanda at 417-773-7227 or Beth at 573-263-2663.
• Sulphur Springs: Contact Connie at 479-866-5172 or Carol at 918-837-0456. Sulphur Springs City Park provides a large free site.
For the latest updates or pictures of items for sale, follow Pickin' Time on 59 on Facebook.
General News on 09/19/2018