Last Chance: Roseville's Mega-Garage Sale Today

For garage sale afficionadoes, today (Saturday) will be time to be on the prowl for bargains, rare finds and assorted treaures in Roseville.

Roseville is holding its fourth annual city-wide garage sale from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with nearly 100 homes scheduled to participate in the extravaganza. .

A complete list and map of homes participating in the city-wide garage sale are on the Roseville City web site. Click here for the link.

The Roseville Police Department has safety tips for holding a garage sale.

One hundred ten homes participated in the third annual Roseville garage sale  in 2011, up from 85 homes that participated in 2010  but down from the inaugural year when there were 130 homes on the garage sale tour.

The scoop on the city-wide garage sale? The idea was sparked by resident Mary (Nelson) Sherpa.

In an interview with Roseville Patch last year, Sherpa said she approached Roseville officials in 2008 about holding a community-wide garage sale because she had seen them in other cities like Woodbury and Falcon Heights.

Sherpa said the Roseville garage sale is a great way to attract people from outside the city to come and visit many homes within a short distance. And for residents holding garage sales, the event is a good way to recycle household goods and items they no longer want or need anymore, she said.

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