First Junk-in-the-Trunk on May 17

IOLA – The Iola Revitalization Committee will be holding their first ever Junk-in-the-Trunk event where people can come and sell items from their car.
The event will be held May 17 at the Iola Car Show grounds, 350 Chrome Place, and will be next to the Old Car Show building. Guests and venders will need to go through gate four.
The Iola village-wide rummage sale weekend is taking place May 15-17, which coincides with the event.
The event is open to anyone that wants to participate, you do not have to be a resident of the Village of Iola to sell your items, you just need to register and pay for a spot.
In order to register you will have to go to the Village Hall in Iola, 180 South Main Street, and sign up in the main office.

The event costs $10 if you sign up prior by May 12 and $20 at the gate if you decide to set up a sale last minute. It is open and free to the public wanting to come and shop.
This price includes four parking spaces. Tents, tables, or even just the trunk of a car can be used to sell items.
“It’s nice to have everything all in one location rather than driving all over the place,” said Heather Hoyord, one of the organizers of the event who works with the Iola Revitalization Committee. “If you don’t want to set up a space, come shop at the event and check out what we have for sure.”
Hoyord said venders can set up tables, trailers and tents anyway they would like as long as it fits within the four spaces allotted.
“We thought it was a good idea because sometimes, for example, people like me—I don’t want to host a great big [thrift sale] at my house. I just have a few items,” she said. “If people are participating in the citywide maybe they have things that didn’t sell that they could bring on Saturday.”
Hoyord said that Otto’s Bar, which is next to the Special Exhibit Room in the Iola Car Show main building, will be open and selling refreshments.
Venders can start setting up at 7 a.m., and the event is open to shoppers from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hoyord said the event is relaxed. Items can be priced prior to arrival or a seller can barter and negotiate prices. Sellers are free to set something up a certain way or only sell a handful of items.
The proceeds from the event will go back to the Iola Revitalization Committee to use to continue to revitalize the community.