By ANNA GILGOFF

Special to The Press

At the community yard sale sponsored by the New Tripoli Fire Company, two pavilions and numerous stands were packed to the brim with a vast variety of items for home, garden and individuals that might even make Amazon Prime blink.

In addition to individual vendors, two food trucks — Nesting Box and Bagel Bus — were on hand selling their specialties.

Shoppers moved briskly from stand to stand, stopping when a particular bauble caught their eye.

“Almost my whole family lives here, but we’ve never been to this park before,” Alexandra Boyle said, who was there with her family. “We like the Nesting Box ice cream.”

Vendors came to Ontelaunee Park from far and near on July 20.

“I made almost $200 in the first hour,” Pauline Mowery from Lancaster, said.

She said tools were her biggest sellers.

“I was here in June, too, and it was the tools that went then, too,” Mowery said. “I’m happy as long as I’m making out this good.”

Some vendors were seasoned sellers.

“We did Lynnville and other places,” Debra Schuck said. “I used to have six antique shops from Lancaster to Route 100 to the Poconos.

‘We used to do Renningers at Kutztown, too.”

“Everyone keeps picking up these ricers.

“I sold an Atlas wooden box to a lady whose family used to work for them.”

Shelly Hafler was also at the sale at Neffs Church.

“We do the Neff’s Church sale every year, so we packed everything that didn’t sell there and brought it here,” Hafler said. “And we encourage bargaining.

“The less we can take home, the better.”

The colorful creatures at Michelle and Ryan Kibler’s stand tempted youngsters to stop and admire the 3D creations.

According to Ryan Kibler, business was “pretty good, with a good amount of people stopping by.”

“I do this more for a hobby and to keep myself busy,” he explained. “A couple of years ago, I had an injury on my foot and 3D works for me.”

At Eileen Rupp’s stand, there was a wide variety of items from which to choose.

“My wife makes the ceramic trees and cookie jars,” her husband, Maynard, said. “We go to Leesburg, Coopersburg and Ag Hall, where two times a year they have a gigantic garage sale in March and November.”

At a voter registration booth, Claire Kukielka and Linda Swankoski from the Lehigh County Republican Committee were happy to provide voter information.

“It’s great to be part of the community,” Kukielka said. “We’ve been going to nursing homes and gun shows to register people.”

“We’re just trying to get the vote out, answer questions and encourage older people to do a mail in ballot for extra insurance,” Swankoski said.

Vendors could secure a table in advance for $10 dollars, with proceeds going to the New Tripoli Fire Company.