Watauga Humane Society Hosts Rummage Sale Aug. 20, 21 By Mike Shands One of the High Country’s largest rummage sales takes place this weekend in Boone. The Watauga Humane Society will hold its 22nd annual rummage sale Friday and Saturday, Aug. 20 and 21 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the National Guard Armory in Boone. Dee Dundon, the humane society’s president, said volunteers have been working diligently this week to sort, price and arrange items for the sale. “We’re working very hard,” she said. “We have had more volunteers this year. They have been awesome. Each day we have had about 25 volunteers from the (Appalachian State University) field hockey team.” Volunteer Nancy Ball prices items this week in preparation for the Watauga Humane Society’s rummage sale, which will be Friday and Saturday, Aug. 20 and 21 at the National Guard Armory in Boone. Photo by Marie Freeman Those volunteers have been helping move and sort items such as doors, a Bloomin’ Onion machine, brand new wooden blinds, a musical organ and Styrofoam peanuts. “We’ve got a little bit of everything,” Dundon said. One of the society’s two largest fundraisers each year, the rummage sale boasts a wide variety of items for sale – from appliances to clothes to sporting goods to kitchen items. Other items available at the sale will include shoes, dishes, skis, furniture, books, records, jewelry, Christmas crafts, linens, toys and many more categories. This year’s sale will feature lower prices on several items than previous years, including clothing, Dundon said. “We will be selling most clothes, except for boutique items, for $3 a bag all day Friday and $1.50 all day Saturday,” she said. The sale will also include a vehicle auction Aug. 21 for a 1986 Honda Civic. “It’s hard to make much money off a quarter a piece for things or a few dollars a bag,” Dundon said. “It takes a lot of money to raise the equivalent of a vehicle.” Those who can’t attend the sale can still assist the humane society by making a financial donation. In fact this is a preferred method of helping. Anyone donating funds should make checks payable to Watauga Humane Society and mail them to Dr. Jan Watson – Treasurer, Watauga Humane Society, 200 Casey Lane, Boone, N.C., 28607. For more information about the humane society look online at www.wataugahumanesociety.org. The humane society’s normal operating hours for its animal shelter are 12:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 12:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Its phone number is (828) 264-7865. Dundon said the humane society’s Bare Bones Boutique thrift shop will be closed Aug. 14-25 because of the rummage sale.