Jacobs Liquidation holds second annual Vendfest

Sandra McCurdy of the Sausage Stop gives happy customer Joey Campbell her lunch during Vendfest at Jacob’s Liquidation on Friday, June 26.

By Wendy Lamond

On June 26 and 27, Jacobs Liquidation held its second Vendfest, which showcased local vendors with unique finds to sell to the community.

Jacob’s owner Craig Jacobs said they wanted to keep each day to around eight or nine vendors in case the weather turned and they were still able to be under the covered area. The event went from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. There were homemade creations, jewelry, Tupperware, Avon, the Telescope Guy, a registered psychotherapist, author Shalyn Dussiaume and many other options with something available for everyone.

An exciting addition to Vendfest and to Jacob’s Liquidation is the Sausage Stop, a division of Jack’s Fries. Owner Sandra McCurdy will be cooking up sausages and footlongs at Jacob’s Liquidation location, 1911 James St. S St., from Tuesdays to Saturdays this summer, minus a few days where she will be at local events like the Kirkton Fair. They are currently looking at hours but hope to be cooking from 11 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

“We just want to thank all the wonderful local vendors and customers who came out and made this event a success! The feedback was great and the customers loved the diversity of products,” Jacobs shared.

The business is looking at opening four to six vendor spots in front of the store on a regular basis in the summer. Any local vendors interested can email jacobsvendfest@gmail.com or call Jacobs at the store at 226-661-4000.

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