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18 | January 17, 2019 | The Mokena Messenger life & arts<br />
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While online shopping has<br />
made finding the right item at<br />
the best price easier than ever,<br />
the era of the flea market still<br />
marches on, even right here in<br />
Mokena.<br />
From jewelry to collectables,<br />
from makeup and<br />
clothing to toys, there was<br />
something for everyone at the<br />
Indoor Flea Market Sunday,<br />
Jan. 13. Hosted by The Mokena<br />
Community Park District<br />
at The Oaks Recreation Center,<br />
the long-running event offered<br />
local residents a chance<br />
to find some hidden treasure in<br />
a comfortable climate. More<br />
than 50 vendors pre-registered<br />
for the event, and an estimated<br />
200 people were in attendance.<br />
Rebecca Phetteplace, the<br />
recreation supervisor of special<br />
events, noted that while<br />
this year’s event was smaller<br />
than in years past, the checkin,<br />
set-up and flow of the event<br />
was much smoother.<br />
“I don’t know if it was because<br />
of more experienced<br />
vendors who had been here in<br />
years past, but everyone was<br />
ready to go. It made things<br />
easy,” Phetteplace said.<br />
Six-year-old Jessica Severns<br />
of Mokena was at the flea<br />
market with her grandmother<br />
for what was supposed to be a<br />
quick browse. But that browsing<br />
quickly turned into a shopping<br />
spree for the excited girl.<br />
Inside her new Minnie Mouse<br />
stroller were just some of the<br />
gems she had found, including<br />
two Minnie Mouse dolls, Lalaloopsy<br />
toys and even a back<br />
scratcher for her mom.<br />
“I’ve hit the jackpot,”<br />
Severns said with a giant grin<br />
on her face.<br />
Being able to make connections<br />
with the buyers at<br />
flea markets is something that<br />
many vendors enjoy most. For<br />
Jessica Severns, 6, of Mokena, says she “hit the jackpot”<br />
with her flea market finds, like this Minnie Mouse stroller,<br />
during Mokena Community Park District’s Indoor Flea<br />
Market at The Oaks Recreation Center Sunday, Jan. 13.<br />
Rochelle McAuliffe/22nd Century Media<br />
Ron Kosary, a vendor from<br />
Oak Forest who sells mostly<br />
online, flea markets offer an<br />
opportunity to engage with<br />
buyers to create a larger clientele.<br />
Kosary is known for<br />
selling jewelry and toys, but<br />
his hot sellers on that day were<br />
his games and vinyl records,<br />
which he sold out of.<br />
“I like to get out before the<br />
big flea markets start opening<br />
up. I come out to flea markets<br />
to socialize and talk to people<br />
who like the same thing. It’s<br />
just a different type of atmosphere,”<br />
Kosary said. “Plus,<br />
I have a good opportunity to<br />
get some good finds before the<br />
market opens.”<br />
Next to Kosary’s booth was<br />
Bob Wunderlich, a Frankfort<br />
resident who has been both<br />
a buyer and seller for more<br />
than five years. Wunderlich’s<br />
booth featured a variety of<br />
toys, including some boxed<br />
Star Wars collectables. While<br />
he admitted he does like the<br />
outdoor flea market more than<br />
being inside, Wunderlich is<br />
just grateful to connect with<br />
people who have similar interests,<br />
and even those that don’t.<br />
“I like dealing with and<br />
talking to people. I enjoy mixing<br />
with people,” said Wunderlich.<br />
“I see a lot of people<br />
who I know at these markets<br />
that are all here to do the same<br />
thing. They’re my friends and<br />
neighbors … It just shows the<br />
community we have.”<br />
The Mokena Community<br />
Park District will host its next<br />
flea market during the Farm<br />
and Barn Fest this summer.<br />
For more information, please<br />
visit the MCPD website at<br />
mokenapark.com.
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