KINGSTON - The second annual Kingston Outdoor Market was held Aug. 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kingston Orchard. The event, which saw 12 vendors, drew around 150 people. It raised more than $1,000 for the Kingston Parks and Recreation Department.
In addition to vendors, it featured a barbecue and a duck race, said Ann Miles, a member of the parks department, who ran a booth at the event with her husband, John, for Miles End Lodge Bed and Breakfast.
"It went really well," Miles said. "The weather held and we had good vendors. I think everybody had a real good time."
Vendor items included baked goods, pickled foods, pies, homemade aprons and heating pads, fresh produce, ice cream, Hearts of Gold cantaloupe from Fallon and custom jewelry.
Staley Kent, of Fallon, gave haircuts and the Kingston Volunteer Fire Department sold T-shirts, hats and other items.
The parks department sold beer, wine, soda and water, Miles said. It also sold five shade trees that went immediately, Miles added. A locust, a red maple and a red ash were among the trees sold. Miles also sold frozen fruit bars for the parks department.
Around 150 meals were sold at the barbecue, which started at 11 a.m. It was cooked and served by members of the parks department and consisted of hamburgers, bratwurst, salads, chips and soda or water for $6 a plate.
"It went great," Miles said. "The food went fast but there was enough to go around."
There were 22 raffle prizes donated by individuals and vendors and also purchased by the parks department. Prizes included garden hoses, pickle jars, wine glasses and tools.
Miles and her husband won the grand prize of a portable gas barbecue, valued at $200, which they donated back to the parks department. It was then won by June Manhire.
The duck race attracted around 50 people. The ducks were $5 each. Bernice Sargillo won $50 for first place. Crystal, from Las Vegas, won $25 for second and Matt Francis won $10 for third. Sargillo donated her winnings to the parks department, Miles said.
Miles added that the event was such a success that they are planning to hold it again next year and expand it to include a community yard sale.
The money from the event this year will go toward fixing up and installing irrigation in Lee Baker Park and the Kingston Orchard, building a pavilion in the Orchard, new grass in the Orchard and purchasing different types of park equipment, Miles said.
In the past two years, volunteers have put in the pond and planted trees in Lee Baker Park and the Orchard, Miles said.
More than 200 people from all over showed up at last year's outdoor market and there were 20 booths. More than 175 meals were served during the barbecue.
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