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Warren’s flea market: One man’s trash may be another man’s treasure

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  • By R.J. Oriez
  • 90th Missile Wing public affairs
F. E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. --  As pet owners on F.E. Warren Air Force Base may tell you, fleas seem to rarely be an issue in Cheyenne. So, how much demand can there be for a flea market?

The turnout at the flea market hosted by the community center staff in Fall Hall Saturday would seem to say the answer to the question is: plenty.

"It started with the idea of just 27 booths inside our multipurpose room," said Juston Taylor, 90th Force Support Squadron community center program manager. "We sold out of those booths the first week we were advertising."

Taylor said he and the staff found room for another 14 booths in the multipurpose room and then had to find room for even more.

"Thankfully, we got the upstairs open where we managed to fit in another 17 booths," Taylor said. According to Taylor, more than 50 booths were purchased by the day of the market. By noon, business was good. Taylor estimated 900 had already visited the flea market.

"Honestly, business has been great!" Sekou Nensala, one of the booth operators, exclaimed. "The turnout has been fantastic. People like what they like. So, they see something that catches their eye and they're going to go for it." Nensala is the husband of Maj. Sondra Nensala, 90th Missile Wing judge advocate office.

Among the items available to catch the eyes of shoppers were crafts, bakery goods as well as a wide menagerie of items found in the back of closets and in the corner of garages.

"It's very interesting, what people are interested in," said Gayle Hill, who had a booth with her husband, Staff Sgt. Charles Hill, 90th Munitions Squadron. "Because one man's trash is another man's treasure is completely correct. I'm pretty impressed by seeing what people like."