Neva Livingston almost missed seeing the vintage dress.

She had cut school the morning of Friday, Nov. 7, for a special shopping excursion with Kristin Iovino, her longtime ballet teacher.

Neva has A’s in all her classes at Bloomington High School South and will graduate a trimester early in February. Missing class isn’t a regular thing for this responsible student.

That Friday was Day 1 of the Monroe County History Center Garage Sale. The grand event is held inside a Cook Medical warehouse twice a year, in June and November.

Neva, who loves all things vintage and dresses as if she was living in the 1960s, had never been to the step-back-in-time sale that features furniture, art, collectibles, jewelry and clothing from days gone by.

“My dance teacher said, ‘I know you like vintage, so

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