(1 of ) Karen Niehoff, director of The Crescent Montessori School of Sonoma, helps Melanie Saweliew find just the right thing. The school, now closed, held a garage sale there last Saturday, August 18. Almost all the school's contents - books, tables, chairs, microscopes and much more - were for sale. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(2 of ) Karen Niehoff, director of The Crescent Montessori School of Sonoma, gets a hug from parent Rebecca Porrino., during the school's garage sale on Saturday, August 18. The school, housed at the Sonoma Community Center, has now closed most of its classes. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(3 of ) Karen Neihoff, director of The Crescent Montessori School of Sonoma, helps Cindy Acker at the school's garage sale last Saturday, August 18. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(4 of ) Dwight Coddinton was the cashier at theThe Crescent Montessori School of Sonoma's garage sale last Saturday, August 18. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(5 of ) The Crescent Montessori School of Sonoma has closed most of its classes. Housed at the Sonoma Community Center, the school held a garage sale there last Saturday, August 18, which included books, tables, chairs, microscopes and much more. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(6 of ) Parent Kina O'Brien in the primary class of The Crescent Montessori School of Sonoma, the only class that will remain open. The school, housed in the Sonoma Community Center, has closed all the other classes. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(7 of ) Karen Niehoff, director of The Crescent Montessori School in Sonoma at Saturday's garage sale. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(8 of ) Two-year-old Bella-Sofia Andrews finds a way to amuse herself at The Crescent Montessori of Sonoma's garage sale. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(9 of ) The Crescent Montessori School of Sonoma has closed most of its classes. Housed at the Sonoma Community Center, the school held a garage sale there last Saturday, August 18, which included books, tables, chairs, microscopes and much more. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(10 of ) Karen Niehoff at Saturday's garage sale. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(11 of ) The Crescent Montessori School of Sonoma held a garage sale last Saturday, August 18, in it's former classrooms. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(12 of ) Housed at the Sonoma Community Center, the Crescent Montessori of Sonoma held a garage sale there last Saturday, August 18. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(13 of ) The Crescent Montessori of Sonoma's garage sale was held on Saturday, August 18. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
(14 of ) The Crescent Montessori School of Sonoma held a garage sale there last Saturday, August 18 at The Sonoma Community Center. (Photo by Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune)
