Palouse Habitat for Humanity store helps in two ways

Becky Miller tends the till at Surplus Sale which raises funds for Palouse Habitat for Humanity.

Volunteers Mike Madsen, left, and Jim McCloskey load a recently purchased dresser.

Need something for the house? Want to help someone else get a house? The Palouse Habitat for Humanity Surplus Sale store is one of those places where both can be accomplished at once.

“We’re a thrift store for home improvement materials,” said Jennifer Wallace, Palouse Habitat for Humanity executive director.

“We launched it basically as an intermediate garage sale in 2012.” The store was all volunteer-run the first...