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Times -Advocate, September 6, 1989
Yard sale - This was a typical scene at the well -attended fourth annual Stanley township community
yard sale.
Successful Stanley yard sale
By Joan Beierling
VARNA - The community yard
sale held at the Varna Ball Park
over the weekend was very success-
ful. Keep housecleaning and save
your valuable treasured junk for
next year's yard sale.
:New business in Varna
Willis and Joanne Walper have
opened a shop in the Harold's Hob-
by 1-Iut•building. The Bayfield resi-
dents will have their shop open on
a regular basis. Joanne has just
completed a year's course at Fan-
shawc College in London on furni-
ture.
They do hand stripping, repairs,
glazes and lacquer coatings on all
kinds of furniture, new or old. Feel
free to go in and browse and get to
meet Joanne and Willie.
Welcome to the village and we
hope your business is a success!
.Harold Peck is gradually moving
his business to his home: He will
be in Varna on the weekends till the
middle of October.
Coming events
Wednesday September 6 the Var-
na Youth Group meet at the church
at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday September 7 the Varna
Farmers' market at Museum
MILTON - Come celebrate Onta-
rio's bountiful harvest at the Onta-
rio Agricultural Museum. As part
of the annual Harvest Festival, the
museum hosts its first-ever Farm-
er's Market on Sunday, September
10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Local producers will offer visitors
the• opportunity to purchase a wide
variety of home-grown produce in-
cluding vegetables, apples, honey,
and preserves. In addition, several
Commodity Boards and Associa-
tions will be on hand to provide in-*
formation regarding Ontario grown
food.
Other features 'f this years
'Harvest Festival and Farmer's Mar-
ket' include 19th century craft dem-
onstrations, a heavy horse plowing
match, farming and domestic activi-
ties performed by costumed inter-
preters.
Tractor -drawn wagon rides, picnic
and catering facilities, and a gift
shop featuring Cinadiana souvenirs
are available.
1989 marks the Museum's 10th
anniversary and visitors are invited
to view a site which has grown to
include over 30 buildings and dis-
plays.
To reach the Museum, located
just west of Milton, take Hwy. 401
to Exit 320 or Exit 312 and follow
the signs. Come enjoy a day in the
country this fall and take part in
this bountiful event.
U.C.W. meet at the church 'at 8
p.m.
Sunday School starts next week
(September 10) in Varna and Gosh-
en. Anyone new wanting to come
out to Sunday School ,or anyone
wanting to teach is quite welcome!
The Bayfield Minor Hockey Reg-
, istration for 1989-1990 is to be
held at the Bayfield Municipal
Building on Saturday September 9
from 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon, and
Thursday September 14 from 7:30 -
8:30. Registration fees for Tykes,
Novice, Atom, Pee Wees as fol-
lows: First child $100., second
child $90.00 and third child (family
rate) $250.00.
There is also a pre -tyke group
ages 4 and 5 at $25.00. This in-
cludes power skating. There will be
referees needed and family passes
available. Next Minor Hockey
meeting will be held on September
18 at 7:30 p.m.
A reminder of the family fun
baseball to be held at the Varna Ball
Diamond on Sunday September 10.
Parents vs players! The schedule for
the afternoon is front ball diamond:
):00 T -ball, 1:30 girls, 2:30 Squirt
boys, 3:30 Pee Wee girls, 4:30
Bantam boys. Back ball diamond is
1:00 Tyke mixed, 1:30 Mite boys,
2:30 Squirt girls, 3:30 Pee Wee
boys, 4:30 Midget girls. At 5:30
there will be a potluck supper and;
will be on rain or shine. Please at -1
tend.
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Art print scam investigated
TORONTO - Ontario outdoor art
admirers and Ducks Unlimited com-
mittee volunteers are the targets of
fly-by-night sales persons making
false claims about the sources of.
the merchandise they are peddling to
individuals mainly through busi-
ness offices.
Currently under investigation by
the Ontario Provincial Police anti -
racket squad, is a widespread prac-
tice by representatives of an art dis-
tribution company operating in the
province merchandising art prints as
products sanctioned by or originat-
ing from Ducks Unlimited Canada.
Since the waterfowl conservation
organization is widely known to
handle specially commissioned or
acquired outdoor art reproductions as
a means of raising funds, several in-
dividuals have believed the sales
pitch of the travelling sales persons
into paying up to several hundred
dollars for prints they were told
originated with DU Canada. A com-
plaint has been laid by Ducks Un-
limited and charges against the per-
petrators are pending subject to on-
going full investigation.
According to Dave Gray, manager
of Contributor Services for DU
Canada, the sales people have been
telling potential customers through-
out Ontario that special
"commemorative edition prints sets
are being handled on behalf of DU
Canada, or are surplus from DU -
sponsored banquets, or are DU
prints acquired through estate sales.
Art sets including images of
pheasants, wild turkeys, Canada
geese and mallards are being pre-
sented as Ducks Unlimited limited
edition prints with the signature of
"Ken Zylla" on each piece. Another
set, also including Canada geese,
mallard ducks and pheasants bear
the surname "Hartley" on each
print. According to Gray, no artists
by those names have produced any
works for Ducks Unlimited.
The artwork, in virtually all in-
stances, has been printed on poster
paper of a grade much lower than
would be acceptable for collectors
of art.
Gray says Ducks Unlimited Cana-
da is working closely with the OPP
to halt the operation since the mis-
representation adversely affects the
reputation of the organization as a
source of genuine limited edition
wildlife art of good quality.
Gray points out that individuals
who purchased DU Canada art re-
productions at previous DU fund-
raising events •say, from time to
time, re -sell their acquisitions.
This is normal procedure for any
art collector and is encouraged as
one means of keeping the ,market
active. Potential buyers of these
items who are not familiar with
DU art or artists may wish to veri-
fy the title and artist. To do this
they should contact the Ducks Un-
limited Canada office in Barrie at
(705) 726-1650 or the head office
of DU Canada at 1 -800 -665 -
DUCK.
An indication of the aggressive-
ness of sales persons representing
one of the distribution firms is the
Auction part of
DU banquet
The caption beneath the Ducks
Unlimited photograph in last
week's issue inadvertently omitted
the fact that the organization's an-
nual auction is part and parcel of a
banquet - tickets for which must be
purchased in advance from a Ducks
Unlimited member at a cost of $35
each. The Times Advocate regrets
any misunderstanding or inconven-
ience caused by this omission.
We are ready to meet
T
H
recent case where a salesman
walked into the DU Canada office
in Kingston and attempted. to sell
his "DU sanctioned art" to the per-
son in charge of.handling DU mer-
chandise. The salesman claimed his
•company -was associated with DU
Canada,and was aiding the organi-
zation in its fund raising program.
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