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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-09-06, Page 12Page 12 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. 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First year with Cook's Pauline .McCann - Grain Merchandiser, 1lensali r rears with Cook's 1{race Lament - Centralia Branch Manager. 15 years with Cook's , Division of Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited 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. 1 Now Open Flower Fantasy I125 King St., Hensall, (at Sears order office) Fresh and silk arrangements • For every occasion Warehouse Clearance Sale of all 1989 MOFFAT Appliances Large display, good prices We service what we sell S50 Instant Rebate on Laundry Pair Drysdale Major Apliances Hensel Ontario The Place to Buy Appliance - 262 -2728 Open Daily Fri. - 9 p.m. E FALL RUSH. 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