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Edmonton Journal
15-07-2025
- Business
- Edmonton Journal
Historic painting at Bar U gift shop mistakenly sold for 'fraction' of its value
The volunteer group that runs a gift shop at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site hope to retrieve a painting mistakenly sold last week. Article content The Friends of the Bar U Historic Ranch Association says the painting, Bison on the Western Range by Corrie Buwalda, was purchased on July 8 at the Pekisko Creek General Store, a gift shop at the Bar U Ranch, about 70 kilometres southwest of Calgary. Article content Article content Article content 'It was the perfect storm,' Laurie Rowe, a director with the volunteer organization, said Tuesday. 'We had a sick call and we ended up having a brand-new staff member open up the gift shop.' Article content Article content About 15 minutes after opening the store, she was asked by a man if the painting was for sale. With no price on the painting, the staff member looked it up. The painting, purchased at cost a year ago, had never been changed from inventory to an asset, so it looked like it was available for sale. Article content 'Our staff member was so proud because she could look it up on our computer, and it was there,' said Rowe, adding that a sold sticker had fallen off the painting. Article content The employee then gave the man a price, which was 'a fraction' of the painting's value. Article content 'I said to her, 'you did your job,' ' said Rowe. Article content The Friends of the Bar U know little about the man who bought the painting, other than that he's in his mid-50s, also bought two souvenir pens for his kids and 'knows quality,' said Rowe. Article content Article content Bison on the Western Range, which imagines the land before it became a ranch in the foothills, gives people a sense of why you'd want to put a ranch there, said Rowe. Article content And its frame, by artist Donna Murray, is a 'one-off,' she said. Article content 'Not only the teepee poles that are the frame of it but (also) the hand-pounded copper and the horsehair braiding,' Rowe said of the frame. Article content If the painting is returned, the man will get his money refunded — and 'a big hug' from Rowe. Article content As the sale was not a crime, the Friends of the Bar U is relying on media and social media to help bring the painting home to the Bar U, which had 17,000 visitors last year. Article content The Friends of the Bar U, whose president is former Mantracker host Terry Grant, have at least found something in the situation to laugh about, said Rowe. Article content 'Even Mantracker needs help to bring this painting home and track it down.'
Calgary Herald
15-07-2025
- Business
- Calgary Herald
Historic painting at Bar U gift shop mistakenly sold for 'fraction' of its value
The volunteer group which runs a gift shop at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site hope to retrieve a painting mistakenly sold last week. Article content The Friends of the Bar U Historic Ranch Association says the painting, Bison on the Western Range by Corrie Buwalda, was purchased on July 8 at the Pekisko Creek General Store, a gift shop at the Bar U Ranch, about 70 kilometres southwest of Calgary. Article content Article content Article content 'It was the perfect storm,' said Laurie Rowe, a director with the volunteer organization, on Tuesday. 'We had a sick call, and we ended up having a brand-new staff member open up the gift shop.' Article content Article content About 15 minutes after opening the store, she was asked by a man if the painting was for sale. With no price on the painting, the staff member looked it up. The painting, purchased at cost a year ago, had never been changed from inventory to an asset, so it looked like it was available for sale. Article content 'Our staff member was so proud because she could look it up on our computer, and it was there,' said Rowe, adding that a sold sticker had fallen off the painting. The employee then gave the man a price which was 'a fraction' of the painting's value. Article content 'As I said to her, 'you did your job,'' said Rowe. Article content The Friends of the Bar U know little about the man who bought the painting, other than that he's in his mid-50s, also bought two souvenir pens for his kids and 'knows quality,' said Rowe. Article content Article content Bison on the Western Range, which imagines the land before it became a ranch in the foothills, gives people a sense of why you'd want to put a ranch there, said Rowe. Article content And its frame, by artist Donna Murray, is a 'one-off,' she said. Article content 'Not only the teepee poles that are the frame of it but (also) the hand-pounded copper and the horsehair braiding,' said Rowe about the frame. Article content The man will get his money refunded for the painting — and 'a big hug' from Rowe. Article content As the sale was not a crime, the Friends of the Bar U is relying on media and social media to help bring the painting home to the Bar U, which had 17,000 visitors last year. Article content The Friends of the Bar U, whose president is former Mantracker host Terry Grant, have at least found something with the situation to laugh about, said Rowe. Article content 'Even Mantracker needs help to bring this painting home and track it down.'
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Yahoo
Coweta County Deputy Henderson returns with new K9 partner
The Brief Deputy Blaize Henderson is back on the streets with a new K9 partner after the death of his previous dog in a shootout following a high-speed chase. Henderson and K9 Draco completed their training this month. The department purchased Draco after a local businessman stepped up to pay the cost of a new dog, following K9 Titan's death. ATLANTA - We have an update on a story out of Coweta County about a sheriff's office K9 who was killed in the line of duty last year. His handler was injured in that same shootout with an armed motorist. The deputy, now with a new K9, is back on the streets after recently completing training. Local perspective It's a story of triumph over tragedy involving Coweta County Sheriff's deputy Blaize Henderson and Draco. "Blaize and Draco, along with a couple of our other handlers, graduated from K9 school on April 4, so they are just recently getting out of school," said Sgt. Mark Storey of the Coweta County Sheriff's K9 Division. The backstory Last November, Henderson and his partner at the time, K9 Titan, confronted an armed motorist after a high-speed chase. The man opened fire, wounding Henderson, and as Titan rushed to engage the man, he was shot to death. Storey says Titan's sacrifice protected Henderson and others from further harm. "We lost Titan. Titan did the most fantastic thing a K9 could ever do. But we had to take some time, step back, and help Blaize continue in his law enforcement career and K9 handling career, and we've done that with Draco." What they're saying They began working together earlier this year. Like Titan, Draco is a multipurpose dog trained in apprehension, tracking, and drug detection. The sheriff's office says business leaders competed with each other after Titan's death to purchase a new dog for the department in a show of community support. Draco was the result of that effort, and the sheriff's office says it is grateful for all the support it has received. Henderson and Draco graduated this month and are now on the streets. Sgt. Storey, the man who trained them both, says they've delivered. "Draco is going to be fantastic, young, energetic. He has developed a relationship with Blaize now. You can just see it. And I am excited to see what they contribute," he said. We caught up with Henderson and Draco at Mantracker, the law enforcement training exercise sponsored by the sheriff's office that draws K9 teams from across the southeast. Henderson says he's recovered from his injuries from last November. Interestingly, his patrol car still has Titan's name on the back window where the K9s ride. Henderson and the sheriff's office say they just haven't gotten around to changing it. But, they say this is a story that's getting better by the day. "He's going to be a father soon. He graduated from K9 school. It's turned out to be a fantastic story," Storey said. The Source FOX 5's Doug Evans spoke with the Coweta County Sheriff's Office for this report.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Yahoo
K9 ‘Mantracker' training underway in Coweta County
Residents of Coweta County may see more marked police patrol vehicles from law enforcement agencies across the state this week. The Coweta County Sheriff's Office is hosting its annual 'Mantracker' training from Tuesday through Thursday. The annual event began in 1991 as a focused training for K9 units and their handlers. The department says it has grown into one of the Southeast's largest public safety training events. Some of the training sessions are exclusive to law enforcement, while others offer K9 training for actively employed public safety professionals like fire, EMS, and emergency communications workers. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: Kemp signs lawsuit reform bill into law. Why some are happy, others worry of unintended consequences Atlanta church accused of labor trafficking in lawsuit Insurance Commissioner's office has recovered more than $100 million for Georgians [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
