| Jawonio starts online auction to raise funds
Since its inception 60 years ago, Jawonio has been raising money to help support programs for people with disabilities. On Friday it began a new fundraising effort with the launch of an online auction, one of the first by a nonprofit organization in Rockland County. The auction, which offers 90 items of art, collectibles, sports and movie memorabilia, vacations, jewelry and more, will continue for four weeks. Many items were donated; others were collected for golf outings or were bought specifically for the auction. All proceeds will go toward helping people with disabilities and special needs. Jawonio hopes the new Web site and online auction will work hand-in-hand to publicize its work and programs, as well as become a new tool for fundraising.
Stealer of artifacts gets prison
A 45-year-old Big Island man was sentenced Wednesday to a year in federal prison for his part in the theft of native Hawaiian artifacts from a burial cave in Kohala. John A. Carta of Kailua-Kona admitted to leading a collectibles dealer to the cave and assisting him in removing the items on June 17, 2004, in exchange for $200 and an old car. According to his lawyer, Carta made replicas that the dealer sold to tourists. Carta had pleaded guilty in federal court on May 26 to conspiracy to sell or traffic in native Hawaiian artifacts, violating the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren also sentenced Carta to a year of supervised release. Carta, a first-time offender, received the maximum penalty of one year in prison.
Thieves get $1 million in antiques
WEST PALM BEACH -- Andrew Vogel was at the verge of tears when he spoke of his stolen trailer carrying 4,000 English antiques worth about $1 million.
Vogel, 43, and his wife, Kelly, were staying at a tucked-away Hampton Inn Hotel near West Palm Beach last week and were headed back to Chicago after the Winter Antique Show in West Palm Beach.
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Antiques At The Temple
Flamingo Promotions and the Sisterhood of Temple Judea are pleased to anticipate spring with the 16th Annual Antiques At The Temple on March 18, 2007! Short & Sweet & chock full of Treasures, this long standing, respected benefit for the Temple Sisterhood will be held at Temple Judea of Manhasset, 333 Searingtown Road, Manhasset, NY. Outstanding professional Antiques Exhibitors from the Tri-State area will showcase 19th & early 20th Century Pottery, Porcelain and Glassware; Victorian and Country Furnishings; Fine Art, Photography and Sculpture, Americana and Primitive Furnishings; Antique Dolls and Toys; Estate & Antique Jewelry; Art Nouveau & Art Deco Lighting and Bronzes; Art Glass, including Tiffany; Vintage Books & Ephemera; and many other fine Antiques & Vintage Decoratives. A special feature found only at Flamingo Shows will be Antiques Appraisals by popular TV personality and Appraiser John Bruno, from 1-4pm at $5/item.
ALEXANDRIA ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM
Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Suite 327, Alexandria. TuesdaysFridays, 10 a.m.3 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sundays, 15 p.m. Free. (703) 838-4399. Permanent: "A Community Digs Its Past: The Lee Street Site," exhibit features artifacts from the excavation. .
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