Great Rate Hot And Cold W ith an interest rate this great, don't Tapper's Diamonds and Fine Jewelry is holding its winter coat drive in the middle of the summer. wait! Get your Certificate of Deposit STEVE STEIN STAFF WRITER today! • Minimum Deposit $1,000 • Monthly Compounding Call: Ann Arbor (Downtown) Ann Arbor (Main Centre) Bloomfield Hills Farmington Hills Grosse Pointe 18 MONTH CERTIFICATE 665-4030 665-4080 258-5300 737-04-44 882-6400 For All Other Locations Call Our Republic Information Center 1-800-968-4425 7AM-7PM M-F Tapper's co-owner Howard Tapper with some of the winter coats collected this month. REPUBLIC BANK MEMBER FDIC • Annual Percentage Yields (AM) is accurate as of June 6, 1994. Substantial Penalty for early withdrawal. Limited Time Offer. Not Valid with any other offer. WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE 30' to 50% OFF American Heart Association Select Quilt and Bumper Groupings Layettes Our Specialty Always 20% OFF baby and me Maternity • Children's • Layette 4301 Orchard Lake Road (at Lone Pine Road) Crosswinds Mall West Bloomfield, MI 855-3214 No charges • All sales final. Not applicable to previous sales or layaways • No layaways Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-5:30, Thurs.1 0-8 WE TAKE EXCEPTION TO WHAT YOUR MOTHER TAUGHT YOU. YOU SHOULDN'T EAT EVERYTHING PUT IN FRONT OF YOU. You should avoid foods high in cholesterol. Its a fact, a high blood cholesterol level sub- stantially increases your chances of developing heart disease. By cutting down on fatty, rich foods, you can do yourself a big favor. You could lower your blood cholesterol level and reduce your risk of heart disease. For more information about a planned and balanced diet, contact your American Heart Association. We'll give you some free advice on how to plan a diet good for life. I is mid-July. The days are sun- ny, hot and steamy and the nights are balmy. But the folks at Tapper's Diamonds and Fine Jewelry in Southfield are thinking about snow, below-zero wind chills and winter coats. Yes, Tapper's is in the midst of its fourth annual winter coat drive in cooperation with the Lighthouse of Oakland County, a nonprofit emergency services agency for county residents with branches in Pontiac and Clarkston. Customers who bring a clean, wearable winter coat into Tap- per's during July will receive a gift certificate worth $10 off a pur- chase of at least $50. The certifi- cate is good through Dec. 31, 1994. Donors can drop off more than one coat, but only one cer- tificate a family is allowed. Tapper's has become the largest contributor of coats to Lighthouse. During the past three years, the store's customers brought in more than 1,200 coats for the agency. Coats are being dropped off at the Twelve Mile Road store at a steady clip. The garments will be delivered to the Lighthouse, which already has a waiting list for them, in early August. "We're a community-based business, and we feel compelled to give back to the community that has been so good to us," said Tapper's co-owner Steven Tap- per, who launched the coat drive four years ago along with a Tap- per's employee, buyer Laurie Harris. "In the cold of winter, a coat is worth its weight in gold." Lighthouse, founded in 1972, is the oldest agency of its type in Oakland County. While maintaining a philoso- phy of helping people help them- selves, Lighthouse provides food, clothing, housing, transportation, prescription drugs and other needs. About 60 clients a day re- ceive emergency food supplies from the agency. While all coats are appreciat- ed, children's coats are especial- ly needed. "As soon as it gets cold, we re- ceive many calls from teachers who tell us they have children in their classes who need coats. Then we deliver the coats we col- lected from Tapper's," said Cecil- ia Moore, Lighthouse program director. LI Propper Way Of Doing Things The Israeli cabinet held its first session on the 1995 budget under the pall of Manufacturers Asso- ciation president Dan Propper's broadside against the govern- ment's economic policy. Mr. Prop- per claimed the government was leading the economy into crisis. According to Mr. Propper: The Bank of Israel mistakenly estimated in the summer of 1993 that inflation would come down to 8 percent annually, and low- ered interest rates accordingly.