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to ervie-men to e pre their
appreci ion for them putting
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right Center Altern -
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cepti . Under the direction
of Sial Studies In tructor
Bett' Price, the tudent ent
. ,orce Re erve M ter Ser-
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G ed at Selfridge Air Force
"8e, p id visit. to the tu-
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S�ool la t Tue day.
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the card and that it was very
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p pie back home supported
til .
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homecoming from Vietnam
when he wanted to hide his
uniform and the homecoming
he received returning from the
Gulf, which made him want to
St. Benedict'
to celebrate
76th Lemon
Fe tlval
by DERRICK c. LEWIS
Stall Writer
If you're bungry, looking for
some fun, need some
household items, or nt to try
your luck, make sure you at­
tend St. Benedict's Church's
Lemon Festival this Saturday
and Sunday, May 18-19.
When you get there you'll
find food, games, a rummage
salei and a raffle with a grand
prize of $1,500.
�ccording to St. Benedict's
Secretary Vivian Talbert, the
an)1Ual event is part of their'
c0!6munity outreach and a
fuodraiser for the church.
tf..astor Frank Berge presides
ov� the approximatly 150
m�lIlber church, composed
mo tly of senior citizens.
.
�BE €HURCH also runs a
sch"Ool from preschool to
eig'th grade.
:talbert indicated the stu­
debts will run the games and
their parents will provide
leDron pies, from which the fes­
ti� is named..
�arishoners will provide
f06� for the event, which will
sariify the discriminating palet
wiih a variety of entries.
�albert said the church is
notJl separate entity within the
community and that all are wel­
come.
She indicated people
thought you had to be white,
rich or Catholic to attend the
festival. She said this is not
true saying she wasn't rich or
whit� but that she is a Catholic.
The festivities will run from
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the rum­
mage sale will run from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. and there will be a
'pancake breakfast Sunday.
Talbert says for everyone to
come out to worship and have
fun together.
BIKE AUCTION
The Bike Auction ha
been rescheduled for
ATURDAY * JUNE 1,
1.991 at 10 A.M. In the
AST PARKING LOT of
t1lghland Park police
t tion In pectlon at
:30.
1 0 Spee�s * Mlni-Blkes*
Dirt Bike * Lawnmowers
CASH ONLY
h. Citizen Adv. 6118 & 5/28
medic I ev cu -
New York De igners take
the Motor City by storm
By Debora Culp
Correspotuknt
The month of May really got
started with a tremendou bang
when Full & Fabulous,Inc. and
Bigin' Origin I joined forces to
show Michigan ide of the
fa hi on indu try that hasn't been
seen before.
Robert Wit on, Pre ident of
Bigin' Original along with hi
colleague and fellow de ig­
ncr: Fr ntlin Rowe, "King"­
Charles Bartley, nd their
female counterpart "We t", flew
in,to town for a pecial hawing
and the Dayna Eubanks TV
Show.
Franklin Rowe. of Rowe In­
ternational, ba years of ex­
perience nd accrediation in the
fashion and garment industry
and has created quality high
fashions for such notables as
Vocalist Regina Bell and Super­
star Grace Jane.
Rowe i . the proud presenter
of a unique line of men wear
through his "Rowe-Men" collec-
tion.
THIS SEL CTION of
fabric, color and tyle m terlal-
, ized becau e of the tounding
reaction nd demand for the
men wear. Franklin' go I nd
dre m re m ny, but one in
p tlcul r i the t rgeted date in
1992 when he plan to execute
the "Frankie Doe Hollywood"
-dream ... tay tuned!
"We t" ha been known to be
a rna ter at her craft in all
a pect t and thi include every­
thing from her diver e ability to
match color and texture, to her
unu ual and much ought after
Boustier ' . When a lady �ears a
West Boustier (or any We t crea­
tion) he can count on heads to
turn and enquireie to flourish.
Other than being the personal
designer for the ong tyli t,
Roberta Flack, he has also
designed piece for actres Phyl­
lis Stickney and Charmaine
Nevilles, of the Neville
Brothers.
NEW YORK DESIGNERS - (l-r) Franklin Rowe, "West" (lady),
Robert Wilson and Charles Bartley. (Photo by Thomas Perry)
M . Stickney appeared in
both, the television special (now
on video) The Women Of
Brew ter Place nd a current sil­
ver screen film, New Jack City.
Charles Bartley who is also
ffectionately called the King
becau e of hi royal appear nee
and demeanor that he di plays
when wearing hi stately ethmc
wear, specializes in ethenic
wear and headwrap . King has
hi own g lIery in New York that
di play his clothing and ethenlc
wear. Starting as a designer at
the ge of 12, Bartley has moved
far ahead b'ecau e his designs
and headwraps are seen nation­
ally. In ddition, Charle's crea­
tions and de ign can be found
In every vein of the church,
especially hi church.
Robert Wilson will continue
to prove to, be a po itive ex­
ample to all in the bu iness.
The name of his corporation
"Blgin" mean everything ha a
beginning, and Wil on has
shown some of the country'
toughest critics ju t that with his
brainchild, ·Bigin". Robert is
man 0 ml ion equipped with
. hi exclusive line of furs and
fashions for women and men.
This line includes a special set­
ting for the fuller figured
woman, or as he states, the
woman th t has a little more to
offer.
SOME OF HIS long term
goals include making Bigin' a
household name and laying a
secure format for our youth.
The dynamic quartet came to
Michigan as special guests of
Sharon DuMas President of Full
& Fabulous, Inc. to perform
their talents and give tpe mid­
west a general idea of what
should be expected when they
return in the latter part of June.
For information about how
you can be involved or ex­
perience a memorable fashion
fantasy explos ion, call the
Bigin' midwest office at: (313)
538-7993.
world, he told hi
udience,
HIGHLAND PARK
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The Highla.id Park Community Hlg� School ·Parll Bear.·
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Ing for capturing back-to-back national title In parllalDeDta.,
procedure. (Photo by D. Lewis)
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