1
ail is one of the mo t im­
port t item ervice n c n
receive ile e i f r a ay
from home.
urin the Gulf conflict,
. cool children cro the
country sent letter nd c rd
� to ervicemen to expre their
appreci tion for them putting
their live on the line to free
uw it.
. 'Students from Hi hland
. P r 'a Bri ht Center Altern -
ti Hi h School ere no ex-
ception. Under the direction
of Soci I Studies I structor
Betty Price, the tudent eat
. Force Re erve M ter Ser-
• nt Kenneth M.
nt omery a reeting c rd
the ell wi he and igna-
I of her entire cl .
ntgomer y, a re ervist
" the 45th Air Medical
af· cuat ie n Squadron sta-
n - ed at Selfridge Air Force
lB· • paid a vi i� to the stu­
d "s of the Alternative High
S�ol la t Tue day.
• E SAID HE appreciated
the· card and that .it w s very
eacouraging to know that
p pie back home upported
til .
• ontgomery recalled his
homecoming from Vietnam
when he wanted to hide his
uniform nd the homecoming
he received returning from the
Gulf, which made him want to
,St. Sen diet'
to celebrate
76th Lemon
Fe tlval
by DERRICK C. LEWIS
StaJ[ Writer
If you're hungry, looking for
some fun, need some
household items, or want to try
your luck, make ure 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
sak and a raffle with a grand
prize of $1,500.
�ccording to St. Benedict's
Sec etary Vivian Talbert, t�e ,
an)M1al event is part of their
co.omunity outreach and a
fuodraiser for the church.
I'.astor Frank Berge presides
ov� the approximatly 150
m�iober church, composed
m� .tly of senior citizens.
�HE €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
lenron pies, from which the fes-
ti� is named.. .
I!arishoners Will provide
foo� for the event, which will
satiify the discriminating palet
wiih a variety of entries. .
�albert aid the church IS
not) sep rate entity within the
co munity 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 �r
white 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
SATURDAY * JUNE 1,
1.991 at 10 A.M. In the
AST PARKING ,LOT of
Ighlancf Park police
tatlon In pectlon at
:30. *
10 Speeds * Mini-Bikes
Dirt Bike * Lawnmowers
.
CASH ONLY
h. Citizen Adv. 5118 & 15/28
p rt of a world, he told hi
C130 Tr D port ere in ch r e
of ev cu tin t e ounded nd
Ir qi pri 0 ers of r.
ont 0 ery left for the
er i n Gulf in e rly J nuary
nd returned in rcb. Forty-
five-ye r-old ontgomery h
erved in the ilit ry for 17-
ye r nd i leutinant with
the Detroit Police
Dep rtment' Vice qu d.
"You h ve to pi n e rly for
the future, fl id Montgomery,
medic I ev cu - in reg rd to ucceeding in the
New. York oesianer take
the Motor City by torm
By Deborah Culp
Co"esPonilenl
The month of May re lly got
started wi th a tremendou b ng
when Full Fabulous,Inc. and
Bigin' Original joined forces to
show Michig n a side of the
fa hlon indu try that hasn't been
een before.
RObert Wi! on, Pre ident of
Bigin' Original along with his
colleague and fellow de ig­
ners: Franklin Rowe, "King"­
Charles Bartley, and their
female counterpart "We t", flew
into town for a special showing
and the Dayna Eubanks TV
Show.
Frankll n Rowe, of Rowe In­
ternational, ha years of ex­
perience and accrediation in the
fa hion and garment industry
and ha created quality high
fashions for such notables as
Vocalist Regina Bell and Super­
star Grace Jone .
Rowe is the proud pre enter
of a unique line of menswear
through his "Rowe-Men" collec-
M . Stickney appeared in
both, the televi ion pecial (now
on video) The Women Qf
Brew ter Place and a current sil­
ver creen film, New Jack City.
Charle B rUey who is al 0
affectionately called the King
becau e of his royal appearance
and demeanor that he di play
when wearing hi stately ethnic
wear, pecializes in ethenic
wear and headwrap . King has
hi own gallery in New York that
displays hi clothing and ethenic
wear. Starting as a de Igner at
the age of 12, Bartley ha moved
far ahead becau e hi design
and headwrapa are seen nation­
ally. In addition, Charle' crea­
tions and de ign can be found
in every vein of the church,
especially his church.
Robert Wilson will continue
to prove to be a positive ex­
ample to all in the business.
The name of his corporation
"Bigln'" mean everything has a
be gi nni ng, and Wil on ha
shown orne of the country'
toughe t critics just that with his
brainc i d." lin". obert 1 ••
."'r':1�t7r.'Ii��' man 0 1 0 qui pe th
hi exclusive line of fUrl and
fashions for omen and men.
Thi. line includc;s a special set­
Ung for the fuller ffgured
woman, or as he statel, the
woman that has a little more to
offer.
tion.
THI S LECTION of .
fabric, color and tyle material-
, lzed bee use of the a tounding
reaction nd dem nd for the
men wear. Franklin' goal nd
dream are many, but one in
paticular i the targeted d te in
1992 when he plan to execute
the "Frankie Doe Hollywood"
dream ... t y tuned!
"We t" ha been known to be
a ma ter at her cr ft in 11
a peers, nd thi include every­
thing from her diver e ability to
match color and texture, to her
unu ual and much ought after
Bou tier's. When a lady wears a
We t Bou tier (or any We t crea­
tion) he can count on head to
turn and enquireie to flouri h.
Other than being the per onal
designer for the ong styli t,
Roberta Flack, she has also
designed piece for ctre s Phyl­
lis Stl'ck ne y and Charmaine
Nevilles, 'of the Neville
Brothers.
NEW YORK DESIGNERS - (l-r) Franklin Rowe, "We t" (lady),
Robert Wilson and Cbarles Bartley. (Pboto by Tbomas Perry)
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 the mid­
we t a general idea of what
hould 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 explosion, call 'the
Bigin' midwest office at: (313)
538-7993.
L·r a ter Ser eaDt enDet MODt 0 ery, stade t �.Ieal�.
derson, Social Studies Teacher Betty rice, a d Alt
HI Sc 001 rlnclpal Clare ee Sto e. (P oto by D.
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