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Amer;can Greetings’ Baobab Tree
celebrates African-American heritage
CLEVELAND
American Greetings now of
fers more communication vehi
cles for African Americans to cel
ebrate their heritage and life’s
important occasions and rela
tionships.
“Baobab Tree” is the name of
the new assortment of 117 cards,
offered in-line and in a spinner.
The versing, themes and artwork
reflect messages of the pride,
heritage and language of African
Americans, designed by Ameri
can Greetings’ African-American
team.
Why the name Baobab Tree?
Creative Developer/Line Design
er,and member of the company’s
African-American task force,
Angie Brown says, “Our African-
American creative team suggest
ed the name, because the baobab
is a tree with great significance
in Africa. Baobabs can grow to 30
feet across and 60 feet high, many
living to be over 2,000 years old.
‘Masters hassle
..
is par for the
.course for locals
By Katie Czapala
' Special to AUGUSTA FOCUS
' Azaleas areinbloom,dogwoods
-are blossoming like popcorn ev
erywhere, and the greens have
.been manicured to perfection.
The Masters is just around the
corner.
While we locals pay homage to
this almighty sporting event, dis
cord occasionally rears its ugly
head. The man who joyfully rents
his house to out-of-town guests
on Sunday can be seen on Thurs
day driving down Washington
_Road, screaming at the “foreign
.ers” to go home. We locals can
‘also get a little cranky when we
,can’t get reservations at our fa
,vorite restaurants. No one can
_forget the Red Lobster Revolt of
1988. 1 won’t go into the gory
.details, but lobster meat can
leave a nasty stain.
The one saving grace, the one
treasure that we could always
flaunt to outsiders, was access to
the practice-round tickets. Now,
.even those have been stripped
away from us and doled out to
others across the country.
But let us not forget the true
meaning of the Masters, and all
that it brings: MONEY, MON
EY, MONEY. While the words
“prestigious” and “sportsman
ship” are casually thrown
around, and these athletic he
roes have expressways named
after them, the one constant re
mains: the dollar bill. After all,
it’s not whether you win or lose,
but how many souvenirs you sell.
Hooray for George Washing
ton, the man behind the Mas
ters.
Area organizations
sponsor Earth Day
recycling drive
The Clean Community Com
mission, Alternate Energy Re
isources, Earth Day Alliance,
ißichmond County EMA, Augus
ita and Richmond County Haz
‘ardous Materials Response
'Teams and the Junior League of
‘Augusta will be collecting old
ipaint and automotive fluids on
'April 22 at the Augusta
'Riverwalk. This recycling
iproject will take place at the site
iof the old Uptowner Inn across
‘from the Old Cotton Exchange.
{Residents are asked to bring all
lold paints (latex and oil-based),
'motor oil, transmission fluid,
;anti-freeze, brake fluid and pow
ler steering fluid to the drop-off
isite between the hours of 9 a.m.
‘to 1 p.m. This is your chance to
[safely dispose of these items.
Check the
Classified
section in the
Focus
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“Baobab Tree” is the nam;ol the new assortment of 117 cards,
offered in-line and in a spinner.
Go through the CheC|( out line
and CheCl( out the savings. M
Kmart is the place for discount prices on your fovorite hair care products. Whether its shampoos, conditioners, relaxers,
hair coloring, or texturizers, we’re your place for hair care specials for the entire family.
These and many other hair care items are on sale March 26 through April 22 ot participating stores.
» Dork & Lovely® Hair Color — Jet Black, Brown Sable, Notural Black, » Soft & Beautiful Relaxer Kit, Super and Reqular — $6.66 cach
Blonde, Chestnut Blonde and Golden Bronze — $2.99 each » Pro-Line Comb Thru Texturizer, Regular and Super — $3.66 each
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Closer Look
Legend explains the unusual
root-top appearance of these an
cient trees with a story about the
careless hyena planting it up
side down.”
The Baobab Tree cards speak
to African Americans by mirror
ingtheir use of “Mama” or “Pops”
torefer to parents, “Granddaddy”
in place of “Grandpa” and “Girl
Friend” in reference to friend
ship among women. There are
also anniversary cards to minis
ters and Baptism cards for peo
ple of all ages.
Members of the African-Amer
ican team were also responsible
for designing and creating the
unique art on the face of the
cards. Even those not employed
by the company as artists, but in
other areasofthe corporate staff,
contributed illustrations or per
sonal collections of African arti
facts, which were photographed
and used as inspiration for some
of the card illustrations.
AUGUSTA FOCUS
Letters to the Editor
APD warns of bogus solicitors
To the Editor:
It has come to the attention of
the Augusta Police Department
that there are two telephone so
licitation programs occurring in
the Augusta area.
One is a firm representing the
Fraternal Order of Police. It is
the standing of the Augusta Po
lice Department that, although
there is an F.O.P. organization,
it is not in any way affiliated
with this department.
The second telephone solicita
tion firm appears to be repre
senting a magazine called The
Augusta Police Officer’s Journal.
Although the callers may state
PICK UP AND DELIVER BINGO
PLAYERS IN and OUT OF TOWN
CONTACT: ISAIAH THOMAS
(706) 793-7229
March 30, 1995
that they represent the Augusta
Police Department, there is no
truth to this.
The Augusta Police Depart
ment is in no way affiliated with
either of the above telephone
solicitation programs.
Anyone with a question regard
ing the validity of either of these
promotions may call the Augus
ta Police Department at (706)
722-4641.
Although the firms may be le
gitimate, the Augusta Police
Department reiterates that it has
no connection in any way, shape,
or form with either.
Chester Huffman
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