MISS I.B.P.O. ELK OF MICHIGAN 2005

     LANSING, MI — The Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World, Silver Leaf Lodge #534/ Capitol City Temple #308, 5334 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Lansing, Michigan traveled to Pontiac, Michigan for their Annual Michigan State Association Elks Convention, June 14, 2005-June 19, 2005.

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Nation’s First Arab American Museum Open’s in Michigan

 

The Arab American National Museum is located in the City of Dearborn, right across the street from City Hall, on the corner of Neckel and Michigan Avenue.

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Movie Reveiw 4-14

Studio:     Columbia Pictures
Plot:     A squadron of pilots embark on a mission to neutralize an out-of-control robotic fighter jet.
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas, Sam Shephard
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***

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Book Reveiw 4-14

 
The Right Questions
By Debbie Ford
ISBN:  0-06-251784-8
Publisher:  Harper Collins
Available:  Bookstores everywhere
 

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A WORK OF ART : Banyan Gallery Old Town’s Newest Art Gallery is now open

Left:  The Banyan Gallery at 1208 Turner St., Old Town, Lansing. Contemporary fine art. Painting, sculpture, glass,
photography and mixed media by Banyan’s twenty-two resident artists. Home and office décor.   Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tue.-Sun. and by appointment. (517) 371-4600.
Below:  Artist, Noel Skiba captures the importance of the opening of the gallery on canvas.

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ANIMANIAC: The Artistic Skill of Mr. Cartoon

   Born and raised in the city of angels, Mark Machado AKA Mr. Cartoon has become the most sought after tattoo artist by those in the music industry.  Everyone in Mr. Cartoon’s neighborhood had a nickname so he was dubbed Cartoon as it both matched his personality and the fact that he lived and breathed art.  Mr. Cartoon had been drawing his whole life.  As a kid he was paid for his art and at the age of 16 he was known in all of Southern California for his work on low-rider murals.

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As I See It? 4-11

Amateurs

By Wendy Weiss

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PLANNING A LANDSCAPE PROJECT? THE EXPERTS AGREE: CALL BEFORE YOU DIG

 

 

Professional landscaper Cliff Both, owner of Authentic Lawn & Tree in Cedar, Michigan, had a close encounter with a buried gas line early in his career that convinced him of the dangers of unsafe digging. He now calls MISS DIG to request staking before starting any job.

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