an original watercolor of the Fox & Hounds turret by Lou Demaris and a Delft fireplace surround tile rescued by Katie Kiyo from the building before it was torn down. The owner of the new building on the Fox & Hounds site, Arkan Jonna and his wife Renne, were the winning bidders for the treasures. The silent auction offered, among other things, framed cover art reproductions from a monthly magazine that chronicled Bloomfield society during the mid1920s, when rich Detroiters had country homes here. Bee Engelhart chaired the event with Lisa Yamin and Patti Jessup. It attracted 130 to the Village Club where master music maker Rennie Kaufmann had them singing and dancing to Bob Seger tunes. It raised more than $35,000 for the Barton Farmhouse Project at the Charles L. Bowers School Farm. Among those pleased with the most successful ball to date were committee members Nancy and John Marshall, Judy Kelliher. Pam Budde, Tressa Mucci, Mary Lou Kopmeyer and Joan Cleland and sponsors Pat and Tom Hardy, Mia and Stan Materka, Paul and Sue Nine and Carol and Suhail Shaya. For Friend of Preservation Bloomfield membership information, contact Cleland at (248) 540-7053 or by email to Jcleland12@comcast.net. For information about Preservation Bloomfield go to www.preservationbloomfield.org. Saluting Patriotism Kudos to Oakland County Circuit Judge Michael Warren. He was honored with the Women’s Bar Association Distinguished Jurist Award at the Oakland County Region’s annual awards dinner at the Townsend May 18. Also, he and his daughter Leah are on a winning track with the state legislature. The Michigan Senate approved their plan for permanently recognizing Patriot Week, 9/11 – 9/17. It celebrates the things that make America a great nation. Patriot Week is anchored by the anniversary of the terrorist’s attacks and the anniversary of the U.S. Constitution signing. Go to www.patriotweek.org for details about PatriotWeek.org the father/daughter creation and passion. Variety’s Gala Grand Opening of Emagine Paul Glantz’s new, two-story, 71,000-square-foot facility that includes 10 movie theaters and 16 lanes of upscale boutique bowling downtownpublications.com
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1. Event chairs Jean Fay (left) & Kim Fortin of Bloomfield and Linda Wilson of Beverly Hills. 2. Christiane LaRue designer Bonnie Foley (left) of Birmingham, emcee Colleen Burcar and designer Cyndi Umphrey of Bloomfield. 3. CCS president Shondell Patterson (center) of Huntington Woods with Mary Jo Dawson (left) and Pam Gray of Bloomfield. 4. Décor committee member Leilani Jones & her helper/daughter Alaina of Bloomfield. 5. Patty Ward (left) & committee member Mary Dakin of Birmingham. 6. Christine Provost (left) of Birmingham and committee member Jo Lincoln of Bloomfield. 7. Mari MacKenzie (left) of Birmingham and Joanne Vordehberg of Bloomfield. 8. Karen Brown (left) of Troy, Jean Porter of Beverly Hills and Sally Versace of Bloomfield. 9. Champagne Baubles’ Gwen Lund of Bloomfield. 10. Pam Hildebrand (left) of Birmingham and Debbie Gerard of Rochester. 11. Fifty-plus year CCS member Helen Allen (left) of Farmington with Nancy Donohue of Redford and past president Molly Robinson of Bloomfield. 12. Denise Ilitich Design’s Amy Liesveld (left) of Bloomfield, Lauren Brady of Rochester and Rachel Prinstein of Birmingham.
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Preservation Bloomfield’s Beehive Ball IV 1. Friends committee members Ann Kucera (left), Pat Hardy, Linda Kmit, Carol Hanzl, Judy Vidici, Carol Zuzenak, Bee Engelhart, Joan Cleland, Mary Lou Kopmeyer, Cynthia von Oeyen, Sue Nine, Nancy Marshall. 2. Friends committee members Carol Shaya (left), Karen Anderson, Joyce Koreman, Pam Budde, Lisa Yamin, Pam Williams, Patti Jessup, Joan Gaston, Shirley Maddalena, Carol Lee Markley.
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