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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1979)
irts I “Sweet Villiams”: a dream :ome true L the rising cost of everything today, it is icommon to find more and more people j about running their own business. It is un- ion, however, to find someone who has suc- tydone just that. > By Leanne Lally Of The Print to Jean Biddle.former “dusting lady” for the L is one of the few people who not only ¡about opening her own business, she did it. ile owns and operates “Sweet Williams” at L Farms Mall in Milwaukie. Biddle’s brain- pened March 12 and already has won a wide Jweet Williams is nestled around the fem Albertson’s.. Adorned with a variety of as, the shop is a welcome sight for people ire looking for a gift for that “special me.” While the shop is primarily a florist [one can find many gifts, ranging from fcs to hair combs and plants to dried flower fements. nyears aqo. “Sweet Williams” was only a SPECIAL TOUCH—Sweet Williams designer Pat Berry works with arrangement. The shop is around the comer from Albertson’s in the Holly Farms Matt Photo by Kelly Laughlin | ) esigners Pat Berry and Biddle do most of dream as Biddle worked at the College doing light janitorial work. “They called me the Dusting Lady,” said Biddle. “I took care of Mahogany Row, and the other buildings on campus.” Biddle left the College and took with her several rules for success. The first and more important one: “find my talents and work at them. ” the flower arranging. Biddle commented that .Berry takes care of the business end, as well. Wendy Put nam does the ceramic work and Biddle’s two' youngest daughters, Terri and Tami, are. learning the tricks of the trade. tricks of the trade. c D 1 J iddle reminisced about her days at the College saying that she met-many nice people and many not as nice; J‘l sometimes felt as if I were being pressured to believe in other ways. I’ve always said, ‘be true to yourself, you can’t compromise your beliefs,’ ” she said, Biddle shed another light on the College by stating that it was a good institute for “developing talents.” Biddle hopes to explan her shop in a few vears and “open a few more here and there.”' That is her goal, and if she goes at it with as much xuiesse as her first projects; Oregonians may be seeing a lot of “Sweet Williams." vjhe did just that by graduating from the Western School of Floral Design. She and her six daughters sat down one summer evening and brainstormed on a name for a floral shop. The crew cut the contestants down to six possible names. They finally decided on “Sweet Williams” which is named after Biddle’s husband, William, who will retire in two years and help run the shop. The inside of the store is designed with cedar and burlap wall covering. William did all of the carpen try work. The shop is small with most of the mer chandise neatly and attractively displayed over all four walls and a middle “island” stocked with many small plants. ÍÍÍ: lew Guess Who I ;A íí No more pop in rock J§hoes Ó& apparel J A •••• (Mike Koller nbe Print One of Canada’s biggest laps ever, the Guess Who ve released their first jum in over four years. Knew Guess Who sounds thing like the band once I by Burton Cummings id Randy Bachman who med out hit after hit ling the late ’60s and k |is 70 version s - of the Guess o has opted for a much Her,guitar-oriented style lb some crisp vocal har ries and many stand-out |r solos. [he original Guess Who [ ho doubt always be nembered as one of the pergroups like Three Dog nt and Grand Funk iilroad who dominated K radio with hits like merican Woman,” » Eyes,” “Laughing” and so many others. They were a band that was trying for hit singles, so their sound was commercially oriented. It appears that on “All This for a Song,” the Guess Who have leaned away from the pop formula that once made them so suc cessful. Possibly, without Burton Cummings at the helm, the band’s straight forward rock and roll side is showing through. The title cut gives a nice example of their new sound with strong vocals by Don McDougall, who at times sounds much like Burton Cummings, and a searing guitar solo by new member David Inglis who plays lead guitar on the album. Only McDougall and bass player Jim Kale remain as previous members of the Cummings-era Guess Who. All of the group’s material on “All This for a Song” was either written or co-written by Kale and McDougall. The majority of their compositions feature strong rhythms with sharp, piercing guitar, especially on songs like “Sweet Young Thing,” “Raisin’ Hell on the Prairie,” and “C’mon Little Mama.” McDougall and Kale’s love for rock and roll was often overshadowed by Cum mings who preferred many soft piano ballads when he led the Guess Who. The only weak point on the album comes when the band attempts a ballad titled “That’s the Moment,” writ ten by McDougall, where silly lyrics on the over-used topicof love prove boring. Overall, the Guess Who have survived minus Cum mings (who many believed was the total key to their success), to make an ex cellent album of rock and roll, Canadian style. •j»j •iî •A JA JA JA i 3¡ •í Ä« .v J.J. •A Ä* & I •á « JA Page 5 Community College centimeters Colors by Muriseli Color Services Lab
