ALL HAIL THE QUEEN; MALL SALUTES MOTHER.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer As a retired nurse and mother of three, Rosalie Brush has spent most of her life caring for others. On Saturday, the tables were turned for the 59-year-old widow as she was chosen Queen for a Day. The former Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley resident was selected by the Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. for the royal treatment including a new wardrobe and a makeover after her 35-year-old Littlerock daughter wrote an essay that won first place. ``I feel like I'm sixteen,'' Brush said as she was getting her hair done surrounded by Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
In her day of majestic pampering, Brush was treated to a manicure and pedicure from Queen's Nails, a makeover courtesy of Merle merle a pattern of coat color pigmentation with dark, irregular blotches on a lighter background. Seen in some Collies and Welsh corgis. In shorthaired dogs, e.g. Great Danes and Dachshunds, the similar pattern is called dapple. Norman cosmetics, a shampoo, color and styling job from Regis Hairstylists. From Harris/Gottschalks, Brush chose a black, chiffon chiffon (shĭfŏn`), plain-weave, lightweight, sheer, transparent fabric made of cotton, silk, or synthetic fiber; it is made of fine, highly twisted, strong yarn. full-length printed skirt, a taupe taupe n. A brownish gray. [French, from Old French, mole, from Latin talpa.] taupe adj. Noun 1. jacket and matching open-toe slip-on shoes. Once she was all dressed up, she was showered with flowers, more gifts from mall stores, mall gift certificates and serenaded by the Antelope Valley Master Chorale chorale (kōrăl`, –räl`), any of the traditional hymns of the German Protestant Church. The form was developed after the Reformation to replace the plainsong of the earlier service and as a means of congregational participation in during a program at the mall's center court. ``It feels wonderful,'' Brush said. ``If it wasn't for my children, I wouldn't be a mother.'' Standing 5 feet 3 and weighing 125 pounds, the modest woman said she tried to give her awards to someone more deserving. ``Having children is the most wonderful gift that you can ever have,'' Brush said. ``You watch your children grow up from little babies to adults. It truly makes you feel blessed.'' Brush had not read the essay that her daughter had written, but knew that it must have spoken of the trying time she had in the last year when her husband died, her husband's parents died, her parents become seriously ill A patient is seriously ill when his or her illness is of such severity that there is cause for immediate concern but there is no imminent danger to life. See also very seriously ill. and her daughter was injured in fatal accident and her other daughter suffered a miscarriage miscarriage: see abortion. miscarriage or spontaneous abortion Spontaneous expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus before it can live outside the mother. . ``I don't think I've done any more than any other mother would have done,'' Brush said. ``She (my daughter) is just a sweetheart, that's all I know.'' Her daughter, Terri Hobmeier, a Littlerock schoolteacher, said that is was her mother's time to be pampered pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. . ``To me, she had just done so much for everybody,'' Hobmeier said. ``She's gone state to state and across the country to be there for everyone.'' Hobmeier said that her mother came back early from her dream vacation in Europe after Brush's parents became ill and spent many months nursing them back to health. Mall officials said that selecting a Queen for a Day is a way of giving back to the community. ``It's an opportunity to show off how important our mothers are, and why they need to be treated special,'' said Yvette Alexander, marketing manager for Antelope Valley Mall, noting the contest produced 450 entries. ``Every Mother's Day is special. It's really important to have a connection.'' The essays have been posted by the mall's information desk. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1-2--Color) At left, Rosalie Brush enjoys a complimentary shampoo from Pat O'Keefe on Saturday after being dubbed Queen for a Day at Antelope Valley Mall. Above, Brush's honors included a free hairstyling from Promise, right. (3--Color) ``Queen for a Day'' Rosalie Brush smiles at her new hairstyle Saturday at the Antelope Valley Mall. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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