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Farwest Garment, Inc., a skiwear company has filed for bankruptcy.

The Seattle firm Farwest Garments, Inc. will market garments under its own label.

Farwest Garments, Inc. has a new large plant and office building under construction. The company sells sports clothes nation wide.

In celebration of Chinese New Year, the Seattle Chinese Community Service Organization held its Man of the Year reception.

Local co-op REI has developed into a big business. They closed their local manufacturing company, Thaw, and have outsourced fleece manufacturing to Mexico.

REI's decision to move its garment making business from Seattle to Mexico has angered its own Seattle-based coporative members. Over half of the employees losing their jobs are Asian Americans.

Mr. Roffe, whose firm produces Roffe Skiwear and Demetre Ski Sweaters, died of cancer at the age of 85.

Sam Roffe, chairman of Roffe, Inc. has spent 32 years making stretch pants, and is still actively involved in the company.

REI has bought the lease to the Seattle factory of Sunset Sportswear Inc.

Black Manufacturing started in Seattle in 1902 to make durable outdoor clothing. The company has continued to grow until the writing of this article (sometime in the 1980's).