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www.hamtramckreview.com • e-mail [email protected] 3236 Caniff St. • Hamtramck 48212 — HAMTRAMCK'S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD — Election deadline approaching By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s election The best things season is about to be off Quick Hits and running. Hey kids, want to in life are free Next Tuesday (April 23) at 4 p.m. is the filing sharpen your sports By John Ulaj deadline for city council skills? Publisher The Friends of Historic candidates. It's such an exciting Hamtramck Stadium and Councilmembers Anam The Hamtramck Stadium time, when the wonderful Miah, Saad Almasmari Grounds Crew has a deal season of spring arrives! and Abu Musa are up for for you this Saturday, April It's also a reminder re-election. 20. that something better is As of press time Thurs - The group is once again approaching -- yes, sum - day, none of them have hosting a free youth mer! yet filed to run. sports clinic at Ham - Meanwhile, spring brings absorb the sun. I liken it At press time, the only tramck Stadium. out all those wonderful col - to tasting of the freedom I candidates to file are: Coaches Hesham ors, in her flowers, bloom - believe we all have (al - Nayeem Choudhury and Alyafai (soccer), Michael ing trees, and wonderful though, a freedom not all of Carrie Beth Lasley. Wilson (baseball/soft - array of birds. I myself am us enjoy). The terms are for four ball), and Ali Ahmed partial to cardinals, al - years. (cricket) will instruct youth Along this line of thinking, though they stay all winter, just the other day, some - To file, you can either do ages 7-14 in the funda - and hummingbirds, when mentals of each sport. thing interesting happened. it the easy way and simply they finally appear in sum - The fun starts at noon I sat at a table with nine spend $100, or you can and goes until 5 p.m. mer. other people, and the sub - get nominating petitions. The clinic includes Just last week, we finally Continued on page 2 Candidates using peti - snacks and beverages. had a break in the weather. tions must get at least 40 Registration will be onsite It got warm, and it was won - Hamtramck registered on the day of the clinic. derful to take a walk and voters to sign on, with no For more information, call more than 100. (313) 982-7520. City Clerk August Saturday will also be a Gitschlag warns that can - day to celebrate the didates should turn their 100th anniversary of the nominating petitions in Detroit Stars, which was early, rather than later, founded on April 20, just in case something is 1919. The team, part of erroneously filled out, in the Negro League, played which case there could at the stadium during the still be time to fix it. 1930s. Continued on page 6

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Get Out on the Hamtown! The best things in life are free Continued from front page It’s Time to Pray, ject of depression came of life: health. Many have The blessed news that I showing us that He's not Please Join Us up; how prevalent it has bought into the notion carry with me, and believe yet done with this world. We are a Multicultural Parish Family become. Many of us there that one must be ex - me it did help me tremen - Many may feel that the Sunday English Mass 9 a.m. • Sunday School 10 a.m. Everyone is Welcome to Worship with Us chimed in on the conver - tremely wealthy in order to dously, is that God world is spinning out of April 13 - Soup Kitchen 2-4 pm – Everyone Welcome sation. enjoy life's pleasures, but showed His mastery over control. But God still gov - April 14 - Palm Sunday Blessing & Distribution It was mentioned that to the contrary, this is ab - death through the power erns the affairs of of Palms 9 am; PTO Bake & Butter Lamb Sale after Mass people are not walking as solutely false. of Christ on the Cross at mankind. And you don't much, and that a lack of Getting out in the sun, Calvary. earn salvation -- it is a gift Celebrating 97 Years of Traditional, Catholic, and Democratic Church sun could be contributing for example, is still free! This Sunday is EASTER, from God to you, if you are Holy Cross Parish Polish to many bodily ailments, Depression is ab - and so His message of just willing to reach for it. We are an Active National Catholic Church as well as probably play - solutely a serious condi - hope comes around once JUST AS THE SUN EM - Parish Serving the 2311 Pulaski, Hamtramck ing a significant role in de - tion, and many go through again, just as do the sea - POWERS OUR FLESH, IF Community Very Rev. Jaroslaw Nowak, Pastor pression. The sad thing it, no matter their race, sons: God demonstrating WE LET OURSELVES GO 313-365-5191 www.HolyCrossPNCC.com about not taking part is culture or belief system. His love for humanity, a re - OUT INTO IT, SO TOO April 19 – Good Friday The Liturgy of Passion of our Lord 9 am; that walking -- and subse - I know that some are di - minder that we don’t have DOES JESUS THE SON OF Adoration of the Cross and Scripture Reading at quently enjoying and ab - agnosed with it clinically, to dread the inevitability of GOD EMPOWER OUR half-hour intervals 12- 3 pm; Private Adoration of the Lord’s Tomb 7- 8 pm sorbing the sun -- doesn’t diagnosed with it acutely death and that Christ is SPIRITS! cost a dime. or chronically, and that’s always with you, for those And so, a most happy April 20 – Holy Saturday Liturgy with Blessing of Water 9:30 am; Getting solar exposure unfortunate. A few may who believe. and joyous Easter season Blessing of Food Baskets 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm is thought to increase even use it as an excuse Jesus, the Son of God to you all. And please, April 21 – Easter Sunday Resurrection of our Lord, Procession and serotonin levels by trigger - to not want to participate and Savior, is a gift from enjoy the sun and the Holy Mass 8 am only ing certain hormones, the fully in life. That can in - God the Father -- extend - summer warmth as often April 22 – Easter Monday Holy Mass in Polish – process of which in turn clude not enjoying the out - ing the olive branch of his as possible this, and (Msza Sw. w.j. Polskim) 10 am elevates both your mood door activities they once unconditional love to us, every, year! and energy level. The sun did. also provides a healthy I just recently lost one dose of vitamin D, which of my great friends, Jim PLAV Post 10 & helps fight against de - Bialas, in a way that I did - BARBER pression, in part because n’t fully see coming. True, Evaline Street Food Co. SHOP of its anti-inflammatory he had been suffering present properties. from progressive kidney MEN’S HAIRCUTS Of course, you still have failure, and underwent to be smart and protect dialysis for some years. — Friday, April 12, 2019 — B3es1t q3ual-it8y f7or 5the- 8bes9t p7ric2 es. your scalp, face, and other But, it was a so-called Asian Seafood & Stir Fry Night exposed skin areas from “widow-maker” heart at - 4:30 - 8:30 PM Seniors (60+) Men’s Cut Cantonese Steamed Fish, Japanese Curry too much sun. tack that ultimately struck w/ Shrimp Tempura, Pad Thai, Pole-Asian $ 50 $ 50 We live in a culture that him down at the too-young Dumplings, Spicy Noodles, Seafood Rangoon 8 9 tells us to accumulate age of only 58. & Mandarin Orange Cake. Call for Hours material things, yet we all- The shocking thing is — Friday, April 19, 2019 — 9517 Jos. 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Our Lady Queen of Apostles Parish 3851 Prescott • Hamtramck HPS students compete in a final 2018-2019 report 313-891-1520 Optimists Area Level Ora - card/transcript, parental Palm Sunday - April 13-14 torical Competition identification, two current 5:30pm Saturday (English), On Saturday, April 6, proofs of residency (utility 8:00 am Sunday (English); 9:30am Sunday (Polish) three Hamtramck Public bill, mortgage statement, e Holy Thursday - April 18 - 6:00 pm Schools students, Stella formal signed lease, pay l Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper (English &

Hughes, Fahim Uddin and stub, etc.) and proof of in - u Polish), includes washing of the feet; after Mass the Eucharist will be reserved in the chapel for adoration

Tarik Custovic, competed come (required only for d until 9:00pm in the Optimists Area Level preschool applications). e Oratorical Competition. Good Friday - April 19 - NO MORNING MASS h 12 noon - 3:00 pm - Gorżkie Żale , Stations of the Stella Hughes, a sixth Upcoming Events: c Cross, Choir Tribute, Liturgy of the Lord's Passion at grader from Dickinson • April 19 -- No school for 2pm followed by adoration until 6pm. East, placed third overall. students and staff. S Holy Saturday - April 20 Fahim Uddin and Tarik • May 1 -- End of

r Blessing of Baskets - 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm; Custovic from Kosciusko Progress Report Period 4.

e Solemn Vigil Mass of Easter - 7pm (Polish/English),

Middle School also com - • May 9 -- Progress Re - t new fire will be kindled and blessed, Liturgy of the peted. Tarik and Stella rep - Above: staff members of the Detroit City Football port 4 Distributed. s Word, Blessing of Water, Liturgy of Baptism/ Renewal of Baptismal Promises, Liturgy of the resented the Downtown Club recently met with Dickinson East students. • May 24 -- Half day for a Eucharist Optimists at the event, Below: Hamtramck High School students Stella students and staff. whereas Fahim repre - Hughes (standing at far left), Fahim Uddin (seated at • May 27 -- No school for E Easter Sunday - April 21 7:00 am Resurrection Procession and Mass sented Central Detroit Op - far left) and Tarik Custovic (in white shirt beside ban - students and staff. Memo - (English & Polish) timists. ner) recently competed in an Optimists Area Level rial Day. 9:30 am Easter Mass (Polish) This last competition Oratorical Competition. • May 28 -- School re - concludes the speech con - sumes. test season. Total win - • May 30 -- Last day for nings for HPS students for preschool. Leaders the 2018-2019 school • May 30 -- Last day for in Short-Term year amounted to $1,500. Hamtramck and Horizon Rehabilitation Congratulations to these High School Seniors. students! Recreation Department Dickinson East Elemen - News tary School News For more information, Providing quick recovery Detroit City Football Club give us a call at (313) 892- and quality care through (DCFC), Hamtramck’s local streak; highlighting that of the month for April 2635. Follow us on Face - our comprehensive soccer team, visited sixth goals can take time and 2019 are: Mrs. Miller -- book for the most rehabilitation program. graders at Dickinson East hard work. Ibrahem Havasy; Ms. up-to-date information: on April 10. Ms. Pehrson spoke Gilbert -- Saima Rahman; www.Facebook.com/Ha StJosephsHealthcare.com Hamtramck • 313-874-4500 DCFC Media Director about the myriad opportu - Mrs. Adamus -- Tahsin mtramckRecreationDepart - Lindsey Pehrson, along nities to be a part of the Shah; Ms. Lambdin -- ment with players Willie Spurr team off the field, such as Sarah Khan; Mrs. Arnold -- and Jalen Crisler, spoke in merchandising and oper - Ha’Vier Franklin; Mrs. Ger - Compiled by with students in Ms. ations. stacker -- Georgia Glinke; Janice Gandelman Rahiel Housey-Johnson’s They also spoke about Mrs. Seawood -- Nahida Get Out on the Hamtown! sixth grade class. all the exciting new things Khanom; Ms. Carrico -- They spoke about how happening for DCFC and Hussain Chowdhury; Mrs. their careers were shaped for Keyworth Stadium. A Sliwinski -- Zahra Alhaddi; by their desire to be a part section of the bleachers Mrs. Twymon -- Ariel West; of the sports world from a will be repaired, new turf; Mrs. Segura-Torres -- De - young age. and VIP suites have been vonta Chapman; Mrs. They stressed the value installed. Stoddard -- La’Shyra Perry; of a good education, and Also, the team is switch - Ms. Turczyn -- Ali Nagi; Mrs. that there are many worth - ing from being semi-profes - Bradley -- Khadija Alga - while careers that can sional to being in a heim; Mrs. Mitchell-Kipila - combine athleticism and professional league, with - Rafi Hussain; Mr. Toboy -- academics. 16 home games sched - Olivia Grove; Ms. Vujic -- Mr. Crisler cited the ex - uled in 2019. Thanks to Rahf Al-Sanabani. Con - ample of an injury that the DCFC representatives gratulations to these stu - could have sidelined him; for taking time out of their dents. Keep up the good he has a marketing de - busy schedules to come work! Ramadan with gree, so he would be able visit with students! Hello Shawarma to pursue other interests. Enrollment Information • 2 pc. Sambossa Only Mr. Spurr said his best Dickinson West Elemen - Hamtramck residents • 3 pc. Falafel game was when he and his tary School News may enroll their children in • Hummous • Soup of the Day $ 99 team broke the arch rival Dickinson West students Hamtramck Public Schools team’s 10-year winning • Fresh Special Juice 9 at the HPS Business Of - fice, 3201 Roosevelt. Hamtramck Moose Lodge #1670 School of Choice applica - tions will be accepted dur - ing the following KELLY’S F dates: Kindergarten: Un - ish limited, through Septem - BAR ber 5; grades 1st through Fr 12th: Unlimited, through LIQUOR y June 28. Fr Late school of choice ap - iday plications cannot be ac - s cepted. School of choice through Lent applicants may be denied based on the student’s at - th th March 8 until April 19 tendance and/or discipline Come enjoy great food and great service. record. You will need to bring 2403 Holbrook Lunch & Dinner Served One of Hamtramck’s original fish fry’s! with you: an original birth Hamtramck Friday, April 19th OPEN 12-8pm document (raised seal Fridays 11-7pm birth certificate, passport, 313-872-0387 Walleye • Lake Perch Dinner 9421 Conant • Hamtramck green card, visa), an up-to- Home of the Original 313-871-9115 date immunization record, Taco & Reuben Pierogies Cod Dinner • Fish Sandwich 4 Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 Friday, April 19, 2019

aster Happy E Evan Major ne at from Everyo Vice President Hamtramck Board From Mayor of Education Karen Majewski

From the City Manager & Staff May your Easter Basket be Happy Spring full of Peace, Joy & From Blessings, Today & Always! Anam Miah Happy Easter! Mayor Pro-Tem

Fadel Al-Marsoumi Councilmember

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Spring! Hamtramck 31st District Court Judge Alexis Krot

Magdalena Srodek President, Moortadha Obaid Hamtramck Board of Trustee Hamtramck Board of Education Education

John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. Happy Spring!

Saad Almasmari Dennis Lukas Councilmember Treasurer Hamtramck Board Happy Easter of Education John Ulaj Publisher Friday, April 19, 2019 Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 5

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School board to interview six candidates In Our Opinion for superintendent’s position By Charles Sercombe Niczay’s team also grew Hamtramck Public Schools The search for a new the district’s student popu - • Thursday, April 25 at 6 Budget crunch will require public school superintend - lation back up and now p.m.: James Baker, Assis - ent is ramping up next boast of having over 3,000 tant Superintendent of week. students. Human Resources, Lake - some hard choices Some 28 educators ap - The district had seen a view School District Last week’s announce - company pays in lieu of budget will have to be plied for the job, but the dramatic drop in students • Thursday, April 25 at ment that the Holbrook property taxes. sacrificed. school board whittled that because of a dozen or so 7:40 p.m.: Yvonne Lewis, repaving project started That alone is a huge Hamtramck has been list down to six candidates charter schools that Instruction & Curriculum back up will be about the blow to the city’s budget. in tough financial situa - to interview. popped up in the city and Specialist, Harper Woods only good news for It gets worse, though, tions before, and some - Interviews begin next right outside in Detroit. School District street improvements It is also expected that times the state has had Wednesday, April 24, and The district grew to the • Friday, April 26 at 5 this year. when the new Wayne to step in and take over run through Friday, April point that a couple of p.m.: Dr. Richard Klee, Di - It is likely that the city County Jail is completed management of the city. 26. years ago it had to pur - rector of Curriculum & In - will have to halt its alley in Detroit, the Ham - Unfortunately, the state The public is allowed to chase a former charter struction, Crestwood repaving project next tramck county jail will be never solved our long- sit in on the interviews, school building on Hanley. School District year because there is closed. range financial con - which will be held at the Niczay’s last day is June • Friday, April 26 at 6:40 going to be a serious That closure will trans - cerns. Hamtramck Public Schools 31 of this year. p.m.: Dr. Jamii Hitchcock, budget shortfall in the late into a loss of $1.1 There is already blow - Administration Building at According to a press re - Director of Character Edu - coming months. million a year that the back from some city offi - 3201 Roosevelt, located lease issued by the dis - cation, Diversity & Equity, You’ve probably read county pays also in lieu cials who say we can’t next to Keyworth Stadium. trict, the following Birmingham Public this many times already, of property taxes. do this or that. Unfortu - Current Superintendent candidates, which includes Schools but it’s worth repeating: City officials are strug - nately, they have not yet Tom Niczay is retiring after one current administrator, A second round of inter - It is expected that GM gling to figure out how to offered any solutions. 40 years in education, the will be interviewed: views will be held starting will close down its Pole - survive these massive Brace yourself resi - last 10 of which as super - • Wednesday, April 24 at April 29 for candidates town Plant this coming losses of revenue. You dents, it’s going to get intendent. 6:30 p.m.: Dr. Youssef who make the cut. The January, which will likely can bet the solutions will rough in the months Niczay became superin - Mosallam, Executive Direc - school board is expected mean the city will no not be popular. ahead – and we’re not tendent during a financial tor of Community Partner - to make a decision on who longer receive about Something – maybe just talking about our crisis when the district was ships, College & Career to hire during the week of $850,000 a year the several things -- in the crumbling roads. millions of dollars in debt. Readiness Achievement, May 13. He and his administration Dearborn Public Schools The school board could managed to climb out of it, • Wednesday, April 24 at also decide to pass on all and the district now has a 8:10 p.m.: Jaleelah of the candidates and $9.8 million budget sur - Ahmed, English Language start a new search. plus. Development Director, Planet Ant to host comedy festival Correction… In last dents of the city regard - ridicule and scorn, are week’s issue, it was incor - less of their respective demonstrably false, and featuring all-women cast rectly reported in the City gender, sexual orienta - have no place in civil pub - By Alan Madlane prominent TV shows, in - It.” Hall Insider column that a tion, ethnic, racial and re - lic discourse; Memorial Day Weekend cluding a regular stint on Chicago-grown comedi - vote to censure City Coun - ligious backgrounds and WHEREAS, Councilman in Hamtramck: Hilarious? “Workaholics” and guest ans Shantira Jackson cilmember Ian Perrotta should set an example of Perrotta apologized for While comedy might not appearances on “Accord - (writer for “Busy Tonight” was 4-2, with Perrotta and how people of different these comments on Sep - be the first thing you think ing to Jim,” “Hannah Mon - and, before that, “50 Cen - Andrea Karpinski voting backgrounds should inter - tember 26, 2017, most of of when you imagine that tana,” “Key and Peele,” tral”) and Stacey Smith are against it. act with one another with - which were direct quotes, particular holiday, the fact “Modern Family,” “Robot back, as are “Mama’s They actually abstained out regard to these while still relying upon the is that there’s funny com - Chicken” (voice), “Parks Boy” (watch out guys, they in the vote, making it 4-0. characteristics; tired excuse that he was ing. and Recreation,” “Detroi - might bring you up onstage Councilmembers Anam WHEREAS, Councilman "taken out of context" or That’s because our fa - ters,” “Big Bang Theory,” with them!) and savvy vets Miah, Saad Almasmari, Perrotta made several dis - misquoted; vorite big purple house in and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Bottle of Red” (the dy - Abu Musa and Fadel Al- paraging remarks to CBS WHEREAS, his fellow town, Planet Ant Theater, as well as film roles in namic duo of Detroit im - Marsoumi voted in favor Detroit that were pub - members of Council ac - will be lightening things up “Downsizing” and “Ju - prov, Margaret of the resolution. lished on September 11, cepted his apology and, with the 2nd Annual De - manji: Welcome to the Jun - Edwartowski and Nancy Perrotta has vehemently 2017, about recent immi - as a gesture of good will, troit Women of Comedy gle.” Hayden). denied the accusations in grant arrivals to Ham - withdrew a resolution of Festival from May 30 to Also coming back for Festival founders Audra the censure. tramck insinuating that, censure from the Septem - June 2. more is local legend and Jantz and Kate Holmes The Review apologizes as a group, they lacked ber 26, 2017 City Council Billed as the first of its co-headliner Jaime Moyer, note that the festival also for the error. basic knowledge of and agenda; kind in Detroit to focus who herself has had recur - serves the purpose of giv - Here is the full censure adherence to community WHEREAS, his fellow strictly on women in com - ring roles on “Modern Fam - ing back to such local char - resolution: norms related to sanita - members of Council have edy, last year’s festival was ily,” “K. C. Undercover,” ities as the Detroit RESOLUTION 2019- tion and property mainte - included Councilman Per - wildly successful, with “F’ed” and “Bonnie Blake: Creativity Project and the 07APPROVING CENSURE nance; rotta in cultural and com - 150-some submissions to Parole Officer,” as well as femme-centric “Girls Rock OF COUNCILMAN IAN WHEREAS, Councilman munity events as a further participate, and 2,000 tick - appearances on “Parks Detroit.” PERROTTA FOR AS - Perrotta's bigoted com - effort to build a good ets sold. and Recreation,” “2 Broke Visit their website for SAULTIVE, ABUSIVE AND ments relied upon and working relationship with Returning acts from last Girls” and “Detroiters,” ticket info and schedule: UNCIVIL CONDUCT furthered harmful and him; year include headliner plus roles in the TV movies planetant.com/dwcf WHEREAS, Hamtramck hurtful stereotypes about WHEREAS, Councilman Maribeth Monroe, whose “Prayers for Bobby” and And get your funny bone takes pride in its history European and Western Perrotta has continued to resume includes tons of “Ken Jeong Made Me Do tuned up. as a community that wel - cultural superiority over show contempt for some comes immigrants from many of the immigrant of his fellow members of all parts of the world; cultures represented by Council and members of WHEREAS, Hamtramck members of this Council the community with un - currently has one of the and the broader commu - civil comments that mock FUNERAL DIRECTORY most diverse populations nity; and demean them; When the need arises, these caring professionals are ready to help. of any city in the United WHEREAS, Councilman WHEREAS, Councilman States; Perrotta's bigoted com - Perrotta has shown fur - 2687 Caniff, Hamtramck WHEREAS, elected and ments brought disrepute ther contempt for this (313) 365-5240 appointed officials of the upon this body, held up body on December 11, Continuously owned and operated by the Krot Family since 1935 City of Hamtramck serve members of this commu - 2018 by physically as - $895 Alexandra Krot, Manager at the pleasure of all resi - nity and the city itself for Continued on page 8 David A. 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Your team may include a Control (CDC) reports a • Discuss your con - child psychiatrist, thera - By Barika Butler, MD which of the children steady increase in the cerns with your child’s pe - pist, social worker, school It is finally spring! above, or anyone for that prevalence of Autism in diatrician early and often. counselor, speech and You take a walk through matter, has Autism? the US, having increased As a parent and a doctor, language therapist, and the park and notice two The simple answer is from 1 in 150 children in I take my doctor’s hat off occupational therapist. young children, about age that just by walking past the year 2000 to 1 in 59 when I visit with my chil - • Know your rights. Peo - four, playing in the sand - these two children in the in 2014, with a notable in - dren’s physician, and ask ple with Autism have med - box. They sit side by side, park, you may not be able crease of 15% between a lot of questions. Re - ical and educational quietly pushing sand to tell at all. Many chil - 2012 and 2014. member when you were rights that must be ad - around, not interacting dren, and adults are able Although there are many young and you were told, dressed. Enlist health with each other but enjoy - to function in the world, theories as the why the there are no stupid ques - care advocates as ing their time with the thrive at school, maintain numbers are increasing, I tions? needed. sand and the sun. friendships, travel with believe some of it can be This is true in your doc - • Reach out. Autism One of these children their families, and work attributed to teachers, tor’s office too. We want Speaks is an excellent re - has an Autism Spectrum for a living. parents, and pediatricians to hear from you. I always source. Their Autism Re - Disorder or ASD. Can you They may be playing in being aware of the symp - tell my patients “I am the sponse Team will help you tell which one? the sand alongside an - Barika Butler toms and seeking help for expert in medicine, YOU navigate the system from ASD often referred to as other child in the park Autism? their loved ones. are the expert when it screening and diagnosis Autism, is a group of dis - right now. There are other My answer is simple. One of the most impor - comes to your child.” Un - to education and job orders usually character - people with Autism, who Autism presents with tant aspects of treating derstanding and healing placement. ized by challenges in will present with some unique symptoms for Autism and allowing your is a team effort. Speak up Call the Detroit Wayne social interaction, commu - uniqueness and chal - each person; there is no child the best chance at early, often, and loudly. Mental Health Authority. nication, and repetitive lenges including behav - one size fits all. With that, doing their best is early in - • Engage your school or We are Here to Talk. Here behaviors or interests. ioral concerns, learning I always recommend an tervention. other early intervention to Help. Call our 24/7 Autism is usually diag - difficulties, speech distur - evaluation by certified pro - Here are some ways programs in your area. helpline at 1-800-241- nosed in childhood and bances, and others. fessionals, including en - you can be proactive Your school and daycare 4949. We can help you does not currently have a As a child psychiatrist, I gagement from parents about your child’s health: staff spend significant start your journey to a ful - cure. No two people with am often asked, every - and caregivers, child psy - • Milestones! Track time with your child. Ask filling life for you, your Autism are the same, just where from PTO meetings chiatrists, psychologists your child’s milestones, them for input on symp - child, and your family. as no two people are the to quiet whispers in my of - and others specializing in which monitor over time toms and for resources to same. fice, how would one know testing and assessment, how they are learning, help your child thrive. (Barika Butler is an MD, How, then, can you tell their loved one has including school profes - moving, speaking, inter - • Get an evaluation. 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Continued from page 7 What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. • A hit-and-run accident cited for child endanger - By Charles Sercombe ing on the lot next to the March, the council post - ter broadcast the council occurred at Jos. Campau ment. The city council met on mural, which would effec - poned that proposal.) meetings. and Pulaski. • Officers assisted a Feb. 26. Mayor Karen Ma - tively block the public’s The council approved a City Clerk August Sunday, April 14 Sterling Heights resident jewski and Councilmem - view of it. $201,000 grant from the Gitschlag said he is work - • A Detroit resident was in recovering her car, arrested in the 2700 which had been stolen ber Saad Almasmari were Meyer said he is work - Michigan Indigent De - ing on the matter, but block of Holbrook for out of Warren. absent. ing with the owner to find fense Commission. said he is “handcuffed” being wanted on a war - Monday, April 15 Wayne County Commis - another lot to build on. In a memo to the city, it by the city’s contract with rant. • A resident was ar - sioner Martha Scott said The council took the was explained that the Comcast. • A security guard for a rested after a traffic stop she would like to place a first step to vacate grant will “provide funding Financial Director business in the 11400 for being wanted on two statue of civil rights leg - streets near the Missant to Hamtramck so that the Susan Hendricks gave a block of Jos. Campau re - Hamtramck warrants. end Rosa Parks in the Building on Conant. The city can provide attorneys short update on the city’s ported that his vehicle • A resident was ar - city’s new park, the Sarah owner of the building said to defendants who are finances. She said some was broken into, and rested for drunk driving. Sims Garrett Memorial the streets had previously not able to afford their departments have been some items were stolen. • A resident reported a Park. been vacated many years own attorney …” overspending, particularly • At 2 a.m., a Detroit break-in. The park, located on ago, but there is no offi - Councilmember Ian Per - the Fire Department. resident was arrested for • A Detroit resident was Dequindre just north of cial record of that action rotta said the city needs “We are diving into the drunk driving after a traffic arrested after a traffic Caniff (on the west side by the city. to update its recording expenditures there,” she stop. The driver also had stop, after providing false of I-75), has yet to be de - (At a later hearing in technology in order to bet - said. a child in the car, and was information to an officer. veloped. The council agreed to install the statue. The city’s auditors pre - sented a financial review. The report showed that Continued from page 5 the city has an $8.2 mil - lion budget surplus, and saulting a member with Perrotta be and hereby is warned that the sergeant- that 51 percent of the whom he disagreed and publicly censured for re - at-arms will remove him city’s revenues come by attempting to provoke marks he made in the from any future proceed - from property taxes and physical altercations with above referenced CBS re - ings in which he engages state grants. other members; port from September 11, in or threatens to engage About 65 percent of the WHEREAS, Councilman 2017 as well as his hos - in assaultive conduct. city’s expenses go toward Perrotta's abusive lan - tile and abusive behavior PASSED AND AP - public safety, which is guage toward a female since that time including, PROVED BY THE CITY considered within the nor - employee on December but not limited to, his con - COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF mal range for any munici - 11, 2018 and communi - duct at the December 11, HAMTRAMCK, WAYNE pality. cations with this em - 2018 city council meet - COUNTY, MICHIGAN THIS On the down side, the ployee since that time ing; 22ND DAY OF JANUARY city’s pension fund is run - have the potential of cre - 2.That Councilman Ian 2019. From ning a deficit. ating a hostile work envi - Perrotta be and hereby is During public comment, ronment for her as well as admonished to guard t Salah Bill Meyer said he is try - any other employees sub - against making such bi - Get Ou Hadwan ing to save a mural on the jected to it; ased, abusive and imper - NOW THEREFORE, HAM - tinent remarks in the Hamtramck side of a building at Jos. the Campau and Goodson. TRAMCK CITY COUNCIL future; on School Board He said the owner wants RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: 3.That Councilman Ian ! Member town to build a two-story build - 1.That Councilman Ian Perrotta be and hereby is Ham Hy Ester d Wesoleo Alleluj To old friends Hamtramck Knights of Columbus #2723 A Catholic Mens Organization and new, we’re especially We meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the PLAV-Post 6 Hall, 7pm happy to be able to offer May God Bless America our warmest wishes for a Happy Easter! from Abu Musa Councilman MOSTEK PAINT & GLASS 11515 Jos. Campau 313-365-7100 Wishing a Happy, Safe and Healthy Easter Season to the residents of the City of Hamtramck!

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