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www.hamtramckreview.com • e-mail [email protected] 3236 Caniff St. • Hamtramck 48212 — HAMTRAMCK'S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD — Alley repairs drive ahead By Charles Sercombe Even though there is a budget crunch this year for the city, alley repairs will continue this season. The city initially was only going to complete Vintage baseball comes to alley repairs that were left over from last year’s fund - Quick Hits ing. Hamtramck Stadium But despite having to For many folks this a By Charles Sercombe On Saturday, Cobb’s dip into the city budget holiday weekend. Hamtramck’s historic great-granddaughter, surplus by $1.8 million For some, it’s a time baseball stadium came Cindy Cobb, visited the this year to make ends of remembrance. full circle last Saturday. stadium where a day-long meet, the city council de - On Monday, May 27, When the stadium was tourney of vintage Base cided to add $200,000 to it’s Memorial Day. first built, as the story Ball (as it was spelled the budget to keep the Once again, the Ham - goes, Tiger baseball leg - then) was being played. alley project going. tramck Allied Veterans end Ty Cobb threw out the Now that’s history. Mayor Karen Majewski Council will hold a Me - first pitch. The morning games said she didn’t want to morial Day Service at This was no ordinary started off a little rough, see the gains made in Our Lady Queen of stadium. It was built in with the skies still cloudy capital improvements to Apostles Church (Co - 1930 for the Negro from an earlier rain, and come to a halt. Coun - nant and Prescott). Leagues – back when the field still plenty wet. cilmember Anam Miah The service starts at African-Americans were But as the day wore on, Cindy Cobb, granddaughter of baseball legend Ty Cobb, vis - agreed, saying, “If we 10 a.m. After the not allowed to play in the the skies cleared and the ited Hamtramck Stadium on Saturday where she threw out don’t address it, the bur - the ceremonial first ball. Vintage baseball teams had a Mass, a reception will white-only major leagues. Continued on page 4 den is going to be on tourney that day. Photo courtesy of The Hamtramck Stadium Grounds Crew be held at PLAV Post someone.” 10 on Jos. Campau. If With that said, the you can spare an hour, New season for council, except for Coun - stop by for the service. cilmember Andrea Karpin - Our local veterans Detroit City FC kicks ski, agreed to add on $200,000 to the budget are dwindling in number for alley repairs. and really appreciate off with a loss Last year, the city allo - your interest. By Konrad Maziarz nicknamed “Le Rouge,” cated $300,000 for the Hamtramck has a The Review Special Writer opened the scoring with project. The city initially long history of sending Detroit City Football a Shawn Claud Lawson was not going to add any its young men and Club’s (DCFC) home goal in the 40th minute, money to this year’s new women into service, opener on Sunday drew and took a 1-0 lead into budget, which starts on and the city has paid a 5,254 soccer fans who halftime. July 1. high price in lives over braved the wild, stormy Kalamazoo tied the To balance the budget, the last several weather. game in the 58th minute city officials are dipping decades. They packed Keyworth after converting a penalty into the $6 million budget You can read the Stadium to watch the kick, and less than five surplus. names of those who hometown team face off minutes later DCFC re - City Manager Kathy An - have sacrificed over the against Kalamazoo Foot - took the lead thanks to a gerer was tasked with years at the memorial The Detroit City Football Club kicked off its new sea - ball Club. goal from Max Todd. coming up with a plan for site in Veterans Park. son on Sunday to a packed Keyworth Stadium. DCFC, affectionately Photo courtesy of Konrad Maziarz Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2

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New season for Detroit City Alley repairs drive ahead FC kicks off with a loss Continued from front page Continued from front page this year, which may in - • East Lumpkin, Cas - program might continue clude a combination of mere to Commor indefinitely. This is where we’d love line or at Wheelhouse De - likely would have been repaving and spray-patch - Alley repairs began But now the city is fac - to say DCFC held on to troit, located at 9401 Jos rescheduled. But be - ing. The final plan will still three years ago. ing the likelihood of GM the lead, but Kalamazoo Campau. cause of the new turf, the require the council’s ap - The first year of the pro - closing its Poletown Plant. scored another two A highlight of the game teams were able to take proval. gram was concentrated Hamtramck receives goals, with the eventual was Keyworth’s new turf, the field. Left over from last year on repairing parts of the about $850,000 per year game winner in stoppage which was purchased That’s not the only thing are the following alleys to main alleys adjacent to in lieu of property taxes time. through a grant from the new this season. The be repaved: Jos. Campau and Conant, from the plant. The final score was Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foun - team will step up from • Gallagher/Sobieski, since those alleys are the GM announced it was DCFC 2 – Kalamazoo FC dation and cooperation being semi-pro to join a Casmere to Commor most heavily travelled in ending production at the 3. DCFC’s next match is with Detroit City FC, the new professional soccer • Klinger/Moran, Com - the city. plant several weeks ago, today (Friday, May 24) City of Hamtramck, and league later this season, mor to Carpenter In the second year of giving no prior heads-up against rivals Ann Arbor the Hamtramck Public starting in August. • West Conant, Caniff the program, the city to the city. Football Club at Keyworth Schools. to Casmere branched out to include A number of other cost with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. In previous seasons, • South Caniff, Dequin - some residential alley re - increases have also re - Tickets are $12 and are with the torrential down - dre to Lumpkin pairs. quired city officials to dip available at the gate, on - pour, the game most • East Conant, Yemans This time last year, it into the $6 million sur - to Evaline looked like the alley repair plus. KELLY’S CCiittyy HHaallll IInnssiiddeerr …… BAR What is our City Council up to these days? LIQUOR We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe 5 percent of the city by the loan application. Monday-Wednesday The city council met on the year 2021. The council also OK’d Open 3pm March 12, and all coun - The state is requiring all funding $150,000 for cilmembers, and the lines be replaced by the street repaving in the Taco Thursday Open at 11am mayor, were present. year 2040. areas of streets where Fish Friday Open 11am A public hearing was The cost to replace all utility repairs are made, Saturday Open 6pm held on whether to apply the lines in the city would and which also required Sunday Open 6pm Domestic Beer $1.75 for a low-interest loan be $2.5 billion, which breaking up part of a 2403 Holbrook from the Michigan Depart - breaks down to $3,500 street. • Lake Perch Dinner ment of Environmental per structure. In a review of city ex - Hamtramck Domestic Beer • Walleye Dinner TUESDAYS Quality in order to replace If the state approves penses, Councilmember 313-872-0387 • Cod Dinner Carry $ water lines leading up to the loan, work would Andrea Karpinski noted Home of the Original • Fish Sandwich Out! 2 some houses. begin in the fall. that a $21,000 payment Taco & Reuben Pierogies Open 11am Friday! The houses in question The council approved Well Drinks $2 Continued on page 8 would be limited to those that are adjacent to road BARBER construction zones. The SHOP MDEQ is now requiring cities to replace all lead MEN’S HAIRCUTS lines, but the state is not providing funding for this. 313-875-8972 The estimated cost for Best quality for the best prices. Medical this limited project is over Seniors (60+) Men’s Cut Clinic $800,000. $ 50 $ 50 The city proposed to 8 9 On-Site take out a 20-year loan Call for Hours with a 2 percent interest payment. Hamtramck 9517 Jos. 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It’s Time to Pray, Please Join Us We are a Multicultural Parish Family Sunday English Mass 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Kosciuszko Middle identification, two current Everyone is Welcome to Worship with Us School News proofs of residency (utility May 27 – Memorial Day Mass at Students at Kosciuszko bill, mortgage statement, Forest Lawn Cemetery 11 am Middle School who earned formal signed lease, pay (Weather permitting) a “1” or “2” for their citi - stub, etc.) and proof of in - May 28 – Mass for people on our Prayer zenship grade, meaning come (required only for List 7 pm they had above average preschool applications). May 29 – May Devotions 7 pm with Youth We are an Active behavior throughout the sponsored Ice Cream Social following school year, enjoyed free Upcoming Events: Parish Serving the Community June 8 - Soup Kitchen Everyone Welcome! time outside during 6th • May 24 -- Half day for 2-4 pm hour on May 10. students and staff. Students were able to • May 27 -- No school for Celebrating 97 Years of Traditional, Catholic, and Democratic Church choose from many differ - students and staff. Memo - Holy Cross Parish Polish National Catholic Church Above and below: Hamtramck High School DECA students 2311 Pulaski, Hamtramck • Very Rev. Jaroslaw Nowak, Pastor ent activities, such as foot - recently competed in competition held in Florida. rial Day. ball, soccer, hula hoops, • May 28 -- School re - 313-365-5191 www.HolyCrossPNCC.com jump rope, writing on the sumes. sidewalk with chalk, play - • May 30 -- Last day for ing on the play scape, preschool. blowing bubbles or just • May 30 -- Last day for Leaders hanging out on the front Hamtramck and Horizon in Short-Term lawn with their friends. High School Seniors. Rehabilitation A good time was had by • June 3-5 -- No school all students who earned for staff and students. this reward. Keep up the • June 6 -- School re - good work, students. sumes. • June 12 -- Hamtramck Providing quick recovery Dickinson East Elemen - High School and and quality care through our comprehensive tary School News Kosciuszko Middle School, rehabilitation program. Dickinson East held a semester exams. Half day “Let’s Be Inclusive” family for HHS and KMS. StJosephsHealthcare.com event on Monday, May 20. Records day in the after - Hamtramck • 313-874-4500 The after-school Title 1- noon for HHS/KMS. funded event featured Continued on page 4 southeast Michigan-based singer/songwriter Joe Reilly with his guitars. His performance lasted about two hours. The lively, interactive event focused on accept - ing, and getting along with, others who may be differ - ent from us. His song, “Di - versity,” got everyone to sing, dance, and move with hand gestures to show that Hamtramck is a rain - bow of diversity. He went on to show that, we can think others are dif - ferent, but that’s okay be - cause we can all get along and be friends and work to - gether. Above: Singer/ songwriter Joe Hamtramck High School Reilly entertained News Dickinson East stu - The Hamtramck DECA dents at a special Student Chapter competed rally to celebrate in - in Orlando, Florida at the clusiveness. Right: International Competition, Kosciuszko Middle which consisted of nearly School students 20,000 students from the who excelled in cit - United States and nine izenship got a spe - other countries. cial treat. Hamtramck High School had seven students com - fied for the final round (the ing the following pleting in the following Top 20) for Financial Con - dates: Kindergarten: Un - topics: sulting. limited, through Septem - Husnaara Begum, Chap - All seven students repre - ber 5; Grades 1st through ters Award Presentation: sented HHS and Ham - 12th: Unlimited, through Ermina Karasuljlic, Chap - tramck Public Schools with June 28. ters Award Presentation; great pride, and performed Late school of choice ap - Nahim Miah, Accounting at their best. Thanks to all plications cannot be ac - Applications; Amer Gunic, HPS staff for contributing cepted. School of choice Accounting Applications; to the success of our stu - applicants may be denied Bashar Alqusaimi, Finan - dents. Your work is greatly based on the student’s at - cial Consulting; Thair Mo - appreciated, and it shows. tendance and/or discipli - hamee; Financial nary records. Consulting, Ermina Kara - Enrollment Information You will need to bring suljlic, Husnaara Begum, Hamtramck residents with you: an original birth and Emaid Kaid were rec - may enroll their children in document (raised seal ognized as International Hamtramck Public Schools birth certificate, passport, Champions for their Chap - at the HPS Business Of - green card, visa), an up-to- ters Award Presentation. fice, 3201 Roosevelt. date immunization record, Bashar Alqusaimi re - School of Choice applica - a final 2018-2019 report ceived a medal, and quali - tions will be accepted dur - card/transcript, parental 4 Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 Friday, May 24, 2019

Vintage baseball comes to Hamtramck Stadium Continued from front page sun came out. has $100,000 to redo A perfect day for base - the entire field. ball – er -- Base Ball. With fingers crossed, Players dressed in there could also be a 1860s period clothing, grand slam of sorts, and played without money-wise. gloves. The school district and Mayor Karen Majewski the city together have ap - got into the spirit of the plied for a multi-million times and wore a dress dollar grant from the similar to that era (and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., Foun - no, we don’t mean ERA, dation that would allow as in earned run aver - the stadium to be reno - age). vated and also create an Expect to see many entertainment complex. more baseball games As baseball great Yogi here. Berra famously said: “It The Friends of Historic ain’t over till it’s over.” Hamtramck Stadium re - cently completed a suc - Scenes from last Saturday’s vintage baseball tourney cessful online fundraising held at Hamtramck Sta - campaign, and with the dium. Upper right: That’s Ty help of the Michigan Eco - Cobb throwing out the first nomic Development Cor - pitch when the stadium poration, the organization opened in 1930. Readers respond to when an elected official becomes a 'defaulter' to the city By Charles Sercombe bate became lively on the dressed by then. would be a redemption pe - not, there is a principle to The story last week story we posted on our He followed up with this riod to get the property consider: about City Councilmember website, hamtramckre - comment: back, by paying off the “No matter what, city of - Saad Almasmari spurred view.com. “Again, it’s very simple, debt. ficials should be held to a some vigorous emails on Former Hamtramck you do not need a legal “If the foreclosure is fi - high standard. our website. School Boardmember Nasr opinion. It’s common nalized via the expiration of “Don’t get me wrong – I Almasmari is being ac - Hussain insists the charter sense. If Mr. Almasmari re - a redemption period, then am absolutely no fan of cused by a fellow council is clear on this issue. He solves his “default” before the foreclosure sale price any elected officeholder candidate, Dr. Carrie Beth provided the full charter election day, he can be is applied against the ex - who does not pay debts Lasley, of being a “de - text: elected to office. isting debt and the unpaid owed to the municipality faulter” to the city, and “No person shall be “The charter never says balance is still owed by the he or she purports to thus ineligible to be on the elected or appointed to that “not being in default” defaulting taxpayer – and if serve – and past articles in August Primary Ballot. any office who is a de - is a condition to run for of - the defaulting taxpayer the Hamtramck Review According to the city faulter to the City or to any fice. Running for office and pays off that debt, then he have shown Councilperson charter, any elected official board, or office, or depart - getting elected are two dif - or she is no longer a de - Andrea Karpinski in default who owes the city or any ment thereof, or to any ferent things.” faulter. on her water charges owed City Councilmember other government entity school district, county, or Dennis Nowak wonders “To the extent that Mr. Al - the city, as well as very Saad Almasmari money – such as overdue other municipal corpora - whether if someone lost masmari’s alleged ‘debts’ questionable issues re - property taxes or water tion of the State, now or they can in fact run, by their property to tax forfei - have somehow been extin - garding Mayor Majewski bills – is in default and heretofore existing. All stating that the votes such ture, does that mean they guished or discharged in a and her Tekla Vintage busi - thus can’t hold office. votes for the election or “defaulter” gets will be are still a defaulter? foreclosure process, then ness. However, there is wide in - appointment of any such void, an impossibility if “One issue I am thinking he no longer would be a “These situations should terpretation on what ex - defaulter shall be void.” they can’t run for the office of is the status of the al - ‘defaulter.’ be a source of embarrass - actly the charter says and Hussain explained fur - in the first place. leged debt, and the nature “Either Mr. Almasmari ment to the officeholder means. ther: Dr. Lasley should have of it; are these property tax owes a debt, and can cure that allows this to happen, The city has hired an out - 1- It does not say “can waited until after the elec - liens, water liens or some - the ‘default’ via payment, and they reflect badly on side attorney to look into not run or can not be nom - tion before filing the com - thing else? or else it is extinguished their fitness for public of - the matter. inated” plaint, hoping that the “If property taxes are and he cannot be in de - fice.” In the meantime, the de - 2- It clearly indicates that default issue wasn’t ad - owed and the property is in fault. foreclosure, then there Nowak said defaulter or

Continued from page 3 • June 13 -- Hamtramck High School and Kosciuszko Middle School, semester exams. Half day for all schools. Records day in afternoon for all schools. Get Yourself • June 14 -- End of 4th Quarter and 2nd Semes - ter. Semester exams for NOTICED! HHS and KMS. Half day Place an Ad in The Review for all schools. Last day for all students. Records day Call (313) 874-2100 in afternoon for all schools. • June 20 -- Final report cards mailed. Hy Recreation Department News d For more information, R ! give us a call at (313) 892- 2635. Follow us on Face - book for the most up-to-date information: www.Facebook.com/Ha Madge Anderson mtramckRecreationDepart - REALTOR® ment Office 248-646-6200 Cell 248-773-2975 [email protected] Compiled by Janice Gandelman Thk You For Mki Me Your Reltor of Choice Friday, May 24, 2019 Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 5

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Correction… In last view went to press, the mation, please contact the Of charter rules and week’s issue, The Review suspect had not yet been Hamtramck Police Depart - incorrectly reported that formally charged by the ment at (313) 800- marijuana dispensaries city council candidate Car - Wayne County Prosecutor’s 5281.” rie Beth Lasley supports Office. The issue of an elected broke and owe the city would be a bad influ - allowing medical marijuana The victim is recuperat - Special recognition… official being in default to money. ence. dispensaries to operate in ing from his injuries. Those hard-working broth - the city has once again Some might even There is a way around Hamtramck. ers, Nick and Mario Lulgju - come up. argue that if voters want this. She does not. Breaking news… At raj, and their family at A city council candidate to elect someone who The city could zone dis - However, Lasley does press time Thursday, the Maine Street restaurant re - filed a complaint about can’t manage their own pensaries into more se - support allowing medical police department issued cently received official an incumbent councilm - home finances, well, cluded sections of town marijuana grow facilities to this press release regard - recognition of their 20th cmber seeking re-elec - that’s the voters’ deci - – such as industrial operate in the city, but only ing a shooting that hap - anniversary. tion, who has repeatedly sion to make. areas. These are places in industrial areas, away pened on Wednesday: Wayne County Commis - fallen behind on property There are simply too where few people walk from neighborhoods. “At approximately 2:30 sioner Martha G. Scott pre - taxes and water bills. many loose ends in that by. The Review apologizes p.m., at Commor and Self - sented the brothers with a The city charter says section of the charter. Why do we feel this is for the error. ridge, a female victim (who county proclamation recog - that, if a city official owes We have suggested this an important issue to In a Facebook message does not want to be identi - nizing their anniversary the city money – or any before, and we still think continue considering? to the reporter, Lasley had fied) was accosted by an and all the generous sup - other government entity it’s a good idea: Either There is a huge pool of this to say: unknown male armed with port they give back to the – that person becomes propose a charter tax monies that are avail - “You owe me a retrac - a handgun. community. disqualified for office. change to tighten the lan - able only to communities tion. You have intentionally “After a brief struggle, Nick and Mario have Or does it? guage, or get rid of it – that allow dispensaries misstated my on-the- the female broke free and been key players in kick We have addressed especially considering it and grow operations. record position on mari - began to run away. At that starting Hamtramck’s this issue before, and appears that past city of - Steve Neavling of the juana to your own political time, the suspect shot her comeback, and they still noted that the language ficials have been reluc - Metro Times recently agenda.” in the back and then fled remain committed to Ham - in the city charter is fuzzy tant to enforce it. wrote an insightful story The Review did not “in - the scene on foot. The vic - tramck – their hometown. at best. Also, switching gears on this issue. tentionally” misrepresent tim is alive but we are not And they are Hamtramck There are some who here, another issue We urge everyone to her view on the matter, nor ready to release her condi - High School grads, and argue that, as soon as arose regarding the read it, and reconsider is there a “political tion at this time. have supported HHS stu - an official falls behind on same council candidate what’s at stake for Ham - agenda.” “The investigation is in dents with their generous property taxes or water who has filed a defaulter tramck. the initial stages as detec - grants for several years. bills, they are in default. claim against a coun - Considering that the Shooting… Details are tives are working on the As they say: Go Cosmos! And others say it only cilmember. city is desperately look - still sketchy, but the police case. If anyone has infor - kicks in during election It’s about the issue of ing for new revenue department is reporting day, once the ballots are whether the city should streams to keep city that a shooting took place counted. allow medical marijuana services afloat, this is a Monday around 5 p.m. There is also confusion dispensaries to operate serious subject – one Gunshots were reported over who starts the here in town. that Hamtramck cannot in the area of Jos. Campau process of removal: Is it A few years ago, the afford to squander. and Zinow, according to po - the city clerk? The city at - city council had been on Just because there is a lice. Once there, officers torney? The council? The course to adopt a zoning vocal opposition to this arrested a 44-year-old city manager? law that would allow issue doesn’t mean city man, who had allegedly The charter section ad - such operations. And officials should have a shot a 46-year-old man in dressing this issue does then -- seemingly out of kneejerk response and the head during a fight. not provide a process for nowhere -- a backlash cave in. Sometimes lead - The suspect was ar - removal. arose. ership requires making rested for assault with in - Wayne County Commissioner Martha G. Scott (cen - Also, what happens if All of a sudden, some seemingly unpopular de - tent to commit murder. As ter) recently presented a proclamation to Maine someone accidently members of the commu - cision for the betterment of Thursday, when The Re - Street Restaurant in honor of its 20th anniversary. misses a payment, such nity, mostly from the of the community. as a water bill? Is there Yemeni and Bengali com - We guarantee you that, no tolerance for those munities, objected to al - once dispensaries and who accidently skip a bill lowing dispensaries for grow operations are al - The Chief’s but make it up later? fear they could somehow lowed to do business And also, is this char - influence kids. here, the community will Corner… By Hamtramck ter section even constitu - Their thinking is that hardly notice a thing, and Police Chief Anne Moise tional? After all, it’s not having them operate in folks will move on. against the law to be open and plain sight Remember to buckle up Greetings from Police to both Detective Jacque - It’s the law, but more Chief Anne Moise and the line Crachiola and Ser - than that, buckling up is FUWhenN the nEeedR ariseAs, thLese caDring IproRfessEionalCs areT reaOdy to RhelpY. Hamtramck Police De - geant Prema Brennan. the simplest thing you partment. As the Memorial Day can do to limit injury or It has been a busy holiday approaches, the save your life during a 2687 Caniff, Hamtramck spring for the Hamtramck Hamtramck Police De - crash. (313) 365-5240 Police Department. Over partment is reminding According to NHTSA, in Continuously owned and operated by the Krot Family since 1935 the last couple months, drivers to slow down and 2017, there were 10,076 $895 Alexandra Krot, Manager we have brought on a new watch for children. unbuckled passenger ve - David A. Krot, Public Relations K-9 partner. This is also a reminder hicle occupants killed in His name is Kane and about the importance of crashes across the he is a male German seat belt use. United States. Jurkiewicz & Wilk Funeral Home Sheperd. He is currently The next few weeks we Young adults, ages 18 MICHAEL A. WILK, DIRECTOR ROBERT A. WILK, DIRECTOR in training, but I hope to will take part in the na - to 34, were among the introduce both him and tional “Click it or Ticket” highest percentage of all his handler to the com - enforcement campaign, age groups, so remind 2396 Caniff at Brombach | 313-365-9600 munity soon. which runs from May 20 your young drivers to al - We also hired four new to June 2. ways buckle up. police officers, and pro - We will be working with Help us spread this life

The Hamtramck Review Publisher: John Ulaj • (248) 866-1110 moted officer Luigi Gjokaj our fellow law enforce - saving message. Seat Published every Friday [email protected] to detective. ment officers across the belts save lives, and 3020 Caniff, Hamtramck, MI 48212 Editor: Charles Sercombe The police department state, to ensure the mes - everyone should buckle Phone: 313-874-2100 Fax: 313-874-2101 Office Manager: Jean Ingenthron said farewell to two of its sage gets out to drivers up, every trip, every time. www.hamtramckreview.com Sales Manager: Dave Sweet members. We wish the and passengers to buckle email [email protected] Copy Editor: Alan Madlane best of luck in retirement up. This newspaper is not responsible for mistakes in advertising beyond the cost of the space involved. 6 Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 Friday, May 24, 2019 Watch Hamtramck history come to light at city’s museum JABLYNSKI Christina (Jason), Gary rkiewicz & Wilk Funeral (Teresa); grandmother of Home, 2396 Caniff, Ham - By Greg Kowalski And they are ready to be There is no charge to Josephine Chelsea, Jazmyn, Aaron, tramck MI 48212. Pri - Bits and pieces of Ham - cleaned. participate. Light refresh - Jablynski (nee Hunter, Katherine; great vate cremation, with tramck’s history will come People who want to take ments will be available. Ornowski), 88, grandmother of Lyriq, burial of cremains will be to light on June 1 at the part in the cleaning under The museum is at 9525 died May 21, Summer, Rainn; dearest at Great Lakes National Hamtramck Historical Mu - the supervision of Wayne Jos. Campau, between 2019. friend of Dolores Krasicky. Cemetery with her loving seum. From 1 to 3 p.m. State University professor Norwalk and Poland Mrs. Jablynski was the Visitation is Friday, May husband, Henry, on July 5, that day, students from Krysta Ryzewski and her streets. wife of the late Henry; 24, from 2-8 p.m. with 2019 at 10 a.m. Wayne State University students should wear ap - For information, call mother of Gregory, service at 7 p.m. at Ju - will be at the museum, propriate clothing and ex - (313) 893-5027. cleaning decades of dirt pect to get wet and a little off of artifacts found dur - dirty. Or you can just ing an archeological dig watch the cleaning in held at the site of the lost progress log cabin in Detroit. The log cabin had been And you can join in the discovered last fall, and fascinating task of clear - was duly recognized for ing away the cobwebs of its historical significance. the past, as cleaning A joint effort between posts will be set up in the Wayne State University museum for all to use and the Hamtramck His - under the supervision of torical Museum was the WSU crew. launched, to rescue to 31800 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 200 The items were col - cabin and move it to Ham - lected at the site of the tramck. Farmington Hills, MI 48334 log cabin on Halleck St., However, the City of De - which once was part of troit land bank demol - 248-866-1110 HUD Certified Hamtramck Township. ished the cabin before the They have been cata - plan could be enacted. John Ulaj logued by the WSU stu - Following the demoli - dents, and now are in the tion, the WSU students re - Commercial Broker/Owner collection of the Ham - ceived permission to A HUD tramck Historical Mu - conduct a one-day arche - Get It Sold in the Certified Agent seum. ological dig at the site. [email protected] Certified Real Estate Corner Residential Request for Bids Specialist On behalf of Oakland International Academy Call Dave at Drowning in Mortgage Debt? (2619 Florian Street, Detroit) and Caniff Lib - I Can Help... erty Academy (2650 Caniff, Hamtramck), Ed - I buy properties in ucation Management & Networks is (313) 874-2100 to as-is condition for CASH! requesting competitive bids for several proj - ects to include multiple Safety Access Sys - Looking to buy single & tems with Controls (for five buildings) and Place Your Ad! multi-family dwellings - CASH! other summer renovation projects. The formal Request For Proposal (RFP) with bid process WAYNE • OAKLAND • MACOMB COUNTY and due dates can be requested from Mr. Certified Residential Ehab Hassan at 248-327-7673 or by e-mail Specialist Welcome! e world is coming: Detroit City Football Club at [email protected]. Professional Soccer coming to Hamtramck, Fall 2019.

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APARTMENTS & FLATS HOUSE HOUSE LOST FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR SALE CAT 12829 St. Louis, 2 story, 5 BR, upper and lower each By Charles Sercombe dent. have kitchen, bath, dining The week’s Crime Log • A resident reported and living rm, Palo and covers May 14-20. that, after leaving a store Diane 248-659-2325 . Tuesday, May 14 on Caniff, he unknowingly • A Warren resident re - dropped a money order he 2954 Goodson, 4 br., living, ported an incident of fraud had just purchased. He Monty – missing since dining rm., kitchen, full that happened in Ham - went back to the store and January 2019, near Bel - basement, 2 car garage, tramck. was told by an employee mont between service turn-key house, $125,000, • A person reported re - that the suspect who drive and Lumpkin, 248-879-2521, ask for ceiving harassing texts picked up the money order FURNISHED ROOM friendly but shy, indoor HOUSE Pete. while in the 2400 block of unsuccessfully tried to FOR RENT FOR SALE cat, reward offered, 248- Holmes St. cash it. 318-0162. 6/14 Furnished room for rent, Hamtramck, nice clean in - • A resident in the • A Detroit resident was STORE FRONT utilities included, no pets, come property, 4 units, 2 11400 block of Mitchell St. arrested in the 3100 block FOR LEASE 313-327-8245. 5/24 bldgs., 1st bldg. has 6 LOST DOGS reported an incident of lit - of Carpenter St. for domes - rms. up, 6 down, 2nd New Al-Baraka, call 313- tering. tic violence. ROOM bldg., 2 furnished rms. 366-0500 or 202-664- • A Detroit resident was • Officers transported to FOR RENT up, 2 furnished rms. 2756. arrested after causing an the hospital a Belmont St. Share an apartment at down, well kept, new roof, auto accident and fleeing resident who was suffering 3618 Caniff, all utilities asking $210,000, Annie, from the scene. He faces a heart attack. The city’s included, $450.mo., + de - 248-435-6284, 248-892- multiple charges, including ambulance service was possession of a firearm tied up with another call at posit, 313-434-9759. 6/14 8989. 6/14 Two Chihuahuas, one tan while in the commission of the time. and one tan with white a crime, driving without a li - Thursday, May 16 markings, were lost on cense, no license plate • A resident reported Deadline for classifieds Lumpkin Street in Ham - and no insurance. that someone broke into tramck. Reward, call Wednesday May 15 her car that was parked in William 313-874-3868. 5/10 • A Norwalk St. resident the area of Fleming and for next week is reported being the victim of Commor and stole as - Advertisers should check their ad fol - domestic violence. sorted items. lowing first publication. The newspa - • An agent for a busi - • At 10:45 p.m., a De - Thursday at Noon per shall not be liable for failure to ness in the 11300 block of troit resident was found publish an ad, for a typographic error Jos. Campau reported passed out in her car in the or errors in publication except to the extent of the cost of the ad for the first someone sprayed graffiti area of Geimer and Brom - day’s insertion. Adjustments for errors on the back of their build - bach. The driver was ar - Call (313) 874-2100 is limited to the cost of that portion of ing. A business in the rested for drunk driving. the ad wherein the error occurred. We 11402 block of Jos. Cam - • A hit-and-run accident reserve the right to classify, revise or reject any classified advertisement. pau reported a similar inci - Continued on page 8 Service Directory

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• At 2:30 a.m., a Detroit resident was arrested after Hamtramck robotics teams a traffic stop for driving without a license and for Continued from page 7 being wanted on a Ham - came back winners from happened at Lehman and a traffic stop in the area of tramck warrant. Gallagher. Dyar and Circle Dr. • A resident in the metro competition Friday, May 17 • A Warren resident was 11700 block of Gallagher • At 11 p.m., a resident arrested for being wanted St. reported that someone By Michael Dobbyn was arrested after a traffic on Hamtramck warrants. spray painted over their On Saturday, the Ham - stop for driving without a li - • An agent for a Jos. handicap parking sign. The tramck High Cosmos Ro - cense. The driver had ear - Campau business reported color of the paint was blue. botics Team hosted the lier in the day fled after an attempted break-in. • A resident reported city's first ever Cosmos being pulled over by police. Sunday, May 19 that three of his car tires FIRST Tech Chalolenge • At almost 3:30 a.m., a • A driver was arrested were slashed while the car Spring Event. resident was robbed at for being intoxicated after was parked in the 11400 The event had 23 metro gunpoint in the area of being involved in a crash. block of Gallagher St. Detroit teams in atten - Neibel and Mackay. • A loose dog was res - • A Macomb resident re - dance representing area Saturday, May 18 cued at Jos. Campau and ported that their car was middle schools. The event • At almost 1 a.m., a De - Norwalk and taken to the stolen while it was parked was a huge success, and troit resident was arrested Westland Humane Society. in the 11400 block of De - was highly praised by for being wanted on a Ham - • A handgun was turned quindre. Detroit police re - those who attended. tramck warrant. in to officers from a resi - ported that it had been Team Cosmos put a • At almost 2 a.m., a De - dence on Moran St. involved in a hit-and-run ac - tremendous amount of troit resident was arrested cident in Detroit. work into the preparation for driving a stolen car after Monday, May 20 At 5 p.m., officers re - and set-up of this awe - some event. Even though Hamtramck has always Hamtramck High School recently hosted a robotics had a very well-respected competition at the community center. robotics program, this only to have Holbrook tie award, which is presented event helped put us on things up with a win in to the team that embod - the map in the world of round two. ied the “challenge” of the high school robotics. In a hard-fought, super FIRST Tech Challenge pro - In addition to the event exciting third round, the gram, and acted as strong being a huge success for KMS team came out vic - ambassadors for FIRST the visiting teams, the torious. programs and were a role two teams representing Both teams were also model FIRST team. Hamtramck, The Holbrook able to bring home tro - Hats off to Team Cos - Hawks, and Kosciuszko phies by impressing the mos and the volunteers Monday, May 27, 2019 Middle School's team, judges. (including several teach - 10 a.m. both had amazing per - Holbrook earned the ers and support staff) for formances. "Think" award, which rec - a job well done. The competition was in - ognizes "the team that We as a district should credible, with both teams best reflects the journey all be so proud of the ef - pitted against each other the team took as they ex - forts put forward in pulling in a real nail-biter of a perienced the engineering off an event of this magni - championship finale. design process during the tude. Please take a mo - In a best of three cham - build season.” ment to congratulate all pionship, KMS squeaked The KMS team was pre - those involved in this suc - out the win in round one, sented with the "Inspire" cessful event. City Hall Insider…

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was made to the city at - port of fire runs for his de - with Detroit and Highland torney. She suggested the partment. In 2018, Ham - Park. Hamtramck assists city look into hiring its tramck assisted Detroit Detroit within a mile ra - own in-house attorney to 374 times, while Detroit dius, although sometimes cut down on legal ex - assisted Hamtramck fire - it has responded to fires penses. fighters 36 times. about three miles away. Fire Chief Danny Hagen Hamtramck has an au - Police Chief Anne Moise presented the annual re - tomatic aid agreement also presented her an - nual report. There were over 11,000 calls for service, and over 12,000 traffic citations were is - wǀɰ͗úźʣȨǀȪɰ͗úȖźȪ sued. Moise added that there is now a police advisory board in place, but the meetings are not open to the public. The public may be able to sit on the meetings down the road, she added. In a matter involving the Detroit Land Bank allow - ing Hamtramck to take ĔGśĔ possession of a historic log cabin located just out - side the city and then moving to Zussman Park, Mayor Karen Majewski
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