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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 10% Discount Cele Labor on brating Any Plumbing, Heating, 50 Years of Air Conditioning or Service! Sewer Cleaning Job, Installation or Repair. Not valid with any other offer. 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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.