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end to Hamtramck’sFood Week, and what away to wind it all up.The Biergarten will be

located in an empty loton Jos. Campau nearBelmont. We imaginethere will be Michiganbrews on hand. And ifbeer isn’t entertainingenough, there will beDJs spinning tunes.The party starts at 4

p.m. and goes on untilthe cops kick everyoneout. Kidding about thecops part.

By Tanni DebSpecial to The ReviewFor Moyur Ahmad, learning

the English language isn’tjust about being able to com-municate.It’s about survival.“English is essential for

everything and everywhere,”Ahmad said. “Every office,jobs, stores, everywhere (andeveryone) uses English.”Ahmad previously attended

Horizon Adult Education forsix months before transfer-ring to the English as a Sec-ond Language class taught inthe public library.He has attended for a year

-and-a-half now. Ahmad immi-grated to America 25 yearsago from Bangladesh andeventually settled in Ham-

tramck in 2001. He said by taking the ESL

classes, he not only improvedhis English, but he also foundit easier to apply for jobs. To help immigrants transi-

tion to living in America, theHamtramck Library offersEnglish as a Second Lan-guage class for adults threetimes a week. Currently, theclass is scheduled from noonto 1 p.m. on Tuesdaysthrough Thursdays. The instructor, Latisha Hill,

who started off as a volun-teer for the program, hasbeen teaching the class fortwo years. Over the years,she said she has “seen a lotof progress” from her stu-dents.

By Charles SercombeHamtramck’s financial tail-

spin has a long and compli-cated story, according to thefindings of a financial analy-sis performed by O’Keefe &Associates.The financial report was

prepared for the state Treas-ury Department and was ob-tained by The Review througha Freedom of Information Actrequest.The report, which can be

considered a blueprint toHamtramck’s financial recov-ery, is scathing in its analysis– especially of unnamedelected officials.The report says that not

only does Hamtramck have a$3.3 million budget deficit, italso lacks the ability to getimmediate up-to-date infor-mation on its financial situa-tion, delayed makingpayments to the pensionfund, borrowed against astreet repair fund and has“minimal ability to downsizestaffing primarily due to in-flexible union contracts withfire and police” unions.The report did have some

positives as well as nega-tives. First the positives:“The elected officials and

administrative staff are allvery passionate about Ham-tramck.“Hamtramck is a very

unique City with a huge mixof cultural diversity, ethnicrestaurants and shops. Dueto the large and varied immi-grant population, Hamtramckhas a flavor unlike any othercity in Michigan.“Walkable, relatively safe

City with a visible police pres-ence. Hamtramck may beMichigan’s only dense urbanneighborhood setting that issimilar to the older residen-tial sections found inChicago.“Affordable, fairly well main-

tained housing stock withminimal abandoned build-ings.“Lots of upside potential

By Charles SercombeStill haven’t made up your

mind about this year’s elec-tion for mayor and city coun-cil?Set aside Thursday, Oct. 24

for a Meet the CandidatesNight at People’s CommunityCenter at 8625 Jos. Campau,starting at 7 p.m.The 3c7 Block Club is organ-

izing the event. Candidateswho have not yet been con-tacted to participate can callHeather Martin at (313) 525-5090, or email her at:heatherm1969@yahoo.com.This election is a unique

one for Hamtramck. There

are four seats in city councilup for grabs. The only councilincumbent running is Mo-hammed Hassan.Councilmember Tom

Jankowski is not seeking re-election, and Councilmem-bers Abdul Algazali andCathie Gordon opted to chal-lenge Mayor Karen Majewskifor the mayor’s job.Gordon got knocked out in

the primary election held inAugust. Looking at the resultsof the primary election it ap-pears Hassan stands a goodchance of being re-elected.But Mayor Majewski may

For immigrants, learning English is their first step in a new country

Candidates will have their night to win votersContinued on page 2

It’s ‘toxic’in city hall,report says

Continued on page 7 Continued on page 3

Latisha Hill is the instructor for English as a Second Languageat the Hamtramck Public Library. The course has allowed manyimmigrants to assimilate easier into American life.

Candidates will get a chance to convince voters to vote forthem at a candidate forum to be held on Oct. 24.

KOBEGabriella Joyce Kobe, 81,

died August 1, 2013.Gabriella Joyce Kobe, 81,

film and television actressand producer Gail Kobe diedin her residence at the Mo-tion Picture Television FundHome, Woodland Hills, CA.

She was born March 19,1932 in Hamtramck, MIwhere she was raised. Shehas been proceeded in deathby parents: Benjamin andTheresa (Kieliszewski) Kobe,her sister Beatrice (Kobe)Adamski, and brother-in-lawWalter Adamski of Ham-tramck and Marysville. She is survived by close

cousins Dale & Judy Ander-son (Westerville, OH),Michael Anderson & family(Lewis Center, OH) , DianeAnderson Smith & family(Lexington, KY) , ConnieOrson (Scottsdale, AZ) , Gre-gory Orson (Los Angeles,CA), Carl Orson & Family(Scottsdale, AZ), Linda OrsonAbdelaziz & Family (RedondoBeach, CA) and many otherclose friends and family.Gail graduated from UCLA

earning a fine arts degree intheater and dance. Her firstmajor film was Cecil B. De-Mille’s epic The Ten Com-mandments in 1956. Shewent on to appear in dozensof TV shows throughout hercareer, earning an Emmynomination for her portrayalof Dr. Anne Warner on the1960s TV series Dr. Kildare.Her other TV credits includesoaps Peyton Place and

Bright Promise and many oth-ers. She moved into produc-ing daytime dramas duringthe 1970s and 80s withcredits including Days of OurLives, Texas, Another World,The Bold And The Beautiful,and Guiding Light, for whichshe was nominated for a Day-time Emmy Award. She was amember of St. Louis Churchand volunteered many hoursto Eisenhower Medical Cen-ter and the Palm Springs ArtMuseum while she lived inPalm Springs. For the pasttwo years, she resided at theMotion Picture TelevisionFund Home, where she wasvery active at Channel 22, or-ganizing the show We’ve GotMail, among other Fund activ-ities.A Mass of Christian Burial

will be held at 11:00AM, Sat-urday. September 28, 2013in St. Christpher’s CatholicChurch, Marysville, MI. Itern-ment to follow at RiverlawnCemetery, Marysville

“I’ve had family memberscome to me and tell me, ‘Mydad’s learning. He under-stands what we’re saying tohim now.’ And this makes meproud,” she said. “I feel likeI’m doing something to helpout my community.” Although the class is limited

to 45 students each term, atthe moment there are 68pupils attending the ESLclass. Hill said since the Hori-zon language program closesin the summer, they send afew of their students to her.The students, she said, are

hungry to learn.“Sometimes the students

don’t want to leave me, sothey’ll just stay.”A majority of them have

been with her for the twoyears she has worked there,and while she keeps most ofher students, she “alwaysmakes room for new (appli-cants).” However, she hashad to deny some students aplace in her class due to lim-ited space this year. According to the American

Educational Research Associ-

ation’s article, “Adult Literacy:The Next Generation,” thissituation is common through-out the nation. It states that nearly “12-14

million adults have limitedproficiency in the English lan-guage. Each year, federal,state, and local agenciesserve approximately 1.8 mil-lion ESL adults … and the de-

mand for ESL services con-siderably exceeds the supply,resulting in waiting lists forESL students.”The article says that ESL

will “be one of the majorareas of literacy work inAmerican adult education.(However), it has, to date,been given far too little atten-tion.”Hill tries her best to assist

as much as she can to im-prove adult literacy in herclass. Although the registra-tion deadline for the fallended on Sept. 14, she willaccept more students in thesummer at the end of May. Taking place in a class-

room-like setting inside the li-brary, each student isassigned a workbook to takehome to practice. Studentsare also offered dictionariesthat contain translations fromforeign languages such asArabic, Bengali, Bosnian andPolish to English.Hill said students start off

with learning basic grammar,the alphabet and phonetics.As they progress, the class

will delve into reading com-prehension, where they readand discuss questions andanswers as a group. They also have open dis-

cussions about their families,daily lives and culture. TheESL class also gives stu-dents the opportunity to cre-ate resumes, fill out jobapplications and prepare forinterviews. Hill said the hardest part of

her job is assisting someonewho cannot speak English atall. She said she overcomesthis challenge by finding“something that she and stu-dents can do where they caninteract with each other.”Regardless of the chal-

lenges she encounters, Hillsaid she enjoys her job. “They say if you love what

you do, you’re never working,”she said. “I love my students,so it’s not really like work tome.”Hill tells her students that

they should “prepare to workand have fun” if they are in-terested in joining her class.

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Math Kangaroo Club Meet-ing - Tuesday, October 1 at 3:30p.m. All school children are in-vited to participate in the MathKangaroo program to preparefor the World Wide Math Com-petition Test. Free for Ham-tramck students.

Movie Night - Tuesday, Octo-ber 1 at 4 p.m. All children areinvited to see a movie shownon high definition screen andenjoy a serving of popcorn.This week’s feature is "Baby’sDay Out.”

The Great Michigan ReadsProgram - Thursday, October 3at 5:30 p.m. Join the statewide discussion of Steve Lux-enberg’s book, "Annie's

Ghosts: Journey into a FamilySecret." During this programthere will be an opening of anexhibit entitled "Immigrant Sto-ries.” Everyone is invited. TheGreat Michigan Read is pre-sented by he Michigan Human-ities Council with support fromMeijer and the National Endow-ment for Humanities.

Citizenship PreparatoryClasses - Thursday, October 3at 5:30 p.m. Hamtramck resi-dents are invited to take partin the citizenship preparatoryclasses conducted by the legalstaff from the International In-stitute of Metropolitan Detroit.Classes and legal assistanceare provided free of charge.

Family Story Time for Chil-dren - Thursday, October 3, at 6p.m. Join your friends at the li-brary for a reading of a story.This week’s topic is "Being aFriend.”

Saturday Story Time - Satur-day, October 5 at 11 a.m. Pre-school children are invited toparticipate in our weekend

story time. Readings from se-lected books will be followed byrecommendations of take-home reading materials.

Toddler Time at the Library -Monday, October 7 at 11a.m. &3:30 p.m. Join us for storytime, arts & crafts, and games.This week’s theme is "The Dayof the Owl.” (Children must beaccompanied by an adult.)

Make & Take Workshop -Thursday, October 10 at 4 p.m.The theme of this week’s artsand crafts workshop is "FirePrevention Week.”

Meeting of the LibraryBoard - Thursday, October 10 at6 p.m. Regular meeting of theLibrary Board will be held in theauditorium. Open to the public.

Friends of the Library Meet-ing - Thursday, October 17 at 6p.m. FHPL President KathyKristy and Treasurer GeorgeGorday invite all members andvolunteers to participate in theregular monthly meeting.

For more information about events at the library call (313) 365-7050, or visit our website athttp://hamtramck.lib.mi.us where you can also access our online catalog.

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report, in part, found:“Financial issues and mis-

management by elected offi-cials and previousadministrations have createda toxic atmosphere withinthe City Council and City Hall.The City passed a FY2012-13 budget knowing therewould be a $3 million deficitand assumed the statewould provide an emergencyloan to cover the shortfall.“Low morale, an inability to

attract quality candidates foropen positions, and the highturnover in the city managerposition means the organiza-tion is floundering and un-able to fix itself. Keeping thecurrent Acting City Manageron a series of short termcontracts, instead of makinghim the permanent City Man-ager, has inhibited his abilityto hire quality staff, effec-tively manage existing staff,and implement any type ofrestructuring or operating im-provements.“During our time working at

City Hall, we observed thatthe City Manager’s authorityis often undermined bymicro-managing of staff oper-ations by certain members ofthe City Council, even thoughthe Hamtramck City Charterspecifically states the Coun-cil should deal with the ad-ministrative staff solelythrough the City Managerand shall not give any orderor direction to subordinatesof the City Manager (Section7-03).“Unsustainable spending

on Public Safety, combinedwith union contracts that in-hibit cost reductions, resultsin cuts to other administra-tive areas and City services.The City is forced to forgopayments on obligationssuch as pensions in order tomaintain positive cash flow.“Centralized controls over

cash management, collec-tions, purchasing, billing, andother functions related todaily cash flow are not inplace. Job descriptions andprocesses need to be re-worked to improve manage-ment of cash.“The city manager is not

getting the timely informationneeded in order to managethe City through this crisissituation. For example, ittook over five days to get anupdated accounts payableaging since information doesnot efficiently flow from thedepartment levels that re-ceive vendor invoices to theaccounting area for input tothe accounting system (i.e.,there was a pile of vendor in-voices on people’s desksthat accounting was notaware of).“Lack of forward planning

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Continued on page 5

By Charles SercombeThe city council met on

Sept. 24, with Councilmem-ber Tom Jankowski absent.Councilmember Robert

Zwolak noted that the bicycleand hiking path known as the“Dequindre Cut” will be ex-tended and end at Ham-tramck Dr. He said he hopesthe city’s bike path project willalso get completed.In regard to an accusation

at the last meeting by SakrulIslam who said Zwolak isagainst Muslims, Zwolakreplied: “I’m not against Mus-lims. I’ll make that an em-phatic statement.”He asked fellow coun-

cilmembers to take a pollwhether they think he is anti-Muslim. Mayor Karen Majew-ski did not allow that tohappen.From the public, Mickey

Pokoj said the civilian dis-patchers in the police depart-

ment “pick and choose”when to send officers to acomplaint. He also said thata portion of Jos. Campaustreet lights are on aroundthe clock, every day of theweek.Walter Williams said he’s

still waiting for the city to re-place a sidewalk slab thathad been marked for repair.He said he is concerned therewill be a slip and fall accidentthat will lead to a lawsuit filedagainst him and the city.He questioned whether the

city decided not to replacethe sidewalk slab because heis a retired city worker.Williams also said that

years ago he cashed in hislife insurance because heneeded money. He ques-tioned who will pay for his fu-neral costs when he dies. Heasked the council (jokingly) totake up a collection for him.“Or will my wife have to sell

the house?” he added.Councilmember Cathie Gor-

don told Williams to talk withthe emergency manager.Susan Dunn, who is a can-

didate for council, said therewill be a fundraiser on Friday(Sept. 27) at the MooseLodge for an animal shelter.She said the lodge (locatedon Conant near Holbrook) willbe serving up spaghetti.The council unanimously

OK’d the Hamtramck Knightsof Columbus tootsie roll saleon Oct. 11-13.Councilmember Gordon

noted that even though thecouncil no longer has finan-cial decision-making authoritynow that the city is under thecontrol of an emergency man-ager, she said it would be“courteous” if the councilwere given updates on what’sgoing on in the administra-tion.“We know nothing,” Gordon

said. She then made a resolution

for the council to make a for-mal request to the emergencymanager for updates. No oneon council supported her mo-tion.Councilmember Anam Miah

said there has been a spikein street crimes and carthefts. He said the publicneeds to keep an eye onwhat’s happening in theirneighborhood, especially forpeople who don’t live in thearea.Councilmember Abdul Al-

gazali asked the Director of

Public Works, Steve Shaya,what happens when residentsfill out a form saying theirbasement had flooded.Shaya said the city keeps

the form for its records, andhe inspects the basements.Wayne County Commis-

sioner Martha Scott, who rep-resents Hamtramck, attendedthe meeting and was invitedto speak. Before she spoke,Councilmember Gordon kid-dingly said: “Did you comewith a check?”Councilmember Zwolak

asked if there is an update onthe city’s request to the

county to repave Conant(which is county-owned).At first Scott thought the

street had already beenpaved, but it was pointed outit had only been patched inspots.Scott said the council

needs to send a request inwriting so she can show it tothose who are in charge ofmaintaining county roads.She also said the city

should send a letter to Gov.Snyder now that he is runningfor re-election.

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sands of garment workershave been protesting in thenation’s capital, Dhaka, in ademand for $100 a month inminimum wage and for saferfactory buildings.Bangladesh is one the

leading garment producers.The protests were sparked

after a Walmart factory col-lapsed last April, killing1,300 workers. Further infu-riating garment workers wasWalmart’s refusal to sign anagreement to provide saferfactories.Protesters have blocked

roads and set factories onfire. Police have fired rubberbullets to disperse the pro-testors, but the movementhas only grown with an esti-mated 200,000 workers andsupporters gathering in thelatest demonstration, accord-

ing to media reports.Dr. Nazmul Hassan, a for-

mer Detroit-area residentand President of theBangladeshi American Dem-ocratic Caucus, said he sup-ports the workers and hasbeen active politically to im-prove factory conditions inBangladesh.

“Garment workers havethe right to ask for a wage in-crease. … Recently, Con-gressman Sander Levinvisited Bangladesh, and oneof the very important issueshe raised was the wage ofthe garment workers,” Has-san said in an email to TheReview.“I personally support Con-

gressman Levin's position onworkers’ wage increase. Theprice of essential goods andhouse rentals has gone uphigh. I hope that the gar-ment owners will improve thelives and the living condi-tion of the thousands ofworkers with an appropriatelevel of wage earnings.

“The Bangladeshi Ameri-can Caucus, USA (BADC-USA) is working with theCongressional leadership toimprove the working condi-tions in the garment indus-try of Bangladesh.”Most garment workers

earn less than $39 a month,yet they produce 80 percentof Bangladesh’s $27 millionfrom export earnings. Some3.5 million Bangladeshiswork in garment factories.Coincidentally, Pope Fran-

cis has recently railedagainst the global economicorder, which he called “sav-age capitalism,” according tomedia reports.The Pope says the global-

ized economy has producedpoverty and unemployment.The result, he said, accord-

ing to a Reuters report, is“an economic system thatbrings about this tragedy, aneconomic system that has atits center an idol which iscalled money.”

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It’s important to remem-ber that the three Ham-tramck men accused ofillegally delivering absen-tee ballots are innocentuntil proven guilty.However, it’s hard to

imagine what their de-fense is. It’s a matter ofrecord that they deliveredballots to the city clerk’soffice that by law theywere not authorized tohandle. Absentee ballotscan only be returned bythe voter, immediate fam-ily members or postal

workers.The rules of handling

the ballots are clearlystated on the envelopesthat they come in and arereturned in.Ignorance of the law is

not an excuse that can beused in court.While this is hardly the

crime of the century, itdoes go to the heart ofpreserving the integrity ofour elections – somethingmany other countries envyabout our system.There has been growing

concern over the veracityof where candidates reallylive and whether newlyregistered voters are trulyqualified to vote in thefirst place.On top of that, two can-

didates are saying thatthey were approached toexchange money forvotes.Hopefully, the ongoing

investigation by the stateAttorney General’s Officewill produce some an-swers to these lingeringquestions.

AG’s investigation is aboutpreserving integrity of elections

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NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGISTRATION CITY GENERAL ELECTION

TUESDAY, November 5, 2013To the Qualified Electors of HAMTRAMCK CITY – WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN

Notice is hereby given that Monday, October 7, 2013 is the last day to register to voteor change your address for the above stated election.If you are not currently registered to vote or have changed your address in the above

stated jurisdiction in which you live you may do so at the following locations and timeslisted in this notice.

IN PERSON:• At your city or township clerk’s office or at the office of any county clerk during normal

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ing plan for the Street Fundsor Water and Sewer, eventhough the Street Funds havea balance of over $2.5 millionspecifically intended for roadimprovement.”The report does see what it

calls “opportunities” despitethe financial obstacles.Here’s what the report had tosay:“Restructuring of fire and

police contracts to reducecost while maintaining suffi-cient services, especiallymaintaining adequate policepresence, will be a majorstep toward allowing the Cityto generate positive cashflow and begin paying downthe current $1.3 million cu-mulative General Fund deficitincurred in previous years.“Solidify the City Manager

position and give that personthe full public support of theCity Council. This move willgive the City Manager the re-spect and authority neededwithin the City to managestaff and implement organiza-tional changes.

“Large, entrepreneurial im-migrant population, plus thelack of national chains,makes Hamtramck perfect forestablishing small businessand building a desirable cen-tral core that can be a desti-nation for the metro area.”But the report also warns of

“threats” to the city’s recov-ery:“Hamtramck survives be-

cause the City is relativelysafe even though surroundedby Detroit. Spending reduc-tions for the Police Depart-ment beyond those used toeliminate inefficiency or in-flated costs could reduce po-lice presence in the City.Higher crime will mean an ex-odus from the City.“The City Council needs to

adopt a more positive atti-tude toward governing. Con-tinued infighting and publicacrimony will inhibit the City’sability to attract quality peo-ple to work there and stymieefforts to turn around andgrow.“The City’s budget depends

on two large, potentially tem-porary revenue streams thatif lost would drive the Cityinto a dire financial crisis.The $800,000 drawn forSAFER on the grant support-ing the Fire Departmentstaffing plus the $1 millionPILOT payment from WayneCounty for use of the jail rep-resent over 10% of the City’sGeneral Fund revenue.”Despite the findings, Emer-

gency Manager Cathy Squarefired Acting City Manager KyleTertzag and has refused to re-place five police officers wholeft the department.In fairness, Square told The

Review that with her in chargeof the city, it was redundantto keep the acting city man-ager in place and that the po-lice department can bedownsized if management isgiven the right to determinethe proper staffing levels pershift.The Review will have more

on the financial analysis inthe coming weeks.

It’s ‘toxic’ in city hall, report saysContinued from page 3

Council candidatesays he has nothing to do withelection fraudThere is one word for back-

stabbing, and that is be-trayal. Council Candidate Showkat

Chowdhury had no ideaabout the election fraud thattook place in the city of Ham-tramck. He said, “I found outjust like everyone else, I hadno idea what was going onwith Council Candidate Gor-don and Council CandidateMohammed Hassan.” Council Candidate Showkat

Chowdhury said he didn’t tellCathie Gordon about anydeals and if Hassan didmake a deal with Cathie Gor-don he wasn’t a part of it, infact he had no clue about thedeal. Showkat said: “Once your

back is turned, people be-come a whole different per-son.” Showkat knows Mo-

hammed Hassan personally,but never knew he was thattype of person to bring himinto Hassan’s own trap.There are large numbers ofBengalis in the city of Ham-tramck and it’s ridiculoushow someone would want toframe you in something youhave nothing to do with. Candidate Showkat ex-

plains that he never toldCathie Gordon in person andthinks that Mohammed Has-san was using Showkat asback up so Gordon can ac-cept the deal. There are two different

types of Bengali groups andMohammed Hassan is froma city called Chittagong inBangladesh while ShowkatChowdhury is from Sylhet. With that being said, Mo-

hammed Hassan is trying tomanipulate Showkat, so hecan fall in Hassan’s trap.

Showkat says “it’s unfairhow someone can getblamed for something some-one has no clue about.”

Showkat ChowdhuryHamtramck

If it’s your garbage,pick it upAnyone who is a regular

reader of our local newspa-per knows that I’m vocalabout the things that botherme about Hamtramck. For example, I’ve been try-

ing to fight garbage (on theground, overflowing recepta-cles, etc.) and blight foryears. Has anything im-proved due to my attempts?I think not. But, I keep trying.I am getting tired of trying. I am so tired of my base-

ment flooding. Five timesthis year! That is … well,that is what appeared to beleft on my basement flooronce the water receded. I am so tired of people that

have no respect for them-selves, their property, theirneighbors or their neighbors’property. And those samepeople are raising childrenthat are disrespectful. I am so tired of picking up

other people’s garbage.Whether it be a candy wrap-per, dog poop or anything inbetween – if it’s yours, oronce had something to dowith you or your household,you pick it up! I am so tired of the

bus/cab drivers who feel theneed to blast their horn at allhours of the morning withoutconsideration for others whomight work different shifts.Just because you are up,does not mean the entireworld needs to be up.The latest thing I’m tired

of, though, is paying annuallyfor handicapped parking thatis open to anyone with ahandicap plate or placard.

There are some geniusesaround that think that spot isespecially “reserved” forthem, even though the houseto which they are going has aspot in front of, or at leastnearer than, the handicapspot in front of my home.The handicap spot for whichI pay annually.

I could better understandthis lunacy if I paid once forthe sign. However, I pay anannual fee which would leaveany reasonable person to be-lieve that that parking spaceis reserved for that house,specifically. Why couldn’t the city do

that? Why couldn’t the cityreserve that actual space tothat specific house? Just like parking spaces

are reserved for specificapartments or condomini-ums. I know why. Becausethat would make too muchsense!I’ve had it!

Christine KomisarzHamtramck

Call to Prayer isan ‘infringement’on his rightsMaybe the volume of the

Call to Prayer doesn’t bothersome people but to others,including myself, it is ex-tremely loud. Why does ithave to be so loud?

If a person does not knowwhen to pray, in my opinion,that is a personal problem. Itdoes not need to be broad-cast to everyone. I shouldnot be forced to hear “thecall” at 6 a.m. or 10 p.m. Ishould not have to hear itduring the day either, when Iam in my own home, withdoors and windows closed. This is an infringement on

my rights. I am not alonewhen I say this is very disre-spectful to me, as well as

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Continued on page 7

Counting … Next week isthe yearly student headcount, and the public schooldistrict is asking parents tomake sure their kids attend.The official count is nextWednesday, Oct. 2.This is when 90 percent of

the district’s state funding isdetermined. Each studentrepresents about $7,000 instate funding, so you can betevery kid counts.If for some reason your kid

can’t attend on Wednesday,be sure to send him or her

back to school with a writtennote explaining the absence.

Renaissance man … RitchieWolfheil had reason to cele-brate recently, as he was no-tified that he had beenawarded a $30,000 grant bythe Knight Arts Challenge De-troit. Three days after that an-

nouncement, things got evenbetter. Wolfheil was the sur-prise recipient of the KnightArts Challenge Detroit Peo-ple’s Choice Award, an honor

which came along with a$20,000 prize. Wolfheil plans on “saving

his shop” with the $20,000prize money. The shop, Loand Behold! at 10022 JosephCampau, features books,records and part-time bike re-pair, has become a localhang-out, cherished for itslaid back vibe and nuance, ex-tensive record and ever-grow-ing book selection. Added to that list of bo-

hemia is Wolfheil’s passion

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other members of our com-munity. Everyone shouldknow when to pray and notneed to be told by a loud-speaker. I have lived in Hamtramck

for nearly 50 years. I canhonestly say I have neverseen a group of people withsuch disrespect and disre-gard for others in their com-munity. I am referring not only to

the Call but, in general.When asked to lower the vol-ume, the public is ignored,talked down to, or threat-ened with a lawsuit. Whenthe community was asked to

gather to support the Ham-tramck Fire Department,where was this same groupof people? Answer: Nowhereto be seen. Why? It doesn’t appear to

affect them personally. Thepossibility of losing publicsafety is apparently not asimportant as implementinganother Mosque or Commu-nity Center.I’m sure that if the situa-

tion were reversed, the citywould never hear the end ofit.

John RushHamtramck

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for early blues and folkmusic. The $30,000 ArtsChallenge money will be usedto document and recordthese 1930s and 40snuggets of musical Ameri-cana, with the songs thenbeing issued as an LP seriescomplete with the musicianand song’s history. Congrats, man-of-many

hats, Wolfheil!

Food Week … We emailedMeagan Elliott, the co-orga-nizer of Hamtramck’s FoodWeek, which wraps up tomor-row, asking how things wentthis past week, and we’reglad to hear it went well.Here’s what Meagan had to

say about how the event wentso far:“Really great!

“The Farmers Market hadtheir best business day ofthe year, and Smalls andPlanet Ant said they both hadmuch bigger crowds thanusual and were excited aboutthe new faces! “I only wish there was a

good way to get more involve-ment from the variety of im-migrant communities. Theyare participating in the formof restaurants, but not so-cially. This will be a goodchallenge to rethink for nextyear too.”On Saturday Food Week

wraps up with a pop-up Bier-garten over at Jos. Campauand Belmont, starting at 4p.m. Besides great beerthere will be DJs spinningrecords.

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By Charles SercombeThis week’s Crime Log cov-

ers Sept. 17-23.Tuesday, Sept. 17• Warren police recovered a

1994 Buick Century that hadbeen reported stolen in Ham-tramck• A teen was arrested after

assaulting his mother andbrother.• Officers came across sus-

pects stripping a stolen car,but the suspects fled in a car.However, one suspect was ar-rested after he crashed astolen car into a tree.• A woman was arrested dur-

ing a traffic stop on an openfelony warrant.• A Mitchell St. man told po-

lice he thinks his landlord stoletools he had in his garage.• An officer spotted a man

he knew that was wanted onan open Hamtramck warrant.During the arrest, illegal nar-cotics were found on the man• For the second time in a

week, a pizza delivery man wasgiven a counterfeit bill on a de-livery in the Hamtramck proj-ects.Wednesday, Sept. 18• At almost 2:30 a.m. a

Goodson St. woman reportedher boyfriend assaulted her.• A man reported that some-

one opened four Verizon phoneaccounts in his name withouthis permission.• A Shelby Township man re-

ported his 2007 Yukon stolenfrom Hanley and Jos. Campau. Thursday, Sept. 19• A man reported that a per-

son known to him robbed himof his glasses and $12 whileat 11945 Conant.• A Hamtramck woman re-

ported that someone who wasvisiting her home may havestolen items.• An officer responded to a

call from Family Dollar storewhere a man reported some-one broke into his car andstole his school books and abook bag.

• A Detroit man was ar-rested after he hit threeparked cars and the fence atHenry Ford Health Center build-ing on Wyandotte St.Friday, Sept. 20• A Detroit resident reported

being robbed at gunpoint whilein the back yard of a house inthe 3200 block of Belmont St.• A man reported that the

rear window of his car wasdamaged, possibly with a BBgun.• During a traffic stop, offi-

cers found marijuana pack-aged for sale, illegalprescription pills and a hand-gun that was stolen out ofWashtenaw County home inva-sion incident. Officers arresteda Detroit woman.• Officers located and ar-

rested a Hamtramck womanfor an open income tax war-rant.• Officers arrested a Ham-

tramck woman in the housingprojects and placed her underarrest for an open Hamtramckwarrant.Saturday, Sept. 21• A Gallagher St. man re-

ported that a person he knowsassaulted him.• A Roosevelt St. woman re-

ported her 2002 Audi wasstolen from in front of herhouse.• A Lehman St. resident re-

ported her purse was stolenwhile she was walking nearMemorial Park.• A man on Jacob St. re-

ported he was approached bythree men while walking by Me-morial Park and one of themales punched him in theface. Another man knockedhim to the ground and stole hiscell phone. One of the malesalso attempted to take his wal-let but the man fought back.The suspects fled on foot.

• A man was at 10229 Jos.Campau when a man wearinga blue sweat shirt with an oldEnglish D on it took his cellphone.• An employee from Sam’s

Market reported receiving abad check in the amount of$662.Sunday, Sept. 22• Oakland County Sheriffs

arrested a Hamtramck man inHamtramck on a warrant forassault.• Three Moran St. residents

reported that a man they knowhas tried several times to runover one of the residents,threatened another residentwith a brick and left numeroustext messages with the thirdresident warning he is going tokill her and burn her housedown. The suspect is also onparole for murder.• A Trowbridge St. woman re-

ported seeing an unknownman sitting in her car while itwas parked near her house.The suspect then fled on foot.• A man was arrested at Al-

Haramine Foods for retailfraud.Monday, Sept. 23• A car owner reported that

the front passenger window ofhis 2010 Cadillac Escaladewas broken out while the vehi-cle was parked on Hanley andJos. Campau.• A Caniff St. resident re-

ported a break-in to his resi-dence and the theft of severalitems.• A person riding a bicycle at

Casmere and Moran wasstruck by a car. The victim wastreated for injuries at DetroitReceiving Hospital.• An Evaline St. resident

said her dog was bitten by an-other dog while she was visit-ing a friend on Charest St.• Two residents said they

were assaulted by three peo-ple while they were in area ofthe 12000 block of Conant.

Hamtramck, 2 rm. upper fur-nished studio apartment,kitchen, bedroom, bath, pri-vate entrance, utilities notincl., $310/mo., call Dale,248-892-7257. 9/27

Beautifully remodeled, Ham-tramck 3 br. lower, utilities notincl., Sect. 8 OK, credit check,sec. dep., fenced yard,washer/dryer hookup, $600/mo., 313-590-1000. 9/27

Hamtramck, 1 br., all utilitiesincluded, no pets please,586-438-9999. 10/18

Hamtramck, 1 br. upper, liv-ing, dining, kitchen, bath, in-cludes all appliances + allutility bills, $350/mo. + sec.dep., no pets, good for singleperson, 248-797-3722. 10/4

Hamtramck, 2nd floor, 3 br.,living, dining, kitchen, hard-wood flrs., refrigerator, nopets, adults only, 313-871-2118, 586-441-4588. 10/4

Hamtramck, 3 br. apt. forrent, 1st floor, $550/mo + se-curity dep., references, 313-268-7420. 10/25

3 br. upper flat, Holmes,south of Jos. Campau,kitchen, bath, living rm.,dinette, completely reno-vated, new carpet, paint, toi-let, fixtures, vanity, no pets,$675/mo., incl. water basedon 2 people, 248-579-3872.10/4

Single house, 2 br., living rm.,kitchen, very nice condition, fullfinished basement and attic.Call Palo, 248-659-2278.

2 br., single home, nice andclean, 313-739-5721. 10/4

One family house, 2344 An-drus in Hamtramck, 4 br., 2dining rms., 2 bath, appli-ances incl., Sect. 8 OK, 313-982-2513. 9/27

Hamtramck, nice 2 br., singlehouse, 1 bath, extra largekitchen, $625/mo., 313-516-5178. 10/4

Price reduced from $24,900to $19,900 cash. New re-modeling, 4504 Garvin St.,Det., 2 br., + 1 rm., living+dining rm., kitchen, half-basement, 2 car garage, newdoor + opener, 313-721-6552. 10/11

2976 Belmont, Hamtramck,Jos. Campau + Caniff, walkingdistance to shopping, 3 br.,down, 1 br. upper, 2 ½ cargarage, crawl, $29,900 landcontract terms, $4900 down,$300/mo., 10% int., will dis-count for cash deal. AndaryRealty, 313-886-5670. 9/27

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have a fight on her hands.She trailed Algazali by 62votes in the primary election.Four years ago she beat Al-

gazali by 142 votes in hersecond bid for re-election. Algazali almost got kicked

off the ballot when it was re-vealed he was behind in pay-ing property taxes for severalbuildings he owns. As itturned out, he was behindtwo years on taxes on onlyone building.He paid nearly $3,000

owed on the property a weekafter the primary electionwhen it came to light that hewas delinquent.The city charter says that

any elected official who is a“defaulter” to the city or anyother government body willhave their election resultsvoided. The charter furtherstates that any elected offi-cial who violates the charterwill be kicked out of office.Hamtramck Emergency

Manager Cathy Square andCity Attorney John Clark saidthat after reviewing the mat-ter, Algazali’s delinquent taxissue was an “oversight,”and that he will remain in theelection and in office.Algazali was a no-show at a

mayoral candidate forumheld before the August pri-mary election.

Candidates will have theirnight to win votersContinued from front page

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Here are the activitiesscheduled for the publicschool district next week.

Kosciuszko Middle School-- Flag dedication ceremonyon Monday, Sept. 30 at10:30 a.m. with State Repre-sentative Rose Mary Robin-son.

Early Childhood Elemen-tary -- Open House onWednesday, Oct. 2, from 4-6p.m.

Athletic Events: • HHS Varsity Volleyball on

Monday, Sept. 30 vs. West-side Christian at 5:30 p.m.,home.• Kosciuszko Soccer- on

Monday, Sept. 30 vs. Univer-sal Academy at 4:30 p.m.,home.• HHS Varsity Soccer on

Tuesday, Oct. 1 vs. Star Inter-national at 5 p.m., home.• Kosciuszko Volleyball on

Tuesday, Oct. 1 vs. Taylor Tril-lium at 4:30 p.m., home.• HHS Varsity Soccer on

Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs. Ypsi-lanti Arbor Prep at 5:30 p.m.,home. • HHS Varsity Volleyball on

Wednesday, Oct. 2 at UPSM,5:30 p.m. • Kosciuszko Football on

Wednesday, Oct. 2 at HarperWoods Chandler Park Acad-emy, 5 p.m.

• Kosciuszko Volleyball onThursday, Oct. 3 at HighlandPark Ford, 5 p.m.• HHS Varsity Football on

Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Melvindaleat 7 p.m., Keyworth.• Homecoming Parade is

Oct. 4 and starts at 5:45p.m. at Hamtramck HighSchool and proceeds downJos. Campau to KeyworthStadium.• Kosciuszko Soccer on

Saturday, Oct. 5 at Dearborn,10 a.m.

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