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Hamtramck’s one andonly artist collective HATCHhas a big wish list for get-ting its art space up andrunning.The group has taken own-

ership of Hamtramck’s for-mer police station, a classictwo-story brick building thatneeds an awful lot of ten-der-loving care. On the topof that wish list is a majorrepair to the roof — yes,the roof — which we allknow can run into thou-sands of dollars.To raise a little dough and

a roof, HATCH is throwing afundraiser this Saturday(Oct. 9) at Skipper’s Ham-town bar, located at 9735Conant. There will be asilent art auction, livemusic, drinks, free food,prizes and who knows whatelse.It all starts at 7 p.m. and

carries on until midnight,but we won’t be surprised ifthe party goes on ‘til clos-ing.

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• President Franklin Roo-sevelt was in town in 1936to officially dedicate Key-worth Stadium.

• Speaking of presidentsvisiting here, in 1958 Presi-dent Truman walked downJos. Campau.

• In 1921, Hamtramck-ans voted to incorporatewhat was then a village intoa city. Hamtramck has beenon a roll ever since.

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By Ian PerrottaThe Assistance League of

Southeastern Michigan is atit again.Last year, the non-profit or-

ganization out of Rochesterdonated six $1,000 mini-grants to teachers in theHamtramck Public Schoolssystem. And just yesterdaythey were at Dickinson EastElementary School distribut-ing new winter wardrobes toabout 265 students.As part of the Assistance

League’s “Operation SchoolBell” program, membersand volunteers set up a“store” in the school’s gym– complete with clothingracks, employees and acheckout area – and eachchild was given an opportu-nity to “shop” for free withan Assistance League mem-ber. The children, kindergarten-

ers through sixth-graders,were selected by theschool’s social workers.Each kid was allowed to pickout a new winter coat, a hat,gloves, underwear, socks,

two tops, jeans, a book, ahygiene kit and a gift cardfor shoes. And to top it off,everything was stuffed in anew duffel bag.To pay for the event, the

Assistance League usedmoney raised in their sec-ond-hand clothing store. Ac-cording to Betty Zych, theVice President of Communi-cations for the organization,each child’s wardrobe aver-ages out to a cost of about$75. A donation of twotrucks from Rochester MiniStorage allowed for thetransportation of all thegoods. “The kids are so excited,”

said Zych. “They love beingable to pick out what theywant. Some of them havenever had new clothes.”The Assistance League will

be holding a fundraiser onThursday, Nov. 18 from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. at The PalazzoGrande in Shelby Township.For more information log onto www.semich.assistance-league.org.

Hamtramckfinally getsan answerBy Charles SercombeAfter waiting months for an

audit report from Detroit offi-cials about a long-simmeringdispute over shared tax rev-enues from GM’s Poletownplant, Hamtramck finally gotan answer.But city officials had to read

about it in a Detroit FreePress story.Go figure.A few weeks ago, Ham-

tramck filed a lawsuit againstDetroit, saying it was improp-erly holding back $2 million intax revenue. Hamtramck offi-cials had been meeting withDetroit officials to straightenout the matter but those talksnever went anywhere.Hamtramck City Manager

Bill Cooper said Detroit offi-cials were generally uncoop-erative and failed to producea promised audit. Well, De-troit officials finally produced– or at least referenced -- anaudit in its answer to Ham-tramck’s lawsuit, saying De-troit overpaid Hamtramck$7.1 million.Cooper said that’s hogwash

and that Detroit has yet togive Hamtramck a copy of theaudit.“I find it interesting they

(Detroit officials) are basingtheir claim on an audit theytold us is not done,” Coopersaid.Not only does Cooper ques-

tion the audit’s actual exis-tence, he said no matterwhat, “We totally disagreethat they overpaid us.”Cooper has warned that

without the $2 million hesays is owed, Hamtramck willbe broke come this Januaryand will likely face a statetakeover. In the meantime,Cooper said he is withholdingwater and sewer service pay-ments to Detroit until thematter is resolved.Cooper added that he will

file a Freedom of InformationAct request to get a copy ofDetroit’s audit.“When we get it, we will go

over it with a fine-toothedcomb,” Cooper said.

By Charles SercombeHamtramck’s tallest build-

ing has leaped yet anotherhurdle toward a majormakeover.Mark Hausner, the owner of

the four-story building on Jos.Campau and Belmont, wasgranted tax credits worth$116,000 through the Ham-tramck Brownfield Redevelop-ment Authority to help offsetthe cost of redevelopment.The money isn’t directly

given to Hausner but insteadis skimmed off taxes col-lected from the future in-crease in the property’s

value.The project has been in the

talking/planning stage for thepast couple of years. Hausnerplans a $1.4 million renova-tion that includes “Flavor”restaurant on the groundfloor, office space on the sec-ond floor and high-end rentallofts on the upper two stories.Hausner will also be able to

apply for a special grant forbuilding owners who want toupgrade or create new apart-ments in upper floors. Hecould receive up to $30,000from that special rehab deal.

Developer wins tax credit for ambitious project

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A shopping trip that’s worthevery penny

When it comes to good foodand great times, Hamtramckhas plenty to offer. In this re-curring column, we’ll take alook at the bars, restaurantsand other events that can befound throughout the city.

By Ian PerrottaYou’ve probably driven by

and checked out the young,good-looking crowd standingin the pulsating lights outsideof 88th Avenue, but have youever been inside? If not, it’stime get your prioritiesstraight – 88th Avenue is onehappening place, and it’s onlygetting better.For anyone who hasn’t been

inside 88th Avenue, locatedon Conant just south of Can-iff, you’re definitely missingout. As a former restaurant,the establishment’s layout isvery inviting and features alarge seating area on oneside that complements thelong bar on the other. A DJbooth and spacious dancefloor add to the energetic at-mosphere, and an open, artis-tically spray-painted outdoorseating area – complete witha grill that kicks out somekiller kielbasa – finishes offthe building.

Over the last few months,88th Avenue has undergonesome changes thanks toArthur Stopinski, its newevents manager. Stopinskihas been working to revitalizethe business by hostingtheme nights, and judging bythe recent “Rave Night” itseems to be working. On thatparticular night, the bar wastransformed into a quintes-sential rave scene, completewith laser lights, technomusic and glow sticks. Thewell-attended event was a hitwith patrons and will likely beheld again.In the more immediate fu-

ture, 88th Avenue will behosting two Halloween-in-spired events as a lead up tothe holiday on the 31st. Thefirst is Angel’s Night and ishappening next Saturday(Oct. 16). As the name sug-gests, it’s an angel-themednight that encourages pa-trons to either dress in whiteor just come in and show offtheir heavenly bodies. DJScooter will be mixing themusic, and anyone dressedas an angel will get in free.For the rest of the crowd it’s$7 for people over 18 andjust $5 for those over 21.The following Saturday (Oct.

23) is part two of the “Pre-Hal-loween Double Hitter,” onlythis time it’s Devil’s Night.The main difference is that DJW!LDZ will be spinning thetunes and people will bedressed either as devils orjust in red and black. The rest– good drinks and great times– will be the same. And as is

the case in Angel’s Night, any-one who comes dressed as adevil/temptress will get infree. For everyone else, as thefliers say, it’s “$7 to come andjust $5 to swallow.”With a good level of suc-

cess already under his belt,Stopinski says he’d like tokeep the momentum going bythrowing even more events,especially ones that otherplaces either haven’t tried orhaven’t thought of. He’s even

begun to branch out to otherbars in Hamtramck, and as apart of a collaborative effortwith AV Entertainment and afew others, he’ll be hosting amonthly event every Sundayat Mars Bar called Fiasco.The first Fiasco will be heldon Oct. 17, and if you attendyou can expect a creative andeclectic collaboration ofartists and promoters thatStopinski says will result in aSunday event like no other."Fiasco is a way to unwind

and relax in a laid-back at-mosphere with live entertain-ment by DJs and performancetroupes,” he says. “But at

88th Avenue, every month I'lltry to have at least one or twoevents with theme-specificdrinks. And I'll have my shotgirls dressed to impress.”

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Since there’s more to thiscolumn than just bar talk, it’sonly appropriate to mention abig change coming to one ofHamtramck’s favorite restau-rants. Maria’s Comida –known as much for its friendlystaff as it is for its chips and

salsa – will be combiningHead Chef Alan Pronko’sknowledge of Asian cuisinewith its current Mexican offer-ings to create a new “Mex-Asian” menu that debutsMonday (Oct. 11). We’ll have a lot more to say

about that next week … Untilthen, Cheers!

Do you know of a cool bar, agreat restaurant or just a niceplace to hang out? If you havetips on special events or justwant to shine some light onyour favorite spot send a mes-sage to [email protected] or call us at (313)874-2100.

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This week at the library...ESL Class for Beginners - Saturday, October

9 at 10:30 a.m. Christine Templin is the in-structor for the ESL class for beginners. Every-one is invited. Free to the public.Storytime for Children - Saturday, October 9 at

noon. All children are invited to children’s sto-rytime at the library. Computer Classes for Beginners - Tuesday, Oc-

tober 12 at 11:30 a.m. Basic instructions oncomputer use for beginners will be held onTuesdays. Number of participants is limited toavailable computers.Reading and Conversation for ESL Students

- Tuesday, October 12 at 3:00 p.m. Jide Aje is theinstructor for reading and conversation ESLclasses.Math Club Meeting - Tuesday, October 12 at 4

p.m.Mr. Nuo is the instructor for the math cluband math tutoring.Movie Wednesday - Wednesday, October 13 at

3:30 p.m. Every Wednesday is movie day at thelibrary. Come and enjoy our feature presenta-tion, which includes popcorn and snacks.Computer Classes for Intermediate Users -

Thursday, October 14 at 11:30 a.m. Adults withbasic computer skills can enhance their com-puter literacy each Thursday at the library.Number of participants is limited to availablecomputers.

Jeopardy at the Library - Thursday October 14at 4 p.m. Sign up and participate in Jeopardygames held on Thursdays at the library. Com-pete against friends, win prizes, and have fundeveloping your knowledge skills.Meeting of the Library Board - Tuesday, Octo-

ber 14 at 6 p.m. Regular meeting of the LibraryBoard will be held in the auditorium. Open tothe public.Friends of the Library Meeting - Thursday, Oc-

tober 21 at 6 p.m. FHPL President Kathy Kristyand Treasurer George Gorday invite all mem-bers and volunteers to participate in the regu-lar monthly meeting and election meeting ofthe FHPL.92nd Anniversary Library Dinner - Thursday,

Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to the An-nual Library Dinner at the PNA Banquet Hall onConant & Belmont. During the program, newmembers will be inducted into the Library Hallof Honor. Tickets are available at the Library.The event is organized by the Friends of Ham-tramck Public Library.Mobile Flu Shot Clinic – Registration is being

held for the flu shots at the library. All registeredindividuals will be notified by the AmericanHealthCare Service when to come to the libraryfor their seasonal flu shot. (Flu vaccine ap-proved by the C.D.C.)

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Hamtramck Community &Economic Development Direc-tor Jason Friedmann said theproject has been scaled backfrom previous plans, which in-cluded demolishing twohouses behind the building tomake way for a parking deck.Renovation of the building

could start this March. “Fla-vor” is a soul food-themedrestaurant being developedby Hamtramck School BoardPresident Titus Walters. Fried-

mann said the restaurant isscheduled to be open in Jan-uary or February.The front of the restaurant

will be redesigned thanks toa façade improvement grantfrom the city’s Downtown De-velopment Authority.Hausner, who sits on the

Hamtramck DDA, could notbe reached for comment.Friedmann said Hausner is fi-nancing the renovationthrough private investors.

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By Ian PerrottaThis weekend might be your

best last chance to do somevolunteer work this year –there’s a clean-up on Satur-day (Oct. 9) at the New LeafGarden on St. Aubin. The event begins at 10:30

a.m. at Bridge Academy,where there will be a short in-formational meeting. Sponsored by the Muslim

American Society’s youth divi-sion, the clean-up is part of alarger effort led by 350.org,which is an international cam-paign working to build amovement that unites theworld around solutions to theclimate crisis. On Sunday (Oct. 10),

350.org has coordinated aworld-wide clean-up that in-volves over 150 countrieshosting thousands of individ-ual events.Hamtramck’s clean-up ef-

fort was organized by localresident Sharmin Hakim and

her friends Ashya Jamali andKhadigah Alasry. Hakim, a 2008 Hamtramck

High School graduate and cur-rent student at Wayne StateUniversity, says she’s con-ducting the event as a way forthe city’s young people tohave an opportunity to do vol-unteer work that has an im-mediate impact. As avolunteer herself – among herother duties she is the Weedand Seed Secretary and alsosits on its board – Hakimsays that there is a lot to begained by giving back to thecommunity.“I love volunteering, and I

really want the kids in Ham-tramck to see that they toocan participate and make adifference,” says Hakim. “Theclean-up is a project they canenjoy and relate to, and it willalso be an opportunity toshow that volunteering can befun.”

Keep Wednesday, Oct. 20open on your calendar if youwould like to learn moreabout neighborhood safetytips and how to join a blockclub.Hamtramck’s federally

funded “Weed & Seed” pro-gram is holding a town hallmeeting on that date at 6:30p.m. in the Hamtramck Com-munity Center (next to Ham-tramck High School). The evening will feature

discussions on a wide vari-ety of topics, including homeand personal safety, neigh-borhood watches, blockclubs and much more. Youcan also get a free vehicleidentification number etchedon your car window by Ham-tramck’s Auto Theft unit(from 3-6 p.m. at the highschool).Drinks and snacks will

also be offered. Doors openat 6 p.m. and the eventends at 9 p.m. Need more

information? Call Sgt. WallyTripp at (313) 876-7833.And speaking of Weed &

Seed, the group needs toraise money to purchase in-surance coverage. So, theparent organization of Weed& Seed, the HamtramckCommunity Initiative, willhold a fundraiser on Oct. 28at the Hamtramck Gates ofColumbus Hall (9632 Co-nant). Admission is $20, which

includes food and drinks anda brief presentation aboutthe organization. The HCI’sgoals are to reduce violence,auto theft and crime in gen-eral.Donations are tax de-

ductible.Doors open at 5 p.m. and

things wind up at 9 p.m. Formore information call (313)281-8150 or (313) 876-7833.

City’s youth encouragedto take part in world-wide clean-up

Town Hall meeting todiscuss reducing crime

By Ian PerrottaIt’s just a week away – the

first (of hopefully many)Hamtramck Harvest Fest.For anyone who hasn’t

heard, with the success ofthis year’s Labor Day Festi-val its organizers were in-spired to recreate theirmagic with an Oktoberfest-like event. After working be-hind the scenes for the lastseveral weeks, they’re readyfor next weekend’s (Oct. 16and 17) party.The event will be held in

the municipal lot betweenPolish Village Café and Polo-nia Restaurant and will runfrom noon to 10 p.m. on Sat-urday and noon to 8 p.m. onSunday. It’s a family-friendlyevent and the cost is just $5for adults, $2 for kids andfree for anyone 10 and

under.On the lineup for the week-

end are a number of greatbands as well as some ofthe best food and drinksaround. You’ll be able towash down your schnitzeland sauerkraut with authen-tic German and Polish Beeras well as Michigan-madewine, and if you’re still hun-gry after that there will behot pretzels, pumpkin pieand caramel apples. For thenon-drinkers, there will bespiced cider and coffee fromCafé 1923. During the Harvest Fest,

you can take a Historic Ham-tramck Volksmarch WalkingTour with Historical Commis-sion Chairman Greg Kowal-ski on both Saturday andSunday. There will also be ahayride throughout the city

on both days. If you’d ratherkick back and relax, you canwatch the weekend’s foot-ball games projected on theside of Polonia Restaurant,or peruse the vendors fromEastern Market that will beselling pumpkins, cornstalksand chrysanthemums. Andfor the kids, there will beface painting and games.Of course, it wouldn’t be a

Hamtramck party withoutsome music, and the Har-vest Fest is no exception. Inaddition to performances bydance troupes on both days,there will be the polka musicfrom Duane Malinowski andEddie Blazonczyk & the Ver-satones as well as rock androll by local favorites theHowling Diablos, the PolishMuslims and Danny D. And gals – get this – during

Danny D’s performance of“Hot Legs” there will be a“hot legs” competition fea-turing men in Lederhosen.To kick the whole event off,

the festival will adopt theGerman Oktoberfest’s tradi-tion of having the mayor tapthe first keg. Mayor KarenMajewski will do the honorat noon on Saturday. Laterthat day radio station 93.1Doug FM will be broadcast-ing live from 5 to 7 p.m.“If you didn’t get a chance

to make it to the Labor DayFestival, this is the lastchance of the year to cele-brate Hamtown-style,” saysKathleen Bittner, a co-orga-nizer of the festival. “Likethey say, there ain’t no partylike a Hamtown party!”

‘Harvest Fest’ will offer somethingfor everyone plus a whole lot of fun

By Charles SercombeConventional wisdom says

that whoever is the Demo-cratic Party candidate forState Rep. will win in the Nov.2 election hands-down.Well, Hamtramck resident

Muhammad Alim insiststhat’s about to change. Alimis running as an independenton the November ballot, andsays although he identifieshimself as one who votesalong Democratic lines, thepast Democratic office hold-ers have failed to deliver.‘They haven’t done any-

thing,” he said.Alim is the only Hamtramck

candidate appearing on theballot. Several Hamtramckresidents ran as Democraticchallengers in the August Pri-mary Election but none ofthem got close to the winner,John Olumba – at least whenyou look at the district-widevotes.The 46-year-old candidate is

basing his hopes on the 991voters who signed his petition

to get on the November bal-lot. Alim is a manager at theGreektown Casino and saidthat, although he has neverheld elected office, his expe-

rience with a cross-section ofpeople at the casino and hisempathy for the downtroddenmake him an ideal candidate.“I see so many things that

are not right,” he said of thestruggles many here in Ham-tramck face – particularly thelow-income who face daily ob-stacles in finding out where toget financial assistance, foodstamps and immigration is-sues resolved.Alim came from Bangladesh

in 1991 to Atlantic City wherehe had family and a lead on acasino job. He was 19 yearsold then and didn’t know alick of English. He still strug-gles with English but he hasmanaged to climb the man-agement ladder and eventu-ally accepted a job inDetroit’s Greektown Casino in2001.Alim is part of the growing

influence and presence ofBangladeshi-American votersand candidates. Until the lastelection in Hamtramck, therewas only one Bangladeshi citycouncilmember. Now thereare three, and theBangladeshi community ispoised to vote in more candi-

He’s a long-shot but willingto bet he’ll beat the odds

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State Rep. candidateMuhammad Alim is the onlyHamtramck candidate on No-vember’s ballot. He is run-ning as an independent.

By Charles SercombeCall it a mixed message.A so-called non-dumping

site on the southend has be-come a dumping site for thecity.Confused?You can only imagine what

passersby think when theysee part of Denton St. thathas become a dumpingground for the city despite nu-merous signs giving thiswarning: City PropertyNo TrespassingNo ParkingNo DumpingViolators will beTicketedBehind those ominous

signs, however, is an open lotwith piles of tree limbs andother debris along with twogiant dumpsters.So what gives?Martin Ladd, the Director of

Public Services, concedes it’sa confusing message, but hestressed that it is city prop-erty and the city can do whatit wants to do there. And thatsite has become a dumpingground for the city until an-other site that can’t be seenfrom the street is found.“I’m limited in land right

now,” Martin said.Martin said because the

site is so accessible, “folkshave come down to use it.”However, he warned, anyonecaught dumping there will beticketed.The site will likely undergo

a cleanup in the comingmonths because Hanley Inter-national Academy plans tobuild a new school down the

street at theformer stateDepartmentof HumanS e r v i c e sbuilding.“With the

school com-ing we needto find a newl o ca t i o n , ”Ladd said.

Atlas Bar: One of the lastneighborhood bars, comeshoot pool. $1 domestic beerspecials until 7 p.m. and $1Black Label & Schlitz until 8p.m., 2363 Yemans.

Belmont Bar: Sundays –Sunday Bloody (Mary) Sundayand movie night w/ TaitNu-cleus, $3 mix your ownBloody Mary. No Cover. Mon-days – Mademoiselle Mondayfeaturing martini & manicurespecials all night, w/ DJ MikeAlonso. No Cover. Tuesdays –Punk Fitness followed by DJSpinny; $1 PBR all night; NoCover to drink; Wednesdays -- Rock and Roll Karaoke withThe Millionaire. Over 80,000songs to choose from! Nocover; 10215 Jos. Campau(313) 871-1966 Free WIFI.

Capo Lounge: No CoverCharge. Tuesdays – Karaoke,Thursdays are Thirsty Thurs-days Ladies Night live DJ;Dress to Impress. Fridaysand Saturdays – Live DJs.

Sunday is SEXY SUNDAY liveDJ 11625 Jos. Campau(313) 365-CAPO (2276).

Carbon Lounge: 11474Joseph Campau.

Celina’s Sports Bar: Lots ofTV’s, sports and hot women,11667 Jos. Campau; (313)365-4194.

Head Coach: A Hamtramcktradition; 12001 Conant;(313) 366-6317.

Hippo’s: Friendly serviceand plenty of smiles; Beer$2.25, Jagar Bombs$3.00, Jello Shots always;Open Wednesday - Satur-day 3 p.m. till close; 11641Conant; (313) 893-5633.

Jeans: As they say, charac-ters are always welcomed,12002 Jos. Campau; (313)892-9689.

Ice Nightclub: Michigan'slargest gay bar and the only

bar with a 4 a.m. dance per-mit. Open Friday & Saturday,10 p.m. 18+ welcome. Cover$5 & $10. DJ Lt. Dre Fridays.DJ Chico Saturdays, $2 welldrinks and domestic beeruntil 11 p.m. 11425 Jos.Campau, (313) 365-1446www.icedetroit.net

Motor City Sports Bar:Great burgers and beer – $1domestic beers every Tues-day, draft beer $1 every day,$2 well mixed drinks everyday, best char-grilled burgers,hands-down -- put us to thetest, karaoke every Thursday,9122 Jos. Campau (313)875-4710.

Painted Lady: Mondays –$1 beer night w/ Todd. Tues-days – B-movie Night.Wednesdays – Opium Den;Thursdays – HonkyTonk/Ladies Night, $2 wells;2930 Jacob; (313) 874-2991

Paycheck’s Lounge: 2932Caniff, (313) 874-0909 –Live music every weekend,cheap drinks, open all day.

Small’s: Sundays - Nurseyour weekend hangover withDave and Melody, $1 offeverything. Acoustic perform-ances on select nights. Mon-days - Karaoke with Squidand Jared! Tuesday - TriviaNight! Game starts at 9 p.m.with tons of great prizes andcheap drinks; 10339 Conant,(313) 873-1117. Free WIFI.

7 Brothers Bar: Ham-tramck’s hippest hangout foractors, 11831 Jos. Campau;(313) 365-6576.

Skipper’s Hamtown: Ham-tramck’s newest neighbor-hood “almost dive” bar.Skipper’s offers a wide selec-tion of bottled beer as well assix non-alcoholic beverages.Stop by for a good drink anda great time!; 9735 Conantat Evaline.

Suzy’s Bar: Chat with ownerSuzy – one of the best localbar owners; 2942 Evaline;(313) 872-9016; Free WIFI.

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While we don’t want tosee this nipped in the bud,there is legitimate concernthat a proposal to treat re-sale shops like pawnshops is too restrictive.City Councilmember

Cathie Gordon is right tobe concerned that therehave been reports thatone or two local resaleshops are dealing instolen goods. But shouldthe legitimate resaleshops have to sufferthrough daily paperworkbecause of the bad behav-ior of a couple stores?We think it’s better to

have police investigate thecases of stolen goods

rather than penalize theshops that play by therules.But we also encourage

further discussion of thisproposal just to see ifthere might be a middleground on this subject.The bigger question this

issue raises is just what isthe Police Departmentdoing with the pawnshopsthat operate here? Are thepawnshops reporting whosold them items and dothe pawnshops hold ontothe items they take in tosee if they were reportedstolen?This writer can speak

from experience when his

Hamtramck flat was bro-ken into and a number ofcameras were stolen.The items and their se-

rial numbers were re-ported immediately butthe only help from the Po-lice Department was ad-vice to check out a pawnshop located on JeffersonAve. in Detroit to see if thecameras were there.This was several years

ago and we hope police in-vestigations into stolengoods has ramped upsince then. It’s pointlessto adopt laws that aren’tgoing to be enforced in thefirst place.

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Don’t punish the playerswho play by the rules

First Thursdays, 4 Cs NeighborhoodWatch (if you live or have a business be-tween Carpenter, Conant, Caniff, and Cam-pau), 7 p.m. Hamtramck RecreationCenter, 1135 Charest, lower level Second Mondays, Eastside Block Club (if

you live or have a business East of Co-nant) 7 p.m. Our Lady Queen of ApostlesChurch, Activity Center, entrance on HaroldStreet Second Wednesdays, 3 C7 Neighborhood

Watch (if you live or have a business be-tween Carpenter, Campau, Caniff, and I-75)People's community Services Senior Centeron Caniff, across from the Public LibraryThird Wednesdays, Midtown Neighbor-

hood Watch (if you live or have a businessbetween Caniff, Campau, Holbrook and I-75) 6:30 p.m. in the Convent of St. Flo-rian's Church, on Florian StreetFourth Thursdays, Southend Neighbor-

hood Watch 6:30 p.m. in the People's Com-munity Center on Joseph Campau andDanforth, for all residents and businesses

south of Holbrook. The Central Neighborhood Watch (Caniff,

Conant, Holbrook, Campau) will meet thefirst Wednesday of each month, startingOct. 6, at Skipper’s Bar, located at 9735Conant at Evaline. Also there will be aneighborhood cleanup project on Sunday,Oct. 10. For more information, go online [email protected]. Facebook:Hamtramck Central Block Club group page.The Hamtramck Housing Commission

Neighborhood Watch is now called the W75and it meets the second Wednesday ofevery month at 12025 Dequindre (housingcommission activities center) at 1:30 pm.

Neighborhood Watch meetings are opento the public and all are welcome to at-tend. If additional information is neededcontact the Weed and Seed office at (313)281-8150.For more information about Hamtramck’s

network of block clubs, go online to:www.hamtramckblockclubs.com

Block Club Corner …

Rally … The Bangladeshi-American Democratic Caucuswill host two very specialguests this Saturday (Oct. 9)at Aladdin Restaurant. Con-gressman John Conyers andState Sen. Hansen Clark willbe on hand to meet the publicand talk about issues.Clark is most likely to be

voted into Congress this No-vember, having beat out Car-olyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick in theprimary.The rally goes from 5 to 8

p.m., and Aladdin is locatedat Commor and Conant.

Reminder … It’s that timeof the month again. On Satur-day (Oct. 9), recycling bins willbe set and waiting for recy-clers at the city parking lot atCaniff and McDougall, start-ing at 9a.m.

Enrolling … The city’s HeadStart program for kids 3 to 5years old is now acceptingstudents. Wayne MetropolitanCommunity Action Agency of-fers full and half-day classes,which also includes nutritiousmeals and snacks every day.

There are income require-ments, so call for informationat (313) 865-4631, extension222, 223 or 224. The center,located in Hamtramck, alsooffers special services forkids with disabilities and spe-cial needs.

Whoa! … And we don’tmean that in a good way. Re-cent media reports say thatour neighbor to the immedi-ate west, Highland Park, hasreached yet another low. As ifthat struggling city hasn’t hadit bad enough in recent years,things are about to get worse.

The city is being forced tolay off six police officers be-cause of some unexplained“accounting error.” To make up for that drastic

cut, the city’s mayor is recruit-ing volunteers to patrol thecity and carry police radios toreport problems. Talk aboutpathetic.

Summer break … We’re notsure what was behind thelack of monthly meetings forthe Recreation Commission

this summer. The commis-sion hasn’t been able to getenough members to show upto hold an official meetingsince June.The next scheduled meet-

ing is Oct. 27, 6 p.m., at theHigh School Community Cen-ter.

Slump … And for some de-pressing economic news, asif there isn’t enough goingaround these days. We re-cently ran across a column byNorthwestern economistRobert Gordon who says theU.S. will probably face veryslow economic growth notjust for the next couple ofyears but for decades.Decades, people, decades.Why so?It’s those darn Baby

Boomer who will very soonbegin to retire and tap intotheir Social Security pay-ments. For sure they earnedit, but when millions ofBoomers aren’t contributingto the national coffers, that’smoney going out, not in.From Boom to Bust, eh?

Is Hamtramck prepared forthe 21st Century? The talk around town is of

city promotion, festivals, andeconomic development plan-ning, all of which are muchneeded for our city. If you lookaround the greater metropoli-tan area, especially in Oak-land County, you will noticemany communities hold atleast five festivals annually.These communities each un-derstand the effective powerof marketing, which is some-thing that should not go unno-ticed by our own City Council. The City Council inundates

us with negativity concerningour financial picture, but theycontinually fail to addressbasic business fundamen-tals, including implementing amarketing plan. The community has grown

increasingly tired of all thewhining, and action must betaken immediately to startthe engine going, instead (forexample) of harping on thetwo local young women,Rachael Srodek and KathleenBittner, who effectively helpedsave the Labor Day Festival inthis town. These two womenhave had to endure criticismfrom some corners over theway that the festival was han-dled, particularly all the bally-

hoo over the city’s firemenbeing denied a special boothrate, as had happened inyears past.These two have in fact done

an outstanding job. Ham-tramck should be embracingtheir ideals, and standing be-hind all the younger folks whowant to see this city continueto succeed – especially whenit’s technically their futureson the line. Simply stated, we have to

realize that the way thingswere done in the past cannotalways work in today’s busi-ness world. I am constantlyamazed when I see some cor-porations — especially the re-ally successful ones —“going for the kill” as they tryto capture more than their“fair market shares.” As acivic entity, we could do witha little more of this fightingspirit.You see, Hamtramck is no

different from any corpora-tion, and every successfulcorporate entity has a viable,well-thought-out and compre-hensive plan for their future.Effective marketing, in partic-ular, is a necessity; for munic-ipalities, activities like holdingfestivals become essentialfor generating revenue, bothfor themselves and their local

businesses as well, and theyhelp to give a city its ownuniquely, “branded” identity. These unique identities in-

evitably lead to financial suc-cess. Whether a corporationis running a temporary deficit,or making a profit, the smartones adhere to a well-consid-ered marketing plan. Theymay make changes or adapta-tions, but they are constantlymarketing their products,services, or unique shops,restaurants, etc. Withoutmarketing, there is little abil-ity to generate, or even pre-serve, revenue.Why can’t this city get their

act together? Why is it that we seem to

keep going around in circles,doing the same things overand over? The old sayinggoes, that the definition of in-sanity is “doing the samethings over and over again,but expecting different re-sults”? Perhaps we suffer from a

shared nostalgia. Well, I feelthe answer is that we keepelecting people who lack thefinancial background and ed-ucation to help propel usthrough the new century. Wehave to become serious, andstart to take better advantage

Letter from the

PublisherBy John Ulaj

Having a competitive edge for the 21st Century

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By Walter WasaczThere is no shortage of

smart art and leftfield musi-cal happenings and politicalrantings in Hamtramck thisweekend, that's for sure.Last weekend, the huge Art

Detroit Now network ofgallery and museum exhibi-tions crawled across themetro area, touching down inseveral local creative spaces.This week, Hamtramck andadjacent north Detroit and Po-letown locations will be host-ing a smaller crawl. But one

that should be big fun all thesame. During the afternoon of Oct.

9, Popps Packing (12138 St.Aubin), Public Pool (3009Caniff), 2739 Edwin, ( 2739Edwin); Hatch: a HamtramckArt Collective at Cafe 1923,2287 Holbrook, all in Ham-tramck; and the Yes Farm(Moran at Farnsworth, De-troit) and the Power Houseneighborhood (north of Car-

penter, south of Davison,west of Conant, Detroit) willopen their doors from 1-6p.m. Many are within walkingor biking distance -- we'replotting out the distance be-tween these places on ourbikes and will have somegoogle maps to share in a fu-ture column -- one of Ham-tramck's greatest assets. There is a near-perfect mar-

riage here of art, culture andwalkability. Add the accessi-bility to good food optionsand that adds up to a nicefoundation for quality urbanliving.After the crawl, get some-

thing to eat and then head

over to Small's for what prom-ises to be an outrageousnight of music and spokenword raving courtesy of JelloBiafra, who first gained atten-tion as the lead singer andsongwriter for San Franciscopunk rock band DeadKennedys. Remember them? Of

course you do. After his time with the band

was done, he took over man-

agement of the indie recordlabel Alternative Tentacles,which he co-founded in 1979with Dead Kennedys' band-mate East Bay Ray. Biafrawas hardcore then, and he'shardcore now, putting outrecords by the ButtholeSurfers, the Subhumans, thePansy Division and a memo-rable box set containing theworks of the late peoples'historian Howard Zinn.Politically, Jello Biafra is a

member of the U.S. GreenParty and ran for the party'spresidential nomination in2000, finishing second toRalph Nader. Biafra is knownto use absurdist media tac-tics in the tradition of the Yip-pies (remember them? If not,call me and we'll talk) to high-light issues of civil rights, so-cial justice, economicpopulism, boosterism, anti-corporatism, peace move-ments, anti-consumerism,environmentalism, anti-global-ization, universal health care,gay rights, anti-capitalism,abortion access, feminism,and the separation of churchand state. That's some agenda. If only

a fraction is part of this per-formance we'll be happy. Say hello to Jello at Small's

(10339 Conant Avenue, Ham-tramck) this Saturday, Oct. 9.Doors are 8 p.m. Shout out"Street Life!" from the backof the room and see whathappens. Have a wild -- butnot too wild -- weekend every-body.

Street LifeHaving a wild, wild weekend in Hamtown

of the many tools here at ourdisposal, by promoting this cityas much as possible – andthat, my friends, means sched-uling at least five festivals orother major events per year.Not to deviate from the prin-

ciple matter at hand, butwhen I paid a recent visit tothe City Council’s chambers,I was mortified to see that,not only was the audio sys-tem obsolete and poor, butthe temperature was ridicu-lously warm to the pointwhere our elected officialshad to expend much of theirenergy fanning themselves tokeep cooled off or trying to

stay awake. If we want to be like other

effective communities, weshould have, at a minimum,quality audio and video tech-nologies; an up-to-date physi-cal plant to help regulate thebasic temperature and airquality, and each officialshould at least have theirown laptops. Any ordinarycompany would at least havethese minimal comforts andtechnologies, let alone a com-pany running a $18 millionbudget as our city does.I still believe that we can

have success, if we can getserious and adopt an opti-

mistic approach to our en-deavors, by adapting a morecorporate-like philosophy –one where we are looking forways to maximize our profits,and yield returns on our in-vestments to our city’s fi-nances. Wouldn’t it be niceto see an increase in tax rev-enues -- resulting from ashrewd application of basicbusiness fundamentals – in-stead of always having toplead poverty, or be one stepaway from receivership? With the proper forward-

thinking mindset, I wouldargue that we absolutely can.

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Aries (March 20-April 19):"We hardly ever make love,"said Woody Allen in Manhatten,"only twice a week." Later hismovie wife complains, "He al-ways wants to make love-liketwice a week!" Appropriate ap-portioning of resources is thisweek's topic of discussion Aries,but don't let it turn into a Holly-wood comedy.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): "A man," Pam Houston ob-serves, "desires the satisfactionof desire; a woman desires thecondition of desiring." This sim-ple difference keeps Oprah, Dr.Phil, and divorce lawyers in busi-ness. In love matters we want adifferent fantasy fulfilled than apartner does Taurus. That's whyit's best to have two tv's.

Gemini (May 21-June 20):In his new bio, Andre Agassicomplains that ex-wife BrookeShields was more interested in

her own career than in his. Theirony of the complaint seemslost on him. Don't pull an Agassithis week Gem, and we'll provewe know there's more to winningthe game of life than being ableto hit a ball.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): Noticing that his cabin had nocurtains or doormat, a neighborof Thoreau's offered to providethem. He declined, saying noone peeked in his house but sunand moon, and he'd no time toshake a mat. Keeping thingssimple should be our aim thisweek Cancer. Inform the neigh-bors.

Leo (July 22-Aug 23):"What does not benefit thehive," wrote Marcus Aurelius, "isof no benefit to the bee." Seeinganother's needs in a new lightwill reduce confusion on thehome front Leo, and may evenget us out of a sticky situation.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sept 22): "It's a strange world of lan-guage," said Franklin Jones, "inwhich skating on thin ice can getyou into hot water." Taking a vowof silence would be a good ideathis week Virgo, except that textmessaging is the thing thatseems to get people in the mosttrouble these days.

Libra (Sept 22-Oct 23): "Exploitation," say the Ferengi,Star-Trek's race of über-capital-ist aliens, "begins at home."That'll change as soon as Green-peace gets there. We're the signof fair play Libra; remember thatwhen the week brings a chanceto prove it.

Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 22):"Children are unpredictable,"notes Franklin Jones. "You neverknow what inconsistency they'regoing to catch you in next." Inseeking new directions Scorpio,make sure we've no hiddenagendas. If we do, the kids aresure to notice. We hate it whenthe toddler makes us fess up.

Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21):"Not heaven itself upon the pasthas power," penned Dryden. Ifheaven can't change the past,why are we trying to Sadge? Pay-ing more attention to the presenthelps create a past that requiresno tweaking. Arriving wherewe're going, rather than wherewe've been, is less disorientinganyway.

Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19):"You are never given a wish,"wrote Richard Bach, "withoutalso being given the power tomake it true." If this sounds liketypical New Age nonsenseCappy, take comfort in knowingBach adds, "We may have towork for it however." Now thatwe know the catch we can stopworrying that the New Agersknow something we don't--atleast this week, anyway.

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 20):If Shakespeare had used Twit-ter, Romeo & Juliet might haveconsisted of one sentence: Twoteenagers fall in love, and thenthey die. This certainly avoids allthe messy complexities of theactual play. Avoiding messy com-plexities is our desire too, Aquar-ius. Unfortunately our life isn't aTwitter tweet either, so goodluck with that.

Pisces (Feb 19-March 20):The map is not the territory, AlKarzybski famously told us. Newdirections in realms of love orprofession would be easier tolaunch if we weren't still con-fused about the old directionsPisces. Did Davy Crockett havethese problems?

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Do you constantly find yourself wantingwhat others have? Do you struggle withenvy or jealousy? Wanting what we do notpossess is as old as the Garden of Eden. Ofall the fruit in the garden Eve could choose,she desired the only forbidden fruit. Unfor-tunately things have not changed muchsince that time. As sons and daughters ofAdam and Eve we are constantly longing forwhat is not ours. We use the expression,“The grass is always greener on the otherside.”

We also like to use the expression “greenwith envy” (supposedly coined by WilliamShakespeare in his play Othello) to describea person who wants desperately what an-other possesses, so much so that they aresick, or “green” over it. Envy and jealousyare, for the most part, synonyms, howeverthere is a difference. According to Websterenvy is “the painful or resentful awarenessof an advantage enjoyed by another joinedwith a desire to possess the same advan-tage.” Jealousy takes envy a step farther byadding a degree of hostility toward the onewho possesses what you want. Jealousy notonly says, “I want what they have.” In itsdarkest form jealously screams, “I don’twant them to have what I don’t have.”

The depth to which jealousy will sink isillustrated in a story found in 1 Kings 3.Solomon, the wisest king who ever lived,was approached by two ladies who were

fighting over the same baby. One of theladies had accidentally rolled over on herinfant in the middle of the night causing thechild to suffocate. Realizing what had hap-pened she secretly switched her child forthe baby belonging to a friend who wasstaying with her. When the mother of the liv-ing child awoke she immediately realizedwhat had happened and asked for her childback. The other woman refused. The disputewas so severe that the matter was taken be-fore King Solomon. Solomon’s solution wasto have the baby cut in half so that eachmother could have a share. While the falsemother was satisfied with the Kings re-sponse, the true mother was not. To savethe life of the child she quickly agreed to re-linquish possession of her baby to the otherwoman. Recognizing the love of the truemother Solomon granted her the child.

Envy and jealousy are destructive en-emies which must be guarded against. Theaforementioned King Solomon penned thefollowing, “Wrath is a fierce and anger is aflood, but who can stand against jealousy.”One can easily see why a prohibitionagainst jealousy is included in Paul’s de-scription of love—“Love is patient, love iskind, and is not jealous…” (1 Corinthians13:4).

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trict Tournament run that sawthe team outscore their oppo-nents 14-1, the Cosmos werenarrowly defeated 1-0 by agolden goal in overtime.

The loss was perhaps thelow point of an otherwise ter-rific season. The varsity teamfinished with an impressive 8-6-1 record, scoring 53 goalsto their opponents’ 26 -- notbad for a group of kids barelyold enough to drive. Top goalscorer Awad Almaisari con-tributed 23 goals and rackedup a hat trick in two games.While the Cosmos played

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a graduate of Wayne StateUniversity, and resident ofLansing for 54 years, she andher beloved husband, EdwardBoomie Mikrut, were marriedfor over 67 years. A creativehomemaker, Stella was an ex-cellent cook, seamstress,and gardener, designing manybeautiful garments and gar-dens in her lifetime. She was formerly active in

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Stella was witty, with agreat sense of humor, andwas a devoted mother, whosewisdom, example, and lovingguidance are a legacy to herfamily. Always a strong propo-nent of education, she wasvery proud of all her childrenand grandchildren, and thateach has attained or is pursu-ing professional and ad-vanced degrees.Surviving are four children:

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made by Palmer, Bush &Jensen, Delta Chapel, 6020W. Saginaw, Lansing, Michi-gan and a memorial servicewas held on October 7. Con-dolences may be sent to thefamily atwww.palmerbush.com. In lieu of flowers, contribu-

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Listen up, Hamtramckbaseball fans.The documentary on Ham-

tramck’s famous LittleLeague champs of 1959,“The Legend of Pinky Deras,”will be broadcast this Sunday(Oct. 9), 9 p.m. on FoxSports. The doc will also airthree more times during themonth – check your TV list-ings.Here’s a recap on what it’s

all about:In the summer of 1959, a

tall fastball artist named Art“Pinky” Deras led the teamfrom Hamtramck to the LittleLeague World Series champi-onship. In the process, he puttogether an incredible season– the likes of which we’ll prob-ably never see again.A half-century later, Pinky

Deras is still consideredthe greatest Little Leaguer ofall time. His amazing story –which has never been told be-fore – comes to life in anew documentary by Stunt3

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still the only team from Michi-gan (or anywhere in the Mid-west) ever to win the LittleLeague World Seriestitle. And Hamtramck stillranks as one of the mostdominant Little League teamsever: In 13 tournamentgames that season (includingthree games inWilliamsport, Pa.), Ham-tramck only gave up two runs.In the Little League World Se-ries championship game – asPinky hurled a three-hitter andhit a three-run homer – Ham-tramck whipped the teamfrom Auburn, Calif., 12-0.On the mound and at the

plate, Pinky’s statisticsthat season were staggering. As a pitcher, he was 18-0

with 16 shutouts and 10 no-hitters. He struck out 298batters in 108 innings –

which means that only26 batters even hit the ball infair territory against him. At the plate, he batted .641

with 33 home runs and 112runs batted in. More than 50years after his incredible sea-son, Little League officialsstill consider him to bethe greatest player ever.Two years after winning it all

in Williamsport, Pinky led theteam from Hamtramck to thePony League World Serieschampionship, as well. One ofhis teammates on that Ham-tramck Pony League squadwas future Major LeaguerTom Paciorek, an All-Star withthe Seattle Mariners in 1981who spent 16 seasons in theMajors. Paciorek, who is inter-

viewed extensively in thefilm, says that Pinky is thebest pitcher he ever faced –and he faced the likesof Nolan Ryan, Jim Palmerand Steve Carlton.

“The Legend of Pinky

Deras” features interviewswith Pinky, Tom Paciorek andseveral of their teammatesfrom Hamtramck, as well asLittle League historian LanceVan Auken, who confirms thatPinky Deras was themost dominant Little Leaguerof all time. The film also in-cludes rare, never-before-seen footage from the actualbroadcast of the 1959Little League World Serieschampionship game.

The film was written and di-rected by Buddy Moorehouseand Brian Kruger of Stunt3Multimedia and Blue HammerFilms, and narrated byOliver Darrow. “We wereamazed to find out that noth-ing had ever been done onPinky before – not a singlenewspaper story, magazinearticle or anything,” Krugersaid. “This is truly an incredi-ble story – the story ofwhat happened to the great-est youth baseball player whoever lived.”

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By Ian PerrottaHamtramck football is

blood, sweat and tears. Whenthe Cosmos play they sweatand the other team bleedsand then goes home crying.At least that was the case

at last Friday’s (Oct. 1) Home-coming game against STARAcademy. In a thrilling winover the Falcons, Hamtramckwon its first game of the sea-son with an impressive 26-0victory.The STAR team forfeited in

the fourth quarter after ashoving match erupted be-tween players on both sides.The action started in the

first quarter when senior run-ning back John Blandingscored on a six-yard run tothe goal line. In the secondquarter, junior quarterbackKurel Butler cracked thegame wide-open with a 40-yard touchdown pass to sen-ior tight end D’juan Wilson,taking the score to 14-0 athalftime.At the beginning of the third

quarter, Wilson scored again,this time on a 10-yard run.Senior running back Nourad-dein Gazzali then closed thequarter with a two-yard run.By the fourth quarter, HeadCoach Leo Wells decided togive his younger players achance to play in the Home-coming game. Unfortunately,a scuffle ensued and theSTAR team walked out on thegame for the second year in arow.Defensively, the Cosmos

also came up big. Wilson andjunior defensive linemenCleveland Anderson each had

two sacks, and the rest of thedefense denied STAR the op-portunity to score. Coach Wells attributes the

team’s successful perform-ance to a number of factors.While at the beginning of theseason the team had just 14players, the program has nowmore than doubled in size to30 players, which under-standably makes a huge dif-ference. And though many arejust freshmen and sopho-mores, they have been ableto gain valuable game-timeexperience – something thatis helping them improve offthe field as well.“I thought we had our best

week of practice last week,”said Wells, “and it really paidoff. The key is keeping thisgroup together. I'm excitedabout the future.”

The kids want a little actionThe kids want a little funThe kids all have to gettheir kicksBefore the evening's done

'Cause they're goin' to(High school) rah, rah, rah(High school) sis, boom,bah(High school) hey, hey, heyYou better let them havetheir way“High School” by the MC5

By Charles SercombeAll right, hardly any high

school students know ofthat old 1970s-era MC5tune, but Hamtramck HighSchool students had plenty

of the school spirit that thelyrics shout out during lastFriday’s Homecoming Pa-rade down Jos. Campau.They created floats and

costumes and had a “sis,boom, bah” time holleringand laughing their waydown Hamtown’s mainbusiness district. As usual,the parade ended at Key-worth Stadium to “rah, rah,rah” the Cosmos footballteam.The cheering worked its

charm. The Cosmos wontheir first game of the sea-son.

“Hey, hey, hey”!

Cosmos shut down STARAcademy in a blowout

So who is the new coachof the Cosmos? Well, after former Ham-

tramck Head Coach Tarif Ku-masi resigned midwaythrough last year’s seasondue to a player ineligibilityscandal, then third-year De-fensive Coordinator LeoWells stepped-in and tookhis place. Wells is a 1997 graduate

of Hamtramck High and cur-rently works for the Ham-tramck Odyssey Project forExcellence (HOPE) program.He went to college for Sec-ondary Education at WayneState University, where heplayed defensive end on thefootball team and was afour-year starter. Accordingto biographical informationcompiled for members ofWSU’s All-Decade Team bythe school’s newspaper TheExaminer, Wells was nick-named “Mr. Mean” and wasnamed to the First Team All-GLIAC in 2005 after beingselected to the SecondTeam in the three previousseasons.

Before becoming acoach, he played with thePeoria Roughriders of theUnited Indoor Football

League in 2006 and withthe Kalamazoo Explosion ofthe Continental Indoor Foot-ball League in 2007.

But long before that hewas just a Cosmo, so it’sonly appropriate that he’smade his way back to Ham-tramck. And if his past expe-rience with the team is anyindication of where it’sheading in the future, thecity could become a footballtown once again.“I played on the last

championship team at Ham-tramck in 1995,” saysWells, “and my goal is to getthe program back to thatlevel.”

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the second Thursday of every month from 11 a.m.-noonat the Piast Institute, 11633 Jos. Campau. Meetings areopen to the public.SECOND MONDAY of each month, through Dec. 13,

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is the owner of Hamtramck’sRecord Graveyard, and hasbeen in the record businessfor almost 30 years. We re-cently caught up with him totalk about his career in thisfield, the secret to his busi-ness’ longevity, and some im-minent changes.

Hello, Jeff. You and I haveknown each other for a while,and I have to first give you abit of a plug here: I’ve alwaysfound you to be one of thefairest paying record buyersaround Detroit. Tell our read-ers, if you would, how youcame to make what is, formost of us who love music, ajob out of what I presumewas initially a hobby? Garbus: I just love music,

and the physical record -- thecovers, and everything thatgoes with it. Growing up withrecords around the house, Ialways searched for greatdeals on records -- being ateenager with very limited in-come. While out searching forrecords I liked, I would findgreat deals, too, on records Ididn’t care for, so I startedbuying them to sell or trade tostores, and such.

Your store started life inDearborn (Not ACTUALLY cor-rect, as we shall see momen-tarily – Ed.). Give us a quickoverview of the history ofyour enterprise, if you would– how you chose your originallocation, how and when youmoved the store, and how it’sbeen being a part of theHamtramck scene for the last“x” number of years.Garbus: Actually, it started

in Garden City, at Ford Roadand Merriman, in the fall of1981. I chose it for cheaprent, basically. Then, in 1989,I moved to Dearborn, where Isold from out of several loca-tions, and finally I have beenin Hamtramck the past nineyears, having opened here inlate 2001.

It’s an odd business, in away, and I’m sure you have aninteresting story or two fromover the years. It may bemore about a particularrecord than a person. Also,what are some of the more

sought after things nowadays– is there anything new thatthey’re clamoring for outthere on the streets? Whattypes of music do you enjoyspecifically, or tend to keeparound or have trouble part-ing with?Garbus: In high school, I

was a big Rush fan, after hav-ing seen them at my first con-cert -- warming up for thewarm-up band at the Michi-gan Palace. Years later GeddyLee came to my Dearbornstore, and was signing auto-graphs. People were lined uparound the block. That wasspecial. Mostly, collectors are look-

ing for great but obscuremusic, records that were nothits necessarily. There aremany independent Detroit/Hamtramck record labels thatput out three, or, say eight,records with limited pressingsof just a few hundred. Truecollectors search out, and payfor, these limited and rarerecordings.Personally, I listen to all

kinds of music. I like 50sjazz, Blue Note recordings;lots of Latin funky soul-influ-enced music.

Now here’s the big bomb-shell – you’re planning to,hopefully, sell the store, orelse close it, by the end ofthis year. As such, you’redropping your prices to liqui-date as much stock as youcan as quickly as you can.Care to comment on whatyour plans will be after thenew year? In the meantime,will you still be buyingrecords from the public, andif so, for how long? Will youcontinue buying even afteryou no longer have a brickand mortar storefront, and ifyes, how will people find youto sell their wares to you at

that point?Garbus: I am always buying

records! I need records badly.In fact, this it partly why I amclosing, as no one is sellingrecords any more. The stockthat is in the store at thistime is going to be sold,marked down lower and loweruntil it’s all gone. I have ahouse on Carpenter St. whichis an old storefront. I hope toopen a small shop there inthe summer of 2011. We willsee. You can always find meonline, on eBay – my eBay IDis Recordgraveyard1.

There was some excitementhere a few weeks back, whenthe film “Vamps” decided touse your store as an interiorlocation for filming. We sawRichard Lewis and Alicia Sil-verstone around, among oth-ers. What was the overallexperience like foryou? Would you doit again? I knowthey changed yourstore around quitea bit; were yousatisfied that theyput everythingback where it be-longed, andtreated the placeall right? Howwere the stars, di-rector and crew toyou personally?Garbus: It was a

great experience. The film in-dustry in Michigan is happen-ing. Alicia is a verydown-to-earth person; nice.Richard was Richard; the di-rector, Amy Heckerling, was acharm – so serious. It’ssomething I would love to doagain; perhaps at the Carpen-ter shop? They had a crewcome in the day before, to re-arrange, and then a crew theday after to put the storeback together. It worked outwell.

Finally, now’s the time tothank anyone that you careto, or for that matter hurl in-sults or I-told-you-so’s. Also,maybe you’d care to say whatelse you might have done,had you not gone into thisbusiness. Any regrets, thingsyou might have done differ-ently, or for that matterthings you’re glad you did theway you did? And, will youmiss Hamtramck?Garbus: It’s all good. I

started out in 1981. I keephearing that the economyhasn’t been this bad since1981, which makes melaugh, since that means thatI also started off during amajor economic downturn,but I was at least able to stillbecome kind of successful,thanks to record lovers every-where. Keep on spinning!

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By Ian PerrottaWho is he?After working with non-profit

community-based social serv-ices for the last severalyears, Tommie Brown is thenew Youth Coach for theHamtramck Weed and Seedprogram. As if Bachelors’ De-grees in philosophy and polit-ical science from CentralMichigan University and aJuris Doctorate from The Thur-good Marshall School of Lawdoesn’t qualify him enoughfor the job, he is currently aearning a Master’s in SocialWork at Wayne State Univer-sity. We caught up with Tom-mie recently to find out moreabout him and just what it ishe is trying to do.

So what exactly is the job de-scription of a Youth Coach?

“The Youth Coach is togather 25 Hamtramck HighSchool youths and to organizethese young people to ad-dress violence amongst youththrough community service

projects. I believe thatone truly effective way to helpyoung people to turn awayfrom delinquent behavior is tohabituate them to think - tothink about the conse-quences of their conduct be-fore they act and to thinkabout their academic and pro-fessional futures.”

That’s a noble task. Do youhave experience doing any-thing similar?

“My experience workingwith teens involves workingwith at-risk youth in Chicagowhere I worked as a Restora-tive Justice coordinator. Ialso worked with Detroit highschoolers during an UpwardBound program where Iserved as a college mentor.”

What types of programs doyou plan to implement here inHamtramck?

“I would like to incorporatesome academic and socialprogramming for youth, in ad-dition to the community serv-ice aspect of the Youth Coachposition. I would like to es-tablish youth driven mentor-ships - where youths mentoreach other. I would also liketo create a Young Profession-als of Hamtramck program,where youths gather to dis-cuss and work on discover-ing or developing their careerplans, college/trade schoolapplications, writing sam-ples, resumes, and othersuch things in preparation forlife after high school.”

You could really help out thecity by doing that. What do youhope to accomplish?

“I hope to encourage theyouth here in Hamtramck tovalue their personal develop-ment through productive andpositive interaction with eachother and with other Ham-tramck community residents.I hope to motivate the youthto think deeply about theirlives beyond high school - tothink about directing their tal-ents and skills toward ca-reers that are fitting for themand to desire to excel atthem. I hope to discourageyouth from engaging in delin-quency by instilling hope inthem and nurturing this posi-tive outlook I want them to

have for their own lives.”

What kind of an impact doesthat have on the community?

“When youths becomedeeply invested in themselvesand begin to recognize thevalue in personal well-being,they are motivated to flourishsocially and academically -and this has a broader posi-tive impact on the communityin which these young peoplelive. I think one reason whyyoung people engage in delin-quency is because many havescant or no regard for their fu-tures or how their behaviorcan impact their future en-deavors. To address this,I encourage young people to

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more firefighters and policeofficers and build a secondfire station in Hamtramck.“In Hamtramck, there is

only ONE fire station!” hesays in his campaign litera-ture. “That is unbelievable!”So is Alim a long-shot or a

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