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By Charles SercombeHamtramck may have lost

American Axle but it isslowly gaining other compa-nies buying up their plantsite.The latest acquisition is

from Metropolitan BakingCo., located on Lumpkin inthe city’s southend.Metropolitan plans to ex-

pand its nearly 90,000square-foot facility another20,000 to 30,000 feet.That’s a huge leap consid-

ering that just 69 years

ago, it started from a two-house operation on Lump-kin by George Kordas, a carsalesman, and his part-ners.From there the company

grew and made it’s firstmajor expansion in the1980s and then again inthe 1990s. The newest addition in-

volved the purchase ofseven acres from AmericanAxle and will allow the com-pany to shift truck traffic

By Charles Sercombe“I’m the last of the Mohi-

cans.”That’s how World War II

veteran Frank Stock de-scribed himself when hewas interviewed by The Re-view in December of 2011,just before the 70th an-niversary of the Japanesebombing of Pearl Harbor,

and the subsequent startof the war.Mr. Stock was just one of

a few hundred survivingservice members fromPearl Harbor when inter-viewed.Stock was 90 back then,

and obviously survived thatday of “infamy” to tell the

With little fanfare, MetropolitanBaking Co. keeps growing

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Navy veteran who survivedPearl Harbor attack dies

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By Charles SercombeA contractor for the City of

Hamtramck is suing ReviewPublisher John Ulaj and thenewspaper for defamation.

Omar Nakash, the ownerof Platinum Landscaping,Inc., has filed a lawsuit inWayne County Circuit Courtaccusing Ulaj of defaminghim during Ulaj’s run formayor in 2013.Nakash is seeking over

$25,000 in damages.In his suit, Nakash said

Ulaj said at a July 19, 2013candidate forum that Plat-inum is “ripping off thecity,” and he would fire thecompany if elected.Ulaj’s comment was also

printed in a story about theforum in the July 26 issueof The Review.Nakash said he was fur-

ther defamed when Ulajtold former City Coun-cilmember Cathie Gordon

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George Kordas is following his father and grandfather’s foot-steps in helping to run the family business, Metropolitan Bak-ing Co. The company has been operating in Hamtramck for69 years.

Frank Stock poses with his wife, Camille, shortly before the70th anniversary in 2011 of the Pearl Harbor attack. Stockdied recently.

away from the neighbor-hoods across from the cur-rent plant to the St. Aubinside.The expansion is all part

of the company philosophyof “You have to evolve,”said George Kordas, com-

pany Vice President ofSales and Marketing, andgrandson of the founder.Metropolitan is likely one

of the least known compa-nies that operate in Ham-tramck even though it is justdown the street from Kowal-

ski Sausage Co. However,it’s likely you have eatenone of Metropolitan’s 200bread products.It provides the subs, buns

and bread for sandwichesthat we have all eaten atone time or another here inthe Detroit area. The com-pany serves area hospitals,

like Henry Ford and Beau-mont, GM, Big Boy and vari-ous coney islands.Under the Hearth Oven

Bakers brand, the com-pany’s products can befound in a long list of retailoutlets, including Glory Mar-ket in Hamtramck.“There is an 80 percent

chance that within Detroit,you can find our bread prod-ucts,” said Kordas.While the company has

kept a low profile in the city,it is one of Hamtramck’s topemployers. Some 90 em-ployees keep this plantbuzzing six days a week, 20hours a day.The expansion will eventu-

ally lead to another 10 full-time employees.Before ground can be bro-

ken for the expansion, thecompany needs to get the

city’s permission to closeoff the alley behind theplant. If past requests fromother developers is anyguideline, that should be noproblem.Kathy Angerer, the city’s

Director of Community &Economic Development,said she is waiting for a rec-

ommendation by the Direc-tor of Public Services, SteveShaya.Angerer said she supports

the expansion.“We’re excited when one

of our existing businessesdecides to make an invest-ment in our community,”she said.

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This week at the library...Opening of an Art Exhibit - Fri-

day, July 11 at 4 p.m. Join us inthe library for the opening ofBronislawa Sztuczka’s art ex-hibit. Her paintings, drawingsand photographs will be dis-played until Monday. August 11,2014. Free to the public. ESL Basis Class - Tuesday,

July 15 at 12 noon. ESLclasses, conducted by Ms.Latisha, are free to all Ham-tramck residents. Registrationis required. Movie Night - Tuesday, July 15

at 4p.m. All children are invitedto see a movie shown on highdefinition screen and enjoy aserving of popcorn. This week’sfeature is “Beakman’s World.” Math Kangaroo Club Meet-

ing - Tuesday, July 15 at 3:30p.m. All school children are in-vited to participate in the MathKangaroo program to preparefor the World Wide Math Compe-tition Test. Free for Hamtramckstudents ESL Conversational Class -

Wednesday, July 16 at 12:00noon. ESL conversationalclasses, conducted by Ms.Latisha, are free to Hamtramckresidents. Registration re-quired. Summer Reading Program -

Wednesday, July 16 at 1 p.m.

Randy Baker will present a showabout animals that live a pond.See the show, get your readingassignments and take part inthe summer arts and craftsworkshop. Family Story Time for Chil-

dren - Thursday, July 17, at 6p.m. Join your friends at the li-brary for a reading of a storybook for children. This week’stheme is “How will we get to theBeach.”Citizenship Preparatory

Classes - Thursday, July 17 at5:30 p.m. Hamtramck residentsare invited to take part in the cit-izenship preparatory classesconducted by legal staff fromthe International Institute ofMetropolitan Detroit. Classesand legal assistance are pro-vided free of charge. ESL “News for You” Class -

Thursday, July 17 at 12 noon.ESL reading and writing classes,conducted by Ms. Latisha, arefree to Hamtramck residents.Registration is required.Toddler Time at the Library -

Monday, July 21 at 1 p.m. Joinus for story time, arts & crafts,and games. This week’s themeis “Zoo Day.” (Children must beaccompanied by an adult.) Summer Reading Program -

Wednesday, July 23 at 1 p.m.

This week the program will startwith a show by Crazy Craig andhis amazing magic tricks, fol-lowed by reading journal entriesand reading assignments.Common Word Alliance of

Hamtramck - Tuesday, July 28 at7 p.m. The regular meeting ofthe Hamtramck Common WordAlliance will be held in the Li-brary main hall. Summer Reading Program -

Wednesday, July 30 at 1 p.m.Come down to get your readingassignments and participate ina facinating “Sky Lab” show,and free style robots.Meeting of the Library Board

- Thursday, August 14 at 5:30p.m. Regular meeting of the Li-brary Board will be held in theauditorium. Open to the public.Friends of the Library Meet-

ing - Thursday, August 21 at 6p.m. FHPL President KathyKristy and Treasurer George Gor-day invite all members and vol-unteers to participate in theregular monthly meeting. Please Note -- During July and

August the Library is open Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fridaysfrom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tues-days and Thursdays from 11a.m. to 7 p.m. Closed on Satur-days and Sundays.

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Support Your Local Businesses - Get Out on the Hamtown!

By Charles SercombeThis could be the last

hand dealt to Club Aces.The Jos. Campau bar has

been a source of problemsfor the city. The latest inci-dent involved a shooting atthe bar where three patronswere injured.The city is seeking to

deny its permit to operate,and will hold a public hear-ing on the matter Monday,July 21, at 9:30 a.m. in cityhall.That’s when the public is

invited to comment onwhether the bar’s licenseshould be denied.An announcement of the

hearing was sent out tohouseholds surroundingthe bar, which is locatedjust north of Caniff.It will be up to the city

council to decide whetherto recommend the state towithhold the bar’s license.Police Chief Max Gar-

barino said if the license isdenied, the bar could stillbe re-opened under newownership.Can’t make it to the hear-

ing? You can still have yourcomments heard by send-ing them in writing to: CityClerk, 3401 Evaline, Ham-tramck, MI, 48212.

Hearing set for Club Aces business license

It’s said that whateverhappens to Detroit, so goesHamtramck. Our friendsover at modeldmedia.comhave been reporting on fas-cinating development proj-ects for the past severalyears.With their permission,

here is an edited version ofthis week’s story:It's been a busy season

for development news inthe city. Here are five sto-ries that have made head-lines this summer.

The longer it takes forconstruction to begin, theless likely it seems that adevelopment project willever be built. With that inmind, Detroit light rail advo-cates are closer to breath-ing easy as the M-1 Railproject has announced aJuly 28 start date for con-struction. Work beginsdowntown before it makesthe slow climb northwardon Woodward Avenue toNew Center.Nearly a year to the day

after the grand opening ofthe city's first Meijer store,officials broke ground on asecond Detroit location ofthe popular grocery super-store chain. The secondMeijer is being built on thesite of the former RedfordHigh School at Grand RiverAvenue and McNicholsRoad on the city's north-west side. The new storewill hire up to 500 people,reports say.Midtown Detroit, Inc. is

leading a crowdfunding

campaign as it seeksmoney for a new GreenAlley. The alley slated fordevelopment “is boundedby Second Avenue, Selden,the Third Avenue alley andAlexandrine.” The MichiganEconomic DevelopmentCorporation will match thecampaign's $50,000 goalif it is met by July 25.Curbed argues that the

first thing the new ownersof Corktown's CPA Buildingshould do is board up and

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The public can comment on whether the city should issue abusiness license to Club Aces. The club has been a source ofproblems for the city.

tale.Mr. Stock died June 21, a

couple of years after hiswife, Camille, passed away.The couple lived for many

years on Whalen St. At thetime of the interview, Stockwas the picture of healthand vitality, still up andabout and his mind sharp.He remembered the attackwell, those 70 years earlierwhen he was 19 years old.Around 8 a.m. on Dec. 7,

1941, Stock and his fellowsailors faced a sneak at-tack by Japanese bombers.

The devastation shockedthe nation and nearlywiped out the U.S Pacificfleet.Stock was on a boat

heading to shore with sev-eral other sailors to attenda Mass. It was a Sundaymorning.As they were heading to

shore, Japanese tailgun-ners began strafing thearea with bullets. At first,Stock said, he and othersthought it was just anotherNavy exercise.“But these planes came

from the wrong direction,”Stock saidIt became all too real

when a sailor next to himwas hit in the stomach. Hewould later die from hiswounds.The Arizona is perhaps

the most well-known of theships to have been de-stroyed that day.Once ashore after the at-

tack began, Stock said heand several other sailorswent to a warehouse togather up cots, figuringthere was going to be a lotof causalities before theday was over.In all, 2,403 service men

died that day.After the war, Mr. Stock

went to work for the Ham-tramck Police Departmentfor 20 years, of which hespent 11 years as a detec-tive.He was buried in Great

Lakes National Cemetery.Mr. Stock is survived bythree children and threegreat-grandchildren.

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By Charles SercombeThe July Fourth holiday

weekend was extra specialthis year.Thousands of fireworks

fans turned out to Ham-tramck’s first fireworks showin who knows how manydecades last Saturday.The event was bankrolled

by Destination America, acable television series, afterthe Hamtramck Fire Depart-ment entered and won anessay contest sponsored bythe TV series.Hey kids, let this be a les-

son in the value of honingyour writing skills.All of the fun was centered

in Keyworth Stadium, wherekids and adults enjoyedplenty of free activities suchas a petting zoo, pony rides(OK, this one not so muchfor adults), face paintings,custom-made balloon hatsand free hotdogs.Now that’s a real American

celebration.And if that weren’t

enough, Motown legends Jr.Walker and the Allstars, theFour Tops, and the Miraclesput on a great pre-show.That was certainly a hardact to follow, but what didwas a spectacular 25-minute blitz of fireworks.Even before things kicked

off Darla Osobka, a formerresident, was alreadygeeked.“It brings back so many

memories,” she said. “Thistown deserves this.”According to police there

were no incidents, whichwas helped by the fact thatit was family-oriented and al-cohol was banned.There is already talk of

doing another fireworksshow next year, but a muchscaled down event. By thelooks of it, Hamtramck willbe there.

Navy veteran who survivedPearl Harbor attack diesContinued from front page

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Your millage dollars at work!

Above: From left, Renay Witkowski, Lynette Zebrowski, LaraZebrowski and Hamtramck Mayor Pro Tem Andrea Karpinskienjoy the pre-fireworks show. Below and to the right: Scenesfrom Saturday’s fireworks show.

secure the building. Theold building at Michigan Av-enue and 14th Street hasbeen devastated by van-

dals -- among others -- overthe years while much ofthe rest of Corktown con-tinues to experience rede-

velopment.Plans to redevelop the

old Detroit Fire Departmentheadquarters into a down-town boutique hotel arestill under way, assures thedevelopment team. Thoughthe developers announceda late 2015 opening, it'sstill unknown when con-struction will begin.

Writer: MJ Galbraith

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Hamtramck voters get topick a new representativefor Congress in the August5th Primary Election.Since Hamtramck’s dis-

trict, the 14th, is heavilyDemocratic, it’s a giventhat the Democratic candi-date who gets the top votewill go on to win the No-vember election.Since our current repre-

sentative, Gary Peters, isrunning for the Senateseat vacated by CarlLevin, the race for repre-sentative is wide open.There are four candi-

dates vying for the posi-tion. So far, it looks likeformer CongressmanHansen Clarke and South-field Mayor BrendaLawrence are the frontrunners.Clarke is no stranger to

Hamtramck.He has visited the city

quite often, and has rootsin the Bengali community.His father was born inBangladesh and hismother is African-Ameri-can. Both died by the timehe was 19 years old.That tragedy forced

Clarke to grow up quickly.His road to maturity wasrough, but he pulled him-self through some veryhard times, which he cred-its to his faith in God.Clarke knows the chal-

lenges of growing up poorand in the city. Hamtramckcan identify with him.Lawrence has been run-

ning for one office or an-other ever since shebecame mayor of South-field. It’s as if she wouldrather be anywhere elsethan Southfield.Hamtramck voters would

do well in supportingClarke. During his oneterm in Congress, beforehis district was eliminatedby Republicans in chargeof redrawing the state’spolitical districts, Clarkewas in the forefront of for-giving the financial burdenof student loans and stop-ping home foreclosure.It’s a shame he was un-

able to complete the jobshe set out to accomplish.When you talk with

Clarke you know you aretalking with the real deal.He is personable and

speaks with authoritywhen it comes to theneeds of the low-income.That’s not to say he’s at

odds with the more well-off constituents he will berepresenting in the new14th Congressional Dis-trict, which meanders fromsouthwest Detroit, to De-troit’s east side whileswinging west throughBloomfield and up toAuburn Hills.Although a Democrat,

Clarke has the unique abil-ity to talk and compromisewith Republicans – a raregift in these days of deeppolitical divide.That’s because he

knows how to reach acommon ground with hisRepublican colleagues.More often than not, weas Americans all have thesame issues that need tobe dealt with.HANSEN CLARKE is the

candidate to get thingsdone and make our coun-try strong.Make your vote count

and support CLARKE forCongress.

Hamtramck’s best choice forCongress is Hansen Clarke

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Wayne County publicschools are asking for amuch needed financialboost on August 5th.The Primary Election bal-

lot features a 2-mill pro-posal by the Wayne CountyRegional Educational Serv-ice Agency that will allowpublic school districts tomake needed upgradesand extend class offer-ings.If approved by voters,

the millage will last for six

years. Hamtramck PublicSchools will receive a littleover $1 million a year.While that may seem likea lot of money, rememberthat under Gov. Snyderand his Republican col-leagues, Hamtramck lostmillions in revenue.It is up to Wayne County

residents to make sureour public schools are fullyfunded in order to makesure our kids are gettingthe best possible educa-

tion.While public education

is free, it still costs moneyto do well. If we want ourkids to succeed in a globalmarket, we have to spenda little to make sure theymake it.For a typical homeowner,

2 mills amounts to about$20 extra a year.Vote YES on the county

enhancement millage pro-posal. It will be money wellspent.

Public schools need ‘enhancement’millage to provide better education

Metro news …Continued from page 4

Honored … Wayne CountyCommissioner MarthaScott recently feted severalmembers of the commu-nity, including Review Pub-lisher John Ulaj, during herannual Community Break-fast.Those honored included:

Pastor Larry Bell, EleanorBlackwell, Vera Burk, HankHubbard, Orlin Jones,Jameta Lilly, Betha Mont-gomery, George Preston,

Pastor Larry Simmons, Do-lores Bennett, Dr. RobertBryant, James W. Henry,Kim Johnson, BarbaraLackey, Rose Mancie,Pierce Morton, CaroleJasper Quarterman andTitus Walters.

Calling all candidates …Interested in running for aseat on the HamtramckPublic School Board?If so, you have only until

July 22 to throw your hat inthe ring. There are posi-tions to vie for. The electionwill be held in November.As far as we know, Board-

member Yvonne Myrick isthe only incumbent whohas said she is not seekingre-election.To file for the election, go

to the City Clerk’s Office incity hall.

By Charles SercombeHold off on installing that

chicken coop.Or, maybe go ahead and

do it and raise chickens,but don’t cause a fuss withneighbors or get caught.Or something like that.Confused? You’re not

alone.The discussion at last

Tuesday’s city council meet-ing over whether to rescindallowing the raising ofchickens was all over theplace, but here’s what ulti-mately happened:In a 4-3 vote, the council

amended a recently passedanimal control ordinancethat now bans the raising ofchickens, but does allowthe raising of other fowl,such as ducks and turkeys.City Councilmember

Robert Zwolak said that al-though he wants to removethe raising of chickens from

the animal ordinance, hesaid it will be all right forresidents to have them aslong as neighbors don’tcomplain.Zwolak has been consis-

tent in his opposition, butCouncilmembers AnamMiah, Mohammed Hassanand Abu Musa changedtheir mind from supportingthe raising of chickens justa few weeks ago to beingagainst it.What happened?Hassan, who introduced

the amendment to put ahalt to chicken raising, saidat first that he talked with200 families — and thenlater saying it was 300 fam-ilies — who all expressedconcern over the issue.He said they objected be-

cause houses in the cityare too close together.Hassan encouraged the

matter be put to the voters

to decide.Councilmember Miah said

although he has “no issue”with raising chickens, hechanged his mind after hisparents talked to him abouttheir reservations. They toldhim “we don’t want to liveon a farm.”Councilmember Musa

said having chickens in thebackyard was too much likeliving in Bangladesh.“In my opinion, chickens

cannot be here,” he said.There was plenty of sup-

port from the pro-chickenfaction.Hillary Cherry said the

new-found opposition wasnothing more than “politicalpandering.”Neal Yaremchuck agreed,

saying that several weeksago there were no “philo-sophical arguments”against it. Now, he said, it

For now, no clucks here or there

Continued on page 6

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BUDWEILWladyslaw

Budweil, 93,died July 7,2014.Mr. Budweil

was the or-ganist at OurLady Queen of

Apostles Catholic Church for63 years and the director ofmany choir groups in Ham-tramck.Mr. Budweil is survived by

his wife, Jadwiga; children,Jolanta (Arthur) Gwinn, Wal-ter Budweil, Barbara Radke;grandchildren, Elizabeth,Katherine, Jennifer, Kristina,Michael, Stefan; great-grand-daughter, Evelyn.Visitation is Friday, July 11,

at Our Lady Queen of Apos-tles Catholic Church, 11200Conant, Hamtramck, MI48212, from 2-9 p.m. withPrayers at 7 p.m. Mr. Bud-weil will lie in state Saturdayat 9 a.m. until time of Fu-neral Mass at 10, at OurLady Queen of ApostlesCatholic Church. Intermentwill be at ResurrectionCemetery, Clinton Twp.Arrangements by Jurkiewicz& Wilk Funeral Home.

HESSHenry R.

Hess, 88, diedJuly 10, 2014.Mr. Hess was

a WWII veteranstationed inEngland and

flew 20 missions over Ger-many.Mr. Hess was preceded in

death by his beloved wife ofmany years, Imogene, and sur-vived by his former wife Mil-dred Byrd. He was preceded indeath by sons, William,Michael, Mark; three brothersand one sister. He is survivedby daughters, Cathy (Phil)Krukowski, Belinda (the lateRoger) Minor. He was also sur-vived by brother, Norman R.(Barbara) of Williamsburg, KY;daughter-in-laws Marilyn, Lisa;brother-in-law, Selbourne Bowl-ing, sister-in-law, Bonnie Hessof Houston, TX; 17 grandchil-dren, 20 great-grandchildren,one great great-grandchild, andmany nieces and nephews.Visitation is Sunday July 13,

1 – 9 p.m. and funeral serviceis at 10 a.m., Monday, July 14,at Jurkiewicz & Wilk FuneralHome, 2396 Caniff, Ham-tramck, MI 48212. Entomb-ment is at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

LOWRYLeah Marie

Lowery (neeWendorf), 45,died July 4,2014.Mrs. Lowery

was thebeloved mother of Tiffany El-liot, Jordan Lowry, JoshuaLowry, and Jayla Lowry;daughter of Helen andRichard Campbell; sister of

Louis Campbell, Anita Emilii;aunt of six, great-aunt of one.Mrs. Lowery was a lover of

music and animals. She willbe missed by many and wasloved by all.Military Honors & Entomb-

ment will be at 10 a.m., Fri-day, July 18, at Great LakesNational Cemetery, Holly MI.Memorial service will be at 2p.m., Saturday, July 19, at Ju-rkiewicz & Wilk FuneralHome.

NICHOLSONJoyce Ann

B u l l o c kN i c h o l s o nwas bornJune 16,1953, in De-troit, to

Warcester and Pauline Bul-lock, and passed away June25, 2014 in a circle of familyand friends. As a youngadult, Joyce attended andgraduated from Cass Techni-cal High School. Joyce thenwent on to attend WesternMichigan University. Shewas joined in holy matrimonyto her loving husband,William Nicholson on Octo-ber 12th, 1974. To thisunion were born 4 children:Drenna (Climmie Lee) Hill ofOrlando, Florida, Keilyn of At-lanta Georgia, Richard ofAnn Arbor, MI, and NicoletteAlexander of Detroit, MI. Shewas a dedicated and lovingwife who submitted to herhusband, honoring her mar-riage vows for nearly 40years. Also survived are sis-ters, Dorothy Miles (James),Jennie Moore, DeloresScruggs, Elvin Bullock, DianeBullock and Lenore (Jackie)Bullock; three grandchildren:Climmie Michael, DevinMalik, and Serenity Nicole, ahost of nieces and nephews,supportive cousins, andcountless lifetime friends.

SKLADANOWSKI Virginia M.

Skladanowski,91, died June29, 2014.M r s .

Skladanowskiwas preceded

in death by her husband, Thad-deus and son, Gregory. She issurvived by son, Ted (Delores);daughter, Patricia; grandchil-dren, Jennifer (Robert) Doil,Jonathan; great-grandchildren,Madelyn, Kaitlyn, Adeline; sis-ter-in-law to Deacon John;many nieces and nephews.Funeral services were held

at St. Ladislaus Church withentombment at ResurrectionCemetery on July 2. Arrange-ments were made by Ju-rkiewicz & Wilk Funeral Home.

STOCKFrank Peter Stock, 92, died

June 21, 2014.Mr. Stock was a Pearl Har-

bor survivor serving in the

U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S.Vestal. He was a retiredHamtramck police detective.Mr. Stock was the loving

husband of the late Camille(Adamkiewicz); dear fatherof Laetitia (Jonathan) Abram-son, Collette, Brandan; cher-ished grandfather of LizaAbramson, Daniel Mayor.Frank will be missed by fam-ily and friends.Private interment was at

the Great Lakes NationalCemetery. The family sug-gests memorials to the Ca-puchins, c/o St.Bonaventure Monastery,1740 Mt. Elliott, Detroit, MI,48207. Special thanks tothe wonderful staff of Care-tel Inns of the Tri-Cities, MI.

appeared some coun-cilmembers were “pander-ing” to business owners.(Councilmember Hassan

previously said he talkedwith restaurant owners whoobjected to allowing resi-dents to raise chickens.)Xavier Talvela said the

issue was about “personalfreedom.”Mayor Karen Majewski, a

proponent of home-raisedchickens, said this is part ofa larger movement othercities are embracing to allowpeople to get back to raising

their own food.“It’s an important step for

Hamtramck to take,” shesaid. Two years ago, the City of

Ferndale passed an ordi-nance allowing chickencoops in backyards. At firstsome city officials were hes-itant, but later opened up tothe idea.In the two years since,

Derek Delacourt, Ferndale’sDirector of Economic Devel-opment, and the person incharge of overseeing permit-ting for chicken coops, said

there have been “little to noissues.”Ferndale is twice the size

of Hamtramck but has aslightly smaller populationof 20,000. Delacourt saidthere have been six to 10permits issued for the rais-ing of backyard chickens.He said he expected that

there would be a low de-mand for the permits.So, as of now, in Ham-

tramck chickens are out, butducks and turkeys are OK.

For now, no clucks here or there Continued from page 5

By Charles SercombeThe week’s Crime Log cov-

ers July 1-7.

Tuesday, July 1• At almost midnight a

Detroit resident was ar-rested for driving without alicense and possessing nar-cotic paraphernalia.• At 2 a.m. a Hamtramck

resident was arrested fordriving without a license,possessing narcotic para-phernalia and having anopen bottle of liquor.• At 7:20 a.m. a resident

reported the theft of her2005 Nissan Maxima fromthe 11600 block of St.Aubin.• A Hamtramck woman

reported a woman nearFamily Dollar tried to giveher cookies as a distractionto steal her purse.• A Hamtramck woman

reported that someoneopened a DTE account inher name and ran up a billof $5,000.

Wednesday, July 2• At 11:15 p.m. officers

recovered a car reportedstolen in Hamtramck.• At 12:20 a.m. two De-

troit men were arrested fol-lowing a traffic stop forproviding false informationand possessing narcoticparaphernalia.• At about 1 a.m. a man

was arrested after he at-tacked two people during aparking dispute at Roo-sevelt and Gallagher.• At about 2:30 a.m. a

resident was arrested forbeing disorderly after beinginvolved in a street brawl atDanforth and Lumpkin.• At 4:20 a.m. a break-in

was reported in a residencein the 12000 block of

Grand Haven. The victimprovided the name of thesuspect.• A resident reported that

her housekeeper may havestolen her digital cameraand camcorder.• Officers responded to

family trouble in the 3000block of Roosevelt.• A Marine City resident

reported damage to her ve-hicle in the 10000 block ofJos. Campau.

Thursday, July 3• A Madison Heights man

was arrested during a traf-fic stop for possessing anopen bottle of liquor anddriving with a suspended li-cense.• A man reported the

theft of his car from the12000 block of McDougall.• A man reported that his

friend “Jake” assaulted himafter an argument.• A Detroit woman was ar-

rested for leaving the sceneof an injury accident.

Friday, July 4• At 11:30 p.m. two

groups of men fought in thefireworks tent on Jos. Cam-pau and Holbrook. Oneman was hit by anotherusing brass knuckles, an-other suspect pointed ahandgun and attempted torun several of them overwith his black Acura.• At almost midnight, a

resident was arrested forbeing disorderly after pass-ing out on a lawn onAlpena.• Officers arrested a

Hamtramck man for as-saulting his wife and havingan open Hamtramck war-rant.• Officers arrested a

Hamtramck man for childneglect after leaving a childin a disabled vehicle in themiddle of the roadway.

Saturday, July 5• A Detroit resident was

arrested for breaking out abusiness window in the3400 block of Caniff.• A Roseville resident

was arrested during a traf-fic stop at Casmere andJos. Campau for a 31st Dis-

trict warrant, having anopen bottle of liquor andother violations.• At almost 1:30 a.m. a

Detroit man was arrestedfor numerous violations, in-cluding being a parole ab-sconder and possessingnumerous IDs and creditcards.

Sunday, July 6• A resident reported that

someone keyed her carwhile it was parked nearGallagher and Hanley.• A 10-year-old Detroit

boy reportedly assaultedthree other kids at Key-worth Stadium before thefireworks display.• Conservation officers

from Belle Isle dropped offa person at the police sta-tion who was wanted for aHamtramck warrant.• A resident in the 3300

block of Caniff reportedthat someone stole his Vir-gin Mary statue from hisfront lawn.• At 1 a.m. a 14-year-old

boy reported being attackedby a 45-year-old man whilehe was walking in the 8800block of Jos. Campau.• Five to six teens ap-

proached a 50-year-old manin the 11300 block of Gal-lagher and demanded heturn over his money andcell phone. The man re-fused and the teensknocked him down, thenpunched and kicked him.• A resident reported that

a man stole his Schwinnbike from the 2600 block ofNeibel.• Three people were ar-

rested for animal crueltyafter leaving three dogs in acar at a city lot on Yemans.

Monday, July 7• At 12:42 a.m. a 15-

year-old was arrested dur-ing a traffic stop forviolating the city’s curfew.The youth was turned overto a parent.• A resident reported the

theft of his 2006 Jeep fromthe 3300 block of Yemans.• A Detroit resident re-

ported his bike was stolenfrom the library.

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REQUEST FOR SPECIAL LAND USESPECIAL MEETINGPLAN COMMISSIONCITY OF HAMTRAMCK

The Plan Commission will meet in the 2nd Floor CouncilChambers of Hamtramck City Hall, 3401 Evaline Street,Hamtramck, MI 48212, on July 16, 2014 at 6:30 p.m., toconsider the request and afford the opportunity for publiccomment to be recorded on the Special Land Use Requeston the premises described below. The public may appearor express their views in writing. Any written communica-tion must be delivered to the attention the Plan Commis-sion, 3401 Evaline Street and received on or before thedate of the hearing.

Nikola Lulgjuraj, 3200 Caniff & 3148 Caniff St., makesa request of the Plan Commission for Special LandUse in a C2 Zone.

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By Greg KowalskiImagine forgetting your

own birthday.That seems to be what

happened in 1947 as Ham-tramck neared the 25th an-niversary of itsincorporation as a city.The city could have

marked that any time dur-ing the year but for reasonsthat have not beenrecorded, the celebrationwasn’t held until Novem-ber. And planning for thecelebratory events didn’t

even begin until October.Clearly, marking the city’s

25th anniversary was not ahigh priority. Perhaps thatwas because Hamtramckwas much older than amere 25 years. HamtramckTownship dates back to1798, and the village ofHamtramck was formed in1901. Incorporating as acity in 1922 was more of atechnicality than a historicevent.Or maybe folks forgot

that the city had reached

the 25-year mark until thefall when it was nearly toolate to do much about it.Nearly, but not quite. Mayor Stephen Skrzycki

pulled together a Silver An-niversary Committee, ap-pointed Stephen Z.Kowalski, of the KowalskiSausage Co., as its execu-tive chairman and laidplans for a two-day celebra-tion for a chilly Nov. 10-11,1947.And what plans they

were. Parades, streetdances, speeches by politi-cians (somehow Sen. GlenH. Taylor of Idaho landedon the program), a tennisexhibit by famed teacherJean Hoxie and a fireworksdisplay at Keyworth Sta-dium were all planned.But there were perils in

holding a mainly outdoorevent in November, espe-cially when it was so hastilyplanned. It rained on theirparades and it was cold.A showpiece of the occa-

sion never materialized. A190-foot stage was to beconstructed, likely at Veter-ans Memorial Park, to hosta cast of 150 re-enacting“the many dramatic and in-teresting highlights of Ham-tramck’s long history,”according to The Citizennewspaper. But for some reason the

stage wasn’t built andthere were no re-enact-ments. In fact the citycouncil later consideredsuing the John Roger Pro-ducing Co. of Fostoria,Ohio, to recover the city’s$300 deposit paid to stagethe non-event.Another glaring gaffe was

the failure to invite any ofHamtramck’s previous may-ors -- all five were living atthe time -- to participate inthe programs.Nevertheless, there were

two parades, and plenty ofother speakers, includingWoodrow W. Woody, Stan-ley Krajenke, Brig. Gen. J.A.Cranston, Steven Kowalskiand Congressman GeorgeSadowski. Copernicus Junior High

School teachers created ahuge birthday cake whichwas mounted on a Jeeploaned by the NationalGuard. Longtime teacherBea Olmstead directed a“Hamtramck on Review”talent show featuring localpersons.Mayor Skrzycki labeled

the celebration “a totalsuccess.” Others were lessenthusiastic, but most peo-ple seemed to have had agood time.Barely remembered

today, this celebration wasfar eclipsed by the huge50th anniversary celebra-tion held in 1972. That af-fair, held in April, avoidedall the missteps of the1947 event. And now is a good time

to remember that the100th anniversary is amere eight years away.You can learn more about

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and resident Hillary Cherrythat Nakash is a “crook.”Ulaj said the lawsuit is

“frivolous” and will defendhimself and the newspaper.Asked why Nakash waited

11 months to file the law-suit, Nakash’s attorney,James McGinnis, told TheReview:“This was when his

(Nakash’s) decision wasmade.”The lawsuit was filed June

9, two weeks after The Re-view filed a Freedom of In-formation Act request for acopy of Platinum’s new con-tract with the city. The cityturned down the request,saying it had not yet beenOK’d by state officials.As of last week, the con-

tract has still not been au-thorized. In the meantime,Emergency Manager CathySquare said Platinum is stillproviding services to thecity.Platinum Landscaping

clears lots for the city aswell as provides snow plowand salting service for thecity. Last winter, the com-pany was paid $600,000for clearing and saltingabout a dozen streets, afew city parking lots andclearing side streets onetime in part of the city.Prior to that, the company

was paid $1.8 million for itsservices for over a two-yearperiod, according to in-voices The Review obtainedin a Freedom of InformationAct request in 2012.Reached by telephone,

Gordon at first denied say-ing she told Nakash thatUlaj called him a “crook,”but then she said:“I may have said, ‘Johnny

thinks you’re a crook.’ I mayhave said it in passing.”Gordon, who was also a

candidate for mayor and atthe candidate forum Ulaj at-tended, she said she didnot know she was inNakash’s lawsuit.Cherry, who runs a local

blog on the city called“Hamtramck Star,” told TheReview she has “no specificmemory” of hearing Ulaj saythat comment. She also said she was un-

aware she was named inthe lawsuit and said shedoes not talk with Nakash.Ulaj lost last year’s may-

oral election, coming inthird place. Gordon came inlast place, behind Ulaj.Mayor Karen Majewski wenton to square off against for-mer Councilmember AbdulAlgazali and won a thirdterm in the November elec-tion.

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