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Meet the Hughesfamily.Steve and Anne Hughes

have been living in Ham-tramck for almost 20 years,and they have three childrenin the Hamtramck PublicSchools. Their two girls are inDickinson East ElementarySchool and their son (whohappens to play a pretty goodsaxophone) is in KosciuszkoMiddle School.We asked the Hughes why

they chose to send their kidsto Hamtramck Public Schools

and why they support the up-coming school millage.

You had an opportunity tosend your kids to probably anyschool. Why Hamtramck?Hughes: Why go somewhere

else when the schools aroundyou are already good?

It took my wife and I someresearch to figure this out, butit’s true. The schools aregood. Better now than theyhave been in years. Also, Igrew up in the Ann Arbor Pub-lic Schools. My wife grew upin Holland, Michigan. Both of

those communities werepretty homogenous. I think it’s better for kids to

grow up in a community that’smore diverse. It makes themmore prepared to deal withthe real world. Hamtramck’sschools have an incredible di-versity, with a lot of the stu-dents being first generationimmigrants.That means they’re still re-

ally active in their culture andmost of them speak morethan one language. I thinkHamtramck is a really uniqueplace to grow up. Much more

interesting than my home-town.

What does the Hamtramckeducation experience offer?Hughes: We’ve had a very

good experience, starting withThe Early Child Learning Cen-ter, and up through elemen-tary, and into middle school. The teachers are dedicated.

Truly dedicated. Also it’s easyto be involved here and makea difference. We’ve been verypleased with the quality of ed-ucation our kids are receiving,

Hamtown’s movers and shakers...

By Charles SercombeSo, just what kind of re-

pairs and upgrades doesthe school district have toundertake?It’s a long list, compiled by

an engineering companythat spent weeks last yearinspecting each schoolbuilding in the district.School officials have bro-

ken down the need-to-do listinto separate subjects.Security:• New controlled en-

trances• Some doors are not se-

cure from outsiders gainingentrance, and also preventexiting in case of fire• Increase visual monitor-

ing of entrances

Safety:• Update exit paths in

case of fire• Upgrade fire alarm sys-

tems• New exit signs and

emergency exit lightingAccessibility:• Add ramps and upgrade

railings to make entrancesaccessible for all users• Improve lighting in dark

and low visibility areas

• Bring restrooms up tocode

District has a long list ofrepairs andupgrades

By Charles SercombeHamtramck Public School

supporters are ramping uptheir campaign to get aspecial millage passed.On Tuesday, May 6, Ham-

tramck voters will be askedto vote on a “Capital Im-provement Sinking FundMillage” that will raisemoney to improve and pre-serve public school build-ings.Supporters say it’s a

“pay-as-you-go” methodthat is an alternative to thedistrict borrowing moneyand paying interest on topof it.The millage will allow the

district to improve build-ings without taking money

away from the students’education.In other words, the

money raised from the mill-age can only be used forbuilding repairs.What will the millage cost

the average Hamtramckhousehold?Based on a taxable value

of $18,000, homeownerswill see a tax increase of$72 per year. What do homeowners get

in return?Besides a better educa-

tion environment for stu-dents, those tax dollars willmake all houses more valu-able.That’s because the im-

School millage will allow districtto fund needed repairs

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Ah yes, spring has fi-nally sprung.Yesterday, Thursday,

was the first day ofspring, but it’s prettyhard to tell, so far.It’s still chilly and

blustery around here,even with tempera-tures in the 40s. Thishas been a brutal win-ter, and we’re all hop-ing there will be awarm up real soon.Looks like we’ll have

to wait at least an-other week for relief.According to weatherreports this week-end’s temps will be inthe 30s. But by nextFriday, look for 50-de-gree days.

The Hamtramck Public School District is seeking a millageto make repairs to its schools. Hamtramck High School, pic-tured here, has a long list of fix-ups.

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marked not only by their con-tinued good grades but alsothrough their standardizedtest scores. I already talked about diver-

sity. For me that’s almostmore important. I just reallylike it that they are immersedin this amazing mix of ethniccultures. They’re not going tocome out being of afraid ormisunderstanding someonebecause of their skin color, orthe clothes they wear or thefood they eat. Also I like it that they can

easily walk from home toschool. We all do. You don’thave to drive to get aroundhere, and that’s one of thegreat things about Ham-tramck in general.

Why do you support theschool millage?Hughes: It’s pretty simple.

The schools need money torepair the stuff that’s been leftundone. The way I see it, if the roof

at my house was leaking, I’dfix it. Well this is the samesort of thing. Only the schoolsdon’t have cash to do it. Itseems like for years, the statehas been cutting schoolfunds. How many times hasThe Review reported on it? There has been an awful lot

of belt-tightening in the lastdecade. Obviously, it’s hard tomaintain buildings if you canbarely stay in the black. I thinkthat’s where we’re at. The state keeps cutting the

money and so far they’re notgiving any back. Meanwhile,the buildings need repair.

That’s what the millage is for.It will pay for a new roof on thehigh school and pay to havethe heating system updatedat Dickinson East, and lots ofother projects. We can’t count on the state

to fund these repairs. We’vegot to do it ourselves. And ifwe do, it will make Ham-tramck a better community. Isupport the millage. Yeah, Ido. This is probably one of the

best things you’ll be asked topay taxes for. It improvesthings for kids and young fam-ilies, and makes our city amore attractive place to live.Because even though theschools are good -- and I knowthey are -- it’s hard to under-stand that when one of thefirst things you see in thehalls of the high school isplaster hanging off the ceiling. If it was my house, and my

plaster was falling down, you’dthink I didn’t care. Well thePublic Schools belong to all ofus. We need to start caring.It’s time that we take owner-ship over the repair issues.

Can’t the district put off therepairs?Hughes: The district has al-

ready put off repairs for toolong. How long can you livewith a leaking roof over yourhead? Each time it rains, the water

seeps in and damages theceiling, and maybe runs downthe walls and begins to rustout the student lockers andmaybe damages the combina-tion locks on them and popsthe tiles from the floor. It’stime to stop the roofs fromleaking. Of course, when you stop

the roof leak, you solve otherproblems too. The time to fixand repair has come.

What benefits to the com-munity will this millage cre-ate?Hughes: Certainly I have a

sense of pride in the workthat I do on my home. In asimilar way, the communitybenefits every bit as much bywork that is done on publiclyowned buildings, but more so

on the schools because ourkids go there.We want them to be places

that look good and functionwell. But right now, we need tofix these buildings, just tokeep them operating as you’dexpect them to.In the end, the money will

not just make our schools bet-ter, but will make our neigh-borhood more livable andmore attractive to people whomight be considering livinghere. Mainly, though, it goesback to my idea that whenthings get broke, they need tobe fixed, and right now that’snot happening.

To those who may be op-posed to the millage, whatwould you say?Hughes: It’s not going to set

you back that much. An aver-age Hamtramck homeowner

will pay about $75 a year. Me, I’ll pay more, because

like a lot of folks who livearound here I have a couplehouses. But that’s okay. Itmakes sense to me. Theschools are doing a good jobhere. They’re not askingmuch. They serve us, and nowthey’re asking for enoughfunds to keep the buildings ingood repair. It seems like a practical use

of tax dollars to me. It’s goingto make an improvement righthere in our neighborhood. Andfor those of you who don’thave kids in school, remem-ber that once, you benefittedfrom schools too, and mostlikely they were in good repair. A building like that is simply

easier to learn in. Our kidsand our neighbors’ kids de-serve that chance too. Thinkof it that way.

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This week at the library...Movie Release - Rev. Jordan

Funeral movie has been re-leased by the library in fourparts. Part 1: Visitations, lasthour; Part 2: Prayers and Trib-utes; Part 3: Tributes and Ex-pressions; Part 4: Eulogy andEpilogue. The movie is postedon the Library Website undervideos, and available for take-out of DVD’s.

Saturday Story Time - Satur-day, March 22 at 12 noon. Joinus for children’s story time. Thisweek’s book is "Mud.”

Free Income Tax Service -Monday, March 24 from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. If your annual in-come is less than $50,000, theWayne Metropolitan organiza-tion will help you prepare your2013 taxes at no charge. Forappointments call 734-284-6999. Walk-ins will be servedon first-come first-serve basis.

Toddler Time at the Library -Monday, March 24 at 11 a.m. &3:30 p.m. Join us for story time,arts & crafts, and games. Thisweek’s theme is "Penguin StoryTime.” (Children must be ac-companied by an adult.)

Knight Arts Challenge - Mon-day, March 24 at 6 p.m. TheHamtramck Knight Arts Chal-lenge meeting will be held in thelibrary auditorium.

ESL Basis Class - Tuesday,March 25 at 12 noon. ESLclasses, conducted by Ms.Latisha, are free to all Ham-tramck residents. Registrationis required.

Math Kangaroo Club Meet-ing - Tuesday, March 25 at 3:30p.m. All school children are in-vited to participate in the MathKangaroo program to preparefor the World Wide Math Com-petition Test. Free for Ham-tramck students.

Movie Night - Tuesday, March25 at 4 p.m. All children are in-vited to see a movie shown onhigh definition screen and enjoya serving of popcorn. Thisweek’s feature is "SecondhandLions.”

ESL Conversational Class -Wednesday, March 26 at 12noon. ESL conversationalclasses, conducted by Ms.Latisha, are free to Hamtramckresidents. Registration is re-quired.

Citizenship PreparatoryClasses - Thursday, March 27 at5:30 p.m. Hamtramck residentsare invited to take part in thecitizenship 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, March 27 at 12 noon.ESL reading and writingclasses, conducted by Ms.Latisha, are free to Hamtramckresidents. Registration is re-quired.

Make & Take Workshop -Thursday, March 27 at 4 p.m.The theme this week is "Cele-brating Youth Art Month."

Common Word Alliance ofHamtramck - Monday, March 31at 7 p.m. The regular meeting ofthe Hamtramck Common WordAlliance will be held in the li-brary main hall.

Family Story Time for Chil-dren - Thursday, April 3, at 6p.m. Join your friends at the li-brary for a reading of a storybook for children. This week’stheme is "And then it’s Spring."

Meeting of the Library Board- Thursday, April 10 at 6 p.m.Regular meeting of the LibraryBoard will be held in the audito-rium. Open to the public.

Friends of the Library Meet-ing - Thursday, April 17 at 6 p.m.FHPL President Kathy Kristy andTreasurer George Gorday inviteall members and volunteers toparticipate in the regularmonthly meeting.

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

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By Rahiel Housey-JohnsonDickinson East

students were invited to par-ticipate in the annual Opti-mists International OratoricalCompetition on March 19. Six students were selected

to represent Dickinson Eastfrom among fifth and sixthgrade classes. They spoke for four to five

minutes on the topic of "HowMy Passions Impact theWorld.”Their interpretations in-

cluded original compositionsabout civil engineering as away to improve lives of urbandwellers, using art to commu-nicate nonverbally across cul-tures, providing medical careto sick children, making im-portant discoveries in thefield of astrophysics, andother inspirational yet practi-

cal topics.They were invited to com-

pete at the Optimists ofDowntown Detroit's monthlyluncheon meeting and willalso attend an awards cere-

mony in May. At that time,students will receive mone-tary prizes and medallions toaccompany the certificatesthey received on March 19. Here is how our students

performed:

BOYS' competition:Showrov Paul -- 5th placeFardin Chowdhury -- 3rd

placeAlmamoun Mashrah – 1st

place

GIRLS' Competition:Ajsa Hasanspahic -- 4th

placeVala Ajdini -- 2nd placeSyeda Reza – 1st placeSyeda Reza and Almamoun

Mashrah will proceed to thenext level, which will takeplace on Saturday, April 12 inSt. Clair Shores. They willcompete against many stu-dents from across the metro-Detroit area.

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By Charles SercombeAs of today, Friday, March

21, you have 10 more daysto sign up for the Afford-able Care Act.To get more people on

board for what is com-monly called “Obamacare,”the Wayne County Healthand Human Services De-partment hosted a healthcoverage expo at CoboCenter on Wednesday.Various health and

human service agencieswere on hand to help peo-ple take advantage ofwhat’s available.

As of this week, five mil-lion Americans have signedup for the ACA, but thatnumber is well below whatbackers hoped for.Congressman John Din-

gell, who has long champi-oned for national health

care during his 60-plusyears in Congress, said theprogram was set up to en-roll the entire Americanpopulation – that’s 350 mil-

lion of us.“This is the biggest un-

dertaking – that I can recall– since Social Security,”Dingell told those attendingWednesday’s expo. “That’swhy we have to pull to-gether to make this work.”

Dingell’s connection withhealth care goes back towhen his father was in Con-gress and was the first tointroduce a national health

care bill to President Roo-sevelt.Since then, the Dingells

presented similar bills toeach administration afterthat.Those who are involved in

the program admit theshaky rollout of ACA andconfusion of how to sign upturned many off from en-rolling. But this is whereexpos like this one come inhandy.At the expo were what’s

called “navigators” -- peo-ple trained to help othersselect which coverage pro-gram is best for them.In Hamtramck, you can

get help signing up at theHamtramck Health Center,which is run by the county’sHealth and Human Serv-ices Department.But remember, you have

to enroll by March 31, orwait another year when reg-istration starts back up.The Hamtramck Health

Center is located at 11447Jos. Campau and is openMonday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30p.m. and on Wednesdays,11 a.m.-7:30 p.m.Another county health

expo will be held on March29 at the Western Campusof Wayne County Commu-nity College in Belleville, lo-cated at 9555 Haggerty.The expo will start at 9a.m. and end at 3 p.m.

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A big high-five goes out tothe people who put to-gether the recent Ham-tramck Music Festival.In only five weeks’ time

they put together a knock-out festival that remindedus of the early years of theHamtramck Blowout.It had a homegrown feel

and plenty of goodwill fromlocal bands and musiclovers.Now that the Metro

Times has decided to fur-ther dilute The Blowout byextending it to more bars inDetroit and Ferndale, it’s agood guess that music fes-tival is on its last legs, atleast in Hamtramck. Wecan see Hamtramck get-ting phased out.We don’t begrudge the

Metro Times for expanding

their festival. The MetroTimes is a business thatneeds to make money, andwe’re sure the expansionof the Blowout is strictly abusiness decision.Hamtramck had a good

run.But if we want to ensure

there is a music festivalhere in town, a lot moresupport will be needed forthis newly created enter-prise. While there wasplenty of volunteers andgoodwill, you can expect bynext year more folks will belooking to be paid.Organizers of this new

festival are wisely wastingno time to come up withways to improve things fornext year. Judging by theturnout it attracted and en-thusiasm from the many

bands that played and thebars that participated, theHamtramck Music Festivalhas positioned itself toreinvigorate Hamtramck’smusic scene.We have consistently

urged city officials to play astronger role in theBlowout, and we again en-courage our Community &Economic DevelopmentDepartment to also get in-volved.Hamtramck’s art and

music community is onceagain gaining momentum,and with city support thiscould really take off. Themore folks coming here forour cultural life could verywell translate into eco-nomic development.Let’s nurture that devel-

opment while it’s hot.

New music festival offers akick in economic development

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By Charles SercombeAs winter slowly thaws

away, plans for the cominggrowing season are alreadybudding at HamtownFarms.Last fall, the non-profit

group purchased sevencity-owned lots in theLumpkin-Wyandotte area,next to the existing Farms’site, for almost $23,000after getting into a biddingwar with Kowalski SausageCo.Kowalski snagged two

lots next to its plant, butowner Mike Kowalski de-clined to talk about whathe planned to do with theproperty.A city hall source has

since confirmed that thecompany plans to expand,but details were not avail-able.Mike Davis, one of the or-

ganizers of the Farms, saidthis year’s plan calls forerecting a 16-by-14 footshed to store tools and

supplies. But first thegroup has to get permis-sion for the shed becauseit does not conform to thecity’s zoning code.In the past, the city’s Zon-

ing Board of Appeals hasbeen generous in grantingwhat’s called “variances”to the zoning codes.Kathy Angerer, the Direc-

tor of Community & Eco-nomic Development, sup-ports the proposal.“It’s a great use for that

property,” she said.Coming up at the Farms

is Volunteer Day on May31, which is when the pub-lic can stake out a raisedgarden bed.

Hamtown Farms looks toadd a shed to its site

Here is what’s coming upin the Hamtramck PublciSchools next week:

Holbrook ElementarySchool

• Wednesday, March 26-- Reptile Show for parentsand students 1-3 p.m.

• Thursday, March 27 --Community Reader Day atHolbrook School

• Friday, March 28 -- Par-ent Teacher School Associ-ation meeting at 3:30 p.m.

Kosciuszko Middle School• Wednesday, March 26

-- National Junior Honor So-ciety Induction Ceremony4:30 p.m.

Dickinson West Elementary School

• Thursday, March 27 --Family Movie Night at 4:15p.m.

Horizon Alternative Education

• Friday, March 28 – Halfday for all students. Dis-missal at 11:45 a.m.

Upcoming EventsAll Schools

• Monday, March 31 --No school for all students.Professional DevelopmentDay for teachers.

• Saturday, May 3 –FifthAnnual Hamtramck HealthHike at 9:30 a.m. at Key-worth Stadium.

Athletic Events• Monday, March 24 --

Boys JV Baseball vs. War-ren Fitzgerald at 4:45 p.m.,away

• Monday, March 24 --Boys Varsity Baseball vs.Warren Fitzgerald at 4:30p.m., home

• Wednesday, March 26-- Boys Varsity Baseball vs.Centerline at 4:45 p.m.,away

• Friday, March 28 -- BoysJV Baseball vs. OaklandChristian at 5 p.m., away

• Friday, March 28 --Boys Varsity Baseball vs.Oakland Christian DH at4:30 p.m., home

• Friday, March 28 -- GirlsVarsity Soccer vs. SummitAcademy at 5 p.m., home

Good fellows and gals …Paczki Day really paid offfor the folks at Ham-tramck’s Moose Lodge.The organization held itsannual Paczki Day break-fast fundraiser to helpHamtramck’s Goodfellows.They had quite a turnout

this year and generated$1,100 for the Goodfel-lows. They handed over acheck to GoodfellowsChairman Mike Wilk thisweek.Way to go Moose mem-

bers.

Hamtown Farms is getting ready for another growing seasonat their site on Lumpkin and Wyandotte.

Hamtramck Goodfellows Chairman Mike Wilk (sitting at thetable on the right) receives a check from the HamtramckMoose Lodge for $1,100. The Lodge raised the money in aspecial Paczki Day fundraiser.

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School millage willallow district to fundneeded repairsContinued from front page

A Sinking Use Fund hasstrict rules for what it can beused for and what it can’t.Sinking Funds can be usedfor:• Major building renovation• Repair of school build-

ings• Energy efficient improve-

ments

• Site improvementsSinking Funds cannot beused for:• Staff/administration

salaries, wages or benefits• General operating ex-

penses• Classroom supplies or

books• Technology equipment

Dos and don’ts of aSinking Use Fund

Energy savings:• New higher insulated

windows• New efficient lighting

and lighting controls• Upgraded heating and

air-conditioning equipmentthat is compatible withnewer energy managementsystemsClassrooms, halls and rest-rooms:

• Replace old, damaged orunsafe finishes•Cover graffiti, repair van-

dalism and wear and tear•Improve overall appear-

ance to capture student in-terestOutside building walls:•Replace/repair deterio-

rating roofs•Fix masonry chips,

cracks and other distresses•Filling and flashing to

keep out moistureSite improvement:• Patch/repave parking

lots• Replace sidewalks• New landscaping

District has a long list of repairsand upgrades Continued from front page

For those who want tolearn more about theschool district’s millageelection, there will be twoTown Hall meetings.Supporters of the millage

will talk about the district’sneeds and how it will affectthe community. The first

meeting is Thursday, April3, at 6:30 p.m., and thenext meeting is Thursday,April 17, also at 6:30 p.m.Both meetings will be

held at the HamtramckHigh School CommunityCenter, located on Charestjust north of Caniff.

Learn the ABC’s of millage

If want to vote for theschool millage, here’swhat you need to know.For those who are not

registered to vote, youstill have time to do so.You have until April 6 toregister, and to vote inHamtramck you must beat least 18 years old, bea U.S. citizen and live inHamtramck.Voting locations are the

same as in previous elec-

tions. If you don’t knowwhere your polling loca-tion is, call the CityClerk’s Office at (313)876-7700, extension 3.Can’t make it to the

polls on election day? Nota problem. You can alsovote by absentee ballotprior to the election. Ab-sentee ballots are avail-able at the City Clerk’sOffice in City Hall.

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SATURDAY, April 12, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. – Drop off yourrecyclable items at the recycling center on Caniff atMcDougall, in the city parking lot.

SATURDAY, May 3, 9:30 a.m. – The annual Ham-tramck Health Hike takes place. Free and open to allages. To register, call the Recreation Department at(313) 893-5520.

By Charles SercombeThis week’s Crime Log

covers March 11-16.

Tuesday, March 11• At a little past 12:30

a.m. a person was ticketedfor littering.• At a little after 1 a.m. a

person was taken to De-troit Receiving Hospitalafter being assaulted at abar. The victim could notidentify where the assaulttook place.• At almost 2 a.m. a res-

ident reported the theft ofhis gas meter.• At 2:30 a.m. a person

was arrested for drunk driv-ing following a traffic stopat Jos. Campau and Car-penter.• A Hamtramck juvenile

was assaulted in the areaof Belmont and Gallagher.• A Hamtramck juvenile

reported being assaultedby several boys who claimto be in a gang.

Wednesday, March 12• At almost 12:30 a.m. a

woman reported being as-saulted by her boyfriendwhile at their residence.• A Warren man reported

his 2002 Dodge Caravanwas stolen from Lumpkin.• During a traffic stop,

officers arrested a Detroitman for possession of co-caine.

Thursday, March 13• At a little past 1:30

a.m. a motorist was tick-eted for driving without in-surance.• Officers arrested a

Hamtramck woman for an

open warrant during a traf-fic stop.

Friday, March 14• Officers arrested a

Sterling Heights man fordrunk driving in the area ofCaniff & Mackay.• Officers arrested a

River Rouge woman for afelony warrant out of theCity of Troy.• Officers impounded a

Toyota during a traffic stopwhen the insurance pre-sented was determined tobe fraudulent.• Officers issued a ticket

for possession of narcoticparaphernalia to a Detroitman.

Saturday, March 15• At 8:30 p.m. a motorist

was arrested for drunk driv-ing.• At 2 a.m. a resident re-

ported someone broke hisdriver side door windowwhile his car was parked infront of his house.

• At 5:30 a.m. threemales were arrested in the2600 block of Pulaski in astolen vehicle.• At 7:15 a.m. a Ham-

tramck resident reportedthat his vehicle was stolenwhile it was parked in the3200 block of Lehman.• At 11:30 p.m. a Ham-

tramck resident living inthe 11600 block of Lump-kin reported her neighborthreatened her.

Sunday, March 16• At 11:30 p.m. a man

reported receiving harass-ing phone calls from a per-son he knows.• A business in the 9200

block of Jos. Campau re-ported a theft.• Officers arrested a De-

troit man for shoplifting atRite Aid.• A woman on Belmont

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thing from Hamtramck thatyou have never been ableto see before.Go to the area around the

American Axle plant andyou now are able to seethe buildings of downtownDetroit. And you can seethe Fisher Building nearlyto its foundation in mid-town Detroit.Many of these buildings

didn’t even exist when thefactory walls were erectedin 1917. The skyline is changing

thanks, regrettably, to thedemolition of the AmericanAxle complex along Ham-tramck’s southwest side.In the early 1920s there

were 23 factories in Ham-tramck, including theChevrolet Gear & Axleplant. But the buildings ac-tually predated their longassociation with Chevrolet.The complex was originallybuilt by General Motors forits Cadillac division to pro-duce aircraft engines foruse in World War I.In 1918 the factory be-

came known as CentralGear, Central Forge andCentral Power Companies.In 1922, Chevrolet tookover operations.At its peak, the operation

consisted of 10 buildingsspanning about 2 millionsquare feet. It was farsmaller than its much morefamous and importantcousin, the Dodge Mainfactory, which coveredsome 5 million square feetof floor space in 35 build-ings.In fact, the Chevy plant

was sort of a poor cousinto Dodge Main. It seemedlike it was always there butnever had the presence ofthe Dodge factory.

Part of that was due tothe fact that most of theChevy complex was actu-ally in Detroit. Only one ofthe buildings sat in Ham-tramck. The others werejust on the other side ofthe city line. And the Chevybuildings were mainly twostories tall, far shorter thanthe Dodge Main buildings,some of which stood eightstories high.

But those of us who grewup in the Chevy buildings’low shadows can remem-ber the clanging thuds ofthe heavy steel pressesthat echoed through thesurrounding neighborhoodslike an industrial lullaby atnight.The drop forge on St.

Aubin was the largest oneof its type in the world.For most of its life it pro-

duced parts for GM, includ-ing rear axles, frontsuspensions and brake as-semblies for Chevy mod-els. At full operation it could

produce enough parts torequire 100 freight carsper month to haul them.

Nearly 10,000 workersmanned the operations.But that was in the good

times. By the 1990s GMwas hurting and the Chevycomplex was old. In 1994the factory became part ofAmerican Axle and Manu-facturing, a company co-founded by Richard Dauch. A bitter labor strike in

2008 led to the closing ofthe plant, moving of opera-

tions to Mexico and now,the demolition. The futureis uncertain although thereare reports that foreign in-vestors are interested inthe site.So the land is being me-

thodically cleared as heavymachinery chips away atthe steel and concrete.Soon the area will revert towhat it was a century ago.History flows in a circle inmany ways.

You can learn more aboutHamtramck’s industry atthe Hamtramck HistoricalMuseum, 9525 Jos. Cam-pau. Hours are 11 a.m. to4 p.m. Saturday and Sun-day and by appointment.Call (313) 893-5027.

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children, Makayla, Angelina;mother, Deborah (Robert)Janiszewski; brother, GeraldMaxlow; sisters, StaceyJaniszewski, Jessica Hare.Mr. Balduck was preceded indeath by his father, Joseph.Visitation is Sunday, March

23, 1 - 9 p.m. with a ScriptureService at 7. Funeral serviceis Monday, 10:30 a.m., at Ju-rkiewicz & Wilk FuneralHome, 2396 Caniff, Ham-tramck, MI 48212.

MASTALINSKISharon Rose Mastalinski,

54, died March 14, 2014.Mrs. Mastalinski entered

into God’s care on March 14,2014. Beloved wife of Steve,loving mother of Jennifer(Thomas Gibbins), Lori(Steve) Norman, Tracy, David,Sean (Heather) and Steve(Joy). Proud grandmother of12 grandchildren, dear sisterof Victoria Curry, cherishedaunt of many nieces andnephews.Funeral service was

Wednesday, Krot FuneralHome, 2687 Caniff, Ham-tramck, 313-365-5240.

MURAWSKIGerald Murawski, 62, died

March 17, 2014.Mr. Murawski was a five

time PLAV Post #6 Com-mander, member of the Viet-nam Veterans of America#154, John Smith’s Old-timers, Intern Order of the Al-hambra Sancho Caravan, HalfCentury Club, VAVS DeputyRep for the John Dingell Vet-eran Hospital.Mr. Murawski was preceded

in death by his wife, Andrea.Mr. Murawski is survived bymany cousins and friends. Funeral services were held

Friday, at St. LadislausCatholic Church with inter-ment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.Arrangements by Jurkiewicz &Wilk Funeral Home, 2396Caniff, Hamtramck, MI48212.

St. Florian Church is visible to the right in this 1934 photo ofthe Chevy Gear and Axle plant.

Just when you thought Paczki Day was over we receivedyet another photo taken that day by one of our readers.On the left is a caped fan of The Polish Muslims and nextto him is Review Publisher John Ulaj.