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Want to get a preview of the Joe Louis Gre-enway project, coming soon to Hamtramck?

If so, join the Ham-tramck Arts & Culture Commission this Satur-day (Oct. 30), 11 a.m.-4 p.m., at Jos. Campau alley, between Trow-bridge and Belmont (behind Pope Park).

Commission mem-bers will be on hand to unveil a design plan for the bike path/walkway, and also to talk about the project in further detail.

To sweeten the offer, there will be games, raffles and prizes.

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De La Salle High School football Head Coach Dan Rohn enjoys a lunch with Gjoka Nikollaj

and Nick Sherevan, who is also a football coach for St. Anne High School.

By Charles SercombePolitical watchers will be

paying close attention to next Tuesday’s election.

It could be a turning point for Hamtramck.

Mayor Karen Majewski is facing a tough – if not im-possible – re-election chal-lenge from candidate Amer Ghalib, who has never held local elective office.

Ghalib came out as the top vote-getter in the pri-mary election last August, pulling 364 votes ahead of second-place finisher, Ma-jewski.

Last August Majewski was optimistic she could recover.

“I’m confident that we can make up the deficit and win the general,” Ma-jewski told The Review at that time.

This isn’t the first time Majewski has had to come from behind, but in previ-ous elections she had only a handful of votes to over-come.

Ghalib, a Yemeni-Ameri-can, represents the emerg-ing political muscle of the Yemeni community.

If elected, Ghalib would become Hamtramck’s first Yemeni-American to serve as mayor.

After the August election, he told The Review he ex-pected to win.

“It’s not a coincidence, it’s the fruit of many years of serving the community and building good relation-ships with Hamtramck res-idents,” Ghalib said.

While that vote gap looks like it’s insurmountable, Majewski is counting on

By Alan MadlaneWho doesn’t like magic?Watching a magician ply

their trade, one can find questions coming to the fore. Questions such as:

• “How did they just do that?”

• “Where did that thing just go?”

• “Why do I suddenly feel so inadequate as a human being?”

• “How quickly can I learn to do that, so that I

might feel cool again, like I did before but now don’t anymore?”

Michigan is such a hot-bed of magicians that the small Michigan city of Co-lon (pronounced koh-LOAN, pop. 1,173 as of the 2010 Census) has its website header proclaiming “Colon Michigan Magic Capital of the World.”

Hamtramck has its mag-ic, as well – and not just in

Willhistorybe made?

Hamtramck’s ‘Al The Only’ has one more trick up his sleeve

Tuesday, Nov. 2Get Out & VoteTuesday, Nov. 2

Hamtramck’s Al Ulman poses with Hamtramck Library Director Tamara Sochacka with a book he recently wrote about magi-cians. Ulman, who goes by the stage name “Al The Only,” donat-ed his book to the library.

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This week at the Library . . . Big Read: The next Big Library Read is on from November 1st to 15th Take part in this digital book club by reading Na-talie D. Richards’ YA thriller “Five Total Strangers”. Then, join up with other members for engaging virtual chats. Get all the details, including title preview and author bio, by visiting (www.big/libraryread.com).

Meet up Event: Join us for a Read Up & Meet Up event on Monday, November 15th at 4 pm. Mary Doria Russel’s novel “The Women of the Copper County: is the Great Michigan Read title. Get a free copy to keep and read while supplies last. Then meet up with other book lovers for an engaging conversation about the book.

Michigan Learning Channel: Preschool to 3rd grade readers from now until the end of November can take part in the Michigan Learning Channel’s 1000 mi-nute reading challenge. Teachers and parents keep track and you can win awe-some prizes. Visit (www.michigan/learning.org/resource/etsread/) for full details.

British Crime Novelist: October 31 is the birthday of Dick Francis (1920). En-

joying a successful career as a jump-jockey, going so far as to race horses for the Queen of England, Francis developed a new international audience with his sto-ries about the shadier side of the racing world. The interesting thing is that these works were crafted in collaboration with his wife, Many. Her penchant for taking up new skills and hobbies afforded Fran-cis a rich well from which to draw inspira-tion for characters, backgrounds, etc. One could say that she was the research branch of the operation. On you next visit to the library consider giving one of these novels a shot.

ESL Classes: The classes are held four days a week, from Monday to Thursday, from 9 am to 2:30 pm, The program is free to all Hamtramck residents.

Hamtramck Library has expended op-erating services: - to provide for book pick-ups, copying, printing, faxing, scan-ning, limited use of computers (with prop-er distancing) and limited stay in the li-brary (with proper distancing). To print files ahead of time please send attach-ments for printing to hamtramcklibrary@ gmail.com. Face masks are recommended.

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He was born in 1901 inNashville, and it is said hegot his nickname “be-cause of the unusual wayhe ran, which resembledthat of a turkey, with hisarms flapping. However,Stearnes himself claimed

it was because he had apotbelly as a child,” theHall of Fame website said.

Stearnes died in 1979,and was elected into theHall of Fame in 2000. Hehas family that still lives inDetroit.

The stadium is currentlyunder renovation, whichwill include repairing thegrandstands, which fellinto disrepair over the lastfew decades.

Funding for the renova-tion is coming from bothgrants and online fundrais-ing. The importance of thestadium wasn’t knownuntil several years ago,when local baseball histo-rian Gary Gillette and hisorganization, Friends ofHistorical Hamtramck Sta-dium, did exhaustive re-search on it anddiscovered its historicallegacy.

That research has beenused to secure grants.

The state of Michiganhas designated the sta-dium as an official historicsite.

Councilmember Ian Per-rotta, who has worked onresearching the stadium’shistorical importance, saidthe naming of the field inhonor of Stearnes “is agreat opportunity to recog-nize one of the best play-ers of Negro LeagueBaseball.”

Another improvementcoming to the stadium andfield is a commitment fromthe city to regularly assignat least three police pa-trols in the area, to makesure vandals don’t dam-age the site.

That’s something thathas plagued the stadiumfor years. There have beenoccasional reports of peo-ple driving on the field, andother incidents of firesbeing set in the grand-stand.

The pledge to step uppolice patrols was pro-moted by a city council res-olution introduced byCouncilmember Perrotta.

The reason for the reso-lution, Perrotta said at anearlier council meeting in aresolution he proposed, isto make it “imperative forthe City of Hamtramck toshow a buy-in of the proj-ect by committing neces-sary resources to ensurethe project’s success andshow major donors andpartners of the project thatthe City of Hamtramck iscapable of taking the re-quired steps to preserveHamtramck Stadium andthe surrounding area. …”

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law anyone who inten-tionally flouts our elec-tion laws.”

Secretary of State Jo-celyn Benson alsochimed in with this re-sponse:

“Our election systemhas been stress-testedby three successful elec-tions already this year,and in all of them proventhat it is absolutely safeand secure,” said Ben-son. “We have protec-tions in place to ensureelection officials trackand verify every ballotthey send and receive,and, in every instance,we ensure that each per-son gets only one vote.”

Michigan voters will beheading to the polls on

Nov. 3. Voter turnout forthis election is expectedto be huge, because it isa presidential election.

Gitschlag said, thisweek, that absentee bal-lots should be ready inthe coming weeks.

Locally, Hamtramck vot-ers will be faced with fill-ing four school boardseats as well as thestate representative po-sition for the district thatincludes Hamtramck.

Hamtramck residentAbraham Aiyash is theDemocratic nominee inthe state representativerace, and he is expectedto win the seat, since amajority of Hamtramckvoters have voted Demo-cratic for generations.

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Celebrating National Prin-cipals Month

HPS Acting Superin-tendents Nabil Nagi and Sherry Lynem have this message about the role of principals in the district:

Principals are the driv-ing force of our schools – working closely with teachers and families and serving as role models for children. In the last full week of National Principals Month, we want to reflect on and celebrate the val-ue principals bring to the schools they serve.

A principal’s career, while oftentimes challenging, can be quite rewarding – as they witness firsthand the academic, social and emotional growth of their students, and can take pride in knowing the role they played in their devel-opment.

They’re mentors to teach-ers and students, and they aid in the professional and personal development of their employees. Princi-pals are also master prob-lem solvers, tasked with handling any conflict that comes their way with em-

pathy and compassion. A principal’s role is vital

to the success of the dis-trict. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they provided essential leadership and guidance throughout as students transitioned from in-person to virtual learn-ing, while also ensuring a

safe, warm and engaging learning environment when students headed back to in-person instruction this school year.

At Hamtramck Public Schools, our principals meet every day with an enthusiasm to become better leaders and pas-

sionately represent their schools. We recognize the impact principals make in our district and our com-munity, and the necessity to reciprocate all the en-couragement and support they give us.

Celebrating your princi-pal is something you can do before, during and after October. For ideas on how to say “thank you” to your student’s principal, visit https://www.principals-month.org/.

Kosciuszko Middle School

KMS Computer Literacy Teacher LeAnn Horne has this update about her pro-gram:

Kosciuszko Middle School students are learn-ing about the Problem Solving Process (PCP).

This is the process used by engineers to solve prob-lems. It contains four steps: Define, Prepare, Try, and Reflect. Students used this process to devel-op paper prototypes for an app.

Once they drew out their apps, they presented their apps to the class, and then their peers gave them feedback about the app, and also gave suggestions to improve the app.

The students are now digitizing their apps using JavaScript and HTML. At the end of this process, they will have an app that they can share with family and friends.

Students may also quali-fy to compete in the Henry Ford Invention Convention, which takes place in March of next year.

support from the Benga-li community to push her ahead. She has been may-or for 16 years, something her challenger and his sup-porters say is a detriment.

Ghalib has called for a fresh perspective to tackle the city’s many challenges, but he has not yet offered any specifics.

The Review reached out to him via his campaign’s Facebook page for further clarification, but he did not respond.

Majewski has countered her critics by promoting the city’s advances during her tenure, including various state and federal grants that have helped fund needed infrastructure re-pairs, such as the rebuild-ing of Holbrook and part of Caniff.

In the city council race, there is a good chance three new faces will come on board.

There are six candidates vying for three open seats on council. They are: Aman-da Jaczkowski, Adam Albar-maki, Lynn Blasey, Khalil A. Refai, Muhith Mahmood, and former councilmember Abu Musa.

Refai was the top vote-getter in the primary election, with Jaczkowski in second place and Mah-mood in third. None of the three have any prior experi-ence in holding office.

In the general election,

it’s common for the or-der of council candidates to shift dramatically from the primary election, so anything can happen next Tuesday. However, the top vote-getter in the primary usually is guaranteed a seat on council.

Also on the ballot for vot-ers to consider are two city charter changes. Proposal 1 would require future can-didates for local office to have been a resident in the city at least one year at the time they register to run for office.

Proposal 2 is another election-related issue that would set term limits for

council and mayor office holders. They would be termed out after holding of-fice for three terms.

That proposal, if it pass-es, would not disquali-fy Majewski from taking office, but she would be termed out going forward after three more terms.

Each term is for four years.

Majewski has told her supporters that this would be her last term if she is re-elected. Majewski said she wants to hold office while Hamtramck cele-brates its 100th year of being an incorporated city in 2022.

Haven’t registered to vote yet? No problem, Michigan allows those eli-gible to vote to register on election day. If you need to register, you must do so at the city clerk’s office in city hall.

The city clerk’s office will be open this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There has been an is-sue recently with people who have asked for an absentee ballot but never received one. City Clerk Rana Faraj said those vot-ers must request to have that ballot “spoiled” – or disqualified -- so they can still vote.

If you still have not re-turned your absentee bal-lot, it is advised that you not mail it at this point, because it might not get to city hall in time to be count-ed. Instead, voters are en-couraged to drop off their ballots at city hall.

Election polling stations will open at 7 a.m. next Tuesday (Nov. 2), and close at 8 p.m.

Will history be made? Continued from front page

Mayor Karen Majewski and her challenger Amer Ghalib were part of a debate on a podcast hosted by local jour-nalist Omar Thabet.

Left to right: Demarz Brown, Jaya Kennedy and Fattah Chowdhury collaborate on their app design.

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nology department orprincipal if parents or stu-dents need any kind ofassistance.

We know there is a lotfor parents to do and wewant them to know thatwe are available to assistand support the learningany way we can. We alsohave the parent engage-ment team that offer ad-ditional supports to ourfamilies.

We are working tomake things easier forour families; we havepartnerships to supportour families with food, di-apers, eviction assis-tance and so many morethings.

We are truly grateful forour parents andguardians. They are truepartners and we want

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Review: What is thelatest information onstate and federal finan-cial aid?

Ahmed: The state hasyet to approve a budgetfor schools. The latestinformation on statefunding is the Return toLearn Plan.

Under this plan HouseBills 5911, 5912, and5913 would amend theState School Aid Act todirect per pupil fundingfor the 2020-2021school year based onfour main parametersand considerations:days, hours, enrollment,and attendance.

Per-pupil funding will bebased on a new “Super

Blend” formula wherebythe 2019-2020 count(obtained by weightingthe February 2019 countat 10% and the October2019 count at 90%)would make up 75% ofthe super blend, and the2020-2021 count (ob-tained by weighting thenumber of full-time pupilsengaged in pandemiclearning for fall 2020 at90% and the February2020 count at 10%)would make up 25%.

There are two newsources of federal fund-ing are available forschool districts:

• Elementary & Sec-ondary School Emer-gency Relief (ESSER)which are available to allMichigan school districts,however, priority was

given to the 332 districtsidentified above and asdefined in MDE’s Ap-proved Federal CARESAct Grant Proposal asserving the most disad-vantaged student popula-tions.

• Michigan wasawarded a Governor’sEmergency Education Re-lief (GEER) Fund grant forthe purpose of providinglocal educational agen-cies (LEAs), institutionsof higher education(IHEs), and other educa-tion related entities withemergency assistance asa result of the NovelCoronavirus Disease2019 (COVID-19).


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The Hamtramck Public Library is open!The following limited services are now available:

Limited Walk-ins: (Ten persons at a time)Book drop-off and pick-up

Copying, Printing, and Faxing

Computers are available by appointment only. Pleasecall (313)733-6822 Send attachments for printing to:

[email protected]

Wear a mask and practice social distancing to keep us all safe.To increase internet access through Hamtramck, the library is

now offering a limited number of WI-FI HOTSPOTS for checkout totake home. These small and easy to use devices are portableand create a private Wi-Fi access point for up to 16 devices,

such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

9517 Jos. Campau • Hamtramck586-879-8058 Call for Appt.

Schools Supt. talks about school year Continued from front page

By Charles SercombeA 19-year-old Ham-

tramck man is chargedwith attempting to stran-gle his sister to death.

Darnell Hill is also sus-pected of being involvedin several shootings andpolice chases in recentweeks.

He was arrested lastweek after a policechase.

According to sources,he may be suspected ina number of break-ins inD e a r b o r n - D e a r b o r nHeights.

Hill was arraigned onseveral felony charges

last Friday (Sept. 11),which include: assaultwith intent to murder, in-terfering with a crime re-port, carrying aconcealed weapon, as-

sault with a dangerousweapon and fleeing offi-cers.

His bond was set at$525,000.

The assault with intentto murder charge by itselfcarries a maximumpenalty of life in prison.

Details of the casewere not made available.It was not revealed whyhe attempted to allegedlystrangle his sister, orwhat condition she is in.

Man charged in strangulation of sister

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Darnell Hill

thony Majewski – no rela-tion to our mayor – inMarch of 1922.

This first building wasconsecrated on Sept. 27of that year. The currentbuilding, in its location atCaniff and Brombach,

was actually completedin 1930.

And here they aretoday, 100 years of his-tory behind them, peer-ing into the future to seewhat lies ahead.

St. Ladislaus Parish isabout to celebrate itscentennial Cont. from front page

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Sunday, October 31, Mass at 9:00 am

Monday, November 1 - Solemity of All Saints Mass 7 pm

Tuesday, November 2 - Observance of All Souls Mass 9 am

Remembrance Services (Wypominki) 7 pm

Tuesday, November 9 - Mass for all People on our Prayer List 7 pm

By Charles SercombeHamtramck, keep doing

what you’re doing.COVID-19-wise that is.No one is saying Ham-

tramck has turned a de-finitive corner in the fight against Covid outbreaks, but there continues to be a drop in the number of new cases.

In her weekly talk with the community, via Face-book, Mayor Karen Majew-ski reported on Monday that the past week’s num-ber of cases went down to 16, compared to 28 the prior week.

“Hamtramck, I’m hap-py to say, is declining,” Majewski said, referring to the decreasing Covid numbers.

The new weekly update brings the total number of cases, during the past couple of years or so, to

3,213.Hamtramck’s continued

good news in the weekly decrease in cases is in direct contrast to what’s happening statewide. Michigan is one of five states reporting a sharp increase in cases recent-ly.

This all coincides with the news that booster shots are recommended for those who are vacci-nated – plus, you can now get any vaccine booster you want.

For those under the age of 65, or who don’t have an immune system issue, it is recommended that you wait for at least six months to pass from the time you received your last vaccine shot.

For many, that is basical-ly… now.

Local pharmacies are

offering shots, and there is also a medical mobile unit parked in front of city hall where you can get a vaccine. Remember, it’s all free.

Moving on to the re-cent flap over an excess amount of lead found in six of the houses tested during a routine annual check of a small sample (42 to be exact), Majewski said there is no need to panic.

She reminded residents that, if you have lead ser-vice lines – the ones that go from the street to your house -- you are advised to let the water run three to five minutes before drink-ing it or using it to cook.

“You want to fully flush out water that accumu-lates in the pipes,” Majew-ski said.

News of these high lead

levels, which were actual-ly just a smidgeon above that is deemed accept-able -- no more that 15 parts per billion -- result-ed in traffic bottlenecks last Thursday at the Ham-tramck Town Center shop-ping strip, where the city was handing out free wa-ter filters.

“It’s consuming us all in the last week,” Majewski said.

Concerned about the lead level at your resi-dence? You can call (844) 834-1315 to allow a state agency to test your water for free.

You can also get your own blood lead level test-ed by calling a county health clinic (Wayne Coun-ty Healthy Communities, located in the Hamtramck Town Center), at (313) 871-1926.

Mayor: Covid cases are still going down in Hamtramck

By Charles SercombePolitically, the talk of the

town this election year is who will win the mayoral race.

Voters will be making that decision next Tues-day in the General Elec-tion. That’s Nov. 2, for those who want to mark their calendars.

Despite the Covid threat, there have been public debates among the candidates – both for the mayor’s race, and the city council.

Recently, local journalist Omar Thabet hosted the two mayoral candidates -- current mayor, Karen Majewski, and challenger Amer Ghalib -- on his “Ta-ble Talk” podcast that you can see on YouTube.

Thabet was joined by Abeer Thabet and Shayma Ghaleb who pitched ques-tions to the candidates. It was a fast-moving one hour, and worth tracking down.

So, let’s roll the digital tape, so to speak.

The first question was about their passion to be-come mayor, noting that it is not a paid position – al-though it sort of is: there is about a $6,000 stipend per year.

Majewski said that be-ing mayor ties into her pro-fession of being a histori-an. She has a doctorate degree in history.

She also said that being mayor allows her to ex-pand on that training.

“For me, leading the city and telling its story throughout the world has been an adventure. … This position is an expan-sion of my profession.”

As for money, she said she has “never been mo-tivated” by that.

“My only aspiration has been to serve Ham-tramck. It’s an American

tradition of serving your city,” she said.

Ghalib countered with a light-hearted jab at Majew-ski’s four terms in office:

“I’m sure there is some-thing good about it. That’s why the mayor doesn’t want to leave after 16 years.”

On a serious note, though, he said that some residents “feel discon-nected and not represent-ed” in city hall.

City government, said Ghalib, who is a Yeme-ni-American, “does not re-flect the demographics of the city.”

He says that he is run-ning to “create more posi-tive change,” and is going to dedicate 20 hours a week to the job.

Ghalib, who was referred to as a medical doctor, is a licensed nurse, accord-ing to state records. He graduated from an over-seas medical school, he has said.

Both were asked how having that degree, albeit in different fields, will ben-efit the city.

Majewski said her de-gree has helped her de-velop “critical thinking,” but also stressed that she comes from a work-ing-class background.

Ghalib said he can use his skills to communicate with different cultures, and with those of various education levels.

Next up: the city’s new parking meter system. There has been criticism about it, with some folks saying it’s just not work-ing.

Majewski noted that the city’s former “old” parking meters weren’t working ei-ther, “for decades.”

Under the new system, she said, the city is expect-ing to receive $100,000 a year in revenue.

As for the new, high-tech system, she said some bugs are still being worked out. The meters were just recently installed.

Majewski said that, if it were up to her, there would be some changes, includ-ing shortening the hours of having to pay, from 8 p.m. to 6 p.m., and also bumping up to allow peo-ple to dash in and out of businesses before having to pay from five minutes to 10 minutes.

She would also allow businesses to reimburse customers for their park-ing fees.

However, she stressed, the mayor alone cannot make these changes.

Ghalib was blunt about the new parking meters: “It’s really bad.”

How bad?Ghalib said that busi-

ness owners have told him that the number of customers who normally patronize their store has been reduced 25-30 per-

cent ever since the me-ters began operating.

Here’s a perennial ques-tion that has been posed to candidates in the past: what to do about the city’s trash problem.

Ghalib said this is “an easy problem to solve.”

How’s that?Educate residents, he

said, about how to proper-ly dispose their household garbage. And, he added, increase code enforce-ment.

Majewski said that edu-cating the public is indeed

Mayor and her challenger spar in final debate

Always strong, intelligent, outspoken,

and commanding. We’ve followed your lead and advice our whole lives and are overjoyed that God has blessed you with another year and that you have reached this major milestone in

your young life. We admire and love you from here to the moon. Have a Blessed and wonderful 100th Birthday

Daddy E.D. Love,

Your Loving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren!

Edward Conner Sr.Happy 100th Birthday to

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By Alan MadlaneThe Piast Institute has

hired a new member to their board of directors.

The institute, a nation-al non-profit research and social organization promoting Polish and Pol-ish-American heritage and concerns, unanimously elected Stella Szczesny to its board on Sept. 29.

Szczesny was well-known to the board through her prior efforts with the Institute on their Polish Womens Hall of Fame project, their Deka-ban Committee, and most recently their Hamtramck Drug Free Community Co-alition, or HDFCC.

Szczesny had earned her B.A. in Social Science from Madonna University, and her M.B.A. from the University of Detroit-Mer-cy. She also had studied at Eastern Michigan Uni-versity (Education and Reading Instruction) and Marygrove College (Busi-ness and Accounting).

She has, according to the Piast Institute’s press release on the matter, previously been an ac-tive member of the Polish

community on both the local and national lev-els, serving on the Polish American Congress, The Friends of Polish Art, the Polish Womens Alliance / First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association, and the Central Citizens Com-mittee.

She also served as President of both the Polish National Alliance (PNA) Lodge 1758 and Council 122.

For more on the Piast Institute, check out their website at www.piastin-stitute.org, or call them at (313) 733-4535. They are located at 11633 Jos. Campau Ave., north of Whalen St. (across from Little Caesar’s).

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Review: Opinion PageIn Our Opinion

If you are a regularreader of this paper, youwill know that Ham-tramck has rediscoveredan old jewel.

For years, Ham-tramck’s baseball sta-dium had fallen intodisrepair. There waseven some occasionaltalk about having it torndown.

But several years ago,city officials and volun-teers discovered its his-torical significance: Itwas once home to theDetroit Stars, a team inthe Negro BaseballLeague, back in a timewhen African-Americanscould not play in the all-white Major Leagues.

Fortunately, that racialbarrier was eventuallyerased.

The stadium is onlyone of five that remainstanding as a testamentto that time. Despite the

racial restrictions, theNegro League producedlegendary players, likeDetroit’s own Norman“Turkey” Stearnes.

The stadium’s fieldwas recently named inhonor of Stearnes.

The stadium is nowbeing renovated, thanksto various funding mech-anisms.

At the urging of CityCouncilmember Ian Per-rotta, who was at theforefront with others inresearching the sta-dium’s historical impor-tance, the council hastasked the city adminis-tration with making surethe stadium and itsgrounds are not de-stroyed.

In the past, the sta-dium attracted vandal-ism – including peopledriving their cars on thefield, or setting fires inthe grandstands.

The resolution that Per-rotta introduced requiresthe city to assign dailypatrols to the stadiumsite. Those patrols, it ishoped, will deter any fu-ture destruction, andsafeguard the hundredsof thousands of dollarsbeing invested in the fa-cility.

Hopefully, the stadiumwill one day play host tosporting and entertain-ment events – and drawvisitors from all over.

The stadium is asound investment, andone that generation ofHamtramckans willenjoy.

We also send out ahuge thanks to the goodfolks with the Friends ofHistoric Hamtramck Sta-dium and the Ham-tramck Stadium GroundsCrew for their tirelesswork in preserving thistreasure.

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ness owners, but Majew-ski noted that filling outthe required paperworkcan be a challenge.

In order to help out,Wayne State Universityhas been hosting webi-nars to help folks navi-gate the application. Thenext 90-minute seminar isSept. 22.

For more information,go to:www.eventbrite.com.

Still haven’t filled outthe Census form? Needsome help?

You can stop by city halltoday (Friday, Sept. 18)anytime from 9 a.m.-3p.m. for assistance.

The mayor stressed theimportance of house-holds filling out the forms.

“It affects our fundingand congressional repre-sentation,” she said.

It’s been reported thatonly 56 percent of Ham-tramck’s households havesubmitted their forms –which is below the stateaverage.

You know what elsecounts?

Your vote, said Majew-ski, referring to the up-coming presidentialelection on Nov. 3.

Majewski, a Democrat,said it should be no sur-prise where her politicalsupport goes.

“Most people knowwhere I stand on this,”she said.

There is also still timeto apply for an absentee

ballot, and voters nolonger need to state areason for asking for one.

Winding up, Majewskionce again urged resi-dents to “wear yourmask” when going out inpublic.

She also stressed thatbusinesses need to “dothe right thing,” and obeymask wearing and keepenforcing social distanc-ing.

The country is now sixmonths into this new pan-demic lifestyle, and formany folks, it’s become aburden in many ways – es-pecially emotionally.

“Keep our spirits up,”she said. “Our presencematters, our voice mat-ters.”

Mayor stresses the need for emotional support in these trying timesContinued from page 3

Coming up… At presstime we received this pressrelease from The Friends ofHistoric Hamtramck Sta-dium.

Here is what they had tosay about the latest devel-opment at Hamtramck’shistoric baseball stadium:

The Friends of HistoricHamtramck Stadium ispleased to announce thatthe outfield at TurkeyStearnes Field at Ham-tramck Stadium will soon beopen for community play.

The Hamtramck Recre-ation Department will markout a soccer pitch at Ham-tramck Stadium next week.

However, the baseballfield is not quite ready forplay yet, as the infield sodand grass still need twomore weeks to properlytake root.

Therefore, the baseballdiamond will be roped offuntil Sept. 29, and we askthat everyone stay off theinfield grass until then.There will be an on the fieldcelebration on TuesdaySept. 29 at 4:30 p.m. forCity of Hamtramck officials,Hamtramck Public SchoolsBoard of Education mem-bers, Hamtramck resi-dents, the HamtramckStadium Grounds Crew,and the local media.

The partnership of theCity of Hamtramck, theHamtramck Board of Edu-cation, Wayne County, theFriends of Historic Ham-tramck Stadium, DCFC, andvolunteers like the GroundsCrew is a model that im-proves the quality of life inour city.

FHHS is proud to be apart of this important work.We value our partners and

are very excited for Ham-tramck as we strive tomake this historic site amust-see destination inSoutheast Michigan.

Moving on… There havebeen some personnelchanges lately within thepolice department.

It seems like only re-cently that Sgt. RichardSeely joined the force, butnow -- after 21 years -- he isretiring. We wish him well inthe next chapter of his life.

Taking his place as Ser-geant is Michael Fedenis,who was sworn in to thatposition this week.

Also new to the depart-ment is Michael Gregg.Congratulations and goodluck to you.

Heating help… Time isrunning out to apply forMichigan’s Home HeatingCredit, which is offered toqualified homeowners and

renters.According to the state

Treasury Department:“The Home Heating

Credit helps cover utility ex-penses, leaving moremoney available for othercritical needs. It is de-signed to aid senior citi-zens; low income, deaf,disabled or blind persons;and disabled veterans.”

Home Heating Credit ap-plications must be receivedby Sept. 30.

Typically, people sign upby filing a Home HeatingCredit application whencompleting their individualincome tax return. However,applicants do not need tofile a state income tax re-turn to receive this assis-tance, and may submit theapplication only.

The Home Heating Creditapplication form can be ob-tained at www.michigan.gov/taxes.

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Above: New to the Hamtramck Police Department is officerMichael Gregg. Below left: Michael Fedenis was recently swornin to his new rank of Sergeant. Below right: Sgt. Richard Seelyretired after serving 21 years in the department.

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In Our OpinionBeware of vague promises for change

Next Tuesday is elec-tion day and, here in Hamtramck, this could be a historical moment.

There will definitely be three new councilmem-bers, although there is a chance that a former councilmember, Abu Musa, could return.

The race everyone is watching is for mayor. Mayor Karen Majewski is in the political fight for her life in seeking a fifth term, which if success-ful would make her the longest serving mayor in Hamtramck’s history.

But she is facing a mighty big challenge. Her opponent, political new-comer Amer Ghalib, beat her by over 350 votes in the primary election last August.

That’s a huge gap for Majewski to close.

We understand the support for Ghalib. He is a Yemeni-American, and that community has grown in recent years,

enough to wield signifi-cant political clout. There is not only ethnic pride working for him, but a call for someone new to lead the city.

Majewski has been here for 16 years and, like so many others who have held office for a long time, there is a sud-den urgency for someone new.

That’s just the way it works.

But Majewski’s critics are taking a lot of cheap potshots at her. They blame her for such things as basements flooding and the city’s longstand-ing financial problems.

What they don’t offer are clear-cut solutions. Instead, we hear of “bold” new plans, and cutting “waste” from the city budget.

If we had a dollar for every time we have heard candidates make similar promises, with no spe-cific details, there’d be

enough money to… solve the city’s financial short-comings.

It’s easy to make vague promises, and it’s always frustrating when voters buy into this sales pitch.

There is one and only one solution: A huge amount of money.

Also on the ballot are two city charter propos-als, one to require would-be candidates for local office to have lived here for at least one year, and the other to set term lim-its for city councilmem-bers and the mayor.

Neither is needed, and will only lead to eliminat-ing otherwise qualified people from running for office. It’s hard enough to attract folks to serve the city.

No matter what, we urge voters to do their civic duty and vote next Tuesday – if you haven’t done so already, via ab-sentee ballot.


































































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needed, and is “not rocket science.”

But that takes commu-nity “influencers to spread the word,” she said.

Also, residents, she said, “need to set an ex-ample.”

She also credited the many community mem-bers who have hit the streets during the pan-demic and taken it upon themselves to pick up the never-ending amount of daily litter.

Majewski gave a spe-cial shoutout to the mys-terious “Plague Doctor” who has been seen about town, dressed in a plague era costume, picking up trash. She thanked the anonymous person for “reinvigorating” folks to do the same.

(Editor’s note: We need more “Plague Doctors.”)

The next question was about two issues that have divided the city: LGBTQ rights and marijua-na dispensaries.

Majewski, who has sup-ported both issues, put it in simple terms: as may-or, you will never get “100 percent agreement.”

So, she said, she bas-es her decisions “not on emotions,” but says in-stead that she looks at the facts.

And that, Majewski said, won’t get “you the most votes.”

Decisions on contro-versial issues, she said, require considering “mul-tiple sides.”

Ultimately, Majewski said, one has to follow “your own moral com-pass,” and “lead with my values.”

Ghalib countered, say-ing: “we have to respect the people. But it’s both ways.”

He said his job “is not to take both sides.”

Pressed further for clari-fication by Majewski in her allotted time for rebuttal, Ghalib said he would base his decisions on “the opinion of the people who voted for us.”

He added that it would come down to “my constit-uents.”

Majewski continued asking Ghalib about the mayor’s role in breaking a tie, especially on a contro-versial issue. Ghalib said he would have to “think about it,” and “not de-cide” against one group against another.

Instead, he said, he would bring people togeth-er.

One more question -- and it’s always the usual suspect.

Why should people vote for you?

Ghalib: “It’s time for a change. … Time to give change a chance.”

Majewski replied that she can “appreciate that desire for change.”

She added that there will be three new coun-cilmembers, and she has the knowledge to “ground” that change with her past experience.

And this is where the two began to spar a bit.

Ghalib said that the city still experiences the same problems “year after year.”

“We need to think out-side of the box,” he add-ed.

Majewski swung back: “All politicians say that.”

She also added that solving problems is a complicated matter, takes time and that there are “a lot of moving parts” that must be pieced together, one by one.

Mayor and her challenger spar in final debateContinued from page 3

Congratulations… Re-cently, the Hamtramck High School Class of 1960-1961 honored one of their own.

Local attorney Gerald M. Kaminski receved a Ser-vice Recognition for his 50 years of service, which is still going on strong to this day.

Class President Dr. Rob-ert Roy presented the award to Kaminksi.

Rent… The footlights have finally come back on.

Broadway in Detroit, the primary booking company for theatrical productions at the Fisher Theatre and the Detroit Opera House, came back to much-an-ticipated life on Tuesday night, Oct. 19.

The venue had been dark since the pandemic shut down the 2019-20 season in mid-go, before such presumed money makers as Dear Evan Han-sen could plow through town. Life was not good for theaterphiles, nor for those who made their liv-ings treading the boards.

But here came venera-ble stalwart “Rent,” that energetic take on Puccini’s La Boheme by Jonathan Larson, written a century later.

And this young cast does, in general, have the pipes to pull it off. Several of them have fine

moments, and if the melo-drama comes off a touch overheated, well, they need the heat in that loft anyway.

Javon King’s take on An-gel ignites a technically scaled-down death scene with a muscular and kinet-ic control that gave this reviewer a genuinely pal-pable emotional punch.

This show is billed as the last leg of the 25th anni-versary tour, and it revved back up this month with single shows in Kentucky and Iowa before week-long stops in Chicago and Bos-ton (?) en route to Detroit.

You could do worse to stay warm and see it as the temperatures drop.

Election… There’s a lot

of good news for voters who like, want or need flexibility with being able to vote.

Secretary of State Joc-elyn Benson laid out the good news.

For starters, the office strongly suggests that, at this point, you hand deliv-er your absentee ballots to either our city clerk’s office or the drop box in front of city hall. The ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day, which is this coming Tuesday, Nov. 2.

The great news is, you can request a ballot, com-plete it and submit it all in one trip at the City Clerk’s Office. Even if you need to register to vote before you do the actual voting.

Even more good news: The City Clerk’s Office will be open on Saturday, Oct. 30 until 4 p.m.

“Whether you choose to vote with an absentee bal-lot or in person on Election Day,” noted Secretary Ben-son, “you can be confident your ballot will be handled and counted securely.”

Reminder… Consider

yourself invited.Invited, that is, to join

with others this Saturday (Oct. 30) at 10 a.m. in Pope Park to clean up this town.

Hamtramck’s “Trashies” are leading the clean-up effort, and are asking folks to donate two hours.

They ask that, if you have gloves, plastic bags,

HHS Class of 1960-61 Presi-dent Class President Dr. Rob-ert Roy (left) hands a Service Recognition to local attorney Gerard Kaminski. Photo by McHarg Studio


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By Charles SercombeThe city council met on

Sept. 8, and all coun-cilmembers were present.

City Manager Kathy An-gerer gave her bi-monthlyupdate on the Census.She stressed that the in-formation residents pro-vide will remain privateand will not be sharedwith any governmentagency.

“It is locked down andprotected,” Angerer said.“Everyone needs to re-spond.”

According to the CensusBureau: “The law requiresthe Census Bureau tokeep your information con-fidential whether it comesfrom your response orfrom existing records.

“While the Census Bu-reau may receive informa-tion from other agencies,the law prohibits us fromsharing individual databack. This is a one-waydata exchange.”

Only 56 percent of thecity’s residents have par-ticipated in the Census.

A “congratulations” wassent to the city from theUniversity of Michigan, forits improvement in sup-porting economic develop-ment.

In the council’s agendapackage, it was said that:“In the last year, our sta-tus changed from 3 starsto 4 stars due to the fine

work of our Communityand Economic Develop-ment team of Alex Iseri,Grace Stamper and CaseyCopp.”

Councilmember AndreaKarpinski noted that St.Ladislaus Parish is cele-brating its 100th anniver-sary.

The council thanked thissummer’s city interns forthe work they performed.The following studentswere part of the annualsummer intern program:Mohsen Hussain, Jackee’Jackson, Nadia Fahria,Sumaiya Kalam, SadiaRahman and JamesZotkaj.

They performed varioustasks, included cleaningup Veterans Park andpainting no parking zoneson curbs along ConantAve.

One major task they un-dertook was organizingpolice records, some ofwhich went back to the1900s.

“You guys did a wonder-ful job,” said Councilmem-ber Nayeem Choudhury.

During public comment,Robert Zwolak urged thecouncil to hire an in-houseattorney as a way to re-duce legal costs.

The council took thefirst step in officially nam-ing the Hamtramck Sta-dium field in honor oflegendary player Norman

“Turkey” Stearnes.In an information pack-

age about the renaming, itsaid: “Norman ‘Turkey’Stearnes was the greatestplayer of the Detroit Stars.He played for the teamfrom 1923 to 1931, andthen in 1937; the 1930-31 and 1937 seasonswere played with Ham-tramck Stadium as thehome field.

“Stearnes won sevenhome run titles in his ca-reer, and hit more homeruns in official NegroLeague games than anyother player. He was in-ducted into the NationalBaseball Hall of Fame in2000.”

Also adding support wasGary Gillette of theFriends of Historic Ham-tramck Stadium.

“This naming would pro-vide a distinct, memorableidentity for the field withina name that continues torecognize the history ofthe City of Hamtramck.

“Naming the field in

honor of Stearnes wouldalso draw more tourists toHamtramck to visit thefield, because anything as-sociated with a baseballHall of Famer gets a lotmore attention in themedia,” Gillette said.

Mayor Karen Majewskiresponded, saying “This isa really cool thing and agift to the city.’

In another first step, thecouncil pushed forward onan update of the city’sbusiness licensing ordi-nance.

Also being updated wasthe city’s graffiti ordi-nance. The update in-cludes holding propertyowners more accountablein removing graffiti fromtheir property in a timelyfashion, or having themface being penalized forevery day the graffiti re-mains.

A lengthy discussionwas held on allowing aLivonia-based company,NYX, which manufacturesautomotive interior parts,to reserve up to 16 park-ing spaces at ZussmanPark, specifically on Win-field St.

The company employsover 4,000 employees, of

which a few hundred livein Hamtramck.

It was noted that manyof the residents have noreliable regular transporta-tion, and that the com-pany is offering to shuttlethem from Hamtramckand back. The parkingspaces would be reservedfor company vans.

Daniel Laible, the ChiefFinancial Officer of thecompany, said this parkinglocation is ideally situatedfor his employees to getto.

In a letter to the city,Laible said that the lack ofreliable transportation isthe “number one reasonour employees have is-sues with attendance, andthe number one reasonour employees are forcedto leave their jobs.”

Councilmember Choud-hury had reservationsabout giving over the park-ing spaces, but would sup-port it. He said that thecity will have to monitorhow nearby residentsreact.

“I just don’t like to inter-fere with the residents,”he said.

Councilmember Ian Per-rotta said he researched

the company, and foundthat it recently recordedover $600 million in earn-ings.

Liable confirmed that fig-ure, and said this year’searnings are expected togo “north” of that amount.

The deal for reservingthe parking spaces wouldcome with a $1,000 pay-ment to the city each year,as well as $5,000 eachyear toward city events.

Perrotta said that, con-sidering the company’sprofits, the city should de-mand more in compensa-tion.

“It’s such an unfairdeal,” Perrotta said.“There’s nothing com-pelling for Hamtramck todo this deal.”

Councilmember Karpin-ski, in noting the limitednumber of parking spaceson the street, suggestedreserving spaces at an-other city parking lot.

City Manager Angerersaid that offering rides towork keeps Hamtramckemployees employed, andthat they, in turn, are ableto pay city income taxes.

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was my biggest fan, and my brother, Joe, was my as-sistant in my early years.

My mom and dad were supportive of my career decision but early on, I’m sure they would have pre-ferred I got a real job.

The Review: How did you first get interested in magic?

Ulman: Magic was my childhood hobby. I was glued to the TV set when-ever there was a magic show.

I saw magicians at the Wayne County Employees Christmas party and at a Detroit Edison Christmas party. I was always fasci-nated by magic.

In 1969, in Mrs. Rose Galvin’s 5th grade class at Q of A, a classmate, Kin-ga Koscielski, did a small magic show for us from a magic set she received at Christmas. I was blown away.

I also remember my neighbors, Mark and Alan Glazewski, put on a small magic show in their base-ment. I didn’t see that show, but the idea really impressed me.

In the 7th grade, my teacher, Mr. James DiGui-seppe, had me do a couple tricks during a party for our pastor, Fr. Ted Blaszczyk’s name’s day.

The Review: How long have you been a profes-sional magician? What have been some of your more memorable gigs? And have you ever uttered the words “Presto” or “Abracadabra” in one of your acts?

Ulman: I’ve been a full-time professional magician for more than 40 years.

All of the gigs are mem-orable, some of them for better reasons than oth-ers, but here’s a short list of some of the usual ban-quets, tradeshows, associ-ation conventions and pri-vate parties I’ve done.

Immediately after gradu-ation from St. Mary’s Pre-paratory in Orchard Lake in 1976, I went to work for the Ken & Roberta Griffin Show, a traveling magic show from Hollywood.

For one year I was a roadie, stage hand and assistant in their two-hour illusion show. Toward the end of my stint, I also did a quick three-and-a-half-minute spot on their show. We covered an area from California to Florida, and all the way to upstate New York. I learned a lot about show business that year.

I went into my field as a full-time professional in 1980.

In 1982, my newly-wed wife, Lori, and I did a school assembly tour. We did 340 magic shows in nine months, in seven states, at grade schools and high schools. I was on the “BOZO” TV show four times, and on “Kelly & Co.” 13 times.

I’ve been called the God-father of Restaurant Magic in Detroit, having been the house magician at Carlos Murphy’s in Southfield for 14 years and the house magician at Kiernan’s

Steakhouse in Dearborn for 16 years.

The most recent gig, that at this point is my ca-reer-topper, is that I had a four-month (Jan.-May 2020) contract in Sanya, China. Sadly, it came to a close at the end on Janu-ary 30, 2020, due to the COVID virus.

The Review: Your book is very intriguing. You kind of went all-out, pro-ducing a 500-plus-page new edition of your book – and with so many photos in it! What first gave you the idea?

Ulman: Thank you. The 2021 edition of “The Mag-ic Graveyard” is 549 pag-es, with more than 350 photos.

In 2010, I was asked to usher a tour of the magicians’ gravesites at Lakeside Cemetery -- just on the outskirts of Colon, Michigan, “The Magic Cap-itol of the World” -- during the Abbott’s Magic Co. “Magic Get Together.” I’ve attended every year for 48 years.

Even though I had heard stories of the magicians buried there, I started to write down notes as a re-minder to myself. This re-sulted in the first printing in 2014. A more detailed account is in the book.

The Review: Did you have to get any special permissions for anything in the book?

Ulman: Yes, I have pur-chased licenses to reprint a cartoon, and for the use of copywritten photos.

Also, when I complete my first draft of each story, I send it to a surviving fam-ily member or estate ex-ecutor for confirmation of names, dates and details. I give the family a chance to make suggestions for corrections or additions.

Even though I have more dirt on some of these folks than they are buried under, it’s not my place or desire to expose skeletons. Each story is written like an obit-uary on steroids.

The Review: Forgive the dark question, but hey, it is October: Do you plan to be buried in Lakeside Cemetery yourself, when the day comes? If not

there, where? Or is that a magician’s secret?

Ulman: My wife Lori and I have our reservations in at Lakeside. We have our plots waiting for us after our final curtain call.

The Review: I love the idea that you’ll have a trick or two planned for anyone who visits your grave. … Thoughts?

Ulman: That’s still in the works. We have discussed ideas for our gravestone, but nothing definite as this time.

The Review: Do you think you’ll do another book in the future, and if so, what might that one be about?

Ulman: Sadly, this book is not finished. As more magicians are buried at Lakeside Cemetery, I will write a chapter about them, their careers and their lives.

The book, in its current evolution, is rather large. We are considering the next step for future edi-tions, with the probability of offering addendums in-stead of rewrites.

I have two other book projects. The first would be to rewrite my 1984 book, “The Business of Restau-rant Magic.”

The second book may be about the process of writ-ing a history book. It would be about discovering in-consistent reports of a person’s life, contradictory data from different sourc-es, and the detective-like work it takes to print con-clusive information.

One of the individuals in “The Magic Graveyard” had three legal names on three government-issued docu-ments, and was called by two more names. There wasn’t anything shady or illegal about the man. My researched showed the progression of his name.

The Review: Taking a quite different tack -- have you ever seen a copy of the Necronomicon? Please lie about this in the affirmative.

Ulman: Absolutely, but I am bound to secrecy.

The Review: Feel free to add something here if we missed a question you

hoped we’d ask!Ulman: I can only guess

that, because of my lon-gevity in the business, I’m sought after for advice and guidance. Basically, I’ve graduated to being one of the old-timers.

I am humbled to be the mentor of three magicians. I’ve been invited to speak at conferences and be in-terviewed on podcasts, TV shows and Zoom meet-ings. I’m a performer, en-tertainer, showman, public speaker, product demon-strator, producer, lecturer, historian, collector, author, magician and a kid-at-heart.

Not just a kid, but a kid from Hamtramck!

I have been honored by being inducted into the Michigan Magicians’ Hall of Fame; being made a Life Member of the exclu-sive and prestigious Magic Castle in Hollywood; and I hold the title of the Order of Merlin -- Excalibur in The International Brotherhood of Magicians.

My career has taken me around the world; a total of 2.2 million flight miles. Currently, I speak at ele-mentary schools across the country with The R.O.A.R. Show – Respect Others Act Responsibly: a motivational, enrichment presentation about posi-tive behavior, bullying pre-vention, inclusion, positive self-esteem and the use of good manners.

For the last 21 years, I have made a second home in Maui. They say that “You can take the kid out of Hamtramck, but you can’t take the Hamtramck out of the kid.”

The Review: Thanks for your time, and all the best!

(Al The Only very kindly said to us that he was just hoping for a small mention of his book and perhaps a photo, saying that he wasn’t so much of a talker, but he was being self-effac-ing: he clearly is a man with a multitude of stories to tell about a fascinating life lived in a fascinating indus-try. We’re pleased to have been able to pry a few of those nuggets out for this interview.)

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the pierogies and the Zy-wiec porter beer.

No, it’s got real live mag-ic persons. And perhaps it’s most accomplished is Al The Only.

Al The Only is the stage name of Al Ulman, profes-sional magician. And Al has a new edition of his book out: an impressive, 549-page tome entitled “The Magic Graveyard: The stories and secrets of the magicians resting in a small-town cemetery… and why they’re buried there!” (2021 edition).

That cemetery he refer-ences is Lakeside Cem-etery in Colon, and this book details – with loving care – the numerous ma-gicians, from Harry Black-stone Jr. on down, who now populate its grounds.

We caught up with fre-quent flyer (and part-time Hawaii resident) Al by email (and then he graced us with a follow-up visit to our office, and gave us a copy of the book!).

Presto! This interview is the result.

The Review: First off, Al

The Only, for the uninitiat-ed, can you provide just a couple of quick sentenc-es about your upbringing here in Hamtramck?

Ulman: I was born and raised in Hamtramck, and attended Our Lady Queen of Apostles school (K-8), and still own the family

homestead in town.My first “real” job was a

paper route, delivering the Polish newspaper, the Dzi-ennik Polski. During sum-mers of my high school years, I worked at the Mc-Donald’s on 6 Mile.

Kosinski Hardware was my local magic shop. The guys there, Mr. Chet Kos-inski, Joe, Mike and Nick were my go-to guys to re-pair props and build new ones. They knew what spring, wire or screw size to use to make my magic happen.

Lunch at Genie’s Wienies or Al’s Corral was always a treat. I feel blessed that I was raised in this wonder-ful community.

By the way, thank you for capitalizing the “T” in “The” (in Al The Only). The word “The” is part of my professional name; it isn’t a title.

The Review: Sure! Any special memories from here that you’d like to re-live in print for a moment?

Ulman: My first paid magic show was present-ed in our garage for kids from around the neighbor-hood. I remember I made a whopping 85 cents!

I would visit the Ham-tramck Library during their summer reading pro-grams, and take out their books on magic. My broth-er, Fr. Stan, was my biggest promoter. My sister, Carol,

or hand sanitizer, you bring them with you if you’re will-ing; however, they will have some of this available to you as well.

Oh – and they suggest dressing up in costume, if you’re so inclined.

Say hello to the Ham-tramck Plague Doctor, if you see them!

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Those who apply, and then are deemed eligible, may receive funds over and above any they al-ready received from the Home Repair Assistance Program.

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• A suspicious situationwas reported at VeteransPark.

• A Detroit resident wasarrested by Highland Parkpolice for being wanted ona Hamtramck warrant.Wednesday Sept. 9

• A resident of Warrenreported that his vehiclewas stolen while it wasparked on Edwin St.

• A resident of NorwalkSt. reported a theft.

• An agent for a busi-ness in the 9000 block ofJos. Campau reported thata customer purchased anitem using counterfeitmoney.

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• A resident reportedbeing assaulted by twosuspects at Dan and Jos.Campau.

• A suspicious situationwas reported at VeteransPark.

• A Detroit resident wasarrested by Highland Parkpolice for being wanted ona Hamtramck warrant.Wednesday Sept. 9

• A resident of Warrenreported that his vehiclewas stolen while it wasparked on Edwin St.

• A resident of NorwalkSt. reported a theft.

• An agent for a busi-ness in the 9000 block ofJos. Campau reported thata customer purchased anitem using counterfeitmoney.

• A resident was ar-rested for assault with in-tent to murder after a footchase in the area of De-quindre and 7 Mile.

• A resident was ar-rested for an assault thatoccurred in the 2700 blockof Danforth St.

• A resident was ar-rested for an assault thathappened in the 3300block of Norwalk St.

• A resident reported asuspicious situation onPoland St.Thursday, Sept. 10

• Detroit police reportedthat they recovered a carstolen out of Hamtramck.Friday, Sept. 11

• No incident report wasavailable for this date.Saturday, Sept. 12

• At about 12:30 a.m., aresident of Hazel Park wasarrested in the 5000 blockof Trowbridge St. for ob-structing officers.

• At about 5 a.m., a De-troit resident was arrestedfor carrying a concealedgun without a permit.

• A Detroit resident wasarrested in the 12000block of Conant Ave. forbeing disorderly.

• A resident reportedthat there was a suspi-cious incident in the 2200block of Evaline St.

• A resident was ar-rested in the 2300 blockof Andrus St. for domesticassault.

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Tuesday, Oct. 19• At 3 a.m., a woman

reported that she was being followed by her boyfriend, who was in a vehicle. After speaking to the woman, officers determined that no crime took place.

• A suspicious per-son was reported in the Yemans-Alpena area.

• A Klinger St. resident reported that his girl-friend was acting erratic.

• A Trowbridge St. resi-dent reported that some-one stole items from their car.

• A resident reported being robbed while at a Carpenter Ave. business.

• A complaint was made by a resident in the 3400 block of Edwin St. about their property be-ing damaged.

• A theft was reported in the 11300 block of Jos. Campau Ave.

• Gunshots were re-ported in the 2200 block of Danforth St.

• A person reported that, while in the 11700 block of Moran St., they were robbed by four sus-pects armed with a hand-gun.

Wednesday, Oct. 20• At about 3 a.m., a

report was made about a man in the 2600 block of Whalen St. looking into cars with a flashlight.

• At about 5:30 a.m., a driver was arrested for drunk driving after crash-ing into a car on Moran St.

• An agent for a local school reported that a student was missing. Officers located the stu-dent and returned them to the school.

• A suspicious incident was reported on Moran, near Carpenter.

• A suspicious situ-ation was reported in the 10200 block of Jos. Campau Ave.

• A break-in was report-ed in the 12000 block of Selfridge St.

• A disorderly man was reported in the 11500 block of Conant Ave.

Thursday, Oct. 21• An agent for a busi-

ness in the 8900 block of Jos. Campau Ave. re-ported being the victim of fraud. The suspect fled on a bicycle.

• An agent for a busi-ness in the 11600 block of Jos. Campau Ave. complained about a cus-tomer causing trouble.

• An assault was re-ported in the 12100 block of Conant Ave.

• A break-in was re-ported in the 2600 block of Carpenter Ave.

• A car stolen out of Detroit was recovered.

Friday, Oct. 22• A report was made

about two suspects, in the area of Fleming and Holmes, who were check-ing whether cars were locked. One of the sus-pects, a woman, was ar-rested for stealing items from a car, and for pos-sessing drugs.

• A suspicious situa-tion was reported in the 2600 block of Carpenter Ave.

• An assault was re-ported in the 3300 block of Norwalk St.

• A suspicious situa-tion was reported in the Caniff-Gallagher area.

• A hit-and-run accident occurred in the 12000 block of Conant Ave.

• A report was made about two suspects, in the area of Dan and Jos. Campau, acting suspi-cious.

Saturday, Oct. 23• A car was stolen in

the 3800 block of Doro-thy St.

• An incident of prop-erty damage was report-ed in the 3900 block of Trowbridge St.

• A theft was reported in the 11700 block of McDougall St.

• A resident of Livonia reported being the victim of a fraud while in the 3500 block of Caniff Ave.

Sunday, Oct. 24• A large fight was re-

ported in the area of Danforth and Lumpkin. Two men were arrested for fighting in public.

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• A domestic assault was reported in the 2400 block of Danforth St. A suspect damaged a residence and then fled.

• A suspicious male was reported in the 12000 block of Jos.

Campau Ave.• A complaint about an

animal was made in the 11300 block of Fleming St.

• A suspicious incident was reported in the 2200 block of Danforth St.

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• A disorderly person was reported in the 2300 block of Yemans St.

Monday, Oct. 25• Officers captured a

dog that was loose in the area of Gallagher and Carpenter. The dog was taken to the Michigan Humane Society.

• Officers were called to help with a family hav-

ing trouble.• A theft from a vehicle

was reported in the area of Mitchell and Carpen-ter.

• An agent for a busi-ness in the 9000 block of Jos. Campau Ave. re-ported a shoplifter.

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This past week, we were honored to have Jerry Anderson and his daughter, Donna Her-nandez, stop by for a meal.

Jerry is Hamtramck High School grad from the Class of 1960. He gave us some back-ground on his life.

“I grew up on Jacob St., and I played on the Hamtramck High School tennis team, graduating in 1960. Nine days lat-er I joined the Marine Corps, where I

spent 21 years, includ-ing a tour in Vietnam in 1967-68. I retired in February of 1981 as Master Sergeant.

“I am currently living in Oceanside, Califor-nia, and I enjoy spend-ing time with my former wife, four daughters and son.”

Jerry added that he brought his daughter, Donna, to Polonia in or-der to “taste some of the Polish food I grew up with and miss.”

Thanks for stopping by, Jerry!

It’s all over for the Cos-mos boys soccer team.

They were able to stretch out their champi-onship run by defeating Melvindale last Tuesday, 1-0, to move onto the Dis-trict Championship game.

Karim Ahmed was the lone goal scorer for the Cosmos, while Mohamed Thabet had an excellent game in goal and Bashaar Saleh spearheaded a great defensive effort.

But in the district cham-pionship game, the Cos-mos lost a heartbreaker, 2-1, to Dearborn Divine Child, who scored with 30 seconds left in the game. Elemedin Arifovic scored the lone Cosmos’ goal, assisted by Tarik Cus-tovic.

The girls volleyball team had to sit out last week because of a Covid con-tact tracing issue. They will return to action next Wednesday, at Melvin-dale High School, in the district tournament.

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