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Celebrate Paczki Day early on Saturday, Feb. 22, in the heatedtent located at Jos. Campau and Holbrook.
Enjoy free samples of local paczki, polkas by the Misty Blues and a performance of Polish folk dancing!
The fun starts at 10 a.m. and goes until 2 p.m. FREE.
11 Daysuntil
Paczki Day!
Continued on page 2
By Charles SercombeIf the stars align right,
Veterans Memorial Parkcould undergo a majorrenovation.
Make that millions ofdollars’ worth.
Plans for the park wereintroduced to the citycouncil in December, andalso to the communitylast Friday during a din-ner presentation spon-sored by the MichiganMunicipal League.
The plan was createdby a Minnesota-basedurban planning company,and coordinated byGlobal Detroit. It wasfunded by a $800,000grant from the Ralph C.Wilson Foundation, which
has been funding pro-grams to encourageyounger people to getmore physically active.
City and school officialsare also hoping to re-ceive a multi-million dol-
lar grant from the founda-tion to renovate Ham-tramck Stadium, one ofonly five remaining base-ball stadiums built forthe Negro baseballleagues that existed
back in the early 1900s.Hamtramck Stadium
was built in the 1930s.The renovation plan
also includes the sta-dium, and further on over
By Alan MadlaneOne doesn’t often nec-
essarily think of paczkiand running in the samebreath.
In fact, the very idea ofrunning after having justconsumed a paczekmakes one want to …well, something thatrhymes with “twarf.”
Nonetheless, theredoes exist such a thingas a “Paczki Run,” andit’s happening again herein Hamtramck the week-end before Paczki Day,specifically Saturday, Feb.22.
The race goes from 10a.m. until 1 p.m., provid-ing ample time for eventhe most tortoise-like, dis-tracted, or otherwise de-liberate entrant tocomplete their runnerlyduty.
And that duty is a 5K(approximately three-mile)run past all the popularplaces in town.
Runners get rewardedwith both paczki (from theNew Martha Washingtonand New Palace bakeries)and beer (from Motor CityBrewing Works) at the fin-ish line.
Now there’s a heartycombo.
You have until Thursday,February 20 before mid-night to register, and youmight want to hurry –there are only some
By Joe MyrickSpecial to The Review
Let’s wind the clocksback to Friday, June 29,2019.
School had let out bythen, the summer seasonwas blossoming while theNBA free agency seasonwas beginning, andThomas Niczay was havinghis last day as the superin-tendent of Hamtramck
Public Schools. Which, in turn, ended his
41-year run in education,much of it spent in theHamtramck Public SchoolDistrict.
“It was difficult,” he said,in regard to retiring. “It wasdifficult leaving, and I triedto make it as normal a dayas possible.”
In an attempt to leave
City and school officials havebig plans for Veterans Park
Continued on page 2
Line upfor the paczki run
Improving your men-tal health will be thetopic at Hanley Inter-national Academy onFeb. 22.
The event is free,and will feature fourspeakers who willfocus on techniques tomaintain mental well-being.
There will also beraffles, featuring prizesthat will help reducestress.
The discussion willlast for about twohours, and afterward,a free dinner will beprovided.
Topics include howto reduce stressthrough being physi-cally active; combat-ting bullying; reducinganxiety and stress;and child and adoles-cent issues.
Doors open at 3:30p.m. at the school’sgym, and the discus-
Hanley Acad-emy to hosttalk onmental health
For newly retiredschools superintendent,it still feels like work
Continued on page 4
If a multi-million-dollar grant comes through, Veterans Park will undergo an amaz-ing transformation.
Former Hamtramck Public Schools SuperintendentTom Niczay has been retired for several months now,but he still thinks about work.
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to Keyworth Stadium,which is owned by thepublic school district.
In all, the renovationplan covers a total of 26acres.
The plan includes:Creating a “green
alley” near Keyworth Sta-dium.
Creating trail loops that“stitch” neighborhoodstogether.
Planting “living rooms”in the park. These are so-cial gathering areas thatare secluded by plant-
ings.Creating a “wet prairie
meadow.”Creating a botanical
garden.Funding for the project
could come from a vari-ety of public and privatesources, but the mainsource that city andschool officials are hop-ing will come through is amulti-million grant fromthe Wilson Foundation.
The Michigan MunicipalLeague is the fiduciaryfor any would-be grants.
The Wilson Foundationhas already paid for newartificial turf at KeyworthStadium, so it’s not along shot by any meansto hope for further fund-ing from the organization.
City and school officials have bigplans for Veterans Park Cont. from front page
3,700 spots left.We kid. But that figure
is accurate.Per the website
(h t tp ://www. tour -de -troit.org/paczkirun), youcan also register the dayof, from 7 a.m. until 9:45
a.m. Registration is at9401 Jos. Campau, theformer site of the just-closed Wheelhouse De-troit. But rest assured,
someone will be there togive you your race packet;if you pre-registered like agood little runner, you maypick up your packet on thefollowing dates, at thelisted times:
Wednesday, Feb. 19,4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 20, 11a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 21, 11 a.m.to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 22, 7a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
The cost to enter is$45. The sponsors are awho’s-who of nearly 50local government and
business supporters, in-cluding the City of Ham-tramck and the DDA.
The morning of the race,you will congregate, not at9401 Jos. Campau but at9011 Jos. Campau, at thecorner of Faber, in thelarge strip mall. Get thereearly to take advantage ofthe available parking inthe large mall lot. There isalso street parking, butwatch for meters, prohib-ited areas, etc.
Music will begin on theday of the race at 8:00.The streets involved willbe barricaded off at 9:00
a.m. Note that, after thistime, you will not be ableto get through in your car,nor for example can a busmake it through either.
After they group you atthe starting line by yourpresumed speed (startingat 9:20), and add in abenediction by dancefrom a group of local Pol-ish dancers, weather per-mitting (9:45), the raceitself will go off promptlyat 10 a.m.
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City Hall Insider …City Hall Insider …What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting.
By Charles SercombeThe city council met on
Jan. 28, and all coun-cilmembers were pres-ent.
Fire Chief Danny Hagengave an annual report ofthe Fire Department. Henoted that there were979 incidents reported in2019, which includedfires, false alarms, res-cues and other incidents.
There were 380 fireruns, of which 303 werehelping Detroit firefight-ers in Detroit.
But, out of those 303Detroit incidents, 169 (or56 percent) were can-celled before Hamtramckfirefighters arrived on thescene, or ended up beingfalse alarms.
Detroit firefighters as-sisted Hamtramck fire-fighters in 69 incidents inHamtramck.
In a community out-reach effort, firefightersvisited, and made pre-sentations to, over 1,700school children.
The Hamtramck Histor-ical Commission and
Friends of Historic Ham-tramck also made theirannual presentation.
In a report submittedto the city council, it wasnoted that renovationscontinued in the city’shistorical museum –namely, the completionof a bathroom in the mu-seum.
The “Hungry for His-tory” program also con-tinued to be popular.
Attendance at the mu-seum increased this year,with a total of 4,522 vis-itors. Since 2013, therehave been 19,750 visi-tors to the museum.
During the public com-ment portion of the meet-ing, Robert Zwolak askedfor the job description ofMax Garbarino’s positionas Director of CommunitySafety and Services.
He said the administra-tion’s failure to provide ajob description shows alack of transparency.
A presentation wasmade on an update toproposed renovations toHamtramck Stadium, one
of only five remaining sta-diums that once servedthe Negro BaseballLeague back whenAfrican-Americans werebanned from playing inthe all-white MajorLeagues.
An initial renovationproposal was rejected bythe Michigan State His-toric Preservation Office,because it would haveadded a structure to thestadium, and thus wouldhave violated the restric-tions on what can bedone to structuresdeemed officially histori-cal.
The new renovationplan would cost $1.4 mil-lion. The city is seekingfunding from multiplesources, including theDetroit Tigers organiza-tion.
In another matter, thecouncil approved povertyexemption guidelines assubmitted by the city As-sessor’s Office.
The guideline allowsthose living in poverty areduction in their prop-
erty taxes.In Hamtramck, a single
person earning no morethan $13,740 a year isconsidered to be living inpoverty. A family of fourwith a yearly income ofno more that $28,330 isalso considered to be atpoverty level.
The complete guidelineis available through theCity Clerk’s Office.
An update of the city’sMaster Plan was submit-ted. The city initially com-pleted its Master Plan in2010. However, sincethat time various condi-tions in the city havechanged.
Some of the recom-mended changes in-clude: updating the lookof the “gateways” intothe city; improving trashcollection; expanding themanagement of vacantlots; continuing demol-ishing dilapidated anddangerous structures; ex-panding tree planting;and improving nighttimelighting.
his office as clean as itwas when he first enteredit, he grabbed a bottle ofWindex and began wipingdown his desk and win-dows, before removing hiscalendars and personal be-longings from the walls.
“There it is,” he said tohimself, upon seeing hisoffice practically spotless,with nothing more than akey card and a set of keysleft behind.
The clock struck 3 p.m.and before he knew it, hewas out the door one lasttime. It hard for him toleave it all behind, and hewas anxious about leavingand getting too emotionalsaying goodbye to a fewpeople in his building.
That was six monthsago. It is now January2020. The man is 66 yearsold. How do you transitioninto becoming a normal,everyday citizen, when thepast 41 years of your lifesaw you go from teacher(six years), to assistantprincipal (four years) toprincipal (20 years) to su-perintendent (11 years)?
When you’ve been Mr.
Niczay for so long, how doyou settle into just beingTom?
Well, if you’re Tom, youstart focusing on the onething you felt you didn’thave time for during yourcareer: maintaining yourhealth.
Becoming healthier be-came Niczay’s prime focusupon entering retirement,both to get in better shapeand to treat his psoriaticarthritis.
These past six monthshas seen him do just that,as he’s committed to regu-lar walking exercise.Specifically, walking withhis dog for 2.2 miles everyday. On top of that, hewalked five miles on theMackinac Bridge this pastsummer.
That’s not all. He still en-gaged in Hamtramck. Inhis spare time, he works(yes, working in post-retire-ment) as a board memberfor the Friends of HistoricHamtramck Stadium.
“I really believe that get-ting that Hamtramck Sta-dium repaired and fundedis extremely important for
the city of Hamtramck,”Niczay said.
He also worked the 5kTurkey Trot this past No-vember, and recently gavea keynote speech duringthe Concerned Women ofHamtramck 23rd AnnualDr. Martin Luther King Jr.Prayer Breakfast at theHamtramck CommunityCenter on MLK Day.
The concept of a workingretiree may sound like anoxymoron, but Niczay re-fuses to let go of hisworkaholic personality. Hestill wakes up at 5 a.m.every day -- just as he didwhen he used to go towork -- and starts his dayby reading his favoritenewspapers (The Ham-tramck Review amongthem, of course).
If we didn’t know any bet-ter, we’d say that Mr. Niczaydidn’t really retire; he justfound another workload tocarry.
He says of retirement,“It’s important to stay ac-tive … You have to staybusy, and at times, I dostruggle to stay busy.”
He adds that he findswaking up and having noth-ing to do to be his hardestadjustment to make in re-tirement, while helpingpeople (especially teach-ers, parents, kids and ad-ministrators) and theoverall “human interac-tions” are the things heloves and misses the mostabout the job.
As much as he may wantto change his “body clock”and do the mundanethings that many retireesdo -- like stay up late, or eatcorn chips in front of the TVduring The Price is Right --he can’t bring himself tosettle into that life just yet.
Despite this hard-drivingwork ethic, Niczay tries tofind the time to rest when-ever possible. He plans todo some travelling, startingwith a trip to Las Vegas tosee Van Morrison, his firstconcert in several years.
He also spent some timethis past summer visitingboth Cincinnati and Florida.He plans to return toContinued on page 8
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, 19 , 2020 3:00 pm notice 3401 , , 48212
August R. Gitschlag Hamtramck City Clerk
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Get Out on the Hamtown!By Alan Madlane
Your local public library isnow bringing you more ofwhat you want, right intoyour own little life.
Via your computer,phone, tablet – or evenyour TV.
And it’s free, free, free forresidents.
The Hamtramck Libraryis touting their latest pieceof interactive tech, which iscalled “hoopla” (lower-case first letter intended).A digital media streamingservice available through aphone app, it looks at aglance to rival some of thepay-for services you maybe spending your hard-earned on.
Movies, music, audio-books, ebooks,comics/graphic novels andTV shows are all available,and a fairly lengthy list ofthem at that.
A browse of the movie of-
ferings reveals a real mish-mash of grown-up filmsand kid films intermingledon the screen, 50 at atime.
Some of the titles wererecognizable as havingbeen in the theaters nottoo terribly long ago; oth-ers may be made-for-TV(think BBC/Public TV, Hall-mark, whatnot). Lookingover the first 100 titles,nothing jumped out asbeing particularly current.Still, there is a generousvariety from which tochoose.
There are Oscar winners.There are B-titles, andeven a few C-titles amus-ingly mixed in (think Mys-tery Science Theater).There are documentariesmashed in with fictional ti-tles.
The same pattern re-peats itself with audio-books. The music
selection seems broaderyet, with plentiful titles atyour fingertips.
To use this service, yousimply need an active li-brary card. Don’t have one,or has it expired? Head onover to the library, andthey’ll get you straightenedout. They can show youhow to load the app ontoyour phone, and how touse it.
You can also use it fromyour home computer. Fromtheir homepage, find thebutton marked “eRe-sources” and click on it toget the little drag-downmenu; hoopla is the firstthing you see. Click onthat, and you’re off into theworld of too-many choices.
It’s just that easy. Morechoices equals more fun-time, right?
See you in the we-bosphere.
Library expands its services toinclude electronic streaming
For newly retired schools superintendent,it stills feels like work Cont. from front page
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In Our Opinion
We have spilled a lot ofink in recent monthsabout the GM Poletownplant and what its exis-tence means to Ham-tramck.
The plant plays a majorrole in the city’s finances,to the tune of about$700,000 a year in aspecial deal in lieu of pay-ing property taxes.
For a brief moment, itlooked like GM was goingto close down the plant,and that posed a seriouspotential financial set-back for the city. As itturned out, that threatwas a ploy to pressureUAW workers to settletheir contract strike andcome back to work.
Well, the strike did
eventually end, but notnecessarily because ofGM’s announcement thatthe plant would close.
With the strike settled,everything looked rosy.But then GM announcedthat the plant would un-dergo retooling to accom-modate the production ofelectric-fueled vehicles –a technology of the fu-ture, industry insiders aresaying.
But in order to retoolthe plant, productionwould be shut down forup to two years. Duringthis time, according tothe special tax deal withthe city, GM won’t be pay-ing Hamtramck much ofanything.
That means we are
back to square one, fi-nancially-speaking – atleast for the next twoyears.
So, now city officialsare going to have toscramble to find a wayaround a loss of$700,000 this year andnext.
One reader has sug-gested that GM shouldbe forced to keep payingthe city what it normallydoes, because, well, it’sonly fair.
But unfortunately, adeal is a deal.
How this financial chal-lenge will be worked outis still unknown, but wecan guarantee that therewill be sacrifices that willhave to be made.
GM Poletown plant is both good news, bad news
The Hamtramck ReviewPublished every Friday
3020 Caniff, Hamtramck, MI 48212 Phone: 313-874-2100 Fax: 313-874-2101www.hamtramckreview.com • email [email protected]
Publisher: John Ulaj • (248) 866-1110 • [email protected]: Charles Sercombe Office Manager: Jean IngenthronSales Manager: Dave Sweet Copy Editor: Alan Madlane
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NOTICE
CITY OF HAMTRAMCK BOARD OF REVIEW
The City of Hamtramck Board of Review will meet in the City of Hamtramck City Hall located at 3401 Evaline, First Floor Conference Room, Hamtramck, Michigan 48212, on the following days: Tuesday March 3, 2020 at 9:00 am for the organizational meeting (no appeals will be heard). By appointment to hear appeals,
Monday March 09, 2020 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm Thursday March 12, 2020 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
The purpose is to review the assessment rolls of Hamtramck. Matters pertaining to the assessment of property may be brought before the Board of Review. Appointments will be taken until 4:00 pm on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Appeals will also be accepted by letter. **All letter appeals must be received by 4:00 pm on Thursday, March 12, 2020. **
TENTATIVE TENTATIVE RATIO FACTOR 201 – COMMERCIAL 50.00 1.00 301 – INDUSTRIAL 50.00 1.00 401 – RESIDENTIAL 50.00 1.00
PERSONAL PROPERTY 50.00 1.00
THOMAS D. MONCHAK ASSESSOR,
CITY OF HAMTRAMCK
2020 – Hamtramck Review
February 25th, 7am-noon
DJ Chuck EFood • Music • Fun
Paczki included with breakfast$7 donation
Feb. 28th start of Lenten DinnersFish Fry 3:30 to 7:30 pm— Open to the Public —
As always, bring a friend, meet a friend
9421 Conant • (313) 871-9115
at the Hamtramck Moose 1670
Goodfellows Fundraiser
The history of Ham-tramck’s black communityis amazingly rich and filledwith stories of amazingcourage, persistence and adetermination to see jus-tice done.
You can learn about thatat the new exhibit now ondisplay at the HamtramckHistorical Museum, 9525Jos. Campau.
A special program tohighlight the display andpay tribute to Black HistoryMonth will be held 2-4 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 29, at themuseum.
There will be light re-freshments, a short Power-Point presentation and aspecial performance by theSt. Luke Baptist ChurchGospel Choir. There is no
admission fee to attend.It will be an educational
and entertaining afternoonfor the whole community.All persons, black andwhite, Christian and non-Christian, are invited to bepart of this historical event.
For more informationemail [email protected], or call(248) 893-5027.
Congratulations… Sev-eral students at HanleyMiddle School, receivedthe Principal’s Award forgetting an “A” grade in allof their classes.
Good job, kids.
Reaching out… Ham-tramck’s favorite DJ andentertainer, “Jotown,” isasking for a little help.
Joseph Slanda, as he isknown among friends andfamily, had a health issuerecently, and his insur-ance has run out.
He has an onlinefundraiser, which you cansearch onGoFundMe.com, and isseeking to raise$15,000. So far, he has alittle over $4,000 commit-ted by well-wishers.
We’ll let Joseph tell youwhat he has gonethrough:
“I recently suffered astroke, and in the hospitalI found out that I also hadHydrocephalus (Water onthe Brain). I had surgeryto install shunt in my skullthat will help regulate mybrains cerebrospinal fluidpressure. The stroke wason the right side of mybrain so the left side ofmy body is affected.
“I have been in SpeechTherapy, Physical Therapyand Occupational therapy,and I have reached thelimit of what insurancewill pay for. This is the endof the beginning of my re-covery, and I still havemany months to go. But
insurance doesn’t pay forsinging therapy, guitartherapy, roadie therapy.So I will have to find helpwith all of those.
“I knew I was at the endof a 30-year cycle andthat something big wasgoing to change in my lifethis year, and it surelyhas. My spirit and mymind are strong, andthough I haven’t beenable to perform for thepast 4 months, I havebeen working on a book
about my experiencecalled ‘My Sacred Stroke.’
“I don’t know when I willbe able to work again, soI am asking for help insurviving my next fewmonths of recovery that Iwill have to fund myself. Iknow I am going to makeit through this huge shiftin my life. It’s just going totake some time and work.
“It is very difficult forme to ask for help, but Ineed help now, so I amasking.”
Celebrating black history in Hamtramck
These Hanley Middle School students received thePrincipal’s Award.
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Mr. Postman, look andsee/If there’s a letter inyour bag for me…
-- The Marvelletes /“Please Mr. Postman”
Mr. Postman, what theheck/Where do I go to maila card or a check?
-- Everybody, nowadays
By Alan MadlaneSo where have all the
mailboxes gone?And no, you’re not imag-
ining it – there really arefewer mailboxes out there– meaning here in Ham-tramck, and around thecountry overall.
And that comes directlyfrom a communiqué on theblog of the USPS Office ofthe Inspector General.
The blog entry, frommore than three years ago,noted a decline of some12,000 collection boxes(as they are more rightlyknown in the trade) in theapproximate period of2011-16.
We even had a runningconversation here in theoffice with a resident, whomentioned a mailbox thatwe suggested he use wasno longer there to use.
Much to our consterna-tion and surprise.
Considered convenientand reasonably secure, theboxes have also, admit-tedly, been a reassuringsymbol to many of thecomforting presence of anational postal service.
The general idea was to
eliminate any collectionboxes that weren’t averag-ing 25 pieces of mail perday.
But it didn’t all go only inthe direction of fewerboxes. The blog mentionedthat there were also a fewadded here and there too,where demand had grownfor example, and thus war-ranted one.
From the sound of it, thepost office gets plenty ofcomplaints about the re-moval of boxes as it hap-pens; after all, there’salways going to be a collec-tion box that’s most con-venient to someone, andthey’re going to miss itwhen it’s gone.
But the boxes are proneto vandalism; surprisingly,expensive to maintain, ac-cording to the blog; andcan become eyesores ifthey aren’t routinely main-tained – primarily, paintedevery so often (manyboxes in urban areas suf-fer constant “make-overs”by graffiti taggers, for onething).
The blog is even-handed;it mentions an audit under-taken in the eastern U. S.,recent at the time, whichdetermined that the mail-box removal process wasflawed – “not effective,”they admitted, and having“procedures… not consis-tently followed” in spite ofsuch procedures beingquite clearly in place.
Give the Post Officecredit for being honest.
The Office of the Inspec-tor General went on to rec-ommend a constantmonitoring of the statis-tics, and proportionate ac-tion to reevaluate and fixany discrepancies in needfor mailboxes versus theiractual availability.
The blog also invites sin-
cere and useful publiccomment.
So, if you are pining for abox, such as it is, don’thesitate to start by con-tacting your local post of-fice with the suggestion.
You never know, youmight just become a neigh-borhood hero.
Are mailboxes becoming a thing of the past?
sion will begin at 4 p.m.All the school asks you
to do is call and make a
reservation so they knowhow many to plan for din-ner. To RSVP, call (313)445-2207.
The school is located at2400 Denton St.
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Happy Valentine’s
Day Hamtramck
BATHHURSTBurton G.
Bathhurst, 80,died February10, 2020.
Mr. Bath-hurst was theloving compan-ion of Rose T.Brys; father ofR a y m o n d
(Renee), Kenneth, Ronaldand the late Dennis; sonof the late James andMatilda; grandfather ofseven; great grandfather ofnine.
Burt served his countryin the United States Armywhere he was honorablydischarged and laterworked for Chrysler at theLynch Road ExecutiveLease Car Program wherehe retired from. In his re-tirement, he worked tosupport the veteran’s or-ganizations and posts inHamtramck. Burt’s familyheld private services andhe will be inurned at GreatLakes National Cemeteryat a future date.
FRAMEL e s t e r
Frame, 72,died February6, 2020.
Mr. Framewas the beloved husbandof 43 years of Fay; fatherof Sherry (Mike), Daudlin,Crystal Brock, Traci (David)Pluszczynski, and FrancisJustus; brother of Ronald;brother in law to ArthurTemplin. Lester is alsosurvived by nine grandchil-dren; fourteen great grand-children; many nieces andnephews. Private serviceswere held by the family.Arrangements were en-trusted to Jurkiewicz &Wilk Funeral Home.
GORDAYBarbara Gor-
day (neeRutkowski) ,83, died Febru-ary 10, 2020.
Mrs. Gorday was thebeloved wife of George;mother of Gregory(Rachel) and Kathleen(Paul) Serra; grandmotherof Dominic, Elena, Vin-cent, and Nicholas. Bar-bara is also survived byher brother RichardShebestak.
Visitation was Thursdayat Jurkiewicz & Wilk Fu-neral Home, 2396 Caniff,Hamtramck. Mrs. Gordaywill lie in state Friday, Feb.14 at 9:30 a.m., until thetime of the funeral Massat 10 a.m. at St. FlorianCatholic Church, 2626Poland, Hamtramck MI48212. Burial will be atMount Olivet CemeteryDetroit, MI.
OLSZEWSKIBoguslaw Wladyslaw Ol-
szewski, 63, died Febru-ary 8, 2020.
Mr. Olszewski is sur-vived by his wife, Bozena;daughters, Ursula (Zei-dan) Saab, Kasia,Karolina (Piotr) Papiez;sons, Maciej and Michal;sisters, Ursula (Jerry) Cza-chor, Janina (Angelo)Servin, Heidi (Patrick)Bestler; grandchildren,Dominik, Julia, Chase,Pawel, Christian, Alexan-der, Kamil.
Mr. Olszewski was aself-employed residentialcontractor.
Visitation was at KrotFuneral Home in Ham-tramck. The Mass ofChristian Burial wasWednesday, February 12,2020, at St. FlorianChurch.
Upcoming Events:• February 14 -- Half
day for all students.• February 17 -- No
school for students andstaff. President’s Day.
• February 26 -- Endof Progress Report Pe-riod #3.
Recreation Depart-ment
For information aboutrecreation activities,give us a call at (313)892-2635. Follow us onFacebook for the most
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Charles SercombeThis week’s Crime Log
covers Feb. 4-10.Tuesday, Feb. 4
No incident report wasavailable for this date.Wednesday, Feb. 5
• At a little after 11p.m., a resident was ar-rested for trespassing ata business in the 9100block of Jos. CampauAve. after getting into averbal altercation.
• At almost 2 a.m., aresident of Pontiac wasarrested in the 12000block of Jos. CampauAve. for being wanted ona Hamtramck warrant andfor possessing narcoticparaphernalia.
• At a little after 3 a.m.,the driver of a gray ToyotaCamry refused to stop fora traffic violation, and ledofficers on a chase. Thedriver eventually stoppedin the area of Carpenterand Fleming, and thenfled on foot. The suspectwas described as being amale, about 30 years old,wearing a black jacketand a black beanie hat.
• At almost 4 a.m., aresident reported a break-
in and the theft of someitems.
• A resident of Flint wasarrested after at trafficstop for driving without alicense (with five previousconvictions for this of-fense) and for beingwanted on a Hamtramckwarrant.
• Tools were reportedstolen from a work van inthe 9300 block of Gal-lagher St.
• A juvenile from Ecorsewas arrested for attempt-ing a break-in and for pro-viding false information toan officer.Thursday, Feb. 6
• At almost 1 a.m., twopeople were arrested inthe area of Carpenter andDyar for possessing openintoxicants in public andfor being wanted on Ham-tramck misdemeanor war-rants.
• A hit-and-run accidentoccurred at Jos. Campauand Carpenter.
• Another hit-and-runaccident happened Nageland Caniff.
• A middle-aged womandriving a newer silver Ford
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HELPWANTED
Coming eventsSATURDAY, Feb. 22, 4 p.m. -- Hanley Interna-
tional Academy invites the public to a discussionon “Mental Wellness: The Importance Self Care”inside of the Hanley gym. If you plan on joiningplease call (313) 445-2207 to reserve a seat
SATURDAY, Feb. 22, 4-7 p.m. -- Pre-Lenten Pol-ish Dinner with accordionist Domenic Bagiano, atHoly Cross P.N.C. Church, 2311 Pulaski at Flem-ing.
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 9 a.m. – Wayne CountyCommissioner Martha G. Scott hosts a free Com-munity Coffee Hour every fourth Monday of themonth at Maine Street Restaurant, 11650 Jos.Campau.
Deadline for classifieds for nextweek is Thursday
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ACCEPTING BIDSHanley Academy isnow accepting bids
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Mustang struck a vehicleat Caniff Electric and thendrove off. The Mustanghas moderate to heavyfront-end crash damage.
• Officers found a loosepit bull in the 2300 blockof Edwin St. The dog’sguardian retrieved the dogfrom the police station.
• A Detroit resident was
arrested in the 9300block of Charest St. afterallegedly striking anotherperson with a 2x4 pieceof lumber. The suspectwas also arrested for ob-structing officers.Friday, Feb. 7
• Officers revived a per-son with Narcan who hadoverdosed in the 2600
block of Holbrook Ave.The person was furthertreated at Detroit Receiv-ing Hospital.Saturday, Feb. 8
• At 12:30 a.m., a resi-dent was arrested in thearea of Holbrook andBrombach for felony do-mestic assault.Sunday, Feb. 9
• At 11 p.m., a personwas arrested after fleeingthe scene of an accidentin the area of Caniff andGallagher.
• At 11:15 p.m., a De-
troit resident reportedbeing assaulted whilewalking in the area ofCaniff and Ellery.Monday, Feb. 10
• A resident was ar-rested in the 2300 blockof Hewitt St. for being dis-orderly.
• At 1 a.m., a residentwas arrested in the 2000block of Trowbridge St. forobstructing officers.
• At almost 2 a.m., mul-tiple suspects set fire to avehicle parked in the2400 block of Hewitt St.
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Florida next winter to getaway from the harsh Michi-gan weather, as it bothershis arthritis.
What makes Niczay’s re-tirement all the more inter-esting is that he actuallyalready briefly retired oncebefore in 2016, only tochange his mind and undohis resignation by that No-vember, upon realizing hestill had some work to do
to help the school districtduring a tough financialtime.
Right now, though, hesays that he’s happy withhis decision to finally stepdown last year, and ishappy with his new life.
But when asked if he’struly done with education,and permanently retiredthis time, Niczay employedthe age-old saying:
For newly retired schoolssuperintendent, it’s stillfeels like work Cont. from page 4
