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Polish dance troupe celebrates 10 years of promoting Polish culture

Quick Hits

New pot dispensary opens

By Alan Madlane While Hamtramck

and its surrounding environs ? that would be mainly Detroit ? wrestle amongst their city councils with the issue of recreational marijuana dispensaries, the latter has recently seen the opening a new medical marijuana facility.

Common Citizen, a branch of parent company Michigan Pure Med, already has locations in Flint and Battle Creek. The company's newest facility is in Detroit at 12604 E. Jefferson, just east of Conner on the south side of the street.

It is more or less caddy-corner from Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant, and more or less amusingly close to Pewabic Pottery, the Busted Bra Shop and the Wayne County Probation Office.

A scan of their website reveals a variety of strains of pot and edibles, with their THC concentrations exactingly calculated. Many

Continued on page 5

By Charles Sercombe Ten years ago, the Ro-

dacy Dancers began at St. Florian.

The Polish dance group held a special performance last Saturday back at St. Florian to celebrate that milestone. Over 200 people attended despite the six inches of heavy, wet snow that had fallen earlier in the day.

It was, without a doubt, one of the cultural highlights of the year.

During that period, the troupe, which consists of teens and children in several groups, have dazzled audiences at various festivals in the region, and in Poland and Canada as well.

Their dances and costumes represent 16 regions of Poland.

The troupe is the brainchild of Fr. Miroslaw Frankowski.

According to a booklet about the celebration, Fr.

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Ten years ago, Fr. Miroslaw Frankowski of St. Florian Parish created the Rodacy Dance Troupe to celebrate Polish culture. The troupe held an anniversary performance last Saturday.

Prepare to pay more for parking

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck will join

other local communities in upgrading its parking meters.

Hamtramck is about to install high-tech meters much like the ones you see in Royal Oak and Birmingham that can take credit cards or be accessed by an application on your cell phone.

More importantly, they will actually work, unlike many of those currently remaining on Jos. Campau and in city parking lots, and will more effectively help enforcement,

In other words, get ready to shell out more money ? or begin to walk or ride your bike more.

The new meters won't cost the city a dime.

The city is partnering with Municipal Parking Services of Detroit. The company will install the meters, and then maintain them, in exchange for 50 percent of the proceeds collected from fees and tickets.

City Manager Kathy Angerer said the five-year contract with the company is expected to generate $180,000 for the city during that period.

Keeping the current meters, Angerer said, would lead to declining revenue each year because more and more break down.

The city will still be in charge of enforcement.

While the deal with the company was touted as a way to increase revenue and make enforcement more efficient, according to Google re-

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Prepare to pay more Polish dance troupe celebrates

for parking

10 years of promoting Polish culture

Continued from front page

views of the company, no one appears to like the meters and especially Detroit's parking enforcement officers.

"They give you a ticket even if you pay your meter. If you contest online, they deny you even if you have evidence. There is no appeal. There is no due process. Just pure thieving. Shameful. Don't visit Detroit!" wrote one reviewer who went by the initials CL.

Another reviewer who went by the moniker Rickorius Maximus had this to say:

"Got a ticket for parking in a no standing zone. Submitted a photo of my car parking IN FRONT of a sign that says I am free to park. Denied my appeal."

There were 38 reviews of the company on Google ? everyone of them a thumbs down.

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Frankowski wanted the pieces are created by Kim

dancers to be a "magnifi- Dombrowski of the parish.

cent expression of the "The Polish dance en-

parish's Polish heritage. semble is truly a labor of

"Rodacy prides itself on love," the anniversary

sharing the Catholic faith, booklet said. "The

values and culture of their dancers receive some fi-

Polish ancestors," the nancial support for their

booklet says.

travel and lodging, but they

The dance troupe relies cover a good portion of

on a number of volun- the costs on their own."

teers, who serve as chore- Here's to another 10

ographers and costume years of dancing, and the

designers.

expression of Polish cul-

The costumes are all ture.

hand-made, and the head

Scenes from the 10-year anniversary of the Rodacy dance performance.

Get Out on the Hamtown!

GALA HOLIDAY CONCERT

Saturday, January 25

at Our Lady Queen of Apostles Church,

the Polonaise Chorale of Hamtramck will perform

Polish and English Christmas carols during the

5:30 p.m. Mass and after Mass, under the

direction of Antoni Maczka, organist at St. Florian

Parish. According to Polish custom, carols are

sung every year from Christmas Eve right up to

Candlemas on February 2. Admission is free.

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style Foods was forced to court injunction to close free Press, steps are complaints about sani-

shut down last week down operations.

being taken to handle the tary conditions at the

after federal inspectors Some 60 people work matter.

plant.

found listeria bacteria in at the plant.

The company cannot Several years ago, the

a food preparation area. As far as it is known, open again until after an- Kowalski company also

The plant, located on no one has reported other FDA inspection. purchased the former

Edwin St., is owned by being sick from any of The FDA reported that Dudek Foods company lo-

the Kowalski Sausage the products produced at the company ignored pre- cated at Caniff and Gal-

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According to media re- Homestyle specializes sanitary conditions.

ports, inspectors with the in salads, pierogi and The Kowalski Sausage

Samaritans Community Food

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Second Front Page

Early Childhood Elemen-

tary School News

Early Childhood Ele-

mentary School students

were treated to a Native

American presentation by

the Pettibone family.

Mr. Pettibone shared

the history and traditions

of the, Ho-Chunk nation,

sometimes called Win-

nebago nation. He

shared the story of how

the Native Americans

came to "Mother Earth"

and how at one time

1,000 nations roamed

the land.

Today there are 562

federally recognized In-

dian tribes, bands, na-

tions,

pueblos,

Rancherias, communities

and Native villages in the

United States.

Approximately 229 of

these are located in

Alaska; the rest are lo-

cated in 33 other states.

Mr. Pettibone demon-

strated "The Men's Tradi-

tional Dance" noting that

it shows respect for fa-

thers, grandfathers and

the Circle of Life.

Mr. Pettibone `s wife

and daughters demon-

strated "The Women's

Traditional Dance" show-

ing respect to mothers

and grandmothers. Mr.

Pettibone said that when

they dance one foot is al-

ways on the ground and

they step first with the

right foot to show their

connection with Mother

Earth.

Students were chosen

Above and below: Students at the Early Childhood Elementary School were treated to a Native American presentation by the Pettibone family.

from the audience to join

in the demonstration and

even

used

traditional clothing and

artifacts. Mr. Pettibone showed

how the Ho-Chunk would recycle and reuse things

from their environment

for everyday life.

After the presentation,

the classes were able to

touch the different arti-

facts including deer skin

drums, arrowheads, mu-

sical

instruments,

shields and more. The

family even set up a true

to size tee-pee in the

gym. The students talked

all day about the presen-

tation saying what a won-

derful time they had!

Upcoming Events: ? January 30 -- Report

Card #2 distributed. ? February 12 -- Sup-

plemental Count Day. ? February 14 -- Half

day for all students. ? February 17 -- No

school for students and staff. President's Day.

? February 26 -- End of Progress Report Period #3.

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January 27 ? Mass for the People on our Prayer List 7 pm

We are an Active Parish Serving the

Community

February 8 ? Soup Kitchen 2-4 pm Everyone Welcome!

Celebrating 97 Years of Traditional, Catholic, and Democratic Church

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MLK breakfast once again showcases students' talents

By Charles Sercombe The annual MLK Break-

fast and talent celebration got a little boost on Monday.

And by boost, we mean some amazing Motown-era

magic in the form of a performance by the Marvelettes of "Please Mister Postman" and "Too Many Fish in the Sea" fame.

The breakfast was started 23 years ago by

the Concerned Women of Hamtramck. Besides honoring the life and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the breakfast highlights the talents of Hamtramck Public School students.

Several of them recited poetry and speeches that they wrote.

Others performed a Yemeni folk dance, and the three students in the Hamtramck High School Jazz Band performed a number written by Mozart ? yes, that's right Mozart.

Also performing was Dickinson West Elementary School Principal Joi Danforth, who knocked out

those attending with the song "Hero."

This year's guest speaker was Tom Niczay, who retired as the district's superintendent last June after serving in education for 40 years.

Niczay highlighted the numerous people who have graduated from the district, and then gone on to make a name for themselves in sports, entertainment, education and civic affairs.

He praised the Founder of Concerned Women, Yvonne Myrick, for being a "civil rights warrior."

Above: Former Hamtramck Public Schools Superintendent Tom Niczay was the guest speaker at Monday's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast and talent show. Other photos: Public school students show off their talents.

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Review: Opinion Page

In Our Opinion

Should Hamtramck keep its parking meters or upgrade?

It's an understatement to say that the subject of parking meters has long been an issue in Hamtramck.

Since at least the 1980s, there have been on and off again debates or discussions on whether to keep parking meters on Jos. Campau and in city lots.

Talk even included expanding parking meters to Conant.

The reliability of the meters has long been argued over, as well as the cost to maintain them and the revenue return to the city.

The biggest argument to get rid of them has been that the city can't afford to turnoff wouldbe shoppers and visitors by charging them to park here.

Now, the city council has approved hiring a company to install state-of-the-art meters that do all sorts of fancy

things, and make it easier to monitor time and issue tickets.

This comes at no cost to the city, as the company will receive half of the ticket fees and money collected.

These are the types of meters you see in cities like Birmingham, Royal Oak and Ferndale.

Those are cities with thriving retail outlets.

Hamtramck's main business district ? Jos. Campau ? is anything but thriving. In fact, as the year 2019 closed out, three Jos. Campau businesses announced that they are closing.

Take a close look at the retail space on Campau and you'll realize much of it remains vacant ? largely because the owner of most of the empty buildings has an unrealistic requirement for wouldbe retail outlets.

While the revenue pro-

jections for what the new meters will bring into the city coffers is optimistic -- $180,000 over the next five years -- we view that figure with a healthy bit of skepticism.

We believe the new meters and their increased enforcement will only serve to turn away visitors.

Hamtramck is not anywhere near the point that Birmingham, Royal Oak and Ferndale are with their retail offerings.

We need to encourage people to come here ? not drive them away.

If it were up to us, we'd rip out all the meters, and concentrate on ways to boost foot traffic on Jos. Campau.

But, that's our opinion. We know there are strong feelings about this subject, and we encourage our readers to also weigh in.

Letters ? Letters

The MLK breakfast was the place to be on Monday

If you weren't at the

23rd annual Dr. Martin

Luther King. Jr. breakfast,

sponsored by the Con-

cerned Women of Ham-

tramck, you really missed

out!

There should not have

been any other place you

should have desired to

have been this past Mon-

day morning. It was

held at the Hamtramck

Community Center.

The breakfast was fan-

tastic. The entertainment

was a blast from the past

when the Marvelettes

took the stage with the

only surviving Marvelette

from the late 60s and

70s.

They did a medley from

that era of time.

Mr. Tom Niczay, former

Hamtramck

Public

School Superintendent

was the honored

speaker. He shared the

history of Hamtramck

going back to when it

was still a village and

coming all the way for-

ward.

Oh what a grand time it was. Students from all of our eight schools here in the city put on various skits honoring Dr. King.

One really grabbed my heart and had me thinking of the diversity of among all of us. It was two young men from Horizon High School.

They did a dance from their country to the music of their country.

In the dance that they did, I was able to see so many ethnic groups of the world. It made me think how much more we are alike then we're not.

Even the in music you could hear a little of the blues, you could hear a little folklore, you could hear a little Polish, you could hear a little Mexican, Indian, India and Italian just to name a few.

It was all there in one dance and one song. I begin to praise and thank God for giving us this language of music and

dance that brings all of us together as a people not separate but as one as scripture tells us in Genesis chapter one God said the "Peoples are one."

If there was ever evidence of this in the physical world it was truly visible today.

In my closing I say to all those that did not attend: "shame on you. You really missed an opportunity to commune with your community."

Those that did attend, thank you for coming out for the 23rd annual breakfast and supporting the Concern Women of Hamtramck, and our efforts in celebrate the legacy of Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King.

Blessings to all Rev. Darla Swint Vice President & Chaplain of Concern Women of Hamtramck

Citizenship classes... The Hamtramck Public Library is offering classes in becoming a United States Citizen.

Note that the classes are all taught in English. They are held at the library from Feb. 13 to March 19 on Thursday evenings, from 5 to 7 p.m. (the last two hours

the library is open on Thursdays).

Each class is a selfcontained unit, taught by a volunteer. Meaning, you only need to attend one of the available dates, not all of them. The class is mainly aimed at giving attendees strategies for studying for the USCIS citizenship exam.

CITY OF HAMTRAMCK Notice of Public Hearing

The City Council will hold a public hearings on both the naming of a newly created City of Hamtramck public park located on Trowbridge St ^WW and the honorary renaming of Commer St between Joseph Campau and Conant as Taras Shevchenko St.

On Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 7:00 PM in City Council Chambers, Hamtramck City Hall, 3401 Evaline Street, Hamtramck, MI 48212. The proposed changes to Commor St are honorary, and will not affect mail routes or addressing

Pre-registration is encouraged, but not necessary at this point. Simply call the library at (313) 733-6822 and tell them that you want to register, or alternately go in person.

The library is located at 2360 Caniff on the south side of the street, west of Brombach, across from the purple Planet Ant Theater house.

Note that persons who are not yet proficient in English would need someone to attend with them to translate the material ? again, this is a volunteer service, and no translators would be available.

If you have any other concerns or questions, call the library at the above-listed number.

FUNERAL DIRECTORY

When the need arises, these caring professionals are ready to help.

MECZENSKA

Danuta T.

Meczenska,

56, died Janu-

ary 17, 2020.

Mrs. Meczenska is sur-

vived by her husband, Alek-

sander

Meczenski;

daughter, Marta (Lukasz)

Jakubowski; son, Adam

(Renata) Meczenski; par-

ents, Tadeusz and Kaz-

imiera Nicalek; sister,

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options (the edibles, yes, but also CBD oils, etc.) exist for those who don't care to fill their lungs with smoke.

On a side note, it still pays to have your medical marijuana card, as recreational users pay a 16% tax on their purchases.

Still, it's nice to know there's another place in town that looks like they know what they're doing in the ever-more competitive pot game.

Ryszard (Teresa) Walilko; brother, Stanislaw (Lucyna) Nicalek; grandchildren, Weronika and Kamil Jakubowski.

Visitation is Friday, January 31, 2020, 5 - 8 p.m., with Parish Rosary at 7:30 p.m., at Krot Funeral Home 2687 Caniff, Hamtramck, MI. Mrs. Meczenska will lie in state Saturday, February 1, at

10:30 a.m. until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., at St. Florian Church in Hamtramck. Burial will be in wRudniku, Poland.

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