11/19/08 Zilch

Blowout update … Hamtramck bar owners are invited to meet the new publisher of the Metro Times and make preliminary plans for the annual “Hamtramck Blowout.” The meeting is this Thursday (Nov. 20), 6:30 p.m. at the Belmont Bar.

Warming up … A town hall meeting will be held in Highland Park next Tuesday (Nov. 25) where heating bills and winter fire hazards will be discussed.  State Sen. Martha Scott is hosting the event, which will beheld at 6 p.m. at Highland Park Community College, 15900 Woodward Avenue, in the auditorium.

Uninsured? … A lot of folks have lost their healthcare coverage in the ongoing wave of layoffs rocking this region. The interfaith group MOSES wants to talk to you about coping without healthcare.  If you’d like to participate, call Ponsella Hardaway AT (313) 962-5290, extension15.

Sign up … New citizens being sworn in this Friday will have a chance to exercise their primary right. They’ll be able to sign up as new voters after a naturalization ceremony being held Nov. 21 at Cobo Center, starting at 10 a.m.  Of course, if you are a citizen and haven’t registered to vote yet, you can stop by any Secretary of State office, including the one on Jos. Campau near Danforth.  

Inducted … Longtime Citizen readers John and Gloria Merenda dropped us a note last week announcing that their son, Steven, was recently inducted into the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia. And Steven wasn’t the only one making news Down Under. His wife, Elizabeth, was accepted into the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetics. She is a medical doctor working and training in anaesthetics at the Canberra Hospital.  The busy couple married last year and live in Canberra, Australia.

Goodfellows round-up … Hamtramck Goodfellows will gather in front of City Hall next Monday (Nov. 24) at 9 a.m. for their annual group photo.  Applications for a Goodfellows’ food coupon are available in City Hall at the Clerk’s Office and Treasury Office. Applications are also available at the Hamtramck Housing office in the Col. Hamtramck Apartments.