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from the EDITOR Taking a Break The Power of Your Community is right behind you. Every time you turn on a light, thousands of your friends and neighbors are right there making sure it works. That’s thousands of Michigan-based Detroit Edison and DTE Energy workers providing you with the level of service and dependability you’ve come to expect for over a century. And we’re also right behind you when it comes to community support; donating more than six million dollars a year to community causes. The Power of Your Community SM e=DTE ® dteenergy.com Iam a firm believer that everyone needs to get away every once in a while. I know it’s not always convenient with full-time jobs, children and other responsibilities. But a long weekend Up North can rejuvenate the body and clear the mind. That is exactly what it did for me when my family and I went to Harbor Springs for the July 4 weekend — a four-hour drive north of Detroit. No cell phones, no e-mail and no voicemail messages to attend to. It was pure bliss. It’s really no secret that Up North Michigan is truly breathtaking and one of the country’s greatest jewels. Unfortunately, I don’t think many people I know experience the countryside and scenic drive to places like Petosky, Traverse City and Bay Harbor. This month we focus on Northern Michigan in our cover story. Joyce Wiswell takes us on a virtual tour of paradise in Michigan and talks with Chaldeans who head onto I-75 for a weekend or two during the year. Tucked away in a popular vacation spot is a Chaldean-owned clothing store that attracts clients from all over the world. In our Economics and Enterprise story this month, you can read about Mark and Kristen Dickow, who have created a quaint shop for the avid shopper who spends time in Harbor Springs. If you’re not able to take a long weekend, at least spend a hot summer day splashing it up at one of our local water parks. The Chaldean News headed to Red Oaks Water Park in Madison Heights and caught up with teenagers cooling down in the lazy river and wave pool on a Saturday in July. On a day when the temperature climbs into the 90s and the humidity makes it feel about 10 degrees hotter, taking a dip is the perfect break from the heat! Taking time off from your daily routine, whether it be a week or a day, can do wonders for the mind and spirit. Everyone needs to take a break from everyday life and sometimes notso-everyday situations. Getting away from it all may be exactly what people need when they are grieving the loss of a loved one. In this issue, Jovan Kassab talks to widows about what life is like after their spouse has died. In her story, The Forgotten Women, she focuses VANESSA DENHA- GARMO EDITOR on how some widows cope with their grief. I know from watching my mother the past three and a half years (and living with her up until I married less than a year ago) how traumatic it is to lose a husband. Now that I am married, I can’t image it. Some widows, like my mother, have spent decades with their husbands. In the story, Kassab gives readers some useful advice on how to travel through the grieving process. Sometimes life just offers glitches and bumps in the road. In writer Ken Marten’s story, Cashing Out, we discover that banks are dropping convenience store clients that cash checks and issue money orders — a Taking time off from your daily routine, whether it be a week or a day, can do wonders for the mind and spirit. significant money-making business for many Chaldeans. Luckily, there is an alternative: the Chaldean-owned Bank of Michigan. With the twists, turns and sometimes trauma that life brings, we all need a detour from the daily road we tread. So, turn off the cell phone, unplug the computer and hop in the car for relaxation at one of the many vacation destinations in Michigan. Just do it — take a break! Alaha Imid Koullen (God Be With Us All) Vanessa Denha-Garmo vdenha@chaldeannews.com Letters to the editor can be sent via email to info@chaldeannews.com or to: The Chaldean News, Letters to the Editor, 30095 Northwestern Hwy., Ste 102, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 10 CHALDEAN NEWS AUGUST 2005
your LETTERS Government Owned Real Estate ~ State of Michigan AUCTION 414± Acre Major Re-Development Site A Matter of Race I read the Chaldean News religiously and keep every issue because I realize that this is a huge step forward for the Chaldeans of this community. I applaud your hard work and all the effort you put into sending out this newspaper. I know how much time is put into trying to create something that you hope will satisfy everyone who reads it, because I used to be the editor of my high school yearbook a few years ago and it was one of the biggest challenges I ever had to tackle. I have a question. I’m a 19-year-old Chaldean girl and I’m trying to successfully complete my undergrad years of college. Throughout my whole life I have filled out several forms, many of which ask for my race. I have never really known what to put down for that category. Obviously, I’m not black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Native American or Alaskan. Now that leaves Asian, white and other. People from China, Indian and Japan are considered Asian, not Chaldeans. Several people have told me to mark the White/Caucasian box. We all know there exists a huge distinction between the two ethnicity-wise, however, I’ve never really been able to figure out what category I fall under. Should I always mark Other, because Middle Easterners should have their own separate category since we are treated differently from whites? Evette Toma Editor’s Note: Evette brings up an interesting question. What race do you check off on forms? Visit our website, www.chaldeannews.com, to vote. We’ll report the results in our September issue. Raising Readers We applaud Brenda Acho Gappy’s article, “Get Your Kids Reading This Summer!” in the July 2005 issue. School may be out, but reading is always in season. Ms. Acho Gappy is absolutely correct when she states that parents are a child’s very first teacher and that reading to a child is one of the most important things a parent can do to ensure their child’s success in school. The West Bloomfield Township Public Library is committed to partnering with parents to nurture a love of reading and to develop literacy skills. We have developed many high-quality resources for parents and caregivers. Our extremely popular summer reading club, “Investigate Summer Reading @ the Library,” has 1,819 participants this summer and growing. The Youth Services rooms at our Main Library and West Acres Branch are exciting planes that encourage reading, learning and discovery. Our Youth Services librarians are trained in literacy skills and are available to help parents and children make excellent choices in all sorts of reading materials. In addition, we offer a wide variety of programs for children and their parents that promote literacy. All of the public libraries in our area offer similar services to their communities. The library has also developed a website, www.growupreading.org, to provide ideas, resources and support to parents. Parents, schools and the library should work together to raise a community of readers. Clara N. Bohrer, Library Director Penny Neef, Coordinator of Youth Services West Bloomfield Township Public Library JULY POLL RESULTS: THE DETROIT MAYORAL RACE If you could vote in the Detroit Mayoral Election, who would you vote for? Kwame Kilpatrick 1.5% Freman Hendrix 73.8% Sharon McPhail 16.9% Hansen Clarke 7.7% If Kwame Kilpatrick wins the election, would you invest in the city of Detroit? Yes 0% No 100% If Freman Hendrix wins the election, would you invest in the city of Detroit? Yes 97.1% No 2.9% If Sharon McPhail wins the election, would you invest in the city of Detroit? Yes 54.8% No 45.2% If Hansen Clarke wins the election, would you invest in the city of Detroit? Yes 55.3% No 44.7% THANKS TO ALL WHO VOTED! AUGUST QUESTION What race box do you check when filling out forms? Go to www.chaldeannews.com to record your vote! GREATER DETROIT METRO AREA “Former Northville Psychiatric Hospital” Northville Township, Michigan PROPERTY ➚ TUES., AUG. 30 TH , 1:00 PM E.D.T. • Zoned Planned Unit Development • Over 1 Mile of Frontage on 7 Mile Road • Intersection of Haggerty & 7 Mile Road • Across from Home Depot, Near Shopping Centers, Restaurants & Major Growth Pattern Broker Cooperation Invited Broker/Buyer Info Seminar - Tues., Aug. 16th, 1-2 pm E.D.T. Full Property Prospectus Available At: info@fisherauction.com www.fisherauction.com 800.331.6620 Robert Pliska Broker #6504195727 • Subject to all terms of sale THE CHALDEAN NEWS PUBLISHED BY The Chaldean News, LLC Tony Antone Vanessa Denha-Garmo Martin Manna EDITORIAL EDITOR IN CHIEF Vanessa Denha-Garmo COPY EDITOR Joyce Wiswell EDITORIAL INTERN Linda Jaboro CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jovan Kassab Joe Kyriakoza Ken Marten Wright Wilson ART & PRODUCTION CREATIVE DIRECTOR Alex Lumelsky with SKY Creative GRAPHIC DESIGNER Zina Bahrou with SKY Creative PHOTOGRAPHERS David Reed Brad Ziegler SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE SALES REPRESENTATIVES OPERATIONS Interlink Media SALES Interlink Media Sandra Jolagh Lisa Kalou Tammy Sawa Angie Toma Silvia Zoma MICHIGAN SUBSCRIPTIONS: $20 PER YEAR • OUT-OF-STATE SUBSCRIPTIONS: $30 PER YEAR THE CHALDEAN NEWS 30095 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY • STE 102 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334 WWW.CHALDEANNEWS.COM • PH: 248-932-3100 • FAX: 248-932-9161 PUBLICATION: The Chaldean News (P-6); Issue Date: August, 2005 SUBSCRIPTIONS: 12 months, $20. Outside of Michigan, $30. PUBLCATION ADDRESS: 30095 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 102, Farmington Hills, MI 48334; Application to Mail at Periodicals Postage Rates is Pending at Farmington Hills Post Office" POSTMASTER: Send address changes to "The Chaldean News 30095 Northwestern Hwy, Ste. 102 Farmington Hills, MI 48334" AUGUST 2005 CHALDEAN NEWS 11
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