A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide Nov. 28, 2010

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Dearborn teachers Bridgette Brioscak and Barbara McAuliff hand out tee shirts to about 300 other instructors Nov. 22 during their demonstration at the Administrative Services Building.
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 Dearborn teacher Robert Fuller listens to speakers Nov. 22 with about 300 other instructors during their demonstration at the Administrative Services Building.
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Panera server Kaitlyn Ohorich hands out chunks of bread Nov. 22  in a bread breaking ceremony before a ribbon cutting celebrating the transition of the bakery to a non-profit community cafe, Panera Cares.
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Dearborn City Councilman and newly elected State Rep George Darany talks with Panera Manager Silvio Davis Nov. 22 before ceremonies celebrating the transition of the bakery to a non-profit community cafe, Panera Cares.
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The crowd waiting for Santa sees him arrive in 2009 with sirens and flashing lights from fire trucks in front of the Fire Department’s Fire Safety House at Station #2.
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Junior Maria Gaedke brings the ball up the court or Edsel Ford during a game last season.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide Nov. 24, 2010

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Ghazaley Baydoun, with the ACCESS Youth and Education Program (center), prepares to lead Tommy Berry and Hussein Berry on a tour of the new ACCESS building in Dearborn’s southend Nov. 20. Tommy Berry is the brother of the late Ali “Popeye” Berry for whom the new gym was dedicated and Hussein Berry is the president of the ACCESS board of directors. Video of the event is on the Press & Guide website: PressAndGuide.com.
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Peggy King Ahmed and ACCESS Board of Directors President Hussein Berry greet Congressman John Dingell Nov. 20 for the dedication of the new ACCESS building in Dearborn’s southend. The wall murals are from the old building that was mostly demolished to make way for the new expanded facility.
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Divine Child’s Lindsey Brewis races to a second place finish at the All-Area Meet.

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Edsel Ford’s Sarah Woolley earned All-Area honors by placing fourth at the All-Area Meet.

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Fordson’s Nada Saghir runs to a spot on the Press & Guide All-Area Team.

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Edsel Ford senior Brittany Wilkins scored five points at the Division 2 state swim meet at EMU after placing 12^th in the 500 freestyle.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide Nov. 21, 2010

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Steve Drain and Gabriel Phelps from the Westboro Baptist Church protest Nov. 18 near the Islamic Center of America on

Ford Road

. The Kansas church group is known for protesting soldiers’ funerals because the American military includes gay service members. Video of the event is on the Press & Guide website: PressAndGuide.com.
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A young passenger in a passing car seems upset at the signs held by the Westboro Baptist Church members protesting Nov. 18 near the Islamic Center of America on

Ford Road

. The Kansas church group is known for protesting soldiers’ funerals because the American military includes gay service members.
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A group of counter protestors, some with humorous signs, stand across from the Westboro Baptist Church protestors Nov. 18 at the Islamic Center of America on Ford Road. The Kansas church group is known for protesting soldiers’ funerals because the American military includes gay service members.
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Jennifer Pegowski, director of middle school honors choir, leads them in song before the 2007 Dearborn’s Christmas tree lighting at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center.
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Division 1 state meet qualifiers Hamed Saleh, Abdullah Aljahmi and Raidan Nagi battle it out during a dual meet this past season at Ford Field.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide Nov. 17, 2010

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Muslim American Youth Academy kindergartners are urged along on their simulated Hajj Nov. 15 at the Islamic Center of America. The students reenact the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca each year.
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Liz Morrison hauls out her newly purchased Santa lamppost after shopping at the Lindbergh Elementary Holiday Boutique Nov. 13.
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Fred Hoffman is flanked by Governor Jennifer Granholm and local business owner Ahmed Chebbani during ribbon cutting ceremonies for the Arab American International Festival in 2006. Governor Jennifer Granholm appointed him to the Detroit-Wayne County Port Authority.
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Dearborn Lions Blue Varsity player Jamil Sabbagh fights for control of the ball during their team’s championship victory Nov. 13.
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Raiders Varsity player Leon Crawford races through a crowd of Lions Blue defenders for a touchdown Nov. 13.
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Dearborn Lions Blue Varsity players Saad Shajira and Nassif Daher celebrate another touchdown during their team’s championship victory Nov. 13.

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Dearborn Heights Redskins Varsity running back Jamil Carter races for another touchdown during a game Oct. 8.
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The Dearborn Heights Redskins Varsity cheerleaders rev up the crowd after a big gain Oct. 8.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide Nov. 14, 2010

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Navy Vet Anthony Davis and a Navy Vet who calls himself Cardinal meet at Dearborn’s War Memorial Nov. 11. Davis is a member of the Odawa Bands in the Petoskey area who is living in Dearborn and working in Detroit. He came early in the day to stand a personal vigil at the site in honor of veterans.

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Members of Amvets Post 53 Nick Cocora and Troy Moga lift a wreath to be placed at the war memorial at Dearborn Heights City Hall during Veterans’ Day ceremonies Nov. 11. Video of the event is at the Press & Guide website: PressAndGuide.com.
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Dearborn Allied War Veterans Ritual Team members Craig Tillman and George Harvey prepare to raise the American flag Nov. 11 at the 80^th Annual Vets’ Day ceremonies at Lowrey Elementary. Video of the event is at the Press & Guide website: PressAndGuide.com.
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Members of the Lowrey Middle School choir hold flowers Nov. 11 to place at the school’s flagpole during the 80^th Annual Vets’ Day ceremonies.
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            The Crestwood High School band performs at Veterans’ Day ceremonies Nov. 11 at the war memorial at Dearborn Heights City Hall.
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The lobby of the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center was turned into a movie set for

Salvation Boulevard

in May.
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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide Nov. 10, 2010

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Daniel Ray Aderhold, 36, of Dearborn listens to testimony Nov. 5 in his preliminary hearing in 19th District Court on charges of second-degree murder in connection with the beating death of Perry Lee Beaubien, 46, also of Dearborn.

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Friends of the Rouge volunteer Carla Rigsby looks for living invertebrates from the river bottom Nov. 8 across from Fordson Island in the Rouge River. It was one of the first steps in the rehabilitation of the channel and island. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative awarded $150,000 grant to the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority for the Fordson Island Oxbow Restoration and Debris Removal Program. The project was one of eight selected nationwide out of 50 applicants, and was the only project selected in the Great Lakes. Fordson Island was created in 1917 by the dredging and channeling of the Rouge River to the Ford Rouge Plant.

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Developer Hakim Fakhoury listens to the Dearborn City Council discuss one of his proposals in April.

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Fordson’s Rabeah Beydoun is gang-tackled by the Detroit Cass Tech defense during their Nov. 6 loss to the Technicians in the second round of the Division 1 playoffs.

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Divine Child’s Steve Santostasi tries to find the handle on the ball during the team’s loss to Detroit Central Nov. 6.

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Heights Raiders Freshmen Jakob Khatib brings down Lions Blue Freshman Mohamed Wazne during their game Oct. 30.

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Heights Raiders Freshmen Logan Sowa takes a fall during a game in which he gained significant yardage Oct. 30.

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Dearborn High showed the way at the Western Wayne Athletic Conference league meet last week at Romulus, topping the chards with 593 points after going 8-0 in dual meets.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide Nov. 7, 2010

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Dearborn City Councilman George Darany gets a hug from Debbie Dingell after voting Nov. 2 at Bryant Library. Darany won the position for state rep in the election.
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Nick Posh and Divine Child advanced all the way to the Division 2 regional finals before bowing out with a loss to Lapeer last weekend.

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Divine Child’s Morgan Blair goes for the block during a match earlier this season.

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Dearborn High’s Maggie Hall puts the ball up during a match earlier this season.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide Nov. 3, 2010

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Governor-elect Rick Snyder talks with the media Nov. 1 before he begins a door to door walk through the west Dearborn neighborhood where he had lived in the past.

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Congressman John Dingell fills out his ballot Nov. 2 at Bryant Library.

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Edsel Ford teacher Kathleen Daly hits an appropriate pose Oct. 29 as staff members pose for a photo wearing the Man of Steel costumes as part of a school unity and pride day.  Recent attention to the documentary titled “Waiting For Superman” inspired the staff to take a day and bring attention to the academic gains being made at the school.

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A crew of Snow Elementary teachers perform to “Thriller” by Michael Jackson Oct. 28 for the Rotary Club of Dearborn fundraiser “So You Think You Can Lip Sync?!” at Fordson High School. School students, staffs and some city officials dressed in costume and pretended to belt out popular tunes from the 60’s to the present. Funds raised are for scholarships for high school students in the city.

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Mayor Jack O’Reilly, who is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, performs as a member of the Monkees to “Here We Come” Oct. 28 for the Rotary Club of Dearborn fundraiser “So You Think You Can Lip Sync?!” at Fordson High School.

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Fordson’s Mohammed Faraj tries to elude Dearborn High tacklers Shane Wertz and Toufic Sareini during the tractors 37-32 victory over the Pioneers in the firs round of the Division 1 playoffs Oct. 29.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide Oct. 31, 2010

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Republican candidate for Governor Rick Snyder greets supporters at the American Arab Chamber of Commerce Building Bridges Banquet Oct. 22 at the Henry Hotel.

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Democratic candidate for Governor and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero greets supporters at the American Arab Chamber of Commerce Building Bridges Banquet Oct. 22 at the Henry Hotel.

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Dearborn police and firefighters clean up after a police chase Oct. 28 on the Southfield Freeway. Dearborn undercover officers witnessed an armed robbery in Allen Park and chased the suspects into Dearborn where the crash occurred. One innocent motorist was injured and two suspects were arrested at the scene.

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Michele Westcott, as a garden gnome, invites to visitors into the root cellar during the Henry Ford Estate Trick or Treat event Monday. Kids toured the grounds of the estate at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and were given candy at various haunted stations.

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An assortment of mannequins and plumbing fixtures add to a creepy display in the front yard of a house on

Lawrence Street

across from Howard Elementary Oct. 21.
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Jason Collins and Divine Child won a Division 2 district soccer title last weekend with a 5-0 romp over Madison Heights Lamphere.

 

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