A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide April 24 and 27, 2011

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Hundreds of citizens, including many religious leaders and elected officials link arms in front of the Islamic Center of America April 21 after a vigil sponsored by the mosque and the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit. The meeting was in response to Florida based Pastor Terry Jones who has said he intended to protest in front of Islamic Center of America the next day. The protest, according to the permit request, is against Sharia and jihad. The mosque is the largest in North America in a city that claims one of the most densely populated Muslim enclaves in the United States.
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Pastor Terry Jones and his assistant, Wayne Sapp, enter 19^th District Court April 21 for a hearing on a verified complaint filed by the Wayne County prosecutor in response to Jones' plans to protest in front of Islamic Center of America Friday. The protest, according to the permit request, is against Sharia and jihad. 
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A group of young people unfurled a banner in front of the Islamic Center of America at 5 PM April 22 when people expected Florida based Pastor Terry Jones to arrive for his controversial protest. Hundreds of other protestors assembled at the Henry Ford Centennial Library for a sanctioned demonstration against the pastor.
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Islamic Center of America Imam Hassan Qazwini, Archbishop Allen Vigneron, of the Archdiocese of Detroit, and Rev. George Shalhoub, of St. Mary Antiochan Orthodox Church, lead a procession into the center April 21 for a vigil sponsored by the mosque and the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit. The meeting was in response to Florida based Pastor Terry Jones who has said he intends to protest in front of Islamic Center of America the next day.
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Dearborn High’s August McHugh flips into a spot on the All-Area Swim Team during a meet at Fordson during the season.
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Dearborn High’s Josh Hamet was among the outstanding players named to the Dearborn All-City Team this season.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide April 20, 2011

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Frank Fiorello, President of the Fraternal Order of the Dragon, and Jammie Bothwell, Vice President, answer questions from media after they met with members of the Dearborn Area Ministerial Association Saturday at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center.
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Crestwood High students leaving the school react in mock horror at the seemingly collapsed Holly Rey in the school’s cafeteria during an evacuation drill April 14.
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A Dearborn Heights firefighter provides Ben Sniezek air from a breathing mask before transporting him to their rescue during an evacuation drill at Crestwood High School April 14.
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Star Academy students Zahra Mohammad and Malak Koussan haul bags of trash the collected along Ecorse Creek Saturday in the annual cleanup event. Stormy weather canceled the event for most volunteers but students from the academy showed up anyway and were put to work.
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Divine Child’s Sabrina Coleman was the winning pitcher in the Falcons first victory of the season last week.

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Crestwood and Myles Jordan beat Romulus April 14 for five wins in a span of six days.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide April 17, 2011

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Lila Amen, Betsy Cushman and Judy Carty greet each other April 12 before buses leave the School Administrative Services Center for Lansing. Dozens of teachers, administrators and community members traveled there to protest possible cuts to state funding for education.
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Kids venture forth from the Snow Library on a bug safari in 2008. It was one of the many educational activities for young people at the Dearborn facility that may close.
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Henry Ford Community College Auto Class student Neil Sidebottom works on his 1993 Ford Escort GT April 5 that he hopes to make race worthy.
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Teleford Post Office customer Gerald Krajewski seems pleased with service Thursday when dropping off boxes to be shipped with a postal employee who preferred not to give her name. The Dearborn facility will be closed soon.
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Fordson’s Jasmine Williams wins the 100 meters with Dearborn High’s Leah Dong and Melissa Gibbs hot on her heals during the Pioneers dual meet victory over the visiting Tractors April 12.

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Dearborn High’s Jamie Romeo heads the ball away from an Allen Park rival during the Pioneers scoreless tie April 8.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide April 13, 2011

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Late afternoon sunlight illuminates Ryaln Whaley with mom Jen, and dad Nate as they look over process of recycling the incoming material from a catwalk at the Great Lakes Recycling facility March 30. Members of the Dearborn Sustainability Coalition visited the facility in Huron Township for a first-hand view of the process that handles recycled materials from Dearborn’s big green curbside bins. The very labor-intensive process at the state of the art facility is called a single stream recycling because residents don’t need to separate the recyclables themselves. Incoming materials are delivered to the tipping floor, with a capacity of 8,000 tons, and then fed through a series of conveyors tended by fast moving workers. At the end the separated products are compressed into large bales and then sold to companies who use them to make new products.
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A half-dozen workers sort incoming material on the fast moving conveyor belt at the beginning of the line. Plastic bags are fed to the overhead suction tubes and cardboard, newspapers, plastic and metal are quickly tossed into separate bins in the labor-intensive process.
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One-and-a-half-year-old Sarah Mubared, with mom Sarah, is amazed by a butterfly at the Arab American National Museum’s Spring into Spring event April 2. The event included crafts, food and a butterfly tent for youngsters.
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Dearborn based experimental/folk/metal band performs at Blondie’s in Detroit Feb. 20. Their CD album “Lore” should be released soon and more performances may follow. They are Michael West -guitar, Stephen Rahrig - bass, Ryan McKay – percussion, George Ford – vocals and guitar, Marlene Berry – flutes and Holly Mitchell – keyboards. Three of the musicians hail from Dearborn. Their music can be heard at http://www.myspace.com/ValdyrOfficial and they can be found on Facebook.
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Divine Child pitcher Jimmy Hughes delivers during his victory over Brother Rice last Thursday.

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A young and inexperienced team at Divine Child is still getting used to the varsity grind under the direction of new Falcons coach Tedi Belisle.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide April 10, 2011

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Dearborn Heights police officer Jeff Colon and one-year-old son Jason tour the city’s police memorial after ceremonies dedicating it in 2007. The proposed new Heights city budget calls for police staffing levels to be reduced from 85 to 77.
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The Dearborn Firefighters Color Guard steps out in the city’s 2008 Memorial Day Parade. Current city budget debates struggle to finance the city’s mandated staffing levels for police and fire departments.

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Dearborn based experimental/folk/metal band performs at Blondie’s in Detroit Feb. 20. Their CD album “Lore” should be released soon and more performances may follow. They are Michael West -guitar, Stephen Rahrig - bass, Ryan McKay – percussion, George Ford – vocals and guitar, Marlene Berry – flutes and Holly Mitchell – keyboards. Three of the musicians hail from Dearborn. Video of the performance is on the Press & Guide website: PressAndGuide.com.

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The Dearborn Recreation Commission named High School Athletes of the Year including Pioneer Feerooz Yacoobi.

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Divine Child’s Kristi Grden battles for the ball with Fordson’s Lena Elrachani during the Falcons victory April 5.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide April 6, 2011

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While people of high school age are planning their proms, with limos and dressy outfits, people at the other end of the age scale are having an equally good time even though they like music from past decades and ride wheelchairs instead of stretch limos. The annual Senior Citizen Prom was held at Heartland Nursing Center in Dearborn Heights March 25 and it was a dressy affair with professional entertainment by Damon Shaw, formerly of the Platters. Resident Virginia Premo and staff member Nancy Bergeron admire Damon Shaw as he sings during the Senior Citizen Prom at Heartland Nursing Center in Dearborn Heights.

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 Damon Shaw, formerly of the Platters, belts out a high note during the Senior Citizen Prom at Heartland Nursing Center in Dearborn Heights.
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Retired Dearborn High teacher Ron Webb and school’s social worker Barry Schumer greet each other at a town hall meeting about current and pending legislation with educational and fiscal impact Monday at the Dearborn Federation of Teachers offices. Legislators were invited.
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The start for the kids’ event of the Martian Marathon Saturday includes students from several of Dearborn’s elementary schools. The annual event at Ford Field drew 1,000 young runners who ran 25 miles in segments over the past weeks, then raced the last mile at the race. The growing event attracted over 7,000 serious adult runners for the marathon, a half marathon and five and 10 K races out Hines Drive and back.
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Divine Child’s Christina Colarossi stampedes through the field for the championship at one singles at the All-Area Tournament Saturday at Dearborn High.

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Dearborn High’s Amanda Bloom returns a shot on the way to a second-place finish at one singles Saturday.

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A Closer Look at a Selection of Photos from the Press & Guide April 3, 2011

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Ronnie Matthews, 18, and Tanaka Wells, 19, enter Judge Richard Wygonik’s 19^th District courtroom Friday as their preliminary exam was postponed in the charges with of felony murder of Sunrise Beauty Supply owner Jay Shin and three counts of armed robbery.
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Volunteers ready donated food for giveaway to the community after the first arson fire left the building (in the background) ruined and ACCESS operating out of tents in the lot next door in 1983. The organization is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week.
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Alyia Hassan, Ismael Ahmed’s grandmother and one of the founders of ACCESS, sits in her apartment the late 1980's. The organization is celebrating its 40^th anniversary this week.
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Former ACCESS director Ismael Ahmed seems happy at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Arab American National Museum in 2003.
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