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contract
By Kevin Doby
Heritage Media

Chelsea may soon enter a

$32,000 one-year contract with
Ann Arbor to provide informa-
tion technology support.
At Tuesday night’s City
Council meeting Kim Garland,
administrative service director,
outlined the contract, which the
council unanimously approved.
The contract would require
Ann Arbor to provide 24-hour
support of the city’s website, as
well as management of Channel
18 and computer data, hardware
and software.
Should Ann Arbor approve
the contract, the two will enter a
90-day preliminary test period.
Garland said the contract
would cost significantly less
than hiring someone on a part
time basis or bringing in an out-
side firm.
“Now that the Chelsea City
Council has approved the con-
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Dawud Walid, director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, speaks while fellow panelists Najah
Bazzy, director of Zaman International, and Imam Al-Qazwini, from the Islamic Center of America, look on.

Forum sparks awareness

tract, all that is left is for Ann
Arbor to do the same,” said
Garland, who also stated that
the Ann Arbor IT director has
discussed the matter with their
planning commission and there
is no reason to believe that the
Ann Arbor City Council would
not also approve the contract.
Until recently, the city’s IT
internship program provided
significant assistance in improv-
ing the overall technology infra-
structure.
According to Garland, over
the past three years the interns
have been able to help the City
of Chelsea by implementing
a number of “open-source”
or “freeware” IT, which have
helped save the city money.
“Ann Arbor was also very
excited to work with us,”
Garland said, “because they
were very impressed by what we
have been able to
Within the agreement, it
states that there will be person-
nel at Ann Arbor, who will be
specially trained for Chelsea’s IT
infrastructure. There will also
be an IT support specialist, who
will act as a liaison for Chelsea
and work from there three days
per week.
Garland voiced hope that
this liaison would be Chelsea’s
current IT intern and Garland
said that was discussed with
Ann Arbor.
She said she felt strongly
that the intern would become
that liaison.
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By Kevin Doby Day, newly sworn-in state Rep. “Our God is no different from Hezbollah’s stance on Israel, the
Heritage Media Mark Ouimet gave opening the God in the New or Old panelist tried to maintain that
remarks. Testament.” what occurs in these countries
Around 200 people packed Ouimet used his time to Bazzy discussed the role of is not necessarily what is found
the Chelsea District Library on relate lessons from Dr. King’s women in Islam. in the Islamic faith, but is more
Monday night for a forum on leadership book to everyday “I know people want to know of a cultural action.
Islamic awareness. life. While Dr. King’s message what’s on my head,” she said. “We tend to demonize that
“People are naturally afraid of toleration and equality “But I hope America comes to which we don’t understand,”
of what they do not know,” certainly carried over into the a point where what is in our Rev Tom Macauly, a volunteer Join us on Facebook:
Dawud Walid, director of panel discussion, the focus of heads is more important than at the forum said, “It’s impor- We already have 265 fans
the Michigan chapter of the the night after Ouimet’s time what’s on it.” tant for smaller communities to on Facebook. Click on the
Council on American-Islamic was focused squarely on the Nazzy made it a point that know that we are also part of a Facebook tab on the home
Relations. Islamic faith and Muslim soci- Muslim women are just as any larger community.” page of our website or
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Walid was a panelist for ety. other women: “We cry, we nag, Some in the audience, how-
the forum, along with Najah With time constraints, each we say confusing things to men ever, disagreed with sentiment
Bazzy, director and founder of panelist was given about 10 that we hope men understand.” that culture was responsible for
Zaman International and Imam minutes to discuss a part of The final speaker was Al- violence in the Middle East.
Al-Qazwini from the Islamic Muslim tradition and faith. Qazwini, the leader of the “I think just like there are radi-
Center of America. “I felt like the speakers Islamic Center of America in cal Christians and radical Jews
The meeting room for the should have had more time,” Dearborn, the largest Mosque there are also radical Muslims,”
forum, which held around 100 Jan Sevde said after the forum. in North America. Warren Mcarthur said after
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people, overflowed out into the Audience member Patrick “We are proud to be Muslims, the panel, “but I think it was Local ads are just a hop
hallway of the main entrance to Zieska agreed. but we are also proud to be too easy of a copout to separate away at the MIcentral.com
marketplace. While you are
the library. “I think they just scratched Americans,” Qazwini said. religion from what is going on there, you can check out
Joanne Ladio, an organizer the surface, it was hard to “Muslims cannot find a better in Muslim countries.”
all the special supplements
for the forum, said the event address everything they needed home than the U.S. There is Opinions on what the panel- of Journal Register Co.
was created to learn more about to say in around 15 minutes,” more freedom, even religious ists said varied, but many left newspapers in Michigan.
Islam and dispel myths. he said. freedom for us, than any the panel with a new sense of Click on “marketplace”
“We want people to have Walid spoke first and had a Muslim country.” what Islam is about. on the home page of our
opinions coming from a place broad discussion about Islamic The panelist all maintained “I thought it was fascinat- website or go directly to www.
of knowledge,” she said. “We faith to dispel misconceptions. that there is a difference ing,” Jan Sevde said, “I didn’t marketplace.micentral.com/
are not here tonight promoting, “I want to address the fact between culture and religion. know too much about Muslims ROP/Categories.aspx.
we are here to educate.” that Islamic values are not alto- When questioned about things and their beliefs coming in, but
With the forum taking place gether different from Christian such as the treatment of I think it’s just an opening to
on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or Jewish values,” Walid said. women in Muslim countries or discussion.” INDEX
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Daniels speaks at historical society gala Saturday Obituaries Page 12-A

By Erica McClain
Heritage Media
While buildings like the
Longworth property remain
important, Bob Daniels wanted
those at the Chelsea Area
Historical Society dinner on
Saturday to know that Chelsea
is so much more than that.
“A lot of you are volunteer-
ing,” he said. “A lot of you are
contributing quietly to the com-
munity.”
Daniels, the owner of the
Chelsea Lumber Company,
spoke about several members
of the community who have
made a difference, including
Warren Spaulding, founder of
Spaulding for Children.
Spaulding, along with
Dorothea Pielemeir, were both
Chelsea residents who had spe-
cial needs children.
After Spaulding’s wife died,
Pielemeir encouraged him to
donate his farmhouse to chil-
dren.
Thus Spaulding for Children
began in the 1960s and eventu-
ally grew to become the largest
nonprofit special needs child
adoption agency, Daniels said.
“The only reason I’m telling
you this story is because it’s
from Chelsea,” he said.
Daniels also took the time
out to discuss various build- Sports Page 1-C
ings that have come and gone
through Chelsea’s community, Calendar Page 3-B
like when the hospital was
built, calling the memories “the Community . . . Section B
remember whens.”
Though the city has tri- Printed
umphed in certain ways,
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“You can’t stop,” he said.
“You have to keep working. Are
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PLEASE SEE GALA/3-A Janet Ogle-Mater stands with Bob Daniels and his wife, Marjorie.

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