2011

Actual Breitling for Bentley James Bond watch worn by Jeffery Deaver

An Original James Bond Watch Was Displayed in Ann Arbor Last Month

December 3, 2011 Dell Deaton

Truly unique wristwatches, distinguished by the individual stories behind them, attract increasing collector attention. There’s a National Watch & Clock Museum dedicated to such things in Pennsylvania, housing the largest collection of timepieces outside of ….

Boy Scout Troop 168 preparing for service on Mackinac Island

Saline Boy Scouts Are on Mackinac Island Today Serving in Governor’s Honor Troop

June 27, 2011 Dell Deaton

Two days ago, several Boy Scouts from Saline Troop 446 attached to a blended Unit in Port Huron headed to Mackinaw City and marched off for weeklong service on Mackinac Island. [1] They’ll be there ….

Maundy Thursday— "On this Thursday before Good Friday, Christians of all colors and stripes celebrate three events on the last night our Lord spent with his apostles before the Crucifixion: the washing of the disciples’ feet, the suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane and the betrayal of Judas Iscariot. "The…

– April 14, 2022
via What Christians Want to Know (May 27, 2019)— "Should Christians Protest Or Demonstrate?" by Jack Wellman, Christian author, prison minister, and pastor of Heritage Evangelical Free Church, in Udall, Kansas: ... especially when they see injustice? ... The Bible admonishes us to 'Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights…

– June 12, 2022
Ascension Day— via Christianity: "Ascension Day celebrates Christ's exaltation. While on earth, He was a servant. Now in heaven, He is the ruler and Lord of all. By entering heaven as the representative of mankind, He completed the work of our salvation and guarantees the eventual glorification of all who…

– May 26, 2022
via Lifeway Research (April 6, 2021)— "Americans' Views of Life's Meaning and Purpose Are Changing," by Aaron Earls: As Americans attempt to move past the life-altering effects of 2020, their perspective is shifting on some of the most significant questions facing humanity. [Compared] to a decade ago, U.S. adults today are…

– January 9, 2022
via TED Conferences (February 1998) "Billy Graham: Technology, faith and human shortcomings": In Monterey California, The Reverend Billy Graham delivered a talk of just over twenty-six minutes to a Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) conference before a screen that projected a title of no more than, matter-of-factly, his first and…

– July 10, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Called: Living the life God created you to live," by Karen Blanchard, women's life group leader with Lakepointe Church in Shelby Township, Michigan: The words “called” and “purpose” are buzzwords in our culture today. People are constantly searching to find their calling and purpose…

– May 1, 2022
National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers— via National Police Association (June 23, 2021), by Stephen Owsinski, retired law enforcement officer with experience in Field Training Officer (FTO) unit and the Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST): "Like anyone else, our nation’s cops harbor every desire to return home each day…

– June 17, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Treasures in the darkness," by Karen Blanchard, women's life group leader with Lakepointe Church in Shelby Township, Michigan: Having been in this pandemic for two years now, we face days that seem uncertain and difficult to navigate. Yet through all the darkness and confusion,…

– March 6, 2022
via Samaritan's Purse (March 23, 2022)— "Ukraine Updates: Ukraine Updates: Fifth Airlift Departs with Ukraine Relief; Medical Care at Four Locations; Food and Other Distributions Underway": A fifth Samaritan’s Purse airlift departed today carrying more than 19 tons of relief, including medical supplies for area hospitals as we work to…

– March 27, 2022

401 North Ann Arbor Street building in the City of Saline Michigan

Keys To Placing Viable Tenants In Commercial Spaces Include Knowing The Market, Yes – But Also Knowing Its Need To Fit

October 4, 2018

Almost everyone in the community has a vested interest in filling the highest practical inventory of its commercial space. Buildings not otherwise occupied in whole or in part by viable businesses represent not just missed opportunities for those who would otherwise shop, work, or otherwise enjoy beneifts of transacting within. They represent an important area of revenue shortfall in city budgeting. Commercial real estate values, appearance, and type affect =residential property values. [1,2,3,4,5,6] As if ....

Stephen Junga, at Junga's ACE Hardware store in Saline Michigan

It Wasn’t the Internet That Drove Plans for a New Hardware Store in Saline

May 9, 2018

Stephen Junga will someday be the “Junga” of Junga’s ACE Hardware here. If you’re a local merchant struggling to imagine long-term future success in an increasingly web-based world, this insight may be the key to assuring your own path forward. In Part 1 of this two-part series, it became clear that even those who write for the Internet on the future of the Internet aren’t so sure of its once argued inevitable take over of ....

Mackinac Policy Conference provided its last “sneak peek” of the event where Michigan futures will be set in 2019

January 30, 2019

As Saline continues its ascendency to larger stages, by steps and leaps, a natural next question becomes one of identifying opportunity for leveraging position. Where? When? Here in Michigan (and beyond), nothing beats our own Mackinac Policy Conference (MPC). [1] For the uninitiated, this is an event that takes place each year during the week following Memorial Day. Although focus and content varies widely from year to year, it certainly brings together “political figures, business ....

“Jeghetto’s Workshop” string-puppet performances at DIA were precision mechanics, energy, and amazement

February 23, 2020

Imagine a circus. [1,2] At first, the juggler. Maybe animals, performing – some in confined spaces, others given free reign of literally any area to which a beast might feel attracted on a whim. This one honestly described as “cute,” the next in its way ferocious, striking fear in even the most brave of onlooker hearts. And of course, the flying trapeze acts. Now imagine all of the above and more, channeled through a show featuring ....

Clean, Reliable Water Supply In The City of Saline Is Not Really the Stuff Of Which Dramatic Headlines Are Made

June 12, 2018

When a Saline water main broke last month it attracted major media coverage out of Detroit. Alternatively characterizing it as a “large” and “massive,” television station WXYZ Channel 7 deployed no less than a helicopter to provide live coverage. Who knew there was so much excitement to be had at the corner of North Maple and East Michigan Avenue? [1,2] Grossly missing in so much of this was a substantive explanation of what had actually ....

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Year: 2011

An Original James Bond Watch Was Displayed in Ann Arbor Last Month

Saline Boy Scouts Are on Mackinac Island Today Serving in Governor’s Honor Troop