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Month: April 2018

Ron Pattinson, beer historian and author
History

Research into 18th Century English Brewing Means Better Craft Beers for Aficionados

April 30, 2018 Dell Deaton

Saline knows how to celebrate important beers. Take note: This year will mark the fourteenth annual Main Street Oktoberfest. There are breweries. And new in 2018, Celtic Festival will feature a new craft beer pavilion. ….

Dr Ken Washington, Vice President, Research and Advanced Engineering, and Chief Technology Officer, Ford Motor Company
Tech

It’s Important to Understand What Being a “Smart City” Means to Saline, Part 4

April 27, 2018 Dell Deaton

On Saturday May 19, Briarwood Ford will hold its annual “Drive One 4UR School” event from 9:00am to 5:00pm at Harvest Elementary as a fundraiser to support Saline Music Boosters. [1,2] In light of what’s ….

Jerrod Hart, City of Saline police chief
Well-Being

Saline Celtic Festival Kilts Can Help Improve Relationships with Local Law Enforcement

April 26, 2018 Dell Deaton

It can be easy to overlook the presence of law enforcement at local events. [1] Officers are always there, of course. Sometimes they seem to simply blend into the tapestry of ongoing celebrations, readily responding ….

National Theatre Live performs William Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
Quite Focused

Emagine Channels Globe Theatre for NT Live Production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”

April 25, 2018 Dell Deaton

This 2018 National Theatre Live performance will be re-broadcast for a single engagement at Emagine Theatre in Saline. [1,2,3,4] May 17 (Thursday), with show starting at 7:00pm Plot summary on NT Live: “The ruined aftermath ….

Brian D Marl, City of Saline Mayor
Washtenaw County

On April 13 the Mayor Announced Walk-in Office Hours: Here’s What Is in That for You

April 24, 2018 Dell Deaton

Every media outlet got the same press release. You could have read it in one of a number of places. Saline Mayor Brian Marl announced a weekly schedule of times when any city stakeholder can ….

"Saline Cars & Coffee" at Brewed Awakenings
Automotive Heritage

Saline Michigan Is a Place That Gets “Car People” (Year Round, as It Turns Out)

April 23, 2018 Dell Deaton

There are people who drive cars, and there are car people. Two weeks ago today during a very well attended SAE WCX World Congress Experience presentation at Cobo Center in Detroit, Alex Roy attempted to ….

Electric car charging station on downtown Saline Michigan parking lot
Tech

It’s Important to Understand What Being a “Smart City” Means to Saline, Part 3

April 20, 2018 Dell Deaton

Becoming a smart city will require more than adjusting attitudes to accept sharing roads with electric cars. More than having stations to charge them. More than the next major leap of moving to a lifestyle ….

Saline Railroad Depot
History

How Well Do You Know the Community Impact of Your Saline Area Historical Society?

April 19, 2018 Dell Deaton

Earlier this month, Jim Peters, president of the Saline Area Historical Society, presented its 2017 annual report to City Council. Drawing on those materials, Saline Journal has prepared the following Q&A as a creative way ….

AccuShred on site for Capstone Tax & Financial in Saline Michigan
Well-Being

There’s a Lot More to After Tax Season Document Shredding Rituals Than Confetti

April 18, 2018 Dell Deaton

Never simply throw away papers related to your income tax filings. Instead, either file them away securely or destroy them by means that render them irretrievable. Before taking either action it’s important to know what ….

Risdon Heights condominiums in downtown Saline Michigan
Four Ps

Is New Construction Your Answer to Making a Home Purchase in This Tight Market?

April 17, 2018 Dell Deaton

Anyone in the market to buy a house or condominium in the last five years has likely felt frustration at the dearth of options. The Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors just reported “a significant ….

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  • via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Peace during a pandemic," by Dr Dan Russell, Executive Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Southgate, Michigan: To help strengthen the pastors and church families of our Convention as we face this coronavirus crisis, here are some encouraging reminders on how to keep your…

    – February 6, 2022

  • Juneteenth— via Center for Faith & Culture (June 14, 2021) by Sherelle Ducksworth, sociology instructor at Louisburg College in Louisburg North Carolina: "We celebrate Juneteenth because of what this holiday reveals to us about the inherent dignity and humanity of Black people. Juneteenth reminds us that freedom is essential to…

    – June 19, 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

  • National Day of Prayer— "How to Pray for America," via National Day of Prayer: Why pray for America? God is sovereign and nothing comes as a surprise to Him. Whether we face fluctuating economics, threats from abroad, unrest at home, or other troubling circumstances, our Heavenly Father is not caught…

    – May 5, 2022

  • via Jesus Calling (2004), by Sarah Young— "I am with you, watching over you constantly ...." Matthew 1:23 "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us" [King James Version] Psalm 34:5…

    – May 29, 2022

  • Independence Day— via Billy Graham (1970): "I find that there is a certain fear and expected cosmic judgment that hangs over our country at this hour, as the Devine timepiece ticks away. Thomas Jefferson felt this deeply when he said, 'I tremble for my country, when I reflect that God…

    – July 4, 2022

  • via Got Questions (December 26, 2018)— "How is Satan god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4)": "The phrase 'god of this world' (or 'god of this age') indicates that Satan is the major influence on the ideals, opinions, goals, hopes and views of the majority of people. His influence also…

    – July 3, 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

  • via Lifeway Research (December 28, 2021)— "New Year's Resolutions Focus on Health, God and Money," by Aaron Earls: After a season in which avoiding sickness was on most everyone’s mind, many Americans say their New Year’s resolutions address their health .... As people contemplate their 2022 resolutions, more than 2 in…

    – January 23, 2022

Past Spotlights

Brian Marl, Mayor of Saline

Saline Mayor Brian Marl slated to hold his next “Coffee Hour” on July 26, in-person at City Hall

July 22, 2021

Bygone Features

American Center for Mobility Visteon autonomous vehicle demonstr

Ann Arbor SPARK Event Truly Showed Attendees The Bigger Potential Of American Center For Mobility At Willow Run

July 10, 2018
Little more than two months after its public debut with great promise, the American Center for Mobility provided a broad sampling of demonstrations selected to prove its worth and lead. [1,2] Despite being located just over fourteen miles east of Saline — all but a straight shot on a combination of Michigan Avenue and Interstate 94 — most people know little or nothing about it. Of those, fewer still likely think they should. Insistant references ....
Borer 2015 Saline Scarecrow Contest: The Tin Man

How to Decide When a Digital Photograph Should be Presented in Black and White

September 18, 2017
With the growing sophistication of Instagram and iPhone filters, photographers of all skill levels are chosing to post more of their images in black and white (B&W) on social media. Add to that the upcoming sixth annual Saline Scarecrow Contest scheduled to run next month and you have a past entry that nicely supports this discussion. Here, it’s The Tin Woodman from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum and WW Denslow, 1899. ....

With Executive Order 2020-183, Governor Whitmer has allowed cinemas opportunity to again prove their community value

September 28, 2020
Who remembers experiencing the introduction of “sensurround” audio technology when the 1974 motion picture Earthquake premiered in cinemas? [1-4] As news broke this past Friday that movie theaters throughout Michigan at long last would be permitted to re-open on October 9, 2020, it must have felt like a lot like that to those who believe there is only one true way to fully appreciate the artists’ visions for their films. On the big screen. In all ....

“Giving Tuesday” 2019 is your chance to help less fortunate in Saline get their family coffers into the black, too – twice over

November 29, 2019
There once was but a single day in the wake of Thanksgiving feasts, arguably providing rationale to pour pent-up fuel on masses eager to begin their shopping for Christmas gifts. [1] Before days succumbed to weeks, then all of November to a period that threatens to reduce Halloween to little more than sweet afterthought in consumers’ minds (pun intended), “Black Friday” was fabeled as that day on the calendar when booked sales reached a tipping ....

Announced return of “Motor City Comic Con” in 2021 heralds great sign for growing number of in-person events to come

May 18, 2021
When news broke late yesterday that Motor City Comic Con would be returning to Suburban Collection Showplace this coming October 16 and 17, 2021, it seemed as if the excitement that followed could be felt more universally. [1-6] A powerful engine of economic impact, education, and real-world entertainment in their own right, expositions are once again in ascendency. As evidenced for southeast Michigan earlier this month in Novi, the great masses are ready to get out and ....
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