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Month: July 2018

Weber-Blaess one-room schoolhouse, Saline Michigan
Americana

Treat Yourself To An Opportunity Where You’ll Unplug From The Grid And Connect With Your Community

July 30, 2018 Janet Deaton

It often seems like summer arrives at a full gallup each year when school lets out. If there’s not an activity scheduled here or nearby for a weekend, there’s a get together to finalize organization ….

Democratic Presidential nominee Walter Mondale at 1984 University of Michigan
Competitive

In Politics And Journalism, “History” Begins Where The Presenting Party Says It Does (If Audiences Allow That)

July 27, 2018 Dell Deaton

It seems that Michigan was an important state for the presidential campaign of 1984. Or at least it was for the Democratic Party, whose nominee Walter Mondale made an appearance on the University of Michigan ….

DeLorean DMC-12 from 1981
Automotive Heritage

Popular Summer Car Shows Are Defined By Local Communities Of Which They Are Part; Saline Is No Exception

July 26, 2018 Dell Deaton

The bar is set high for car shows here in southest Michigan. To the average Jane or John Doe that may mean the North American International Auto Show. But real car guys — correction: Car ….

Cartoon featuring Detroit People Mover and GM Renaissance Center
Serendipity

Comic Book Collecting Is Passion For Some, Business For Others – And For Many A Signature Event Headed To Detroit

July 25, 2018 Dell Deaton

In the 1970s, the corner drug store was seeing the last of 15¢ DC Action Comics with cover stories including “The Punishment of Superman’s Son!” Marvel Comics Group seemed a bit more premium, at 20¢ ….

Ford F-150 at Saline 2018 "Drive 4 UR School" event
Competitive

Marketplace For New Automobile Sales Has Changed With The Internet, But Keys To Dealer Success Remain The Same

July 24, 2018 Dell Deaton

Thirty years ago, new car models were unveiled at a set-certain time of year. Consumer research was done by reading buyer’s guides and special issues of monthly magazines with content gleaned from a select few ….

Tabby cat, OJ
Well-Being

“Have You Ever Tried Giving Pills To A Cat?” That’s Not The Hook For A Joke: It May Be A Matter Of Life Or Death

July 23, 2018 Dell Deaton

You don’t have to be “a cat person” to get the importance of making sure that medications are taken as prescribed. Simple human decency if not compassion will do. Neither do you have to imagine ….

Greta Niethammer presenting "Living History Program" at Rentschler Farm Museum
Serendipity

Imagine Seeing Rentschler Farm Museum Through The Eyes Of A Child During Your Next Visit, Part 3

July 20, 2018 Dell Deaton

Two months ago, Saline Journal suggested that visitors approach the 2018 season opening of Rentschler Farm Museum with a different perspective. Follow in the footsteps of local grade school students on a field trip, with ….

Star filled sky over Mill Pond in the night, City of Saline, Michigan
Well-Being

We May Have Near-Term Problem With Recyclables Collection Rates, But That’s Not The Real Problem Here

July 19, 2018 Dell Deaton

Headline news out of Saline City Council earlier this week was that Waste Management reported something close to a 1500% increase in its cost for recycling. [1,2] Big numbers not only skew stories, they can ….

Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1979)
Serendipity

Theme Announced For Seventh Annual Saline Scarecrow Contest (Competitive Entrants Will Want To Start Planning Early)

July 18, 2018 Dell Deaton

In its most ambitious challenge to date, Borer Family Chiropractic has announced the theme for its 2018 Scarecrow Contest: “Star Wars.” [1,2] As always, entrants are free to follow their most creative impulses wherever those ….

Elvis Presley (1968)
Quite Focused

Elvis Presley ’68 Comeback Special Celebrates Fifty Years This August, And Emagine Theatre Has It

July 17, 2018 Janet Deaton

Earlier today, Billboard ranked Elvis Presley number four on its updated list of top 100 musical artists of all time. That is incredible staying power for a singer whose last performance took place in 1977, ….

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  • 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

  • Mother's Day— via Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (September 16, 1953): "Sermons – Billy Graham on the Need for Godly Mothers," 13:27-minute audio recording, free online. 'If we had more Christian mothers, we would have less delinquency, less immorality, less ungodliness and fewer broken homes.' Listen to Billy Graham’s Mother’s Day…

    – May 9, 2022

  • via Lifeway Research (April 5, 2021)— "Americans Most Want to Avoid Fear and Anxiety, Gain Freedom and Safety," by Aaron Earls: After what was a scary year for many, more Americans say they want to avoid fear. According to a study from Lifeway Research, when asked which feeling they seek to…

    – January 2, 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

  • 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

  • President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 this morning — via The White House, Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. As always and particularly in the face of this affliction, we pray for The President of the United States, his loved ones, and those in whose care he has been…

    – July 21, 2022

  • via Lifeway Research (February 15, 2022)— "Most Pastors See Racial Diversity in the Church as a Goal but Not Reality," by Marissa Postell: Most Protestant pastors say every church should strive to achieve racial diversity, but few are achieving it .... There are also differences between what African American pastors are…

    – February 20, 2022

  • Good Friday— "By no means is Good Friday an isolated event, said Winn Collier, the pastor of All Souls Charlottesville, a partner church with the Baptist General Association of Virginia. "Following the church calendar is a congregation’s way of following the footsteps of Christ throughout the year. And for both…

    – April 15, 2022

  • 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

Past Spotlights

Mayor Brian Marl, dedicating Saline Pre-Prix print

Mayor Brian Marl Dedicated Historic ‘Pre-Prix’ Race Print to City of Saline

August 23, 2016

Bygone Features

Perry's Tuxedos Plus, Saline MI

Tuxedos Appear to Keep High School Proms a Reflection of Key Life Transitions

April 9, 2018
Rumor had it that James Bond would not be wearing a tuxudo when Daniel Craig took on the role for Casino Royale. Hard to imagine in 2006. Impossible today. [1,2] With the 2018 Saline High School prom less than four weeks away, it’s a good time to put related questions of a proper gentleman’s attire into context. Saline Journal began by asking local expert Dave Perry of Perry’s Tuxedos Plus about relevance and influence. Like ....
Original Endor Imperial Stormtrooper costume from "Return of the Jedi" (1983)

Part History, Part Fashion, Part Science Fiction: Detroit Marks Final Stop For Must-See Original “Star Wars” Exhibition

July 3, 2018
The most fantastic, enduring bits of art are always underpinned by deeper forms of substance. Details. Philosophy. A thoughtful integration of myriad pieces that had come to create the whole. The so-called “Star Wars universe” is both a fantastic example of this and a challenging one. [1] It’s not uncommon for a movie to beget merchandising and sequels. But the first (chronological) entry in 1977 expended to other mediums, comprehensive language development, and impassioned arguments ....

This Can Be Your Place for a Variety of Hands-On Guides to Virtual Kodak Picture Spots

May 7, 2018
From the Editor— Saline has always had an element of tourist attraction to it — from events such as our annual Celtic Festival, to the historic structures preserved at Rentschler Farm Museum. [1,2,3,4] It doesn’t take much of a stretch to believe that the destination component of who and what we are as a community will become even more so with the opening of a new Best Western Premier hotel here. Not just for families ....

Some Americans would be unsettled to learn that their favorite hero was a Black man; others, the complete opposite

February 22, 2021
“The Lone Ranger’s Black?” [1,2] As histories go, it’s hard to imagine four words that intersect more threads than those above — spoken by a fictional character. Spoken by time machine pilot Rufus Carlin during the 2016-2017 season of Timeless, it was his typically matter-of-fact reaction when he first saw Deputy Marshall Bass Reeves in the year 1882. [3,4] In 2018, “pop culture historian” Martin Grams Jr produced a 22-page white paper earnestly aimed at debunking this ....

It only seems like pre-production on “Newsies: The Musical” started two days after the fall Saline High School drama closed

November 27, 2019
SHS Drama Club held its “audition workshop” yesterday for students interested in appearing on stage as part of Newsies: The Musical, set to debut at the Ellen A Ewing Performing Arts Center on February 28, 2020. [1-5] If that feels like a bit of a whirlwind on the heals of closing matinee for its fall play 12 Angry Jurors, those who were a part of the audience are undoubtedly not alone in the sentiment. Traces ....
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