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Month: August 2018

Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office 2018 Open House
Well-Being

Washtenaw County Sheriff Open House Event Held To Build Stronger Relationships Within The Community It Must Serve

August 18, 2018 Dell Deaton

Local law enforcement packed a lot into two-and-a-half hours today during the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office open house. Interest and engagement were still going stong through the lunch hour before things were scheduled to wind ….

Bill Stolberg cars at 2018 Saline Street Machines car show
Americana

Did You Happen To Notice A Car Show Within The Car Show Last Saturday While You Were Getting A Haircut Downtown?

August 16, 2018 Dell Deaton

Last May, international car appraiser Chuck Patton advised Saline Journal readers not to “get emotionally involved” with their vehicles. Any vehicles. Enjoy the hobby, yes. But enjoy it for the people with whom you share ….

Mary Lindquist, owner of The Quilting Season
Giving

Where “Should” The Boundaries Of Saline End When It Comes To Serving Those In Need? (No Cartography Needed)

August 15, 2018 Dell Deaton

Last weekend must have been a difficult one for those dedicated to a hyperlocal focus. [1] Even as so much activity was centered on the four corners of Saline, desperately needed attention was focused on ….

Gabriel Sandler of Capstone Tax & Financial presenting at Saline Area Senior Center
Well-Being

Take Note: Programming Standards For Saline Area Senior Center Reflect High Expectations Of Their Community As A Whole

August 14, 2018 Dell Deaton

Things started off simply enough. A fresh pot of coffee was brewing outside the Saline Area Senior Center library. Fresh pastries has been set out on two plates along one of the side walls within. ….

1960 Chevy Impala
Giving

Saline Street Machines Helped Put Shoes On Children In Need By Attracting Enthusiasts To Annual Downtown Car Show

August 13, 2018 Dell Deaton

As reported here earlier this season, our own Saline Area Social Service (SASS) is “always at the top of the list” of local organizations supported by the Saline Street Machines signature event. Last Saturday was ….

Saline Historical Trolley Tour 2018
Americana

Work Must Go Into Making Saline Historical Trolley Tours Fun For The Guides So That It Will Be Fun For The Riders

August 11, 2018 Dell Deaton

In at least one case, guide pre-preparations for Saline’s Summerfest trolley tour duty weren’t wrapped up until after dark on Friday evening. That’s when Tanya Wood working out of Barber’s Inn downtown finished arranging Saline ….

Local student viewing stereocard at Rentschler Farm Museum
f/ Stops

A Century Before Emagine Showed “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” Rentschler Farmhouse Had 3D Entertainment

August 9, 2018 Dell Deaton

How long has stereoscopic photography been available to everyday consumers? [1] The cliché image is that of a more seriously dressed movie theater audience, men wearing jackets and ties, women in dresses, focused with rapt ….

Saline Lectronics
Financial

Global Manufacturers Are Hiring Employees At All Skill Levels To Help Their Saline Operations Continue To Succeed

August 8, 2018 Dell Deaton

It’s hard to drive down Michigan Avenue headed into town or past the Middle School without seeing succinct “Help Wanted” signs. According to the United States Department of Labor, “nonfarm payroll employment rose by 157,000 ….

Dell Deaton's paternal grandfather reading Aug 1 1984 issue of The Saline Reporter
Financial

Sixteen Years Ago, I Set A Retail-Minded Course For Journalism in Saline From An Office On East Bennett Street

August 7, 2018 Janet Deaton

From the Publisher— As equal partner in a business that started thirty-five years ago, I felt like I should write an additional editorial for publication in Saline Journal this month. You can probably name businesses ….

Original DBA filed with Washtenaw County, Michigan creating D2 Enterprises on August 12, 1983
History

Thirty Years Ago, I Celebrated My Five-Year Anniversary As A Journalist – In Florida, Taking Photographs (As Usual)

August 6, 2018 Dell Deaton

From the Editor— As an observer, I tend to find “anniversaries” of this sort awkward at best. That said, this coming Sunday will mark the completion of our thirty-fifth consecutive year as a locally-owned business ….

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  • via Baptist Beacon (May 2, 2022)— "Be the Church in the marketplace" by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: This is a classic story of what God can and will do when lay people begin to take seriously the Lord’s call on their life to…

    – May 15, 2022

  • via Southern Baptist Convention (February 26, 2019)— "Who's Your One?" Day 13: Genesis 12:1-3, "Now the Lord said to Abram, 'Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will…

    – July 31, 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 Samaritan's Purse (March 28, 2022)— "Franklin Graham Meets with Samaritan's Purse Team in Ukraine": Work continues as fighting rages in eastern Europe. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, traveled to Ukraine this past weekend to meet with our teams who have been at work there since the early stages…

    – April 3, 2022

  • via Got Questions (January 4, 2022)— "What is the god of self?" "A god is what we run to when we need validation, help, or encouragement because we believe it has the power to give us what we need. Self is a compelling god because it arises from our deepest…

    – August 7, 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 Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "The difference in knowing and loving," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan, re Famed jeweler Harry Winston: A customer entered Winston’s store in New York City to buy a special diamond. One of his salesmen, his most knowledgeable…

    – February 13, 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

  • 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

Past Spotlights

"Rivet Like a Rosie!" instruction at Yankee Air Museum

Yankee Air Museum marked one-hundredth B-24 Liberator model assembled by its “Rivet Like a Rosie!” class yesterday

March 21, 2021

Bygone Features

Michigan State Police vehicles at Saline Walmart

Remember September 11, 2001 – When Our First Responders Did What They Are Dedicated To Doing Everyday, As Always

September 11, 2018
In too many ways, “9/11” seems too far away, to too many people as a relevant touchstone for today. [1] The typical senior at Saline High School this year were infants that Tuesday, seventeen years ago. The closest impact sight, where Flight 93 is memorialized, is over 350 miles away. The stories that once consumed all of the twenty-four-hour news cycle and more, now the stuff of history archives. [2] Appropriately, anniversaries such as this ....
Ron Schebil 1984 campaign car, candidate for Washtenaw County Sheriff

Recap Of Important Political Candidate Interviews Of Relevance To Voters In Greater Saline Community

November 6, 2018
Today is the day when registered voters who have not already cast absentee ballots head to the polls. Over the last month, Saline Journal has published interviews with the leading candidates in key Michigan races of local relevance. The questions posed were our own. Their fates are now in your hands. [1] For those unsure of where to vote, Washtenaw County has an online resource where area polling locations can be found. Beyond this, the ....

Who forgot to order the *#$% ventilators? Studied direction “by the book” have designated priorities for COVID-19

April 20, 2020
Ongoing coverage of novel coronavirus disease 2019 continues to feel like a story being told from a point that never quite starts from the beginning. [1-3] If there’s a strategy to this, a part of that would undoubtedly serve interests of seeking to establish “winners” and “losers” in the blame game. Labeling COVID-19 “Chinese Virus” may be argued inaccurate from the perspective of a narrative that does not originate until first US patient presentation in ....

“31 Day October 2020 Photo Challenge!” offers a number of great opportunities to present the case for Saline

October 1, 2020
During a March 7 session at the 2019 Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism, Courtney Sheffer of West Michigan Tourist Association (WMTA) shared details from the experience of her organization in its effort to attract attention for her constituent destinations. [1,2] In her position as marketing director for WMTA, she faced the same challenges that destinations such as Saline, as well as their venue advocates including the A2Y Regional Chamber are facing in the wake ....

Only Surviving Copy of “Scouting for Boys” Is on Display at Indiana University

May 28, 2008
Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908. It is more particularly dated to January 24 of that year with the publication of Scouting for Boys, published as a three-part set by Horace Cox, London. [1,2,3] The only recorded copy in original parts is housed at Lilly Library on the campus of Indiana University, Bloomington. It is part of a collection of more than a thousand pieces built by creator and author of ....
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