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Failed capacitor, replaced by electronic parts from local Radio
Quite Focused

There Are Still Capable People Who Fix Their Own Electronics, Supported By A Local Resource To Keep Them Supplied

September 28, 2018 Dell Deaton

Most people wouldn’t be able to identify the failed part shown in the photograph above. Fewer still could have singled it out as culprit that brought all functioning of the computer in which it was ….

Saline Police Department “Volunteers in Public Safety” (VIPS) uniforms
Well-Being

Saline Police Department Set To Debut Its New “Volunteers In Public Safety” (VIPS) Program On Oktoberfest Opening Day

September 27, 2018 Dell Deaton

One of the successful initiatives that Jarrod Hart anticipated bringing with him as our new Chief of Saline Police Department (SPD) was a program called “Volunteers in Public Safety.” Better known there as “VIPS” (pronounced ….

Lunchtime pizza by the slice at Tippens Specialty Wine & Foods
Americana

Somewhere Between National Pepperoni And Sausage Pizza Day, Call Today “No Man’s Land” Pizza Day And Enjoy It There

September 26, 2018 Dell Deaton

It’s no secret that local pizza is more than a passion at Saline Journal. Twelve months ago, we produced a video focused on East Michigan Avenue options for National Cheese Pizza Day. [1,2] That day, ….

Aida / Marty Shol / The Metropolitan Opera
Quite Focused

“Aida,” Highlight Of The Metropolitan Opera Season, Will Be Shown Live At Emagine Theatre Saline On October 6

September 25, 2018 Dell Deaton

Over the course of almost 150 years now, Aida, by composer Giuseppe Verdi, has come to be regarded as one of “opera’s best-loved and most enduring works.” Appropriately, its performances are regarded as a highlight ….

2018 Saline Cemetery Enactment dress rehearsal at Brecon Village
Americana

Like So Many Histories From Saline, Dress Rehearsals For Upcoming Cemetery Enactments Stretched Their Own Bounds

September 24, 2018 Dell Deaton

Tonight was the first dress rehearsal for in advance of September 30 enactments at Oak Wood Cemetery. Appropriately, the stage for this was comfortably within the walls of Brecon Village — where the audience was ….

Chamberlain, favorite marionette of string-puppetmaker Meredith
History

A Brief Look Back On The Meredith Bixby Marionette Story, Part II: Saline Once Hosted Museum, Held Puppet Festivals

September 21, 2018 Dell Deaton

Bits and pieces of the once grand “Meredith Marionettes Touring Company” can still be found here and there about Saline. Overtly and covertly, tucked away in areas of the Saline Library and just outside City ….

Erik Grossman with original Meredith Bixby marionette
Serendipity

A Brief Look Back On The Meredith Bixby Marionette Story, Part I: History Can’t Be Packed Away In A Single Box

September 20, 2018 Dell Deaton

Last week, Saline Journal provided an expanded overview of marionette history and detailed its ongoing relevance to modern day entertainment in the United States. [1] That article merely touched on the fantastic role once held ….

Fall Colors, Saline MI
f/ Stops

It’s Time To Start Checklists For Getting “Fall Color” Photographs That Others Will Miss (Right Outside Their Own Doors)

September 19, 2018 Dell Deaton

If other news outlets are any indication, this is actually late to be discussing plans for making photographs of seasonal changes to leaves here in Michigan. Click on Detroit ran a piece three weeks ago ….

District Court 14A-4 in Saline Michigan
Washtenaw County

Across From Middle School, Next To Global Manufacturing, A Block From Bowling Alley: District Court 14A-4 Is In Saline

September 17, 2018 Dell Deaton

Today is “Constitution Day.” [1] In 2009, the not-for-profit Project for Public Spaces lamented loss of the local courthouse as “a cornerstone of the community, a source of local pride and the nexus of social ….

Female terrier-mix dog "Shushana," Humane Society of Huron Valley
Quite Focused

Open Your Heart To Support Rescues And Shelter Dog Adoptions As Better Alternative To Slick Puppy Mill Pitches

September 15, 2018 Janet Deaton

Things were hopping at the Humane Society of Huron Valley this weekend. If this was an article about the expanded communities of which Saline is part, we’d point out the HSHV is only 15 miles ….

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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

  • 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

  • re United States Supreme Court decision in Kennedy v Bremerton School District— On April 4, 2022, Compelling Truth revisited the question, "What is the separation of church and state?" Noting that this "is not foundation and is not found in the US Constitution," this assessment went on to assert that…

    – June 27, 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 America: The Jesuit Review (May 20, 2022)— "On May 20, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said in a public statement that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a life-long Catholic, will be barred from Communion in her home diocese of San Francisco. Gloria Purvis, the host of America Media’s 'The Gloria…

    – May 22, 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— "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

  • Holy Saturday— "Why is Holy Saturday so sacred? What happened on the day between the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ? ... Holy Saturday is the name assigned to the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Many Christians acknowledge Holy Saturday, the seventh and final day of Holy Week,…

    – April 16, 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

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

Boy Scouts of America skill permission cards

Last weekend, our local BSA Scouts Troop 439 headed out for its first weekend campout; today we debriefed participants

February 18, 2019
Today marked the start of week 3 for the newly Chartered BSA Scouts Troop 439, recently introduced here to Saline Journal readers. Recall that they were to head out last Friday night for historic Camp Teetonkah in Jackson Michigan, returning on Sunday after spending two nights there in a cabin. [1-4] They’re back in Washtenaw County now. Subject matter related to camps and camping is not far behind First Aid among subject matter covered in ....
Vincent Peters / Metropolitan Opera photograph "Adriana Lecouvreur" production. © 2018 Fathom Events, All Rights Reserved. USA (used with prior written permission to Saline Journal)

“Adriana Lecouvreur” Will Lead 2019 Emagine Theatre Live Simulcasts From The Metropolitan Opera In January

November 27, 2018
Sung in its original Italian with English subtitles, The Metropolitan Theater Adriana Lecouvreur production is distinguished by both its first time hosting of Anna Netrebko in the title role and partial staging “in a working replica of a Baroque theater.” [1,2,3,4,5,6] As part of its ongoing affiliation with Fathom Events, Emagine Theatre will host the live transmission (only) here in Saline. [6,7,8,9] January 12 (Saturday), with show starting at 12:55pm In its discussion of the ....

“Star Wars” Costume Guide Will Help Make You A Hero (Or Villain) at Celtic Festival Fundraiser on June 26

June 18, 2018
Last week a special promotion to benefit Saline Celtic Festival was announced. Themed around Star Wars imagery, this event will be held locally at our own Emagine Theatre on East Michigan Avenue on Tuesday, June 26 with doors opening at 6:00pm. Patrons are being encouraged to come dressed in their favorite costume from the movie franchise — reflecting either side of The Force. [1,2,3,4] You know you’d love to participate. In fact, this is your ....

Somewhere Between National Pepperoni And Sausage Pizza Day, Call Today “No Man’s Land” Pizza Day And Enjoy It There

September 26, 2018
It’s no secret that local pizza is more than a passion at Saline Journal. Twelve months ago, we produced a video focused on East Michigan Avenue options for National Cheese Pizza Day. [1,2] That day, September 5, passed weeks ago now. Next up? You’ll have to wait for National Sausage Pizza Day on October 11. For those looking for labels and celebrations, the calendar provides no directed help until then. [3] But just as it ....

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

August 9, 2018
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 attention on an unseen screen before them — wearing cardboard glasses. When color version of these images from the 1950s can be found it’s obvious that one eye sees through a green lens, the other red. This allowed people to ....
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