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Puppeteer Vít Hořejš on stage at Detroit Institute of Arts
Experiences

Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre demonstrated just how hard it can be to appear effortless

December 30, 2019 Dell Deaton

This afternoon, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) hosted the second of two stagings for A Christmas Carol, Oy! Hanukkah, Merry Kwanzaa in its Marvin & Betty Danto auditorium. An estimated 275 people were in attendance, ….

SHS Drama Club cast for 2020 production of "Newsies"
Washtenaw County

Hours after the last bell rang for classes in 2019, SHS Drama Club musical cast was still hard at work on Act I

December 21, 2019 Dell Deaton

Nearly a month has passed since prospective cast members got their first feel for the upcoming Saline High School Drama Club production of Newsies: The Musical. [1,2] In a number of respects, the process of ….

Paul Glantz before the largest movie screen in Michigan
Experiences

Emagine Entertainment unveiled largest movie theater screen in Michigan, and upstaged it with something even bigger

December 20, 2019 Dell Deaton

Measuring ninety-four feet wide and forty feet tall, the new 4K Super EMAX screen at Emagine Theatre in Canton credibly holds title as largest in Michigan, as of its official ribbon-cutting last night. [1-5] Fittingly, ….

Marshall S Johnson. Emergency Management Coordinator with Novi Police Department
Well-Being

“Community Emergency Response Teams” provide an added level of local preparation, safety when disasters strike

December 18, 2019 Dell Deaton

The need for “citizen responders” formally trained to serve in situations of sudden calamity was first addressed by the Los Angeles City Fire Department in 1985, and proven two years later through wide-area deployment during ….

Shannon Breeman, Brian Marl during "Coffee Hour" in Saline Michigan
Washtenaw County

Saline Mayor Marl, Washtenaw County Commissioner Beeman talked priorities, concerns during “Coffee Hour”

December 14, 2019 Dell Deaton

As the last Coffee Hour of 2019, the discussions that came over the course of ninety minutes inside City Council Chambers this morning had more of a “highlights real” feel than seems common in other ….

Saline Area Social Service "Pantry Planners" lists
Giving

Now that everyone is steeped in the giving spirit, how about making plans to give next month? summer of 2020?

December 13, 2019 Dell Deaton

In marketing, a clear brand image or mark has to rank among the most powerful of assets. [1] With a properly reinforced symbol or mainstreamed arrangement of a few words, an enterprise can convey a great ….

Erik Grossman with Bixby Marionettes
Washtenaw County

Year-end report on Bixby Marionette Trust disposition outlined steady, important forward progress

December 11, 2019 Dell Deaton

A small selection of string puppets stood along one wall of a Saline Library meeting room where John Anderson provided an accounting for Arts and Culture Committee responsibilities in fulfilling City of Saline obligations under ….

Shop with a Hero event on December 5, 2019
Giving

Pittsfield Township “Shop with a Hero” event proved perfectly named for what it gave to those that it was designed to serve

December 6, 2019 Dell Deaton

How do you ask first responders to give anything more — especially during this time of year? [1-6] What’s the justification for labeling an event served by “heroes”? Tall order, indeed, that word is. A ….

Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra James Bond watch with Aston Martin DB5
Experiences

“Bond, James Bond” will set the mood for Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti Chamber Year-Ender Gala tonight at The Kensington Hotel

December 5, 2019 Dell Deaton

According to The James Bond Dossier, we do not want to share dinner nor engage in any sort of conversation with James Bond. Rather, we want to be James Bond. [1] If so, tonight is surely ….

Saline Area Social Service
Giving

“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 Dell Deaton

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 ….

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  • via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Words without wisdom," by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: A life-giving tongue creates a positive environment, and even brings joy to a community. However, too often many of us choose conversation that is callous and criticizes as opposed…

    – February 27, 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

  • via Southern Baptist Convention (February 26, 2019)— "Who's Your One?" Day 1: John 14:6, "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. 'No one comes to the Father except through me.' [English Standard Version] "An Online Bible Commentary You Can Understand" titled "Bible Ref"…

    – July 17, 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • via Center for Faith and Culture (January 10, 2022)— "How Christians Can Prepare for the US Supreme Court's Monumental Abortion Ruling," by Jessica Prol Smith, fifteen-year public policy write-in Cumberland, Maryland: "Know your audience and seek to win hearts, not just minds .... Christians believe that every image-bearer — born…

    – June 26, 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 Samaritan's Purse— "Samaritan's Purse is operating multiple medical facilities in various parts of Ukraine and providing food and non-food relief items through church partners in both Ukraine and Moldova": Samaritan's Purse continues to provide medical relief to displaced Ukrainians, serving them at our Emergency Field Hospital on the outskirts…

    – March 13, 2022

Past Spotlights

The Novi Home and Garden Show – setup

“Novi Home and Garden Show” will return to Suburban Collection Showplace with doors open today, through weekend

April 30, 2021

Bygone Features

Mackinac Policy Conference - Detroit Regional Chamber "Sneak Peek"

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 ....
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. ....

Findings from Dodge Brothers Club trip to Detroit this week, connecting with earliest founders-produced car(s): Part II

June 25, 2022
Brothers John and Horace Dodge were a formidable force as backbone to the nascent American automobile industry when they advertised the first car that was to carry their own name, in the August 29, 1914, edition of Saturday Evening Post. [1-5] Part I of this two-part series provided an introduction to the history that substantiates the above summary. That reporting set out a sequence that necessarily passed through the Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue plant ....

Baptist Church has fostered over 50,000 connections to God’s Word through personal prayers for each parishioner’s “One”

February 16, 2022
Twenty or so years ago, NorthRidge Church Lead Pastor Brad Powell was leading an orientation for prospective new members when he shared an anecdote on individuals’ witnessing efforts. [1,2] One of the most common requests he received, he said, was from parishioners with appeals that he take a meeting to make the case for Jesus Christ as sole means to eternal salvation. “Get together with my friend,” “loved one,” “neighbor,” or so forth, and …. ....

Make Sure Your Dress Is Right Before Stepping Onto The Saline’s Summerfest Trolley For Tour Guide Duty This Year

August 2, 2018
What comes to mind when you think of Saline’s Summerfest? Or its car show? Or, in this case, its trolley? [1] Sometimes it’s nice to pull back the curtain and show a bit of the process that goes into the seeming effortlessness of delivering wonderful substance. Sometimes it’s the littlest things — things you might never notice, unless they weren’t there. Other times, they’re bigger. Last month, for example, we told one such story as ....
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