February 2019 – Page 2

FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5066 build week 4 for 2019

Week 4 of the Saline Singularity competitive robot build wrapped up with a working model, and ninety minutes to spare

February 2, 2019 Dell Deaton

When the FIRST Robotics Team 5066 meeting got started yesterday per schedule at 6:00pm, everyone was keenly aware of their self imposed interim deadline of February 1, end of workday. [1] That was the target ….

State Representative Donna Lasinski, Michigan House District 52.

In a week marked by a good bit of attention on Saline Area Schools, Representative Donna Lasinski talks Michigan priorities

February 1, 2019 Dell Deaton

Yesterday, Saline Journal started a new series on collaboration between our local Michigan District Court and middle school in teaching civics. Last week, we caught glimpses of the high school Drama Club rehearsing “Shrek the ….

Memorial Day— via Billy Graham (1953): "'When American people and the people of the world begin seeking the righteousness of God first and the kingdom of God first, then we are going to see an end to strife and war and problems and suffering.' In this 1953 Hour of Decision…

– May 30, 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 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 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
via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Treasures in the darkness," by Karen Blanchard, women's life group leader with Lakepointe Church in Shelby Township, Michigan: Having been in this pandemic for two years now, we face days that seem uncertain and difficult to navigate. Yet through all the darkness and confusion,…

– March 6, 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
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 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 Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Inwardly strong, outwardly focused," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan: Legendary football coach, Vince Lombardi, started the first day of the Green Bay Packers training camp in 1961 with a football in his right hand and these words:…

– April 10, 2022

Eric Rentschler presenting on Eluminous Studies at Saline Area Chamber of Commerce BBR

Businesses Can Take Control Of “Suddenly September” With One Calendar That Turns Bottom Lines From Summer To Serious

September 4, 2018

In television, it’s called a “cold open.” Google that term and The Office is likely to show up on the first page of results; maybe more than once. Appropriately. [1] The month of September often feels that way on the calendar. Summertime was that not-exactly-programmed period after credits rolled on the season finale of whatever. A comedy, maybe. Or a cliffhanger. Possibly a really serious series finale. Regardless, then came summer — like a commercial ....

"Operation Christmas" shoebox gift collection at FUMC Saline

First United Methodist Church Started Its Preparations For Christmas Yesterday, With “Operation Christmas Child”

October 8, 2018

“Operation Christmas Child” is a way to provide gifts for the upcoming holiday season to young people in need around the world. [1,2] Coordinated through local organizations such as First United Methodist Church (FUMC) here in Saline, intended recipients include boys and girls in three age brackets: 2-4, 5-9, and 10-14 years old. In addition to making logistics simple and efficient, detailed suggestions for gifts — and a Do Not Include advisory are available online. ....

Lesson 1: Fifty years ago today, Apollo 11 took off for the moon and routed its path through your local high school

July 16, 2019

For some Saline Middle School students who’ve walked to school from home during time there, the added 1.8 miles that come with advancement to classes at our high school on Campus Parkway may feel prohibitively distant. [1] Seven months ago, some of those students stepped up to the challenge of testing their STEM mettle at the FIRST Robotics Competition District Meets in Belleville Michigan — another fifteen miles or so on top of that. Dubbed ....

Local Marionettes Are Alive And Well In Ypsilanti, Currently Performing Original TV Star Trek Material Through December 16

December 10, 2018

This past Saturday, Dreamland Theater in Ypsilanti Michigan hosted its second live performance of A Star Trek Mad Lib Puppet Show on stage in downtown Ypsilanti. From pre-show to behind-the-scenes debrief, the thoroughly delightful. [1,2] First off, this is very much a presentation fundamentally true to the golden age of marionettes with its ties to Saline Michigan through the legacy of the late Meredith Bixby. The scale, rigging, and attention to detail have all meticulously ....

A perspective on past service as part of Saline City Council, Part 1 of 3: Our discussion with former member David Rhoads

October 23, 2019

With Saline City Council elections less than two weeks away now, local residents have had any number of opportunities to learn more about the four candidates vying for three open seats. In some cases, each has set his own agenda. In others, responded to more structured queries, apples-to-apples. Look for what we have gleaned from them in an exclusive Saline Journal series that starts next week. Setting the stage for that, we approached three members ....

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Month: February 2019

Week 4 of the Saline Singularity competitive robot build wrapped up with a working model, and ninety minutes to spare

In a week marked by a good bit of attention on Saline Area Schools, Representative Donna Lasinski talks Michigan priorities