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August 23, 2020 Staff

Emagine Drive-In Theatre at Novi to show the 1994 movie Forrest Gump (Rated PG), Sunday August 23, 2020, at 9:15pm. Pre-show activities, contexts, early-bird concessions, and happy hour specials start at 7:00pm. Location: Fountain Walk, 44425 ….

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August 22, 2020 Staff

Emagine Drive-In Theatre at Novi to show the 2012 movie The Avengers (Rated PG-13), Saturday August 22, 2020, at 9:15pm. Pre-show activities, contexts, early-bird concessions, and happy hour specials start at 7:00pm. Location: Fountain Walk, 44425 ….

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August 21, 2020 Staff

Video available of our Senator Gary Peters today during Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the United States Post Office featuring testimony of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. “Ranking Member Peters Delivers Opening Remarks ….

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August 21, 2020 Staff

Ruling: “Michigan Court of Appeals backs Whitmer on use of emergency power,” reported Paul Egan today in article for Detroit Free Press. “The Michigan Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that ….

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August 21, 2020 Staff

Reminder: Saline Mayor Brian Marl will be holding a “Coffee Hour” today, Friday August 21, 2020, from 8:00am to 9:30am at Saline City Hall, 100 North Harris Street.

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August 20, 2020 Dell Deaton

“Ticker” feed from this site is now working properly across all platforms, including for readers who choose to read Saline Journal on their mobile devices.

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August 20, 2020 Staff

Emagine Drive-In Theatre at Novi to show the 1981 movie Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Rated PG), Friday August 21, 2020, at 9:15pm. Pre-show activities, contexts, early-bird concessions, and happy hour specials start at ….

With election day coming up less than three months from now, will Saline have enough mailboxes to handle ballots?

August 19, 2020 Dell Deaton

Add another items to the list of things that no one in their wildest dreams would have anticipated before the advent of COVID-19. [1-3] The United States Postal Service is curently dominating news headlines this ….

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August 17, 2020 Staff

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is currently addressing Democratic National Convention (virtually) from Lansing Michigan.

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August 16, 2020 Dell Deaton

Michigan “business leaders are becoming increasingly open to hiring people with a criminal past,” according to an article in the current Washtenaw County Legal News (August 13, 2020, page 3). “Michigan has often struggled to ….

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
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 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 (February 22, 2022)— "Most Open to Spiritual Conversations, Few Christians Speaking," by Aaron Earls: Americans are curious about the religious devotion of others and are willing to discuss the topic, but most say they rarely have conversations about faith with their Christian friends .... Half of Americans (51%)…

– March 20, 2022
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
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 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 Southern Baptist Convention (February 26, 2019)— "Who's Your One?" Day 10: Romans 10:1-3, "Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of…

– July 24, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Fusion Camp for 2nd-6th graders," by Rachel LaBelle, Resurrection Church, Lincoln Park Michigan: ... At camp, we get a short window to replace the busyness of their daily lives and invite them to a safe place where they can focus on Christ. Some would…

– April 24, 2022

Jurassic World Domination movie premier at State Theatre Ann Arbor Michigan

State Theatre, University of Michigan Museum of Natural History partnered for “Jurassic World Dominion” premier

June 10, 2022

“Officially,” the final installment in the Jurassic Park movie franchise premiers today in the United States. But everyone knows that for motion pictures of the Jurassic World Dominion caliber, that means sometime during the evening prior. [1-3] But those who attended this pre-premier at State Theatre in Ann Arbor saw the bar raised on their experience. By special arrangement with The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, docents were setup with a table in the ....

Saline High School Drama Club "12 Angry Jurors"

“12 Angry Jurors” convene to decide one man’s fate in SHS Drama Club stage production November 22, 23, and 24, 2019

November 18, 2019

Sixty-five years ago, Ronald Rose wrote a teleplay focused on so much of what might happen after lawyers have made their closing arguments in a murder trial, and before final verdict was read. [1] The story played out in a single room, where exactly one dozen jurors debated their assignment to decide the fate of a defendant charged with murder — the penalty for which would be death. This weekend, our Saline High School (SHS) Drama Club ....

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

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 shepherding script to stage unfolds along an expositional path much like any neatly packaged story. With some fifty people assembled in a large choir room — actors, director functions, support for recorded music accompaniment — last night was dedicated to ....

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

August 8, 2018

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 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.9 percent.” Signs of an improving domestic job market are well established. Local jobs. Manufacturing sector jobs. With companies that are standing against global competitors in their respective markets and winning. ....

Grand Rapids Comic-Con Provides An Immersive Look At Unique Culture Of Passion, Fun, And Impressively Serious Group

November 12, 2018

When talking “Comic-Con,” there are both the signature mega-events associated with Comic-Con International, and similar offerings on a more accessible scale. Words like “modest” and “small” need not apply. [1,2] Such was the case with Grand Rapids Comic-Con this past weekend, Friday afternoon through just before dinnertime on Sunday. [3] Reminded often cited parody featuring William Shatner on Saturday Night Live? Certain scenes from the movie Galaxy Quest? There were certainly elements of that here. ....

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Month: August 2020

With election day coming up less than three months from now, will Saline have enough mailboxes to handle ballots?