July 2022

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July 31, 2022 Dell Deaton

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 ….

Saline Area Social Service Pantry Needs: August 1-4

July 30, 2022 Staff

Saline Michigan, via Saline Area Social Service— Are you able to donate food to help fill the pantry this week? Here are priority items at SASS for the upcoming week: Taco shells (soft and hard ….

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July 29, 2022 Dell Deaton

Breaking news— Former President Donald J Trump has just endorsed Tudor Dixon in the upcoming August 2 primary to run on the Republican ticket against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, incumbent Democrat. The 8:13pm complete release ….

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July 29, 2022 Staff

Less than a week out from Michigan primaries next Tuesday, The Trafalgar Group has released results of its July 26-28, 2022, survey of “Likely General Election Voters” for the question: “If the Republican primary for Governor ….

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July 24, 2022 Staff

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 ….

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July 22, 2022 Staff

Documentary titled “Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale” is set to premier “in select Michigan theaters this September,” according to a July 20, 2022, piece by Edward Pevos published by mLive. “The film is narrated ….

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July 21, 2022 Staff

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 ….

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July 17, 2022 Dell Deaton

Earlier today, Breitbart News reported: “Taxpayer-funded NPR launches ‘disinformation’ reporting team ahead of elections,” in article under the byline of Joel B Pollack, its Senior Editor-at-Large. The piece went on to note that this news ….

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July 17, 2022 Staff

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 ….

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July 17, 2022 Dell Deaton

During the July 12, 2022, Saline School Board meeting, Superintendent Steve Laatsch delineated “results of Saline’s latest efforts to examine its culture via a handful of ‘listening sessions,’” reported Martin Slagter for mLive this morning. ….

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 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 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
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
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 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
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
National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers— via National Police Association (June 23, 2021), by Stephen Owsinski, retired law enforcement officer with experience in Field Training Officer (FTO) unit and the Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST): "Like anyone else, our nation’s cops harbor every desire to return home each day…

– June 17, 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

Saline High School theater lighting control board

Hornet Light and Sound is set to debut 2019-2020 theater season at SHS on September 12 (no reason you should notice)

August 19, 2019

Three or four years before we began covering local high school theater for The Saline Reporter, “the technical stuff” the went into supporting any given production was consistenly handled by the Saline Area Players. [1-3] That stage was located in the building on North Maple Street, sans neighboring library. Prior incarnation of District 14A-4 Court across the street — next to railroad tracks that continued on to the old Depot Station. Current Council Member Dean ....

National Theatre Live performs William Shakespeare's "Macbeth"

Emagine Channels Globe Theatre for NT Live Production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”

April 25, 2018

This 2018 National Theatre Live performance will be re-broadcast for a single engagement at Emagine Theatre in Saline. [1,2,3,4] May 17 (Thursday), with show starting at 7:00pm Plot summary on NT Live: “The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. [It is] Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy ….” Over the centuries that have passed since first first performed ....

Yes, Virginia: There Really Is A Company-Owned General Motors Car Museum, But It’s Only Open To A Select Few

August 24, 2018

First things first: There really is a museum of the first, best examples of what General Motors calls its most important vehicles produced since inception of the company. Saline Journal can confirm that. We were there earlier today — inside, shooting photographs for more than two hours. [1] By the numbers, GM Heritage Center is an 81,000 square foot facility where an average of 165 vehicles are displayed in a single indoor space. Structural pillars ....

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

September 21, 2018

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 Council Chambers. [1,2] Locating these important artifacts can sometimes feel like a treasure hunt. Ask someone who’s committed the latest sites to memory, somehow in on the secret. Our version of Ann Arbor fairy doors. [3] Yesterday, Saline Journal reviewed ....

Eleventh annual Saline Scarecrow Contest “Getting Back to Our Roots” with “Farming & Agriculture” announced as 2022 theme

August 12, 2022

As summer draws to its close and the meaning of “outdoors” shifts from recreational swimming and home lawn maintenance, to the ebb and flow of accumulating leaves dropped from deciduous trees, so, too, does this month mark the start of 2022 Scarecrow Contest planning for the City of Saline. Earlier this week, event organizer Dr Robert Borer sat down with Saline Journal in his West Michigan Avenue establishment to announce the theme for this year: “Farming & ....

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Month: July 2022

Saline Area Social Service Pantry Needs: August 1-4