May 13, 2026

Saline Area Social Service 2021 Client Income Eligibility

October 10, 2021 Staff Hometown Appeals

Are you wondering if you qualify for our programs? Take a look at our income guidelines to see if you qualify.

If you register before October 21st, you can also sign up to take advantage of our upcoming holiday programs! The 2021 Holiday Program includes meals for Thanksgiving and the December holidays, toiletries, personal care products and extra toilet paper, Adopt-A-Family gifts, Toys for Tots, and winter coats.

To qualify for our holiday programs, those participating need to live within the boundaries of the Saline School District and fall within the 2020-2021 Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines.

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 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
via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Peace during a pandemic," by Dr Dan Russell, Executive Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Southgate, Michigan: To help strengthen the pastors and church families of our Convention as we face this coronavirus crisis, here are some encouraging reminders on how to keep your…

– February 6, 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
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
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
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
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
Resurrection Sunday— In anticipation of this day, Reverend Brett Younger of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn New York recently wrote, "... people in the United States will wish Easter felt like it did three years ago. They will put on new shoes and wonder if .... On Easter Sunday, people in…

– April 17, 2022

Senator Gary Peters with US Customs and Border Protection, Detroit Metro Airport

US border protection procedures, successes highlighted for Senator Gary Peters at DTW this morning

November 12, 2019

For those who may not be looking deeper holidays and blackout dates for travel planning these days, the second full week in November is important for reasons at once critically important any hopefully unremarkable among the general world populace. This is “International Fraud Awareness Week.” [1] Importantly, our own Michigan Senator Gary Peters took note of it. [2] With what we were told was “quite a bit of effort to coordinate,” arrangements were made for ....

There’s no such thing as “one stop shopping for all news,” but we are constantly improving what our own shop offers

February 4, 2019

From the Editor— I’ve made it a habit to close each business year with a consolidated review of feedback received over the course of that year from those my content is intended to serve. With that, here is how we’ve planned to move forward from 2018. During our coverage of key political contests that touched on Saline, we heard from a lot of readers who liked our approach of introducing the subject and then following ....

A perspective on past service as part of Saline City Council, Part 2 of 3: Our discussion with former member Mary Hess

October 24, 2019

Without fear or favor, Saline Journal turned to the second of three former members of Saline City Council posing the same questions introduced yesterday in Part 1 of this series. [1] Mary Hess came to Saline in 1955 before the age of eighteen. She served as an elected member of our Council for twenty-two years between 1972 and 2005, having “lost a couple of times in there somewhere.” We’ve been talking politics with Ms Hess ....

Remember September 11, 2001 – When Our First Responders Did What They Are Dedicated To Doing Everyday, As Always

September 11, 2018

In too many ways, “9/11” seems too far away, to too many people as a relevant touchstone for today. [1] The typical senior at Saline High School this year were infants that Tuesday, seventeen years ago. The closest impact sight, where Flight 93 is memorialized, is over 350 miles away. The stories that once consumed all of the twenty-four-hour news cycle and more, now the stuff of history archives. [2] Appropriately, anniversaries such as this ....

Entries for 2018 Saline Scarecrow Contest Will Begin Registering On September 21, And The Sky’s The Limit On Creativity

September 13, 2018

Two months ago, Saline Journal broke news with Borer Family Chiropractic announcement of its theme for the yearly Saline Scarecrow Contest this year. If the DIA experience with interest in Star Wars affiliation is any indication, mid-July was none-too-early for those inclined to take a more competitive approach to creating their entries. [1,2] But what if Star Wars isn’t your thing? You couldn’t tell the difference between an Ewok and a Wookie, and (seriously), you ....