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Not Just Any Yard Or Garage Sale: Michigan’s Largest Garage Sale Is Coming Through Saline Again This Month

August 3, 2018 Dell Deaton

Each year, Rentschler Farm Museum represents the City of Saline with vendor booths and items for sale during Michigan’s Longest Garage Sale — spanning the breadth of the Great Lakes State, for over two hundred ….

Democratic Presidential nominee Walter Mondale at 1984 University of Michigan
Competitive

In Politics And Journalism, “History” Begins Where The Presenting Party Says It Does (If Audiences Allow That)

July 27, 2018 Dell Deaton

It seems that Michigan was an important state for the presidential campaign of 1984. Or at least it was for the Democratic Party, whose nominee Walter Mondale made an appearance on the University of Michigan ….

DeLorean DMC-12 from 1981
Automotive Heritage

Popular Summer Car Shows Are Defined By Local Communities Of Which They Are Part; Saline Is No Exception

July 26, 2018 Dell Deaton

The bar is set high for car shows here in southest Michigan. To the average Jane or John Doe that may mean the North American International Auto Show. But real car guys — correction: Car ….

Cartoon featuring Detroit People Mover and GM Renaissance Center
Serendipity

Comic Book Collecting Is Passion For Some, Business For Others – And For Many A Signature Event Headed To Detroit

July 25, 2018 Dell Deaton

In the 1970s, the corner drug store was seeing the last of 15¢ DC Action Comics with cover stories including “The Punishment of Superman’s Son!” Marvel Comics Group seemed a bit more premium, at 20¢ ….

Ford F-150 at Saline 2018 "Drive 4 UR School" event
Competitive

Marketplace For New Automobile Sales Has Changed With The Internet, But Keys To Dealer Success Remain The Same

July 24, 2018 Dell Deaton

Thirty years ago, new car models were unveiled at a set-certain time of year. Consumer research was done by reading buyer’s guides and special issues of monthly magazines with content gleaned from a select few ….

Tabby cat, OJ
Well-Being

“Have You Ever Tried Giving Pills To A Cat?” That’s Not The Hook For A Joke: It May Be A Matter Of Life Or Death

July 23, 2018 Dell Deaton

You don’t have to be “a cat person” to get the importance of making sure that medications are taken as prescribed. Simple human decency if not compassion will do. Neither do you have to imagine ….

Greta Niethammer presenting "Living History Program" at Rentschler Farm Museum
Serendipity

Imagine Seeing Rentschler Farm Museum Through The Eyes Of A Child During Your Next Visit, Part 3

July 20, 2018 Dell Deaton

Two months ago, Saline Journal suggested that visitors approach the 2018 season opening of Rentschler Farm Museum with a different perspective. Follow in the footsteps of local grade school students on a field trip, with ….

Star filled sky over Mill Pond in the night, City of Saline, Michigan
Well-Being

We May Have Near-Term Problem With Recyclables Collection Rates, But That’s Not The Real Problem Here

July 19, 2018 Dell Deaton

Headline news out of Saline City Council earlier this week was that Waste Management reported something close to a 1500% increase in its cost for recycling. [1,2] Big numbers not only skew stories, they can ….

Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1979)
Serendipity

Theme Announced For Seventh Annual Saline Scarecrow Contest (Competitive Entrants Will Want To Start Planning Early)

July 18, 2018 Dell Deaton

In its most ambitious challenge to date, Borer Family Chiropractic has announced the theme for its 2018 Scarecrow Contest: “Star Wars.” [1,2] As always, entrants are free to follow their most creative impulses wherever those ….

Mill Pond Park in the City of Saline Michigan
Washtenaw County

The Most Important Work On 2018 City Of Saline Saline Celtic Festival Took Place Today At Mill Pond Park

July 16, 2018 Dell Deaton

At fifty-four acres in size, Mill Pond Park is the property of its sort in the City of Saline. Parks and Recreation calls it “an ever popular destination.” More importantly, it is owned by the ….

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  • 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 (June 1, 2022)— "A small church serves as a large witness in the wake of Taylor tornado," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan: An EF3 tornado ripped through Gaylord tragically taking the lives of two people and injuring more than…

    – June 5, 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 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 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

  • 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

  • via America: The Jesuit Review (May 20, 2022)— "On May 20, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said in a public statement that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a life-long Catholic, will be barred from Communion in her home diocese of San Francisco. Gloria Purvis, the host of America Media’s 'The Gloria…

    – May 22, 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 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

Past Spotlights

Henry, HSHV Schnauzer-mix rescue dog

On Saturday May 18, it doesn’t matter if you walk, wag, or run: It’s simply important to help fund our local Humane Society

May 15, 2019

Bygone Features

BSCM "Multi-Lingual Conversation" event

Baptist State Convention of Michigan hosted ethnic-linguistic event to support new church startups, Part 3: Work Sessions

May 29, 2022
In 2019, management consulting firm McKinsey & Company addressed the topic of international business mergers with the following opener: “Understanding culture, and proactively managing it, is critical to a successful integration. [1] This requires a comprehensive approach. The fact that these principles could be applied to the success of North American church-plantings derived from roots literally originated from all around the globe should have come as no surprise to anyone going into the recent Southern ....
Cadillac Allante Northstar, at 2013 "Rolling Sculpture Car Show"

Rolling Sculpture Car Show Returns To Downtown Ann Arbor For Its Twenty-Fourth Year With Over 300 Vehicles

July 12, 2018
It seems fitting that Saline Journal is balanced between the legacy automobile history that made Michigan and assertions about the future of universal access to autonomous mobility. [1,2] After a week that started out with coverage of the Ann Arbor SPARK event at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti, tomorrow offers the opportunity to see “more than 300 exotic, antique, classic, and one-of-a-kind cars” on closed streets in downtown Ann Arbor. That’s where you’ll ....

Third Annual Allanté Invitational Returns This Weekend During 28th Street Metro Cruise In Grand Rapids

August 20, 2018
The largest gathering of Allanté convertibles and their drivers is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 18 in Grand Rapids Michigan at Harvey Cadillac in Grand Rapids. Its younger sibling the XLR will be an integral part of this as well. [1,2,3] Allanté orbits intersect Saline regularly, in a variety of ways. In 2013, Lafontaine Jeep Chrysler Dodge proudly offered for sale a silver 1991 model appointed similar to what JR Ewing drove in ....

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel headlined May A2Y Chamber Lunch in the shadow of an intense national spotlight

May 23, 2022
Earlier this month, our Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber hosted Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel for its May 2022 Headline Lunch. [1-3] After meal service, Chamber Executive Vice President & Director of Government Relations Andy LaBarre introduced her with a blend of professional credential recitation and rundown of the office that our AG currently heads. He also emphasized that, while many politicians try to come across as personable and able to engage constituents with humor, AG ....

Recap Of Important Political Candidate Interviews Of Relevance To Voters In Greater Saline Community

November 6, 2018
Today is the day when registered voters who have not already cast absentee ballots head to the polls. Over the last month, Saline Journal has published interviews with the leading candidates in key Michigan races of local relevance. The questions posed were our own. Their fates are now in your hands. [1] For those unsure of where to vote, Washtenaw County has an online resource where area polling locations can be found. Beyond this, the ....
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