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Boy Scout Troop 446 camp site in Dexter Michigan

Locating a Cub Scout Pack in Washtenaw County just got even easier

August 9, 2009 Dell Deaton

Cub Scout Pack leaders will be getting together tomorrow evening in Ann Arbor to help them prepare to welcome the next group of young boys into the Boy Scouts of America. Today I’m here to ….

First edition (1908) "Scouting for Boys" (in three parts), by Lt General Robert Baden-Powell

Only Surviving Copy of “Scouting for Boys” Is on Display at Indiana University

May 28, 2008 Dell Deaton

Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908. It is more particularly dated to January 24 of that year with the publication of Scouting for Boys, published as a three-part set by Horace ….

Erwin Frederick, dedicating new Lodi Township Hall in Michigan

The “New” Lodi Township Hall Formally Celebrated Its Opening Twenty Years Ago Today

July 27, 2006 Dell Deaton

For some it’s hard to believe there was ever any other Lodi Township Hall, in any other place. Easily visible from Saline-Ann Arbor (though sometimes requiring a bit more effort, depending on crop growth), the ….

Goodyear Blimp Enterprise N1A Type GZ-20A

Goodyear Blimp “Enterprise” in Flight Over Washtenaw County in 1985

August 12, 2005 Dell Deaton

In mid-August of 1985, the Goodyear Blimp Enterprise, N1A routinely flew over various parts of Saline while moored at the Ann Arbor Airport. It’s shown here over the Washtenaw Farm Council fairgrounds in Lodi Township, ….

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
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 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 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
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 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
via Got Questions (December 26, 2018)— "How is Satan god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4)": "The phrase 'god of this world' (or 'god of this age') indicates that Satan is the major influence on the ideals, opinions, goals, hopes and views of the majority of people. His influence also…

– July 3, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Words without wisdom," by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: A life-giving tongue creates a positive environment, and even brings joy to a community. However, too often many of us choose conversation that is callous and criticizes as opposed…

– February 27, 2022
re United States Supreme Court decision in Kennedy v Bremerton School District— On April 4, 2022, Compelling Truth revisited the question, "What is the separation of church and state?" Noting that this "is not foundation and is not found in the US Constitution," this assessment went on to assert that…

– June 27, 2022

Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor 2022 "Home, Garden & Lifestyle Show"

BRAG Ann Arbor “Home, Garden & Lifestyle” show returned after two years to a different marketplace, with “success” TBD

March 19, 2022

As an early indicator of things to come based on early experiences with local events rolling out in 2022, the Builders & Remodeling Association of Greater Ann Arbor (BRAG Ann Arbor) “Home, Garden & Lifestyle Show” is complex a consideration. [1,2] In it preview, mLive lead with reference to the two years that have passed since vendors last made their pitches at Washtenaw Farm Council Event Center. The specter of COVID-19 as root cause continues to ....

Scene blocking for Saline High School production of Shrek the Musical

Almost thirty years ago, Shrek was sent forth from the swamp, on a journey that will now bring him to our high school stage

February 7, 2019

Few if any of the current Saline High School graduating class would have been around when Mike Myers first gave Shrek his voice. More than a decade earlier still, as AP English students inevitably seem compelled to point out as often as applicable, “The story originally came from a book.” [1-6] For those in need of introduction or refreshers, there’s this from Publishers Weekly, which concludes by calling it an “engrossing and satisfying tale. [7] ....

Ohio Pen Show 2021, Part 1: The show before that show that most people never get to experience – catering to collectors

November 15, 2021

When the doors first opened to the public for special interest shows in the 1980s, the fish stories were already being told behind the vendor tables. [1] Least impressive among these were incredible deals made on price, although there were certainly those as well). Rather, these were fantastic tales of grail findings, illusive pristine examples that had been made available for the briefest of intervals, as well as technical and mechanical unicorns. [2-5] For camera shows during ....

Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre demonstrated just how hard it can be to appear effortless

December 30, 2019

This afternoon, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) hosted the second of two stagings for A Christmas Carol, Oy! Hanukkah, Merry Kwanzaa in its Marvin & Betty Danto auditorium. An estimated 275 people were in attendance, mostly families with elementary-school-aged children and younger. [1,2] As contrasted with approaches by the Meredith Marionettes Touring Company and works of Dreamland Theater as covered previously in Saline Journal, members of the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre troupe appeared along side their string-puppets ....

Clean, Reliable Water Supply In The City of Saline Is Not Really the Stuff Of Which Dramatic Headlines Are Made

June 12, 2018

When a Saline water main broke last month it attracted major media coverage out of Detroit. Alternatively characterizing it as a “large” and “massive,” television station WXYZ Channel 7 deployed no less than a helicopter to provide live coverage. Who knew there was so much excitement to be had at the corner of North Maple and East Michigan Avenue? [1,2] Grossly missing in so much of this was a substantive explanation of what had actually ....

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Articles by Dell Deaton

Locating a Cub Scout Pack in Washtenaw County just got even easier

Only Surviving Copy of “Scouting for Boys” Is on Display at Indiana University

The “New” Lodi Township Hall Formally Celebrated Its Opening Twenty Years Ago Today

Goodyear Blimp “Enterprise” in Flight Over Washtenaw County in 1985