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"Ultimate Air Dogs" dock diving at Huron Society Huron Valley (H
Quite Focused

Spectators Saw Dogs Fly at Humane Society of Huron Valley Annual Walk & Wag Fundraiser This Year

May 20, 2018 Janet Deaton

“Ultimate Air Dogs” was new this year at Walk & Wag. Known by various names, this is a canine competition that involves a dog jumping from a stationary dock for distance before landing in water. ….

Janet Deaton and Steve Whitener at Briarwood Ford, Saline Michigan
Giving

Briarwood Ford “Drive One 4UR School” Event This Saturday Could Bring $6000 + $2000 = $8000 to Saline Music Boosters

May 17, 2018 Janet Deaton

As any good teacher or parent would say, “Check your math.” By now you’ve already hopefully marked your calendar to visit Harvest Elementary School some time between 9:00am and 5:00pm on May 19 to briefly ….

Saline History Museum special exhibit: "19th Century Saline: Love & Marriage"
History

Wedding Planners Should Check Out New Display at Saline History Museum

May 5, 2018 Janet Deaton

One of the first major changes to come with the expanded mission of the Saline History Museum is a fantastic display titled “19th Century Saline: Love & Marriage.” It’s not hard to find generic, distant ….

Stephanie Schick, LPGA Volvik Golf Championship Volunteer Chairperson
Competitive

SHS Senior has Connected LPGA Volvik Championship to Saline on National Stage for Years

May 2, 2018 Janet Deaton

The LPGA Volvik Golf Championship has shown incredible growth since Saline Journal covered its innaugural event at the Travis Pointe Country Club in 2016. This was evidenced in every detail of its Media Day presentation ….

Publicity photograph from "Grease" originally released in 1978, © 2018 by Paramount Pictures
Quite Focused

John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John Musical “Grease” to Play Select Dates at Emagine

April 4, 2018 Janet Deaton

As part of the Fathom Events initiative, the original 1978 movie Grease will be shown by limited return engagement at Emagine Theatre in Saline. [1,2,3] April 8 (Sunday), with shows starting at 2:00pm and 7:00pm ….

The Salvation Army store Donation Drop-Off location
Financial

Consider These Answers for Any of Your Christmas Mis-Givings

December 26, 2017 Janet Deaton

Getting the “wrong” presents for holiday occasions is a real issue. It has become so common that “gift receipts” may rival greeting cards as package enclosures. [1] Thinking of making a return? Research shows that ….

Packages ready for holiday pickup at The UPS Store, Saline Michi
Financial

Make a Plan to Ship Packages for Delivery Before Christmas Day

December 14, 2017 Janet Deaton

Looking at the December calendar, you might be tempted to think there’s plenty of time for your packages to make Santa’s sleigh for on-time delivery of your thoughtfully selected gifts to friends and relatives far ….

Mary Bowe of Saline PIcture Frame
Financial

Consider Gifting Year-Round Decorations This Holiday Season

December 12, 2017 Janet Deaton

Back in the days when cameras required film to capture images, the phrase “Kodak moment” came to describe both process and result. [1] The advent of digital photography made the first part even easier. Computers, ….

Rentschler farmhouse dining room
History

Celebrate “Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day” Here in Saline

December 8, 2017 Janet Deaton

There will be a lot of talk about the fanciful means and mechanisms of “time travel” today. HG Wells sparked imaginations with The Time Machine in 1895. Some suspect the DeLorean that has started appearing ….

"James Bond Wore the Quartz Revolution" Gallery, National Watch & Clock Museum
Serendipity

There Are Local Connections to James Bond and Historic Watches

November 13, 2017 Janet Deaton

International collectors know that Dell Deaton currently curates a permanent gallery at the National Watch & Clock Museum in Columbia PA and that he has been organizing exhibits for that center as a subject matter ….

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  • 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 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

  • 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 (May 2, 2022)— "Be the Church in the marketplace" by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: This is a classic story of what God can and will do when lay people begin to take seriously the Lord’s call on their life to…

    – May 15, 2022

  • via Lifeway Research (September 1, 2021)— "Most Americans Know and Trust Their Neighbors," by Aaron Earls: Despite quarantines and social distancing keeping people in their homes during the pandemic, Americans still say they know their neighbors. Almost 7 in 10 U.S. adults (68%) say they trust the people who live in…

    – January 17, 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

  • Independence Day— via Billy Graham (1970): "I find that there is a certain fear and expected cosmic judgment that hangs over our country at this hour, as the Devine timepiece ticks away. Thomas Jefferson felt this deeply when he said, 'I tremble for my country, when I reflect that God…

    – July 4, 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 Samaritan's Purse (March 28, 2022)— "Franklin Graham Meets with Samaritan's Purse Team in Ukraine": Work continues as fighting rages in eastern Europe. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, traveled to Ukraine this past weekend to meet with our teams who have been at work there since the early stages…

    – April 3, 2022

Past Spotlights

Arthur T Bowley Saline-Brecon Friendship Guild bench in Mill Pond Park

Suicide prevention and depression resources are available, essential services; any reason is reason enough to call

March 30, 2020

Bygone Features

Former Ann Arbor Railroad System boxcar number 6047

There Are No Plans to Change Railroad Branch Just Off Maple Road

January 26, 2018
Some would argue that the orange railroad boxcar across from the Saline Library has settled into its place as a local fixture. Don Maddock, editor of The Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter, recalls having photographed it here in the 1990s. You can also find many detailed markings of our boxcar documented by other individuals online, dated to April of 2010 and December of 2011. [1,2,3] But now that Saline Maple Oaks has ....
District Court 14A-4 in Saline Michigan

Across From Middle School, Next To Global Manufacturing, A Block From Bowling Alley: District Court 14A-4 Is In Saline

September 17, 2018
Today is “Constitution Day.” [1] In 2009, the not-for-profit Project for Public Spaces lamented loss of the local courthouse as “a cornerstone of the community, a source of local pride and the nexus of social life and ritual. [2] [Today], courthouses and the public spaces that often surround them are, for the most part, physically and programmatically disconnected from public life, even though they regularly occupy central property in a community. Citizens don’t visit their ....

2018 LPGA Volvik Championship Continues Tradition of Honoring Military on Ninth Green

May 26, 2018
Across the road from the clubhouse shuttle bus stop, the ninth hole on the Travis Pointe golf course is distinguished in important ways worth highlighting this weekend. [1] Grand stands designated for the military have been erected here for the third year in a row now, at the 2018 LPGA Volvik Championship. Thoughtfully positioned and facing due east, they provide an ideal, unobstructed view of play from right off the tee on this par 4 ....

Support Downtown Saline Restaurants Now: Mangiamo Italian Grill

June 22, 2016
Last night we had dinner at Mangiamo Italian Grill on West Michigan Avenue. [1] It was well after 6:00pm when we arrived, but construction crews were only then starting to pack up for the day. We paused before entering the restrant to thank one of the guys for their hard work on behalf of our city. [2] The photograph above obviously wasn’t made recently. Streetscape reflections in the windows were very different then. No chance ....

Readers choice ranking of favorite photographs posted to Instagram in 2021: Marionettes, James Bond watches topped list

January 10, 2022
As a nod to our sole active participation in social media, Saline Journal has taken a look back at themed-day images posted to Instagram last year. [1,2] Here’s a countdown of the top eight. 8. “Hot Enough for Ya Day?” July 23 This photograph dates to February 2, 2013, and was taken on North Maple Road at the intersection of East Michigan Avenue — across from the Davenport-Curtiss House. The camera used was a Sony RX-100 ....
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