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Well-Being

Research Has Quantified the Value of Having Family Mealtime

October 27, 2017 Janet Deaton

Now that we’re well into the new school year, with homework, sports, and changing weather attacking schedules from all sides, the pressure on parents who want to be actively engaged in parenting has significantly increased. ….

Duke Cannon products sold at Little Green Apple Hallmark, Saline
Well-Being

Sweetest Day Is Right around the Corner (but You Shouldn’t Panic)

October 20, 2017 Janet Deaton

There are conflicting stories about the origin of Sweetest Day — when it started, how, who it was thought to benefit, and why. Today many people feel that its definition has become more pointed, akin ….

Steadfast Chiropractic, Saline MI
Well-Being

Prevention Can Be Your Key to Achieving, Maintaining a Healthy Back

October 13, 2017 Janet Deaton

According to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), “Back pain remains one of the most prevalent and disabling conditions worldwide. It is one of the most common reasons that patients visit their doctors, and one of ….

"Smoky," dog rescued from Humane Society of Huron Valley
Giving

You Can Still Make Donations to K9 Crusaders for Hurricane Relief

October 7, 2017 Janet Deaton

During this first week of October, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials reported that 62,161 evacuees remain housed in hotels due to the destruction of their homes or apartments by Hurricane Harvey. You read that ….

Physical Therapy in Motion, Saline Michigan
Well-Being

October Is National Physical Therapy Month and You Should Care

October 1, 2017 Janet Deaton

Despite the presence of leading facilities that provide physical therapy services right here in the City of Saline, too many members of our community aren’t fully aware of just how much this really benefits them. ….

National Cheese Pizza Day on East Michigan Avenue, City of Salin
Quite Focused

September 5 Is Always National Cheese Pizza Day (with Local Video)

September 5, 2017 Janet Deaton

Not just any kind of pizza day, today is “National Cheese Pizza Day.” Mark your calendar: It’s always on September 5. To commemorate this occasion, the Saline Eastgate merchants network has put together a video ….

Goodwill Store, Saline Michigan
Giving

National Thrift Shop Day Highlights Expanded Giving, Shopping Options

August 17, 2017 Janet Deaton

If you’re an alert user of social media, you’ve no doubt seen those hashtags on Twitter ending with “Day” somewhere in the trending topics box. A lot feel like unabashed marketing. Some provide nice excuses ….

Michigan Avenue reconstruction project through downtown Saline
History

Second Image, Same Event: “Old Maude” Was Part of US 12 Reconstruction Story

November 21, 2016 Janet Deaton

Last week, Saline Journal editor Dell Deaton shared a photograph from the Michigan Avenue reconstruction project here. He went on to explain how that one single image could fully capture the whole of that event, ….

Mangiamo Italian Grill, on West Michigan Avenue in downtown Saline MI
Americana

Support Downtown Saline Restaurants Now: Mangiamo Italian Grill

June 22, 2016 Janet Deaton

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. ….

Rentschler Farm parlor, 1930s Christmastime
Spotlight

How Did Christmas Feel in a Rural Saline Home During the 1930s?

December 7, 2015 Janet Deaton

Visit the Rentschler farmhouse on East Michigan Avenue and find out. [1] Operated by Saline Historical Society, this 12-room house evolved from an original 1906 construction. When the home, 11 out-buildings, and acreage was purchased ….

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  • 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 (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 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 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 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 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

  • 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

  • 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 Samaritan's Purse— "Samaritan's Purse is operating multiple medical facilities in various parts of Ukraine and providing food and non-food relief items through church partners in both Ukraine and Moldova": Samaritan's Purse continues to provide medical relief to displaced Ukrainians, serving them at our Emergency Field Hospital on the outskirts…

    – March 13, 2022

Past Spotlights

Douglas C-47 Skytrain from World War II

“Air Adventures” set to resume for 2021 flight season, with options to book on Yankee Air Museum planes this Saturday

April 28, 2021

Bygone Features

Tenth Annual Saline Scarecrow Contest 2021

Tenth Annual Saline Scarecrow Contest winners announced, ribbons awarded; displays continuing into Halloween weekend

October 26, 2021
At the stroke of midnight, voting came to an end for this, the latest Saline Scarecrow Contest. Twelve hours later, event organizer Dr Rob Borer was on back on the streets downtown, awarding ribbons to community favorites. [1-4] “We think it’s important to have a theme each year,” Dr Borer told Saline Journal this afternoon. “It helps keep the contest fresh, and it helps set each year apart in a special way. I think people like ....
Senator Gary Peters and 2019 Earth Day climate change summit panel

Senator Gary Peters uses Earth Day to spotlight climate change issues with summit held at Michigan State University

April 22, 2019
The first “Earth Day” is generally recognized in the United States as having been organized in response public concerns that had reached a tipping point in the wake of specific, highly visible environmental assaults during the closing year of the 1960s. These ranged from industrial contamination of waters off Lake Erie to unbridled whale hunting to near extinction. [1] That recognition is credited to Democratic Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin and dates to April 22, ....

If ‘Hobbyists’ Are Open-Minded, There May Still be a Future for Traditional Car Collectors

May 11, 2018
A certified résumé is far from necessary to validate the bona fides of Saline when it comes to perpetuating the legacy of great vehicles from the past. Simply check out the Brewed Awakenings parking lot any Saturday morning. Take a peak in the window of either local Bill Crispin Chevrolet showroom. Watch the traffic on Michigan Avenue now that the salt trucks have been finally warehoused for the season. Or hold your breath for a ....

New corporate video takes time to explain how Emagine Entertainment serves in communities of which it is a part

May 8, 2019
People in this community often say that they feel they’ve come to know Paul Glantz personally — even if they’ve never met him. [1-4] Sure, there’s a life-size cardboard cutout of his likeness in every Emagine Theatre lobby to indulge if not encourage I was here! patron selfies. He appears in on-screen videos wherever practical to remind audiences to silence their cell phones and pages before the features start. [5] Who could forget “Emaginator”? “Em$gine Four”? ....

Return of “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” to movie theaters means more than marking forty-year anniversary

August 9, 2019
There’s a large graphic dominating one of the walls in “Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds” currently at The Henry Ford, along the bottom setting out chronology of related television incarnations. [1] It starts with the original series, known simply as Star Trek, at far left, labeled “1966-1969.” The following decade brought an animated series, conventions fueled by blooper reels, and failed development of Phase II. [2-6] In the years that followed production of the last ....
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