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Make Sure Your Dress Is Right Before Stepping Onto The Saline’s Summerfest Trolley For Tour Guide Duty This Year

August 2, 2018 Janet Deaton

What comes to mind when you think of Saline’s Summerfest? Or its car show? Or, in this case, its trolley? [1] Sometimes it’s nice to pull back the curtain and show a bit of the ….

Weber-Blaess one-room schoolhouse, Saline Michigan
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Treat Yourself To An Opportunity Where You’ll Unplug From The Grid And Connect With Your Community

July 30, 2018 Janet Deaton

It often seems like summer arrives at a full gallup each year when school lets out. If there’s not an activity scheduled here or nearby for a weekend, there’s a get together to finalize organization ….

Dan Corrigan installing belfry on Rentschler farmhouse
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Fifteen Months Ago, The Rentschler Farmhouse Bell Went Silent With A Deafening Bang; Today It Properly Rings Again

June 29, 2018 Dell Deaton

One can only imagine how many storms the 1906 Rentschler farmhouse has steadfastly endured. But even the most dependable creations of man will eventually yield to the forces of nature. March of 2017 is one ….

United States flag flying over First United Methodist Church of Saline Michigan
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Today Is “Flag Day” In The United States, And It Is An Anniversary As Well As A Vital Touchstone for All Americans

June 14, 2018 Dell Deaton

To those who wonder if “Flag Day” is an official recognition, the answer is an unambiguous yes. [1] June 14 is the date in 1777 when the Continental Congress passed its resolution that established the official ….

Howard J Reeves Woodstock typewriter
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The Boundaries and Substance of What it Means to be “Saline” Continue to Expand, and We’re There with You

June 4, 2018 Janet Deaton

From the Publisher— For many years I was one of those moms who brought water for the boys who’d marched in the Memorial Day Parade to Oak Wood Cemetery when our son was a Boy ….

Saline High School graduation cake by Baker's Nook, Class of 2018
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It’s High School Graduation Weekend in Saline and Time to Get Back to Basics: Celebrate with Cake!

June 1, 2018 Dell Deaton

Somewhere between earning that last credit needed to complete twelve years or so of education in the public school system and the next leap toward “getting on with life,” there’s a brief but important opportunity ….

US Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mates-Handler Justin Hanrahan at 2018 LPGA Volvik Championship on Travis Pointe Country Club golf course
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2018 LPGA Volvik Championship Continues Tradition of Honoring Military on Ninth Green

May 26, 2018 Dell Deaton

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 ….

Tippins Specialty Wine & Foods
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Character of Tippins Family Market in Lodi Township Is Likely What You Need It to Be, Whoever You Are

May 22, 2018 Dell Deaton

For more than a decade, you’ve driven past this place on Ann Arbor-Saline Road when headed out to Briarwood Mall or The Big House; maybe to parts further west down Wagner. A skosh past the ….

Former Ann Arbor Railroad System boxcar number 6047
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There Are No Plans to Change Railroad Branch Just Off Maple Road

January 26, 2018 Dell Deaton

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, ….

City of Saline (Michigan Avenue), fourth-quarter 1983
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Flashback 34 Years Downtown to Saline’s Christmas Parade in 1983

November 23, 2017 Dell Deaton

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has nothing on us! [1] With Saline’s Christmas Parade just over a week away, today we are remembering that event from the eighth time it was held — in 1983. ….

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  • via Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Called: Living the life God created you to live," by Karen Blanchard, women's life group leader with Lakepointe Church in Shelby Township, Michigan: The words “called” and “purpose” are buzzwords in our culture today. People are constantly searching to find their calling and purpose…

    – May 1, 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

  • Holy Saturday— "Why is Holy Saturday so sacred? What happened on the day between the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ? ... Holy Saturday is the name assigned to the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Many Christians acknowledge Holy Saturday, the seventh and final day of Holy Week,…

    – April 16, 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Past Spotlights

Brian Marl, Mayor of Saline

Saline Mayor Brian Marl slated to hold his next “Coffee Hour” on July 26, in-person at City Hall

July 22, 2021

Bygone Features

Saline Middle School "Criminal Justice Unit" mock trial

SMS students prosecute, defend, and judge criminal case in mock trials held in District 14A-4 Courthouse, Part 1

January 31, 2019
It was quite likely the Perry Mason television series that made first generations of parents “experts” on courtroom proceedings. Subsequent casts would have casual observers believe that The People’s Court reflects current reality. [1-3] Long before that — and more important in terms of accuracy — this was part of a robust civics curriculum in public schools. In fact, the National Education Association (NEA) has described it as a fundamental charge of this institution. [4,5] ....
Model of Douglas DC-4 with Northwest Airlines markings circa 1950

Immerse in still-mysterious disappearance of NWA Flight 2501 through traveling exhibit at Yankee Air Museum

November 30, 2020
Earlier this year, it was called “the most mysterious airline disaster in American history.” [1] The story centers around the question of “why Northwest Orient Flight 2501 vanished, taking the lives of all 58 people on board.” It was “the worst air disaster in US history at the time …, and it remains the only large, commercial plane in US history to go missing.” [2] Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 was a DC-4 prop-liner that ....

Dog Rescue Event This Saturday May Be The Serendipity You Didn’t Know You Needed To Find An Ideal Best Friend

June 13, 2018
It was just about this time of year in 2006 when a Corgi-Lab mix was placed on a trailer for his fourth and last weekend trip to what for him was another distant destination. This time, the place was Saline. Is it really true that black dogs are less likely to be adopted? If not that it was surely something in his case. Exacerbated by a standard body on legs half what most would consider ....

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 ....

When It Comes To US Elections, The Person Who Asked The Questions Doesn’t Get to Tell You The Answers

November 5, 2018
From the Editor— In the 1960s Batman TV series, the worst thing that could happen in any plot line was for the villain to reveal the heroes’ secret identities. Cue memories of Adam West, unmistakable intonation, laying out all that would be lost in his value as a crime fighter with such a revelation. [1,2] That had certainly started to change with the second =Batman motion picture starring Michael Keaton. And while audiences might not ....
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