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Ford Piquette Avenue Plant museum, in Letter-Car gallery
Automotive Heritage

Findings from Dodge Brothers Club trip to Detroit this week, connecting with earliest founders-produced car(s): Part I

June 24, 2022 Dell Deaton

Persuit of historical firsts is frequently fraught with challenges. Challenges inherent in the efforts themselves, as well as challenges to the necessary parameters that invariably must be imposed upon even the most expert of efforts. [1] ….

Chrysler Turbine Car on display at Gilmore Car Museum
Automotive Heritage

How far back should America look for examples that deal with an accellerating worldwide energy crisis? The 1970s? 1908?

April 27, 2022 Dell Deaton

Two weeks ago, President Joe Biden announced that “his administration will lift the summertime ban on E15 gasoline to help ease high gas prices.” [1] As the name implies E15 gasoline contains a 10.5% to ….

1931 Cadillac V16 Phaeton on display at GM Heritage Center
Automotive Heritage

Yes, Virginia: There Really Is A Company-Owned General Motors Car Museum, But It’s Only Open To A Select Few

August 24, 2018 Dell Deaton

First things first: There really is a museum of the first, best examples of what General Motors calls its most important vehicles produced since inception of the company. Saline Journal can confirm that. We were ….

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 ….

Cadillac Allante Northstar, at 2013 "Rolling Sculpture Car Show"
Automotive Heritage

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

July 12, 2018 Dell Deaton

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 ….

1939 Oldsmobile 60 Series automobile
Automotive Heritage

There Is Only One Car Show That Literally Stops Traffic On The Streets Of Downtown Saline, And Will Again On August 11

June 25, 2018 Dell Deaton

The first Saline Street Machines car show was held before half of all Americans alive today were even born. Saline Main Street had yet to exist. Two Michigan Avenue makeovers would pass between then and ….

1963 Studebaker Gran Turismo Super Hawk
Automotive Heritage

Recently Driven to “Saline Cars & Coffee” at Brewed Awakenings: 1963 Studebaker Gran Turismo Super Hawk

June 6, 2018 Dell Deaton

Thirty-three years ago, his father asked: “What are you getting that for? Why don’t you get a Camaro?” [1] “Because everybody’s got a Camaro,” John Begian answered at the time. In 1963, only forty-eight Studebaker ….

1940 LaSalle coupe at 2017 Cinnamon's Annual Father's Day Car Show
Automotive Heritage

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

May 11, 2018 Dell Deaton

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 ….

"Saline Cars & Coffee" at Brewed Awakenings
Automotive Heritage

Saline Michigan Is a Place That Gets “Car People” (Year Round, as It Turns Out)

April 23, 2018 Dell Deaton

There are people who drive cars, and there are car people. Two weeks ago today during a very well attended SAE WCX World Congress Experience presentation at Cobo Center in Detroit, Alex Roy attempted to ….

Saline Street Machines car show 2017
Automotive Heritage

Saline Street Machines Car Show Marks 35th Year (with Local Videos)

August 15, 2017 Dell Deaton

It’s not the same as being there, of course. Still, we thought those who missed it might enjoy seeing a two-minute video highlighting the 35th annual Saline Street Machines car show held last Saturday downtown. ….

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  • re United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization— On May 3, 2022, Heather Riggleman addressed the question "What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?" on Christianity website. "Every year, over three million women ... in the US will face an unplanned pregnancy and of those pregnancies,…

    – June 24, 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

  • 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 Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Fusion Camp for 2nd-6th graders," by Rachel LaBelle, Resurrection Church, Lincoln Park Michigan: ... At camp, we get a short window to replace the busyness of their daily lives and invite them to a safe place where they can focus on Christ. Some would…

    – April 24, 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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 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

Past Spotlights

US Air Force Colonel Christopher McDonald, Selfridge Air National Guard Base

Selfridge Air National Guard Base hosted US Defense Secretary to make case of Michigan as key to future of national security

December 14, 2021

Bygone Features

Bill Stolberg cars at 2018 Saline Street Machines car show

Did You Happen To Notice A Car Show Within The Car Show Last Saturday While You Were Getting A Haircut Downtown?

August 16, 2018
Last May, international car appraiser Chuck Patton advised Saline Journal readers not to “get emotionally involved” with their vehicles. Any vehicles. Enjoy the hobby, yes. But enjoy it for the people with whom you share this common interest, if not passion. [1] Bill Stolberg seems almost completely to parallel that philosophy. Almost. Everyone in town knows Mr Stolberg, of course; he’s proprietor of Bill’s Barber Shop on North Ann Arbor Street, downtown next to KeyBank. ....
Cheryl Valentine enacting Aunt Elowene during Rentschler Farm Museum "Living History Program"

Imagine Seeing Rentschler Farm Museum through the Eyes of a Child During Your Next Visit, Part 1

May 25, 2018
After reaching a certain age, many adults feel they “should” have all the answers. The last thing anyone wants to do is “ask a silly question.” Don’t engage, don’t get too close — and look, don’t touch. That’s unfortunate. Those people are missing out. And needlessly so. Unlike typical museums of national and even some regional repute, our own Rentschler Farm Museum isn’t behind glass. Key artifacts are functional, very much accessible. Numerous areas of ....

Saline Singularity robotics team met today, and week 3 focused on its “business” as much as anything else

January 26, 2019
As the clock approached nine this morning, several members of FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 5066 had already started arriving. In several instances, coffee mugs in hand. Someone had thoughtfully brought two boxes of fresh donut holes. [1,2] Other than having meeting space in one of the Saline High School CTE program classrooms, populated here by students, sub-team leads, and mentors, this Saline Singularity gathering could have passed for any other mainstream business meeting. It’s ....

There’s One Hole at 2018 LPGA Volvik Where Every Putt is a Guaranteed Win – for CS Mott Children’s Hospital

May 18, 2018
Now returning for its third year at Travis Pointe Country Club golf course, there should be little doubt that the 2018 Volvik Championship next week will be exciting to watch from start to finish. Broadcast coverage will be great. In-person, fantastic. [1,2,3,4] Playing in the Pro-Am might be even better. But if that’s not you, there’s a lower-octane options well worth considering. [5] It’s called the “Long Putt Challenge.” Located on Travis Pointe grounds near ....

Twenty years after fire team responses on September 11, 2001, legacy of “911” and “fundamentals” must be remembered as well

September 11, 2021
Prior to twenty years plus one day ago, reference to “911” evoked a very different sort of imagery. Popular Mechanics once suggested the opening credits of late-1980s television series Rescue 9-1-1 for reference. [1,2] On September 10, 2001, 911 was a “modern emergency apparatus” that began to take hold throughout the United States in the 1970s — thanks to the foresight and infusion of financial backing from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. For people who were here, those ....
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