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Ford Piquette Avenue Plant museum, in Letter-Car gallery
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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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  • Resurrection Sunday— In anticipation of this day, Reverend Brett Younger of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn New York recently wrote, "... people in the United States will wish Easter felt like it did three years ago. They will put on new shoes and wonder if .... On Easter Sunday, people in…

    – April 17, 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

  • 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 (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

  • 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 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 (February 2, 2022)— "The difference in knowing and loving," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan, re Famed jeweler Harry Winston: A customer entered Winston’s store in New York City to buy a special diamond. One of his salesmen, his most knowledgeable…

    – February 13, 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 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

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

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Food Gatherers delivery to Saline Area Social Service

This Sunday, Eat at the One Picnic That Will Both Satisfy Your Own Discerning Tastes and Feed Local Families in Need

June 5, 2018
How is that possible? you may be wondering. Organizers describe it as “a picnic with a purpose,” but it’s formally called Grillin’ 2018. Scheduled for Sunday, June 10 from 3:00pm to 8:00pm (rain or shine) at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, here are some admittedly unfairly tempting details about what’s in store for you. [1,2] Feast on gourmet grilled sausages, delectable side dishes and desserts from more than 30 favorite local food purveyors including Zingerman’s, ....
Pittsfield Township gateway sign

Signs of the times: Should Pittsfield Township spend up to $27,000 to stake out identity with another “Gateway Sign”?

April 10, 2019
Item 11.1 on the Supervisor portion of March 27, 2019 Pittsfield Township Trustee meeting agenda read: “Approve the design and purchase of a Gateway Sign from Signs By Crannie, Dexter Block, and Teal Bird Designs, LLC, respectively, for a total cost not to exceed $27,000.00.” [1] On the surface, the word “sign” seems simple enough — especially when it comes to supporting motorists’ interest in navigating travel from here to there. More particularly, they serve ....

“PlanetM” Is Key Element Of Michigan Strategy To Shape Its Own Destiny Through Public-Private Partnerships, Part 1

December 27, 2018
Shortly after the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Dr Ken Washington of the Ford Motor Company predicted that things will change more for that industry in the next five years than they had in the first hundred. However, while automotive may be the current nexus of attention in coming transformation, it is clearly just one part of how society as a whole will become radically different in Dr Washington’s projected time frame. [1,2,3] ....

This June, Get as Close to “Mystery Science Theater 3000” on the Big Screen as 2018 Will Allow

May 29, 2018
Imagine you were in high school, or perhaps college in the 1990s. You and your regular group of friends end up at one of the parents’ houses after a late evening out, turn on the TV to, what? likely one of the UHF stations out of Detroit. The only available programming consists of low-budget, truly awful, never-should-have-been-made movies produced decades earlier. With that, everyone settles in on the couch and begins attentively watching — talking ....

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 ....
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