Hometown Appeals

August 23, 2026

Saline Area Social Service Pantry Needs: August 1-4

July 30, 2022 Staff

Saline Michigan, via Saline Area Social Service— Are you able to donate food to help fill the pantry this week? Here are priority items at SASS for the upcoming week: Taco shells (soft and hard ….

Salvation Army “1600 Toys for 1600 Girls and Boys” Christmas toy drive

October 31, 2021 Dell Deaton

From Radio 1600 WAAM website— Donate “1600 Toys for 1600 Girls and Boys,” now through December 10, 2021. As posted yesterday on local Radio 1600 AM radio station website, “The Salvation Army and WAAM Radio ….

Washtenaw County Sheriff virtual “Shop with a Cop” program now on for the holidays

October 13, 2021 Dell Deaton

From the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office— For nearly two decades, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office has offered the Shop With a Cop program in both eastern and western Washtenaw County during the holiday season. Because ….

Saline Area Social Service 2021 Client Income Eligibility

October 10, 2021 Staff

From Saline Area Social Service— Are you wondering if you qualify for our programs? Take a look at our income guidelines to see if you qualify. If you register before October 21st, you can also ….

Saline Area Social Service Pantry Needs: August 9-12

August 9, 2021 Dell Deaton

From Saline Area Social Service— Are you able to donate food to help fill the pantry this week? Here are priority items at SASS for the upcoming week: Egg noodles Beef gravy Alfredo sauce Sloppy ….

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
Memorial Day— via Billy Graham (1953): "'When American people and the people of the world begin seeking the righteousness of God first and the kingdom of God first, then we are going to see an end to strife and war and problems and suffering.' In this 1953 Hour of Decision…

– May 30, 2022
Ascension Day— via Christianity: "Ascension Day celebrates Christ's exaltation. While on earth, He was a servant. Now in heaven, He is the ruler and Lord of all. By entering heaven as the representative of mankind, He completed the work of our salvation and guarantees the eventual glorification of all who…

– May 26, 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 America: The Jesuit Review (May 20, 2022)— "On May 20, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said in a public statement that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a life-long Catholic, will be barred from Communion in her home diocese of San Francisco. Gloria Purvis, the host of America Media’s 'The Gloria…

– May 22, 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 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 Lifeway Research (February 15, 2022)— "Most Pastors See Racial Diversity in the Church as a Goal but Not Reality," by Marissa Postell: Most Protestant pastors say every church should strive to achieve racial diversity, but few are achieving it .... There are also differences between what African American pastors are…

– February 20, 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

2008 Bentley Continental GT at Mr Goofy's Car Wash in Saline Michigan

The Salt Trucks May be Gone, but Your Car Is Still Getting Dirtier Than Is Good for It

May 1, 2018

It seems that drivers can’t wait for summer. Last October, Saline Journal ran an article with advice on preparing your vehicle for winter, encouraging readers not to get surprised. Would it make sense to issue a similar advisory today — now that temperatures are passing the 80-degree mark? [1] Who could possibly be surprised by summer? And, if they were, how? The answer to the first question is that just about everyone who has a ....

Douglas A-4C Skyhawk subsonic carrier-capable attack aircraft

Extend Your Memorial Day Commemorations with Visit to Yankee Air Museum

June 2, 2017

The Memorial Day Parade in Saline returned to Oakwood Cemetery this year. Appropriately so. [1] Better still, hopefully your interest in the underlying substance of service and sacrifice has been piqued by that event. Where were key military conflicts played out? Why? Who were some of the people who made these great sacrifices in service to American freedom? Yankee Air Museum provides many answers to those important questions. [2] Located seventeen miles east-northeast of Saline, ....

Lesson 1: Fifty years ago today, Apollo 11 took off for the moon and routed its path through your local high school

July 16, 2019

For some Saline Middle School students who’ve walked to school from home during time there, the added 1.8 miles that come with advancement to classes at our high school on Campus Parkway may feel prohibitively distant. [1] Seven months ago, some of those students stepped up to the challenge of testing their STEM mettle at the FIRST Robotics Competition District Meets in Belleville Michigan — another fifteen miles or so on top of that. Dubbed ....

It’s Important to Understand What Being a “Smart City” Means to Saline, Part 1

April 12, 2018

Look in on any given city council meeting and it can sometimes appear that local government is largely about reaction, big picture understanding illusive. It’s hard to imagine that employees and elected officials on their own side of the microphones don’t often share that sentiment. Maybe even more so. What issues will cities like Saline be facing one, five, and ten years from now? What options will they have to answer challenges and leverage opportunties? ....

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

August 24, 2018

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 there earlier today — inside, shooting photographs for more than two hours. [1] By the numbers, GM Heritage Center is an 81,000 square foot facility where an average of 165 vehicles are displayed in a single indoor space. Structural pillars ....