Saline Welcomes Longtime Local Paul Horn and Family
Paul Horn, a native Detroiter who moved to Saline in 1962, built his life here with wife Lona after working at Universal Die Casting and later at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. The couple, active Jaycees and Auxiliary members, raised three sons on N. Ann Arbor St. Lydia Volz, a longtime Saline figure, is cited as a welcome neighbor to the Horns, illustrating a community bonded by civic service and hometown devotion.
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Paul Horn
Saline
Lydia Volz
Jaycees
The
Legion
Paul
Otto
Karl Weavie
Community Ford
Universal Die Casting
Lona
Detroit
N. Ann Arbor St
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Lydia Visel Volz
Lydia
Paul Hom
Break-Ins Reported Across Saline Averages
Police report multiple crimes from April 8 to April 11 in Saline. Items stolen include a calculator and tape player from Saline High School, a snowmobile and trailer at Chandler Drive, a chain saw from City Lot 2, and a TV from Saline Community Hospital. A gas station theft occurred around April 8. Several suspects are named in some cases. others remain open or under investigation. Police made 117 runs last week with traffic and criminal arrests and juvenile apprehensions.
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Saline High School
Chandler Dr
Textile Rd
Saline Community Hospital
Saline
Vandals Strike Oak Hill Cemetery in Saline Township
Last Friday night vandals desecrated Oak Hill Cemetery destroying about 50 monuments dating to Saline’s pioneer era. A Civil War veteran resting there is identified as R. C. Tripp of the 4th Michigan Cavalry. Bill of beer cans and a cash register slip were found, prompting township officials to plan further repairs at a meeting set for Saturday April 24 at Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Saline Township
Pioneer Saline
R. C. Tripp
Tripp
Michigan
Bob Cook
Willow Rd
Oak Hill
Re-Work Schedule Shows City Street Repairs
DPW supervisor Clyde Wellwood says spring work is underway on several city streets. The Maple Michigan Bemis intersection and Bennett Street plus E McKay between Hall and N Ann Arbor are under full reconstruction with curbs and gutters. Completion target is June 30 with possible earlier finish.
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Clyde Wellwood
DPW
Maple-Michigan-Bemis
Bennett Street
E. McKay
Hall
N. Ann Arbor
E. Henry
Davenport
Maple
Wellwood
Whitlock
Williams
Mills
Michigan
Mills Rd
Michigan Ave
Public Works Office
City Hall
Laughrey Receives Top Jaycee Honor Senatorship
Earl Laughrey of Saline Jaycees was awarded the J.C.S. Senatorship at a Jackson meet. He has 12 years of service with the Saline chapter including city council service and planning commission chairmanship.
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Earl Laughrey
J.C.S
Jaycees
Earl
Saline Jaycees
Michigan
Saline Planning Commission
Saline
U.S. Jaycees
Jaycees International
Jaycee International
G. Merritt Martin
Jaycee
Jackson
Community Good Friday Service in Saline at First Presbyterian
Saline hosts a community Good Friday Service this Friday at 1 pm in the First Presbyterian Church 143 E Michigan. Rev Richard Schoenert of Saline Baptist Church speaks on the purpose of Christ death. several local churches participate with Julie Nielsen Pixie Scruggs singing and Bonnie Milkey on the organ.
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Saline
First Presbyterian Church
E. Michigan
Richard Schoenert
Saline Baptist Church
Saline Area
Julie Nielsen
Pixie Scruggs
Bonnie Milkey
Jaycees Band Battle Ends With Top Prizes Awarded
Winners of the Jaycees 10th Annual Battle of the Bands include Lee Howard Company from Brighton in first place Alexus from Ann Arbor second and T R 7 from Wyandotte third. Neil Wilber of T R 7 named best vocalist and Reggie Borik of Lee Howard Company best instrumentalist. First prize valued at 1000 in sound equipment, second at 400 and third at 200, with about 3000 raised for Jaycees community service.
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Jaycees
Lee Howard Company
Brighton
Alexus
Ann Arbor
T R 7
Wyandotte
Neil Wilber
Reggie Borik
Street Pave Job Faces Local Opposition
Residents along Bennett and Lewis Streets voiced discontent as a widening and repaving project began with little notice. Carl Nielsen questioned tree removal and the value of widening while officials cited deteriorated curbs and the need for safety for buses and hospital traffic.
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Bennett-Lewis St
Carl Nielsen
N. Lewis
Nielsen
Council
Lewis and
Bennett
George Anderson
N. Ann Arbor St
Klompen Dancers Delight Saline Crowd On Spruce-up Day
The Klompen Dancers from Holland Michigan performed across Saline sites including the B and B parking lot Leutheuser lot and Westside Shopping Center lot then capped the day with kicks at the Evangelical Home. A shoe broke mid performance but the dancer continued. The group was imported by the Saline Area Business Association to boost Spruce-up Days.
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Saline
Klompen
Holland
Michigan
Leutheuser
Westside
Klomper
Saline Area
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Old Saline
New Saline
United
Carol Walters
Carol
Laughrey
Miller
Anderson
Bennett St
Dick Nehring
Kirk Faupel
Kissers
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