City of Opportunity tag inspires Saline reporters return
Former Saline residents Gary Wild Bob Bradley Bob Beyers and John Parsons are highlighted as examples of Saline alumni who moved on to prominent roles in Honolulu Ferris State Stanford and Western Electric The piece reflects on keeping talent in Saline and recalls local workers and editors past and present while praising the town as a place of opportunity.
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Gary Wild
Saline
Honolulu
Gary
Bob Bradley
Bob
Ferris State College
Bob Beyers
California
Cornell
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Stanford
John Parsons
John
Ford Motor Co
U M
Western Electric
New Jersey
Hal Cerensky
Ray Andres
Hal
Ray
Western Michigan University
DeLynn
Bobs
Peg Flock
Alice Bingner
Peg
Nancy Cerensky
Shirley Rieckhoff
Don Gefre
Barbara Bardell
Matt Seeger
Carys
Johns
Hals
Chamber of Commerce
City of Opportunity
City Council OKs Three Member Cemetery Board
Tuesday night the council approved an ordinance creating a three member Cemetery Board of Appeals. The board will be appointed at the January 9 regular meeting to decide cases not covered by general cemetery rules under Ordinance 171.
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City Council
Sixth graders share Santa wish lists at Jensen Elementary
In a classroom exercise the sixth graders name diverse gifts from a grandfather to a pony, a Bible, a spaceship, and large sums of money, reflecting childhood delights and practical desires. Names include Susan Genik Peter Campbell Shelly Mosher and many others.
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Jensen _Elementary School
Santa
Susan Genik
Peter Campbell
Shelly Mosher
Mike Carlisle
Bonnie Feldkamp
Frank Lobbestael
Shara Jaeger
Bill Hicks
Jackie Hunter
Marti Smiley
Clark Trombley
Saline Baptist Choir Praised For Night of Miracles
Editor thanks Saline Baptist Choir and director Mr Dave Steele along with pianists Becky Ealy and Joyce Dieterle for a memorable Night of Miracles cantata. A moving Christmas program by Junior High Bands and Singers preceded the cantata performance for the Ypsilanti State Hospital and the congregation.
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Saline Baptist Choir
Dave Steele
Becky Ealy
Joyce Dieterle
Hintz
Reynolds
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Christ
Former Teacher Nearing Doctorate in Music Theory
Ronald Attinger, former Junior High School teacher and current Eastern Michigan University instructor, has completed written tests in music theory and musicology and passed the oral exam. He aims to finish his doctoral degree at the University of Michigan by year end, with saxophone as his specialty.
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Ronald Attinger
Eastern Michigan University
Attinger
Jensen Elementary
University of Michigan
Modern Day Santa Delivers Used Film Cans for Good
Bob Luzius hauls away discarded film canisters from University Microfilms Division in Ann Arbor and donates them to The Reporter and local youth groups. 4-H girls reuse the cans for sewing baskets and pin cushions while mothers send home-made cookies and bread to thank him. He enjoys meeting kind people and doing a small Christmas service, accepting gifts but prioritizing the help he gives.
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Santa Claus
Bob Luzius
University Microfilms Division
Kerox
Ann Arbor
Bob
Police Assist On Injuries In Saline Incidents
Local police assisted in two injuries last Saturday. City employee Pete O Mara fell from a truck at Pleasant Lake and Ann Arbor Roads and was taken to Saline Community Hospital with not serious injuries. He was off duty. In a separate incident officers provided first aid and transported a gunshot victim from Manchester to St Joseph Mercy Hospital.
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Pete O’mara
Pleasant Lake
Ann Arbor Rds
Saline Community Hospital
O’mara
Manchester
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Scout and Bob in a Quiet Duty Exchange
A fragment depicts Scout like characters and Bob performing his duties in a thoughtful exchange. The text hints at a personal, mentor like dynamic and a gift exchange between two named figures.
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City of
Opportunity
Billie
S. Ann Arbor St
Council
Martha McKillop
Martha Dirkie
John O’sullivan
Topper Brink
Mike McPeake
Editor’s Mail
John Steele
the Saline Pizzeria
Michigan
Lodi Town
Lodi
Bhees
Ann Arbor-Saline Rd
Pleasant Lake Rd
Merry Christmas
Des Ermin
Graf Gulf Service
Michigan Ave
Milan
Ford Tractor Sales
W. T. Young, Inc
Scout
Luzius
Nicholas
Ecorse RD
Afsilanti
RCA
H. J. Johnson CO
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