Bi Centennial Picnic Draws 1200 at Curtiss Park
A wet morning cleared to sun as about 1,200 people attended Saline Michigan's Bi Centennial Chicken Barbecue at Curtiss Park. 860 chicken halves sold. event featured memorial plans for The Valley of the Fallen and city praise from Mayor George Anderson.
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Curtiss Park
Bob Brown
George Anderson
Frank Brittain
Mill Pond Park
Saline
Saline High School
Steve Milkey
Doris Austin
Jean Osterhout
Ken Rogers
Bob Leutheuser
al Wiedman
P.O. Box
Mich
Bridgewater Independents
Terry Thornton
Glenn Mann
Vic Mann
Dennis Hearst
Pat DuRussell
Gordon
Milan
Patrick Chantelois
Joseph Chantelois
Costs Strain City as Townships Seek Fire Protection Relief
City Council spends hours weighing inflation driven delays to Heritage Boulevard and a 556 unit Shagbark Village. Freedom and Bridgewater townships seek to withdraw from the Saline Fire Department plan, prompting calls to extend the fire protection agreement and set a September deadline.
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David Simmons
Freedom Township
Bridgewater Township
Simmons
Travis Corporation
Shagbark Village
Heritage Boulevard
Heritage Blvd
Council
Simmncrisp
Freedom
Bridgewater
Saline City
David Meinhart
Saline Fire Department
Saline
Russell Hughes
Hughes
Waldo Gross
George Anderson
Allan Grossman
Albert Bredernitz
Audi
Ence
Clinton
Manchester
Anderson
Santa Claus
Saline Considers Ending Parking Meters After Trial
Saline may drop parking meters pending a two month moratorium in September and October. Mayor Anderson leads the push with a council committee to study impacts on downtown shopping, traffic, and merchant reaction. The city owes about 58000 on parking bonds with 11 years remaining.
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George Anderson
Anderson
Council
Dick Nehring
Earl Laughrey
Saline Area Business Association
Saline
Lonnie Sibson Wins Saline Bi Centennial Logo Contest
Lonnie Sibson, 12, won first prize in Saline Bi Centennial logo contest with a hand holding a 76 and the slogan Preserving the past for the future. Second place went to Frank Pesta and third to Don Sheldon. all three designs were to be used during the coming year. Lonnie is the son of Mr and Mrs Paul Sibson of Waterworks Rd.
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Lonnie Sibson
Frank Pesta
America
Don Sheldon
Lonnie
Paul Sibson
Waterworks Rd
Fire reports two vehicle blazes including motorcycle loss
Firemen responded to a battery short in a Volkswagen in the Evangelical Home parking lot and extinguished the flame. The next day Roger Slick reported a motorcycle fire at Moon and Bemis Roads. the cause is unknown and the bike was destroyed.
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Volkswagen
Roger Slick
Ridgeway
Moon and Bemis Rds
City and S P O A Make Final Offers
The Saline City and Saline Police Officers Association face a three-way process as the state arbitrator sets today for last and best offers. Arbitrator Gordon Knight of Detroit has overseen hearings since mid June and an August 8 executive session could lead to a ruling about 30 days later on economic and fringe benefits disputes.
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Saline
Saline Police Officers Association
Gordon Knight
Detroit
S.p.0.a
Crime Log and Local Events Highlight July 1975
Police reports detail thefts from a Clark Gas Station shed of a lawn mower blade and four oil cases, a stolen Schwinn Sting Ray bike after fishing near Houghton School, a runaway driver and stolen car from Boysville, a breaking and entering at Harry's Standard Station, and forged checks linked to Ann Arbor. A 9999 Macon Rd crash caused no injuries. Middle School students beautified the courtyard with hundreds of bulbs guided by staff.
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Clark Gas Station
Michigan Ave
Mike Smiley
Lambkins
Saline
Houghton School
Mike
Monroe St
Boysville
Harry’s Standard Station
Ann Arbor
Saliné
Macon
Jordan Rds
Macon Rd
McDonald's
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Judy) Carlton
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Dixieland
City Council
Millpond Park
Doug Carlton
David Carlton
U.S. 12
Maple Rd
Saline-Ann Arbor Rd
Bill King
Jerry Henry
Wilma Smith
Maureen Bouchard
Carlos Laudhu
Debbie Bouchard
Gary Quist
Karin Mitchell
Chris Smith
Kirk Fischer
Karen Slagenwhite
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