Saline Council Eyes Gerigk Plot for City Hall Site
Saline city officials plan a Friday 6 p.m. walk through a Gerigk plot at E Michigan Ave and N Harris St proposed by Jim Gross as a new City Hall and civic center. Gross praises the 92 861 square foot parcel priced at 75000 with 197 feet of Harris frontage and 67 feet on Michigan, noting trees and landscaping fit for a police HQ, while downtown interests favor a central location and oppose outskirts sites.
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Saline
E. Michigan Ave
N. Harris St
Jim Gross
Gross
Hubert Beach
City Hall
Bill Camburn
David Simmons
Travis Corporation
Maple Rd
Simmons
Feuerbacher
Ami ‘Arbor St
Burkhardt
Dancer’s
Camburn
N. Harris
Michigan Ave
Harris St
Gerigk
Harris
Michigan
Local Jester Rouses Crowd At Robin Hood Restaurant
In Saline a prankster prompts the new Robin Hood Restaurant staff to tease Doug Peck about gambling as he works in the kitchen. The gag leads to laughter from coworkers as plans for a playful Sky Masterson reference unfold amid community notices and a Goodwill drive update.
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Doug Peck
Alex
Doug
Marcy
Sky
Sky Masterson
New York
Salvation Army
Kathy Feldkamp
Saline Jaycees Honored by National Convention
The Saline Jaycees received a standing ovation from 8000 delegates at the national Jaycee Convention in Minneapolis for promoting the Happiness Fair, a Washtenaw County community project that brings hundreds of handicapped children to the Farm Council Grounds each May. The 1972 event earned national awards, with the 1973 edition praised as even better and the 1974 fair anticipated to excel.
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Saline Jaycees
Minneapolis
Saline
Scotty MacDonald
Textile Rd
Farm Council
Scotty
the Jaycees
Washtenaw County
Jaycees
Barry Barker
Jaycee
Happiness Fair
Michigan
Saline Jaycee
Marland Hutt
Walter Brown
Chelsea
Michigan Jaycees
Walter
Convention Hall
Brown
National
Jaycee Organization
Grace Stierle
Saline City Debates Pool Safety Ordinance
City Council discussed a proposed safety ordinance for private swimming pools after consulting City Attorney Allan Grossman and Building Official Richard Cole. They decided to postpone passage for now but urged pool owners to keep ladders up on above ground pools, lock gates, supervise unused pools, and consider protective nets.
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Allan Grossman
Richard Cole
Tri County Sportsmen Drive Resolutions At Michigan Convention
Tri County Sportsmen Club of Saline saw two resolutions pass at the MUCC convention in Alpena. One urges not to use fish and game funds for commercial fishing subsidies, the other opposes the Southeast Michigan interceptor or super sewer project. Roger Wenk of Byron was elected MUCC president. several vice presidents named. Hale Pearce re elected treasurer. Governor Milliken and Lt. Governor Brickley spoke as 275 delegates from 135,000 members across 300 clubs attended.
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Tri ‘County
Sportsman's Club of
Saline
Michigan United Conservation Club
Mu.c.c
Alpena
Tri County
Tri-County
Michigan
Roger Wenk
Byron
M-U
Saline benefit raises funds for hospital project
Meredith Bixby staged a Pinocchio benefit to bolster Saline Community Hospital’s building fund. Sponsored by the Saline Jaycees with Jim O Kunze as chairman, the event netted four hundred dollars presented to CH administrator Vincent Catacuzzend. The total reflects show proceeds and an extra cash gift from the puppeteer.
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Saline* Community Hospital
Meredith Bixby
Pinnochio
The
Saline Jaycees
Jim O’kunze
Jim
S.C.H
Vincent Catacuzzend
Meredith
Saline
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Jim Douglas
D.P.W
Washtenaw
Saline Town
Goodwill Collection
Westside
Harold Hough
Adrian Goodwill
Goodwill
Helen Koebbe
Bee Rae
Taabells Plante
Mill Valley
India
Adrian Public Schools
Plaute
Southeast Michigan
U.S. Department of Education
Eastern Michigan University
Ranjit Bajwa
E.M.U., Department of International
U.S
Boston
Thomas J. McCormic
David Murphy
William E.kouba
Bemis, Saline
Huron High School
Ann Arbor
U.S. Jaycees Flowor
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