Saline Welcomes Inmate Steve Bennett Through Church Program
Steve Bennett, an inmate at Milan FCI, finds belonging in Saline through the Church Release Program with First Baptist Church hosts the Ramseys. He works at Budd Factory, earned a GED, studies at Washtenaw Community College, and seeks parole in August while planning to remain in the area.
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Steve Bennett
Washtenaw
Federal Corrections Institute
Milan
Washtenaw County
Saline
Steve
Robert Harvey
First Baptist Church
Milan F.C
Sam
Pauline Ramsey
Hereford Lane
Breeze Acres
Ramsey
Ramseys
F.C.I
Pauline
Paul
Lisa
Eric
Budd
Clinton
F.C.1
Washtenaw Community College
W.C.C
Bennett
Saline lawn fans boast remarkable seed growth claim
In Saline the Aungst family on McKay Street shows off a thriving lawn they attribute to seed rather than sod amid reports of unusual spring rainfall. City Hall adopts new hours starting Monday July 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a 30 minute lunch. A 5 percent raise for hourly city workers excludes police. Ypsilanti marks its 150th anniversary with a July 4 parade featuring 35 floats 14 bands and 250 units led by Gov. Milliken and culminating in a Riverside Park barbecue and Civil War encampment.
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LaVerne
Pat Aungst
McKay St
Aungst
City Hall
Saline City Hall
Ypsilanti
William Milliken
Riverside Park
G.I
E. Michigan Ave
Huron
Saline July 4 Parade Photo Prompts Year Guess
A historic Saline parade photo from Dr. O. D. Hoffman shows a July 4th procession from the town center toward the cemetery and river. The caption notes buildings torn down and the parade running south to north in horse days, with a 1973 parade reference in nearby text.
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0. D. Hoffman
Doc Hoffman
Citizens Bank
Saline Observer
Bank and Builders Present Downtown Saline Construction Plans
Indicators of future progress for Saline’s business district emerged at the Planning Commission meeting. The Citizens Bank outlined expansion plans for a new downtown facility after initial concepts were refined by the commission. Local contractors Gary Peck and William Schettenheim described two story commercial and office buildings to be erected on the south side of Michigan Avenue between Lewis and Monroe Streets.
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Saline
Planning Commission
Citizens Bank
Gary Peck
William Schettenheim
Michigan .Ave
Lewis and
Monroe Sts
Peck
Graf’s
Gulf Station
Schellenheim
Saline Teens Lead ALSAC Drive With Early Fundraising
Saline teens already raised 760 for ALSAC Riding Leukemia Stricken American Children despite no start until July 20. They staged a high school dance and candy sale and will conduct canister days across Saline from July 20 to August 12, with a final door-to-door drive September 16 in ZIP 48176. Lois Martin leads the effort with Cheryl as area chairman and Krista Forrester as zip code chair.
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Saline
48176
Saline Area
Lois Martin
Cheryl
Krista Forrester
A.L.S.A.C
Michigan
Saline Native Heads Home
Rev. Stanley Hartmann, Saline native and 30 year United Church of Christ minister, will return to Saline to serve as associate administrator of the Evangelical Home, which is under construction north of Saline Community Hospital and slated to open in early 1974. Hartmann previously led St. Pauls UCC in Taylor and has ties to Washtenaw County. He and wife Kathryn have three children.
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Stanley Hartmann
Saline
United Church of Christ
Hartmann
Evangelical
Saline Community Hospital
St. Paul’s United Church
Beth
Barry
Home Echoes
The
Evangelical Home For Children and Aged
Evangelical Home Board of Directors
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Illinois
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Saline Town
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Bank
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