Mary Hess Becomes Saline's First Councilwoman
Mary Hess outpolled four candidates to win one of three Saline City Council seats with 461 votes across three precincts. Incumbent George Anderson earned 424, William Camburn 421, and Richard Nehring 351. Hess and Camburn will take office next year as Bredernitz retires. turnout was 665 votes. Charter reforms passed by wide margins: vacancy filling within 60 days and parkland sale requiring voter approval.
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Mary Hess
Saline
Mike Bredernitz
Saline Schools Cut Bus Trips to Conserve Gas
Saline Area Schools reduce bus service effective Nov 5 to save gasoline. Field trips and away spectator trips banned as the district plans further cuts if gas supplies tighten. Assistant Superintendent Hill says the fleet is capped at last year’s usage and awaits fuel and tanker updates from Standard Oil.
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Saline Area
Howard ‘Hill
George ‘Mains
Board of Education
Hill
George Mains
Hornet Band Impresses at Regional Marching Contest
Saline High School Hornet Band outperformed nine bands at Bedford Union High School on October 23 earning all A grades from judges James Hause John Butterfield and Robert Smith. Directors Malcolm Danforth and Dana Wiegand designed a prize winning show featured at the Hornet football game with early rehearsals and bold formations.
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Saline High School
Bedford Union High School
Malcolm Danforth
Dana Wiegand
James Hause
John Butterfield
Robert Smith
Saline United Fund Drive Reports Early Progress
United Fund Drive Chairman Helen Starling reports Saline Area campaign has counted about 30 percent of the 1973 goal and says about 40 percent of local businesses have responded. She notes several industries’ final figures are pending and residential workers have been slowed by illness. She projects reaching the goal next week and lists contact numbers for donations.
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Drive
Helen Starling
Saline Area
Saline Council weighs chicken carry out and fuel plans
Saline City Council delays a chicken carry out permit for a gas station on Michigan and Maple, pending five foot trespass resolution. They approve fuel bids and higher allocations, set Brecon Park, increase the City Clerk treasurer pay, buy pumps for flood relief, and vote on multiple budget items and personnel actions.
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City Hall
Solomon
Dean Zahn
Michigan
Maple
Maple Rd
Council
Planning Commission
Richard Nehring
William King
King
Washington
George Mains
Saline
State Tax Commission
Washtenaw County
Robert Lillie
Organization of Townships
Lillie
Tax Commission
Grossman
O’neal Construction Co
Nehring
Brecon
Wales
Tony Elston
Rolling Meadows
Brecon Park
Saline Area Business Association
Christmas Bazaar At St Andrew's Saline Altar Society
The St. Andrew's Altar Society of Saline hosts a Christmas Bazaar and bake sale at the church hall 910 Austin Rd. on Friday November 9 from 9 am to 9 pm and Saturday November 10 from 9 am to 3 pm. An Artists' corner offers free coffee and punch.
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St. Andrew’s Altar Society of
Saline
Austin Rd
Saline Valley Farms Host John Rule Dies at 85
John Rule age 85 died after a stroke last Friday. He supervised the Youth Hostel facilities at Saline Valley Farms and welcomed visitors from around the world. He and his wife had retired to 323 N Lewis St. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery after services at Bahnmiller Funeral Home with Rev Ira L Fett. He was born January 4 1888 in Cornwall England and survived by a daughter and two grandchildren among others.
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Santa Claus
Johnny Rule
Santa
Old St. Nick
Johnny
John Rule
Saline Valley Farms
U.S
Valley Farms
John
N. Lewis St
Saline
Bahnmiller
Oakwood Cemetery
Ira L. Fett
Cornwell
England
James
Eliza Michael Grose Rule
Ethel May Morcom
Ironwood
Mich
Robert
Doris) Bable
Westland
John Saari
Sault Ste. Marie
Pamela
Mary Ellen Magrini
Elizabeth Pallett
Eliza Jose
Stephen
Raymond
Canada
Rule
First United Methodist Church of
American Youth Hostels
Illini Marchers To Guest Here
The University of Illinois marching band will appear at Saline High School's Friday game. The 210 member group will stay with local families and join Saline High School band members for a potluck dinner sponsored by the Middle School Band Parents. The Illinois Band will perform before the game and then travel to U M Stadium in Ann Arbor. Krista Forrester, a Saline High School alumna, recently performed in a Western Michigan University Oklahoma production and is a WMU freshman majoring in communications.
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Ruth McCartery
Library Board
Kirk Faupel
Dick Colle
Walter Moore
Saline Police Dept
Harold Hintz
County Road Commission
Monroe St
D.P.W
Michigan Municipal League
State Boundary Commission
Grossman
University of Illinois
Saline Hornet
Saline
Dave Walter
U-M
Ann Arbor
Saline Band Parents Association
Ilinois
S H.S
Illinois’ Band
Everett Kissenger
Wolter
Illinois Band
Harry Bejian
Champaign: Urbana
Iinois
Walter
Saline High School
Krista Forrester
Western Michigan University
Krista
W.M.U
S.H.S
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Police Dept
George Anderson
Washtenaw Intermediate
Anderson
Assembly of God Church
Bemis Rd
Five Points
Willis Rd
York Township
Charles Hayes
June Looker
Ebro
Fireside
Fireside Lounge Fellows
Glen Wilkerson
Jerry Hill
Jim Chatterton
Rod Bilyea
Ron James
Jerry Hieber
Mike Romelhardt
Pete Barnes
Roger Lossing
Mike Farrell
Scott Klapper
Dave Henning
Kim Johnson
Denny Feeman
Ron Feeman
Gerry Feeman
Dick Lossing
Danny Campbell
Carey Strieter
Firesiders
Adrian
Bilyea
Johnson
Wilkerson
Flint
Kearsley Park
Pony -Elston
Kevin Kraushaar
DPW
Clyde
Wellwood Point
Saline Valley
Jolly Johnny Rule
Illini
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