Fire and flood hardships meet strong community support in Saline
Bennie and Bonnie Shedd rebuild Velvet Mushroom after a near complete loss from a blaze. A local CB group organizes a December raffle with Saline merchants donating prizes to aid their recovery. Meanwhile 1,681 Salinians received swine flu shots in a rapid Saline High School clinic, with future public sessions planned to curb a potential Michigan epidemic.
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Bennie
Bonnie Shedd
S. Ann Arbor St
Ben
Bonnie
Shedds
Dave Gholson
Willis Rd
Weller’s
Diabetes Clinic Opens in Saline at Community Hospital
A free two day diabetes screening runs Thursday and Friday November 11 12 from 8 am to 4 pm at Saline Community Hospital. No advance registration necessary. Blood tests mailed to diabetics and their physicians only. Eat two hours before reporting. those not contacted within eight weeks are not diabetic. Co sponsored by Saline Community Hospital and Michigan Chapter American Diabetes Association.
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Saline Area
Saline Community Hospital
S.C.H. Lab
Saline
Michigan
American Diabetes Association
William Lavery
C.H
Lavery
Saline Pittsfield talks on 201 grant and annexation policy
City officials push for a limited study area for the 201 sewer project while Pittsfield seeks broader coverage. Disputes over annexation and tax base weave through talks as Saline offers compromise. A library opening follows later in the evening with community leaders and volunteers.
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Pittsfield
Saline
Saline-Pittsfield
Department of Natural Resources
State Rd
Us-23
Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor
Robert Lillie
Lillie
Boundary Commission
Pittsfield Town Hall
Council
Board of Trustees
Push for county 911 center to speed emergency response
Detective Sgt. James Douglas promotes a county wide emergency communications network linking Saline Police to Washtenaw rescue services. The center would allow direct reporting and radio contact with physicians to guide responders, reducing delays. He urges non political cooperation to make rapid, centralized help a reality.
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James Douglas
Douglas
Saline
Washtenaw
Sgt
Washtenaw County
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Saline Legion, Legion Auxiliary
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Saline High
Bonnie Paxton
Phyllis Martin
Gunner
Shirley Gage
By Wendy Blackie
City Council
Friends of the Library
Patsy Mayer
George Anderson
Library Board
Dick Cole
Edna Laughrey
Anderson
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Cole
ART Council
Fran Cundief
Room
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Children’s
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