Firefighters Save Martins Home From Basement Blaze
Saline firefighters prevented great damage to Walter and Mary Martins home last Monday after a basement fire burned the living room floor. Neighbors heard an explosion, smoke leaked out, and the dog was freed. Walter returned to assess damage and restoration plans. cause undetermined at press time.
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Saline
Walter
Mary Martin
Martins
Walt
Rick Marchum
Rick Weisenreder
Saline Millpond safety study outlines watercraft rules
Millpond Committee of Saline Recreation Commission released preliminary findings from a safety study and plans a written report. The group consulted Saline Fire Department Saline Police Chief Levleit Red Cross Ann Arbor Parks staff area law enforcement a sailing club member and the Saline Waste Water Treatment Plant to assess response times water quality and hazards at the dam. Emergency equipment such as life jackets boats life rings a respirator and an alarm system were recommended along with ongoing maintenance by a designated agency and police fire training in water emergencies. Canoes rowboats and sailboats were discussed with motorized vessels not advised and a 360 foot dam area to be marked off limits. The next general meeting is Oct 15.
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Saline Recreation Commission
Commission
Jerry Wright
Dave Garland
Jim Martek
Saline Fire Department
Saline
Levleit
Red Cross
Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Department
Sailing Club
Millpond
Marine Unit
Sheriff’s Department
Fire Department
Police Department
the Recreation Commission
Saline Halloween Party Moves to Oct 30 at Middle School
Plans for Saline town Halloween events shift due to a State Jaycee Convention in Petoskey. The party runs Oct 30 from 7 to 9 pm with a free carnival and refreshments at the Middle School. Ann Crosswall chairs the project and donations are invited to Citizens Bank.
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Petoskey
Saline
Jaycee
Ann Crosswall
Citizens Bank
Saline Debaters excel at Southfield-Lathrup tourney
Saline High School sent a Class B team to the Southfield Lathrup Rosh Hashanah Tournament facing 29 Class A schools. JV negative team Scott Guenther and Brian Cullin won three of four debates. Jan Gensheimer placed ninth among 120 JV speakers. Coach Mary Sue Wahl notes next meet is Oct 25 at Jackson Community College.
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Saline
Southfield-Lathrup
Lance McNally
Mary Sue Wahl
Jackson Community College
Rent Strike Looms at Saline Mobile Home Park
Tenants at Saline Mobile Home Park plan a rent strike starting October led by William G. Northrup seeking to escrow October rents while negotiating fair increases. Of 75 tenants 50 were contacted and 45 support the strike and legal fund with four more possible allies if majority backs action.
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Saline Mobile Home Park
N. Maple
Park
Negotiating Committee
William G. Northrup
Northrup
Park Committee
Bridgewater Lumber Rebuilds After Sept Fire
Bridgewater Lumber Co on Boettner Rd begins rebuilding after a September 9 fire. Workers replace storage structures and move shipments to Mann Mill and a local hatchery while stocking lines. Crews also roof Rueben and Ella Finkbeiner’s home on E Michigan Ave as a surprise project.
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Bridgewater Lumber Co
Boettner Rd
Bridgewater Lumber
Mann Mill
Bridgewater
Rueben Finkbeiner
Ella
Michigan Ave
Saline
Rueben
Rudy Wahl
Manhole Tips Leads to Narrow Rescue in Saline
A Saline family faced a near tragedy when 3 year old Joey Herron stepped on a manhole cover near Maple Road. The heavy lid gave way dropping him about 12 feet, but his father Lanny Herron and uncle Robert Dyke pulled him to safety. He was treated and released from Saline Hospital.
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Joey Herron
Lanny Herron
Saline Mobile Home Park
Maple Rd
Robert Dyke
Joey
Pat
Saline Police
Saline Hospital
Surprise Anniversary Party for Carl and Micki Weller
Friends staged a surprise 30th wedding anniversary for Carl and Micki Weller at the Carriage House on W Michigan Ave last Saturday. Fern and Kay St Germain led emceeing with over 100 guests, potluck, mock wedding by Saline Area Players, and music from Dave Walters Junior Ambassadors and the Fink Sextet.
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Carl
Micki Weller
Wellers
Clinton
Fern
Kay St. Germain
W. Michigan Ave
Bill Mangold
Saline Area
Sue Keezer
Dave Walter
Fink
Joe
Micki
Saline Enrollment Counts Show Mixed District Impact
Saline schools report 3233 students on the Fourth Friday count, with Middle School under capacity at 539 of 680, and kindergarten enrollments down 230 to 234. Union School drops to 495 as Jensen and Houghton rise, while Saline High holds 993 students. G S uniform swap listed.
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Union School
Michigan
Saline
Harold Hintz
Hintz
Saline Area
Joseph Schwartz
Schwartz
Jensen
Houghton
Saline High School
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Rec
Mobile Home Park
By Dennis Smith
Weller’s
Kenneth
Nancy Foust
Saline Millpond
Mary Hess
Earl Laughrey
G.S
Martha Bernbeck
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