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Saline Student-Athletes Honored with the Rich Tompkins Multi-Sport Athletic Award

Saline Student-Athletes Honored with the Rich Tompkins Multi-Sport Athletic Award

Honored for their excellence both on and off the field, Saline student-athletes Peyton Widen and Jordan Wickham were named as two of eight state winners of the Michigan High School Coaches Association Rich Tompkins Multi-Sport award. At the May 28 Saline Area Schools Board of Education meeting, both were recognized. The Rich Tompkins Multi-Sport Athletic ...

Opa! It’s Ann Arbor’s Ya’ssoo Greek Festival time–June 7, 8, 9!

Opa! It’s Ann Arbor’s Ya’ssoo Greek Festival time–June 7, 8, 9!

Greek cuisine and homemade pastries, dance performances by church youth, live music by Enigma, tours of a Byzantine-architecture church, a raffle grand prize trip to Greece for two, daily raffle prizes donated by area businesses, and much more! With its food, entertainment and atmosphere, the Ya’ssoo Greek Festival of Ann Arbor is a great way ...

A Millage Renewal is expected to go before Chelsea, Dexter and Saline voters

A Millage Renewal is expected to go before Chelsea, Dexter and Saline voters

Going before school boards around Washtenaw County is a resolution asking districts to support renewal of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District Special Education Millage. This millage renewal is proposed to go before voters county-wide in the November 5 General Election. The Saline, Dexter and Chelsea school boards have all looked at the renewal proposal. The ...

A Ribbon Cutting for Dexter Community Schools Celebrating True Collaboration

A Ribbon Cutting for Dexter Community Schools Celebrating True Collaboration

With the cut of the ribbon, the Dexter community took a big step forward in establishing a permanent home for the Dexter Senior Center and creating a Multigenerational Community Center. Dexter Community Schools welcomed the community to a ceremonial ribbon cutting held on the morning of May 20, just outside of the Dexter Wellness Center ...

Weekly Road Construction, May 20-26

Weekly Road Construction, May 20-26

Township Where Impact to Traffic Timeline Ann Arbor, Pittsfield Clark Rd between WCC driveway and Golfside Rd Intermittent lane closures April 15 – June 1 Augusta Township-wide Intermittent lane closures May 6 – 24 (extended) Augusta Local & Primary Soft Surface Roads Intermittent lane restrictions May 13 – 23 Bridgewater, Freedom Schneider Rd between Austin Rd and ...

Revitalization of the Potawatomi Trail

Revitalization of the Potawatomi Trail

The Potawatomi Trail (“Poto”), the iconic recreational natural surface pathway nestled in the northwest territory of Washtenaw County, is undergoing a significant transformation. Jason Aric Jones, a prominent figure in the Michigan mountain biking community and a board member of the Potawatomi Mountain Biking Association (PMBA), recently gave some insights into the revitalization efforts aimed ...

Saline Awards Varsity Letters to its Washtenaw United Hockey Players

Saline Awards Varsity Letters to its Washtenaw United Hockey Players

The Saline Area Schools Board of Education May 14 meeting was a memorable one for the Washtenaw United High School Hockey Team. It saw the Saline contingent of the team receive their Varsity Letters. During the meeting, Saline Superintendent Stephen Laatsch introduced the team and their coaches to the school board and gathered public. The ...

Nearly 2,300 WCC graduates to be awarded over 3,000 associate degrees, certificates

Nearly 2,300 WCC graduates to be awarded over 3,000 associate degrees, certificates

Community News Washtenaw Community College (WCC) will convene its 57th commencement at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at Eastern Michigan University’s George Gervin GameAbove Center.  Graduates from the Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 semesters, as well as candidates from the current Spring/Summer 2024 semester, will participate in commencement. This academic year, 2,289 graduates will be awarded ...

Scio Township’s Skip Davis is Honored for his Service

Scio Township’s Skip Davis is Honored for his Service

For his decades of service, Skip Davis was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement award. From the Vietnam War when he was a 19-year-old serving in the infantry to his present day role as the Scio Township Fire Investigator, Davis has made it his life’s mission to faithfully serve. His service was recently recognized by 1-800-BOARDUP, ...

Saline High School’s Connecting Program Honored as Innovative and Transformative

Saline High School’s Connecting Program Honored as Innovative and Transformative

As an innovative educational opportunity, the Saline High School Connecting Program was honored and featured at a recent event attended by several Michigan government officials, including Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Saline Area Schools sent out a social media post about the event: “We were immensely proud today to honor the SHS Connecting Program at the What ...