Sue Kelch contributes photography-rich community reporting to The Sun Times News, capturing local events and seasonal happenings such as festivals and gatherings in Dexter and nearby communities. Her work highlights the visual and human side of community events.
The 2026 Saline Area Circle of Excellence Award honorees were recognized during a ceremony April 23 at Travis Pointe Country Club. The annual Saline Area Chamber of Commerce event celebrates individuals whose leadership and service have made a meaningful impact on the Saline community. Listed left to right in the photo: Small Business: Dan’s Downtown ...
April is National Poetry Month, and teacher Rachel Parent’s Advanced Placement (AP) Literature and Composition class at the Saline Area High School (SAHS) makes celebrating poetry especially exciting. Poetry Bracketology Fashioned after March Madness basketball, Parent explains the method of the madness of poet bracketology: “Brackets start out with 32 poems and each face off includes ...
Graffiti is an ancient type of art form, essentially the “I Was Here,” first carved into stone thousands of years ago, a tradition that now appears on railcars in Saline. Railcar Graffiti as Art Don’t look now but there’s an art exhibit of sorts in Saline – and it’s on the railcars sitting on the ...
“There is a world of possibilities with kites. It all depends on what your interests are, and what you want to do,” says kite enthusiast Sam Ritter Perhaps flying a kite is one of your favorite childhood memories. But there’s so much more to flying kites than finding an open field on a breezy day. ...
From Four-Page Forms to Modern-Day Headaches As we approach April 15 – otherwise known as federal income tax day, this week’s “Life Back Then” takes a look back on Tax Day in the year 1919. The March 6, 1919, Saline Reporter front page headlines read “Pay and File Income Tax Before March 15” – (it ...
Saline Rowers host fundraising events each spring, and this spring featured a Row-A-Thon at the Saline Area High School Commons. Rowing is a family affair for the Dees family, with parents John as Vice President, Ashley as Fundraising Coordinator, and their son Jaxson as part of the Saline Rowing crew. Row-A-Thon Fundraiser As the crew ...
In the March 22, 1967, edition of the Saline Reporter, fourth graders at Jensen Elementary School were asked what they were planning to do for April Fool’s Day. Their responses show just how creative kids can be, having fun playing practical pranks on their families and teachers. Many kids reached for salt and pepper shakers ...
Four years ago, the Michigan Annual Conference (MAC) of the United Methodist Church (UMC) created Advocacy Day. Advocacy Day is an all-day event putting faith to action, and the Michigan Conference of the UMC describes it as a day when “participants meet with lawmakers in Lansing to advance legislative changes that address social systems and ...
Happy National Crayon Day! National Crayon Day is March 31, and believe it or not, the mighty little crayon forever changed the art world. The crayon has been around much longer than you may think, and certainly not as we know crayons as they are today. History of the Crayon The concept of a crayon ...
Everyone has a favorite ice cream flavor to share, whether it be chocolate, butter pecan, black cherry, or even dill pickle. Yes, there is such a thing as dill pickle ice cream! And if you’re from the Midwest, it really doesn’t matter which season it is – it’s still a favorite treat. The Sun Times ...
“The Seed Library is an important resource, and I am very proud to help bring it to our community.” – Jessica Lash, Saline District Library Assistant Director Back in 2022, the Saline District Library (SDL) first began offering its Seed Library – literally, catalogs with packets of seeds. The original idea of a seed library ...
Photos by Sue Kelch The Saline Spring Craft Show held its annual event at the Saline Middle School on March 7, featuring 150 juried artists and, new this year, ten young artists (under 18) with crafts created entirely by youth artists with no adult assistance. Crafters’ wares included seasonal decorating decor, jewelry, tole painting, folk art, ...
Chances are your grandmother, mother, or aunt all had a stash of handkerchiefs, or ‘hankies.’ And perhaps you are like me, with your own stash of hankies handed down from a relative. Once used for cozy tea parties or coy messaging to a sweetheart, hankies now spark our imagination. Soft to the touch and elegantly ...
Saline High School took the plunge – Cool Schools Polar Plunge that is – on Thursday morning, February 26. No matter that the temperature was a brisk 23°F (with a feel like 15°F), that did not stop anyone from diving in to support the fundraising drive for the Michigan Special Olympics. These polar plungers are ...
Lewis (Lew) Turner is a Junior at Chelsea High School and like many high schoolers, he loves to play sports. He plays baseball and ice hockey, is popular with his teammates, and always puts in his best effort. At the age of 16 Lew was living a typical, busy life as a student and athlete ...
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