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Saline Roundup: Record heat, Free Cones, Main Street Announcement, Munchkins and More

Here's five things to know on March 20, 2012.

First Day of Spring Feels Like Summer

Today is the first day of spring. But it will feel more like summer. Weather.com forecasts a record high temperature of 83 today. The record for March 20 is 73, set in 1918.

It gets warmer tomorrow, with a high for 85 forecast.

Sunrise today is at 7:38 a.m. Sunset is at 7:48 p.m.

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Free Cones at DQ

To mark the first day of spring, the is giving away free small cones. The Dairy Queen Free Cone Day promotion to benefit the Children’s Hospital, the southeast Michigan affiliate of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Stores will accept cash donations that day through a Children’s Miracle Network donation bucket with proceeds going to Children’s Miracle Network at Beaumont. For more, see .

Main Street Official Announcement Tonight

Salinians are invited to tonight a representatives from the Michigan Main Street Center formally announce in the downtown revitalization program. There is a press conference at 7 p.m. Dessert will be served by the Saline Main Street program, previously known as the Saline Historic Downtown Alliance and Route 12 to Main Street groups. As a full-fledged Michigan Main Street community, Saline will receive five years of intensive technical assistance, through the Michigan Main Street program, with a focus on revitalization strategies designed to attract new residents, business investment, economic growth and job creation to their central business district.

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We’re Off to See the Wizard

The Saline Community Education Junior Theater presents the Marvelous Adventures of the Munchkinland Mayor (The Wizard of Oz) at 7:30 p.m. March 23-24 and 2 p.m. March 25 at the auditorium. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more information, call 429-8000, ext. 2338.

Tracking the Hornets

The girls’ water polo teams are in action tonight at to Okemos. The junior varsity game is at 6 p.m. The varsity game is at 7 p.m.


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