Friday, January 11, 2013
The 'Saline Salutes' Awards will be held on April 12 and will recognize people with an outstanding record of achievement in service to the Saline community.
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Friday, January 11
- Submitted by the Saline Chamber of Commerce Area residents and business people are being encouraged to send in nominations and take advantage of the opportunity to recognize their favorite citizens at the “Saline Salutes” Awards. Applications are now being accepted. The event is being hosted by the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce in Saline, Michigan and will be held on Friday, April 12 at the Ellen A. Ewing Performing Arts Center at Saline High School. In recognizing the high level of importance of service to community, each year the Chamber seeks nominations for those individuals with an outstanding record of achievement in this area. Among the awards to be given out again will be three that are decided upon by a special “blue ribbon…
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Poet won the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce Community Spirit award.
How do you stay on top of your game after more than 25 years on the job? For Stan Poet, who managed the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds for 27 years until retiring last fall, staying motivated was easy. “I loved coming to work every day,” said Poet, who was honored as winner of the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce Community Spirit Award, a special new award created to honor Poet at Friday’s Saline Salutes banquet. At one point, the farm grounds hosted 425 events a year — more than one a day, and drew 500,000 visitors annually. What Poet loved most about the work was the passion of the people walking into the farm grounds. He recalled an event for radio-controlled car races. “One of the parents of a racer told me that their child was on the …
Monday, April 16, 2012
The Saline community honored its most dedicated citizens at Friday's Saline Salutes banquet.
Friday night, Saline saluted its most dedicated citizens. The annual Saline Salutes banquet, presented by the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce, was held at Saline High School. The community honored Citizen of the Year Jill Durnen, Youth of the Year Maura McCann, Lifetime Achievement winner Joseph Labuta, George A. Anderson Vision Award winner Cindy Czubko and Community Spirit winner Stan Poet. Poet, battling illness, was not able to attend. The honorees were recognized by Mayor Gretchen Driskell, U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, State Rep. Rick Olson, State Rep. Mark Ouimet, and County Commissioner Alicia Ping. Also in attendance were city council members Dean Girbach, Brian Marl, David Rhoads, Jim Peters and Jim Roth. School board trustee David …
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Friday, April 13, 2012
Today's greeting is from one of the people who will be honored at tonight's Saline Salutes banquet at Saline High School.
Today's Good Morning Saline greeting is from Cindy Czubko, who will be honored as the George A. Anderson Vision Award winner by the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce. The award honors one who works or serves in a volunteer or advisory capacity to a Saline-area governmental entity. Czubko was selected for her effort to lead the campaign to bring the Michigan Main Street program to Saline. Czubko is one of several people who will be honored during the 2012 Saline Salutes event, to be held 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 13 at Saline High School. The annual event, sponsored by the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce, also honors Youth of the Year, Maura McCann, Citizen of the Year Jill Durnen, Saline Area Chamber of Commerce Community Spirit Award …
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Jill Durnen will be presented the Citizen of the Year award at Friday's Saline Salutes banquet.
Ask Jill Durnen why she works so tirelessly to make Saline a better place. First, she’ll deflect the praise. But eventually, she'll make it plain. “Saline is my home. Saline’s downtown is my downtown. I grew up here. My grandfather started our family business here,” said Durnen, an owner at Hartman Insurance Agency.” For the 2012 Saline Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, it’s as simple as that. Durnen is among Saline’s best and brightest citizens who will be honored at Saline Salutes, held at 5:30 p.m., Friday, April 13, at Saline High School. The accolades don’t come easy for Durnen, who helped give the awards away at Saline Salutes in 2011 when she was president of the chamber’s board of directors. While honored, she said she …
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Maura McCann is the 2012 Youth of the Year award winner. She'll be honored at Saline Salutes, at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Saline High School.
When you think about bullying, you might not imagine that an athletic, smart and energetic girl like Maura McCann would make an easy target. But this year’s Saline Youth of the Year, as selected by the Saline Youth Council, went through a tough spell in middle school and high school and learned enough to help lead others out of the darkness. Looking back, the 17-year-old McCann said she sees bullying as silly, middle-school behavior. “I liked a boy and some of the other girls didn’t like that I liked him. Going down the hall in school, they called me every name in the book,” said McCann. “Being a teenager, I took it to heart.” The bullying affected McCann, driving her into depression. “I lost confidence and lost friends. I shut down,” …
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Today's greeting is one of five Saline-area residents who will be honored at Saline Salutes Friday.
Today's Good Morning Saline greeting is from Stan Poet, who will be recognized Friday night with the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce Community Spirit Award. Poet recently retired after 27 years of managing the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, which brought millions of people to the Saline area over his term. He is one of several people who will be honored during the 2012 Saline Salutes event, to be held 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 13 at Saline High School. The annual event, sponsored by the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce, also honors Youth of the Year, Maura McCann, Citizen of the Year Jill Durnen, the George A. Anderson Vision Awardee Cindy Czubko, and Lifetime Achievement Award winner Joseph Labuta. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 …
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Today's greeting is from the founder of the New Horizons Band.
Today's Good Morning Saline greeting is from Joseph Labuta. Labuta, Professor Emeritus of Music and former Associate Chair of the Music Department and Director of Music Education at Wayne State University, is best known locally as the founder of the New Horizons Band. He was selected as winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2012 by the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce. Labuta is one of several people who will be honored during the 2012 Saline Salutes event, to be held 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 13 at Saline High School. The annual event, sponsored by the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce, also honors Youth of the Year, Maura McCann, Citizen of the Year Jill Durnen, the George A. Anderson Vision Awardee Cindy Czubko, and Chamber …
Monday, April 9, 2012
Help the community salute some of our most dedicated citizens.
Friday night, the Saline community honors its most dedicated citizens during the Saline Salutes event. The event, organized by the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held at Saline High School and the Ellen A. Ewing Performing Arts Theater starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $30. Guests can register and pay on the chamber's website. This year Saline salutes: • Jill Durnen, Citizen of the Year • Dr. Joseph Labuta, Lifetime Achievement Award • Cindy Czubko, George A. Anderson Vision Award • Stan Poet, Chamber Community Spirit Awardee • Maura McCann, Youth of the Year
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The greeting for March 27 is from Saline Area Chamber of Commerce 2012 Citizen of the Year Jill Durnen.
Today's Good Morning Saline greeting is from Jill Durnen. Durnen, a partner in the longtime Saline business Hartman Insurance Agency, was selected 2012 Citizen of the Year by the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce. Durnen is one of several people who will be honored during the 2012 Saline Salutes event, to be held 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 13 at Saline High School. The annual event, sponsored by the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce, also honors Youth of the Year, Maura McCann, Lifetime Achievement Awardee Dr. Joseph Labuta, the George A. Anderson Vision Awardee Cindy Czubko, and Chamber Community Spirit Awardee Stan Poet. Make reservation by April 6. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. After April 6, tickets are $30 for adults…
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michael lawson
8:15 pm on Saturday, November 3, 2012
stan poet is a great man many people may not know me but i served My country as a united states marine And whenever i got leave time stan was one person i would always stop And see he let me Hunt his Land And talked To me like i was a person not just some young kid who didnt know anything stan is one of the best men ive ever had the honor of knowing good luck stan And beverly And enjoy your … more ›