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VOL. 60, NO. 41

Saline Reporter THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
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Saline Parks and Recreation

held its bi-annual Mom-to-Mom
and Costume Sale at the Saline
Recreation Center Saturday, Connect with
bringing in hundreds of people Yahoo’s Hot Jobs:
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Stewart said the items for sale http://jobs.heritage.com.
ranged from clothes to toys and
many other related items, for
which the independent sellers
set their own prices.
“We had over 70 large items,”
she said, noting that the rec-
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The event, which Stewart on the home page or go
said is held in the fall and Gram Brownlee, 7, Brendan Church, 7, Bridget Church, 5, and Asher Brownlee, 4, paint pumpkins at Rentschler Farm Sunday. directly to http://twitter.
spring, also had a $1 admission com/SalineMilanNews.
charge that went to the parks

Harvest Time
and recreation department.
“This is our seventh sale,”
she said.
Aquatic coordinator
Stephanie Ferguson was in
charge of organizing the sale
effort. She said this year busi- Join us on
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“We usually get 300 to 400
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Community celebrates farm life

however, in years past atten- Facebook tab on the home
dance sometimes has dropped page of our website or search
off toward the end of the event. for us on Facebook.
“It has been pretty solid all day.”
Ferguson said the benefit to
both sellers and buyers is enor- By Steven Howard the Harvest Day has a loyal fol- Rentschler event out in the daughter, Kimberly, 20 months,
mous. Heritage Newspapers lowing and that people would minds of its visitors. as the ride spun around.
“It really works out well for show up regardless of the “We like to offer ‘agri-tain- Sharp said she has a family
everyone,” she said. “The sellers The Saline Area Historical chilly temperatures. ment,’” Clements said. member associated with the The Marketplace:
get money for things they don’t Society held its annual Harvest “They said it might rain all Aerin Brownlee and her historical society, and she and Local ads are just a hop
need anymore and the shoppers Time Celebration at Rentschler day and it hasn’t yet,” he said, two sons, Gram, 7, and Asher, her daughter came down in away at the MIcentral.com
get a really great deal.” Farm Sunday, bringing in a looking up at sunny skies. 4, came from Ann Arbor to support. marketplace. While you are
There was also a collection of substantial crowd interested Another attraction that participate in the fall event. “My grandmother is part there, you can check out all
Halloween costumes in many in experiencing the sights and was busy from the beginning The two boys could be seen at of the historical society,” she the special supplements of
varieties and styles, which sounds of life on a farm. Sunday was the barn open the pumpkin painting table, said, indicating how much they Journal Register Co. news-
offered substantial savings The event kicked off at noon, house, which afforded visitors eagerly coloring their gourds were enjoying themselves. “It’s papers in Michigan.
versus buying similar costumes with the ever popular wagon a chance to feed and pet the in many different shades and another great Saline event.” Click on “marketplace” on
rides filling up as soon as they farm animals housed on the styles. Those interested in finding the home page of our Web
new in stores. site or go directly to www.
Next up for the recreation began. property. Brownlee said when she out more of the specifics about marketplace.micentral.com/
center will be this weekend’s 10- Families packed on the Clements pointed out the two heard of the event, it sounded life for the Rentschler family ROP/Categories.aspx.
10-10 event, which will serve as wagon to take the trip around young calves that were receiv- too good to pass up. could visit the farmhouse,
a community open house. the parking lot adjacent to the ing a lot of attention. “We saw an ad for it and where guided tours took place. Someting new:
Jody Roberts said the recre- farm complex, bundling up to Curtis Drake held the pair decided to come check out the Agnes Dikeman, a member Deals2Click4 is here.
ation center will kick off the keep warm in the early after- so the children could pet them, farm,” she said. of the historical society, said Check out www.heritage.
day at a special time Oct. 10, and noon air that struggled to hit 50 much to the delight of many of Just a few yards away, people familiar with the his- com to save on everything
feature a long list of activities degrees. them. children were riding a small tory and functionality of the from restaurants to roofing.
and specials. Wayne Clements, of the his- This hands-on approach to wooden merry-go-round. house were on hand to offer Purchase gift cards at a price
torical society, said he knows the harvest is what makes the Brooke Sharp accompanied her below face value.
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WHAT’S Commentary . . . . . . . . . . 6-A
INSIDE Deaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-A and show how she creates them. This will be fol- from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 10 at the sanctuary, located
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-B BRIEFLY... lowed by a book-signing and refreshments. at 8260 Judd Road, near Lincoln High School. Tours,
Barshaw is a Lansing resident and has been writ- children’s games, face painting, entertainment and
■ Fun Run raises money for school improve- food will be available. The cost $6 for adults and $3
ing and drawing her entire life. Her interactive pre-
Printed ments: Ruth McNally Barshaw, the author of the sentation is recommended for ages 6 and older. For for children 12 and younger. For more information,
on “Ellie McDoodle” books for elementary-age read-
recycled more information about the author, visit the web- visit www.rabbitsanctuary.org.
paper ers, will be at the Saline District Library from 6:30 site ruthexpress.com. Call the Youth Department at ■ Local blogs on newspaper’s website: Visit
to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14. The books are a combination 429-5450 to register for the program. www.heritage.com and look under the “Blogs” pull-
of writing and drawing. The author calls them ■ Open house set at rabbit sanctuary: Great down menu for local content, including “Successful
sketch-journals. Barshaw will talk about the books Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary will hold an open house Business Weekly” and “April Scarlett Writes.”

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