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CNN Money Magazine ranks Saline, MI as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the United States.

Interesting Facts about Saline:

* Saline was the meeting point of 7 major Indian trails.
* Henry Ford once owned and operated “Weller’s” Mill,
* Area businesses have included a silk cocoonery and a wooden windmill factory

Current Saline Area Chamber of Commerce segment:

September 6, 2010: Larry Osterling, Saline Chamber Executive Director – Concerns over a potential “double dip” recession nationally has many area employers holding back on new hires as they continue to trim inventories.

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Previous recent segments:

August 30, 2010: Larry Osterling, Saline Chamber Executive Director; and Kevin Ernst, President of the Saline Community Fair

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Saline Community Fair, which is being commemorated with a hand-woven maple collectors basket.  Visit www.salinefair.org

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August 23, 2010: Scot Graden, Saline Schools Superintendent

School starts in two weeks and there will be a lot of changes from retirements to closed buildings.  Also, Federal Edjobs Bill could mean $1 million or only $28,000 for Saline depending on the formula used; Communicating with parents: how has technology changed the ways parents learn about schools, etc; and W-A-Y School, the county’s new “cyber-school.”

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August 19, 2010: April Scarlett, Saline Chamber and Tony Dixon, Dark Elf Entertainment / A2YP.TV

A2YP.TV is an online television station that is focused on Washtenaw from Ann Arbor to Ypsilanti.  It includes breaking news, weather, traffic, and free movies.  There is even a game show in the works.

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August 9, 2010: Bill Mangold, Saline Chamber & Doug Mervis, Stonebridge Golf Club

Doug talks about becoming the owner of this popular golf course and the direction the golf industry is headed.

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July 26, 2010: Larry Osterling, SACC Executive Director and Nancy Byers, Owner of the old Methodist Church, talk about the current renovations being done on the building to accommodate all types of events and functions.

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July 19, 2010: Larry Osterling, SACC Executive Director and Bill Mangold, SACC Membership Recruiter

Larry Osterling and Bill Mangold discuss what’s new with the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce, why membership is important for small businesses, and why marketing is the key to a successful business.

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July 12, 2010: Larry Osterling, Saline Chamber of Commerce & Joe Labuta, New Horizons Band of Saline and “The Retrospectives”

Larry Osterling and Joe Labuta discuss Saline’s Summer Music Series, which continues with a performance by Joe Labuta’s band, “The Retrospectives,” this Friday from 7-9PM on South Ann Arbor Street between Michigan Ave and Henry Street.  Joe Labuta also directs the New Horizons Band, which is based on Saline.

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June 7, 2010:

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May 31, 2010:

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April 26, 2010:

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April 19, 2010: Polo Fields Country Club Gets Ready Opens Polo Fields Washtenaw (the former Washtenaw Country Club - Diana Kuenzli, Dir. of Membership & Mktg, Polo Fields Golf & Country Club

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April 12, 2010: Arborcrest Memorial Park Has Room to Grow – Raylene Kruger, Arborcrest Memorial Park

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April 5, 2010: Saline Chamber’s HR Exchange Group Great Asset to Area Companies - Joyce Girdis, Chamber’s HR Exchange Group

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March 29, 2010: The Resale Boutique Gives Saline Options to Shopping - Jamie Westcott,  Owner of The Resale Boutique

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March 22, 2010: The Bling Thing Offers Fun & Unusual Items – Andrea Brandon, The Bling Thing

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March 15, 2010: Saline High School garners athletic honors; Saline City DPW’s George Danneffel Retires After 37 Years; Saline Salutes Awards Announced

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March 8, 2010: Lowe’s Set to Hire -  Patrick Grant, District Manager for Lowe’s

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March 1, 2010: Saline’s Lindenberg, Germany Sister City Relationship - Deputy Police Chief Jack Ceo

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Saline Chamber’s Larry Osterling & Liebherr Aerospace President Alex Vlielander

February 22, 2010:  Alex Vlielander,  President of Liebherr Aerospace - How this privately-owned German company has doubled employees at its Saline operations and continues to eye future expansion in Saline.

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February 15, 2010:

Saline Chamber Exec. Dir. Larry Osterling & David Yu, Pres/CEO of Unimerco

David Yu, President/CEO, Unimerco – Saline’s Growing International Presence:  Unimerco, Manufacturer of High-Precision Cutting Tools

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February 8, 2010:

Saline Chamber Board Member April Scarlett & Exec. Dir. Larry Osterling

April Scarlett, Saline Chamber Board Member - This former owner of a Saline business that recently closed knows all too well the trials of being an independent business owner.  Still a great champion of all that Saline has to offer, April tells us how she is reinventing her career in the town she loves.

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February 1, 2010:

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January 25, 2010:

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January 18, 2010:

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