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Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-C ■ Mom-to-Mom sale set: A Mom-to-Mom sale

will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the

Saline Recreation Center. There will be 75 tables

of children’s clothing, toys, books and gear. Also

offered will be Halloween costumes and decorations.

Admission to the sales is $1 at the door. Call 429-3502

for information on how to sell Halloween items.

■ Harvest Dinner on tap: St. Andrew Catholic

Church’s annual Harvest Dinner will be held fromnoon to 4 p.m. Oct. 17 at 910 Austin Drive in Saline.Proceeds benefit the church’s “Needy Fund,” whichhelps those in need in Washtenaw County. Cost is$7 for adults, $5 for seniors and children, while chil-dren younger than 5 eat for free.■ Book sale to be held: St. Joseph Mercy SalineHospital Auxiliary is hosting a fundraising booksale that is open to the public Nov. 22 and 23 in the

hospital lobby. The sale will be open from 7 a.m. to 4

p.m. The sale includes a variety of books, calendars,photo albums, journals and more. Proceeds benefitthe St. Joseph Mercy Saline Hospital Auxiliary. Formore information, call 429-1507.■ Swiss Steak Dinner set Friday:St. Paul UnitedChurch of Christ will host a Swiss steak dinnerfrom 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at 122 W. Michigan Ave. inSaline. Cost is $9 for adults, and $4 for children ages5 through 12. Children 4 and younger eat for free.

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Saline resident mixesacting and business

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Harvest Time to be heldat Rentschler Farm

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Former Saline residentpens her first book 

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By Steven HowardHeritage Newspapers

Running for a seat inthe 3rd District of theWashtenaw County Boardof Commissioners race isAlicia Ping, who is seekingto replace her sister, JessicaPing, after Jessica decidednot to seek re-election inNovember.

Alicia Ping said she is run-ning on a platform with heavyemphasis on stabilizingWashtenaw County’s budget.

“The biggest issue is thebudget,” she said. “There’sshrinking that will need tohappen.”

Though she is aware thereare few people who look for-

ward to potentially cuttingcounty services, she said suchactions are necessary, and it

only will be with much con-sideration that cuts are made.

“There are going to becore, essential services thatneed to be funded,” she said,“and there needs to be care-ful deliberation on how themoney is spent.”

Ping said her time asa member of Saline CityCouncil, a position she cur-rently holds, will help her asshe looks forward to her newpotential office.

“My experience on councilis going to be helpful. Wehave a 30 percent fund bal-ance in the city,” she said,indicating her intentions tohelp bring the county’s morein line with that number.“We’re in a crunch time, butthe garbage is still pickedup and the roads are stillplowed.”

A sore spot in the county,said Ping, is the overall con-dition of the roadway infra-

structure.

Teen centerset to open

Ping talks

county budgetas electionapproachesCommission

candidate says

cuts are necessary

By Steven HowardHeritage Newspapers

Saline now has a new teencenter, and its program direc-tor, Marcus Flood, said open-ing weekend will be packedwith fun activities.

Flood said the center,called The Fifth Corner, cametogether over the last yearafter the opportunity aroseto share a space with a localchurch.

There were many benefitsto doing so as opposed to pre-

vious alternative plans, Floodsaid, including significantlycheaper rent.

The space is shared withthe Saline CommunityChurch, where Flood is alsoyouth pastor.

Currently facilitated byanother organization’s non-profit status, Flood said heand his colleagues are in theprocess of filing for inde-pendent nonprofit licensing,which will officially make thecenter a separate entity.

To celebrate the grandopening of The Fifth Corner,Flood said activities will kickoff Oct. 8.

“Friday, we’re going to have

Program to open

Oct. 8 in space

shared with church

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PLEASE SEE PING /3-A

Celebrating cultureCelebrating culture

ABOVE: MatthewSchneider worksas emcee at theHarvest of the ArtsOktoberfest eventin Saline Saturday.

LEFT: MartinAutier grills brat-wursts at theHarvest of the Arts

Oktoberfest cele-bration in SalineSaturday. Theevent also includ-ed craft boothsand children’sentertainment.

Photos by

Steven Howard

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