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CALENDAR SALINE Thursday, May 20 ■ Saline Parks and Recreation offers a Tot Play Group at the Recreation Center every Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon for infants through 5 years old. Tot-sized gym equipment, toys and other fun activities will be available in the gym. The cost is $4 per child and no charge for Saline Recreation Center members. For more information, call 429-3502. Thursdays, May 20 through June 24 ■ Introduction to Dog Agility from 3 to 4 p.m. In a positive reinforcement environment dog/handler teams will be introduced to the performance and handling of all the obstacles/equipment utilized in the sport of dog agility. Dog and handler safety is paramount, so class work will be appropriate for the age and skill/experience level of the class participants. Copper Leaf Crossing is located at 4950 Ann Arbor-Saline Road. Fee is $85. For more information, visit www. salineonline.org or call the Saline Community Education Office at 429-8020. Thursday, May 20 through Thursday, June 10 ■ “Vehicle Engineering” will be offered by Saline Community Education. Students in fourth through sixth grades build 13 different motorized vehicles capped off with a final project. Some of these vehicles haven’t been invented yet. Vehicles include everyday vehicle, forces in motion and aerodynamics. Working with partners, students will cooperatively build and modify machines exhibiting basic engineering principles. The fee is $79. To register, visit www.salineonline. org or contact Saline Community Education at 429-8020. Friday, May 21 ■ Artwork of Saline Mills will be featured at My Favorite Café for the months of May and June. Paintings and photos of historic Saline Mills by many local artists will be displayed. A public reception for the artists will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information, call 944-4054. Hoppy Hour benefit from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Spotted Dog Winery in Saline. Join the Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary for an evening of wine and desserts. Bottles of wine with custom labels featuring the rabbits of the sanctuary will be on sale, as well as Chocolates by Selene, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the shelter. Cost is $20 at the door. For more information, visit www.rabbitsanctuary.org. Saturday, May 22 ■ The fifth annual Breaka-thon fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis will start 11 a.m. at Saline ATA Martial Arts, 750 Woodland Drive, in Saline. The event includes a dunk tank, bungee run, games, food and live performers, including the Saline High School Jazz Band, Varsity Blues, Rhythm Dance Group and Saline ATA Demo Team. Saturday, May 22 through June 19 ■ Sprouting Young Gardens through Saline Community Education. Join Community Gardens for a playful and interactive course. Young gardeners will be introduced to the joys of organic gardening in a raised garden bed. One garden plot will be their “playground.” The fee is $20. To register, visit www.salineonline.org or contact Saline Community Education at 429-8020. Saturday, May 22 ■ Garage sale fundraiser for Children’s Creative Learning Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 5939 Ann Arbor-Saline Road. Call 4299292. ■ The Saline Farmers’ Market runs from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays now through Oct. 30 in downtown Saline on South Ann Arbor Street, half a block south of Michigan Ave. For more information, call Nancy Crisp at 429-3518 or e-mail salinefar mersmarket@comcast.net. Saturday, May 22 through Saturday, June 19 ■ “Sprouting Young Gardens” will be offered through Saline Community Education. Young gardeners in third grade and up will be introduced to the joys or organic gardening in a raised garden bed. The support of the book “Lasagna Gardening” by Patricia Lanza will be used throughout the session.
Class will be held at the Saline Community Garden at the historic Weber-Blaess School. The fee is $20. To register, visit www.salineonline. org or contact Saline Community Education at 429-8020. ■ “Speed & Agility” will be hosted by Saline Community Education. Students will improve their acceleration, transitional movement, total body agility, as well as increase their anaerobic conditioning. Wear proper footwear. Classes will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, May 22 through June 19. The fee is $75. For more information visit www.salineonline. org or call the Saline Community Education Office at 429-8020. Through Monday, May 24 ■ Hershey’s Track and Field registration, through Saline Community Education. For kids ages 7 through 14 as of Dec. 31, 2010. Participants compete in two-year age groups according to birth year. All athletes must compete in their age group and gender division. The fee is an optional $5 per child donation. For more information visit www.salineonline.org or call the Saline Community Education Office at 429-8020. Tuesday, May 25 ■ All “princesses” are invited to the Saline Parks and Recreation “Princess in Training” program from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m, at the Saline Recreation Center. The cost is $6 per princess. For more information, call 429-3502. Through Tuesday, May 25 ■ “Belly Dance for Fun & Fitness” will be offered through Saline Community Education at Liberty School. It’s a beginner’s class that focuses on the basics of Egyptian style. No previous dance experience is required. The class is for adults. Classes meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through May 25. The fee is $40. For more information or to register, call 429-8020 or visit www. salineonline.org. Tuesday, May 25 ■ Saline Area Chamber of Commerce’s Building Business Relationships Breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Brecon Village, 200 Brecon Drive, in Saline. For reservations, call 429-4494. Through Friday, May 28. ■ Online, walk-in and phonein registrations begin for Saline Community Education’s summer 2010 Program Guide, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 200 N. Ann Arbor St., Saline. Call 429-8020 or visit www.salineonline.org. ■ Open registration for Summer Camp, operated by Saline Community Education’s Before and After Program. Summer camp opens at 6:45 a.m. and closes at 6 p.m. for $43 per day. Call Jen Barnard, program specialist at 944-8946 or email dingmanj@saline.k12.mi.us for more information. ■ Open registration for 20102011 Hornet Zone. The program is for middle school parents/guardians who are looking for a safe afterschool place for their middle school student to interact with peers, work on homework, access the school media center and enjoy indoor and outdoor recreational activities. For more information, visit www.salinecommunityed.com or call 944-8946 or 429-8020. ■ Open registration for 20102011 school year for Before & After School Care Program. Harvest, Heritage, Woodland Meadows and Pleasant Ridge each have their own Before and After School Care Programs that are licensed by the state of Michigan Bureau of Children Licensing. Daily activities include arts & crafts, large group, math and science, homework time, indoor and outdoor play and computer time in the school media centers. Call 944-8946 or e-mail dingmanj@saline.k12.mi.us for more information. ■ Registration for Summer Sandbox Preschool Program operated by Saline Community Education. Preschool program for kids 3 1/2 through 5 years. Children will enjoy summer activities and learning projects through handson experience based on different themes each session. Activities include storytelling, movement and music, games, art projects, dramatic play and more. The first session begins July 19. Fee is $170 per session. Registration packets available for walk-in or phone-in registration at the Pooh Corner Office at
Milan High School seniors David Tobias and Justin Shock have launched DJ’s Doggie Treats business with all proceeds helping the DHK Animal Rescue in Milan.
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Milan students start doggie treat business By Gerald LaVaute Heritage Newspapers
nyone who has struggled with an accounting class knows the feeling: Debits by the window, credits by the door. And the impact of a debit or credit is different when talking about revenue and cost. And the books have to balance. Milan High School seniors David Tobias and Justin Shock joined legions of former accounting students when they began to struggle with the textbook aspects of accounting in a class earlier this year. Fortunately, school paraprofessional Jody Stubblefield noticed their difficulty, and began to work with them to craft a project where the boys would actually begin their own business, helping them to understand the role of accounting, its principles and its importance to effective business management. Together, they researched the Internet for a business that they would be interested
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in starting, to provide the practical experience for which accounting would be a tool, a means to an end. David Tobias, who is fond of animals, has three dogs and a career goal of working one day with animals. Together, David and Justin decided to go into the business of selling doggie treats. They bake the treats at the high school, except for the peanut butter flavor, which is baked at home because of its allergy risk. Before selling the treats, David and Justin baked some samples before Christmas and put them in the teachers’ mailboxes at the high school. After receiving a thumbsup from the staff, they conducted their first sale of the treats in February and raised $68. The second sale was in March at the Paddock Elementary School Craft Show, where they raised $86. On May 8, David and Jody set up shop at Discover Milan Day. They had on hand plenty of dog treats to sell to people attending the annual event. David said proceeds would be used to purchase a book
Milan High School paraprofessional Jody Stubblefield is a supporter of the business. about training dogs that will be donated to the high school library and the balance will go to the DHK Animal Rescue shelter in Milan. Stubblefield has been pleased by the results and the boys’ commitment to the
project. “I really thought it wouldn’t go past baking the samples,” she said. “David has taken the lead.” “He’s very meticulous,” she said, noting the trait is a sign of a good accountant.
Scout earns Eagle award
Kaegan Bush, the son of Duane ands Karla Bush of Saline and a member of Boy Scout Troop 416 in Saline, was given the Eagle Scout award in a ceremony April 26. Bush started as a Cub Scout in Pack 465 in Saline shortly after the family moved to Michigan. After Cub Scouts, he crossed over into Boy Scout Troop 416. He participated in many activities, including multiple Lost Lake Summer camps, a campout and tour of Selfridge PLEASE SEE CALENDAR/3-C Air Force base, mountain
biking at Fort Custer and the winter camping event at Camp Munhauke. Camping and hiking memories were topped off with a weeklong adventure on Isle Royale, along with introduction into the Order of the Arrow, an honor society within scouting. His Eagle project was to replace a worn out chicken coop for the Saline Historical Society’s Rentschler Farm. Bush worked with the historical society to identify what was needed for the site, design the
three-section covered pen, obtain all required approvals and construction permits, and coordinated the construction of the project. The project required 133 hours to complete. Bush is a senior at Saline High School, where he has been active in varsity cross country, varsity track and the St. Andrew’s Church LIFE. He will be attending Eastern Michigan University in the fall to pursue a bachelor’s degree in product design and development.
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