Good Morning Saline: Summer Cool Down, Thursday Concert, Four Candidates and A Flight Around the World

The Weather

Those of you looking for a break from the summer’s heat are getting your wish. Weather.com forecasts a mostly sunny day with a high of 77. It’s going to be a bit windy. The sun will rise at 6:37 a.m. and set at 8:43 p.m.

Concert Downtown Thursday

Summerfest is over, but there’s fun to be had downtown this week. plays the final Summer Music Series Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday. The band was scheduled to play two weeks ago, but the threat of inclement weather and a power outage at the backup location scuttled the show. The concert takes place on South Ann Arbor Street, between Michigan Avenue and Henry Street. In case of weather, the concert will move to Liberty School.

And Then There Were Four

Patti Tanner is the latest candidate to enter race for the Saline Area Schools Board of Education. She joins incumbent David Friese as well as Dave Holden and Dave Zimmer. There are two seats. David Medley, who currently owns one of the seats on the board, has decided not to run. The deadline for filing a nominating petition to appear on the ballot is 4 p.m., Aug. 16.

Fair Moves Up, but Demolition Derby Doesn’t

The USA Demolition Derby, a staple of the Saline community Fair, will be held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds at 7 p.m., Sept. 10. The derby is usually held during the fair, but was made a stand-alone event due to scheduling difficulties created when it was announced the fair would begin a week earlier this year.

For those fair-goers who want car-smashing entertainment, the USA Auto Enduro Derby takes place at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3. The USA Auto-Enduro Derby is similar to a motorcycle Motor Cross, but instead of motorcycles, front-wheel drive vehicles are used. The derby consists of jumps, twists, and turns on technical, challenging courses. For more on the fair, visit www.salinefair.org.

Does the Name Ann Pellegreno Ring a Bell?

In 1967, Saline held a parade the honor of resident Ann Pellegreno, who retraced the route of legendary pilot Amelia Earhart and flew a 1937 Lockheed Model 10 airplane around the world. Here’s a story from the June 6 Toledo Blade and her Wikipedia Page.

Today's Good Morning Saline greeting was given by Girl Scout Sydney Friedman.