🌱 Patch AM: How Heritage School’s growing diversity compares across Saline’s eight schools

Hi Saline! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Heritage School's growing diversity compares across Saline's eight schools
• How Saline's data center deal is shaping rules in other towns
• Saline community invited to remember Lawrence "Coach" Darling next month

Also on today's calendar: Xfinity Student Hour and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A morning shower in places, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Heritage School had 42 Hispanic students in 2024-25 (annarbortimes.com) — Heritage School, part of Saline Area Schools, enrolled 42 Hispanic students in 2024-25, continuing a steady rise in diversity across the district. With 646 students overall and Saline High hosting the largest Hispanic enrollment, the numbers reflect broader statewide achievement gaps and post-pandemic academic challenges that Saline families and educators are still working to close.
   

• Coldwater hears expert as it drafts data center control ordinance (bluewaterhealthyliving.com) — Saline Township is cited as a Michigan community that secured millions in public benefits from data center negotiations, offering a model as Coldwater drafts strict controls on future projects. The piece explains growing concerns over large AI-driven data centers, from noise and power use to tax revenue, and highlights why proactive zoning and master-plan updates matter for towns across the state.
   

• Lawrence 'Coach' Darling Built a Long Career in Masonry Restoration, Loved Coaching Kids (thesalinepost.com) — Family, friends, and neighbors in Saline can honor Lawrence "Coach" Darling at a memorial gathering on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Holy Faith Episcopal Church on Ann Arbor-Saline Road. The longtime masonry restorer and beloved youth coach is remembered for his devotion to family, hands-on mentorship with kids, and love of the outdoors, with memorial donations directed to Hospice of Lenawee.
   

📸 Around Saline

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Saline

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 19
• Xfinity Student Hour →
  Xfinity Store by Comcast, 2915 Oak Valley Dr, Ann Arbor
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
• Back-to-School Giveaway for Local Families →
  Xfinity Store by Comcast, 2915 Oak Valley Dr, Ann Arbor
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Board of Education Meeting
  Saline Area Schools Liberty School Board Room
  6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Xfinity Student Hour →
  Xfinity Store by Comcast, 41592 Ann Arbor Rd, Plymouth
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Xfinity Michigan Fan HQ for Michigan Students →
  303 S State St, Ann Arbor
  10:00 am
Saturday August 29
• Xfinity Pop-Up for U of M Students →
  231 S State St, Ann Arbor
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Murder in the Alley: A Saline Main Street Murder Mystery →
  The 109 Cultural Exchange, 109 W Michigan Ave, Saline
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• Freighthouse Closed for Maintenence →
  Ypsilanti, MI Calendar, 100 Market Place, Ypsilanti
  8:00 am
• Food Pantry-Aid in Milan →
  Aid In Milan, 89 W Main St, Milan
  10:00 am
• Back to School SplitterPalooza
  Lincoln Consolidated Schools Full LAB,LAB Parking Lot
  4:00 pm
• Riverside's Ypsi Fine Arts Club →
  Riverside Arts Center, 76 N Huron St, Ypsilanti
  5:00 pm
Thursday August 20
• Administrative Hearings Bureau →
  Ypsilanti, MI Calendar, 1 S Huron St, Ypsilanti
  9:00 am
• Live From Tolan Square →
  Tolan Square, 1, Milan
  5:00 pm
• Milan 3rd Thursdays →
  Wilson Park, 89 Wabash St, Milan
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Health Fitness Corporation posted a job opening for Fitness Floor Attendant in Saline. Apply here.
• Saline Area Schools posted a job opening for Varsity Head Coach, Gymnastics in Saline. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saline here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ann Arbor

• Change Manager - Senior - TEKsystems c/o Allegis Group - Ann Arbor, MI, US (dice.com)
• Man charged for breaking into unoccupied apartments in downtown Ann Arbor (mlive.com)
• Ann Arbor area legislators, election officials respond to election security concerns at town hall • Michigan Advance (michiganadvance.com)

Milan

• 1 multiracial student enrolled at Milan Alternative Education in 2024-25 (annarbortimes.com)

Ok Saline! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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