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Lyle Rudolph Wahl, age 82, of Manchester, Michigan passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 20, 2025, with family by his side. Lyle was born May 22,1943 to the late Rudolph G. Wahl and Wilma (Roehm) Wahl. Lyle is survived by his children, Jordan (Heather) Wahl of Manchester, Evan Wahl of Dexter, Amanda (Arnold) Reginaldo of Chelsea, Adam (Ann) Erskine of California; nine grandchildren, Alora and Elijah Wahl, Jaden and Rylin Wahl, Devon, Arianna, Jonas and Elena Reginaldo, and Alex Erskine. He is also survived by siblings Ronnie (Dawn) Wahl and Cynthia (Jim) Proctor.
Lyle was a CPA his whole life; he eventually retired at the age of 75. Being a CPA wasn’t the only thing that kept him busy, he was the president of the Saline fair for many years, a lifelong Rotary member and an avid sheep farmer. He loved raising sheep for the fair kids. He had a passion for producing quality lambs for the kids to take to fair. Lyle was a member at Bethel United Church of Christ in Manchester. He loved the fall, with the leaves changing and the start of college football. As a lifelong Michigan fan, he would want to say GO BLUE!
Friends may join the family for a time of visitation on Sunday, September 28th from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. at the Robison-Bahnmiller Funeral Home in Saline. Visitation will continue on Monday, September 29th at Bethel United Church of Christ from 10:00 A.M. until the time of Funeral Service at 11:00 A.M. Pastor David Bucholtz to officiate. Following the service, burial will take place in the Bethel Church Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided under the auspices of the Veteran’s Honor Guard of Washtenaw County. Following the graveside service, there will be a luncheon held at the Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Lyle’s name may be made to Bethel United Church of Christ, 10425 Bethel Church Road, Manchester, MI 48158 or to the Rotary Club of Saline, P.O. Box 121, Saline, MI 48176. To leave a memory you have Lyle, to sign his online guestbook or for directions please visit www.rbfhsaline.com

Corn Giveaway at Saline Farmer's Market

On Saturday, July 19th, 2025, the Saline Rotary Club brought the warmth of summer and the joy of community together at the Saline Farmer’s Market by cooking and giving away over 120 ears of sweet, delicious corn! From the moment the first pot started to boil, the air was filled with the comforting aroma of fresh sweet corn—a sure sign that something special was cooking.

The morning sun added to the sizzle as our dedicated crew of Rotarians and volunteers got to work, shucking, boiling, and serving corn with care and cheer. The corn was handed out with a smile to community members of all ages, many of whom eagerly covered their ears with toppings ranging from the classic (butter, olive oil, salt, pepper) to the bold (hot paprika) and even the sweetly unexpected (cinnamon sugar).

In true community spirit, volunteers not only served from our booth but also took to the market aisles, sharing the summer treat with our outstanding local vendors and visitors alike. The morning was filled with laughter, gratitude, and the unmistakable sense of togetherness that makes Saline so special.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to the Saline Farmer’s Market for inviting us to host this festive event, to Prochaska Farms for generously providing the farm-fresh corn, and to the Saline American Legion for the use of their roasters.

Everyone had a great time and we can’t wait to do it all again next year!

2024-25 Wrap up

Rotary Club of Saline Wraps Up It’s 95th Year!

The Rotary Club of Saline has wrapped up another year of service, fellowship, and progress with The Magic of Rotary.

From hands-on community projects to international outreach, this year again witnessed what can happen when people of action come together with purpose.

We’ve supported local families through coordinating and packing meals and household items. We’ve sponsored youth through Saline High School scholarships, our Interact club, and the Rotary Youth Leadership Award program.

We’ve brightened the community through road cleanups, Salvation Army bell ringing, and the Saline Holiday parade.

And, we’ve contributed to global initiatives such as a Streets to School global grant, Mobility Worldwide mobility carts, and PolioPlus - Rotary’s program to eradicate polio and build stronger health systems.

We’ve engaged the Saline area community with our fundraising events, from the Vacation Raffle to our bottle and can collection to the Saline Fair, which have allowed us to give back in meaningful ways.

We continue to strengthen the bonds between members and build new partnerships that will carry us into the future.

To all our members, supporters, and partners—thank you. Your dedication and generosity continue to make a difference. Here’s to a successful year behind us and an even more inspiring one ahead as we Unite For Good!

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Hope Meal Packing Event

Meal Packing for Hope Clinic

During a recent noon meeting of the Saline Rotary Club, Rotarians packed meals for donation to the Hope Clinic in Ypsilanti, MI. Hope serves a hot meal in carry-out containers six nights a week, but many folks struggle in-between those meals. To help with this issue, Hope gives out sack meals to those who need them during mealtimes. These sack meals are small brown bags with shelf-stable food items like pop-top ravioli, granola bars, fruit cups, juice boxes, etc. Hope gives out around 600 lunch bags a week, so this is a consistent need.

The club packed 54 meals of tuna, trail mix, applesauce, juice boxes, and cookies. This meal packing event was an fun way for club members to enjoy the lunch break while also assisting members of the community. We are thankful to the Hope Clinic for distributing these meals to those in need.

Preemie Pals Gift

Saline Rotary Club Gives to Preemie Pals

The Saline Rotary Club visited a Preemie Pals event at the Saline American Legion and presented them with a check for $150. This donation was planned for a wholesale purchase of a roll of quilt batting. At a recent meeting of the Rotary Club, representatives from Preemie Pals presented a wonderful overview of their work and mentioned that batting is one of the few quilt components that are not donated.

Preemie Pals aims to provide care and support to families that are experiencing a medical crisis. Their project seeks to comfort and uplift families facing a serious crisis with their child with the donation of a free quilt. On a practical level the quilts help darken the isolette and muffle the sounds of the NICU unit. It is often shared that the quilts lift the spirits of the family with their cheerful colors and fun themes. Many of the Preemie volunteers have experienced having a child in the NICU and understand the stresses the families are going through.

A2 Send Hunger Packing event

Todd Mercer President of the Rotary Club of Saline, Julie Dunbar from the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor West, Irysha and Chase, Co-Presidents of the Interact Club of Saline, participated in the Rotary Clubs of Ann Arbor "Send Hunger Packing" event at Pioneer High School on Saturday, November 16

Boo Bash 24

Not too many tricks but lots of treats at the Saline Recreation’s annual Boo Bash.

Supporting Saline Rotary and is partnership with Jet's Pizza Saline to #EndPolioNow with Pizza for Polio.

World Mobility Project

Members of the Rotary Club of Saline; David Blough, Jim Datson, Bob Bykowski, Todd Mercer and Todd Lands helped out with the World Mobility Project.

2024 Scholarship Awards

The Rotary Club of Saline awarded four $1500 scholarships to graduations high school seniors this year. From left to right: Kendal Mickey - Career Technical Scholarship, Truman Johnson - Alwin Gross/Howard Johnson Scholarship, Peyton Klein - Career Technical Scholarship, Nora McGillicuddy - Paul Thibault Academic Scholarship. Congratulations to our scholarship recipients.

New Member Transfers to Saline Rotary

David Goodman transfers from the Rotary Club of Findley, Ohio to the Rotary Club of Saline.

His daughter Christine Held, a member of The Rotary Club of Saline presented with him with his new club pin.

Vacation Raffle Drawing Winner

Long time member of the Rotary Club of Saline and community leader Paul Thibault drew the winning ticket for a one week vacation at Massanutten resort in the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, The drawing took place at 1:30 pm at the Saline American Legion.

Club President, Todd Lands and Club Treasurer, Al Hodge certified the drawing and informed the winner.

Maple Road Clean Up

Members of The Rotary Club of Saline and Members of the Saline High School Rotaract Club did their semi-annual Maple Road clean up Saturday.

Fortunately the there was a break in the weather long enough to get the job done.

Vacation Raffle

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Rotary Cloths Store

He's built a temporary online store where you can place your order for your choice of item/color/size, pay for the items directly but still receive the bulk order pricing. When the store closes 11/27/2023 they will start production on everyone's orders together.

Here is the link to the items Home | Saline Rotary (inksoft.com)

Saline Rotary Maple Road Cleanup

Saline Rotary Maple Road Cleanup scheduled for Sept 23 8:00 am meet at Tefft Park Parking Lot.

Presidents Night 2023

The Rotary Club of Saline celebrated Presidents Night to commemorate the peaceful transition of the office of president of the club from Al Hodges to Todd Lands. Thanks to Monica Van Overmeer for hosting the party.

Raffle Winner

Leslie Hughes won the Saline Rotary Vacation Raffle.

2023 Scholarship Award

Today (June 15 2023) at Saline Rotary we welcomed Gross-Johnson Agribusiness Scholarship Recipient Iki Kok and her mom, Karin.
Also in the photo are Al Hodge, Saline Rotary President and Jim Datson the Scholarship Committee Chair.

Other scholarship recipients who could not attend were Katya Bell and Andreanna Ulery.

Saline Rotary gives out three $1,500 scholarships each year to SHS graduates.

Kids Coalition Against Hunger

Saline Rotary Club participated in the Kids Coalition Against Hunger meal packaging.

Boy Scout Troop 446 Donation

The Rotary Club of Saline hosted the Saline Boy Scout Troop 446 at todays Thursday luncheon and contributed $1,000 to their troop.

Mullick Challenge 2022

The Rotary Club of Saline teamed up with The Mullick Foundation and Meijer to provide a Christmas shopping spree for 457 kids Saturday Dec 10,

EHM Corporate Membership induction

The Rotary Club of Saline inducted two new Corporate Memberships from The Evangelical Homes of Michigan (EHM), at our Thursday meeting in our new venue in The American Legion of Saline. From left to right is Rotarian Monica VanOvermeer, EHM Kelly Robertson, EHM Matt Brown and Rotarian David Friese.

Meeting @ The Pavillion

The Saline Rotary Club meeting at Henne Field Pavillion with Chief Marlene Wells Radzik and Deputy Chief Bodzik.

The Henne Field Pavillion was a Rotary Service Project put up last year.