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Saline resident Shirley Edwards celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday, April 13, surrounded by family and friends who came to share their birthday wishes. The centenarian has been a longtime member of the Saline community and has a history with many organizations and businesses in the area.
Shirley and her husband, Paul, once owned a 160 acre farm on Saline Waterworks Road. Later, they purchased Archie’s Tavern (currently Dan’s Downtown Tavern) in Saline, running the bar together from 1971 to 1974. Shirley was also a volunteer at the Saline Hospital gift shop for many years. She also worked at Briarwood Mall in several retail establishments.
As a founding member of Christ Our King Lutheran Church in Saline, Shirley was active in bible studies and ministries for many years. On Sunday, April 6, congregation members signed birthday cards for Shirley. Pastor Joseph Polzin hand-delivered the cards to her on a recent visit, and reported back to the congregation the following Sunday.
“Today is Shirley Edwards, one of our founding members, birthday,” Polzin said. “It is her 100th birthday. I was able to bring all the cards you filled out last Sunday and bring them over to her on Friday, and she was very touched by that. We pray for a blessing for her this week.”
The family was not surprised that Shirley reached her century mark celebration.
“Every milestone we hit with her birthday, we would say ‘She’s going to live to one hundred,” said her granddaughter, Meghan Westbrook. “ I think family and faith are the secrets to her long life. She's always been so involved with church and so involved with family.”
Kevin Musson, one of Edward’s grandsons, agrees with his sister.
“She has been a foundation of this family for years, and has always kept us close together, whether that was Sunday dinners back in the day or just always being there,” he said. “I’m thinking of all the people who have lived with them over her lifespan, and how accepting she is. The Christian values that she’s taught all of us and our beliefs. She’s just been that pillar for us for years, and this is a great day to celebrate that.”
Shirley Edwards' family, including her two children, five grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren, came to the birthday party at the Edwards’ home.
“She’s just a sweetheart,” her son, Richard Edwards said. “She would do anything for anybody.”
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Thank you to those Council members who support the citizens and the Rec Center.
Please note, the rec center now requires 1/3 to almost 1/2 of its operations be funded by the City of Saline taxpayers. Approximately 10% of our City population uses the facility, while 2/3 of the members are non-resident. It’s time the non City residents of the Saline community pays its fair share.
What happened with the funding for the needed repairs at the Recreation Center? With all of the programs and community services provided at the Recreation Center, the nearby communities spending tens of millions of dollars to build new Recreation Centers, and the number of members/high usage for the Center and part
The mayor and city council love to spend taxpayer dollars frivolously. More and more $$$ into the rec center, that needs to stop. We still don’t have drinkable water and yet the city keeps raising rates. Can’t speak for everyone but I would much rather have clean water than a “lazy river!”
Sorry, Toby Crotty. Do not align to your assessment or thoughts. While nearby communities are spending tens of millions of dollars to build Recreation Centers (because of their value to citizens and communities), Saline is in the fortunate position of already having a very good facility in place which now needs to
You avoided my main point. The rec center is a nice amenity for those that use it. However, it is not a necessity. Clean safe water that we pay exorbitant rates for IS a necessity for EVERYONE!
The unprofessional behavior while in the supposed role of being a journalist when talking to that protester is ridiculous. The incorrect information and “facts” you spewed during the conversation are just par for the course. Thanks for showing up!
I agree with your comments about this journalist. I use the word journalist loosely here, as a journalist should be bringing forth the views of the people they are interviewing, not bringing their obvious bias into every forced conversation.
I understand the right 4 peaceful protests, why expose children to hate and show disrespect to our flag, what is that teaching the children. As a Korean Veteran I oppose anyone disrespecting our countries FLAG, shame on the protesters,