3-23-2022 3:47pm

Saline Salutes: Monica VanOvermeer Chose Saline's Citizen of the Year

The Saline Area Chamber of Commerce has released the winners of the Saline Salutes awards for 2022.

They are:

Monica VanOvermeer, owner of Jet's Pizza, Citizen of the Year
Tom Schroeder, Pastor at Christ Our King Lutheran Church, Lifetime Achievement
Jim Mangi, of Dementia-Friendly Saline, Visionary Award
Lt. Col. Sandra K. Wilson, President of the Vietnam Veterans of Michigan, Distinguished Veteran Award
Lt. Brandon Sears, Saline Area Fire Department, First Responder Award
Blake Coy, Saline High School senior, Youth of the Year Award

Nominations were gathered and judged by a panel of community leaders representing a cross-section of the Saline Area.

The awards will be presented during the 33rd Annual Saline Salutes program at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 14 at Lake Forest Golf Club. Tickets are $25 for adults, $40 for couples and $12 for students aged 6-18. Tables of eight can be reserved for $180. Tickets include the cost of dinner.

The event is sponsored by DTE, R&B Plastics Machinery, Jet's Pizza, Costco, Stevenson Enterprise, and True Community Credit Union.

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Ali McDonald Neighbor

7-09-2025 8:31am

Perhaps we are missing something here? The decision to not find a reasonable accommodation to interview Kelley seems short sighted and contrary to ensuring the best interests of the schools and our children are given top priority.

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Libby Williams Neighbor

7-09-2025 8:42am

“In our view…” who are you speaking for here?

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Stacey Page Neighbor

7-09-2025 5:45pm

Sometimes I feel like the some members of the board views this more as a corporation than a community. I understand that Saline Schools are large, but when everything is approached with a big-business, corporate mindset, it starts to lose that sense of connection.