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38 Thursday, June 20, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com

Minutes from the June, 2024 Board

Meeting have been posted to our

Website and can be reviewed at

http://www.pennfieldmi.gov or they are

available from the Township Clerk

during regular business hours.

-Kathy Case, Clerk

Pennfield Charter

Township

20260 Capital Avenue N.E., Battle Creek, MI 49017

(269) 968-8549 • FAX (269) 968-2021

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate/Trust of Jane C.

Vondell, born September 13,

1934.

TO ALL CREDITORS:

NOTICE TO CREDITORS:

Jane C. Vondell, decedent, who

lived at 11101 2 Mile Road,

Climax, MI 49034, died May 14,

2024.

1. On September 22, 1995,
   Jane C. Vondell created the Jane
   C. Vondell Revocable Trust (Trust)
   under which she was Settlor and
   Original Trustee.


2. The name and address of
   the person serving as Trustee of
   the Trust as a result of the death(s)
   of Jane C. Vondell is: Jeffrey R.
   Vondell, 11101 Two Mile Road,
   Climax, MI 49034.


3. The name and address of
   the Trustee's attorney is: Chad B.
   Spencer, P.O. Box 238, 403 S.
   Capital Avenue, Athens, MI 49011.
   Creditors of the decedent(s)
   are notified that all claims against
   the Trust will be forever barred
   unless presented to either Chad
   B. Spencer or Jeffrey R. Vondell,
   within four (4) months after the
   date of publication of this notice.
   Date: June 17, 2024
   Chad B. Spencer (P51495)
   P.O. Box 238
   403 S. Capital Avenue
   Athens, MI 49011
   (269) 729-5344
   Jeffrey R. Vondell
   11101 Two Mile Road
   Climax, MI 49034
   (269) 420-9793

Camp Bright Bird representatives
presented awards to three student
essay winners at Marshall Academy
on May 29.
Camp Bright Bird’s primary pur-
pose is to help disabled veterans
through raising and hunting birds as
a form of avian therapy, said the non-
profit’s president, Bill Thick Jr.
The students entered the 2024
Camp Bright Bird Essay Contest,
whose essay topic was “How to
restore the pheasant population in
Michigan.”
The winners were:
1st Place – Trenton Butler,
who received a Certificate of
Achievement, $150, a plaque and a

bird hunting art print.

2nd Place – Alden Hartung, who

won a Certificate of Achievement and

$100.

3rd Place – Logan Hardtke-

Sayers, who earned a Certificate of

Achievement and $50.

Thick said he hopes this experi-

ence “made someone interested in

wild birds, sustainable agricultural

production, wildlife conservation and

management, or helping disabled vet-

erans.”

Camp Bright Bird volunteer

Norman Mauldin said, “These essays

were very well written and included

citations. It’s great to get the youth

involved with what we do.”

The group’s mission statement is:

“To facilitate physical and emotional

therapy and education for service-

connected disabled veterans and their

immediate families through raising

wild game birds, promoting safe and

sustainable agricultural production

and harvesting practices, and the

wildlife conservation of pheasant,

partridge, quail, etc.”

Camp Bright Bird expects to take at

least 30 disabled veterans on an all-

expenses-paid, guided pheasant hunt

in October.

More information can be found at

http://www.brightbird.org.

Camp Bright Bird awards student essay winners

Pictured from left: Bill Thick Jr.,

Logan Hardtke-Sayers and Norman

Mauldin.

Consumers Energy broke ground
May 30 on two renewable energy
projects in partnership with Spring
Creek Farms, launching the state’s
first AgriEnergy center, the company
said in a press release.

Consumers Energy, Spring Creek Farms partner in AgriEnergy center

A ceremonial groundbreaking included Holly Bowers (second from left) and

David Hicks (second from right) of Consumers Energy, and Matt Oesch

(center), CEO of Swisslane Farms.

The dairy farm will host a renew-

able natural gas (RNG) biodigester

and a 140-megawatt solar array,

generating enough energy to power

25,000 homes.

Spring Creek Farms is on the border

of Calhoun and Barry counties, north-

west of Battle Creek.

Swisslane Farms in Grand Rapids

will be managing the project.

“This first-of-its-kind project pro-

vides a blueprint not only for other

farms, but for the entire state on how

to integrate the clean energy transfor-

mation into existing businesses,” said

David Hicks, vice president of clean

energy development for Consumers

Energy. “This project will produce

meaningful solar output and sig-

nificantly reduce emissions, while

enabling a local institution to keep

its doors open. This is truly a win for

everyone.”

Through its partnership with

Consumers Energy, Spring Creek

Farms is able to stay operational

while also reducing emissions and

adding significant energy output to

the grid.

In addition, the development will

supply tax revenue for the local com-

munity over the 30-plus-year lifetime

of the project.

RNG technology captures methane

released by decomposing organic

wastes — like the manure from cows

on dairy farms — and purifies it,

making it safe for customer usage

and better for the environment.

In many cases, said Consumers,

RNG is considered carbon negative,

as it captures and prevents more

emissions than it emits.

Consumers announced earlier this

year the expansion of its RNG pro-

gram, which aims to significantly

reduce emissions for the company

and the state’s farmers in the coming

years.

“Renewable natural gas is a unique,

cost-effective and easily accessible

way to reduce emissions while also

providing the affordable natural

gas we know our customers need,”

said Holly Bowers, vice president

of gas engineering and supply for

Consumers Energy.