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8 Thursday, July 4, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com

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Don’t Litigate, Collaborate!
Maintain Respect - Resolve Your Issues
Don’t let a stranger decide on your children’s future
Less Stress, Lower Costs, and Happier Kids

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Creek): Logistics Center Club #2050, every Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center; Transformed Club #9488, every Monday, 6- p.m., Emmett Street Missionary Church, 552 E. Emmett St. http://www. toastmasters.org (7/29) ~0~ Old Timers Dart League, for 50 and older, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Brady’s Pub, 408 N. 20th St., Springfield. Info: Mel, (269) 282-

(10/12)
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Battle Creek Stamp Club, second
Thursday of each month, 6 p.m.
(5 p.m. social hour), B.C. Regional
History Museum, 307 W. Jackson.
Info: Robert Clark at rrrjclark@
comcast.net. (6/22)

~0~ Game Night, board games, cards, second and fourth Thursdays of the month, 6-8 p.m., BC Pride Resource Center, 104 Calhoun St., Battle Creek. Info: (269) 888-5122. (5/12) ~0~ Battle Creek Pride Dining Out, second Tuesday of the month, various local restaurants, 7 p.m. Info: Group’s Facebook page. (4/1) ~0~ Calhoun Builders Connection Coffees, every fourth Friday, 8- a.m., Torti Taco, 80 W. Michigan, Battle Creek. Existing, emerging contractors networking. Free breakfast, coffee will be served. (1/11) ~0~ Battle Creek Community Kwanzaa Committee, meets fourth Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m., Faith Temple Church, 382 Washington Ave., Battle Creek. All welcome. Info: 962-4864. (1/11)

~0~ TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) #1660 meeting, Tuesdays, 9:30- 11:30 a.m., Trinity Neighborhood Center, 10 Bidwell St., Battle Creek. More info: Laura, (269) 968-6149. (3/31) ~0~ TOPS meeting, Mondays, 5: p.m., B.C. Friends Church, 1305 Olive St., Battle Creek. Info: 269- 580-1279. (1/112) ~0~ “Happenings” item submitted once will run continuously until the event has occurred.

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Jerry Qualls

Athens foundation awards Hall of Fame honor to Jerry Qualls

The Athens Area Community Foundation has recognized Jerry Qualls as this year’s Hall of Fame recipient. In 2012, the Athens Area Community Foundation began recog- nizing extraordinary Athens citizens, said Kacie Brunner, foundation man- ager. She said Hall of Famers are people who have a “high degree of character and integrity, exhibited outstanding achievement in academ- ics, athletics, the arts, their field of endeavor, or who made significant contributions to their community.” She added, “We couldn’t be happier to recognize Jerry with the Athens Area Community Foundation Hall of Fame award.” Qualls will be feted at a party at the Athens Greenfield House Community Center on Saturday, July 13, at 5 p.m., and he will be recognized for this honor at 6 p.m. Qualls has lived in the Village of

Athens since 1978. He is a graduate of Lakeview High School, Kellogg Community College and Spring Arbor University. He retired from the U.S. Navy Reserves after 25 years of service, attaining the rank of lieutenant com- mander. Qualls earned several medals dur- ing his time in the Reserves and was deployed to such places as Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Panama, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, England and Kosovo. He also has several volunteer accomplishments:

Coached youth T-ball for nine
years (two teams simultaneously for
five of those).

Coached youth basketball for two
years, as well as Rocket Football for
eight years (two teams simultane-
ously for two of those years).

Did stats for Athens JV and
Varsity Football for five years.

Worked shot put and discus
events for Athens Track for six
years.

Member of Athens Athletic

Boosters for eight years, serving as treasurer for four.

Purchased and stocked concession
stand supplies.

Cub Scout leader.

Worked with the Athens Youth
Council tapping trees and collecting
sap for maple syrup.

Participates in the MDOT
Highway cleanup program.

Serves on the Village of Athens
Council as a trustee and has served
on several committees.
Qualls also wrote grants for the
Village of Athens, resulting in a new
parking lot for John Wilson Park, as
well as other park improvements.
He serves on the Athens Area
Community Foundation Board, and
is a member of North Athens Baptist
Church, where he has served on the
Deacon Board, the Executive Board
and teaches Sunday school, among
many other church leadership roles
and activities.
“Jerry purchases [and] provides
food and groceries for needy fami-
lies,” said Brunner. “He volunteers
to mow the lawn and shovels snow
for his elderly neighbor, too. Jerry is
always willing to volunteer his help
with anything needed [or] going on
in Athens.”

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