36 Thursday, July 11, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate/Trust of Joseph W.
Evankovich and Beverly I.
Evankovich, born June 10,
1933 and May 31, 1935.
TO ALL CREDITORS:
NOTICE TO CREDITOR:
Joseph W. Evankovich and
Beverly I. Evankovich,
decedents, who lived at 5774
Four Mile Road, East Leroy,
MI 49051, died May 23, 2024
and August 21, 2021.- On November 14, 2011,
Joseph W. Evankovich and
Beverly I. Evankovich created
the Joseph W. Evankovich
and Beverly I. Evankovich
Revocable Trust (Trust) under
which they were Settlors and
Original Trustees. - The name and address
of the person serving as
Trustee of the Trust as a
result of the deaths of Joseph
W. Evankovich and Beverly I.
Evankovich is: Joseph F.
Evankovich, 14200 Stone Jug
Road, Battle Creek, MI
49015; Karen L. Smith, 23765
N. Uldricks Rd., Battle Creek,
MI 49017. - The name and address
of the Trustees’ 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, John F. Evankovich,
or Karen L. Smith, within four
(4) months after the date of
publication of this notice.
Dated: July 8, 2024
Chad B. Spencer (P51495)
P.O. Box 238
403 S. Capitol Avenue
Athens, MI 49011
(269) 729-5344John F. Evankovich
14200 Stone Jug Road
Battle Creek, MI 49015
(269) 967-2493Karen L. Smith
23765 N. Uldricks Rd.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
(269) 274-9157STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF CALHOUN
PUBLICATION OF
NOTICE OF HEARING
FILE NO. 2024-000425-
DD
In the matter of Daveon
Michael-Lee Cieslak.
TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS including:
Timothy Cieslak whose
address(es) is/are unknown
and whose interest in the
matter may be barred or
affected by the following:
TAKE NOTICE: A hear-
ing will be held on
08/06/2024 at 1:30 p.m. at
Courtroom 476 at Calhoun
County Justice Center
before Judge Michael L.
Jaconette P47209 for the
following purpose:
On the Petition for
Appointment of Guardian
filed. You may appear in
person or remotely via
Zoom technology. If using
Zoom, you must have both
audio and video capability
to participate.
If you have any ques-
tions, please contact the
court at 269-969-6794.Date: 07/05/2024Kathryn Koyak SW
175 College St.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
(269) 967-9918Public Notice
for the Calhoun County Joint
Early In Person Voting Site
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Public Accuracy Test for the Au-
gust 6, 2024, Primary Election Ear-
ly In-Person Voting Site has hereby
been scheduled for Wednesday, July
17, 2024, at 9:00AM in the Calhoun
County Building, Room 2-100, 315 W.
Green St. Marshall, Michigan 49068.
Early In-Person voting will be con-
ducted July 27, 2024 – August 4, 2024.The Public Accuracy Test is con-
ducted to demonstrate that the
programming and equipment that
will be used to tabulate the results of
the election, counts the votes in the
manner prescribed by law.For special accommodations, please
contact the County Clerk Elections
office at 269.781.0998 or elections@
calhouncountymi.gov.Kimberly A. Hinkley
Calhoun County Clerk and
Register of Deeds“I did my own Iron Man near my
home in Fort Wayne,” Lewis said.
“I swam 85 laps in the YMCA pool.
For the bike, I rode 56 miles north
and then turned around and came
back. For the run, I had an eight-and-
a-half-mile loop around my apart-
ment that I did three times. My time
was 10 hours and 55 minutes.”
Mike Hermanson should receive
some credit for the nearly three-hour
improvement for Tyler’s Iron Man
finishing time, but it also couldn’t
have happened without Tyler’s com-
mitment to the training plan.
Since then being an Iron Man tri-
athlete has been a huge part of his
identity.
“I have participated in seven more
Iron Man triathlons since,” Lewis
said, “completing two to three each
year.”
Many health benefits come with
the physical activity required for an
endurance event like an Iron Man,
but the body does take a toll physi-
cally. Tyler has learned to take the
time to heal after each.
“A recovery for an Iron Man is
a month with no activity at all the
first week,” Lewis said. “I always
get sick after each one. The immune
system takes a hit from the physical
demands of the distance.”
With the help of his coach, Tyler
has continued to improve as a triath-lete while also making a name for
himself.
“I set a PR of 9 hours and 40 min-
utes at Iron Man Maryland 2023,”
Lewis said. I have been fortunate
to earn All-American status for the
past four years as a triathlete through
USAT, the governing body for triath-
lons in the USA.”
To become an All-American
through USAT, one must finish in
the top 10 percent of their age group
for that year.
Tyler has been dealing with an
injury since his Iron Man perfor-
mance in Maryland last year. He is
now just getting back to a training
routine. He would like to try another
Iron Man soon.
Moving forward he has two goals.
His first goal involves qualify-
ing for the Super Bowl of Iron
Man Triathlons, the Kona World
Championship in Hawaii. He would
also like to post a time under 9
hours. Most likely if he goes for
under 9 hours he would qualify for
Kona.
Tyler is now living and working in
Fort Wayne, IN, a few hours south
from his hometown area of Battle
Creek. Not many in his hometown
are aware of the transformation that
he has made as a human being and as
an athlete.
His older sister, Melissa Klein, is
an exception and has been his big-
gest fan.
Melissa reflects on what Tyler has
accomplished and its impact on her.
“Growing up,” Melissa said, “I
took the role of the big sister helping
her baby brother. He was following
in my footsteps. But now the roles
have reversed.
“Nothing was easy for Tyler grow-
ing up, including academics and
sports. His confidence was low, but
he was always motivated to do bet-
ter. This is obvious with what he has
done as an athlete, but it is true in
all aspects of his life. It is amazing
that he was once the slowest runner
on his team and is now a nationally
ranked triathlete.”
Because of Tyler’s accomplish-
ments, work ethic and attitude,
Melissa has chosen to participate in
triathlons herself.
And just as Tyler has become a
role model for her, she has done the
same for her two children.
One never truly knows what theirpotential is or what they will desire
to accomplish in their lives. Often
times we underestimate what we are
capable of.
This is more evident in athletics
but is true for anything. The ceil-
ing is usually higher than perceived.
Working hard and taking a step for-
ward will breed confidence, which
will provide the push to put in more
work and accomplish even more.
It can be a powerful cycle. This
confidence may give one the desire
to try something that may have pre-
viously not been on the radar screen.
Personally, I can’t imagine that
the pudgy teenage version of Tyler
Lewis would have had any desire
to one day complete an Iron Man
Triathlon, but here we are nearly two
decades later.
Perhaps the best thing that can
come from this is: What any indi-
vidual does to push themselves will
ultimately inspire others.
Editor’s Note: Gale Fischer is a
local runner, educator and writer
who pens a monthly “Just Another
Runner’s Story” article – with many
of Fischer’s stories appearing on the
pages of the Shopper News as space
permits.TYLER
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