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STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
CALHOUN COUNTY
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Decedent's Estate
CASE NO. and JUDGE
24-657-DE
Hon. Michael L. Jaconette
Court Address:
161 East Michigan Avenue
Battle Creek, MI 49014
Court Telephone No:
(269) 969-6794
Estate of Allen George
Graves. Date of birth: 11-19-
1970.
TO ALL CREDITORS:
NOTICE TO CREDITORS:
The decedent, Allen George
Graves, 07-15-2023.
Creditors of the decedent
are notified that all claims
against the estate will be forev-
er barred unless presented to
Alexander W. Graves, personal
representative, or to both the
probate court at 161 East
Michigan Avenue, Battle Creek,
MI 49014-4066 and the per-
sonal representative within 4
months after the date of publi-
cation of this notice.
Date: 07/19/2024
Daniel Benson P86017
2145 University Park Dr.,
Suite 380
Okemos, MI 48864
517-974-8700
Alexander W. Graves
201 Pennbrook Trl.
Battle Creek, Mi 49017
269-832-9252NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Revocable Inter Vivos
Trust
Richard M. Biteman and
Marjorie I. Biteman Trust
dated May 10, 1994, as
amended and restated.
TO ALL CREDITORS:
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS: The Settlor
of the trust, Richard M.
Biteman, who lived at 136
Ashton Highlands Drive,
Battle Creek, MI 49015,
died June 23, 2024.
Creditors of the Settlor,
Richard M. Biteman, are
notified that all claims
against the trust will be
forever barred unless
presented to Beverly D.
Mercer, the trustee of the
trust at 135 Rose Court,
Battle Creek, MI 49015
within 4 months of the date
of publication of this notice.Date: 07/18/2024Kreis, Enderle, Hudgins &
Borsos, P.C.
By: Kay E. Kossen P56627
One West Michigan Ave.
Beverly D. Mercer
135 Rose Court
Battle Creek, MI 49015SHELLY KEHRLE-SULSER
Executive Editor
Bobby Laughlin is a Battle Creek
disc jockey with a dream for har-
mony among the people.
So he put that idea to into real-
ity by planning the first New Wave
Festival: Music, Art and Mystics
taking place at Battle Creek’s Leila
Arboretum Saturday, Aug. 10 from
noon to midnight to spread the joys
of creative expression.
“The reason that I’m putting this
on is to provide opportunities for
creatives. It’s very difficult to live
off of being creative. And, I’m
lucky enough to live off my passion,
which I’m a professional DJ, I do
weddings, casinos, parties, festivals,
clubs, you name it, schools, all kinds
of fun stuff,” he said. “And I feel
very blessed and I want to provide
opportunities for creatives to live
off of doing what they love, whether
they’re a visual artist, or a music art-
ist, or anything. And then within that
same realm, I want to inspire people
to do art, because art is obtainable.
Anyone can do it.”
The festival is slated to feature
Pyro Deus Circus consisting of fire
spinners and more as well as a mys-
tic emporium with psychics, tarot
card readers, crystals, paranormal
activities and more.
And, there will be a silent disco,
main stage DJs, live artist displays,
bazaar, fashion boutique, a collec-
tive healer booth, sound journey and
many vendors, said Laughlin.
“In my personal opinion, art enrich-
es my life and I believe it would
enrich anybody’s life who expresses
their creativity,” he said. “And, aside
from the creative aspects, there’s a
spiritual aspect to it.”
Laughlin hopes to provide a con-
sistent opportunity for vendors and
Rachael Dugan, Bobby Laughlin and daughter Mara Laughlin are hosting
the New Wave Festival: Music, Art and Mystics, Saturday, Aug. 10 at Leila
Arboretum. (Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)New Wave Music Festival to debut at Leila Arboretum Aug. 10
other participates to network and
help one another.
“Anybody who vends with the New
Wave,” he said, “if we do something
with the New Wave in places like
Ypsilanti, Lansing, Detroit or Port
Huron, anywhere, they know they
have a place to go and sell their stuff
and connect with a new crowd.”
Laughlin said his favorite genre
of music to spin is electronic dance
which sometimes makes it difficult
to land jobs.
“This is who I am,” he said.
“That’s simply what it is like, I can’t
change who I am. I’m not gonna
lie and pretend to be somebody’s
friend to get something they have. I
show up with my best stuff, my best
electronic press kit. I’m like, ‘This iswho I am, can I can I
play on a show?’ And
I found it to be incred-
ibly difficult. And after
being told ‘no’, a mil-
lion times, I’m like,
‘You know what? I’m
going to put together
all of my skills and
create something that
is obtainable, where
artists, if they have tal-
ent, and that passion,
they’re welcome.’ So
far, said Laughlin,
more than 50 vendor
have registered.
“I don’t take com-
mission. I don’t take
anything from them,”
he said. “I just offer
them a spot and say,
‘Hey, you got a 10
by 10 location to
connect with anyone
you want to.’”
The whole idea,
too he said, is to
help people with
similar interests find
each other.
“I want to providea space where you don’t have to
worry about rejection, you just go
and enjoy the day, meet cool people
that are in a resonant frequency with
you that love energy,” he said, “who
is going to appreciate what you have.
Maybe you make a connection that
lasts forever, or maybe a new net-
work connection that can help you
find a photographer. As a DJ, that’s
important because I’m really good
at music, but I am not very good
at videography or photography, or
there’s a lot of things I’m not good
at. So I’m trying to pull it together
and make a massive network that’s
free, where it’s like you don’t have
to pay anything to utilize a network.
It’s connecting people.”
Admission to attend the festival
is $10 and parking is free, said
Laughlin.