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The Lew Boyd Big Band

“Summertime Dance”

Friday, August 16th from 7:00 – 9:00 PM Kool Family Community Center 200 Michigan Ave. West • $6 per person

Some of the tunes we will play include: East Avenue Stroll, Moon River, Green Onions, Too Darn Hot, Cheek to Cheek, Blue Bossa, What’s New, Desafinado, That’s Amore, Watermelon Man, Louisiana, Till Then... + More

Charlie Jo and Leila Rose Sauceda shop at the Trinity Neighborhood Center back-to-school event Thursday in Battle Creek. (Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle- Sulser)

Nearly 300 people of all ages turned out with their families to the Trinity
Neighborhood Center Back-to-School event Thursday, Aug. 8. Here, they
wait for the doors to open. (Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)

just remember how stressful it could
be when the school year started and
we had two kids and were trying to
make sure they had all the things
they need. There’s just a need for
more community resources aimed
at this but for a lot of people, they
walk in, they ride their bikes in so
we want to make sure our neighbors
here have access to that.”
Thanks to donations, the Trinity
Neighborhood Center was able to
open its doors for two hours to give
away notebooks, pencils, filler paper,
crayons, glue sticks and glue, high
lighters, pens, cereal, gently used
clean
cloth-
ing and
shoes
and
more.

Among those attending the event to get ready for school were Santino, Nadia, (both attend Harper Creek Middle School) and Harmony LaPorte who attends Beadle Lake Elementary. “Notebooks, folders and binders,” said Nadia about what she was able to obtain. “I really like it because it helps out us with stuff we can’t afford and everything.” Journie Westry, at third grader at Valley View Elementary, Ka’alijah Wingfield, a third grader at Verona Elementary and Alonnah Williams, a third grader at Valley View, all attended the event together to get prepared for the new year. Williams said she is looking for- ward to school starting. “It’s fun,” she said. Contributing were Chapel Hill con- gregates, community members, the Village of Helping Hands Making a Difference Facebook group and more.

Making a surprise appearance at the event was the Battle Creek Battle Jacks baseball team mascot. Also greeting the families at the event was Willard Library, along with Kingman Museum, Eyemart Express and other resources.

The center currently offers a num- ber of food resources but is work- ing on creating a permanent pantry thanks to a grant from the American Heart Association via Bronson Battle See FAIRS on 5

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