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VOL. 133 NO. 5 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com

BATTLE CREEK

SHOPPER NEWS

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National Adult Day Care Services Week

Rival volleyball teams unite

to help coach with leukemia

The Marian E. Burch Adult Day Care and Rehabilitation Center will observe National Adult Day Care

Services Week Sept. 16-20 that includes a public open house and ribbon cutting Thursday, Sept. 19 from

1-2:30 p.m. Here, Director Alicia Davis observes as clients Glenn Quilan, foreground, and Ben Masters

enjoy a painting party last week. (Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser) see story on page 2

The Block Out Cancer event Sept. 18

to benefit Pennfield freshman volleyball

coach Hannah Belote, left, and her family

involves players from both Pennfield and

Harper Creek who will be playing each

other that night. Belote is now cancer free

after treatment for leukemia but will remain

in the hospital for a couple of more weeks

while receiving a bone marrow transplant.

(Photo provided)

SHELLY KEHRLE-SULSER

Executive Editor

They may be rival teams from different

schools but on Sept. 18 when they meet

on the volleyball court, host Pennfield and

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on May

21 signed bipartisan legislation

that requires insurers to cover

treatments for mental health and

substance use disorder at the

same level as physical health ser-

vices.

This new law aims to close

existing loopholes, ensuring that

Michigan residents have neces-

sary access to the treatments they

need, the governor’s office in

Lansing said.

“Every person in Michigan

deserves access to mental and

physical health care,” said

Whitmer. “Today, I am proud

to be signing a common sense,

bipartisan bill to require insur-

ers to provide equal coverage

for mental health and substance

Bill aims to close loopholes in mental health coverage

use disorder treatments, just as

they do for physical health treat-

ments.”

Senate Bill 27 provides equi-

table coverage for behavioral

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