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Weber’s. Phyllis and Arnold Rocco have
two children, Denise (Mark) Ingle of Delton and Kevin Earl (Chaz) Rocco of Battle Creek.
Marissa (Brian Massey and Matt They also have two grandchildren,
(Katie) Ingle, as well as five great-grandchildren, Edric, Eli and Ellie Massey, and Rogan and Ripley
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for a great cause and great fun as People can head out to the ballpark Oaklawn in Marshall and the Battle
Creek Battle Jacks team up for “Pink Out The Park Night” on June 15.The Battle Jacks will host the
Kokomo Jackrabbits at MCCU Field.open at 5:35 p.m.First pitch is at 6:35 p.m. and gates
packages, as well as a 50/50 raffle, A portion of proceeds from ticket
will benefit Oaklawn’s Women’s Diagnostic Center, according to an Oaklawn press release.
Denny Smith said the team is selling Battle Jacks General Manager special ticket packages to benefit the
Women’s Diagnostic Center, and the Battle Jacks will also be auctioning off jerseys after the game to raise
more funds.Diagnostic Center offers mammogra-The Oaklawn’s Women’s
phy, ultrasound and DEXA Scan.package includes a general admis-Each “Pink Out The Park” ticket
sion bleacher ticket (sections 307 and 308), a Battle Jacks hat, a “Pink Out The Park” rally towel, a meal vouch-
er for a hot dog, burger or brat, chips and a pop/water and a donation to the Women’s Diagnostic Center.
by going to oaklawnhospital.org/Ticket packages can be purchased pink.
Battle Jacks’ front office at (269) Those with questions may call the
962-0735 or email [email protected]. “As we were starting to create our
promotional schedule for the 2024 season, we started to think about some new promotions for this year,”
said Smith. “We have hosted ‘Strike Out Cancer Night’ the past few sea-
sons, but this year we decided to host a ‘Pink Out The Park’ night to support breast cancer research and
awareness. The visual of seeing a packed ballpark with 1,500 fans, our players, staff and coaches wearing all
pink was something that we thought would be an amazing atmosphere while also supporting a great cause.
This is also something that is near and dear to my heart as I have per-sonally lost family members to this
awful disease.”brainstorming ideas, it was right Smith continued: “When we were
around the time Oaklawn was gear-ing up for the annual auction, with the Women’s Diagnostic Center
being a recipient of the proceeds.
Oaklawn, Battle Jacks team up for ‘Pink Out The Park’
From there, it was a no brainer; we had to partner with Oaklawn and the
Women’s Diagnostic Center.”attendance at the event, and they Oaklawn senior leaders will be in
will also be recognizing Oaklawn’s Employee of the Year, Sanaa
Alshamari.Ryan Traver said the organization Oaklawn Director of Marketing
is “really excited to partner with the Battle Jacks in an event of this mag-nitude to really shine a bright pink
light on cancer awareness.”
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National Cereal Festival returns to downtown
State champs lead
list of track & field
all-statersWILL KOWALSKI
Sports/Asst. EditorAthens High senior
Landon Bennett won a Michigan High School
Athletic Association state track & field
championship in the 300-meter hurdles and
AHS junior Aleyah Deller was No. 1 in the
adaptive finals of the 100- and 200-meter
dashes last Saturday as Athens competed in the MHSAA Division 4 Championships at
Baldwin Middle School.Bennett’s and Deller’s first-place fin-
ishes were the only state championship ones turned in by local student-athletes at
last Saturday’s four MHSAA divisional finals – with Division 1 taking place at
East Kentwood, Division 2 taking place at Hamilton and Division 3 taking place
at Kent City.However, several other local student-ath-
letes did produce top-eight event finishes, which earned them All-State medals and
time spent on the medal podiums.Following is a rundown of all local all-
state performances at championship meets.
senior Landon Athens High
Bennett
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Creek’s heritage returns June 7-8 in the form of the National Cereal The annual celebration of Battle
p.m. parade led by Kellogg and Post cereal mascots and continuing with Festival starting with the Friday 6:
rounding festivities.the Saturday 8 a.m. to noon World’s Longest Breakfast Table and sur-
Walden of Kellogg Arena. “We free community event,” said Kelly “We’re super excited to have this
always enjoy organizing it and hav-ing it for the area of Battle Creek and surrounding.”
Festival Market Square event loca-tion this year are live animal shows Some new attractions to the
by Realm of the Reptile and The Taylor Swift Experience by Lansing cover artist, Kanin Wren.
tage of being the ‘Cereal City’ and we look forward to another year of “It’s definitely celebrating the heri-
hosting it,” said Walden about the
National Cereal Festival returns to downtown Battle Creek June 7-
Cereal company mascots will lead the National Cereal Festival Parade when it returns to downtown Battle Creek Friday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. There is no grand marshal this year, organizers said.
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(Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)Among the volunteers at the Love They Neighbor Food Pantry at 1349 E. Michigan Avenue in Battle Creek are, from left, Nancy Dolphin, Sharon Johnson, Bob Merwin and Janet Kincaid.
New food pantry location holds grand opening
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dot the skies over B.C.46 hot-air balloons to
This year, organizers say that 46 pilots are on the roster, the most they have had in several years.
to be filled with beautiful colors.The sky over Battle Creek is soon going The annual Battle Creek Field of Flight
military jets and aerobatics, to gliders and Air Show & Balloon Festival from July 3-7 promises all kinds of flight from
even a human cannonball.the event, though, is the beautiful sight “One of the most anticipated parts of
of hot-air balloons filling the sky,” said Bretten Bailey, media director. “There is such a rich history of ballooning in
Ballooning is basically a part of the iden-tity of the area and we are proud to con-Battle Creek and Southwest Michigan.
Balloon Championship occurred in tinue that tradition to this day.”The first ever U.S. National Hot Air
Kalamazoo in 1963 under the Balloon Federation of America.Battle Creek is the only city in the
world to have hosted the World Hot Air Balloon Championships four times, said Bailey.
organization that hosts the Field of Flight in 1981, 1985 and 1995.Battle Creek hosted it under the present
2012 under Holiday Balloon Fest, Inc.The Worlds returned to Battle Creek in
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County Update
with Kelli Scott,
Calhoun County Administrator
County Update
with Kelli Scott,
Calhoun County
Administrator
County Update
with Kelli Scott,
Calhoun County Administrator
COUNTY
With Kelli Scott,
Calhoun County Administrator
Thanks to the amazing work of
Calhoun County’s Opioid Settlement
Fund Steering Committee, assisted
by the Michigan Association of
Counties’ technical advisor, Amy
Dolinky, eight community organiza-
tions will be receiving instrumental
funding totaling up to $600,000 for
evidence-based initiatives to fight
opioid abuse.
These projects include everything
from education and training to out-
reach and awareness and increasing
capacity and collaboration for future
expansion of services (see related
story).
As of now, Calhoun County has
received $3.6 million from numerous
national opioid settlements.
Over the next 18 years, the total
expected settlement funds are pro-
Calhoun Co. groups to
receive opioid funding
jected to be nearly $12 million, with
an annual average of $700,000.
Each year, the county determines
the amount available for community
RFP awards, taking into account
internal opioid remediation service
needs.
I’d like to recognize the team of
nearly 25 community leaders who
have taken the time and dedicated
themselves to come together to
examine data, identify priorities,
and ensure an equitable Request
for Proposal process for this first
community-wide distribution to have
the greatest positive impact on our
residents.
Board of Commissioners
In new business, the Calhoun
County Board of Commissioners on
Sept. 5 approved the 2024 Opioid
Settlement Funds Appropriation
awarding up to $600,000 to eight
community organizations to aid in
opioid prevention, harm reduction,
treatment and recovery.
The commissioners also approved
the selection of a contractor to imple-
ment grant-funded jail security and
technology enhancements and the
use of the Calhoun County Public
Health Department’s Strengthening
Public Health Workforce and
Infrastructure state grant award to
implement operational and capital
projects funded by the grant.
During the Special Order of
Business, Medical Examiner Dr.
Patrick Hansma gave a presentation
of the Medical Examiners Office
2023 Annual Report.
On the Consent Agenda, commis-
sioners approved the following:
- Updated Bylaws and
Intergovernmental Agreement of
the Michigan Works! Southwest
Workforce Development Board,
2024-26, and Michigan Works!
Southwest Workforce Development
Board reappointments.
Committee Highlights
During the Aug. 19 Board of
Health meeting, the county’s Health
Department FY25 budget was recom-
mended for further approval by the
Board of Commissioners ahead of the
department’s Oct. 1 fiscal year start.
The School Wellness Program
(SWP) was also highlighted in an
educational presentation at the meet-
ing.
The SWP is an important public
health service offered within the
community.
For example, the school nurses
provide Battle Creek Public Schools
staff Medical Emergency Response
Training, which includes CPR and
First Aid, and ensure that schools
reach their immunization deadline,
which maximizes school funding.
The FireKeepers Local Revenue
Sharing Board (FLRSB) met Aug. 20
and approved $439,263 in discretion-
ary grant funding for 25 local govern-
ment projects.
County Board Chair Derek King
serves as the county’s representative
on the FLRSB.
The board has concluded its alloca-
tion process for 2024, and will meet
next in early 2025 after receipt of
the annual 2 percent Net Win pay-
ment from electronic gaming at
FireKeepers Casino Hotel.
DAYROOM
The Dayroom
with Austria Johnson
U.S. Army Veteran
American Legion Post #298 Service
Officer
The Dayroom
with Austria Johnson
U.S. Army Veteran
American Legion Post #
Service Officer
The Dayroom
with Austria Johnson
U.S. Army Veteran
American Legion Post #298 Service Officer
THE
with Austria Johnson, U.S Army Veteran
American Legion post #298 Service Officer
My brave and mighty Warriors!!
September is National Suicide
Prevention Month. The 2023
National-Veteran-Suicide-
Prevention-Annual-Report
announced that In 2021, 6,
Veterans died by suicide, an
increase of 114 suicides from 2020.
Michigan’s Veteran Suicide Deaths
in 2021 was at 171. Check on your
brothers and sisters in arms.If we
can save one veteran, be it an early
morning or late-night phone con-
versation, text message, email mes-
sage, or over a cup of coffee. Be the
one who asks, listens, and reaches
out when a veteran is struggling,
would make a big difference.With
that said, we held a Sept. 10 “Step
Out of the Darkness” Luminary
event at Brooks Memorial Fountain
in Marshall in which we learned
September is National
Suicide Prevention Month
how to be a “light” for those strug-
gling with suicidal thoughts. There
was a walk, various vendors, free
t-shirts, 988 Memorial yard signs,
and a free meal sponsored by Kickin
Kurbz for Military, Veterans, and
First Responders, including 911 dis-
patchers.This event was sponsored
by Southwest Michigan Behavioral
Health, Summit Pointe, Suicide
Prevention Coalition Calhoun
counts STEP, and United Health
Care. For more information contact
Scott Teichmer at 269-441-5907 or
269-249-5907. Dismissed!!Source:
VA.govSend comments or questions
to [email protected]
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