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Car Show, organized by the Misfits
Car Club of Battle Creek.
It will be held at Leila Arboretum,
928 W. Michigan Ave. in Battle
Creek.
The event will feature classic cars,

trucks, military vehicles and motor-

cycles, with top awards presented by

members of the Del Shannon family.

The event will also feature other

prizes, food and music.

There is a gate fee, plus vehicle

parking fee.

If someone wishes to enter

a vehicle in the show, he or

she can register on the day of

the event for a fee or register in

advance online at Donorbox.com/

DelShannonCarShow2024.

At 1 p.m. Sunday, June 30, the

Battle Creek Regional History

Museum, at 307 W. Jackson St., will

hold a presentation on the history of

music in Battle Creek, and include

a panel discussion on Battle Creek’s

music legacy with Bobby Holley,

Popenhagen and Derek DeWalt, the

son of famed recording artist Junior

Walker.

Information on tickets and all three

events can be found at BCRHM.org.

The Haven’s case management

team, along with the Haven’s shel-

ter managers, were on-site and

visiting directly with Battle Creek

Shelter guests several times over

recent weeks to meet with as many

residents as possible, said Executive

Director Daniel Jones.

This was done in an effort to con-

nect guests to resources and services

and handle the transition of the May

31st Battle Creek Shelter’s closure

and assist any guests coming to the

Haven as efficiently as possible, he

said.

As a result, at the closing, the

Haven’s shelters welcomed several

guests coming from the Battle Creek

shelter, arranged for some to go to

short-term substance abuse rehabili-

tation sites, and even helped some

towards different locations where

family or other support networks

existed, said Jones.

According to Haven of Rest shel-

ter managers, no one who requested

help was turned away.

The Battle Creek Shelter Board of

Directors announced May 1 that it

would cease operations at the Battle

Creek Shelter, 209 E. Michigan

Ave., as of May 31, 2024.

Haven takes in former Battle Creek Shelter clients

Rodrico Blackman, Assistant

Manager and Case Manager at the

Haven of Rest’s Men’s shelter, meets

with residents at Battle Creek shelter

ahead of the scheduled closing of the

BC shelter on May 31.

The shelter was launched in

September 2020 during the COVID-

19 pandemic after local leaders

requested a solution for the unshel-

tered population.

A group of individuals and organi-

zations teamed up to create the Battle

Creek Shelter to address the growing

needs of adults in the Battle Creek

area who don’t have housing.

Last year, the BCS Board of

Directors developed a transition plan

for the facility as it took several steps

to achieve independence as a non-

profit organization, reduce expenses

and move out of the start-up phase

that had been supported financially

and operationally by the Battle Creek

Community Foundation from the

time the shelter opened until the sun-

set of that arrangement in December

2023, according to a May 1 press

release.

In its three-and-a-half years of

existence, the Battle Creek Shelter

provided a variety of services, includ-

ing safe overnight housing, meals,

clothing, showers, case management

and supplies to hundreds of people.

In 2023 alone, the shelter provided

overnight shelter to 410 people –

including 113 women and 39 military

veterans – and served more than

19,000 meals.

The Legal Services of South

Central Michigan-Battle Creek office

will conduct interviews for legal

advice and possible representation,

without charge, to interested older

Americans on Thursday, June 20.

The session will be held from 9

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Battle Creek

office, located at 123 W. Territorial

Road, according to an agency press

release.

Legal Services is a nonprofit orga-

nization that provides legal assis-

tance, representation and education

to low-income people in Calhoun and

Branch counties and to seniors in St.

Joseph, Branch, Calhoun and Barry

counties.

The counsel at senior sites is funded

primarily by the Calhoun County

Senior Millage, CareWell Services

Southwest through the Michigan

Bureau of Aging, Community

Living, and Supports under the Older

Americans Act of 1965.

Legal advice session for seniors is June 20