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STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
CALHOUN COUNTY
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Decedent's Estate
CASE NO. and JUDGE
2024-532-DE
Court Address:
161 East Michigan Avenue
Battle Creek, MI 49014
Court Telephone No:
(269) 969-6795
Estate of Sandra Kay
Adkins. Date of birth: August
11, 1946.
TO ALL CREDITORS:
NOTICE TO CREDITORS:
The decedent, Sandra Kay
Adkins, died November 5,
2023.
Creditors of the decedent
are notified that all claims
against the estate will be for-
ever barred unless presented
to Richard William Adkins, II,
personal representative, or to
both the probate court at 161
East Michigan Avenue, Battle
Creek, MI 49014 and the
personal representative with-
in 4 months after the date of
publication of this notice.
Date: 06/14/2024
Nelson Karre P27639
70 West Michigan Avenue,
Suite 450
Battle Creek, MI 49014
269-965-7000
Richard William Adkins, II
18 Hawksbury Pointe
Battle Creek, MI 49014
269-209-7014City of Battle Creek
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
RFQ#: 2025-013Q
TITLE: Battle Creek River Naturalization Project
ISSUE DATE: June 12, 2024
Pre-Proposal meeting: June 27, 2024, 10:30am EST
Department of Public Works
150 S. Kendall, Battle Creek, MI
This meeting is not mandatory; however, due to the vast proj-
ect scope, the Engineering Division wants to discuss the proj-
ect with prospective firms prior to submittal of qualifications.
Attendance is strongly recommended.
PROPOSAL DUE DATE: July 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM Local Time
LOCATION: Proposals must be submitted online.
DO NOT EMAIL PROPOSALS.
Purchasing Contact: Christine Huff
E-mail: [email protected] (do not email proposals)
DESCRIPTION: The City is soliciting proposals for the pur-
pose of contracting with a qualified engineering firm for the
City of Battle Creek River Naturalization Project. This work
will consist of the concept of design, site evaluation, redesign,
and construction oversight of the concrete channel along a
section of the Kalamazoo River from the Monroe Street dam
at the mill pond near Dickman Road to its confluence with
the Battle Creek River in order to naturalize the river and sur-
rounding area. This solicitation is qualifications-based, and
therefore no pricing can be submitted with your proposal.
PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL: Proposals must be submitted
through our secure online portal by registered vendors by the
date and time listed above.
Please upload ONE pdf file that includes all requested submit-
tals, rather than several parts of the bid uploaded.
Please visit http://battlecreekmi.gov/230/Bid-Proposal-Solic-
itations and click on Bid & Proposal Solicitations. This will
redirect you to our secure VendorRegistry website where you
can register as a vendor (required) and obtain this full docu-
ment and upload your bid.
Email the purchasing contact listed above if the above link
doesn’t work.
PROPOSERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CAREFULLY
READ THE ENTIRE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.STATE OF MICHIGAN
37TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
FAMILY DIVISION
CALHOUN COUNTY
PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF
HEARING REGARDING
PETITION FOR NAME
CHANGE
CASE NO. and JUDGE 2024-
984-NC
HON. TINA YOST JOHNSON
Court Address: 161 E. Michigan
Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49014
Court Telephone No: (269) 969-
6518
TO ALL PERSONS, includ-
ing: whose address is unknown
and whose interest in the matter
may be barred or affected by the
following:
TAKE NOTICE: Aaron Terrell
Mays has filed a petition for
name change. A name change
hearing will be held on June 14,
2024 at 9:00 a.m. at Calhoun
County Justice Center, 161 E.
Michigan Ave., Battle Creek, MI
49014, Courtroom #249 before
Judge Tina Yost Johnson to
change the name of: Aaron
Terrell Mays to Aaron Terrell
Mayes.GARDEN TOUR
Continued from Page 28and Garden Market on Saturday,
July 13, at 125 W. Green St.,
which will run from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. Admission is free.
Also that same weekend, the
Cal-Co Quilters Guild show will
be held July 12-13 at Marshall
United Methodist Church, 721
US-27 North.
And the Marshall GAR and
Honolulu House museums will
be open July 13 and 14, with dis-
counted admission by showing a
Garden Tour ticket.Kellogg Community College is
seeking a sculpture of a grizzly bear
to install and display on the college’s
North Avenue campus in Battle
Creek.
The bear is a reference to the col-
lege’s Bruin mascot, and its sculptur-
al representation will be installed on
a 6-by-6-foot round pad located near
the entrance to the Miller Physical
Education Building on campus.
The selected artist or team of artists
will be awarded a $1,000 stipend for
general project expenses.
The sculpture will be on display for
public viewing on campus for approx-
imately 24 months, with the possibil-
ity for extended display or purchase
by KCC.
Artists must email supporting
materials by the July 22 applica-
tion deadline to: Eric Greene, Vice
President for Communications and
Advancement, Kellogg Community
College; [email protected]; (269)
966-4088.Selected sculptors will be notified
by mid-August.
Submission requirements include:
Each artist may submit up to five
sculpture entries via digital photo-
graphs or detailed concept sketches.
Each entry must depict a lifelike
grizzly bear in a pose appropriate for
an actual bear.
Each submission should include
artist’s name, contact information,
sculpture title, dimensions, media and
sale price.Sculptures must be weatherproof.
Artists are responsible for the trans-
portation and installation of selected
sculptures.
If applicable, sculpture entries must
describe in detail any special installa-
tion requirements.
Sculptures may be offered for sale
during exhibition but must be exhib-
ited at KCC for the full 24 months.
Other details can be found online at
the college’s website.KCC seeks artists to create bear sculpture
Newton Township is planning its
40th Fourth of July parade.
“This year, the parade is orga-
nized by the Newton Township Fire
Department Auxiliary, which is tak-
ing over the reins from the Home
Grange, whose years of service lead-
ing this event have created a com-Newton Twp. marks 40th year of Fourth of July parade
munity tradition,” said spokesperson
Julie Adams.
The parade will feature a proces-
sion of flags, floats, horses, fire
trucks, antique automobiles, bikes
and tractors, both vintage and mod-
ern.
The parade draws more participants
and spectators than any other event
in Newton Township, said Adams.
Participants are invited to join thelineup at 10 a.m. at 8-1/2 Mile Road
and B Drive South, with no entry fee
or reservation required.
The parade will step off at 11 a.m.,
making its way east to the Newton
Township Hall (former Grange Hall),
where spectators can gather to watch
the festivities at the hall or along the
road.
Parade marshals are Larry and
Jane Roberts, long-time Newton
Township members and former fire
department chief.The celebration continues post-
parade inside the township hall,
where food and beverages will be
served.
The Calhoun County 4H Council
will also be organizing games for
children.CALL
269-965-3955
to place your
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