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NOTICE
TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE
CITIES OF BATTLE CREEK & SPRINGFIELD,
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIPS OF BEDFORD, EMMETT & PENNFIELD
AND THE TOWNSHIP OF LEROYNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Accuracy Test will be conducted for the Tuesday, August 6, 2024 State Primary Election, to test the optical scan tabulation equipment to ascertain that it will
accurately count the votes cast for all offices appearing on the ballot. This test is also being conducted to demonstrate the computer program used to record votes cast. The Public Accuracy Test for each
respective jurisdiction will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the following locations:CITY OF BATTLE CREEK – 10 N. Division, Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor, Battle Creek, MI 49014CITY OF SPRINGFIELD – 601 Avenue A, Springfield, MI 49037BEDFORD CHARTER TOWNSHIP – 115 South Uldriks Drive, Battle Creek, MI 49037EMMETT CHARTER TOWNSHIP – 621 Cliff Street, Battle Creek, MI 49014LEROY TOWNSHIP – Community Building, 8146 4 Mile Road, East Leroy, MI 49051PENNFIELD CHARTER TOWNSHIP – 20260 Capital Avenue NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017Individuals with disabilities requiring necessary reasonable, auxiliary aids or services, such as signers for the hearing impaired, and audio tapes of printed material being considered in the Public Test, should
contact the Cities of Battle Creek or Springfield, the Charter Township of Bedford, Emmett and Pennfield or the Township of Leroy by writing or calling at least one week prior:Victoria L. Houser, City Clerk Kristin R. Vogel, City Clerk Joyce Feraco, Township Clerk
City of Battle Creek City of Springfield Bedford Charter Township
10 N. Division, Room 111 601 Avenue A 115 South Uldriks Drive
Battle Creek, MI 49014 Springfield, MI 49037 Battle Creek, MI 49037
(269) 966-3348 (269) 441-9272 (269) 965-1999Tracy Myers, Township Clerk Nicole Hardish, Township Clerk Kathleen Case, Township Clerk
Emmett Charter Township Leroy Township Pennfield Charter Township
621 Cliff Street 8156 4 Mile Road 20260 Capital Avenue NE
Battle Creek, MI 49014 East Leroy, MI 49051 Battle Creek, MI 49017
(269) 968-0241 (269) 979-9421 (269) 968-8549The Michigan High School Athletic
Association is accepting registrations
online or by mail for game officials
for the 2024-25 school year.
The MHSAA registered approxi-
mately 8,700 officials for the 2023-24
school year, an increase of nearly five
percent over 2022-23 as the ranks
continue to build back toward pre-
COVID totals.
All officials who register may sign
up for up to two sports as part of
their registration. Officials also will
receive membership in the National
Association of Sports Officials
(NASO), which comes with a variety
of educational and training resources
and the NASO’s Shield liability
insurance that will provide $6 million
in coverage for officials while they
are working both MHSAA and non-
MHSAA events.
For new and returning officials, a
$70 fee covers registration for up to
two sports. Officials may register for
additional sports at $16 per sport.
To avoid a $30 late fee, all fall sport
registration applications must be
received by Aug. 19, 2024.
Plus, winter sports registrations
must be received by Nov. 18 to avoid
the late fee, and spring sports regis-
trations must be received by March
24, 2025.
Online registration can be accessed
by clicking “Officials” on the home
page of the MHSAA Website at
mhsaa.com. More information about
officials registration may be obtained
by contacting the MHSAA by phone
at (517) 332-5046 or by e-mail at reg-
[email protected].
There is an officials’ registration
test for first-time officials and offi-
cials who were not registered during
the past school year, derived from the
MHSAA Officials Guidebook.
New officials and those who
didn’t officiate during 2023-24 also
must complete the online MHSAA
Principles of Officiating course.
Additional exams must be taken by
those registering for football or bas-
ketball for the first time, or those who
were not registered for those sports
during the previous school year.
Links to the Officials Guidebook,
Principles of Officiating presenta-tion and the football and basketball
mechanics manuals can be found by
following the “New Officials” link
on the Officials page of the MHSAA
Website.
There also are opportunities to offi-
ciate for students at least 14 years
old and in grades 9-12 through the
MHSAA Legacy Program. Juniors
and seniors may officiate subvarsity
contests, while freshmen and sopho-
mores may officiate contests at the
middle school/junior high levels.
Mentor officials will work events
with Legacy participants to provide
guidance and support.
Find information on the Legacy
Program by clicking “Officials
Registration” on the Officials page of
the MHSAA Website and following
the “Legacy Program” link.
Note: The MHSAA is a private,
not-for-profit corporation of volun-
tary membership by more than 1,500
public and private senior high schools
and junior high/middle schools which
exists to develop common rules for
athletic eligibility and competition.
No government funds or tax dollarsFor information about returning as or
becoming a Michigan High School
Athletic Association official for the
2024-25 prep sports season, visit
mhsaa.com. (Shopper News file photo
by Will Kowalski)MHSAA officials registration for 2024-25 season underway
support the MHSAA, which was the
first such association nationally to
not accept membership dues or tour-
nament entry fees from schools.
Member schools which enforce
these rules are permitted to partici-
pate in MHSAA tournaments, which
attract more than 1.4 million specta-
tors each year.