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CHURCH HAPPENINGS

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Escanaba

Dinner Theatre

Tractor &

Machinery

Show

July 12 - 14 June 27- Aug 3

July 4 thru 7 • 10am-4pm

Flea Market &

Antique Show

“Shipwrecked” Vacation Bible
School, ages 5-14, July 8-12, 6:15-
8 p.m., Urbandale Seventh-day
Adventist Church, 20440 N. Bedford,
Battle Creek. Crafts, stories, bounce
house, prizes. (6/20)
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St. Mark Auto Fest, Saturday,
July 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Mark
Lutheran Church, 114 E. Minges
Road, Battle Creek. Proceeds to
R.I.N.G.S. Ministries. Details at
stmark.net. (6/27)
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Welcome Wednesdays program,
each Wednesday, First United
Methodist Church, 111 E. Michigan
(next to City Hall), Battle Creek.
Chair yoga, 4:30 p.m.; meal, 5:
p.m.; games or Bible study, 6:
p.m. All welcome. (9/28)
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GriefShare, Tuesdays, 5:30-7:
p.m., Friends Church, 1305 Olive
St., Battle Creek. Call church for

more info. or Shellie at (269) 580-

1279. Leave message. (12/7)
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      Men’s Christian Breakfast, first
      Saturday of the month, 8:30-10:
      a.m., Family Altar Chapel, 14844
      6-1/2 Mile Road, Battle Creek. Free.
      Info: Howard Phillips, (269) 274-


1280. (8/25)
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      Heal Your Heart Grief Support
      Group, first Thursday of each
      month, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Love in
      Action Community Ministries, 203
      Bowers Ave., Battle Creek. (8/25)
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      Free hot meals, fresh food boxes,
      every second Friday of the month,
      starting at 5 p.m., Overflow Church,
      3515 W. Michigan Ave., Battle
      Creek. (7/22)
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      Any church “Happenings” item
      submitted once will run continuously
      until the event has occurred.

The Michigan Department of

Labor and Economic Opportunity

(LEO) on June 27 announced more

than 300 Michigan businesses,

including some some in Calhoun

County, will receive a combined

$17.8 million from cycle 2 of the

Going PRO Talent Fund to boost

workforce development across the

state.

The Talent Fund provides busi-

nesses with the resources they need

to train, develop and retain current

and newly hired employees.

Including this awards cycle, the

initiative has supported high-skill,

in-demand job training for more

than 210,000 Michiganders since

2014.

Cycle 2 includes 365 awards grant-

ed to 356 employers.

In Calhoun County, busi-

nesses receiving grants and the

amounts approved include: Denso

Manufacturing Michigan in Battle

Creek, $70,000; Integrated Health

Talent Fund awards to boost Calhoun, other Mich. businesses

Partners-Battle Creek, $10,000; the

Oaks at NorthPointe Woods in Battle

Creek, $38,000; Marshall Excelsior

Co. in Marshall, $13,955; Team 1

Plastics in Albion, $19,360; and

Brembo North America in Homer,

$22,850.

The Talent Fund will enable them

to train nearly 10,000 Michiganders

• 3,144 new hires and 6,823 existing
  employees.
  The funding will also support
  1,678 Registered Apprenticeships to
  grow the state’s skilled workforce.
  The Michigan Legislature on June
  27 approved $54.8 million for Going
  PRO Talent Fund for the fiscal year
  2025 budget.
  LEO Director Susan Corbin said,
  “This initiative is a testament to the
  power of collaboration between the
  state, employers, and local agencies
  working together to build a stronger,
  more resilient Michigan.”
  The Talent Fund is part of LEO’s
  approach to solving complex work-
  force problems and improves eco-
  nomic outcomes across the state by

addressing structural challenges and

removing barriers preventing people

and businesses from reaching their

full potential, the agency said.

The Talent Fund also benefits

Michigan workers who, on average,

see an increase of 9 percent in their

hourly wages six months after train-

ing.

The Talent Fund grants are awarded

to employers through the Michigan

Works! network.

The full list of grant recipients

and other information about the

Talent Fund is available online at

Michigan.gov/TalentFund.

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