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SHELLY KEHRLE-SULSER

Executive Editor

Multiple hundreds of people turned

out in the high heat and humidity

Saturday, July 13 to enjoy a day

of fun at the Washington Heights

United Methodist Church and

Community carnival which offered

an entirely free day of food, festivi-

ties, games and resources.

“It was a community carnival and

car show,” said Pastor Monique

French. “As the Hub of Hope, we

want to reinstill hope in this com-

munity. We had community resource

information, we had entertainment,

just to try to instill a day of hope.

You know, there’s so much disin-

vestment in this community so we

wanted to show the community some

Churches combine to give community a ‘Day of Hope’

support so some of the local church-

es and organizations got together to

put on this event.”

The event also featured a mechani-

cal bull for attendees to ride, a

mini-train ride around the grounds,

appearances by the Calhoun County

Sheriff’s Office and Calhoun County

Clerk Kimberly Hinkley, as well

as representatives from a variety of

churches and organizations.

“This is our third year,” said

French, who is also spearheading the

construction of new homes in the

Washington Heights neighborhood

on a nearby empty lot. “I thought it

was wonderful (the turnout). We had

Hundreds of people who attended Day of Hope at Washington Heights

United Methodist Church in Battle Creek July 13 filled out a community needs

assessment before enjoying the carnival and vendors. (Shopper News photo by

Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)

A mechanical bull ride was a popular

attraction at the July 13 carnival.

(Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)

Among the many attendees greeting the public at the July 13 Day of Hope

Community Carnival and Car Show was the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office.

(Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)