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Upon entering, people will notice the chalkboard, pull-down maps and
teacher’s desk. (Photo by John Hendler)
teacher’s desk.
“The only thing we changed was
that we created a little bit of space to
create a small bedroom. Otherwise, it
has that full, openness feel of a one-
room schoolhouse.”
From 1969-74, the building was
reopened because of overcrowding at
MarLee and it was used for a kinder-
garten class.
HOME TOUR
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“I had a few classmates of mine
that went to that school,” said Bob.
“When we finished refurbishing the
house, we held an open house and
a lot of those people came to see
it, and they were delighted that the
schoolhouse was fixed up. It was
fun hanging out there hearing their
stories.”
To purchase tickets for the Home
Tour, go to the Marshall Historical
Society webpage at https://www.
marshallhistoricalsociety.com/home-
tour.Notice of Public Hearing on
Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER)
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership
Programs Program Year 2023The Battle Creek City Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 17,
2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers, Room 301, City Hall, 10 N. Division
Street to hear public comment on the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report
(CAPER).
Under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and the Crans-
ton- Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, the City of Battle Creek is required to
complete a performance report detailing the progress of the Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership programs. The CAPER reports on how the
City of Battle Creek spent CDBG and HOME funds to help low- and moderate-income residents
improve housing and neighborhoods in Program Year (PY) 2023, from July 1, 2023 to June 30,- This report, called the CAPER, must be available for public comment for at least 15 days.
A draft of PY 2023 CAPER will be available from August 30, 2024 in the City’s Community
Development Division, Room 104 in City Hall from 8:00am-5:00pm for public review and on-
line at Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report | Battle Creek, MI (battlecreekmi.
gov).
Comments on the CDBG or HOME programs, and the CAPER may be made to: Helen Guz-
zo, Community Development Supervisor, City of Battle Creek, Community Development De-
partment, City Hall, Room 104, 10 North Division Street, Battle Creek, MI 49014, at 269-966-
3267, or [email protected].
The City of Battle Creek will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services, such as signers
for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered in the meeting
upon seven-day notice. Individuals with disabilities, requiring auxiliary aids or services should
contact the City of Battle Creek by writing Vicki Houser at Office of the City Clerk, PO Box
1717, Battle Creek, MI 49016 or calling (269) 966-3348 (TDD), or [email protected].
The City of Battle Creek will also provide interpretation services and translation of any
printed materials being considered in this meeting upon seven-day notice. Individuals need-
ing interpretation or translation should contact Sara Espinoza at (269) 966-3364 or sespinoza@
battlecreekmi.gov.
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Oaklawn press release.Denny Smith said the team is selling Battle Jacks General Manager
special ticket packages to benefit the Women’s Diagnostic Center, and the
Battle Jacks will also be auctioning off jerseys after the game to raise more funds.
Diagnostic Center offers mammogra-The Oaklawn’s Women’s
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er for a hot dog, burger or brat, chips and a pop/water and a donation to the Women’s Diagnostic Center.by going to oaklawnhospital.org/Ticket packages can be purchased
pink.Battle Jacks’ front office at (269) Those with questions may call the
962-0735 or email [email protected]. “As we were starting to create our
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said Smith. “We have hosted ‘Strike Out Cancer Night’ the past few sea-sons, but this year we decided to
host a ‘Pink Out The Park’ night to support breast cancer research and awareness. The visual of seeing a
packed ballpark with 1,500 fans, our players, staff and coaches wearing all pink was something that we thought
would be an amazing atmosphere while also supporting a great cause. This is also something that is near
and dear to my heart as I have per-sonally lost family members to this awful disease.”
brainstorming ideas, it was right Smith continued: “When we were
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being a recipient of the proceeds.Oaklawn, Battle Jacks team up for ‘Pink Out The Park’From there, it was a no brainer; we had to partner with Oaklawn and the Women’s Diagnostic Center.”
attendance at the event, and they Oaklawn senior leaders will be in
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SHOPPER NEWSREGISTER NOW!FALLCLASSES STARTAUG 26kellogg.eduFree breakfast will be served to the public from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the World’s Longest Breakfast Table on McCamly Street between Hamblin and Michigan Avenue Saturday,
June 8 in downtown Battle Creek. Kowalski) See story on page 4 (Shopper News file photo by WillNational Cereal Festival returns to downtownState champs lead
list of track & field
all-staters WILL KOWALSKI
Sports/Asst. EditorAthens High senior
Landon Bennett won a Michigan High School
Athletic Association state track & field
championship in the 300-meter hurdles and
AHS junior Aleyah Deller was No. 1 in the
adaptive finals of the 100- and 200-meter
dashes last Saturday as Athens competed in the MHSAA Division 4 Championships at
Baldwin Middle School.Bennett’s and Deller’s first-place fin-
ishes were the only state championship ones turned in by local student-athletes at
last Saturday’s four MHSAA divisional finals – with Division 1 taking place at
East Kentwood, Division 2 taking place at Hamilton and Division 3 taking place
at Kent City.However, several other local student-ath-
letes did produce top-eight event finishes, which earned them All-State medals and
time spent on the medal podiums.Following is a rundown of all local all-
state performances at championship meets.senior Landon Athens High
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Creek’s heritage returns June 7-8 The annual celebration of Battle
in the form of the National Cereal Festival starting with the Friday 6:30 p.m. parade led by Kellogg and Post
cereal mascots and continuing with the Saturday 8 a.m. to noon World’s Longest Breakfast Table and sur-
rounding festivities.free community event,” said Kelly “We’re super excited to have this
always enjoy organizing it and hav-Walden of Kellogg Arena. “We
ing it for the area of Battle Creek and surrounding.”Some new attractions to the
Festival Market Square event location this year are live animal shows by Realm of the Reptile and The -
Taylor Swift Experience by Lansing cover artist, Kanin Wren.
tage of being the ‘Cereal City’ and we look forward to another year of “It’s definitely celebrating the heri-
hosting it,” said Walden about the
National Cereal Festival returns to downtown Battle Creek June 7-8
Cereal company mascots will lead the National Cereal Festival Parade when it returns to downtown Battle Creek Friday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. There is no grand marshal this year, organizers said.
See CEREAL on 5 (Shopper News file photo by Leila Wood)
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Among the volunteers at the Love They Neighbor Food Pantry at 1349 E. Michigan Avenue in Battle Creek are, from left, Nancy Dolphin, Sharon Johnson, Bob Merwin and Janet Kincaid. (Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)
New food pantry location holds grand opening
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dot the skies over B.C.46 hot-air balloons to
This year, organizers say that 46 pilots are on the roster, the most they have had in
to be filled with beautiful colors.several years.The sky over Battle Creek is soon going
Air Show & Balloon Festival from July 3-7 promises all kinds of flight from The annual Battle Creek Field of Flight
military jets and aerobatics, to gliders and even a human cannonball.“One of the most anticipated parts of
the event, though, is the beautiful sight of hot-air balloons filling the sky,” said Bretten Bailey, media director. “There
is such a rich history of ballooning in Battle Creek and Southwest Michigan. Ballooning is basically a part of the iden-
tinue that tradition to this day.”tity of the area and we are proud to con-
Balloon Championship occurred in Kalamazoo in 1963 under the Balloon The first ever U.S. National Hot Air
Federation of America.world to have hosted the World Hot Air Battle Creek is the only city in the
Balloon Championships four times, said Bailey.Battle Creek hosted it under the present
in 1981, 1985 and 1995.organization that hosts the Field of Flight The Worlds returned to Battle Creek in
2012 under Holiday Balloon Fest, Inc.
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