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BATTLE CREEK
SHOPPER NEWS
Our City. Your Home.
Developed with input from more than 80 diverse local residents, including leaders of many W.K. Kellogg
Foundation grantees, the campaign aims to elevate the city’s identity and attract new residents and
businesses by highlighting Battle Creek as a welcoming and vibrant place to live and work.
(Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser) See story on page 2.Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg
Field is home to several tenants such as
the National Guard, Waco, WMU School of
Aviation and Duncan Aviation which alone
employs 660 people. A 100th Anniversary
Celebration is slated for Saturday, Sept.
at the WMU School of Aviation starting with
a WMU student breakfast followed by a
ceremony. Festivities will conclude that
day at 1 p.m. (Shopper News file photo by Shelly
Kehrle-Sulser)Centennial celebration
planned Sept. 21 for
local airport
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital is the proud recipient
of Healthgrades 2024 Surgical Care Excellence Award™
for surgical performance in the top 10% in the nation.Nation’s Top 10% for Surgery!
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See our ad on page 2SHELLY KEHRLE-SULSER
Executive Editor
A series of 2024 events that began with
a student art show with an aviation theme
ends on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Western
Michigan University School of Aviation
with an open house and plaque dedication
that celebrates the Battle Creek Executive