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$160 reserved table$25 individual ticket*Contact [email protected] to reserve tickets or tables - Tables seat 8Willard Library celebrates Library Card Sign-up Month
Youth Services Librarian Stephanie Boyd and Director of Youth Services
Tynisha Dungey get ready for Library Card Sign-up Month.Airport at Kellogg Field.”
In the years that followed, he
wrote, “city leaders planned and
built and air field, which was soon
after purchased by W.K. Kellogg.
Through times of war and peace,
Battle Creek’s airport has continued
to adapt and grow – ever bearing the
name of the city’s beloved cereal
maker.”
According to Shaw’s research:
“Shortly after the Wright brothers’
invention, the United States became
fascinated with flight and began to
need places to land airplanes.
“Airports developed throughout the
nation.
“On Sept, 24, 1924, the Battle
Creek Airport was established on
a small strip of land...with the help
and vision of the city’s Chamber of
Commerce.
“Since then, the airport has been
a site for commerce, military opera-
tions, commercial airlines, flight
shows and presidential visits.
Today, besides its name, it is also
known by its flight code, BTL.
The future of the airport could
include more and various types of
drones, said Shaw.
“What we want to do is raise
awareness of not only the commu-
nity but the region into the aviation
industry that we have here,” he said,
“because we’ve got the entire westside of the airport over there between
here and Fort Custer is primed for
development. I mean, we got so
much space to build out there that
we were looking at getting a drone
park.”
That park has the potential to be a
hub for commercial drone traffic, he
said.
Even air taxis and electric planes
are on the technology drawing
boards and that’s the kind of future
Shaw envisions.
“We aren’t quite there yet,” he
said. “But we’re doing this to give
people in this town a sense of pride
in what they have.”
Centennial Committee Co-Chairs
are Robb Gillespie formerly of
WMU, BTL staff, BTL Aviation
Director Phil Kroll, BTL
Administrative Coordinator Penny
Seume and more.
Honorary Co-chairs besides
Schwarz are Jim Hettinger and
Brenda Hunt.
The Battle Creek Executive Airport
is located at 1551 S. Airport Road.
More information can be found
at http://www.flybtl.com or by emailing
Shaw at [email protected].
To donate to the Legacy
Scholarship Fund, log onto http://www.
bccfoundation.org.
(Some of this story is being
reprinted after first appearing in the
Shopper News on March 21 2024.)Readers can celebrate Library
Card Sign-up Month this September
with Willard Public Library and the
American Library Association.
“The library invites everyone to
discover the incredible resources and
opportunities available at Willard
Library by signing up for a library
card,” said spokesperson Alisha
McCullick.
Director of Youth Services Tynisha
Dungey explained, “The American
Library Association began celebrat-
ing Library Card Sign-up Month in
hopes that every child would have a
library card and access to all of the
resources and services
She added, “Anyone who is at least
5 years old or enrolled in kindergar-
ten, and lives in our service area, is
eligible for a library card. All you
need is a license or state ID to verify
your address.”
This year, Optimus Prime from
Hasbro’s Transformers is the special
ambassador, highlighting that there’s
more than meets the eye to discover
at the library.
“Each child who signs up for
a library card during the month
of September will receive a can-
vas library bag and some fun
Transformers swag, as well as a cool
lanyard to protect their brand new
library card,” said Dungey.
Beyond books, Dungey noted
that there is much to discover
at the library, including mov-
ies, plus “with your library card,
you can use our digital apps like
Libby, Freegal,Hoopla and Rocket
Languages from the comfort of
your own home. Get tapped in with
the library. Explore all of the pro-
grams we have for children, teens
and adults. Hang out in our serenity
space, and meet some new people.”
Willard Library programs are free
and open to the public.
For more information, people may
visit WillardLibrary.org or call (269)
968-8166.