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Methodist Church in

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Roccos celebrate 65th anniversary

Weber’s. Phyllis and Arnold Rocco have

two children, Denise (Mark) Ingle of Delton and Kevin Earl (Chaz) Rocco

of Battle Creek.They also have two grandchildren,

Marissa (Brian Massey and Matt (Katie) Ingle, as well as five great-

grandchildren, Edric, Eli and Ellie Massey, and Rogan and Ripley

Ingle.

for a great cause and great fun as People can head out to the ballpark

Oaklawn in Marshall and the Battle Creek Battle Jacks team up for “Pink

Out The Park Night” on June 15.The Battle Jacks will host the

Kokomo Jackrabbits at MCCU Field.First pitch is at 6:35 p.m. and gates

open at 5:35 p.m.A portion of proceeds from ticket

packages, as well as a 50/50 raffle, will benefit Oaklawn’s Women’s

Diagnostic Center, according to an 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.The Oaklawn’s Women’s

Diagnostic Center offers mammogra-phy, ultrasound and DEXA Scan.

package includes a general admis-Each “Pink Out The Park” ticket

sion bleacher ticket (sections 307 and 308), a Battle Jacks hat, a “Pink Out

The Park” rally towel, a meal vouch-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.Those with questions may call the

Battle Jacks’ front office at (269) 962-0735 or email tickets@battle-

jacksbaseball.com. “As we were starting to create our

promotional schedule for the 2024 season, we started to think about

some new promotions for this year,” 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

around the time Oaklawn was gear-ing up for the annual auction, with

the Women’s Diagnostic Center 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.”Oaklawn senior leaders will be in

attendance at the event, and they will also be recognizing Oaklawn’s

Employee of the Year, Sanaa

Alshamari.Oaklawn Director of Marketing

Ryan Traver said the organization is “really excited to partner with the

Battle Jacks in an event of this mag-nitude to really shine a bright pink

light on cancer awareness.”

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National Cereal Festival returns to downtown

State champs lead

list of track & field

all-staters

WILL KOWALSKI Sports/Asst. Editor

Athens 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.

Athens High

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Creek’s heritage returns June 7-8 The annual celebration of Battle
Festival starting with the Friday 6:30 in the form of the National Cereal
cereal mascots and continuing with p.m. parade led by Kellogg and Post
Longest Breakfast Table and sur-the Saturday 8 a.m. to noon World’s
rounding festivities.“We’re super excited to have this
free community event,” said Kelly Walden of Kellogg Arena. “We
always enjoy organizing it and hav-ing it for the area of Battle Creek and
surrounding.”Some new attractions to the
tion this year are live animal shows Festival Market Square event loca-
Taylor Swift Experience by Lansing by Realm of the Reptile and The
cover artist, Kanin Wren.“It’s definitely celebrating the heri-
tage of being the ‘Cereal City’ and we look forward to another year of
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.
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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.
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46 hot-air balloons to
dot the skies over B.C.
This year, organizers say that 46 pilots are on the roster, the most they have had in
several years.The sky over Battle Creek is soon going
to be filled with beautiful colors.The annual Battle Creek Field of Flight
Air Show & Balloon Festival from July 3-7 promises all kinds of flight from
military jets and aerobatics, to gliders and even a human cannonball.
the event, though, is the beautiful sight “One of the most anticipated parts of
Bretten Bailey, media director. “There of hot-air balloons filling the sky,” said
Battle Creek and Southwest Michigan. is such a rich history of ballooning in
Ballooning is basically a part of the iden-tity of the area and we are proud to con-
tinue that tradition to this day.”The first ever U.S. National Hot Air
Balloon Championship occurred in Kalamazoo in 1963 under the Balloon
Federation of America.Battle Creek is the only city in the
world to have hosted the World Hot Air Balloon Championships four times, said
Bailey.Battle Creek hosted it under the present
organization that hosts the Field of Flight in 1981, 1985 and 1995.
2012 under Holiday Balloon Fest, Inc.The Worlds returned to Battle Creek in
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Local Revenue Sharing Board Tier IV grants awarded
The FireKeepers Local Revenue
Sharing Board (FLRSB) met Aug. 20
to consider grant applications totaling
nearly $750,000 for local govern-
ment projects countywide.
This marks the first time since 2019
that the FLRSB has offered Tier
IV Discretionary Grants, said Lynn
Meikle, communications specialist
for Calhoun County.
The board voted unanimously to
award FLRSB grants for 25 local
projects, totaling $439,263, which
were paid for out of unspent dis-
cretionary accumulated funds from
2020-24.
This grant program is made pos-
sible by the State of Michigan’s
Compact with the Nottawaseppi
Huron Band of the Potawatomi
Tribe, which gives local flexibility
after the majority of the Revenue
Sharing Board’s annual revenues are
distributed by formula.
Criteria for project evaluation
included potential benefit to county-
wide residents, shared funding by the
governmental unit and other sources,
and a clear local governmental pur-
pose.
This year the board also focused
somewhat on projects with lasting
impact and ongoing useful lives, ver-
sus current operational requests.
“I’m honored to be one of six on
a board that demonstrates through
our unanimous votes a shared
commitment toward improving
the lives of our residents and visi-
tors”, said Derek King, chairperson
of the Calhoun County Board of
Commissioners and current trea-
surer of the FLRSB. “The grants we
awarded in 2024 for public safety,
higher education scholarships, infra-
structure and other essential services
will have a lasting impact for years to
come. We are thankful for the NHBP
Tribe and their contributions to the
community through the revenue
shared from the casino’s electronic
gaming net win.”
Awarded projects included:

• Athens Area Schools – $25,000.
  Add controlled access points and
  increased monitoring at all buildings.


• Athens Township - $4,000. Add
  AEDs, first aid kits, air purifiers and
  cognitive therapy kits to improve
  health and safety within library.


• Calhoun County – Geographic
  Information Systems (GIS) –
  $6,718.35. Purchase Global

Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

receiver to enable completion of a

more accurate address point dataset

for the county’s GIS and CCCDA

(Calhoun Co. Consolidated Dispatch

Authority) offices to use to increase

safety and decrease dispatched

response times.

• Calhoun County – Sheriff’s Office


• $24,450.41. Equip all boats with
  standardized sonar equipment, to

enhance sonar search capability for

rescue and recovery of drowning vic-

tims, and build underwater to surface

communication capability.

• Calhoun County Youth Center


• $19,986. Purchase new outdoor
  walk-in freezer to allow for better
  food storage in conjunction with cen-
  ter’s current renovation and expan-