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4 Thursday, September 26, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com

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FREE EVENT • 5:30 PM

KOOL FAMILY COMMUNITY CENTER

200 W MICHIGAN AVE. #101 • BATTLE CREEK

The Path to

HOMEOWNERSHIP

NAVIGATING YOUR FIRST HOME PURCHASE

Register now:

131 E. Columbia Avenue, Unit 103

Battle Creek, MI 49015

888.255.

http://www.Sturgis.Bank

Join us for an informative event designed

specifically for first-time homebuyers!

The Battle Creek Public Schools

Education Foundation (BCPSEF) is

inviting the community to support

the 8th Annual Bearcat Tailgate on

Friday, Sept. 27.

The BCPSEF event will be held

from 5-7 p.m. at Battle Creek Central

High School, 100 W. Van Buren

St., on the lawn at the corner of

Champion, Calhoun and West Streets,

said spokesperson Lynn Ward Gray.

The tailgate will take place just

before the Battle Creek Central

homecoming game against

Kalamazoo’s Loy Norrix High

School.

There is no fee to attend, but

RSVPs are appreciated; people can

RSVP and get free tickets at ticket-

source.us/bcpsef.

“If attending, feel free to bring a

lawn chair. The rain location is The

Commons at Battle Creek Central,”

said Ward Gray.

The festive fundraiser will feature

tailgate food favorites, a DJ, Hustle

dance instruction by Crystal Hall,

games and door prizes.

“We will also acknowledge and

show gratitude for our amazing

donors, including our parade marshal,

past BCPSEF board president and

Bearcat alumni [from the] class of

1978, David Lucas,” said Ward Gray.

Since 2017, the Bearcat Tailgate

has raised more than $76,000 and

helped 15 scholarship and grant funds

reach or maintain their awarding level

to support Bearcat students, graduates

and staff, she explained.

The BCPSEF an affiliate fund

of the Battle Creek Community

Foundation.

Donations are being accepted online

at battlecreekpublicschools.org/

donate.

More information is available by

calling 962-2181 or by emailing

[email protected].

Attendees dance The Hustle during the 2023 Bearcat Tailgate.

Bearcat Tailgate to roar again

before homecoming on Sept. 27

MDOT to resurface M-

in southern Barry Co.

The Michigan Department of

Transportation is investing approxi-

mately $1.4 million to resurface more

than 5 miles of M-37 from Groat

Road to the Barry-Calhoun county

line.

The resurfacing work started Sept.

23 and is estimated to end in mid-

November.

Lane closures will be in effect

throughout the project.

Based on economic modeling, this

investment is expected to directly and

indirectly support 17 jobs, according

to the MDOT.

In addition, the project will improve

the ride quality and extend the service

life of the roadway, the department

noted.

GET TICKETS!

269.963.1911 ext. 2586

BattleCreekSymphony.org

Thank You Sponsors!

Be swept away on an epic musical journey as the Battle Creek

Symphony presents Fantastic Beats, a performance inspired

by music from symphonic fantasy, television, movies, and

video games. The audience will soar with dragons, set sail with

ghost pirates, and clash with evil in every realm in an out-of-

this-world concert.

The Battle Creek

Symphony presents

Saturday,

oCT. 5, 2024

7:30 pm @ WK Kellogg Auditorium

Fantastic Beats

(& where to find them)