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Swifties, rejoice!
Kanin Wren fronts “the most
dynamic live ‘Taylor Swift
Experience’ around,” and she’ll be
taking the stage at The Franke Center
in Marshall on Saturday, Oct. 19,
says Executive Director Jacob Gates.
“What started off for young singer-
songwriter Kanin Wren as a love and
appreciation for Taylor Swift’s lyr-
ics, music and relatable persona, has
expanded into a night of unbelievable
entertainment that keeps anyone who
has seen it talking long after the last
encore is played,” Gates wrote in a
recent press release.
Playing all of the greatest hits
from “You Belong With Me” to
“Midnights,” Wren’s tribute show
has been packing dance floors and
“creating timeless, once-in-a-lifetime
memories in Michigan and across the
country,” he said.

The show includes fun choreogra-

phy, multiple costume changes and

spot-on musical delivery.

Nashville Songwriter International

Association claimed Wren’s first co-

write as “one to watch.”

Local Spins also named her an

Artist to Watch for 2022, with Revue

West Michigan naming her in the Top

10 to Watch in 2023.

The concert will take place on The

Franke Center mainstage at 8 p.m.

Before the show, audience mem-

bers can meet up in The Franke’s

Downstage Club starting at 7 p.m. for

a friendship bracelet exchange pre-

party. (Be sure to make bracelets to

exchange before the event.

VIP experiences will also available

for super fans.

Tickets are available at TheFranke.

org or (269) 781-0001.

Kanin Wren will perform in the “Taylor Swift Experience” at the Franke Center

for the Arts.

‘Taylor Swift Experience’ coming to Franke Center

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Weber’s. two children, Denise (Mark) Ingle of Phyllis and Arnold Rocco have

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.

Kokomo Jackrabbits at MCCU Field.The Battle Jacks will host the First pitch is at 6:35 p.m. and gates

open at 5:35 p.m.packages, as well as a 50/50 raffle, A portion of proceeds from ticket

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.Each “Pink Out The Park” ticket

package includes a general admis-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/pink.Ticket packages can be purchased

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

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.”Smith continued: “When we were

brainstorming ideas, it was right 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.”

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

Employee of the Year, Sanaa

Alshamari.Ryan Traver said the organization Oaklawn Director of Marketing

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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Free 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.

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National Cereal Festival returns to downtown

State champs lead

list of track & field

all-statersWILL 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

Bennett

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proud recipient of Bronson Battle Creek Hospital is the Healthgrades 2024
Surgical Care Excellence Award.achievement places surgical care at ™ This
the top ten percent in the nation! Bronson Battle Creek Hospital among
Our teams are achieving superior clinical outcomes in carotid and
vascular procedures, prostate and colorectal surgery, gastrointestinal
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for your next surgery when you can receive nationally recognized care
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Creek’s heritage returns June 7-8 in the form of the National Cereal The annual celebration of Battle
Festival starting with the Friday 6:30 p.m. parade led by Kellogg and Post cereal mascots and continuing with
Longest Breakfast Table and sur-rounding festivities.the Saturday 8 a.m. to noon World’s
Walden of Kellogg Arena. “We free community event,” said Kelly “We’re super excited to have this
surrounding.”always enjoy organizing it and hav-ing it for the area of Battle Creek and
Festival Market Square event locaSome new attractions to the
by Realm of the Reptile and The Taylor Swift Experience by Lansing tion this year are live animal shows -
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-
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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Battle Creek are, from left, Nancy Dolphin, Sharon Johnson, Bob Merwin and Janet Kincaid. (Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)Among the volunteers at the Love They Neighbor Food Pantry at 1349 E. Michigan Avenue in
New food pantry location holds grand opening
See stroy on page 5
dot the skies over B.C.46 hot-air balloons to
on the roster, the most they have had in This year, organizers say that 46 pilots are
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
of hot-air balloons filling the sky,” said Bretten Bailey, media director. “There the event, though, is the beautiful sight
Ballooning is basically a part of the iden-is such a rich history of ballooning in Battle Creek and Southwest Michigan.
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.
world to have hosted the World Hot Air Balloon Championships four times, said Battle Creek is the only city in the
organization that hosts the Field of Flight Bailey.Battle Creek hosted it under the present
in 1981, 1985 and 1995.2012 under Holiday Balloon Fest, Inc.The Worlds returned to Battle Creek in
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Holly Weaver, AGNP-C
(board-certified Adult
Gerontology Nurse
Practitioner), has joined
Oaklawn Medical Group
Gastroenterology.
The practice is located
in the Wright Medical
Building, Suite 3A, at
215 E. Mansion St. in
Marshall. The office can
be reached at 789-0025.
Weaver has more than
20 years’ experience in
health care, accordng to
an Oaklawn press release.
Prior to joining Oaklawn, she was
on staff at Senior Partners P.A.C.E.
in Albion, providing primary, pal-
liative and hospice care for complex
and chronically ill and underserved
adults.
“When all practitioners go through
school, we have to pick a specialty,
and I chose adult gerontology
because that’s where I always had
the most passion,” she said. “I want-
ed to take care of the elderly because
I feel like they are a neglected and
undervalued portion of our society,
and they really should be celebrat-
ed.”
Weaver said she was heavily influ-
Holly Weaver,
AGNP
Gerontology nurse practitioner joins Oaklawn practice
enced to go into the medical
field thanks to her grand-
mother Patsy Voyce, who
was an LPN.
“Just out of high school, I
wasn’t sure what I wanted
to do, and she asked me
what I thought about nurs-
ing,” said Weaver. “I had
always heard her stories
about being a nurse and I
found them fascinating and
it kind of fell in line with
my personality and where
my passions lied. So, I went
to work at Select Specialty Hospital
in Battle Creek as an aide and I did
that while I went to practical nursing
school.”
From there, Weaver, who grew up
in Union City, earned her associate
degree and became an RN through
Kellogg Community College and
then went on to get her bachelor’s
and master’s degrees through Spring
Arbor University, graduating among
the top in her class.
Weaver also noted that her grand-
mother pinned her during her nursing
graduation ceremony.
In her spare time, Weaver said she
enjoys spending time with her hus-
band, Brad, and their two children.