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First Aired March 25, 2023 Calhoun County dementia research and programming organization Miles for Memories plans its annual research update for April 25, 2023 at the Kool Family Community Center in Battle Creek. Lead volunteer Sherii Sherban discusses the intent of the event, as well as when and where – and what folks should do if they would like …
First Aired March 25, 2023 Calhoun County Board Vice Chair Steve Frisbie offers a periodic update on commission business on Community Matters. This time, he discusses an ordinance Calhoun County municipalities can elect to enact – or not. As well, he discusses FireKeepers Casino revenue sharing which was recently allocated. Episode Resources Calhoun County Board of …
Richard is joined in this episode of Creating Dementia Solutions by Jodi Piper and Cassandra Lucas-Moore with Carewell Services Southwest. The discussion centers around hearing (and vision) loss and Alzheimer’s Disease. Episode Resources Miles for Memories websiteOrder Miles for Memories technologyA Brief Guide for Understanding DementiaMiles for Memories Events PageAll Creating Dementia Solutions episodes ABOUT MILES FOR MEMORIES Miles For Memories is a Calhoun …
First Aired March 11, 2023 The Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce “Love Battle Creek” social media campaign brought its greatest participation ever in 2023. The nominating and voting for local businesses in 43 different categories – conducted online – ran from mid-February to early-March. Chamber President Kara Beer brings us up to date in this episode. …
First Aired March 11, 2023 The Battle Creek Area Association of Realtors plans another in its quarterly Homeowners Workshops on March 14, 2023. Others are planned each quarter for the remainder of 2023. BCAAR CEO Amanda Lankerd discusses the intent behind the workshops, as well as some perspective on the current housing market in Battle Creek and …
First Aired March 4, 2023 A Battle Creek collective of musicians – Blvcksheep – has been invited to perform at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas in mid-March. Their challenge is coming up with the funds to get there. Battle Creek Hip Hop artist James McGee – known as The Allah – talks about his passion …
First Aired March 4, 2023 In this episode of Community Matters, Dr. Nakia Baylis discusses the intent of Battle Creek’s collective of non-profits called The Village Network. Collaborating to achieve equity among Battle Creek’s communities of color, TVN has three main pillars: economic justice, education justice and social justice. Click to hear more. Episode Resources The Village …
First Aired March 4, 2023*Note: The Michigan Legislature approved a $1.3B spending bill, including $630M for the BlueOval Battery Park at the Marshall Megasite. Read more here.Jim Durian, CEO with Choose Marshall – also known as MAEDA, the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance – tells Community Matters all land parcels needed for the Ford BlueOval Michigan Battery Plant have been …
