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First Aired April 15, 2023 The Cereal City Concert Band‘s spring concert, set for April 30, 2023, will feature some familiar pieces from stage and screen. The concert, called Fantastical Features: Music of Stage, Screen and Imagination” promises symphonic dances from “Fiddler on the Roof”, A Disney Spectacular and John Williams’ Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, …
First Aired April 15, 2023 Earth Day is April 22, 2023, but Battle Creek has declared the entire week of April 17 Earth Week. Residents are able to volunteer to help clean up city parks and the Battle Creek Linear Park Trail. Bessie Stears, environmental program coordinator with the city’s Public Works Department, shares some …
First Aired April 15, 2023 The Wiggly Tail update for April 2023 includes beautiful, fuzzy Great Pyrenees-mix puppies (yep, they will be big dogs!). Jessica Gilbert with the Humane Society of South Central Michigan also shares with Community Matters some thoughts about the craze to give your indoor cats a little taste of the outdoors: The catio. We also …
First Aired April 8, 2023 Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park Michigan is expected to open in 2026 at the Marshall Megasite. But, as we hear from Marshall Township resident Glenn Kowalske – part of an environmental conservation group called Seedkeepers – some are against the development. Kowalske says the group is most concerned about a lack of information readily provided …
First Aired April 1, 2023 As MDOT spokesman Nick Schirripa jokes, Michigan’s spring flower – the orange construction barrel – has started to “bloom” in Calhoun County. Specifically, construction has begun on I-94 between Helmer and 17 1/2 Mile Roads, where repaving and bridge repairs are the focus. Episode Resources Mi-Drive construction interactive mapMDOT construction info – I-94 …
First Aired April 1, 2023 In continuing coverage of the Ford Motor Company Blue Oval Battery Park Michigan slated for the Marshall Megasite, Community Matters visits, this time, with Ford directly. In this episode, Ford Regional Government Affairs Manager Stephanie Fries discusses several aspects of the project, including employment opportunities and upcoming communication sessions with …
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 …
First Aired March 18, 2023 In this discussion, Keiara Gladney with Goodwill Industries discusses the significant connection the organization plays with Battle Creek Central High School. Specifically, she discusses career readiness and summer work programs which connect students with paid work opportunities at Calhoun County businesses. The program is also seeking more Calhoun County businesses to participate. …
