The Calhoun County Red, White and Blue Foundation will hold its second annual Ride for Heroes Sunday. It is a tribute to our first responders, medical workers, veterans and police and fire, said Dave Morgan, Chairmen of the Red, White & Blue Foundation.
He expects between 150 and 200 motorcycles and as many as 50 decorated cars, trucks, military and specialty vehicles.
The ride was first held in September.
Morgan said this year s event is open to the public and will begin at 11 a.m. at JB Whiskey Old Style Grill at 3407 W. Dickman Road, Springfield.
Registration for the parade will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and the fee for each vehicle is $20.
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BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/-WTVB) â The Calhoun County Public Health Department in partnership with Bronson Battle Creek, Grace Health and Oaklawn Hospital will begin offering more COVID-19 vaccine doses to residents.
Calhoun County Health Officer Eric Pessell says, âWorking together on vaccination clinics will allow for us to vaccinate more residents, create more suitable hours, and hold more mass and micro clinics for the community. We have a goal to reach 70% of the population by years end and together I feel that we will accomplish it.
Since the pandemic began, the Calhoun County Public Health Department and Joint Operations Center have partnered with local hospitals on various initiatives.
By Jim Measel
May 11, 2021 | 1:11 PM
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) â The Calhoun County Public Health Department in partnership with Bronson Battle Creek, Grace Health and Oaklawn Hospital will begin offering more COVID-19 vaccine doses to residents.
Calhoun County Health Officer Eric Pessell says, âWorking together on vaccination clinics will allow for us to vaccinate more residents, create more suitable hours, and hold more mass and micro clinics for the community. We have a goal to reach 70% of the population by years end and together I feel that we will accomplish it.
Since the pandemic began, the Calhoun County Public Health Department and Joint Operations Center have partnered with local hospitals on various initiatives.
Family: Man who saved girl dies weeks after explosion
May 10, 2021
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MARSHALL, Mich. (AP) A man has died weeks after he was among eight people who were injured in a natural gas explosion and fire at a southern Michigan home.
Family members said Dustin Boggess, 38, rushed back into the Marshall house to rescue a 2-year-old child during the April 12 incident. He died Friday.
“If he had a chance to do it all over again, knowing that he would still lose his life, he would do it in a heartbeat,” cousin Ashley Johnson told WOOD-TV. “That’s just who he was.”
Man Who Saved 2-Year-Old in Marshall House Explosion Dies
The man dubbed a hero for running back into a Marshall home after it exploded to save a two-year-old girl dies from his injuries.
A sad update to pass along nearly one month after a home in Marshall, Michigan exploded leaving 8 seriously injured. A release from the Marshall Fire Department Chief Martin Erskine confirms the 38-year-old male who had been hospitalized for his injuries at the University of Michigan Hospital succumbed to his injuries and died on Friday (5-7-2021).
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Family members of the 38-year-old identify him as Dustin Boggess. They say Dustin was a hero even before sacrificing himself to run back into the Marshall home on April 12, to save the 2-year-old female victim.