Harper Creek Optimist Club

As Stephanie Cornish and her crew of volunteers from the Harper Creek Optimist Club prepare for the annual Battle Creek Christmas Parade, she made a decision: Let the entrant count go for a bit and see how many actually come in. Speaking to Community Matters a week ahead of the November 18, 2023 parade date …

First Aired November 5, 2022 PROGRAMMING NOTE: After this episode was recorded, the Battle Creek Christmas Parade, scheduled for November 19, 2022, was postponed due to expected inclement weather. Stephanie Cornish and her husband Zack are among the co-chairs of the 2022 Battle Creek Christmas Parade. They have picked up where Stephanie’s late father, Jim Demarest, …