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PAGE 4A 25,2015 BATTLE CREEKENQUIRER Battle Creek 269-742-4800 ROAD RAGE: Warr ants are being sought for wo people following a road rage incident which began in Kalamazoo County and ended in the parking lot of Lakeview Square Mall about 5 p.m. Sunday. Officers from the Michigan State Police, Battle Creek Police Dep artment, Calhoun Count Sheriff Department a nd Emmett Township epartment of Public afety converged in the arking lot of the mall aft er reports that a shot had been fired during the incident. Police said they have not determined if any gunshots were fired and there were no injuries or damage. A firearm was seized, police said.

The incident remains nder investigation by he Michigan State Police a nd further details were ot available Sunday night. FATAL ACCIDENT: hree people are dead ollowing a two-vehicle a ccident on I-94 near Albion. Calhoun County Sheriff Department deputies reported the crash about 7:30 p.m. Sunday on the interstate near 29- Mile road. Deputies said it appears that an eastbound vehicle lost control and crossed the median a nd struck a westbound ehicle.

In addition to the ead, three people were aken to hospitals includ- ing one who was flown from the scene by a med- i cal helicopter. The crash as closed some lanes of he highway in both directions. The accident remains under investigation by the department's accident reconstruction team. Call Silent Observer at 964-3888 or text CRIMES (274637) SOTIP or see ww.crimereports.com with information. POLICE FIRE that are more about learning and education.

They range from periodic table blocks to scooters to dolls and toy drums and to the most popular toy by far, the auto mechanic super set that allows kids to work on pretend engines. or years, the company produced catalogs from which consumers could order. But EPI purchased I magine Toys in 2006 and last year, Ringle decided to ove the catalog online. A nd many of those toys are ordered by Linder, who oes with Ringle to two of the largest shows very year Toy Fair in New York City every February and, next month, the American Specialty Toy Ret ailers Association show in Charlotte, N.C. work the floor and that gives you an idea of the new Linder said.

want to see on the orizon. We pick our favorites and start he says some items are hits and some are not, but he process never gets old. ore than 15 companies now do their e-commerce hrough EPI, which has six buildings in a quarter-mile tretch near Dickman Road in the Fort Custer Industrial Park. usiness has been so good, Ringle said, that Imagine Toys and TMP, now in the same building, will be moving from those cramped digs, where some 20 marketers and digital designers work, to more spacious quarters in a former EPI facility on Wayne Road. Perhaps the key location is just across Dickman at 6 1Clark Road, where the EPI warehouse stands.

This is the nerve center for all the e-commerce items shipped around the country and the world. It ships everything from insurance forms to books to posters to Christmas ornaments to sports apparel. On the top floor of the structure, there are toys rows and ows of toys in baskets. Neil Jenney is the director of opera- ions and he says this time of year there are more than 4 0,000 items ready to ship. A nd while the items can come from any of the busi- esses EPI runs, as usual, Imagine Toys products hat are at the top of the list.

Jenney said from early November through Christ- as, the warehouse operates at a frenetic pace. Normally manned by some 30 employees, he said that number doubles for Christmas. 20 hours a day, seven days a he said. There are thousands of packages every hour. kind a personal business because we know when we put he toys in cartons and wrap them, we know that some- ne, somewhere is going to put it under a Call Chuck Carlson at 966-0690.

Follow him on Twitter: ChuckCarlson4 Toys Continued from Page 3A Why you tell me a story? want to Okay. have any stories to tell. You could tell me a story about yourself. You already know all the stories about me. You were there.

You have stories inside that I know about it. Yeah, but those stories are supposed to be happy. They have to be. You have any happy ones? more like real life. ut my stories are not.

our stories are not. No. The man watched him. Real life is pretty bad? hat do you think? ell, I think still here. A lot of bad things have happened but still here.

eah. ou think so great okay. I a glimpse of optimism in a world where nothing like that exists and yet they keep walking and looking and hoping for something to hang onto, even if just to each other. easy to look at as a parable about fathers and sons and their special, unspoken bond, but guessing McCarthy have it be that simple. As any great writer can, and should, do, his message is personal, individual.

It can say one thing to ne reader while saying something completely different to another. But hard to imagine anyone reading it will be unchanged after the experience. We can see ourselves in each character. We can understand the desperation and sadness and the glimmer of hope that seems to reside in all of us. A nd we can all wonder, whether we want to or not, one of the good guys.

Call Chuck Carlson at 966-0690 or email him at Carlson Continued from Page 3A BATTLE CREEK Kartheu, Faye Marie, 81, of Battle Creek, died Thursday, May 21, 2015. Private services will be held. Arrangements by Baxter Funeral Cremation Service. www.baxter funeral.com. Marshall, Khloe Marie, 3, Battle Creek, died Thursday, May 21, 2015.

Arrangements by Farley Estes owdle Funeral Home. www.farleyestesdowdle DEATH NOTICES LOS Anne Meara, the loopy, lovable comedian who launched a standup career with husband Jerry Stiller in the 1950s and found success as an actress in films, on TV and the stage, has died. Jerry Stiller and son Ben Stiller say Meara died Saturday. No other details were provided. he Stiller family released a statement Sunday des cribing Jerry Stiller as and part- er in The two were married for 61years and worked together almost as the statement said.

Born in Brooklyn on Sept.20, 1929, she was a red- haired, Irish-Catholic girl who struck a vivid contrast to Stiller, a Jewish guy from Lower East Side who was two years older and four inches shorter. As Stiller and Meara, they appeared in comedy routines that joked about married life and their ethnic backgrounds. They logged 36 appearances on Ed Sullivan and were a successful team in Las Vegas, major nightclubs, on records and in commer- ials (scoring big for Blue Nun wine with their sketches on radio). They were beloved New Yorkers, well known to their Upper West Side neighbors. The marriage lasted, but the act was dissolved in the 1970s as Meara resumed the acting career she had originally sought.

She appeared in films such as and Meara was twice nominated for an Emmy Award or her supporting role on along with two other Emmy nods, most recently in 1997 for her guest-starring role on She won a Writers Guild Award for co-writing the 1983 TV ovie Other he also appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, i ncluding a longtime role on My and appearances on and King of She shared the screen with her son in at the eara also had a recurring role on and on and the In 1975, she tarred in which, though short- lived, had the distinction of being the first network rama to feature a woman lawyer. She made her off-Broadway debut in 1971in John award-winning play House of Blue A quarter-century later, she made her off- roadway bow as a playwright with her comedy-drama, Actress and comedian Anne Meara dies SANDY COHEN AND FRAZIER MOORE ASSOCIATED PRESS Anne Meara the back of compassion and love for country. Day has lost a lot because it became about a three-day barbecue weekend, but not hat he said. about remembering those who gave their lives for this country so we can be ere and have a program like this so they can go out and have their The nearly hour-long ceremony featured several speakers including Carmichael, Col. Frank Walker, the Rev.

James Gysel and keynote speaker Dr. Mary Beth kupien. Skupien, the director of the Battle Creek VA edical Center, expressed her appreciation to the military veterans; she also placed responsibility on attendees not just the military veterans to do their part in paying the price for freedom. There also was music provided by the Cereal City oncert Band, Lt. Col.

Nicholas C. Batch, John Edw ards, Don Plane and the Kalamazoo Pipe Band. atch led a rendition of Bless as well as with Edwards; Plane sang an impassioned version of Darryl You a song written about the Sept. 11terrorist attacks; and the Cereal City Concert Band was a constant throughout the afternoon, playing the national anthem, Forces and and Stripes Walker served as the master of ceremonies. His voice boomed from the loudspeaker during the Forces encouraging veterans and their families to stand when they heard the song of their particular branch of the military.

conveyed a deep appreciation for the sacrifices servicemen and women; he said he often stops uniformed veterans to thank them for their ser- ice, often receiving handshakes and hugs for the espectful recognition. want people to realize that they live in the great- st nation on earth because of the sacrifices of so Walker said. been to Afghanistan and Iraq; been all over the world. This is still the great- st nation on earth and a reminder of it all. bring back those heroes, but we can live our lives and enjoy our freedoms because of their Not far from the stage was Trish Leatherman, a for- er employee of the W.K.

Kellogg Foundation and wife to Vietnam veteran Mike Leatherman. Sitting near a leafy tree with a cigarette dangling from her ight hand, Trish said urrounding Memorial Day, especially as she has riends and family members buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery. She, herself, intends to be buried there someday. However, she said also joy for her and her husband in seeing the large attendance numbers; an appreciation she said her husband see when he returned home after three tours of duty in Vietnam. live to come out she said.

honoring of local veterans and national veterans, just paramount. You even compare it to any other celebration because honoring those who have fallen in defense of our country and our Mike now is a member of the Fort Custer honor uard; also sponsored by the American Legion ost 298. He said this was the first year he was able to participate in the Memorial Day event at Fort Custer a fter years of attending it with his wife. A sked what he hopes people were able to take away from event, the U.S. Navy veteran said he opes for the appreciation of veterans and their fallen omrades.

hope) they go home and stomp on an Ameri can he said, expressing a desire for the public to gain a greater understanding of the sacrifices made by military veterans. starting to get popular and it just breaks my PHOTOS BY AL THE ENQUIRER Veterans salute during the national anthem as part of the Memorial Day service at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Memorial Day Continued from Page 1A Flags mark the graves of fallen soldiers as part of the Memorial Day service at Fort Custer National Cemetery..