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Battle Creek’s Bobby Holley Turns Cans in to Bikes People donate returnable bottles and cans Kids write a short essay on why they should get a bike. I brought my six bags over to Columbia Plaza on Saturday, and found Bobby and his volunteers very busy, packing the large trailer they had. Holley said that after the article we wrote for the WBCK website and our on-air chat, the WBCK listeners were showing up with bags and bags of returnables. It didn’t hurt that the weather was great on Saturday. Holley said he thinks Saturday’s effort could buy another half-dozen bikes for local kids. “I didn’t have a bike until I was about 13,” said Holley. “But we kids in the neighborhood would share them.” ....