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Kristin Markillie - Courtesy Michigan Lottery LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Calhoun County educator has been honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery. Kristin Markillie is a first-grade teacher at Minges Brook Elementary in the Lakeview School District. Markillie said she dreamed of being a teacher at a young age. “I have always wanted to be a teacher. It’s something I dreamed about when I was a child. I followed that dream, and it allows me to see children grow which is incredibly rewarding.” She said seeing the “light-bulb moment” is ...

Calhoun County teacher honored with Michigan Lottery’s Excellence in Education award By Brandon James Apr 27, 2021 9:28 AM LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Calhoun County educator has been honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery. Kristin Markillie is a first-grade teacher at Minges Brook Elementary in the Lakeview School District. Markillie said she dreamed of being a teacher at a young age. “I have always wanted to be a teacher. It’s something I dreamed about when I was a child. I followed that dream, and it allows me to see children gr...

Why Do So Many Things in Battle Creek Have the Name “Minges”? There’s Minges Road, Minges Place, Minges Hills, Minges Hills Church, Minges Creek, Minges Brook Mall, Minges Elementary School, and Minges Creek Village.  There are Minges apartments, Minges health clubs, and Minges chiropractic offices.   Most new radio announcers that come to Battle Creek pronounce it “MIN-juzz”.   We educate them as soon as possible. To tell the story of Battle Creek’s “Minges” connection, we have to go back to January 24, 1848.  That’s when a guy named James Wilson Marshall found flakes...