Joe Timmer and his wife are not unfamiliar with parenthood. With three biological children, they felt a calling toward foster care and adoption.

Just before Thanksgiving 2024, the Timmer's were back in a Calhoun County courtroom to officially welcome two more children - a brother and sister - into their family.

It was all part of an annual event called Adoption Day (the first one since the COVID-19 pandemic) in which a couple of families' routine adoption finalization is put in the spotlight to underscore the life-changing event that gives children and adults a family.

Episode Resources
Calhoun County Adoption Resources

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Former WBCK Morning Show host Richard Piet (2014-2017) returns to host Community Matters, an interview program focused on community leaders and newsmakers in and around Battle Creek. Community Matters is heard Saturdays, 8:00 AM Eastern on WBCK-FM (95.3) and anytime at battlecreekpodcast.com.

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