DALTON TOWNSHIP, MI – The mysterious slaying ofRebekah "Becky" Bletsch on June 29, apparently while she was jogging on rural Automobile Road in Dalton Township near her home, has affected many people in the Muskegon area -- and not only those who knew her.
In some cases, "Women are really insecure at this point in time to go for a run by themselves," said Erin Wilks, Bletsch's neighbor and cousin by marriage.
Wilks and others are trying to do something about that.
The Bletsch/Wilks family have organized a women's self-defense clinic Saturday, July 19, at Reeths-Puffer High School, 1545 N. Roberts Rd., Muskegon Township.
With a cost of $25, two sessions are offered, from 8 to 10 a.m. and from 10 a.m. to noon. Staff of NorthWinds Martial Arts will conduct the clinic, Wilks said.
The event is partly a fund-raiser for the Bletsch family, with $10 of each registration fee going for that.
Bletsch, 36, left behind her husband, Kevin, and their 11-year-old daughter.
Women interested in the self-defense training can register at the website of Wilks' business, Flipz Tumbling Gym of Whitehall: www.flipztumblinggym.com.
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