Join us tomorrow for Art in the Park Saugatuck from 10 am to 4 pm.
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Never forget Sept. 11 attacks in 2001
As we mark the 23rd anniversary of the 911 attacks, I reflect on that ominous Tuesday. I still remember exactly where I was: I was covering the Ionia County Board of Commissioners, their finance committee meeting for the Ionia Sentinel-Standard.
County administrator Mark Howe announced the bad news to a speechless audience. Then we quickly dispersed.
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Art in the Park Saugatuck
Join us in Wick’s Park in Saugatuck on Sept. 14 from 10 am to 4 pm.
56th anniversary of Prague Spring 1968
On this day, Aug. 21 I always observe the anniversary of the Soviet occupation of former Czechoslovakia which prompted an exodus of entire generations of Czechs and Slovaks. We were among them searching for our place in the free world. And we found it in the USA in the early 1970s.
While living in the free world, I’ve made several observations based on my experience from the old socialist and new capitalist worlds. I’ve been privileged enough to compare the two. Here are my insights.
Nothing is more valuable than personal and societal freedom; the freedom to do business and religious freedom. No one has ever considered us as “Auslanders” or outsiders in the USA as new doors opened ahead of us.
We took on new challenges and opportunities as we built on our experience in different countries including Canada and Africa. I can’t speak for the rest of the family, but I have no regrets about leaving the old country. I honor the traditions, and the past while moving ahead.
Whenever I talk about my Greenwich Meridian Memoir, memories come back to me in a good way. I use them constructively to avoid the mistakes made by many, which is not always easy.
“I feel lucky to be standing here and telling this story,” I usually conclude my talk.
Unfortunately, history repeats itself, if we don’t guard it carefully.
Stand up for freedom.
My next author’s event will be on Sept. 14- Saugatuck Art in the Park from 10 am to 4 pm in Wicks Park at 449 Water St.
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Wild
Wild Blueberry Festival in Paradise
Stop by for three fun days in beautiful Paradise on Whitefish Bay in Michigan’s UP this Friday, Aug. 16 through Sunday, Aug. 18.
The festival venue is on the Whitefish Township Community Hall grounds on M-123. Whether you’ve been coming here for years, or this is your first time get ready for pure Michigan treats like wild blueberry pancakes, pies, and sausages, pie eating contests, and wild blueberry sales.
The signature staple of the festival is the Arts & Crafts show on all three days, Friday from 9 to 5 p.m., Saturday from 9 to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 10 to 4 p.m. Browse through 130 booths with artists and artisans from all over Michigan.
You will find your precious treasures here and make memories for years to come. Support your favorite Michigan Authors as they bring their books in different genres to the festival.
They are in alphabetical order: authors Michael Carrier, Mikel Classen, Jean Davis, Mary Kremer, Emma Palova, and Joan Young. Carrier writes mysteries, Classen is a history and short story writer, Davis writes fantasy and sci-fi, Palova is the author of The Lost Town and Greenwich Meridian Memoir, short stories and Young is the author of Anastasia Raven Cozy Mysteries. Young has written several books about her hiking adventures on the North Country Trail (NCT).
Play the Fish Bowl which benefits local organizations.
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Living in the fast lane
Authors Emma & Ingar at Lake Odessa Art in the Park
Don’t let the summer slip away. Come to the 49th Lake Odessa Art in the Park this Saturday, Aug. 3 from 9 to 4 p.m. for fun and adventure.
Listen to the podcast episode for authors’ tips on how to make the best of your show at Michigan Arts and Crafts fairs and festivals.
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My next gig is Lake Odessa Art in the Park
Check out this fabulous visitor’s guide. I will be in Lake Odessa with my books on Saturday Aug.3 from 9 to 4 pm. during Art in the Park. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to meet the author.
Happy 90th birthday to my father Professor Vaclav Konecny
A man for all seasons with a lion’s heart of gold
Happy 90th birthday to my father Professor Vaclav Konecny. You have always been an inspiration to me. You’re a man for all seasons, all the time. If Ferris State University had the title Person of the Year, you would have received it every year because you are the dad of a century. Thank you for your kindness and leadership from the heart.
A true Leo, living up to his Zodiac sign, Dad is creative, courteous, funny, and passionate about everything he does, even if he has to fix the toilet. He does it to perfection. He has a heart of gold, as he seeks constantly to solve challenging problems surrounding him. And then he creates his own mathematical solutions.
Dad even figured out when he was going to die before he turned 90 because all of his siblings died in years ending with a nine, but God tricked him and let him live to celebrate 90 trips around the sun on this beautiful summer day in Michigan.
“Dad it’s so good to hear your voice,” I said this morning when I called him.
“I’d be happier if you couldn’t,” he said getting ready to drive to Cadillac to celebrate with Mom and Vas.
Driving has always been one of his hobbies, as he drove 1,500 miles to Florida in 2023 for one last time, always testing his skills.
Regularly, he published solved and unsolved math problems in Crux Mathematicorum and Math Horizons, past his retirement from Ferris State University in 2001.
Problem X-23 (Con(fluent) Ways of Hexpansion). Figure 45 shows two different ways of expanding an acute triangle ABC to a hexagon: either by extending each leg at each vertex by the length of the other leg at that vertex, or extending each leg at each vertex by the length of the opposite side. Show that the areas of the two hexagons so produced are equal.
The American Mathematical Society is publishing the book, tentatively entitled Celebrating Play(ground): 31 Years of Math Horizons Problems and the People Behind Them, edited by Alissa S. Crans and Glen T. Whitney.
At 90, Professor Konecny will be featured in this book in August. Stay tuned for more information.
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