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Snapshots: Fun things you need to know from Wyoming and Kentwood

By WKTV Staff

victoria@wktv.org

Quote of the Day

"When the flower blossoms, the bee will come." 

                                               ~ Srikumar Rao

The Road Less Traveled

The City of Kentwood announced today that Kalamazoo Avenue from 52nd Street to 60th Street is slated to be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2 while the road receives a joint repair treatment.

 

Mind the detour. Here are the details.

 

 

 

 

Who knew horticulture could be soooo dramatic?

The MSU Extension Master Gardener Program changes lives. Committed to improving the quality of life in Michigan through horticulture-based volunteerism and beautifying communities throughout the state, the program provides instruction in basic, research-based horticulture science to motivated and active gardeners through an adult (18 years or older) educational program offered by MSU Extension. More info here.

 

Pie in the sky

Carl Sagan once said, “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”

 

Failing that, just take this pie crust class at the KDL Kentwood (Richard L. Root) branch Saturday, Aug. 4th. More info here.

 

You’re welcome.

 

And here you thought you were a superhero

We’ve been fed alternative facts: There is no such thing as multi-tasking. You’re not doing two things at once, you’re switching back and forth. And if you have three or four or five things going, your performance suffers.

 

More here.

 

 

Fun fact:

“Running amok” is a medically
recognized mental condition

Considered a culturally bound syndrome, a person “running amok” in Malaysia commits a sudden, frenzied mass attack, then begins to brood. (Source.)