By WKTV Staff
joanne@wktv.org
Quote of the Day
“FIRST is more than robots. The robots are a vehicle for students to learn important life skills. Kids often come in not knowing what to expect — of the program nor of themselves. They leave, even after the first season, with a vision, with confident, and with a sense that they can create their own future.”
― Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST Robotics
Robot Rumble
The FIRST Robotics program is well underway with the first area competition set for this Saturday at Grand Valley State University. Two local teams, South Christian and Godfrey’s Lee High School, will be participating. The next big event will be at East Kentwood, Friday and Saturday, March 29 and 30. WKTV will be covering the East Kentwood event, which will have local teams from the Potter House, Wyoming High School, the community team Code Red, and host team, East Kentwood.
Think Spring
Get into the spring spirit with the Grand Rapids Art Museum’s “Art in Bloom,” which is running through the weekend. The exhibit features the work of 17 floral designers and their interpretation of 17 works from the Museum’s collection on view—ranging from Robert Rauschenberg’s Sterling/Whirl to Hans Arp’s La Sainte de la Lisiere. There are several activities planned around the bi-annual event including a tour, a Drop-in-Studio event, and a classical concert. Click here for more information.
Signs of Summer
Bell’s Brewery announced that Monday, March 25, will be the release date of its popular summer brew, Oberon. For those who wish to partake in all the revelry, Bell’s has a new Oberon Day Excuse Generator, http://bellsbrewery.com/excuses to help you get out of work. So party like its the summer of 2019 (which we hear is coming soon).
Fun fact:
Here is the cheese on cheesecake
In honor of the recent announcement that The Cheesecake Factory is coming to Woodland Mall, we dug up a few cheesecake fun facts: it is believed that cheesecakes were served to Olympian athletes at the 776 B.C. games to give them energy; the largest cheesecake every made weighed 4,703 pounds and was made by the Philadelphia Kraft Foods Mexico on Jan. 25, 2009; and the man credited for the New York-style cheesecake is Arnold Reuben, the man behind the Reuben sandwich. According to the story, Reuben was invited to a dinner party where the hostess served a cheese pie. He was so intrigued by this dish that he experimented with the recipe until he came up with the New York-style cheesecake. (Source)
