Episode Details

This week host Phil Tower welcomes back guest Tom Sinas. Tom is a partner with Sinas Dramis Law, and Sinas Dramis is the presenting sponsor of the 8th Annual Grand Rapids Lids for Kids Event. This year’s event happens Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 10 am – 12 noon at Garfield Park in Grand Rapids. Lids for Kids began in 2003 as Heads Up For Safety in Lansing. The Grand Rapids event started in 2014 and the name was changed to Lids for Kids. Since 2003 Lids For Kids has given away more than 13,000 helmets at the events. The Brain Injury Association of Michigan is also a presenting partner of the event.
Online: Lids For Kids Bike Safety Event
In part two of this week's program, Phil welcomes Melissa F. Kaelin, a writer, painter, photographer, and author of the book, "Below the 45th Parallel: The Beginner's Guide to Chasing the Aurora in the Great Lakes Region." Melissa's book was published last December. Melissa is an avid adventurer, a nature enthusiast, a dog lover, and a chaser of the Northern Lights… also, known as Aurora Borealis.
Melissa is also the founder of the Grand River Writers Guild. The group shares writing advice, news, and events on a dedicated Facebook Page. In 2017, she became one of the founders of the Aurora Summit, an international conference celebrating the Aurora Borealis.
Online: the Aurora Summit
Online: Michigan Aurora Chasers Facebook group
Online: Melissa Kaelin’s Website

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