Next Saturday, God willing and the creeks don’t rise, I’ll again be demonstrating spinning at our town’s annual Czech-Slovak Fest, held on the third weekend of June. Our community is proud of this cultural event, with good reason. The Saturday and Sunday of Czech-Slovak Fest abound in music, dancing, crafts, and of course FOOD. But the [...]
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