Amy Peterson Peck: : EXPERIENCING JOY BOTH FROM THE URBAN LIFE OF THE EAST SIDE OF ST PAUL TO A 1,000 MILK-COW DAIRY FARM IN UPSTATE NEW YORK

August 12, 2023 A five-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalist, Amy Peterson Peck of St. Paul and Maplewood, is now the mother of four boys who lives on a large dairy farm in a scenic area of upstate New York called Schuylerville. Visiting the humble 2002 Olympic flag bearer recently, we were rewarded by meeting

John Pohl: JUNIOR YEAR AT RED WING, SENIOR YEAR AT UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WERE STORYBOOK SEASONS

December 6, 2022 Part of a true brotherhood, John Pohl is the oldest of four boys of a Red Wing, Minnesota teacher, hockey coach, and athletic director father, Jim, and lawyer mother, Joanne. Born in 1979, John was joined by brothers, Mark, Mike, and Tommy within the next five years. “We boys did everything together,”

Robb Quinlan: ALWAYS PROVED HE COULD HIT AND SHOWED IT WITH 3 HITS OFF ANDY PETTITTE IN 2ND MAJOR LEAGUE GAME

The youngest of three sons, Robb Quinlan grew up in Maplewood, Minnesota, and would be joining the ranks of other St. Paul and Gopher stars playing in Major League Baseball (MLB), Jerry Kindall, Dave Winfield, Paul Molitor, and—soon after Robb—Jack Hannahan. Robb played golf and tennis recreationally in addition to hockey and baseball at Hill-Murray

Celebrating Youth

A longtime elementary school teacher, I sometimes tired of hearing adults complain about “today’s youth.” Certainly there was misbehavior and frustrating times dealing with belligerence or unmotivated students, but I mostly remember hearty vocal and instrumental performances, impressive athletic feats, well-deserved academic awards, and even humanitarian acts of kindness to others. This posting is going