Melrose Area Public Schools is pleased to share the links to websites shared by Patrick "Packy" Mader, the author of two books on Minnesota Olympians, who now writes for www.mnathletes.com, a website dedicated to featuring Minnesota athletes from a variety of sports, diverse geography, and wide range of eras.
Mr. Mader contacted Melrose Public Schools to alert us about a story posted today on Melrose sports which we found of interest. The article was based on the extensive research by Mr. Mader and conversations with John and Mike Linnemann, Ken Picha, Paul Melling, Nathan Meyer, and Amanda Thieschafer Smock. Although not every well-known and deserving athlete and sport were mentioned, but the story was written with lots of consideration, and a the length of 1,500 words. Here is the direct link to the story: