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Continued from page 30 a call asking if I was interested in Eau Claire and then went on to in the middle of town that’s eight
in coaching the boys’ team at win a National Championship in minutes from my driveway and
following season Mike returned to Memorial High School, which has Jr. with the Iowa Bulls in Mason I’m there virtually every single day
Texas the WPHL, this time as head about three thousand students. Eau City, Iowa. Hutson is currently a once the season opens. It’s mostly
coach of the San Angelo Outlaws. Claire is a city of about 70,000 and bass, pike, and walleye. I don’t eat
Then life took an even crazier turn,” has three high schools. I have been sophomore at Eau Claire but is no them, I don’t keep them, it’s catch
said Mike, “We had our second son, at Memorial for the past three years longer playing hockey. “His body
Hutson, and I knew from coaching coaching the boy’s hockey team was so beat up after Jr that it was and release. I just like being out on
Juniors and minor pros, that the and substitute teaching three days time to retire,” Mike said, “If you the water in my little boat, floating
stability, security, and knowing that per week. Shannon and Mikes sons go into the corners you’re going around, listening to music, and
you were going to get a paycheque Braxton and Hutson are both in Eau to get banged up, - here I am now making calls, - life is great.” Mike
every week wasn’t there, you were Claire, Braxton had a great hockey having had multiple shoulder closed by saying, “I thoroughly
working for owners that were crazy career playing high school, Junior, surgeries and a knee replacement, enjoyed growing up in Cornwall
rich guys that just wanted a hobby. and the Division3 hockey at Eau about six teeth that are actually my with the great support from family
I had an opportunity to return to Claire. Braxton graduated from the own, and the way I walk I’m not and friends. I will be back in July
the University of Wisconsin in Eau University of Wisconsin and is now getting any modeling opportunities, to spend time with my siblings and
Claire, which ironically, is just an a Medical Sales Representative but I’m still getting around. I coach, family, Shane, Miles, Bubba, Mink,
hour down the road from River for Johnson and Johnson. Hutson I teach, and I fish. The fishing here Carolyn, Karen, and Criss-cross. I
Falls. In 2000, I started the first also played high school hockey is unbelievable, there’s a lake right hope to see everyone at Ribfest.”
Woman’s Division Three team here
at Eau Claire. My job was to coach
that team as well as teaching the We would like to say
one-credit activity courses in the
Kinesiology Department.” Mike
remained in that position until he Thank you
retired in 2015 at age fifty-five.
Shannon, a Speech – Language
Pathologist, has been employed at
the University of Wisconsin as a to Local Businesses and Community members for your
Clinical Associate Proffessor for
the past twenty-three years, with continued support of the Pancake Breakfast and Silent
Mike saying, “I make no bones
about it, Shannon is the brains in Auction. Additionally, we would like to thank all of the
this relationship, and she had a job volunteers that came out to help make this year's
everywhere we went. Shanny is from
Oakdale, Mn., and we will celebrate event a resounding success. Proceeds from this year's
our 29th anniversary this summer, -
the best goal I ever scored.” Retired event are going toward Rachel's Kids - Park of Hope
but not wanting to sit around, Mike
then got into a company called
Carrico Aquatics which built and
sold equipment and did mechanical
rooms for university and city pools.
After putting his skates away for a
five-year period, Mike returned to
hockey shortly after retiring from
the pool business at age sixty. “We Club of Cornwall
have Jr. Leagues, but high school
hockey is really big, particularly
in Minnesota and Wisconsin. I got