Maila Hedin:  

After high school I attended San Mateo Community College, got married and moved to Hawaii for a few years. I had two sons, Peter and Eric, during that marriage. I remarried in 1966 and moved to Minnesota where I got my BA in Business Administration and Masters in Management and Administration. I worked for Scott County for 34 years retiring in 2003 as Community Services Director over Human Services, Public Health, Veterans and Extension.During that time I was a community faculty member at Metropolitan State University. We built a great house overlooking Lake Superior and I worked for two years as a coordinatoer of services for kids with multiple problems. After another retirement we boated across the state of New York on the Erie Canal (a lifelong dream,)started spending Winters in the Rio Grande Valley, took up motorcycling and started traveling more.We now live in Texas but spend summers at our little home in Pine River, Minnesota. I still love to swim and frequently play water volleyball. I belong to a Writers Group that published a book last year and I play Mah Jongg at least once a week.I tutor first and second graders in reading once a week. We also belong to a motorcycle club and have taken some great trips. Two years ago we left from New York and toured the Maritime Provinces and New England. Last fall we had a great trip to New ...Expand for more