F. Michael Sheehan

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Produktbeschreibung

They came from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Wing Lake, Michigan, Norwood, Massachusetts, Minnesota's Iron Range, and places with long winter ice. These figure skaters, hockey players, and speed skaters had arrived in Oregon, willing to trade their passions for the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. With stories like the speed skater who escaped from the Red Army, and the cancer patient who played his last hockey game while hooked up to an oxygen tank, Rink tells the consequential tale of how Lane County built an ice arena and how it became so meaningful for thousands of its citizens.

"Michael Sheehan's first book is a laugh out loud funny and exhaustive history of the little bit of frozen ice in west Eugene. There were so many interesting things I learned in the course of reading this book. It is filled with glittering figure skating stars, a war between pitchforks and hockey sticks, and even a Mexican drug cartel."

Lillian Karabaic - OPB's NPR Weekend Edition host

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Crescent Ridge Oregon Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798986790336
• Artikelnr.: 69656040

Autorenporträt

F. Michael, "Mike" Sheehan grew up in Melrose, Massachusetts, skating on the frozen Ell Pond each winter.

He moved to Eugene in 1972, attending the University of Oregon and playing on the UO club soccer team. Michael spent the next decade traveling and working across North America and Europe.

He worked at Sacred Heart/PeaceHealth for over 35 years and served as PeaceHealth Oregon's Chief Information Officer. Michael founded Crescent Ridge Consulting and has been a Health IT advisor for large healthcare organizations across the United States over the past eight years.

"Mike" has played in the Lane County Adult Hockey League for over 30 years and joined the Oregon Old Growth team for the 2023 Snoopy Senior Tournament's over-70 division.

He lives with his wife, LeeAnn, in Eugene, Oregon. They have four adult children: Emily, Nika, Connor, and Kerry. Michael, LeeAnn, and their dog Sierra frequently travel in their converted campervan throughout the West.

This is his first book.