She came of age during the infancy of girls' prep sports in Minnesota and later raised three baseball stars of her own, including this year's Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
Red Panda, "Christian and Scooby" and others are among the novelty acts that travel the continent to perform during intermissions of basketball and hockey games. "What you might be able to do on your feet, I can do on my hands," one said.
The exotic plant is close to blooming for the first time since it arrived at the St. Paul conservatory in 2019. Get ready to plug your nose: The smell is described as similar to rotting flesh.