
Lola Perpich, champion of the arts and ‘calming force’ as Minnesota’s First Lady, dies at 94
Decades before becoming the governor of Minnesota, Rudy Perpich spotted a beguiling young woman behind the counter at Chappel’s Malt Shop in Keewatin, and was instantly smitten. After their first date, he declared: “That’s the woman I’m going to marry.”And …