‘Cover Stories’ Archives
Get in the Swim! Because”¦ Phillips Community has been admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering
Harvey WINJE /ALLEYNEWS | New, enlarged Entrance with canopy to the Phillips Community Center main entrance to enlarged, remodeled, Phillips Aquatic Center, Gymnasiums, and rented offices at 2323 11th Avenue. The Phillips Aquatics Center opens in early spring. By JULIE CONAGLIA The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) is on track to open its first year-round, indoor aquatics center in the heart of the Phillips Community. Construction is wrapping up and facility preparations are underway inside the Phillips Community Center, where the Phillips Aquatics Center will have its own check-in desk. A grand-opening date will be announced soon for early spring ”“ likely just about a year following the 2017 groundbreaking. The project includes renovation of a six-lane competition pool and spectator area, originally part of Phillips Junior High School, demolished in the 1980s. It also adds a new four-lane teaching pool, locker rooms and community room. (more…)
Mueller Knighted, Laundromat Demolished, and Sauna on The Av.
NorwayHouse.org | (L to R) Norwegian Ambassador to the U.S. KÃ¥re R. Aas. and Jeff Mueller By NorwayHouse.org Norway House, the Nat”'l Norwegian Ctr. in Am., is proud to announce that King Harald V of Norway, conferred upon Jeff Mueller, Director of Adm. & Fin., the rank of Knight First Class in the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for over 40 years of service to Norway as past pres. and now board member of the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce, active in the Syttende Mai Committee, the troop exchange program with the MN Nat”'l Guard & the Norwegian Home Guard (NOREX), Torske Klubben, & other organizations. Jeff is a graduate of Augsburg Univ. with a degree in political science. (more…)
Bill Parker ”“ Friend to the Indian Community
BY LAURA WATERMAN WITTSTOCK Opera devotees tuned in to the Opera program one evening every week to hear Bill Parker play and comment on great music as probably no one has since on Minnesota Public Radio. When the traveling portion of the Metropolitan Opera came to Minneapolis, Bill would pull out all the stops to record interviews with visiting performers. He found one baritone who was interested in American Indians and he took him to the American Indian Center for a pow wow. At the other end of the day, he also hosted the Morning Show with his well-known humor. He also wrote liner notes for records and CDs, and after his book Building A Classical Music Library in 1994 was published, Best Buy put up life-sized cut-out photos of Bill to greet customers. His collection of thousands of tapes and CDs gave him broad access to the classical world. What is little known is that Bill Parker began volunteering for MIGIZI Communications in late 1978. He came to the Indian community looking [...]
