‘Miscellany’ Archives
ALLEY OOPS? The danger of a single story underscores the value of everyone telling their own story
The changing of property ownership was a general theme in both July and August issues of The Alley Newspaper. The Monopoly board game was employed as a quick way to characterize the demeanor and outcome of many such changes. Apparently, The Alley Newspaper misrepresented one such possible change on the July”'s front page in July and the editorial in August when it referred to an offer by Children”'s MN Hospitals and Clinics to purchase Messiah Church at properties at 725 East 25th Street, 2504 Columbus Ave. and an empty lot at 2501 Park Avenue. Several sources provided information which lead to the inclusion of those properties. We have now been told informally that the Children”'s MN purchase offer is only for the 725 E. 25th St. Church building and does NOT include any of the property between Columbus and Park Avenues. Because the information The Alley Newspaper printed came from what appeared to be valid sources, we assume that that same information is [...]
Helen Lois (Esdaile) Peterson February 13, 1919 ”“ June 18, 2016 Remembering Helen”'s smile and Carl”'s stories with details by Helen
BY THOR ADAM As I thought about what to say about her, I kept picturing her smile. It captures who she was. She was compassionate, she had a sweet personality, she cared and loved you just as you were. During the time my family had the privilege to know her we heard many stories of her life. A reoccurring theme was how many neighbors she had taken care of when they needed help. You can”'t mention Helen without Carl or Carl without Helen. Carl was good at telling stories and Helen was good at keeping the details straight. Helen was the rock and consistency that allowed Carl to be the man he was. When Helen passed away we lost a segment of history. That “book” is closed and cannot be opened again. We will miss our friend.
