‘Miscellany’ Archives
Ralph Rye: In Memory
Rye, Ralph Jay of Oliver, Wisconsin and South Mpls died unexpectedly Dec 14, 2012 Ralph was born Jan 15, 1948 to Marvin and Ardys (Erdal) Rye. Ralph was a graduate of Alden MN HS, U of MN Mpls, served in Peace Corps Ghana, taught school in Hurstbridge, Australia. After retiring from Excel Energy, Ralph enjoyed his second home in Oliver, WI, road trips, family and volunteering. He will be deeply missed. Ralph is survived by wife, Mary Lovick Rye; daughters, Hannah (Chris) Wilkowske, Moab, UT; Ellen (Rafael) Echenique, Crystal, MN; Rachel (Jason) Dahl, Wakefield, RI; and grandchildren, Magdalena, Ingeborg, Franco, Joaquin, and Juan Luis, Kezia, Beatrix; sister Amelia Nossum; brother Marty (Kathy) Rye; Aunts Eunice Strand, Miriam Scott, Sherry Rye; Uncles Donald (Annette) Rye, Pastor Norris Erdal; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Tribute from Jana Metge: Ralph Rye, long time Phillips activist sadly has passed away. Ralph died this past weekend. His funeral will be at [...]
Jim Koplin: In Memory
James Henry Koplin was born January 27, 1933, in Vergas, MN, the only child of Emil F. Koplin and Dorathea (Schlicht) Koplin, and died December 15, 2012, in Minneapolis, MN, after a short struggle with pneumonia. After graduating from high school in Lake Park, MN, Jim attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks for one year before transferring to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. After completing a BA in psychology in 1955, he served in the U.S. Army from 1955-57 and returned to the University of Minnesota to complete a Ph.D. in psychology in 1962. During his graduate studies he met fellow graduate student Sally Katz, and they married in 1959. They divorced but remained close friends until Sally”'s death in a bicycle accident in 2000. Jim began his teaching career at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, in 1962 and then was a founding faculty member at the new Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, in 1970. After retiring from teaching, he moved to [...]
Brrr! Winter is coming-Stay fit at Running Wolf
By Connie Norman As the manager of Running Wolf Fitness Center I have already heard (and participated in) moaning and groaning about the coming winter and there”'s one question that comes up again and again: How am I going to stay fit when the weather gets cold? The key to staying fit in the winter is creating your own personal exercise-friendly environment with what you have available. Creating an exercise-friendly winter means planning ahead and dealing with the biggest winter exercise obstacles or, what we will call The Big Three: (more…)
