News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Sunday January 11th 2026
INSIGHTS of Running Wolf Fitness Center
By Connie Norman
Hello, my name is Connie Norman and I am the Manager of Running Wolf Fitness Center at 2323 11th Ave. So. We opened our doors within the Phillips Community Center (Phillips Pool and Gym) October 17th , 2011. Already 300 people are registered for Running Wolf.
We have been invited to write Running Wolf Fitness Center news and stories by The Alley Newspaper. We start that this month sharing our staff professional biographies so you can become more familiar with who we are and what assistance we may be to you. Also a few of the most often asked questions on fitness and exercise. In continuing issues we”'ll share success stories from Running Wolf Fitness Center.
Connie Norman, Manager
I also work as a Community Health Educator with the Native American Community Clinic and the Stanford University Chronic Disease Self Management Master and T-Trainer through Stanford University. I have worked with Minnesota”'s Urban Native American community for over 21 years in community health education. In 1995 I helped develop and maintained membership for 15 years on the Intertribal Annual Health Fair planning committee. I received the 1999 Minnesota Council on Physical Activity and Sports Award of Excellence for my work in improving health in the Native American Community.… Read the rest “INSIGHTS of Running Wolf Fitness Center”
Suicide by Melancholy Dane leaves family of 12 children
Peter and Marie Clausen were both born in Denmark. He was very proud of his family of 13 children and were featured in a newspaper story called “A Big and Happy Family in Peter Clausen”'s Home.” On August 15, 1910, the day that would have been Peter and Marie”'s 29th wedding anniversary, he committed suicide next to a small tree that he had planted on his wife”'s grave whom he wrote in a note to the eldest child he was going to join. They are buried in Lot 24, Block E of Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery.
On April 1, 1904, the Minneapolis Journal ran a human-interest story under the headline, “A Big and Happy Family in Peter Clausen”'s Home.” They were, according to the reporter, “probably the most interesting family in the city of Minneapolis.” What made them interesting is that Peter and his wife, Marie, had 13 children, ranging in age from 21 years to seven weeks old.
Peter and Marie were both born in Denmark. They met and married in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1881, and shortly afterward moved to Minneapolis. They never had much money; Peter Clausen worked for the Minneapolis Furniture Company, and the family lived in a small house at 2115 22nd Avenue South.… Read the rest “Suicide by Melancholy Dane leaves family of 12 children”
Get to know Corner Store Vintage
Shoppers are inclined to classify the selection at Corner Store Vintage as “Rockabilly” or “Western,” and upon stepping over the threshold at 900 West Lake it”'s obvious why. There are cowboy boots, bowling shirts, oversize belt buckles, daintily printed scarves, and leather goods as far as the eye can see””not to mention the soundtrack.
Owner Linda McHale understands the “Rockabilly” categorization. “It”'s probably because we do all this leather and boots,” she says, gesturing toward the floor-to-ceiling display in one corner. “But it”'s really a big mix””the boots, the jackets, men”'s and women”'s vintage, antiques jewelry”¦”
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