News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Boost Your Immune System for Fall
By Sara Jean Barrett, ND
As the manager of Running Wolf Fitness Center I always want the Alley readers to get to know the wonderful people who come and volunteer their time and talent with our clients at Running Wolf. So this month I asked Dr Sara Jean Barrett, N.D to share her wisdom with you all. Dr Barrett is Naturopathic Physician and a regular presenter on health topics at Running Wolf Fitness Center and anyone who attends her sessions always wants to come again!- Connie Norman-Running Wolf Fitness Center Manager
Here is an excerpt from Dr. Sara Barrett”'s blog: (used with her permission)
Fall is officially here! To gear up for the cooler weather let”'s review some things you can do to make sure your immune system is going strong.
- Exercise: Once cold weather hits it can be tempting to hibernate on the couch. Make sure to keep up your exercise routine. Even doing a little yoga every morning alters your gene expression and helps keep you healthy!
- Avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates: With cooler weather often comes carbohydrate cravings. Try to avoid consuming refined sugar and carbohydrates as much as possible. Sugar slows the action of your immune system.
“The rest of the stories””¦from October “Tales”: Edith Eaton and “Dracula”
By Sue Hunter Weir
Last month”'s story was about a mystery marker that city staff found in one of the city landfills. They brought it to the cemetery thinking that”'s where it belongs. It turns out that it did not belong to anyone who is (or was) buried in Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery. The name on the stone was Mrs. F. Eaton. An unnamed baby was also listed on the marker. Two readers solved the mystery. Mrs. Eaton was Edith Dafoe Eaton, born in Canada around 1866. Her husband, Frederick F. Eaton was born in Maine in 1865. Edith and Frederick were married in Minneapolis in 1892. The baby”'s birthdate (he was a boy) and death date are the same, March 12, 1893. Edith died one week later. She and the baby are buried in Crystal Lake Cemetery. Frederick remarried in 1895. He and his second wife had two daughters””their oldest daughter was named Edith. Thanks, and congratulations, to Lu and Phil for having solved our mystery. Our next step is to contact Crystal Lake to see whether Edith”'s grave is marked.
Our other follow-up story is about the first screening of a film in the cemetery. The Spanish-language version of Dracula was originally scheduled to begin around 7:30 on October 2, 2013.… Read the rest ““The rest of the stories””¦from October “Tales”: Edith Eaton and “Dracula””
War and Peace shape state, national and family history: Minnesota, U.S. and Seymour Fillmore
Above: Gravestone of Seymour Fillmore “Died in Service” and buried in Memphis. Right: Monument honoring 189 members of the 9th Minnesota Voluntary Infantry who died in or from Civil War injuries and were buried in Tennessee.
By Sue Hunter Weir
Seymour Fillmore has a marker in Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery even though he is not buried there. Mr. Fillmore was a private, a wagoner, in Company B of the 9th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted on August 21, 1862, three days after the Dakota Conflict began. His company spent the next several months in Minnesota, engaging in battles with the Dakota at Acton and Hutchinson.
In the fall of 1863, soldiers in the 9th were furloughed for ten days and had the opportunity to spend some time with their families. For Seymour Fillmore, it was likely the last time that he saw them.
He had been married less than a year when he enlisted. He and Annie Sully were married on 4 November 1861; the following year their only child, also named Annie, was born.… Read the rest “War and Peace shape state, national and family history: Minnesota, U.S. and Seymour Fillmore”
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