Baton Twirling and Basketball at the ISU Armory

     John Kueck is reporting in "from the shores of Big Kandiyohi Lake in Minnesota." In reference to our recent mention of eating sack lunch at the old Armory on the ISU campus, John wrote, "I commuted to Iowa State and often ate a sack lunch sitting on the bleachers in the Iowa State Armory. It was often more exciting than one would think. During my college years, Iowa State was fortunate to have the National Champion baton twirler. I think her name was Jan??? She often practiced there while I ate lunch. She was a terrific twirler who would toss the baton completely out of sight into the rafters of the Armory and catch it every time, often behind her back or reaching between her legs. Additionally, the Army ROTC set up canons for firing practice. I forget exactly how they worked but they simulated the battlefield. You would hear the soldiers yelling out the firing commands and adjustments, "two degrees right - same elevation." I had great entertainment during lunch."
     Beyond my lunches, the best entertainment the Kornerman experienced in the Armory was when I watched Gary Thompson outduel Wilt Chamberlain as the Cyclones upset Chamberlain and the Kansas Jayhawks in one of Iowa State's premiere basketball performances. I often thought a great trivia question would be, "who made the winning goal in the ISU win that day." No, it was not Thompson, although he scored lots of points, at least for that era. Don Medsker was the guy who fired in the winning goal in the final seconds.
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     The big PGA golf tourney of the weekend is the Memorial tourney at the Muirfield Golf and Country Club in Dublin, OH. That's a short stone's throw from where Booneite Mike Loehrer now lives most of the time. The Kornerman emailed Mike wondering if he was engaging with all the pro stars this weekend. He answered........from his lakeside home.......also in Minnesota. He said he normally attended the big golf event "back home" but not this time. A couple years ago there he nailed Zach Johnson for an autograph and a bit of conversation......hopefully, about Iowa.
     P.S. Zach is not playing in that tourney this year.
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     Boone native Max Moore emailed from California about an "Iowa By the Sea" picnic scheduled for August 2. He's urging Iowans and those who have an Iowa connection to attend. It's a brand new Iowa-type function and it will be held on the pier in front of the Battleship IOWA. More details can be found at.......http://www.iowabytheseapicnic.com/
     We will get back to this in more detail as the date approaches.
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     Some "quick hits." Jim Schmickley emailed from Cedar Rapids, "enjoyed your recent list of some Boone businesses but wondered about the "Princess Dairy?' Vic Brunner called his business the Peerless Dairy. Princess Theatre was the place where the cowboy shoot-em-ups played on Saturday afternoon."
     The Kornerman knew all that.......just had a a momentary brain drain.
     Vern Moorman has a new address.....vamoorman@yahoo.com.
     Reunion season is about to begin. The 1954 class will meet June 20-22; 2009 class June 20-22; 1964 class June 20-21.
     Pufferbilly Days this year is Sept. 4-7.
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     Laverne Anderson emailed from the metro with a copy of  "the Charles Schulz Philosopy" and it is very good but lengthy. So, we will hang on to it and include portions in future Korners.
     A couple pieces I especially enjoyed were, "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today, it's already tommorrow in Australia" and "Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Taken."
     Isn't Schulz the guy who drew, "Peanuts?"
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     Boone Area Deaths: Lois Lestina Schirm, 94, Boone...........Lynda Paris, 67, Boone..........David Boyd, 61, Aurora, CO...........Susan Anthoney, 68, Ogden..........Vaunita Welch, 86, Boone........Inez Armstrong, 80, Newton.........Lyle Caruth, 78, Boone.........Harold Hayes, 89, Boone..........Maurice Christofferson, 86, Ankeny............Eleanor Stumbo, 91, Madrid, formerly of Boone.........Mabel Johnson, 102, Dallas, TX, formerly of Boone/Ogden.
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