Baby Steps

     There still has been no official announcement but Stanley Redeker's request for the rezoning of a portion of land east of town was approved Monday. The Boone County Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing about a change in zoning on that land, which, according to speculation, could become a site for a new Redeker Furniture Store. The request was for a rezone of approximately 57.07 acres of land from A-1, Agricultural Conservation to C-1, Commercial.
     The area rezoned is southeast of the intersection of Highway 30 and Highway 17, approximately three miles east of Boone. Because of that areas proximity to a pair of heavily traveled highways, word is that a proposed site plan would have to be submitted too and approved by the Iowa Department of Transportation before further plans could proceed.
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     Pat Ahlstrom noted the mention of Dr. W.H. Longworth in a previous edition, and then praised his work and also the success of the good Dr's son, Richard, a 1953 BHS grad, in last Saturday's edition.
     Richard has replied. He wrote, "Many thanks to you and Pat Ahlstrom for the nice things he said about me and my parents. Pat and his family were fine people and good friends. Also, it was great to read his memories of Bud and Alice Fisher, both wonderful Boone people (Bud was a successful Toreador coach before founding Fisher's Shoe Store on Story Street.) Pat is right, that the BHS Radio Club and other BHS activities bent a twig for many students in those days. Those activities, like the school paper, the Bumble B, were hands-on-experience that gave a lot of kids a practical experience in what it's like to put out a newspaper or do a broadcast. Some students, like you and me, never got over it. I hope BHS still has these activities, which were as educational and a whole lot more fun than many classes."
     Editor's Note: The Kornerman remembers the very early start Dick had to what became an extremely successful journalism career. He was not an athlete himself but I clearly recall that he gained some great experience as a high schooler with some work at the BNR. In fact, I remember that he was responsible for some of the newspaper's sports coverage while he was still a BHS student and I and some of his other classmates were competing on BHS athletic teams. 
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     The name Longworth also  provided some memories for John Kueck who wrote, "I have a special praise. I exist thanks to Dr. Longworth. My mother had great difficulty in getting pregnant. In fact, she was 38 when I was born, her first child. My mother had gone to multiple doctors over the years in an attempt to understand why she was not conceiving. The doctors gave their theories and recommendations, none which either worked or my mother was unwilling to undergo. In a visit to Dr. Longworth, he flatly stated he did not know what was wrong, but said he knew how to find out. He referred her to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN where they correctly diagnosed her issue and she had two children within three years after that diagnosis. Thank you Dr. Longworth."
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     Louie Crouse must have been a very popular member of the BHS class of 1964. Several classmates have made note of his recent death in Florida. Brett Downey had disclosed the news to classmates, "he had a heart condition that required surgery which he just did not want to have done. He was on the golf course when he apparently had a heart attack. Louis had an older sister, Barb, who married a Mahoney." John Hinz wrote, "I remember him (Louie) first in Little League but my favorite memories were in our incredible Physics class. We were forced to sit in alphabetical order so Ahlstrom, Chervany, Cleveland and Crouse got stuck in the front. Hendricks and I were a bit luckier. Musser (a teacher's pet) was even luckier. Mathis and Miles were safe, although Miles needed no protection. Roeder and Rolfes were almost in a different zip code. But "Crouse" as H.L. called him, ducked most of H.L.'s harrassment and pulled good grades in that feared classroom experience. Sad day for all of us. Lewis Crouse had a good life, was lucky to be from Boone and in the class of 1964, and to have played at Jimmy Archer Field." Pat Ahlstrom wrote, "He was on the LL Lions Club Cubs in about 1956-58. On that team from our class were John Niemants, Hinz, Musser, Hendricks, Louie and I. Louie received some of my misses in H.L.'s physics class and got the answer right since several others already took wrong guesses. Good old Lewie picked the right answer out of the remaining but narrowed universe. I recall him running the bases in Little League. He kind of ran like the Dodgers Ron Cey, only faster. I'm sorry Lewie's gone and I haven't seen him in 50 years. You, my friend, were a good teammate. If there's golf in heaven, you've already teed off I'm sure."
     Editor's note: I, the Kornerman, coached Louie on one of my Babe Ruth teams and really enjoyed him. A solid memory I have of that time was Louie's dad, in his bib overalls, lying flat on his back on the ground during our games. To this day I don't know if he was sleeping or just relaxing while he watched. And, didn't the dad have a motorcycle?
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     Willie checked in this week and the Korner is very appreciative of his support.
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     Boone Area Deaths: Gretchen reported the death, earlier this month, of Elaine Hohanshelt Freel, BHS-51..........Tyrone Beckman, 74, Ogden...........Joyce (Joy) Davis, 93, Boone. Moved to Boone in 1969. Boone area survivors include her daughter, Jean Achenbach, and a son, Michael Davis............ .George (Gus) Earl Schroeder, 84, New Orleans, LA. Born in Boone. BHS-47. Served many years as an Electrical Engineer. Funeral services will be held in Boone..........Darlene Rosenhauer, 85, Boone. Former teacher and worked at Donnelly Marketing in Nevada. Boone area survivors include daughters Anne Stegenga and Susan Tourtellott, grandchildren and great grandchildren of Boone.
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