Saturday, January 17, 2015

Back to Square One

     Again, Kelley's Korner has, hopefully, brought a couple acquaintances together after a long absence. The Kornerman just loves that........providing a service that can produce some enjoyment for some viewers.
     Don't have official word at this time that the "reunion" has occurred but Larry Kelley wrote, "you mentioned Barry Wills in one of your reports. The same Barry Wills that used to be the bouncer (Ed. Note: interesting term) at the old YMCA in Boone? If so, I'd love to know how to contact him. We crossed paths at a KMart in Des Moines years ago and both of us got to other parts of the store when I said, "I think that is Barry Wills. I'm going back to ask him as he can't do any more than say "no."" Well, he was coming back to find me at the same time as I headed his way. We met in the middle of the store and he said he thought he recognized me. I told him the same about him. It had been since high school in the early sixties since I last saw him. That was just an amazing happening for me."
     The Kornerman provided Barry's email address and, perhaps, by now, the two have communicated again and shared some great memories.
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     Some quick hits.
     Rick Houser was so concerned about the lack of a Korner last time he called from his home base in West Virginia to inquire.
     Max Moore sent me a copy of a true Australian High School phone answering system that was a hoot. You know......if you ?? press one, if you ?? press two etc.  Just to give you a hint, the first one was, "if you are calling to lie about why your child is absent today, press one." It is really funny all the way through.
     Willie wrote, "before the modern enclosure was constructed, there was a small log cabin affair on the far side of the McHose skating pond. It had a limited capacity and was heated by a wood stove with a sawdust floor. Lots of fun." Willie.....fun? Hard to believe.......not.
     If  you read the very small print......council, school board, board of supervisors meeting minutes in the BNR you might have noticed this. If not, I'll tell you what I happened to see there.
     Reuter or Rueter, the farm implement dealer in the Jefferson area, has asked for a rezone of a portion of land in southeast Boone County........over in the area west of Ames. An indoor soccer facility is proposed.
     Yes, I'm a huge sports fan BUT I'm even willing to admit that admiration for sports can get out of hand. You probably have followed (how could you escape it?) all the hysteria about Iowa 's disappointing football season. One blog site I follow that covers Hawkeye sports reported that they had 300 to 400,000 "hits" in the midst of all that discussion. Do any of those folks realize that there are these Isis and Al-Queda groups that are causing major turmoil in the world these days? The old Kornerman is happy to have my consistent 350 to 400 "hits" but that certainly pales in comparison to the interest in Iowa football.
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     There's been lots of back and forth regarding the Lindmark family and we're going to close that out by providing some lineage information sent by a family member "in the know." Karen Anderson wrote, "I enjoy reading your postings. I have written to you before, about the Topper Motel and the Chick-A-Dine. My aunt and uncle, Floyd (Snub) and Helen Pollard, owned and operated those. Snub and my father, Cleo, were brothers. In a recent Korner someone said that Larry Lindmark and Tim Orr are cousins. That is true but it was Larry's father, Bob, and Tim's mother, Jeannine, who were related, brother and sister. Bob and Jeannine's parents were Albert and Ethel Lindmark. Ethel was a sister of Snub and my father. You have mentioned Richard and Sharon Lantz in previous Korners. Sharon was a sister to Bob and Jeannine. Fern Eldien was also a sister to Bob, Jeannine and Sharon. You mentioned that you and your wife bought Bob and Connie's house and still live there. I've been in that house when Bob and Connie lived there. My parents visited them when we were in Boone."
     Thanks so much for the clarification Karen.
    "30"
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     Boone Area Deaths: Ann Larson, 80, Boone.
     Thanks to Keith Smith of Omaha who sent an obituary for Boone native Kay Wiley McGrew. Keith learned of Kay's passing from his (Keith's) sister, Marilyn Smith of Boone, a longtime friend of Kay's.
     Kay McGrew, 72, Decorah. Formerly of Boone. BHS-60. Very active at BHS, especially in the sport of swimming, an activity she continued while at Iowa State University. Was a teacher in Davenport and Decorah. Her parents were Kennith and Illa May Wiley. Her husband and three children survive. No Boone area survivors.
      Connie Lindmark, 92, Kennewick, WA., formerly of Boone. BHS-grad. Telephone operator and Boone schools employee...........Jerry Van Pelt, 59, Boone. BHS-74. Was a welder. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Jenna Van Pelt..........Darlene Nystrom, 88, Boone. Luther grad. A beautician. Boone area survivors include daughter Cathy Bugger of Boone, a brother, Lewis Henderson of rural Madrid and sister Helen Eppert of Madrid..........Harold Shearer, 91, Luther. Worked for John Deere in Des Moines and farmed. Boone area survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, daughters Susan Barker and Patti Boone and son Don Shearer all of Madrid.
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