Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Several Musings from out West

     San Diego's Barb Buechler Fosdick, BHS-67, checked in this week with comments on a variety of subjects including some good ideas regarding some entertaining websites Booneites might find interesting. Some have been mentioned by the Kornerman before but they are worth a "second look."
     Barb wrote, "finally getting around to touching base with you. Love your Kelley's Korner, and all the tidbits about Boone and the great memories. I remember being part of that great Boone Centennial celebration (1965), some, of which, was held at the Boone County Fairgrounds. We were part of a skit about Boone, Iowa history. I remember wearing a long, fluffy, blue, flowered skirt, white ruffled blouse and matching "bonnet" with scalloped white edging to match the skirt. My dad had grown a mustache and sideburns for the occasion, as did many of the other men. Pictures of our family on vacation that year to the Badlands in South Dakota, showed him sporting that mustache. It looked so weird."
     She added, "I did some research on the photography being done by Cody Weber from Keokuk, Iowa as he takes pictures of all of the small towns (947) in Iowa. The link to his pictures is "ForgottenIowa.com." and the link you also gave was http://www.vice.com/read/this-guy-is-photographing-all-947-towns-in-Iowa-400. Both sites are very interesting!! I also loved the video taken by a drone of the Ledges State Park, and of the Trestle Bridge in Madrid."Watch Amazing Aerial look at Ledges State Park" or there's a link at www.whotv.com/2015 by Gopher Aerials. All of this research was fun. I think someone should make a drone video over downtown Boone, the south, west and east ends including the Adobe Lounge, west end, and the Hideaway Tavern on east Mamie Eisenhower which has the best food ever. The Hideaway chef is my cousin, Craig Wear, son of Sharon and Fred Wear. Sharon was the daughter of my aunt and uncle, Katherine and Harold Olson, who lived on a farm northeast of Boone. I think the kids went to United Community school. Keep up the good work. I love the Lucky Pig Restaurant in Ogden too. They have great food."
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     Boone Connected Deaths: Marilyn Rosedal, 91, Boone. In Boone she was secretary for the M and R Saw Shop. Boone area survivors include a daughter, Melinda Moeller of Boone, as well as several grandchildren and great grandchildren from the area..........Dr. Paul David Beard, 85, Ames/Boone. Worked as a Veterinarian at the National Veterinarian Service Lab. Belonged to Mt. Olivet Lodge #79 A.F. and A.M. of Boone. Survivors include his wife, Betty, of Ames and son, Paul David Beard II of Boone.
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