Saturday, October 10, 2015

A Great Idea

     Yes, past experience has proven that the Korner does have some viewers from the Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C. area and our buddy Rick Houser, BHS-63. who lives in Fairfax, VA. called  this week with a great idea for the rest of you folks out in that D.C. area.
     As you may or may not know, Boonetown and surrounding area will be sending over 200 of our finest war veterans your way, to Washington D.C., this coming Tuesday, October 13, on a Boone County Freedom Flight so those heroes can view all the various D.C. war memorials.
     Rick said, "here's a great opportunity for former Booneites from this (the D.C.) area to meet and greet them there that day. I'm sure the veterans would be surprised and thrilled that folks from their hometown, now living here in the east, would take time to honor them in this way. Some of them, no doubt, would be acquaintances."
     Thanks for the wonderful idea Rick.
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     Mike Sundall, BHS-68, of Cedar Rapids emailed this week with some good memories of a recent trip home to Boonetown.
     He wrote, "I've just made two visits in the last couple of weeks. The first was to attend Mary Wittmer's funeral service. It was really good to see you and chat with Mark, BHS-68, and Mike Wittmer, BHS-65, and fellow classmates from the class of 1968, Kent Gragg, Dale Gisvold and Erik Miles. Lots of baseball stories about Jimmy Archer Field and Memorial Park for Babe Ruth and high school ball. There was also nostalgic talk with Nikki Kokinakis Wittmer, BHS-65, about the Coney Island restaurant that her family owned. Wonderful memories of the malts, coneys and chili at the Coney Island. My wife Lynn and I came to Boone for the Moorman family reunion, which was attended by 104 Moorman's from all over the Midwest. Vern Moorman, BHS-47, the elder Moorman at 85, and his nine brothers and sisters, were all in attendance. Lots of fond memories of growing up in Boone, Iowa. I also had an opportunity to play golf at the Don Williams course, which I hadn't played since 1967. Always enjoy your blog."
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     Congratulations to a young Boone lady who has broken a BHS diving and pool record. Kennedey Bass, a member of the Toreador swim/dive team, recorded a score of 276.15 in her six-dive effort to surpass all previous Boone High efforts in that event. Kennedey is a correct spelling by the way.
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      The Kornerman had mentioned in a previous edition that a group of BHS grads, who were in the midst of attaining their 75th birthday, class of 1958, were planning a reunion September 23-24 in Branson. Loren Frazier kept us up to date on that venture and now that it has been completed, he has sent a "final report."
      Loren wrote, "in attendance were13 classmates, nine spouses and one financee, a total of 23. There were several others who had planned to attend but were forced to cancel due to health issues and in one case, a family death. Most of the group actually came in on the 22nd and quite a few went to a dinner show or dined in small groups that evening. Most of the group  then met for dinner on the 23rd and again on the 24th. Several of the group stayed at a Holiday Inn Express while others stayed at condos or time shares. The Holiday was very gracious. Those living elsewhere were allowed to join us for breakfast and they even opened up the pool area for the entire group. Several shows and events were attended over the two days and, of course, there was some shopping and lots of visiting. Everyone seemed to have a great time and there was discussion about a future mini-reunion."
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       Boone Connected Deaths: Richard Hilsabeck, 81, Romoland, CA. Born in Boone. Attended country schools, then Luther and Jordan. Was a career Marine. Boone survivors include his brothers, Virgil and John Hilsabeck, sisters-in-law, Barbara and Margaret Hilsabeck and nieces and nephews...........Clarence Dixon, 87, Boone. BHS-46. Army vet. Operated Dixon Body Shop for over 40 years. His wife, Marjorie, is a Boone area survivor. Yes, Clarence was a brother of Wilda Dixon and an uncle of Jon Weston, both of whom had recently passed away and were mentioned in recent editions..........Gertrude Dorene Capps Knowles, 98, Northfield, MN.. From 1960 on, Gertrude and her husband, Arlo, lived in several Iowa communities including Boone..........Lyle Gustafson, 65, rural Ogden.
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