Wednesday, May 4, 2016

They Made It

     In the last edition, the Kornerman was lamenting the fact that maybe? those three amigos, Steve Shaler, Barry Wills and Tim Croxen, of the BHS classes of 1958-59 had, for the first time, missed their many years annual Drake Relays reunion.
     In the past, the Kornerman had always been pre-reminded of that get-together but this year........silence. Makes one wonder if there is an illness or some other kind of problem.
     We're happy to report, there was a reunion of the three right in the midst of some nasty weather. Steve wrote, "yes, we made it to the relays. My visit was a bit shorter so not much time in Boone, just a drive through. The most memorable part of the weekend was the weather, bad, but it could have  been worse. Best part of the sessions for me was seeing all the Boone High girls and boys perform. Quite a large number qualified for the various results and with some good results. I think both teams will do very well in the upcoming class 3A State meet later this month."
     The Kornerman is reminded of that old "saw" which comes up every year..........when there's a winter storm,"well, it must be girls tournament time" and "well, its Drake Relays time, that means bad weather."
     In case you haven't heard, there have been numerous historical studies of these events and their accompanying weather and those mentioned, "old saws," are really a bunch of baloney. The facts don't back up the rhetoric. Its been shown that there are far more desirable days at both events than bad ones.
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     The Kornerman ran into T.J. Leonard at the post office yesterday and we had a nice visit. He's a member of the Boone area Doran clan and we're happy to report that that group has some good Korner viewers. T.J. said he peruses the Korner quite often and was excited to see our recent mention of Jim Doran and his (Jim's) football feats. He indicated copies were made of that Korner and distributed to many members of the family scattered throughout. Nice to hear.
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     Boone Area Deaths: Wilbur "Shorty" Heslop, 85, Madrid. Lived in Boone before moving to the Madrid Home...........Twila Westberg, 91, Ogden. Born in Boone. OHS-grad. Worked at Collegiate Manufacturing in Ames and operated a home daycare. Boone area survivor is her son, Keith Westberg, of Ogden........Rose Hopkins, 74, Boone. Boone area survivor is her husband, Larry Hopkins. Four sisters and three brothers also survive.........Keith Hadaway, 47, Ames. Was a carpenter. Boone area survivor is a nephew, Dustin Lynch, of Boone.
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