Some Special Reports

     As Jackie Gleason used to say, "and, awaaaaay we go."
     Yes, your wandering correspondents have been "on the move" this week and we have special reports on both the Wednesday Municipal Band Concert and on a Friday night visit to the "new" Tic Toc.
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     But first, Davi Mondt Lowman, BHS-67, wrote, "just back from my beloved Tuscany. Several Boonies have experienced this wonderful place with me......Julie and Jody Berg, Linda Ward, Terry Dannatt, Joyce Sieve, the Byer's girls, Barb, Linda, Marty, and their late darling mama, Ruth, when she was 92. What a trooper!"
    Davi added a little food talk. Said she's heard some good reviews about the Tic Toc and can't wait to experience that. Then, she also mentioned Burger Daddy. She and her boys have been there and gave it rave reviews. "the hamburger patties reminded me of the ones my darling mother would  make for our family, all uneven around the edges and made from really good meat." She said there was a variety of burgers and good salads to choose from and the service was  "good, polite and fast." She added, "another wonderful restaurant is "Good News" located in the Livery. "I love their food and drink and its a great place to rent for gatherings."
     Davi continued, "All this talk about the naming of the BHS gym. I would be happy if it were called "Toreador Center" or "Toreador Ring"......actually, anything Toreador. I have always and will always rage against this fad calling our traditional BHS mascot a "Dor." It not only sounds stupid, it is meaningless. Imagine what out-of-towners think.....Dor?.....what's a Dor? Really, its just stupid."
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     Jo and I attended the band concert and it was super. It was the first time this year it didn't collide with a Cubs game so we took advantage. What a beautiful evening with a nice breeze and a great crowd of maybe a couple hundred or more. Some excellent music......an old favorite, "Tico Tico", some Stephen Foster material....."Swanee River, My Old Kentucky Home" and others plus some Marvin Hamlisch sounds via the Broadway show, "Chorus Girl." Bill Martin's trumpet was a standout in that latter medley. There was the usual ice cream social and the entire experience just made the old Kornerman think "back in time" prior to television or other modern distractions when everybody looked foward to and attended the band concerts. Remember sitting in the cars around the site and honking the horn when the music ended? This was a very nice and nostalgic evening.
     P.S. Oh yes, the lyrics of one selection were passed around and everybody was urged to sing out. Remember "Casey would waltz with the strawberry blond and the band played on?"
     Some important dates: June 15 - a regular concert. June 22 - a 100th anniversary celebration. June 29 - a Boone Big Band bash. July 4 - a patriotic concert. July 9 - the 25th annual Iowa Municipal Band Festival.
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     We got our first "taste" of the "new" Tic Toc last evening (Friday night). We were there shortly before 5 p.m. and discovered the door doesn't open until 5 p.m., period. On the subject of hours, I see there is a lunch schedule from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and then in the evening, as said, the door opens at 5 p.m..
     Here's the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth as we saw it. We had previously heard tales of how expensive the experience was and, yes, you can spend some pretty high dollars there, especially if drinks and steaks are an important part of your fare. We didn't pay $30, $40, $50 and beyond. Our bill was $17.83 and with a $5 tip the total was $22.83.......about what we would normally spend wherever we went.
     Bread and butter was provided at the start and a second round came later. Our drink of choice was water. In all truthfulness, when we looked at the dinner menu it appeared we would settle on a cavatelli dish with chicken breast at about $15 each. Pizza was not on the dinner menu but we inquired about it and they said it was available. We had a good, nice size salad each and then a 12-inch pizza (three pieces each) to share. At the end, a good tasting bavarian type cake, which we hadn't ordered, was provided for desert. All in all we left well satisfied. We will go back and will again choose wisely.
     We looked at the lunch menu and pizza is listed as well as several types of sandwiches at $8.00 each and various salads. Next time that may be our choice.
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     Dave Germer....thank you so much for your extremely laudatory suggestion. 
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     Boone Connected Deaths: Joan Cooper Sohn, 84, West Des Moines. BHS-50. Born in Boone in 1932. Parents were Floyd and Ruth Cooper. Joan was a speech pathologist at both Linn Mar, Marion and Waukee schools...........Walter Anderson, 83, Ames. Formerly of Boone. BHS-51. Service vet. Served as a claims agent for the railroad. Boone area survivors include his wife, Joyce, of Ames, son, Bruce, and daughter, Catherine, as well as stepson, Paul Becker, and sister-in-law, Zoe Ann Pervier, all of Boone........Ruth Byers Carlstrom, 95, Urbandale. Formerly of Boone.Was a Road Master Clerk for the railroad in Boone from 1967 until retirement in 1984. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Marty Lamoureux, of Boone........Thor (Santa) Highland, 67, Boone. Worked at a lumber company in Nevada and then as a dispatcher for the DOT. Thor was a contracted Santa who worked all over Central Iowa and the West Coast at any time of the year for 49 years. Boone survivors include his wife, Beth, and son, Joey, both of Boone.
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