More Anniversaries

     The Kornerman mentioned in the last edition that the Trinity Lutheran Church will be having a 150th anniversary celebration in early October. Via Roger and Lou Oxenford, both BHS-45, we learned that there are other such celebrations also in view.
     They wrote, "we're happy for Trinity Lutheran and we, at First Baptist Church, will also be celebrating 150 years in the near future. And  then, there's another anniversary coming. Roger and I will be celebrating our 70th wedding anniversary on October 1. Our celebration will take place at the First Methodist Church on Friday, September 30, from 7 to 9 p.m.. Its being held at the Methodist church because our Baptist church will be busy on October 1, and the fact we were married at the Methodist church because our old church had burned down."
     This all reminds the old Kornerman that wife Jo and I have an anniversary coming, our 31st in early October.
     With our local newspaper situation, maybe the Korner will have to become "THE" place for social news. The Kornerman has participated in just about every type of newspaper and radio situation available except, I never thought I'd ever become a Society Editor.
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     A nice honor for Boone's Angie Carswell who was a 2016 Innovation and Excellence Award Winner at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Each year, employees are nominated for these awards in the areas of leadership, nursing and service.
     Angie is a Registered Nurse, in birthways, and was honored with a Nursing Practice Award. She's worked at Mary Greeley for 19 years. Her husband is John Carswell.
     Congratulations Angie!
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     This item belongs in the category of "we've got very little else to report today."
     Have you sharp-eyed individuals noticed that for years....I mean years, the Des Moines Register right up on top, front page, always stated, "the newspaper Iowa depends upon.?"
     These days it reads, "the news Iowa depends upon." A subtle but descriptive change.
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     Boone Connected Deaths: Frances Smeltzer, 80, Woodward/Madrid Home. Boone area survivors are sons, Dennis and Mick Smeltzer, of Woodward.........Donna Irene Harris, 95, Urbandale. Raised in Boone by parents Howard and Helen Fuger..........Delores "Dode" Gibbons, 87, Madrid/Madrid Home. Boone area survivors include a daughter, Nancy Gibbons, and a son, Michael Gibbons, both of Madrid and grandchildren, Samantha Monk, of Boone and Zack Gibbons of Madrid.......Joan Quam, 56, Johnston. Boone area survivor is a son, John Polizen, Woodward.........Howard John Mark Peterson, 89, Nevada. Boone area survivors are sons, Darrell and David Peterson, both of Boone. Howard was a member of Cornerstone Alliance Church and the American Legion Post #56 both of Boone.........Richard Poore, 74, Story City. Formerly of Boone. Worked in the insurance industry, then at Iowa State and as a driver for NAPA in Ames. His first wife, Evelyn, passed away in 1992 when the Poore family lived and worked in Boone........Larry Coghlan, 78, Boone. BHS-56. Worked at the DOT as a bridge designer and computer programmer, then at the Iowa Department of Health and finally, as a sporting goods salesman in Ames. Boone area survivors include his wife, Beverly, son, David, and daughter, Kim Shadle, all of Boone.
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