Pete Runs Home

    Pete Kostelnick, BHS-2005, son of Clare and Charles Kostelnick of Boone, is coming home. Pete, you  know, is in the midst of a 44-day, 3100 mile run from San Francisco to New York in hopes of establishing a new Guinness record.
    The veteran, world class marathon runner moved into Iowa earlier this week and will be coming through Boone on old Highway 30 Sunday morning. It is anticipated he will be moving through Boone about 8 a.m.. A nice crowd of greeters are expected to meet him and his support team. In addition, other runners are expected to accompany him on, at least, a portion of the run through the central part of the state.
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      As the Kornerman reported in a recent edition, the Trinity Lutheran congregation of Boone is celebrating a big event, the 150th anniversary.
     The celebration began last Sunday and special commemorative events are continuing through this  Sunday.
     Today (Saturday), there is a golf outing at Cedar Pointe and this evening, an anniversary dinner will be held at the Boone County Fairgrounds with Higher Power, a musical quartet, providing the entertainment.
     Tommorrow (Sunday), the speaker will be Rev. Dr. Steven Turner, Iowa District West President. Former Trinity Pastors, Robert Gardner, Leon Hauser and Lynn Machula, will also be part of the service. Head organist Angela Pratt has written an anniversary hymn and will be playing it on the organ, recently updated. Between services, a social time will be held with historical displays from 150 years at Trinity. Following the 10:30 a.m. service pork burgers will be part of a light lunch to be served.
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     Boone native and world traveler Mark Tompkins, BHS-60, has been in Europe and has been kind enough to share some of his experiences with Korner viewers.
     He sent the Kornerman a pair of significant pictures. One was a picture of the famous General Anthony McAuliffe who told the Germans "nuts" when they asked him to surrender the U.S. forces at the Battle of the Bulge. The picture is actually of a bust of General McAuliffe that still stands in Bastogne, Belgium where the general is still revered.
     The second picture is of Mark and a granddaughter of legendary General George Patton. Mark had the good fortune of meeting Helen Patton at the 101st Airborne Museum in Bastogne. Mark wrote, "Wow! What a piece of serendipity. With over seven billion people in the world, meeting Helen Patton was truly a one in a seven billion chance."
     There's more to this story. Mark has sent the Kornerman a very lengthy "story" of some of his European travels, with lots of history about the Battle of the Bulge etc. included. Its way too lengthy to peruse at this time but will make for some good winter reading and, perhaps, some later comment.
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     Anybody remember these names........Bill Mahoney, Don Knight, John Martin, Ed Yegge, Bert Wheelock, Don Lonergan, Richard Cook, Clarence Powers and Wayne DeMouth?
     Mike Loehrer, BHS-64, wrote, "I'm a pack rat of all things. I've saved my dad's (Lawrence) Sacred Heart  high school basketball scrapbook from 1938 with all the clippings of every game and a team photo. I suppose one could say their squad was the most successful in the school's history. In those days, public schools and Catholic schools had their own separate state tournament. Boone Sacred Heart won the Sioux City diocesan tourney, received a bye in the first round of the state meet but was then defeated by Dubuque in its first game."
     The Kornerman says, "yes, those mentioned names were the members of that great Sacred Heart team of 1938 coached by Bricky Johnstone with Bill Walton serving as the team manager."
     Mike wondered if Jerry Manriquez would like to receive this info for his massive web site of Boone High/Boone Sacred Heart information. I bet he would. Hopefully such a transfer can be culminated.
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     Classmate Dick Longworth, BHS-53, first reported the death of classmate John Clauson, 81, who passed away in Woodbury, MN.. John's parents were Clarence and Vera Clausen. Clarence was a banker and Vera worked at the Boone schools. John received an engineering degree at ISU and then worked at the DOT as a bridge engineer for 39 years prior to retirement in 1997. John's sister, Ann Clausen Gartner, BHS-56, of Woodbury is a survivor.
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     The Kornerman had reported Bob Whitaker's death in an earlier edition but Vern Modeland, BHS-50, has provided additional information.
      Bob, 89, BHS-45, was the son of Dr. Ben Whitaker, MD and Dorothy Whitaker. A service vet, he was a graduate of the University of Missouri and worked in advertising and journalism for several Iowa and Missouri newspapers. At one time he was public relations director for Iowa Blue Cross and Blue Shield,  had a public relations job with the city of Phoenix, AZ..and a public relations position with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Arizona. During his career he also became a nationally-known outdoor writer. His articles appeared in over 35 regional and national outdoor magazines. There are no Boone area survivors.
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     The Kornerman has been told that old friend, big Dave Cottington, a Jordan High grad and outstanding basketball player, has been battling some health issues in Texas. We wish him the best and are hopeful for a recovery back to good health.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Glenn Knight, 87, Boone.........Verle Johnson, 91. Pilot Mound HS-42. Born in Pilot. Farmed with her husband, Darrel, north of Pilot before moving into town in 1953. Verle worked at a grocery in Pilot, Fareway in Boone and for the U.S. Postal Service. Grandchildren survive.
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