HAPPY NEW YEAR

     In our last edition, we mentioned the names of several of our viewers that we hadn't heard from for some time.
     A few of those came "out of the woodwork."
     Not only is that bird house alive, Wanda Lingren is too. She emailed with the banner, "Yes, I am Alive and Well." "Surprised to see my name. We are in Texas for the winter. I still read you every Wednesday and Saturday. Most of the things I see are something I know nothing about to contribute to. I am not a young chicken, but a little too young to remember a lot of what was going on in Boone way back when. But, I do enjoy reading about it anyway. We still do take the Thursday Boone News Republican, but only because it has the TV guide in it. I think the Ogden paper does a much better job. At least it takes longer to read it. We figured that $1.00 a week to get the guide was much cheaper than buying one at the store. I don't care what happens in Ames and there's too much in there (the BNR) about Ames. We live in West Boone and never had the shopper delivered to us once all last year. We love garage sales, so we need the shopper but now can't even pick up one at the convenience stores. Keep up the good work,we need you now more than ever."
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     Laurie Erbe Maurer, BHS-71, wrote, "Bill Wallace alerted me to your mention of me so I thought I'd better send a comment. We 4 "Erbe girls" as we are often referred to, were in Boone this past July for the wedding of Susan Thorngren and Dave Reed. Of course, we had to drive through McHose Park and visit Cap Erbe Park. One thing we always do when in Boone is get some AE cottage cheese (best anywhere), AE dip and Fastco chips. We also made a stop on the way back to the airport at Kammin's sweet corn stand to bring home some Iowa sweet corn. We all enjoy reading KK. Thanks for keeping it going."
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     The Kornerman knows this is a busy time but we hope some others we mentioned will also find time to respond to get back "in touch."
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     Meantime, Mary Casserly Mowrer, BHS-56, said she and her sister, Alice Casserly Murken, BHS-54, were trying to think of who Ron Flockhart married. The Kornerman was able to answer that one. Ron's wife is Kay Honohan Flockhart. Both Ron and Kay are BHS-50 grads. And, of course, the Flockhart's daughter is Calista Flockhart, who has been a celebrated Hollywood movie actress for many years and is married to another Hollywood celeb, Harrison Ford. Someone out there in Kornerland may remember, when, in her youth, Calista spent some time each summer in Boone visiting her grandparents, Harold and Ev Honahan.
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     Sorry to hear of the death of Larry Paulsen's wife, Pat. We had just listed Larry, BHS-61, in the last edition as someone we hadn't heard from for some time. Sandy Crandell, BHS-59, had seen Larry's name in the Korner and wanted to let us know of the death. She said, "that might explain his absence. Its my understanding his wife was in a rehab center after a recent hospitalization."  Her obituary stated the death of the 77 year old was unexpected due to cardiac issues. In addition to Larry, a daughter and step-daughter are among the survivors.
     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS:  Lonnie Nichols, 52, Boone..........David Crocheck, 59, Boone.......Sarah Tinker, 33, Atlanta, GA. Boone area survivor is her grandmother, Linda Baer of Madrid.
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