A Slim Ray of Hope

     Richard Longworth and I, the Kornerman, are proud graduates of the BHS class of 1953 and we both gained an early fondness for media work. Of course, things in that realm were much different then, than now. Richard and I "lucked out" and were able to spend most of our working days much involved in that earlier arena.
     Its been kind of downhill for the print media in recent times but there was a nice "ray of hope" recently when a small town newspaper editor/writer from Iowa achieved a print "dream".........the capture of a prized Pulitzer.
     With joy, Dick wrote, "former N-R (News Republican) readers were reminded this week how much good and valuable work can still be done by small town newspapers when Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times won a Pulitzer for taking on almost all the local powers-that-be in northwest Iowa. Art's an old friend in a city about the size of Boone and his Storm Lake Times is a biweekly publication, facing the same financial pressures as the N-R and others of similar size. There's even local competition, another bi-weekly in his hometown. But, it helps if the paper (1) is locally owned and (2) is really devoted to doing a great job of local reporting."
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     Curtis Dale Cox Jr., BHS-63, tells us what Confucius did NOT say, "man who wants pretty nurse must be patient."
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     Tom Peterson, BHS-67, is out early with word of the upcoming class reunion of the class of 1967.
     The big 50th will be held here September 15-16 and Jo and I are invited. On Friday, the 15th, classmates will meet at Toby K's and Saturday, the 16th, the group will meet at the McHose Park Shelter House.
     Sue Anderson Mersereau has full details and can be reached at 312-523-6888.
     Don't hesitate.......get the date on the calendar.
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     Barry Wills, BHS-58, says, "there are six people in the world that look exactly like you and there's a 9% chance you'll meet one of them in your lifetime." He adds, "there are many kinds of apples and if you ate one different one each day it would take 20 years to try them all." Finally, "no one is in charge of your happiness but you."
     Editor's note: The Kornerman remembers when there was a story that someone in West Des Moines looked exactly like me. Sorry to say, I never saw or met the guy. If he looks like me, he's probably hiding out somewhere.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Casey Harper, 55, Ames. Formerly of Boone........Larry Clemons, 83, Thornton, IA. Navy vet. Married Sharon Lee Burma, now deceased, and they retired to Boone. Survived by a sister, brother and four sons.........Mona Ivis, 90, Lake Butler, FL. Fomerly of Boone area. Gilbert HS-46. Was a homemaker, worked in a factory, nursing home and did seasonal work at DeKalb, all in Boone. A son and two daughters survive. Services in Boone........Leonard Ivis,  93, Aurora, CO. Born in Boone. Gilbert HS-42. Navy vet. Worked for many years for Baker Electric in Des Moines. Boone area survivors include a son, Dan Ivis, and a sister, Patty Headley, both of Boone. Another son and two daughters also survive. Services in Boone.
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