Wednesday, August 9, 2017

More Items/Shorter Items

     Its all teensy weensy pieces this time.
     (1) Dick Longworth, BHS-53, says he seems to recall that Bill Otis, BHS-52,  had a show on KWBG in the 50's. He also wrote, "I got to know Dennis Ryerson later but never realized he had worked in Boone at KWBG. After Des Moines, he became the editor of the Indianapolis Star and is now retired. (2) Larry Kelley, BHS-64, sent some KWBG memorabilia, even including some old radio logs that had been kept by me, the Kornerman, while on the air. They were from the year 1962. To explain, those of us "on the air" were guided by "logs," which told us what programs and commercials to put on the air and what time to do so. Two additional names of former KWBG employees were also added by Larry........Bill Deming and Russ Mott. (3) Sadly, we report the fact that Roger and Lou Oxenford, longtime Boone residents and Korner viewers and contributors, are leaving our fair community to return to California. They had spent their working days in California but when they retired, they came home to Boone. Both have had some health issues and are moving closer to five daughters in California. We hate to see them that far away but understand that is probably the best move for the couple. No doubt about it, they'll still be viewing the Korner twice each week, even from a longer distance (4) Richard Young, BHS-57, wrote, "I, too, have been going through storage boxes and finding forgotten items from years past. Came across a plastic bag of Pufferbilly Days buttons from back in the 70's, 80's, 90's, and early 2000's. I noticed two, in particular, for their misprinting. One is the 1977 button with "Pufferbelly Days" and the other is the 1984 "Streaming Towards Tommorrow" instead of "Steaming Towards Tommorrow." Also in the bags were buttons from the "Watson's Original Hillbilly Sale" that was held each spring and fall on their farm north of Boone in the late 70's and early 80's. And, a couple from the Boone Centennial in 1965. Brings back memories of my days in Boone." (5) Mark Tompkins, BHS-59, wrote, "after a day of bicycling near the People's Republic of Minnesota, I'm enjoying a drink at the Pub on the Cedar in Charles City. Just perused their nice little paper, the Charles City Press. Amazingly, it seems viable here in a town a few hundred short of 8,000. Just adds to your comments about the demise of the BNR. Why? How? And Charles City isn't that far from metropolitan areas like Mason City and Waterloo/Cedar Falls. Proximity to Ames is not a valid excuse for the BNR demise. Chickasaw and Alamakee counties await tommorrow as I close on biking all 99 Iowa counties. Only 17 to go after that." (6) The Kornerman was surprised a recent morning when Bob Peterson, BHS-72, showed up at the world headquarters. Bob's dad, the late Rollie Peterson, was a great, close friend of mine and my main mentor as I entered the print media world at the BNR those many years ago. Bob has spent a lifetime in Missouri and I hadn't seen him in years. We had a great talk, that included lots of remembrances of his dad and the Boone community in general. He was here for his class reunion.
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     Here's a death you'll probably read about in tommorrow's (Thursday) BNR. Glad we could provide a few details earlier so friends and relatives can do some planning.
     A special Kornerman friend, a good coffee mate, David Boehm, passed away in Des Moines Monday evening. He was 82 and a 1953 Ogden High School graduate. Visitation will be held at the Schroeder/Stark Welin Chapel Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. and the funeral will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. Friday. Dave is survived by his wife, Jo Hanson Boehm, of Boone, son, Mike, of West Des Moines and daughter, Julie Boehm Hicks, of  Ottawa, Illinois.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS:James Dan Shannon, 94, Boone. Farmed in the Boone/Ogden area and worked for Halletts. Raised and showed Belgian draft horses. Boone area survivors include his wife, Alice, and daughter, Julie Dannen, both of Boone and a daughter, Jean Brooks, of Ogden.............Shirley Adams Blackwell, 82, Madrid. Boone area survivor is a grandson, Daniel Herrstrom, of Madrid..........Richard Merritt, 83, Ames. Boone area survivor is a son, David Merritt, of Boone.
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     Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 710 Aldrich, Boone, Iowa 50036-4703. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.

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