A GOOD WEEK

     We were invited to attend a class of 1961 gathering last Friday at the Adobe and enjoyed seeing some of those class members.
     It was not really a reunion but, rather, a celebration of several 75th birthdays.
     Larry and Becky Reynoldson had invited us. Marv Lestina, John Kueck, Gene Keys, Vern Lyons, Carl Saubert and Anthony Crandall were among those on hand.
     A followup meeting took place Saturday.
     P.S. The Adobe pizza was very good. Which brings to mind a couple facts about pizza that you may not be aware of. About 1/3 of all pizza's ordered feature pepperoni as a topping. About 350 pieces of by-the-slice pizza are consumed every second. That's 21,000 per minute. Frozen pizzas came on the market in 1957 and a first brand was "Pizza" and, believe it or not, the company was owned by a man named Anthony Pizza.
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     The Kornerman was pleased to receive an email this week from David Nelson, BHS-57. He wrote, "I was surfing the internet and ran across a reference to your blog. My only claim to fame is that I, and my younger sister, Barbara, spent our high school years living at 710 Aldrich, your former Worldwide Korner home and headquarters. For several years, I have, occasionally, come across your blog and have been tempted to give you a call. Keep up the good work with your blog and I will soon call you just to say, "hello.""
     I, of course, quickly responded and said I looked forward to visiting with Dave. He called me from his current home base of Venice, FL. and we had a great visit.
     Yes, we agreed that we thought Josephson's, Ben? were probably the original occupants of the home at 710, which  was built in the early 40's. Nelson's followed, then the Bob Lindmark family and Jo and I after that. We were there for 32 years prior to our recent move.
     David and his sisters were the children of Mr and Mrs. T.N. Nelson. T.N. is remembered as a longtime Boone County Extension Director.
     The "kids" are Marilyn, BHS-50; Carol, BHS-52; David, BHS-57 and Barbara, BHS-58.
     Marilyn and her husband, Floyd Crary, BHS-50, are both deceased.Carol who has also lost her husband, Alan Smiley, BHS-48, lives in North Carolina and is still using the musical skills she learned from Konrad Scholl to excel in various area orchestras, and Barb and her husband, Richard Shelton, live in Sun Valley, ID.
     David, a swimmer at BHS, was an architectural graduate from Iowa State University and took additional work at the University of Minnesota. He and his wife, Mary Ann, a South Dakota native, graduated together from ISU and, in fact, were married in their senior year there.
     He started work as a land planner for a huge Los Angeles firm but has been a Florida resident for the past 20 years and is enjoying retirement there, or at his summer home in the mountains of  Glenwood Springs, CO. A daughter and her husband, a commercial airline pilot, live in the Denver area and a son, who is a chef, is also a Denver area resident.
     Dave said he doesn't get back to the Boone area often, especially since an aunt who lived in Huxley has passed away. "I have attended several class reunions and, once in awhile, our travels from Florida to Colorado or back take us through middle Iowa. Sometime I'll stop by and look you up at your home/office and also take a reminiscent look at 710 Aldrich."
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     SNIPPETS: (1) The Boone County Courthouse was dedicated on May 1, 1918. That, my friends, is 100 years ago and a celebration is being planned. The courthouse is quite an ornate structure built in Italian Renaissance architecture showcasing granite from Vermont, Tennessee and Georgia with Bedford limestone, marble terrazzo floors and it continues to shine, even after 100 years. On May 1, of this year, the Mason's Grand Lodge of Iowa will rededicate the cornerstone originally laid at the courthouse. The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. on May  4, 2018 outside, on  the north side of the courthouse. Local and state elected officials have been invited to speak, an open house and reception, including tours of the courthouse, will be held after the ceremony. (2) Nick Collison, the son of BHS-72  graduates, Dave and Judy, is wrapping up a terrific career as a National Basketball Association player. This is his 15th and final season. Now 37, Nick has been a "lifer," which is highly unusual. All 15 seasons have been played for the same team. He was initially drafted by the Seattle Supersonics but that franchise was eventually moved to Oklahoma City, its current residence. Dave and Judy now live in the Ankeny area and Nick still has other close relatives in the Boone area. (3) Oh yes, class reunion time is a'comin'. The class of 1968 will have its 50th, July 20-21, and the Kornerman just got his notice that my class of '53. We will be meeting in August.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Kenneth Hollander, 77, Stratford. Formerly of Boone. Was a surveyor in Shelby County and a truck driver. Moved to California in 1977 and worked for General Motors as an assembly line worker. He and his wife, Lynn, also managed an apartment complex. Moved back to Boone in 1997. Six children survive, including a daughter, Ronda Bochmann, of Boone..........Rosemary Hall, 92, Boone. Earned degrees at Iowa State Teachers College and ISU. Started her teaching career at Jesup. Was at Dayton from 1946-56 and taught in Boone from 1956-84 when she retired. In retirement, taught in Mesa, AZ a couple years and was a Boone substitute teacher..........Judith Nevins, 62, Boone. Three children survive including a son, Jared, of Boone.
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