RECALLING MAMIE'S VISIT

     Nancy Jo Smith Bluhm, BHS-54, from out in Pennsylvania, recalled a surprise "sighting" she had of Mamie Eisenhower.
     Nancy wrote, "I haven't written for a long time but I read all of the Kelley's Korners. I haven't lived in Boone for many years but I'm proud of our little town. I have lived in Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, West Germany and now Pennsylvania. When someone asks where I'm from, I always say Iowa where Mamie Eisenhower was born. After all, she came to Boone and we saw both Ike and Mamie more than once. When I was at Boone High, I helped in the nurses office with Mrs.Carlson, Mamie's aunt. Later, I became a nurse and worked at the Boone County Hospital. Mrs. Carlson was a patient in our hospital and suddenly one day, all these secret service men were wandering around. Then, Mamie suddenly appeared. She had come to visit her aunt, Carolyn. What a day it was. Exciting for me and everyone else."
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     Larry Paulsen, BHS-61, wrote from California. "in going through some old family items I found this 1942 article from the Boone News Republican giving an account of my dad's encounter with some Ames sports fans. Both of the officers named in the article would go on to become Chief of the Boone Police Department but the subject contact does not show them in their best moment."
     The news article headline banner was, "Whitewash on Cop's Shoes."
     The story related that some Ames boosters arrived in town about 9 p.m. with the intention of painting some streets near Boone High School. The Boone police, who might have been expecting some such activity, were close by and one carload was stopped at Fourth and Crawford by officers Lawrence Paulsen and Edward "Pete" Peterson. While questioning some of the car's occupants, officer Paulsen felt something bothering his shoe. One of the visitors had calmly painted the shoe with whitewash. Needless to say, the visitors lost their paint brush and a bucket of whitewash. No charges were mentioned in the story.
     Larry concluded his remarks with, "wouldn't it be nice if the Boone/Ames rivalry was still ongoing and this intense?"
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     On his latest run, former Toreador Pete Kostelnick, BHS-2005, is about aS close to "home" as he will be during his marathon jaunt from Kenai, Alaska to Key West, Florida.
     The run began on August 1 and over 5,000 miles will be covered by the time he reaches Key West.
     The last three days he's run from Morton, MN to Mankato, from Mankato to Albert Lea and from Albert Lea to Floyd, MN. That latest run covered 63.4 miles to bring his total so far to 3,571.5 miles.
     Pete's parents, Charles and Clare Kostelnick, live in Boone.
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     Trey Hutcheson, heading into his senior season as a standout basketball player at Linn-Mar, Marion High School, has already indicated his college choice. He will attend Albany, a Division I school in New York.
     Trey, at 6-6, has been a three-year starter at Linn-Mar and a year ago, averaged 18.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. He had other collegiate offers from North Dakota, Furman and Air Force.
     Larry and Nancy Hughes and Eldon and Ann Hutcheson, all of Boone, are Trey's grandparents.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Steven Beckman, 57, Boone. Attended Iowa State after graduating from Glenwood HS. He married Paula Lynn Nickles in 1972. They had two boys, Joshua, and Caleb. Caleb is deceased. The family has lived in Boone and Steven worked 25 years for Central Iowa Building Systems out of Nevada. Wife Paula, son Joshua, his dad and two sisters survive.
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