HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON

     Still working from a laptop...…..patience...….prayer..
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     Christmas greetings from John, BHS-64, and Linda Hinz, Mary Shaler Day, BHS-61 and Larry Lindmark, BHS-63.
     John Hinz wrote, "I may not have done adequate research before selecting, "the most affordable ski towns." That being said, Boone does have additional history with skiing. I recall my parents dropping my sister, Liz, off at a ski place on the south side of the Ogden hill on the original Highway 30. Perhaps you or your readers know the name and dates of operation of that business. I'm sorry kids my age didn't have a wonderful skiing facility like Seven Oaks available when we were growing up in Boone. What a hangout that would have been."
     Mary Day's Christmas greeting was quite a production with the use of music and that wonderful voice and personality of hers to tell a neat Christmas story.
     Larry Lindmark remembers Christmas in Boone when the Eldien's, Lantzes, Lindmarks and Orrs would gather at 206 Linn Street, the home of grandpa Bert and gramma Ethel. All of the grand children  would be treated to a visit by Santa, AKA uncle Roger Orr.
     Memories of fathers working a second job around the holidays....my dad, Bob, worked fulltime at the National Guard Armory, but in December, he would also be delivering packages from the post office using guard trucks. Also, I was shopping at Sears, purchasing a jigsaw for my dad, and lo and behold, Chuck Lovin, a high school teacher, was the sales person who waiting on me..
     I remember my mom's sewing club making Christmas gifts at their monthly meetings. I still hang my sequined stocking that mom made. Santa has filled it many years.
     I remember the high school art teacher, Mrs Gibson's painted nativity scene lit up at her home on Garst Avenue."
     Larry had more memories and we'll save them for next time.
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     ODDS AND ENDS: (1) I guess its official. I believe its in March the south side drive-in U.S. Bank will be closing. Bank patrons have been notified. That's the bank just north of McDonald's.(2) Jo bought an updated, huge map of the USA the other day and in scanning it, I  noticed in the Boone area of the Iowa portion of the map, in small print, it mentioned the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad AND the Mamie Doud Eisenhower birthplace. (3) I notice that the Optimist Club, which puts the U.S. flag in yards in Boone on Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Veterans  Day has now decided to include 911 Day also. For a reasonable yearly fee, they will put a nice flag in your yard from dawn to dusk on those days. (4) The other day on television, an older gentleman was being interviewed and, after being complimented on his youthful appearance, he replied, "there are three stages of life...….youth, middle age and "you're lookin' good."
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Gretchen Leininger, 91, Boone...…….Douglas Anderson, 74, Stratford. Born in Boone. ISU grad. Navy Vet. Married Susan Stumbo in Ogden. Was a teacher, worked for Westrum Motors, a construction contractor and worked for Webster City Products. Survivors include his mother, Ila Gabrielson Anderson, and brother, Don, both of Boone. Also his wife, Sue, brother, Dick, and sister-in-law, Darlene Lindmark, all of Stratford. A daughter and two sons also survive...……..Clifford Elliott, 76, rural Boone. Born in Ogden. BHS-61. Married  his wife, Pat, in Boone. Worked at the Jordan elevator, for Ahrens Construction, Fareway, Randy's Meats, Structural Components,  DeKalb/Monsanto and was a part-time farmer. Boone survivors include his  wife, Pat, and his daughters, Karla Ellsberry and Rhonda Jensen, all of Boone. Other survivors are a son, Heath, of Ogden, another daughter, a sister and a sister-in-law...…….Linda Miers Overturf, 70, Fonda. Born in Boone and lived for a time in Boone. Married Edward Overturf in Boone in 1977...…….Kenneth Van Pelt, 86, Glenwood. OHS-50.
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