TEACHER REMEMBERED

     Vern Modeland, BHS-50, recently paid tribute to a Boone High speech teacher but couldn't remember his name. He credited the individual for his work with several students who went on to radio announcing careers.
     Ken Aldag, BHS-54, may have come to the rescue. He wrote, "it was probably Glenn Pinkham. As I recall, Mr. Pinkham had a distinctive, silky bass voice which I'm sure had an influence on his students."
     The Kornerman says, "what I remember about Glenn were the distinct glasses he wore which seemed a bit different than normal. He was an enthusiastic teacher as I recall."
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     We continue to add more names as we attempt to recall all the former KWBG employees we can come up with. Larry Adams gave us a strong foundation with several pages of names and now, he's added a few more......Dorothy Moode and Bev Johnson...... who were involved in the sales department. Larry Kelley, who is doing much of the work in this compilation of names, has also made a recent addition.....Bill West.
     I just happened to think of Hal Mann to add if he's not already been listed.
     Why do we do  this? I don't know other than just perusing the list and recalling some memories.
     I suppose sometime we'll release what we think is a complete list.
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     Great to hear from Larry Lindmark, BHS-63, one of many that were members of one of my Babe Ruth baseball teams during 25 years of great fun.
     We mentioned at least once in the Korner how proud we were of BHS grad, Tim Orr, BHS-79, who recently retired as Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard after 10 years of service as Iowa's number one guardsman. All told, Tim served the guard for 40 years and his wife, Suzanne, was a member of the guard for 27 years. The Lindmark's, Eldien and Lanz families were all related to the Orrs.
     There's going to be a retirement ceremony for Col. Tim at Camp Dodge on May 23.
     Then, Larry also provided some memories of the Boys State program. He wrote, "In 1962, Ted Gifford and I, along with Dick Pohl of United Community, were selected by the Boone American Legion to attend the annual Hawkeye Boys State at Camp Dodge. A total of 720 Iowa students, who had completed their junior year of high school, attended this week long event to study and participate in the workings of our government and to promote citizenship. I still have a "fish bowl" photo of all the participants wearing their Boys State t-shirts. At that time, Percy Barry served as the chairperson of the Boone Legion's education committee and as our contact with Boys State. Its interesting to note that the program began in Illinois in 1935 and was started in Iowa in 1938. It was actually a response to the Nazis forming youth groups in Germany. I noted that Bucky O'Conner was listed as one of the camp's early directors. Could that be former Boone High teacher/coach Bucky O'Conner?"
     The Kornerman replies, "I assume so. Sounds like something Bucky might be involved in. There's also a Girls State which started in Iowa in the late 40's/early 50's. Lots of Boone High students have been participants in the events last 60 years or so. A real wonderful program."
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Gail Hull, 81, Nevada. Formerly of Boone. Earned a DMACC degree. Worked at Bourns in Ames for 34 years and then was an administrative assistant for Youth and Shelter Services until her retirement. Two daughters survive including Vicki Lonergan of Boone. A brother and two sisters also survive.
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