BUSY TIMES

     COMING EVENTS: That old-fashioned steam engine ride from Omaha to Boone is coming soon, as part of Omaha's Railroad Days, July13-14.
     The Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in 1941. It was retired in 1961 after traveling 1,031,205 miles while in service. The railroad reacquired the locomotive in 2013 and sent it to Cheyenne, WY for restoration.
     The restored engine, the only operational Big Boy left, came out of the shop earlier in May. It is longer than two city buses and is powerful enough to pull 16 Statues of Liberty over a mountain range.
     Omaha Railroad Days consists of a series of train-themed events at locations throughout the area. The Union Pacific Railroad Museum is offering rides on the train, pulled by a 1940's steam engine to cap off Omaha Railroad Days.
     The newly restored Big Boy No. 4014 steam train will carry passengers from Omaha to Boone on July 15. Guests will disembark at Boone and travel via luxury motor coach back to Omaha. The reverse is probable if folks from this area can find their way to Omaha and "come back" to Boone.
     Tickets were $400 to $700 and there was an advance sale. The proceeds benefit the museum.
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     Then too, there's word of the 119th annual Iowa By the Sea Picnic in the Los Angeles, CA area, August 17th from 10 a.m. to  3 p.m.. The picnic will take place on the main deck of the battleship Iowa and will feature, among other things, a free self-guided tour of the ship (an $18 value) for Iowa's picnic guests.
     There will also be entertainment provided by Blinded By the Blues playing West Coast and Chicago Blues with touches of rockabilly and Texas Shuffle.
     For more information........http://www.iowabytheseapicnic.com
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     Regarding the recent request of Jan Rardin for a picture of Jimmy Archer Field. The Kornerman found the Little League history book that had a picture of Jimmy Archer Field in it and we sent that to Jan who was very happy to receive it for further distribution.
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     Thanks to Kathleen Wheelock for the Fourth of July e-card. It was great.
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     Jim Turbes, who has spent many years of his long career at KWBG radio, has been named the Grand Marshal of the upcoming Pufferbilly Days parade.
     A great honor BUT a few years too late. Very, very well deserving. He has served the community well.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Patty McDonough Dunn, 85, Ogden. OHS-52. Earned a nursing degree at the State University of Iowa. Married George Dunn in 1954. Worked for Dr. Linder in Ogden and was the school nurse for the Ogden schools. Was a mental health advocate, an Ogden responder and a volunteer at the Boone County Hospital. Survivors include three daughters, Susan McConnell of Ogden, Terrie Greco of Boone and Debbie Dempsey. Also, a special friend, Bob Fisher of Boone........Karen Bohlen Campbell, 80, Swisher, IA. BHS-57. Earned a degree from the University of South Dakota. Was a flight attendant in Kansas City for a time but turned to teaching in Colorado Springs. Married Ronald Campbell in 1963 and her husband's career took the couple to various locations and, finally,  to Swisher where they have resided for the past 42 years. The couple have two children, daughters Lisa Kay and Sarah Lynn. Her husband and daughters survive. Also surviving is a sister, Marcia Bohlen Silha, BHS-61..............Col. Anthony Cornelius, 56, Spring Hill, TN. Retired as a Colonel in the U.S. Army. BHS-81. He was a long-time lead instructor of the Spring Hill High School JROTC, where he devoted his time preparing cadets for their military careers. His father, Mickey Cornelius, BHS-60, survives. Other survivors are his wife, two daughters, a brother and sister. His mother, Janet Carter Cornelius, BHS-59, passed away in 2002..........Kathleen
Rahm, 74, Urbandale. She spent time living in Boxholm and Boone prior to Urbandale.
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