IMPROVEMENT IS MUCH APPRECIATED

     In the Kornerman's opinion, the Thursday, 7/25, edition of the Boone News Republican was the best we've been offered in a long, long time.
     There were the usual obits and lots of area sports AND several other stories of BOONE interest.
     We were informed......
     (1) the Boone County Sheriff is backing his jailer who was involved in an altercation in Des Moines during a Good Guys car show.
     (2) We learned that Mayor John Slight and councilman B.J. McGinn will both seek re-election.
     (3) We found out that our new McDonald's is making progress in its rebuild and plans are being made for an Open House at the new facility in October.
     (4) We learned that, despite financial difficulties, our Boone YMCA remains open.
     (5) We learned there is a new audiologist in town and that the South Clinton watertower is receiving a new coat of paint.
     (6) We learned that the location of the old Sinclair station at Fourth and Mamie, next door north of Circle K, is being looked at as a possible site for a Scooter's coffee shop.
     Folks, we haven't had that much Boone news in a single edition of the BNR for many months.
     Kudos to Editor Logan Kahler and intern Michael Murrell. Hopefully, this will become a trend and we can expect similar extensive coverage in each edition. If the "regular" news is slow, how about lots of  "personal" stories about individual Boone citizens? Many of them have interesting stories to tell. Someone just needs to ask them about their work, their hobbies and their lifestyles.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Ella Marie Jensen Marten, 91, Ames. Grew up in Newell, IA and earned a Master's degree in music from Sherwood School of Music in Chicago in 1951. Married Gilbert Marten in 1951. Her passion was the piano and she gave piano lessons for 40 years. The couple lived in Boone, Iowa Falls and Ames and she served as an organist in Boone and Ames. Survivors include her husband and two adult children, Kai and Cynthia..........Janice Weeden Brownell, 75, Eagle River, WS. A former Boone resident.........Ruth Murillo, 77, Des Moines. Boone area survivor is a brother, Guy DeShong, of Boone..........Shirley Soderstrum Peterson, 93, West Des Moines. Born in Boone. Daughter of rural Boone residents, Guy and Sada Soderstrum. Graduated from Luther High School and Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI). Was an elementary teacher for seven years before becoming a stay at home mom. Married Jerry Peterson in 1948. The couple had three children, Tom, Jean and Scott. Survivors include her husband and children, and Boone residents, brother Vern Soderstrum and brother-in-law, Gordon Peterson.
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