HE'S THE SAME OLD FRED

     Early Tuesday morning our coffee group was starting to gather when a tall gentleman, accompanied by a lady and wearing boots and jeans and a large "cowboy" hat walked in.
     Somebody said, "who's that.......Wyatt Earp?"
     Actually, it was old KWBG friend and co-worker Freddie Lark who, in passing, made some remark about our group having a Board of Directors meeting.
     Still, it didn't register until he actually came over to visit. He took the huge hat off and that made him more recognizable. He might be a few pounds lighter than I remember but, once the light came on, it was the same old Fred.
     The couple was back "home" from Montana for a wedding and he remarked that, "yes, I just got out in time to avoid the snow there."
     Fred has been highly successful. He has several businesses with a main one being longtime ownership of KXLO country radio in Lewistown, MT. When questioned he said, "ya, we're still making a few bucks via radio but its not easy."
     He is an Iowa State grad and still has a close connection with the university which does bring him back to the area at different times for board meetings.
     I believe, somewhere in my archives, I still have a recording of "St Louis Blues" sung by Freddie Lark and, truthfully, I have always felt it had star quality. He says its been distributed worldwide via You Tube as well as other outlets.
     An Ogden High School grad, you might remember when Lark's ranch was a part of the Des Moines River valley west of Boone. He still has relatives in this area.
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     Its all in the family.
     Michael Olson, BHS-86, son of Bob and LeAnn Olson of Boone, is a new 2019 inductee, in the Iowa Fast Pitch Softball Hall of Fame. Thus, he joins two uncles, Gene and Dean Olson, as members of that elite group.
     Mike, who lives in Ogden, began his fast-pitch career in 1986 and has played on numerous outstanding Iowa teams........from Ames, Des Moines, Moravia and Sioux City, as well as teams from surrounding states.......Minnesota, Topeka, KS and Midland, MI. Included were several national and even world competitions.
     As a member of Van's of Moravia, a state champion runnerup, Mike was named to the All-Tournament team and the tourney's Most Valuable Player.
     Playing for Gateway 2000 Soo's of Sioux City, he was a member of two state championship teams that finished third and sixth, respectively, in the world tournament. In both 1993 and 1994 he was named to the All Tournament team in a Pioneer Days tournament in Salt Lake City, UT.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Jay Lindahl, Boone. BHS-86..........Linda Coy, 72......Dwight Hollingsworth, 67...........Clavonne Dahlien Kading, 90, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-46. Worked at Northwestern Bell, J.C. Penny and the Juli-Anne shop in Boone. Married Bill Kading in 1949. He passed away in 2005. The Kading's lived at 616 Prairie until moving to an acreage north of Boone in 1963. In 1999 they moved to town and in 2011, Clavonne sold her house and moved in with her daughter, Lisa, and son-in-law, Bob Jones. The Kadings had six children. Three of them, Christine Kading, Mike Kading and Carrie Noll, live in Boone. A brother also survives..........Doyle Davisson, 69, Ogden. Grew up in Perry. Perry HS. Married Shirley Blank in Boone in 1971. They had two children and were divorced. In 1996, Doyle married June Dole. He worked at 3M in Ames for over 33 years prior to retirement. Survivors include his wife, June, a son, Darrell Davisson of Boxholm, three daughters, several siblings and his father-in-law...........Myra Del Swigert Shepard, 101, Dayton. Born in Boxholm. Boxholm HS-35. ISU grad in 1939. Married John Shepard Jr. in 1939 and the couple had three sons. They farmed south of Boxholm. John passed away in 1988 and in 1993, Del moved to Dayton. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, J.J. Shepard III of Boxholm and one son.
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