HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWS

     BREAKING NEWS: Regarding that exceedingly long Boone Historical Society/Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace dilemna, its now official. The lawsuit portion has been settled.
     Unfortunately, the time has NOT come yet for official and minute details.
     In addition, there are still other segments of the entire episode, particularly involving individuals, that have not been completely resolved. As a result, this reporter will not, at this time, get involved in these "incompletes."
     Here's what can be said, at this time, as a direct result of the lawsuit termination.
     (1) It did result in the facilitation and removal of the former Society board and its director.
     (2) It did prevent the sale of the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace.
     (3) At one point, a mediation process was involved. That resulted in, among other things, denial of a change of venue for the proceedings, dismissal of some defendants counterclaims, a motion that obligated the former director to finish her desposition, which had lingered for quite some time, and a motion for a protective order to shield the former Society Board President from having to be deposed.
     The bad/sad part of all this is that legal fees have continued to be accrued. All fees have been paid through September but billing has not been received for October and November.
     A member of the defense team has worked to minimize the fees as much as possible. In fact, he's been the single largest contributor to the cost of this case. HOWEVER?
     So, financial help is needed. Checks can be made out to Save Our Museums and mailed to P.O. Box 224, Boone, Iowa 50036.
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     With help from viewers, let's continue our talk about ham radio interest.
     Bernie Lewiston wrote, "my early morning radio group is the Christian Amateur Radio Fellowship. It was formed in 1966 to keep in communication with missionaries in foreign countries. Newer technology has replaced that need, so now we meet for fellowship, prayer concerns, and general banter. Also, we are ready to go if the cell phones or internet should happen to fail. The other morning net is the Eyebank Net, which was organized in 1962 by two eye doctors a the University of Iowa. The purpose was for locating and arranging for the distribution of eye tissue to be used in sight saving emergency corneal transplant operations. Here again, newer technology has replaced the need for the radio net, but the International Eye Bank Association has asked us to continue in case the newer methods should ever fail. This net is now led by an eye doctor in Great Bend, KS. We usually check weather and radio propagation, and general banter. My call is KBOL" (O.K. I'm stumped. That O should have a / inside it.......but I haven't got a clue. Teach me Bernie.
     EDITOR'S NOTE: The Kornerman was particularly interested in the comment that read, "if cell phones or the internet should happen to fail." Though such a failure, and its ramifications, have lingered way back in my mind, I had never contemplated that ham radio might be a "savior" in such a case. That possibility is very welcoming. I guess I'd appreciate more info in this regard.
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     We still have more interesting ham radio news courtesy of Chuck Brainard, BHS-50, that we will be using in upcoming editions.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS:W. Roy Gustafson, 90..........Theresa Bennett Little, 56. Survivors include her mother, Karen Thrasher, and step-father, Everett Thrasher of Boone.........Ralph Koger, 96, Boone. Army and National Guard vet. Worked in aviation as a pilot, the grocery and construction businesses. Married Ormagene Peterson in 1949 and Ormagene passed away in 1977. Married Betty Anderson Bruster in 1978. Survivors include his wife, a daughter and step-daughter.
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