Received an email from John, BHS-64, and Linda, BHS-67, Hinz. They became aware of the situation via the Korner and are answering the call. They said a check was in the mail from Arizona for the lawsuit plaintiffs.
Save Our Museums.....P.O. Box 224......Boone, Iowa 50036 or.....515-210-0877 for more info.
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Gary Knox, UC-58, had some thoughts about the school enrollments that appeared in the last edition.
Gary wrote, "when I read your school enrollments for the old CIC teams that had Newton 51st with 638 HS students, I was stunned. The year I began teaching at Newton, the graduation class of 1967 had nearly 400 graduating seniors. At that time, grades 10-12 had around 1,100 students and there were two middle schools, grades 7-9. There were 8 elementary schools, grades K-6. Now, Newton has a senior high with grades 9-12, one middle school and 5 elementary schools."
He added, "In 1954, I was a freshman at Jordan HS with 47 students, grades 9-12. We played similarly sized schools in baseball and basketball......Slater, Boxholm, Pilot Mound, Luther, Napier, McCallsburg and also played the larger Boone JV, Madrid and Ogden. Now, look at the size of Slater (Ballard) and Gilbert thanks to their proximity to Ames. Ogden and Madrid struggle to survive but the rest......gone."
The Kornerman says, "Gilbert is 83rd with 381 students and Ballard is 84th with 379.
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Old bud Larry Kelley, BHS-64, is still trying to completely track down ALL of the KWBG alumni from its beginning March 2, 1950. He thinks he's close to completing that task. However, he is still seeking a female news reporter that worked at the station in 1975-76.
The Kornerman says, "I was done in 1970 and have no knowledge to provide."
Maybe someone out there in Kornerland does.
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Bill Olson, BHS-62, passed on some info that may provide some inspirational aid in getting through this Coronavirus situation. Actually, Bill had received it from Karen Keys, BHS-62.
Karen wrote to Bill, "there is a movie everyone should see. It is called, "Before the Wrath" by Brent Miller Jr. and Ingenuity Films and narrated by Kevin Sorbo. It is so uplifting. It is probably on Amazon or www.beforethewrath.com or www.ingenuityfilms.com."
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Nelson Tompkins, BHS-57, added a little humor to the present abyss. He sent, "they said a mask and gloves were enough to go to the grocery store. THEY LIED. Everyone else had clothes on."
and
Kathleen Wheelock has added some Phyllis Diller memories:
(1) As beauty fades, so will his eyesight.
(2) Housework can't kill you, but why take a chance.
(3) Best way to get rid of kitchen odors? Eat out.
(4) You know you're old if they have discontinued your blood type.
(5) The reason women don't play football is because 11 of them would never wear the same outfit in public.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS:
Harold "Buck" Huffman, 87, Boone. BHS-51.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.....
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
ANSWERING THE CALL
I, the Kornerman, is so proud of Korner viewers response to our recent call for help for those brave plaintiffs who, for so long, battled the lawsuit filed against the Boone County Historical Society and found themselves in deep personal debt as a result.
One of them, Linda Millis, wrote, "I cannot thank you enough for all your help. Your blog has communicated our need to people across the entire country. Not only are we beginning to receive donations from your far-flung readers, we are also hearing of their personal connections to Boone and Mamie and that adds to our store of Mamie stories for the docents."
More information, a new balance, should be available at the end of the month.
But hey, I can't imagine that near enough has been received to make enough of a dent in a rather large obligation.
SO, if you are one who has completely forgotten or misplaced our plea for help or, for some other reason, have not responded yet, here's one more plea to do whatever you can do. Regardless, I am so proud of those of you who have already provided help.
This Korner, small in numbers compared to many blogs, contains a solid group of great people, who have empathy for people in need and are "on deck" for good causes.
Speaking personally and for the plaintiffs, thank you so much.
Save Our Museums, P.O. Box 224, Boone, Iowa 50036.....515-210-0877.
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Here's a subject you may not give a darn about but, for some reason, the Kornerman always finds this interesting.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union use school enrollment figures to determine what schools compete in what classes of competition.
The latest IHSAA figures for grades 9, 10, 11 have been posted. These are the figures that will be used for placing schools in their proper classes of competition for the 2020-21 school year.
THERE IS A NEW LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL IN IOWA.
It seems Valley, West Des Moines, has been the leader for years BUT their neighbor, Waukee, that's right, Waukee, has taken over. Waukee has 2,267 students in those three grades while Valley has 2,192.
The remainder of the top ten: Des Moines Lincoln, 1,776; Johnston, 1,763; Linn-Mar, Marion, 1,702; Southeast Polk, 1,605; Des Moines Roosevelt, 1,566; Des Moines East, 1,560; Waterloo, West, 1,345 and Dubuque Hempstead, 1,337.
Then, of course, the Kornerman is always interested in our county schools. Boone is 61st with 482 students; Ogden is 216th with 153 and Madrid is 219th with 152. There are ties among some schools along the way of course.
By the way, there are a total of 365 member schools. Somebody has to be last.....Promise Academy of Quakerdale has nine students in those three grades; Ottumwa Christian 10; North Iowa Christian School 17; South Page, College Springs 18; both Scattergood Friends and Cedar Valley Christian 21 and Iowa School for the Deaf, 23. Being members, they are all eligible to compete in any IHSAA sports offered.
Diagonal has 26 students and is part of that bottom ten group.
Being an old guy, I remember when Diagonal battled the big boys for state basketball honors.
In 1938, Diagonal defeated Rolfe, 31-29, for the state championship. A year later, Diagonal was runnerup to Creston, losing 25-20, AND THIS WAS BEFORE THE MULTIPLE CLASS SYSTEM WAS STARTED. EVERY SIZE SCHOOL WAS MERGED INTO ONE HUGE CLASS.
Some other oldtimers may wonder about the old Central Iowa Conference members. Marshalltown is 23rd with 1,135; Ames 29th with 1,046; Newton 51st with 638; Oskaloosa 60th with 484 and Grinnell 85th with 378.
Back to Boone. As long as I've got it in front of me, here's our boys basketball history.
In 1920 and 1921, there were actually two state championship tournaments and one was held at Ames. In that Ames tourney, in both 1920 and 1921, Boone was, at least, half of a state champion. They stopped Spirit Lake, 20-15 in the title game in 1920 and defeated LuVerne, 23-16, in the championship game of 1921.
State tournaments operated by the Iowa High School Athletic Association began in 1923.
In 1926, in a Division A portion of the tourney, Boone, Cedar Rapids Washington and Webster City all finished with 1-2 records to tie for second place. Newton was the winner.
Boone's crown jewel, of course, occurred in 1931 when the Toreadors won the state championship by beating Muscatine, 16-11, at Drake Fieldhouse.
The Des Moines Register reported that fans were turned away due to the fact that over 10,000 were packed "inside" for the game. It also reported that this was the largest crowd to ever attend any basketball game in Iowa up to that point.....and that included college games.
The Toreadors have also appeared in the state meets of 1948 and 1963.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: David Witcraft, 66, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-72. Worked for Sandler Bilt Homes, Smithway Trucking and Fareway prior to retirement in 2018. Survivors include his brothers, Tom and Jim, a sister, Marsha Rogers, and a special friend, Carol Robinson, all of Boone........Dr. Thomas Thielen, 86. Teacher/Coach. A private mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Boone. His wife and six adult children survive..........Donald Lass Sr., 84, Ogden. Born in Ogden. OHS-53. Married Joyce Wright in 1955. The couple farmed in the Ogden area before moving to town in the mid-80's. Donald retired from farming in 2002. Survivors include two sons, including Gary of Ogden, and a sister..........Karla Lyn Hocker, 60, Boone. Formerly of Ames.........Joan Thompson, 97, Boone. Married Lloyd (Tommy) Thompson. Two sons survive,........Doug Tonsfeldt, 75, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-63. Married Jeanette Stoneburner in 1966. Worked for 45 years for three soybean milling companies in Des Moines. Retired in 2012. Served as an Iowa National Guardsman for 20 years before retiring in 2005. Survivors include his wife, daughters Kim Waddell and Denise Wulf, his mother-in-law, Geneva Stoneburner, and two sisters-in-law, Carol Wilson and Sandi Bishop, all of Boone. A son, Mike, of Ogden and a sister also survive.........Lorenz Albrecht, 79, Des Moines. In 1982, he met former Boone resident, Elizabeth Barstad, and they were married in 1998. She and four of their adult children survive........Delbert Keubler, 90, Madrid. Married Darlene Harvey in 1950. They farmed. A son and two daughters survive.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
One of them, Linda Millis, wrote, "I cannot thank you enough for all your help. Your blog has communicated our need to people across the entire country. Not only are we beginning to receive donations from your far-flung readers, we are also hearing of their personal connections to Boone and Mamie and that adds to our store of Mamie stories for the docents."
More information, a new balance, should be available at the end of the month.
But hey, I can't imagine that near enough has been received to make enough of a dent in a rather large obligation.
SO, if you are one who has completely forgotten or misplaced our plea for help or, for some other reason, have not responded yet, here's one more plea to do whatever you can do. Regardless, I am so proud of those of you who have already provided help.
This Korner, small in numbers compared to many blogs, contains a solid group of great people, who have empathy for people in need and are "on deck" for good causes.
Speaking personally and for the plaintiffs, thank you so much.
Save Our Museums, P.O. Box 224, Boone, Iowa 50036.....515-210-0877.
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Here's a subject you may not give a darn about but, for some reason, the Kornerman always finds this interesting.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union use school enrollment figures to determine what schools compete in what classes of competition.
The latest IHSAA figures for grades 9, 10, 11 have been posted. These are the figures that will be used for placing schools in their proper classes of competition for the 2020-21 school year.
THERE IS A NEW LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL IN IOWA.
It seems Valley, West Des Moines, has been the leader for years BUT their neighbor, Waukee, that's right, Waukee, has taken over. Waukee has 2,267 students in those three grades while Valley has 2,192.
The remainder of the top ten: Des Moines Lincoln, 1,776; Johnston, 1,763; Linn-Mar, Marion, 1,702; Southeast Polk, 1,605; Des Moines Roosevelt, 1,566; Des Moines East, 1,560; Waterloo, West, 1,345 and Dubuque Hempstead, 1,337.
Then, of course, the Kornerman is always interested in our county schools. Boone is 61st with 482 students; Ogden is 216th with 153 and Madrid is 219th with 152. There are ties among some schools along the way of course.
By the way, there are a total of 365 member schools. Somebody has to be last.....Promise Academy of Quakerdale has nine students in those three grades; Ottumwa Christian 10; North Iowa Christian School 17; South Page, College Springs 18; both Scattergood Friends and Cedar Valley Christian 21 and Iowa School for the Deaf, 23. Being members, they are all eligible to compete in any IHSAA sports offered.
Diagonal has 26 students and is part of that bottom ten group.
Being an old guy, I remember when Diagonal battled the big boys for state basketball honors.
In 1938, Diagonal defeated Rolfe, 31-29, for the state championship. A year later, Diagonal was runnerup to Creston, losing 25-20, AND THIS WAS BEFORE THE MULTIPLE CLASS SYSTEM WAS STARTED. EVERY SIZE SCHOOL WAS MERGED INTO ONE HUGE CLASS.
Some other oldtimers may wonder about the old Central Iowa Conference members. Marshalltown is 23rd with 1,135; Ames 29th with 1,046; Newton 51st with 638; Oskaloosa 60th with 484 and Grinnell 85th with 378.
Back to Boone. As long as I've got it in front of me, here's our boys basketball history.
In 1920 and 1921, there were actually two state championship tournaments and one was held at Ames. In that Ames tourney, in both 1920 and 1921, Boone was, at least, half of a state champion. They stopped Spirit Lake, 20-15 in the title game in 1920 and defeated LuVerne, 23-16, in the championship game of 1921.
State tournaments operated by the Iowa High School Athletic Association began in 1923.
In 1926, in a Division A portion of the tourney, Boone, Cedar Rapids Washington and Webster City all finished with 1-2 records to tie for second place. Newton was the winner.
Boone's crown jewel, of course, occurred in 1931 when the Toreadors won the state championship by beating Muscatine, 16-11, at Drake Fieldhouse.
The Des Moines Register reported that fans were turned away due to the fact that over 10,000 were packed "inside" for the game. It also reported that this was the largest crowd to ever attend any basketball game in Iowa up to that point.....and that included college games.
The Toreadors have also appeared in the state meets of 1948 and 1963.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: David Witcraft, 66, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-72. Worked for Sandler Bilt Homes, Smithway Trucking and Fareway prior to retirement in 2018. Survivors include his brothers, Tom and Jim, a sister, Marsha Rogers, and a special friend, Carol Robinson, all of Boone........Dr. Thomas Thielen, 86. Teacher/Coach. A private mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Boone. His wife and six adult children survive..........Donald Lass Sr., 84, Ogden. Born in Ogden. OHS-53. Married Joyce Wright in 1955. The couple farmed in the Ogden area before moving to town in the mid-80's. Donald retired from farming in 2002. Survivors include two sons, including Gary of Ogden, and a sister..........Karla Lyn Hocker, 60, Boone. Formerly of Ames.........Joan Thompson, 97, Boone. Married Lloyd (Tommy) Thompson. Two sons survive,........Doug Tonsfeldt, 75, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-63. Married Jeanette Stoneburner in 1966. Worked for 45 years for three soybean milling companies in Des Moines. Retired in 2012. Served as an Iowa National Guardsman for 20 years before retiring in 2005. Survivors include his wife, daughters Kim Waddell and Denise Wulf, his mother-in-law, Geneva Stoneburner, and two sisters-in-law, Carol Wilson and Sandi Bishop, all of Boone. A son, Mike, of Ogden and a sister also survive.........Lorenz Albrecht, 79, Des Moines. In 1982, he met former Boone resident, Elizabeth Barstad, and they were married in 1998. She and four of their adult children survive........Delbert Keubler, 90, Madrid. Married Darlene Harvey in 1950. They farmed. A son and two daughters survive.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Saturday, March 21, 2020
TIME DOES PASS
As imagined, it did come AND now its gone. The Kornerman's birthday that is. We all hope this coronavirus thing disappears as quickly as the cards and cake.
With all that's going on in our world right now, it was so inspiring to hear good wishes from so many of you. I hadn't heard from Steve Hilts, BHS-62, for quite some time and he was one of the first presenters. He added a note to the greeting, "thanks for keeping us tied to wonderful Boone, Iowa." That short note, in itself, means a lot to the oldtimer. I mean we all need a little boost on occasion to realize that what we're doing does have some meaning to some people.
I don't dare try to start listing all those I've heard from but thank you, thank you, thank you for the many greetings and well wishes. Good old John Smith even made a personal visit to my door.
I'm at a point where I don't like to advertise my age anymore. I will give you this clue and you can decide whether the answer is worth persuing. I won't be seeing 84 again. Now, go figure.
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It was pointed out to me that I made a mistake. We don't like that but those things happen.
In Mike Bennett's obituary, we mentioned he was an important part of the Toreadors 1963 state tournament basketball team.
We discovered there are two Mike Bennett's......Michael V. BHS-64, and Michael Lee, BHS-65.
It was the Mike, BHS-65, who just passed away but it was the other Mike, BHS-64, that was on that successful Boone basketball team.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Betty Stribling, 85, Ogden. Earned a degree from Northeast Missouri State in 1956. That same year, she married John Stribling. Betty taught in the Boone schools for 27 years. Survivors include her husband, a son, three daughters and a brother.........Beverly Powers, 84, Boone. Had been a resident of Westhaven in Boone since 2019. She was an RN and worked for Boone County Public Health, the Woodward State Hospital, Greene County Hospital and was Director of Nursing for several long term care facilities in Iowa. Three sons survive.........Joan
Thompson, 97, Boone..........Donald Tripp, 90, Longville, MN.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.....
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
With all that's going on in our world right now, it was so inspiring to hear good wishes from so many of you. I hadn't heard from Steve Hilts, BHS-62, for quite some time and he was one of the first presenters. He added a note to the greeting, "thanks for keeping us tied to wonderful Boone, Iowa." That short note, in itself, means a lot to the oldtimer. I mean we all need a little boost on occasion to realize that what we're doing does have some meaning to some people.
I don't dare try to start listing all those I've heard from but thank you, thank you, thank you for the many greetings and well wishes. Good old John Smith even made a personal visit to my door.
I'm at a point where I don't like to advertise my age anymore. I will give you this clue and you can decide whether the answer is worth persuing. I won't be seeing 84 again. Now, go figure.
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It was pointed out to me that I made a mistake. We don't like that but those things happen.
In Mike Bennett's obituary, we mentioned he was an important part of the Toreadors 1963 state tournament basketball team.
We discovered there are two Mike Bennett's......Michael V. BHS-64, and Michael Lee, BHS-65.
It was the Mike, BHS-65, who just passed away but it was the other Mike, BHS-64, that was on that successful Boone basketball team.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Betty Stribling, 85, Ogden. Earned a degree from Northeast Missouri State in 1956. That same year, she married John Stribling. Betty taught in the Boone schools for 27 years. Survivors include her husband, a son, three daughters and a brother.........Beverly Powers, 84, Boone. Had been a resident of Westhaven in Boone since 2019. She was an RN and worked for Boone County Public Health, the Woodward State Hospital, Greene County Hospital and was Director of Nursing for several long term care facilities in Iowa. Three sons survive.........Joan
Thompson, 97, Boone..........Donald Tripp, 90, Longville, MN.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.....
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Larry Adams reports the passing of Dr. Charles Updegraff, 94, Marshalltown. Formerly of Boone/Des Moines. BHS-42. He served the Boone community as an eye, ear, nose, throat specialist from 1954-87 when he retired to Des Moines. In Des Moines, he operated Nevada Bob's golf store. Among the survivors is his brother, Dr. .Ed Updegraff, BHS-39, of Tucson, AZ.........Sandra Stumpf, 67, Boone. Des Moines Tech HS. Attended Drake. Many jobs including 11 years at Lucas school. Survivors include members of the Christina Graham family and Sandra's best friend, Debbie Wiand.........Kevin Moeller, 61, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-77. In his early years, he drove the church school bus and attended Hawkeye Technical in Waterloo to study aircraft mechanics. He married Melinda Rosedal in 1980. Worked at Northside Casey's, Sundstrand in Ames, the former Carlson Electric of Boone, and then, starting in 1983 until the present, he owned Moeller Electric. Survivors include his wife, Mindy, daughter Samantha and brothers, Kurt and Tod Moeller, all of Boone. Also surviving is a daughter, Sabrina, of Ogden and a sister..........Mike Bennett, 72, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-65. Was an important member of the Toreador basketball team of 1963 that earned a berth in the State Basketball Tournament. Mike was a machinist for John Deere in Ankeny for 43 years before retiring in 2010. He had also worked at Quinn's in Boone for a time. Survivors include three sons, including Jeff and Brian of Boone, a daughter, a brother, Kevin, of Boone and a special friend, Becky Sundall.........Katherine Mason, 80, Ames. She served as an English teacher in the Ogden schools...........Forest Petrus, 84, Ames. For 14 years, was a member of the Iowa National Guard's Red Bull 34th Infantry Division of Boone.........Denise Ortgies-Jones, 54, Scottsdale, AZ. Survivors include a niece, Rachel Jones, of Boone.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Saturday, March 14, 2020
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Mike Bennett, 73, Boone.........Lou Galetich, 91, Madrid. Madrid HS-47. St Ambrose College. Inducted into St. Ambrose Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1952, in his first year of coaching, his team, Clinton St. Mary's, won the 1953 IHSAA state championship in the first Iowa state championship game to ever be televised (WOI-TV, Ames). He coached at Clinton St. Mary's for two years prior to becoming a teacher/coach at Remsen St. Mary's. In 1956, he began a 24-year teaching/coaching career at Carroll Kuemper High School. Lou relocated back to Madrid in 1980 and coached their for two years prior to retirement in 1998. During that time, he also served for 12 years as the Mayor of Madrid and 10 years with the Boone County Youth and Shelter Services. He was instrumental in bringing the "boot camp" to Woodward. That facility went on to become Woodward Academy and Lou was its first president in 1995 and continued to be a board member as Vice-President until 2013. In June of 2002, the Woodward Academy broke ground on their first education center and gymnasium which was later named after him - Lou Galetich Education Center. Lou was always a staunch and active member of the Democratic party. A daughter survives.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.....
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.....
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
HELP NEEDED
Let's not tarry. No sugar coating either. Let's get right to the point.
Yes, the Boone County Historical Society lawsuit has come to a successful conclusion.
HOWEVER, the four very generous, very dedicated plaintiffs, who "stuck their neck way out" for BCHS patrons and the Boone community for over 18 months now need "our" help.
Financial support has dwindled and there's a final bill of $23,353.97 to get paid before April 30. That onus is on the four.
Here's the very positive skinny: (1) The group prevented the sale of the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace. The birthplace reopened in July for the remainder of the 2019 season and will open this spring for a full regular season. (2) Under a new board, the BCHS, despite all the damage that was inflicted, has settled into a functioning entity again, paying the bills and planning for the future.
From July 2018 to February 2019, there was an active effort by several individuals to raise funds needed to support the lawsuit. But, for the remainder of 2019, the four brave plaintiffs have been left, on their own, to see the lawsuit through to its conclusion.
A settlement was received but that was needed immediately for application to past due legal fees. The current outstanding balance remained.
To date, generous support has been received from 39 individual donors and one group and some have donated multiple times. Actually, the largest donor has been the BCHS attorney, Jason Casini, and the law firm of Whitfield & Eddy of Des Moines.
While the lawsuit was pending, the plaintiffs were not allowed to publicly ask for financial help.
That brings the situation forward, to today...........a big, final bill and a deadline for payment to extricate the plaintiffs from any further personal obligations.
The foursome have done all this for us, those Boone County citizens interested in maintaining a local treasure trove of local historical information and for the general interest of Boone County.
Its now our turn to "answer their call for help."
Honestly, the Kelley's don't have thousands to give but we will give what we can and if everyone else does the same, we may have a surprising result.
As they say, "no amount is too small" and the more volume the better.
Mail to Save Our Museums, P.O. Box 224, Boone, Iowa 50036 OR if you have a special gift to discuss or some ideas on how this bill can be nuked, call Linda Millis (515-210-0877).
Thanks for doing whatever you feel comfortable doing and "tell'um" the Kornerman sent you.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Dean Casotti, 94, Boone. Born in Fraser. Pilot Mound HS-43. Pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Married Patricia Paris in1954. Worked for the U.S. Postal Service from 1959-89 when he retired. Survivors include his wife, Pat, and four daughters, Cindy Briley, Julie Eastlund, Sue Finestead and JoAnn Cornelis all of Boone. A sister also survives............Clyde Jackson Hull, 80, Moingona. Married Angie Troutwine in 2017. Was a plumber, a partner/owner of Hull Plumbing which began in 1966. He retired in 2010. Survivors include his wife, Angie, five daughters, a son and two brothers.........Janet Rosenbrook, 86, Alta, IA. She has an Ogden connection.........Mickey Blougher, 74, Des Moines. Grew up in the Des Moines/Boone area...........
Wayne Novotny, 88, Madrid. Owned and operated Madrid Lanes for 30 years prior to retirement. Survivors include a son, David, of Madrid and one daughter...........Darrell Rensink, 82, Ames. Grew up in the Sioux Center area and served as city administrator there. Served the State of Iowa as the Director of the DOT, Department of Transportation beginning in 1988 after his appointment from Governor Terry Branstad. After retirement, he served the city of Boone for two years as interim administrator and six years as the Director of Economic Development and the Central Iowa Expo Board. He was proud of helping secure the Farm Progress Show to its Boone site. Survivors include his wife, Jo, three daughters, two sons and two brothers.........Margaret Ewing, 95, Formerly of Boone. BHS-43. Married Dale Ewing in 1944 and they farmed in the Stanhope area. Margaret earned a degree from the Ames School of Nursing in 1965-66 and served several years as Director of Nursing at East Lane Manor in Jewell. Two sons survive including Dennis of Ames........Veda Dyer, 81, Madrid. North Polk HS-57. Married Richard Dyer in 1959. Was a U.S. postal employee for 21 years. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Steig, and a son, Steve Dyers, both of Madrid.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.....
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Yes, the Boone County Historical Society lawsuit has come to a successful conclusion.
HOWEVER, the four very generous, very dedicated plaintiffs, who "stuck their neck way out" for BCHS patrons and the Boone community for over 18 months now need "our" help.
Financial support has dwindled and there's a final bill of $23,353.97 to get paid before April 30. That onus is on the four.
Here's the very positive skinny: (1) The group prevented the sale of the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace. The birthplace reopened in July for the remainder of the 2019 season and will open this spring for a full regular season. (2) Under a new board, the BCHS, despite all the damage that was inflicted, has settled into a functioning entity again, paying the bills and planning for the future.
From July 2018 to February 2019, there was an active effort by several individuals to raise funds needed to support the lawsuit. But, for the remainder of 2019, the four brave plaintiffs have been left, on their own, to see the lawsuit through to its conclusion.
A settlement was received but that was needed immediately for application to past due legal fees. The current outstanding balance remained.
To date, generous support has been received from 39 individual donors and one group and some have donated multiple times. Actually, the largest donor has been the BCHS attorney, Jason Casini, and the law firm of Whitfield & Eddy of Des Moines.
While the lawsuit was pending, the plaintiffs were not allowed to publicly ask for financial help.
That brings the situation forward, to today...........a big, final bill and a deadline for payment to extricate the plaintiffs from any further personal obligations.
The foursome have done all this for us, those Boone County citizens interested in maintaining a local treasure trove of local historical information and for the general interest of Boone County.
Its now our turn to "answer their call for help."
Honestly, the Kelley's don't have thousands to give but we will give what we can and if everyone else does the same, we may have a surprising result.
As they say, "no amount is too small" and the more volume the better.
Mail to Save Our Museums, P.O. Box 224, Boone, Iowa 50036 OR if you have a special gift to discuss or some ideas on how this bill can be nuked, call Linda Millis (515-210-0877).
Thanks for doing whatever you feel comfortable doing and "tell'um" the Kornerman sent you.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Dean Casotti, 94, Boone. Born in Fraser. Pilot Mound HS-43. Pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Married Patricia Paris in1954. Worked for the U.S. Postal Service from 1959-89 when he retired. Survivors include his wife, Pat, and four daughters, Cindy Briley, Julie Eastlund, Sue Finestead and JoAnn Cornelis all of Boone. A sister also survives............Clyde Jackson Hull, 80, Moingona. Married Angie Troutwine in 2017. Was a plumber, a partner/owner of Hull Plumbing which began in 1966. He retired in 2010. Survivors include his wife, Angie, five daughters, a son and two brothers.........Janet Rosenbrook, 86, Alta, IA. She has an Ogden connection.........Mickey Blougher, 74, Des Moines. Grew up in the Des Moines/Boone area...........
Wayne Novotny, 88, Madrid. Owned and operated Madrid Lanes for 30 years prior to retirement. Survivors include a son, David, of Madrid and one daughter...........Darrell Rensink, 82, Ames. Grew up in the Sioux Center area and served as city administrator there. Served the State of Iowa as the Director of the DOT, Department of Transportation beginning in 1988 after his appointment from Governor Terry Branstad. After retirement, he served the city of Boone for two years as interim administrator and six years as the Director of Economic Development and the Central Iowa Expo Board. He was proud of helping secure the Farm Progress Show to its Boone site. Survivors include his wife, Jo, three daughters, two sons and two brothers.........Margaret Ewing, 95, Formerly of Boone. BHS-43. Married Dale Ewing in 1944 and they farmed in the Stanhope area. Margaret earned a degree from the Ames School of Nursing in 1965-66 and served several years as Director of Nursing at East Lane Manor in Jewell. Two sons survive including Dennis of Ames........Veda Dyer, 81, Madrid. North Polk HS-57. Married Richard Dyer in 1959. Was a U.S. postal employee for 21 years. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Steig, and a son, Steve Dyers, both of Madrid.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments.....
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Saturday, March 7, 2020
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Terry Brown, 59, Boone........Chester "Chet" Whitmore, 91, Boone. He married Sue Ann Routh and the couple had two daughters. After Sue Ann passed away, Chet married Harriett Comfort in 1956. Navy vet. Worked for Northwestern Bell for 30 years prior to retirement. Survivors include his wife, Harriett, two daughters and a daughter-in-law.........Richard Lind, 77, Ames. Formerly of Boone. Born in Ogden. BHS-61. Married Marjorie Eckhart in 1965. Earned a degee from AIB in Des Moines in 1966. Worked for Selmons Water Technology until retirement in 2002. The couple lived in Boone until 1975 when they moved to Ames. Survivors include two sisters, Diane Eppert and Lori Wildeman, both of Boone and a sister-in-law..........Stephen Lance Walker, 89, Boone. Born in Utah and graduated from a California High School. Married Gladys Trukki in 1964. The couple lived on the west coast until retirement. Survivors include his wife, a son and three daughters.........Michael Furstenau, 68, Lakewood, CO. Formerly of Boone..........Majorie Lambert, 90. Married George Lambert in 1948. The couple had a son and two daughters who survive.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
SOME FOLLOWUPS
Here is some additional information regarding recent Korner stories.
(1) Two former Boone High School athletes competed in the Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta last Saturday.
In the women's division, there were 390 runners and Danna Kelly Herrick, BHS-2005, finished 43rd in 2:39.59. The winner was Alphine Tuliamuk who ran 2:27.23.
There were 175 men involved in the competition and Brogan Austin, BHS-2010, finished 48th in 2:18.36. The winner was Galen Rupp who ran 2:09.20.
Congratulations to those former Toreadors on their great performances in very stiff competition.
(2) In answer to our report on the death of Jerry Kinney, Bernie Lewiston, Perry HS-60, replied. "I was also very sorry to learn of Jerry's passing. Some of our kids had Jerry as a band director when he was at Ogden and they loved him. I was active in the Ogden Music Boosters in the early 1980's and worked with Jerry on several projects, including a trip to Dakota Band Days in Rapid City and buying new uniforms. Jerry was always looking for new adventures, and put together a small band, here in Ogden, of some of us adults, plus a few younger folks. We played polkas, marches, waltzes, and some dixieland and had a great time. I played bass horn, which I hadn't played since 1960 when I graduated from Perry High School. Jerry helped me get back to speed. He and his wife, Sandy, played trumpets, the late Stan Friesan, Ogden High School Principal, played trombone, and we picked up occasional other instrumentalists as they were available. I painted a hay rack blue and white. We hooked it behind my pickup, which wife Evelyn drove, and we were in several surrounding town parades as well as in the Ogden Fun Days parade. We also played at various other events in Ogden. It all ended when Jerry took another job and left town with his trumpet and all the music."
(3) Loren Frazier, BHS-58, wrote, "At our 60-year class reunion in October of 2018, I brought up the fact that there might be a class 80th birthday celebration in 2020. There was mention that Nashville might be a good location. After contacting several classmates, I've found that there is a consensus that having it in Boone might be better attended. So plans are underway and the likely dates are September 15-17, 2020. On the 16th and 17th we will plan on either a lunch or dinner. On the 15th, if there are enough classmates, locally, or arriving attendees we will plan on an evening get-together. Please let me know if you have a preference for either lunch or dinner on each of the dates September 16 and 17. The locations will be determined and other decisions made when we find out how many attendees we will have. Please let me know of your plans to attend and and questions or suggestions."
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Patricia Leichliter Edwards, 63, Ames. Born in Boone. Her parents were Virgil and Doris Leichliter. Patricia spent her younger years in the Jefferson/Ogden area. Survivors include her husband, Philip Edwards, two daughters and a son..........Harold Berglund, 84, Stratford. Born in rural Stratford. SHS-54. Army vet. Was a farmer. Married Carolyn Erickson in 1963. The couple had three boys and a girl. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn, and a son, Jim, both of Stratford and a daughter, Julie Haberer, of Boone. Two sisters also survive...........Terri Ann Haberer, 64, Boone. She moved to the Boone area with her children in the 1970's. Terri married Charlie Haberer in 2002 in their Fraser home. The blended family consisted of three daughters and three sons. Also surviving are a brother, four sisters and a sister-in-law...........Dorothy Duff, 91, Ogden. She married Leland Duff and they had six children including Gerald Duff of Ogden. She earned a teaching degree and spent most of her life in the Lamoni area where she worked as a dietary aide and cook at the Lamoni Nursing Home for 25 years and at the Lamoni Welcome Center for 10 years.........Luene "Lu" Phipps, 86, Des Moines. Formerly of Nevada/Boone. BHS-51. Her parents were Warren and Agnes Hartsell. She married James Phipps of Pilot Mound in 1951. The couple became parents of three daughters. Lu was a dispatcher for the Story County Sheriff's office in Nevada for several years before retirement in 1998. Survivors include her daughters..........Jennifer MacDonald, 72, Des Moines. At one time, served as a Camp Fire Leader at Camp Hantesa near Boone.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
(1) Two former Boone High School athletes competed in the Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta last Saturday.
In the women's division, there were 390 runners and Danna Kelly Herrick, BHS-2005, finished 43rd in 2:39.59. The winner was Alphine Tuliamuk who ran 2:27.23.
There were 175 men involved in the competition and Brogan Austin, BHS-2010, finished 48th in 2:18.36. The winner was Galen Rupp who ran 2:09.20.
Congratulations to those former Toreadors on their great performances in very stiff competition.
(2) In answer to our report on the death of Jerry Kinney, Bernie Lewiston, Perry HS-60, replied. "I was also very sorry to learn of Jerry's passing. Some of our kids had Jerry as a band director when he was at Ogden and they loved him. I was active in the Ogden Music Boosters in the early 1980's and worked with Jerry on several projects, including a trip to Dakota Band Days in Rapid City and buying new uniforms. Jerry was always looking for new adventures, and put together a small band, here in Ogden, of some of us adults, plus a few younger folks. We played polkas, marches, waltzes, and some dixieland and had a great time. I played bass horn, which I hadn't played since 1960 when I graduated from Perry High School. Jerry helped me get back to speed. He and his wife, Sandy, played trumpets, the late Stan Friesan, Ogden High School Principal, played trombone, and we picked up occasional other instrumentalists as they were available. I painted a hay rack blue and white. We hooked it behind my pickup, which wife Evelyn drove, and we were in several surrounding town parades as well as in the Ogden Fun Days parade. We also played at various other events in Ogden. It all ended when Jerry took another job and left town with his trumpet and all the music."
(3) Loren Frazier, BHS-58, wrote, "At our 60-year class reunion in October of 2018, I brought up the fact that there might be a class 80th birthday celebration in 2020. There was mention that Nashville might be a good location. After contacting several classmates, I've found that there is a consensus that having it in Boone might be better attended. So plans are underway and the likely dates are September 15-17, 2020. On the 16th and 17th we will plan on either a lunch or dinner. On the 15th, if there are enough classmates, locally, or arriving attendees we will plan on an evening get-together. Please let me know if you have a preference for either lunch or dinner on each of the dates September 16 and 17. The locations will be determined and other decisions made when we find out how many attendees we will have. Please let me know of your plans to attend and and questions or suggestions."
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Patricia Leichliter Edwards, 63, Ames. Born in Boone. Her parents were Virgil and Doris Leichliter. Patricia spent her younger years in the Jefferson/Ogden area. Survivors include her husband, Philip Edwards, two daughters and a son..........Harold Berglund, 84, Stratford. Born in rural Stratford. SHS-54. Army vet. Was a farmer. Married Carolyn Erickson in 1963. The couple had three boys and a girl. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn, and a son, Jim, both of Stratford and a daughter, Julie Haberer, of Boone. Two sisters also survive...........Terri Ann Haberer, 64, Boone. She moved to the Boone area with her children in the 1970's. Terri married Charlie Haberer in 2002 in their Fraser home. The blended family consisted of three daughters and three sons. Also surviving are a brother, four sisters and a sister-in-law...........Dorothy Duff, 91, Ogden. She married Leland Duff and they had six children including Gerald Duff of Ogden. She earned a teaching degree and spent most of her life in the Lamoni area where she worked as a dietary aide and cook at the Lamoni Nursing Home for 25 years and at the Lamoni Welcome Center for 10 years.........Luene "Lu" Phipps, 86, Des Moines. Formerly of Nevada/Boone. BHS-51. Her parents were Warren and Agnes Hartsell. She married James Phipps of Pilot Mound in 1951. The couple became parents of three daughters. Lu was a dispatcher for the Story County Sheriff's office in Nevada for several years before retirement in 1998. Survivors include her daughters..........Jennifer MacDonald, 72, Des Moines. At one time, served as a Camp Fire Leader at Camp Hantesa near Boone.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
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