WHAT? NO DRAKE RELAYS

     The last I, the Kornerman, had heard was that the Drake relays had not been ruled out completely but would make an attempt to have it at a later time.......similar to what the Kentucky Derby officials have declared.
     When that discouraging word popped up, I felt the same pangs of disappointment I'm sure that a faithful BHS trio of relays fans have felt. For years, Steve Shaler, BHS-59, Tim Croxen, BHS-59, and Barry Wills, BHS-58, have built a tradition of meeting for that prestigious event. They so much looked  forward to watching those great athletes compete while also coming from different directions to bond their personal friendship.
      Hopefully, a new date, further down the line than usual, can be found and that great comraderie will be allowed to continue.
     The Kornerman adds, "I even had the pleasure of meeting with that group during that weekend so I've been following that situation closely also."
     P.S. Barry had contacted me a few weeks back with an idea of re-installing some Boone trivia in the Korner at times......old movie theatres, shops, restaurants etc. We have done that before but not recently I guess.
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     In answer to a question posed by Bill Olson, BHS-62, in the last edition, Lauren Taylor, BHS-69, has provided a possible answer. Lauren wrote, "The Hawkeye Laundry, owned by my dad, Fred Taylor, had a huge boiler and let people use the attached steam cleaner for cleaning gas tanks, undercarriages etc. He had it at the old plant on Seventh Street and the new plant on Marshall. It was great for cleaning a grill. When the service ended, the charge was $1.00. Pull in the alley, pay Carl Kiddie, BHS-61, and you got about a half-hour to "do your thing"  Keep up the good work Mo."
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     Ron Hopkins, BSH-59, always provides interesting material. Ron wrote from Washington state, "I follow the Korner faithfully and was stimulated by the recent comments about early TV. In the early days of TV, my family lived on highway 65, at the edge of Colo, within "rabbitt-ear" distance of WOI-TV in Ames. My first experience involved watching Perry Como on the small screen of our neighbors TV. At least by 1952, we had our own Philco, because I remember some coverage of the political conventions that year. Like John Kueck, BHS-61, I watched Captain Video. My sister, Linda Nutt, BSH-61, and I also watched another science fiction offering (Space Cadets?), some Howdy Doody, and the infamous test patterns. I also have vague memories of some educational offerings by WOI. I remember watching football when there were only four bowl games, all on New Years Day. The actual TV coverage was probably awful. The TV's of those early 50's days were not particularly reliable. The knobs for horizontal and vertical hold required frequent tinkering, but sometimes the problem was more serious, like no picture. In such cases, a repairman from 10 or 20 miles away was called. It seemed the Philco could always be revitalized by replacing one of the many tubes. I think the repairman always came in the evenings (probably had another day job) and only charged a few dollars. Now, small appliances are more reliable but must be carried to the repair shop or discarded or replaced. If your refrigerator fails, you probably will pay a $100 minimum for a house call and may wait several days. I enjoyed those years in Colo. Maybe another time, I'll share some thoughts about the loss I have felt watching such small towns wither into ghost towns or become, simply, bedroom communities."
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     In the last edition, Jim Seitz, BHS-73, recalled some KWBG workers and mentioned an unknown announcer who used an "on-air" name rather than his given name. Jim now adds, "that name came to me.....it was Lowell Hefflefinger who went "on-air" by Lowell K. or Lowell J I believe."
     Larry Kelley, BHS-64, who has done lots of K-Dub research, believes the on-air name was Lowell Ellis.
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     Max Moore, BHS-46, from Cali-forn-ia....sent some isolation jokes.
     Here's a couple: (1) I'm so excited. Its time to take out the garbage. What should I wear? (2) My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I "go," it cleans the toilet. (3) I still haven't decided where to go for Easter, the living room or the bedroom.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Barbara Moore, 86, Boone.(Obituary not available yet)....... Barbara Dinnen, 67, Des Moines. She attended the St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City and after graduation, she was appointed a junior pastor at the Immanuel Lutheran United Methodist church in Des Moines and the Marion Street Methodist Church of Boone........Darlene Shotwell, 85, Ogden. OHS-52. Married Roy Shotwell in 1960. A homemaker, she worked part-time at Boehm Insurance in Ogden. Survivors include a son and two daughters including  Pam of Boone.........Steven Kane, 64, Stratford. Stratford HS-73. Worked 39 years for two railroads. Survivors include a son, daughter and two sisters.........Lynn Poling, 65, Boone. West Marshall HS-74. Earned degrees from Marshalltown Community College and UNI. He moved to Texas but returned to Iowa in 2008. Survivors include his mother, a brother and two sisters........Joann McHugh, 83, Boone. Stanhope HS-55. Was a cook and housekeeper at the Boone County Care facility and the former River Valley Residential facility. She retired in 1997. Survivors include a sister, Rosemary McNace, and a brother, Jim McHugh Jr., both of Boone and two nieces, Mary Youngblood and Ann Wright both of Boone........Deva Adams, 88, Boone (Obituary not available yet).........Joselyn Michael, 42, Boone (Obituary not available yet).
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