SOME NEW NEWS

     BREAKING NEWS: (1) Crazy! Eighty-five years of age and the Kornerman has decided to EXPAND our service.
     Here's the skinny. Ever since we started the Korner blog 10 years ago, we've provided Wednesday and Saturday offerings, which included Boone connected deaths that we had as of press time.
     I've decided, under more declining media coverage, that simply isn't good enough.
     I've been hearing too many sad stories about local deaths being learned too late or not heard about at all.
     Somebody recently complained, "we had no idea of her death, she was in our card club recently and none of us knew about her passing until, even her service had been held."
     It seems, sometimes, everybody in town knows of a certain death but it is never announced on KWBG. The newspaper, the Boone News,? is another story.......a once-a-week publication that may, or may not, show certain deaths but even then, they may be six or seven days late. Its a sad dilemma for our community.
     Here's what I've decided to do. Whenever we can officially learn of a death, it will appear on Kelley's Korner......WHATEVER DAY THAT IS.
     In other words, to feel more up-to-date about local deaths, check our Korner blog every day, not just Wednesday and Saturday. If we have info to provide, we will provide it.......on any day of the week. If we have no such information, we'll either go dark or make a note of it on the blog site.
     My hope is, that even though our Korner viewership is limited, those people who are familiar with it, will have quicker and more up-to-date information on local deaths than is now available.
     We'll start a new, closer look on Monday, even Memorial Day. Check us out every day and pass the word.
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     BREAKING NEWS: (2) Boone High School has hired a new varsity football coach. That hasn't appeared in the Boone News? yet either.
     Chad Klein, a native of Audubon, will become a teacher/coach at BHS after serving his entire 21 years in education at Carroll Kuemper High School.
     Klein earned a degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1998 and earned extra credit at DMACC in 2011. He currently serves as Activities Director and varsity football coach at Kuemper.
     Becoming the head varsity coach in 2012, he led the Knights to eight consecutive playoff appearances, a semifinal round berth in 2012 and the 2A state championship in 2013.
     He was twice selected the District Coach of the Year, also earned a Regional Coach of the Year honor and was selected as a Shrine Bowl Assistant Coach in 2015.
     Klein's wife, Kim, is an English teacher at Carroll High and the couple have four children.
     Olivia, 18, is a freshman at Simpson college involved in track and cross country. Logan, 18, is a freshman at Iowa State studying Industrial Design. Easton, 15, is a high school sophomore involved in band and athletics and Piper, 11, is a sixth grader involved in dance and gymnastics.
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     Max Moore, BHS-46, sent a picture of a Kelly's Korner sports bar in Placentia, CA. There are numerous Kelley or Kelly's Korners all over this country. There's even an unincorporated community, Kelly's Korner, Washington. Then too, we've noted a Kelly's Korner orchid supplier in Milford, NH; a Korner bar and grill in Buffalo, NY; a place to improve hearing loss and a clothing outlet in Atoka, TN. among many others.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: George Maybee Jr., 91, Iowa Falls. Formerly of Boone. He grew up in Illinois and started a job with the railroad in 1951. He retired in Boone in 1989 as Assistant Vice President and Division Manager of the Central Division of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Married Mary Jane Kreuscher, and after railroad retirement, served as Mayor of Boone from 1989-2003. Survivors include his wife, Mary, and adult children, Debra Andres,
Kathleen Sandholm, Michael and Tim Maybee.........Gretchen Caldwell Otis, 86, Boone. BHS-52. Earned a nursing degree from Iowa Lutheran Hospital in 1955. Was married twice and divorced twice. Survivors include a son, David Otis, of Ogden and a daughter, Teresa "Terri" Otis........Tracy Ann Carris-Christensen, 59, Boone. Stratford HS. Worked for HyVee for 18 years before retiring in 2018. Married Keith Carris in 2019. Survivors include her husband, a son, Cameron Olson, and two sisters, Christy Christensen of Boone and Julia Eichman.........Tala May Fierle, 80, Ankeny. Born in New York and attended Juilliard School of Music for piano. She and Bob Cramer met at Parsons College and married in 1965. They divorced in 1973 and Tala and son, Reynolds Cramer, moved to New York. She married Otto Brehm and Robert Fierle and both preceded her in death. Reynolds came back to Iowa several years ago to work for Fareway. Tala moved back to Iowa in 2019 to be closer to Reynolds, his children Ashley and Zach, from a marriage to Kori, and Benny from his marriage to Sheila.........Cecelia "Cece" Paris, 77, Westhaven. Formerly of Fraser. She grew up in LeHigh, became a CNA and worked at Westhaven and the former Ledges Manor. Married Ray Paris in 1959. Five adult children survive, Jeff and Mike Paris of Fraser, Nancy Habrich and Tammy Walker of Boone and Joel Paris of Ogden. Two sisters also survive, Georgia Perkovich of Boone and Teresa O'Brion...........James Lawton, 82, Boxholm. Married Lila Mae Oakes in 1958 and she preceded him in death. Was a farmer, truck driver, veterinarian and minister. Two of his three daughters, Lora Lee Lawton and Lisa Lynn Lawton, survive........Kim Renee Bailey, 62, LeMars..........Russell Dalton, 86, Madrid. Born in Madrid. Married Wanda Faye Rose in 1950. Worked in the family business, R.W. Dalton and sons general contractors. Four adult children survive, Randy and Rhonda Dalton of Madrid, Rusty Dalton and Debra Svaleson........Thomas Gibbons, 90, Altoona. Born in Madrid. MHS-49. Was a U.S. Navy vet. Married Angelina Righi and the couple established their home in Madrid. Worked for Bridgestone Firestone for 38 years before retirement. Survivors include four adult children, Mark Gibbons, Lezlie Lundy, Suzanne Nestrud and Peggy Sweeney and a brother, Floyd, of Madrid.
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