HERE AND THERE

     CATCH UP TIME: (Answers to some recent questions, comments regarding our recent Bumble B project, some added information etc. and items that have been at the bottom of the desk for too long.)

     (1) Ken Aldag, BHS-54, wrote, "we live in Fresco, CA., been here since 1972. You got rain, we got heat. Forecast for 106 today, 107 tommorrow. Forget that saying, "no problem, it's a dry heat." It's hot, damp or dry. Unfortunately, at my age, it keeps me off the golf course."
     (2) Bill Wallace, BHS-70, wrote."Boone High and Ryan High classes of 1970 had scheduled a combined 50-year reunion for September 18-19, 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision has been made to postpone it for one year. The new dates for the reunion, September 24-25, 2021. I  guess we'll be celebrating a 51-year reunion. Your recent mention of Mel Murken, BHS-59, hit home for me. I played on Mel's Yankees Babe Ruth team as a 13-year old. He taught me a lot about the game....and the suicide squeeze."
     (3) Richard Longworth, BHS-53, regarding his state table tennis championship, wrote, "I owe it all to the Boone Y and its ping pong table where we, Perry Spies, BHS-53, Billy Christensen, BHS-52, and others played. The tables had wooden nets which were both high and unforgiving, so we learned how to hit the ball high enough to get it over the net but with enough topspin to give it some action on the other side." He had received a Bumble B clipping about his table tennis prowess.
     (4) Andy Dorman Smith, BHS-54, replied to a Bumble B clipping she received. "Ah hah!. Can't keep anything a secret from a mom of eight. Thanks so much for the memories. It's been a great ride, filled with wonderful friends. I'm still in touch with Marilyn Brunner Egan, BHS-54, Jim Brunner's, BHS-52, younger sister."
     (5) As you can see, our DAILY death notices are well underway and "are miles ahead" of any other similar information. So, I think that's a good move and greatly increases the opportunity for Korner viewers to learn about friends, neighbors and family members who have passed much earlier than previously available. Dr. Richard Byerly, BHS-56, is a  good example. As far as the Kornerman knows, there still has never been any mention in local media of his passing. We first posted word of his death and burial information on May 28 and followed up with additional info in our regular June 1 blog. Dr. Byerly was buried at Linwood in Boone last Saturday and several classmates and friends, as well as family members, attended.
     (6) Last the Kornerman knew, the class of 1958 scheduled an 80th birthday party for Boonetown, September 15-17, 2020 and its still a "go."
     (7) Lynn and Michael Sundall will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in Boone, July 25, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Cedar Pointe. Last the Kornerman knew, they were seeking Steve Fagen's whereabouts? He served in their wedding party.
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     Gary Knox, UC-58, wrote, "my parents were friends of  Richard Byerly's parents and shopped at his dad Virgil's grocery store, which was on the north side near the Tip Top cafe where we often stopped for a hamburger. I think the store was called Clover Farms and was later changed to Super Value. I'm curious about how and when my dad first got acquainted with Virgil and Bessie. My dad played basketball and baseball for Luther High and attended and played football one year at Boone Junior College. Was that Clover Leaf store on the west side of Story?"
     The Kornerman replied that yes, I thought the store was on the west side and yes, I do believe the parents were Virgil Sr. and Bessie. I can "picture" them but didn't really know them. There was also a daughter/sister, Marilyn, and an older brother, Virgil Jr., BHS-49, who was a good athlete. He played some basketball at ISU in college and in high school was also a good half-miler. The thing I remember most, however, was seeing Boone play Ames in a tournament game at the old ISU armory and Virgil Jr. sank a shot from mid-court right at the end of the game to give BHS the victory."
     If any viewers out there know that any of this info is incorrect (that's very possible), please let the Korner  know.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Margaret "Peg" Oxenford, BHS-53, informs the Korner of the death of her brother, Roger Oxenford, BHS-45, a former Boone resident. Roger passed away in California, May 21.In Boone in retirement, he did some work at Moffitt's....Bill Wright, 90, Story City. Born in Boone. BHS-48. U.S. Army vet. Earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from ISU. In 1953, married Iva "Dell" Wright. Bill worked at a Wards store in Ames, moved to Council Bluffs where he worked for a power company and operated a service station. He returned to Ames and worked at Sidel's Auto and for a farmer in the Randall area. Five adult children survive, four boys and a girl.His wife, "Del," and six siblings preceded him in death. Darhl, BHS-37; Mavis, BHS-39; Betty, BHS-40; Dorothy, BHS-44; Peb and Dick Wright........Harold "Tex" Dean, 82, Boone. Grew up in Arkansas and earned a degree from Buena Vista in 1963. Married Cora Lee Wilson in 1960. They had a son and daughter but were divorced. He married Nancy Kurle and they were divorced. He married Nancy Fairchild Sunstrom in 1986 and she died in an auto mishap. "Tex" taught band at Gilbert and Boone schools and played drums in various local bands in the state. Daughter, Wendy, a step-daughter, a sister and three step sons who live in Boone, Jeff, Mike and Ron Sunstrom, survive.......Dennis Freeman, 81, Stratford. Earned a degree from Gustavus Adolphus in 1961. Married Mary Lou Hawkinson in 1962 and the couple had four children. They lived in Des Moines for a time and then moved to Storm Lake in 1966 and Dennis was elected to serve in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1968-74. He also had an insurance and financial services business. In 1999, the couple moved to Ames where he established Freeman Financial Services. After Mary Lou's death, he married Janice Peterson. In 2017, he moved back to Storm Lake before his final years in Gowrie and Stratford nursing homes. His children and his former wife, Janice, survive.......Helen Shirley Robertson, 84, Reno, NV. Was buried beside her late husband, Paul Dean Robertson, in Linwood Cemetery......James Christianson, 94, Urbandale. Mechanicsville, IA high school. Served in the U.S. Army and had a 40-year career as a railroad employee, including time in the 70's and 80's as a Freight Agent in Boone. An adult son survives.
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