FINALLY..........

     Yes, the derecho did it to us........just as it did to everyone else in its path. However, we, at the Korner, must have been one of the last customers to reclaim our spot on the internet. We caught on early yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, after a full week's absence.
      By the way, thanks to all those who, we know, attempted to contact us and then worried a bit when we were unable to get back to many of them.
     One of our most reliable friends all through the years has been Dick Shenary. Whenever we've had a question about "things," he's provided the answer, most of the time.
     I'd never heard of derecho but Dick informed me it is a widespread, long-lived wind storm, associated with bands of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms, variously known as bow echos, squall lines or quasi-linear convective systems.
     In simpler terms, the Kornerman would simply say, if it wasn't a tornado, it was a very tight number two, whatever that is. Several ravaged Iowa communities clocked winds in excess of 100 mph.
     Personally, I've never seen anything close to it in my 75 years in Boonetown. It had to effect every one of our citizens in some way. No power, no phone or internet service and tons, I mean tons, of tree and crop damage that will take months to clean up. It will be a huge challenge to get it all taken care of by summer's end.
     City beautiful? You bet, most of the time, but, in this, hopefully, once in a lifetime event, we took a big time hit........worse than my writing can possibly describe.
     But, time marches on, we've had beautiful weather in the days since and full recovery is certain.......in time.
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     Lots of catching up to do.
     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Joseph McFarland, 21, Boxholm/Ogden. Suffered fatal injuries in a motorcycle accident. Born in Boone. OHS-17. Had been living in Ogden and was a mechanic at Anything Scout in Ames. Survivors include his mother, Nancy McFarland, of Boxholm, his father, Steve McFarland Jr. of Webster City, two sisters, including Alanna McFarland of Boxholm, his grandparents, Virginia and Harlan Adams of Boxholm and Diane and Ray Kinnetz of Webster City, Tammy Helvick of Bondurant and Steve McFarland Sr. of Duncombe.........Maurice Sandholm, 99, Boone........Mable Marie Kane, 99, Boone. Grew up in Indiana. Married Harry Swihart in 1940 and the couple had a son and daughter. Was a Red Cross volunteer and worked at ISU. Was a member of the Eternal Life Church in Luther. The son, daughter and two sisters survive. Mable passed away in Boone........Richard Harken, 74, West Des Moines. Married Janelle Nesius in 1970 and the couple had two sons, Jim, BHS-91, and Andrew, BHS-95. Richard was the Presbyterian pastor in Boone for several years prior to retirement. Survivors include his wife and sons, a brother, sister and brother-in-law..........Juliann Bray, 59, Lehigh. Survivors include a daughter, Toni Hutchins, of Ogden and a brother, Bob Smith, of Woodward........Bernardine Lawler Gorman, 102, Ogden. Born and educated in South Dakota. The family moved to a farm near Boone. BSH-35. Was a beautician in Boone until her marriage to Joseph Lawler in 1941. First child, Patrick, passed at age 38 in 1981 and husband Joe died in 1982. In 1991 Bernardine married Ambrose Gorman of Jamaica, IA. They farmed until his death in 2002. Bernardine then moved to Ogden. Survivors included four daughters, a sister-in-law and a brother-in-law, Robert Uthe of rural Boone........Kenneth Lilienthal, 57, Kellerton. Married Juanita Conlon in Germany in 1988 and the couple had three children. A 23-year Army vet, he worked at Vetter Equipment in Mount Ayr for 23 years. Enjoyed racing and never missed a Boone Super National event. Survivors include his wife, children, two brothers, a sister and his mother-in-law.........Megan Mann, 32, Boone.......Galen Grotrian, 66. A Nebraska native, he had lived in Madrid since 2012............Vivian Nerness, 100, Ames. Born in rural Madrid. Attended ISU and worked at Collegiate Manufacturing before moving to Washington D.C. to work for the state department. Married Orland Nerness in 1941 and the couple returned to Iowa to farm in the Gilbert and Kelley area. She worked for a seed company, the National Association of Plant Breeders in Napier and 12 years for the postal service. Survivors include two daughters, a son and a sister-in-law........Robert Mitchell, 91, Ottumwa. Married JoAnne Costello in 1953. Air Force vet. Operated a heating and air conditioning business and taught at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa. Survivors include his wife, JoAnne, four daughters and four sons, including Bob Mitchell of Madrid..........Wilbur "Gene" Hill, 92, Ankeny. Was a highway patrolman for 40 years. He married Kathryn Swanson in 1947 in Dayton. Survivors include his wife and a son. Burial took place in Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone........Joy Ellen Harvey, 69, Des Moines. Survivors include her mother's second husband, the late Milford Juhl of Boone.........William Korleski, 75, Clear Lake. Among the survivors is a brother, Jim Korleski, of Boone.........Gary Lee Nelson, 81, Johnston. Burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Madrid. Memorials were requested for Iowa State University Boone County 4-H Fran Thompson Memorial.
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