REUNION WRAPUP

     In an earlier edition, we had listed the 1958 class members who attended their 80th birthday reunion which was held recently at the Herman Park pavilion.

     There were 13 on that original list. However, there were several who, apparently, made a last minute decision to attend. The final count was 30.

     The latecomers included Kay Turner Richmond, Harold and Sharon Blaskey, Ruth Askland Bowes, Hans and Wanda Goeppinger, Bill Barquist, Karen Mustapha Langmade,  Larry Ford, Steve Shaler and Doris Stotts, wife of classmate Harold Stotts.

     All in all, it was a highly successful event.

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     A surprise arrived in the mail the other day. A September 2020 edition of the Boone County Historical Society's Trail Tales. Its been some time since the last edition.

     This edition is mainly about Boone Counties smaller, incorporated towns.

     There are nice segments about the history of Beaver, Berkley, Boxholm, Fraser, Luther, Madrid, Ogden, Pilot Mound, Sheldahl, Jordan, Moingona, Napier, Elk Rapids, Ridgeport, Pea's Point, Angus, Mackey and Zenorsville.

     Actually, according to the info presented in the book, there were over 35 other small, unincorporated towns that once existed in Boone County. However, there were few facts about those towns available. 

    Ever heard of Belle Point, Ericson, Riverside, Garden Prairie, Rogerdale, Grayson, Wheeler, Centerville, Hull, Coal Valley, Cassidy's Corner, Logansport, Wolf, Quincy and Yough?

     In addition, the history of the  Boxholm Lions Club is featured in this new edition.

     As Jessica Stanley, the BCHS President mentioned in her message, "This published edition of Trail Tales is a triumph, one of our goals achieved despite less than ideal conditions. Even with our many trials, we are finally able to return to the best part of your Historical Society, stories about Boone County history."

     Congratulations to the hard working BCHS Board and any of the other volunteers who are finally beginning to see the fruits of their labor.

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Cheryl Neely Berning, 64, Boone. Born in Boone. Survivors include a son, a sister and two brothers...........Larry Ackerman, 64, Boone. Formerly of Des Moines. An Army vet and a railroad employee for 20 years but both his service time and work time were halted by various medical conditions. He was a valued volunteer for the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad and James H. Andrew railroad museum. Married Gail Christine Wenninger in 2016 and she joined him in Boone. Survivors include his wife and three daughters, two of them, Kristina O'Hara and Hannah Bellcourt both of Boone.

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