A COUPLE MEMORIES

     A couple events provided the Kornerman with some memories this week.

     David Pestotnik, BHS-62, sent me a newspaper clipping that provided some joy and great memories.

     The banner read, "KWBG on Airwaves January 15, 1950." Quite a bit of the enclosed material was historical info about the station from its beginning days. However, the article also included more up-to-date information.....at least at the time of the stories publication.

     At that more current time, Dick Johnson was listed as the Station Manager and the other employees included Floyd Killion, Mo Kelley, D. Arthur Dennis (Dennis Borwick), Jerry Sheeder, Bob Corcoran, Pauline Bowman and Betty Callery.

     The story mentioned that, in addition to daily news, the station provided other various other community contributions such as the annual "March to Ames" for the March of Dimes.

     Oh yes! The march to Ames. Believe it or not, I, the Kornerman, was the KWBG marcher while Jimmy Schroeder represented the Boone JC's. Anyway, he and I walked the distance.......taking phone pledges to the March of Dimes enroute. I guess the biggest thing I remember about it was the body soreness that lasted several days.

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     The untimely death of Cristofer Nystrom, BHS-71, last week also provided some memories.

     I haven't seen Cris in quite some time but I certainly haven't forgotten our time together in 1962 when Cris was just nine years old.

     That was the year of our great Babe Ruth All-Star baseball team that won state and regional championships and became one of just eight teams in the world to qualify for the Babe Ruth World Series in Bridgeton, New Jersey.

     Cris was always at the ballpark in those days and, eventually, became the bat boy for that "62 team and he became a real crowd favorite. The entire team and those in the crowd loved him and he went with us on our complete journey......from Hampton, IA to Wellington, KS and then on to Bridgeton.

     It was quite a time and hasn't been forgotten.

     So sorry to hear of his death at such an early age. Personal condolences to his family.

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     As anyone interested knows by now, the annual Iowa by the Sea Picnic in Southern California was cancelled this year. It was scheduled for August 8.

     Those folks never give up though. They've already started plans for the event August 14, 2021 at the Battleship Iowa site.

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Tammy Knight Crawford, 58, Verona, MO. Formerly of Boone. Grew up in Ogden. OHS-81. Worked for the DOT before persuing a career in the healthcare industry. She lived and raised her children in the Boone area before moving to Missouri in 2017. Survivors include a daughter, Brittany Whiton, a step-son, Jeremiah Crawford, a sister, two brothers and her companion, Rodney Walker. Services will be in Boone, October 24..........Deborah Pelican Elsberry, 63, Harcourt. Grew up in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge St Edmonds HS-75. She and her companion, the late Harold Sawyer, owned and operated Acreage Antiques and Deb was a cook at the Dayton grocery and then owned and operated the Stratford Cafe. Survivors include a son, brother and four sisters..........Retired Iowa Highway Patrol Captain Steve Marsh, 72, Madrid.

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