The Kornerman has always had the feeling that more out-of-towners visit our site than those who live in Boone County. If so, we have some important news that may have an impact on your 2021 calendar.
After more than 40 years of having the Pufferbilly event the September weekend after Labor Day, a schedule change has been announced by the Boone County Chamber of Commerce and Pufferbilly Day's Steering Committee.
The 2021 event will be held August 6-8.
Times change and, apparently, the committee felt there's been enough of a change that this move was needed.
They hope the new dates will improve attendance, allow for greater volunteer participation and lessen the burden on local law enforcement among other reasons.
The committee felt that a number of "new" factors through the years have been impacting the festival, apparently in a negative way. Mentioned were competition with such large-scale local events such as the Farm Progress Show, the Super National races, the Iowa/Iowa State football game and the start of the school year, which all seemed to crowd those early September days. That had an effect on hotel space availability, forced decisions to be made on which events to attend and "lessened the overall financial impact of each event on the local economy."
The typical Pufferbilly scheduled events, highlighted by the Saturday parade, will not change much and, in fact, could be enhanced.
So, there you have it. Come........enjoy..........but a month earlier than anticipated.
K-----K
That old philosopher, Vern Modeland, BHS-50, is just like many of us. We can't get those good old days out of our tired minds.
But here, I'll let him tell you his musings. "our kids and their kids and their kids likely wouldn't slow down to hear or read of how it used to be when downtown Boone was bustling on Saturdays with shoppers walking the sidewalks and shopping the countless things that could be found in those stores that are now empty or bulldozed. What would they think of sitting on the front fenders of cars that had fenders and visiting with most everybody who walked by, 'cause they knew most everybody that walked by? I remember my uncle having to drive downtown Saturday morning and park his bright green Chevy in a key spot so it could be ready for occupation for the evening of commerce and communication that was small town Iowa in the 30's and 40's. No TV, other than the soon-to-arrive small one in the window of the hardware store that had a tall tower on its roof to bring in Omaha, our closest "first" TV station in the region. Today, young people wouldn't be seen "scooping the loop" or gathering to decide on whether or not to drive over to the Story County line and our first area Drive-in Theater."
The Kornerman says, "Oh boy, haven't we "oldtimers" relived those memories time and time again. And, most importantly, they were happy memories."
Vern has a unique way with words. Here's an example: "As I sit here in my cocoon where old people are told to be, or are sent to be, warehoused until they are nothing more than an obituary....which is treated as a final act of advertising income these days, I learn. At one time, they were the first part of the paper read."
Finally, he signed off with......"what will next week bring? Kinder? Gentler? They seem like almost obsolete words today, don't they?"
K-----K
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Richard Fellingham, 75, Ames. Worked at KCID radio in Spencer and KASI in Ames. For 30 years, broadcast ISU women's basketball and for 12 years, served as Director of the Iowa Special Olympics. Married Marge Dudley and the couple had three children. Married Alice Carver, BSH-62, and the combined Fellingham/Carver couple raised seven children who survive. A sister also survives.........James Goetzinger, 88, Boone.........Emma Beulah Nelson, 91, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-48. Worked at the Boone County Home. Survivors include four sisters and two brothers.
K-----K
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