CHECKING THE MAIL

     CATCHING UP AGAIN

     Regarding the "flagging" on houses of various illnesses the occupants were dealing with, John Kueck, BHS-61, wrote, "I  remember those signs well and the way they changed colors from the sun, making them like art pieces with faded colors of different shades......unless that was an illusion from my fever. I begged my mother to save them because of that characteristic. They eventually disappeared when my fascination wore off." You may remember that Tom Canfield, BHS-53, surmised earlier that he thought a green sign signaled mumps, chicken pox a yellow sign and measles a red sign.

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     Jerry Manriquez, BHS-57, sent me a copy of a famous West Boone song. Actually, we had received a copy of that song quite some time ago and, if I recall correctly, we printed the entire lyrics in one of our earlier Korner editions.

     Jerry said that he had received the copy from John Sparks, who had served as President of the Boone Society of Southern California. Jerry also mentioned that Arnold Tuttle, BHS-48,  had actually performed the song at the society's gathering. 

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     Good to hear again from Mike Harris, BHS-66, an all-state Toreador quarterback and baseball player. Mike who lives in Iowa City, was kind enough, along with a couple hundred others, to attend my Mo Kelley Day a couple years ago. 

     He wrote regards to recent mention from Larry Lindmark, BHS-63, about Augustana College and the Augies football coach Bob Reade. Mike wrote, "Larry's connection with Coach Reade piqued my interest. I think Coach Reade was probably the best football coach to ever walk the planet. He had 60-plus undefeated streaks at both the high school and collegiate levels, including consecutive national championships at Augustana. His first job out of college was as an assistant to my father, Merle, at Maquoketa High School before we moved to Boone. Coaches Merle and Bob remained lifelong friends, getting together every year for decades until Merle's death. BTW: Maquoketa was undefeated the last year that Merle and Bob coached together. Two pretty good coaches."

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Vicki Elaine Miller, 73, Boone........Shirley Mae Spencer Anderson, 85, Edina, MN. Married Jacob Anderson in 1954. Survivors include her husband of Edina and three sons, including Michael Anderson of Boone and his wife, Katrina "Kat".........Jay Dean Laube, 63, Perry. Formerly of Boone. Survivors include his wife, Amy, a brother, niece and nephew..........Lois Martin Henry, 86, Boone. Worked at Heinrich Envelope and enjoyed bingo at the American Legion cabin. Survivors include a son, Gary Lehman, a daughter Peggy Galivan and two sisters, Joyce Craun and Edna Miller, all of Boone..........Joseph "Tony" Butler, 66, Madrid. Married Vyla Hill in 2007. The couple moved to Clearwater, FL in 2004 but then returned to Iowa. Survivors include his wife, Vyla, of Madrid and two step-sons, Randy and Wesley Roberts, of Boone.........Richard Bolton, 86, Ankeny. Madrid HS-52............Shirley Bills Glover, 63, Boone. Married Ken Low in 1974 but they divorced. Married Virgil Glover Jr. in 1987 but they separated. She was a homemaker and worked for Home Care Aid Lutheran Health Services of Des Moines until her illness. Survivors include a son, a sister, Pat Elsberry, of Boone, a brother and a sister-in-law, Carol Jennings of Boone.........Ruth Whitehurst, 90, Adel. Born in Boone County.

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