SUE BECKWITH, BHS-76, ENDOWS HAWKEYE WOMEN'S COACHES
Sue Beckwith was an outstanding Toreador athlete during her Boone High School days, BHS-76. She was her basketball team's top player and a good hurdler in track.
Later, at the State University of Iowa, she was a four-year, 1976-80, basketball letterwinner, leading her team in assists during her senior season.
Now, due to Dr. Beckwith's $7 million endowment gift, University of Iowa Women's Basketball coach Lisa Bluder AND all future Iowa University women's basketball coaches will be working under the title, P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women's Basketball Coach.
Its the first such gift for a women's basketball coach in the Big Ten Conference and is termed, "one of the most significant contributions in the history of women's athletics at Iowa."
A portion of the donation will also continue to grow the P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Black and Gold Opportunities Fund, which provides annual support for EACH of the women's sports programs at Iowa.
Iowa Director of Athletics Gary Barta said Beckwith's endowment continues a long tradition of her support. "Sue has been giving to the Hawkeyes for decades," Barta said, citing her support of Iowa's football and men's basketball programs, in addition to her longtime support of Hawkeye women's athletic programs.
The boathouse completed in 2009, for use by the Iowa rowing program, bears the name of the Des Moines surgeon, who contributed a $1 million gift to support construction of the 20,000 square foot facility.
In total, Beckwith has provided nearly $9 million in support of women's athletic programs at Iowa.
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BOONE, UNITED VOTERS APPROVE BOND USAGE
Voters in both the Boone and United Community school districts were in a favorable mood Tuesday.
Boone voters easily supported a $23 million bond issue for the construction of a new elementary school to replace the current Page and Lincoln structures.
Unofficial results had a total of 1,526 votes cast with 1,229 in support of and just 297 against the proposal. That's just over 80-percent favorability.
In addition, Matthew Elthon was easily approved to continue to fill an at-large position on the board. He was appointed to fill the vacancy created when Joey Weber resigned last year.
Elthon received 1,157 votes against 62 write-ins.
United Community patrons easily approved an extensive $2.3 million infrastructure project for heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical work, as well as additional remodeling.
The unofficial vote count in Boone County was 92 yes votes and 16 no votes.
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GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL PLAY LURES SOME GIRLS UNION TRIVIA
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union is not officially formed until 1925, but in 1920, Drake University invited 27 girls teams to compete for the first state championship.
In 1921, 36 teams contended for the state title.
The Iowa Girls Union moved the "official" state championship meet to Drake Fieldhouse in 1931.
In 1936, the state event drew the biggest crowd yet......4,000 fans.
By the 1940-41 school year, girls basketball participants in the state grew to 540 competing schools. HOWEVER, it was all small schools. The largest school with a girls team, at that time, was Centerville, a town that boasted a population of 8,400.
In 1946, the state tournament grew a record crowd of 6,800.
In 1947, Rod Chisholm was hired as the first Executive Director of the Iowa Girls Union.
In 1951, a game from the state tourney was televised for the first time.
In 1954, E. Wayne Cooley replaced Chisholm as the Executive Director.
What year was it that state tourney fans were forced to stay at Vets Auditorium all night due to a big Iowa snow storm? It was 1959.
Do you remember one year when the state tourney was not played in Des Moines? In 1962, a national bowling tournament had been scheduled for Veterans Auditorium, resulting in a scheduling conflict. The state girls tourney was played that year at Waterloo.
Larger schools were not involved in the basketball program for quite some time. In 1977, Des Moines Hoover became the first "large" school to qualify for the state tournament.
In 1980, the field was split into classes, according to school enrollment figures.
In 1982, a three-point shot was added.
In the 1984-85 season, schools were allowed to move to the "five player" game, if they desired.
The final six-on-six format came at the end of the 1993-94 season.
In 2002, E. Wayne Cooley retired after over 40 years of service.
In 2006, the state tournament was moved from Veterans Memorial Auditorium to Wells Fargo Arena.
In 2016, Jean Berger became the first woman Executive Director of the IGHSAU.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: The family of Bruce Schuller of Boone has informed the Korner of his passing........Sandy Kay Rose, 76, Boone........Eileen Loree Hall, 71, Boone. Russell IA HS. Earned a beautician's license from Americana Beauty School in Des Moines. Worked at Walmart for 30 years. Married John Hall in 1969. Her husband, of Boone, and two daughters survive........Anita Jean Mills, 66, Boone. Served as an area LPN at Woodward State Hospital, Boone County Hospital, Ledges Manor and Ogden Manor for a period of 42 years. Married Ron Mills in 1974. Her husband, of Boone, a son and two sisters survive.........Danny Metcalf, 70, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-69. Navy vet. Drove a truck for Fareway for 29 years prior to retirement in 2016. Survivors include Jody Fritcher, a sister, Barbara Keys Thede of Boone, and two brothers, Gene Keys of Loveland, CO. and Mike Metcalf of Boone.......Tracy Allen Johnson, 53, Boone. Born in Boone to Delores Johnson and Dana Harrington. Marshalltown HS. Entered the Job Corps and became a psychology nurse for troubled teens. Was a guitar player at Cornerstone Church in Boone. Survivors include his spouse, Debra Bastone, his mother, Delores Johnson, two sisters, two brothers and a cousin........David Leroy Campbell, 71, Saylor Twp. Des Moines. Born in Boone. His parents were Earl and Ramona Westrum Campbell. At age 15, the family moved to the Des Moines area.
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