Information, to this point, is rather sketchy but we do know that the Boone City Council, in a one-item agenda, voted unanimously last week to purchase the old Fareway building on the southeast corner of Seventh Street. Since the demise of the old Fareway many years ago, a couple of restaurants.....the Gigglin' Coat etc.... the Depot, had occupied that building for a period of time but it has been vacant for several years now.
We understand the purchase price was $150,000 and we understand there has been some opposition to this council proceeding.
The guessing game is underway as to the "next step." Will the city decide to demolish the building and the accompanying parking ramp or are other ideas being explored?
We should learn more as time passes.
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A bit of very good news has arrived concerning the very popular band concerts provided by the Boone Municipal Band.
THE FIRST POST-PANDEMIC CONCERT IS THIS VERY NIGHT.....JUNE 2.........7:30 P.M. AT THE USUAL SPOT.....THE HERMAN PARK PAVILLION........ AND WE'RE TOLD THAT PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR AN ALMOST "TYPICAL" BAND SEASON AHEAD.
Each individual is invited to attend "as desired"......with or without mask........and via social distancing if you wish." You're invited to bring your lawn chairs.
More details about the season will soon be available.
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The Kornerman realized "too late" that I had failed to mention in the last edition......the latest Ogden and Madrid school enrollment figures.
These are grade 9-11 figures, which are the basis for athletic classification during the 2021-22 school year.
Ogden is tied for the 212th largest high school in Iowa with 158 students in 9-11. Madrid is tied for 227th with 149.
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Realizing that half or more of the Korner's viewers reside "out of state," I make an attempt to keep them informed of happenings in their old hometown but also, I like to promote our good old state of Iowa.....showing them "what they're missing" and how some former residents are making their way "back home."
The Des Moines Register recently had an article containing newly released preliminary census figures that you might find interesting.
We've mentioned before the huge population increase in the Des Moines Metro area.
While, overall, the figures show a state increase of 4,000, the Polk/Dallas county area alone showed an increase of 6,600.
Individually, Waukee has added 2,031 residents, an 8.4% increase; Grimes has added 1,104, a 6.8% increase, Ankeny 2,720, a 4% increase; Norwalk 475, a 4% increase and Johnston, 504, a 2.2% increase.
In the last decade, four of the fastest-growing communities in Iowa are Waukee, Ankeny, Johnston and West Des Moines. Waukee has added 13,000 new residents, a 90% increase; Ankeny 24,000, a 54% increase; Johnston 5,800, a 34% increase and West Des Moines 12,000, a 22% increase.
Also, Grimes population grew from 8,200 to 15,900; Bondurant from 3,900 to 7,300 and Adel from 3,700 to 5,600 during that time.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Ralph Donald Taylor, 86, Buena Vista, CO. Formerly of Boone. BHS-53. Was in radio station business. Wife, Bonnie, also a former Boone resident, is among the survivors............Caroline Mae Knutson, 22, Ames. Born in Ames. Gilbert HS-2018. Worked at Holub Greenhouse, HyVee Floral and Walmart. Survivors include her paternal grandfather, Russell Knutson, of Boone. Also surviving are her partner, Peter Mead, of Ames, her parents, Steven and Lorrie Knutson of Gilbert, a sister and brother-in-law..........Daniel Ahrens, 61, Adel.........Lavaun Johnson Slocum, 77, Marshalltown. Born in Ames. Attended United Community school and earned a degree from beauty school. Operated a beauty shop in Haverhill a number of years. Three children survive..........Maxine (Peggy) Jordan Burma, 91, Johnston. Formerly of Boone. Born in Boone. Was a telephone operator in her early years. Married Harold Anderson in Jefferson in 1949. The couple lived in Boone, Ogden and Boxholm at times. Married Elvin (Al) Grimes in 1974. Worked in food service at the Boone County Hospital until retirement in 1992. Married Harold Burma in 1992 and the couple moved to Missouri until 2011. Survivors include four daughters, including Gina Buzzell of Ogden and Susan Merserau, BHS-67, of Urbandale.........Melany Kay Melchert Jennnings, 51, Ogden. The Melchert family moved to Ogden in 1974. OHS-88. She also earned a degree from the Spencer School of Business. Married Billy Olesen in 1989 and that marriage ended in divorce. Married Brian Jennings in 2013 and the couple owned some buildings and had rentals in Ogden. She also worked at Peoples State Bank in Ogden. Survivors include five children/step-children including Lexi Elliott of Ogden and Katie Moran of Boone. Her father, Maynard Melchert, of Ogden and sister-in-law, Lisa Melchert of Ogden, her father-in-law and mother-in-law and a brother-in-law also survive.
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