CONGRATULATIONS TOREADORS

     They just missed! But, what the heck, the Boone High School girls softball team brought great notice to our community with an outstanding run during the now completed season.

     Yes, they lost a decision to Epworth, Western Dubuque, 3-1, in the Class 4-A state championship game at Fort Dodge Friday. HOWEVER, here was a team that had never before represented our town and Boone High School in a state championship softball game. And, to earn that place in the title game, they had to upset two opponents who were rated higher than they were coming into tourney play. Quite an accomplishment.

     So, it was a season and a team that will live in the hearts of Toreador fans for many years to come.

     CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR OUTSTANDING SEASON.

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     Tony Crandell, BHS-59, wrote, "I am always interested in the names that John Kueck, BHS-61, and Loren Frazier, BHS-58, bring up, as these folks are all, generally, from my era. Here is one that I don't remember you or them ever mentioning. He was a fixture at BHS sports in all of my BHS years. He never missed a game, or a meet, and was always there encouraging the guys and gals and.....if you ever got hurt, you were in good hands. I'm talking about Dr. C.T. Howard. He was a great guy and a great "encourager." I was never outstanding in any BHS sport but he always remembered my name when I saw him, on or off the field."

     The Kornerman says, "yes, he was our "team doctor" when I was playing basketball for the Toreadors in the 50's. I always seemed to have some foot problems.....blisters etc.......and he took excellent care of those. I remember going to his office many times before and after games for treatment. His nurse, Punk Neely, was terrific too. They were a great team. Speaking of Boone High  "team doctors," I can't leave out Dr. Sutton and before him, Dr. Scharnweber, who spent lots of time treating Toreador athletic injuries on their own time."

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Ronald Kruse, 81, Boone. Formerly of Ogden. Born in Canada. The family moved to a farm south of Ogden in 1944. OHS-58. Navy vet. Married Lullabell Kelley in 1994. Ron did custom spraying and had a business, K and T Backhoe, for a time. From 1970-95, he was a Boone fireman. After retirement, he continued to mow the grounds at the Boone Airport and at local cemeteries. Survivors include his wife, Lullabell, of Boone, a son, daughter, a step-daughter and step-sons, including David Kelley of Boone, a brother and a sister-in-law, Dorothy Kruse of Ogden.......Karen Ferguson Keech, 81, Story City. Born in Boone. BHS-58. Growing up she worked in her dad's grocery and at the railroad as a receptionist. She married Richard Keech in 1958 in Boone. They lived on a farm near Story City. She worked in Story City at Harlan's Grocery, 4-Sons Handy Shop, Randall's, McDonald's and for over 20 years, prior to retirement, in ISU dining services. She also sold Avon for many years. Survivors include three adult children, a sister-in-law, Sandy Madden, and her husband, Leonard Madden Jr. of Boone and their daughter, Wendy Duncan and family, formerly of Boone. 

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