HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING
I hate to emphasize this but if you viewers remember the following memory, you are probably advanced in age. It was provided by our California connection, Max Moore, BHS-46.
Back in what the Kornerman might consider "the better days," any talk of California turned to a mention of Knotts Berry Farm, a famed vacation destination.
A couple of Boone guys were much involved in that venue.
Bob Anderson, BHS-44, and his wife, Patty, opened Bob's Men's Shop on Grand Avenue at Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park on November 1, 1956. Bob was the brother-in-law of Marion Knott. Over time, the Anderson's doubled their store's floor space and brought their three children into the business.
Their longtime store manager, Max Moore, had been a lifetime friend of Bob Anderson, all the way back to their Boone days.
Bob's Men's Shop was one of the last survivors among the once numerous individually-owned businesses located at Knott's. There were many other on-site shops and concessions in the area as well.
However, seeing its great potential, the Knott family, in 1968, put a fence around the property and started charging admission. Being just outside the "gate," Bob's shop managed to survive that change.
However, other changes that did have an impact, were enroute. A huge rollercoaster, Ghost Rider, was constructed and that forced Bob's shop to move, elsewhere, but in the same building. That same year, the Knott family sold Knott's Berry Farm, setting the stage for more changes and many of the remaining small businesses on that property would close.
Finally, in May of 2004, the Anderson family closed Bob's Men's Shop.
Max Moore and his brother, Larry, BHS-52, are longtime California residents BUT dedicated Iowans, particularly Boone backers, to this day, keeping in close contact with their old hometown.
Bob Anderson retired to Newport Beach, CA. He remains one of Boone High School's best-of-the-best all-time athletes. All he did, was set NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL records in the early 40's while a Toreador swimmer. He also played Toreador football.
Quite the athlete, at Stanford University, he won an NCAA swim championship and was an outstanding all-coast football player. He received a B.A. in economics and is a member of Stanford Athletic's Hall of Fame.
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ONE OF IOWA'S TOP SUCCESS STORIES BEGAN RIGHT HERE
Mike Loehrer, BHS-64, saw it.....and Loren Frazier, BHS-58, passed the story on to the Kornerman.
Who'd a thunk it??
In 1935.....why does that year "ring the Kornerman's bell?".........Domenic Lamberti opened a coal and ice delivery shop in Des Moines.
It was in that business that Domenic's young son, Donald Lamberti, learned about customer service and in 1968, Donald opened the very first Casey's store in Boone Iowa.
A picture of the Boone "original" was included with the story. Located at the southeast corner of West Mamie Eisenhower and Marion Streets, it looks pretty much like you see it today.
Casey's initially focused on smaller communities with minimal competing amenities. They provided grocery's and household items that buyers previously had to travel to larger communities to find.
Donald Lamberti focused on making his stores family-friendly and cleanliness was a priority. It was in 1984 that the stores started offering fast foods.
Now, Casey's boast 531 Iowa stores, 2,230 all told, in 16 states.
WHY CASEY'S? It was apparent in the 1960's that there, apparently, was still some animosity against Italians and Don Lamberti feared that attaching his name to the store would decrease the chances of success.
Instead, it was determined to use the first two initials of the man hired to run the stores.
His name was Kurvin C. Fish.......K. C......Casey's.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS
Doris Arlene Wickman, 91, Boone.
Sharon Kay Mills Carstensen, 81, Boone. Born in Ogden. Boxholm HS-58. Married Kenneth Carstensen in 1958. Was a stay-at-home mom. Bred Shih Tzu. Survivors include a son and a daughter, Lori Carstensen, of Boone.
Sheila Jo Riker Borich Augustine, 69, Boone.Born in Boone. BHS-70. DMACC. Was a stay-at-home mom until working 18 years for the USDA in Ames prior to retirement. Married Jerry Augustine in 2008. Survivors include her husband and a daughter, Melieh Desher, of Boone, a son and a sister.
Georga Anne Heck Lingren, 67, Ogden. Born in Boone. OHS-72. Married Randy Newton in 1974 and they divorced. Married Darrell Lingren in 1988. Worked day care, for the Maid Rite and for Clark's Grocery before retiring in 2018. Survivors include her husband of Ogden, two sons, three daughters, a sister, brother, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law and aunts.
Carl Art Chingren, 66, Boxholm. Born in Boone. Grand Comm. HS-73. ISU. Lived and farmed in the Boxholm/Pilot Mound area.
Timothy Jon Riddle, 57, Independence, MO. Grew up in Ogden. Ogden HS-83. Married Michelle Gordon in 1986 and they divorced. Married Wendy Endres in 2011. Tim had a passion for wrestling. Was a standout wrestler in high school and coached the sport at Ogden and in Boone over a 30-year period. Survivors include his wife, two sons, including Travis Riddle of Ogden, four brothers and a sister.
Mario O. Gonzalez, 26, Boone. Born in Texas. BHS-2013. Joined the Iowa National Guard at age 17 in 2012. In 2016, joined the Boone Police Department fulltime until 2019. He has currently been a part-time officer. Married Anna Gainer in 2017. Survivors include his wife, a son, a daughter, his parents, four brothers, a sister, a mother-in-law and father-in-law.
Leo L. Morgan, 87, Stratford Care/Boone. Attended Boone schools. Was a National Guardsman. Married Verla Campbell in 1955. Farmed in Boone and Hamilton counties until moving to Boone in 1985. Worked at the Boone County Hospital until retirement in 1996. Survivors include a son, Tim Morgan of Boone, three daughters, including Deb Westrum of Stratford, and a sister.
Catherine Arlene Kate Jordan Huffman, 90, Boone. Born in rural Boone County. Jordan HS-49. Worked at Farm Bureau. In 1952 married Arvid Huffman. After his Navy service, the couple moved back to Boone in 1954. She was a stay-at-home mother. Survivors include sons, Chuck, Brian and David all of Boone and three daughters, including Dorene Buckingham and Denise Walters of Boone.
Charles David Bassett, 94, Boone. Born in Boone County. Napier HS-45. Married Ruby Brown in 1945. Army vet. With his brother, Fritz, farmed in Boone County for over 30 years. Moved to Texas but then came back to Iowa. Survivors include a son and four daughters including Marcia Hurst of Boone. A sister and two brothers, including Fritz of Boone, also survive.
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