ADDING TO A MEMORY

   Remember my memory maker from the last edition? It was about a Little Leaguer who hit one of the longest home runs I can ever remember seeing a Little Leaguer hit. It was in a tournament at Jimmy Archer Field, 10th and Tama. I thought I remembered the slugger as being a Jimmy Dunegan from a Burlington team and his homer cleared 11th street and landed on someone's yard, north, across that street.

   My Ohio correspondent thought my memory was correct but added some other information about that incident.

   He wrote, "I remember so much about Jimmy Archer Field. The first year for LL in Boone was 1955 and we played at McHose Park, which had a snow fence for the outfield wall. The next year, Jimmy Archer Field was built and the dedication featured a visit by Lillian Archer, the Boone native who was Jimmy's wife. It was a great day for this 10-year old. There was a parade up Story Street to the new field. All the players were in uniform and marched behind convertibles occupied by the managers of the teams. The Rev. Darrell Stabenow managed the West Boone Dodgers, Jack Bass the K.C. Giants, Jack Mustapha Sr. the Elks Cardinals and I believe Chuck Hendricks had the Lions Club Cubs. I don't know if the Braves were there or were formed a year later but Johnny Morton was their manager. Little League in Boone was a big deal. As I recall, you were behind the mike broadcasting some of the games."

   EDITOR'S NOTE: Ah yes, the LL "Game of the Week" which we aired on KWBG. Here's the rest of this story. The mentioned Jimmy Dunegan went on to play professional baseball. From 1967-72, he was a Chicago Cubs minor leaguer who played the outfield and first base. In his six minor seasons he hit .246 with 37 home runs and 152 runs batted in. But there's more. In 1970, albeit for a short time, he became a big leaguer. He was called up to the major league Cubs as a pitcher and pinch runner. In seven games, he pitched 13.1 innings with a 4.73 ERA and a record of 0-2. That was it but he did live his dream........a big home run in Boone Iowa as a Little Leaguer followed up by an outstanding high school career and seven seasons of professional baseball including seven games with the major league Cubs.

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   BOONE OR AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

   Leonard (Junior) Madden Jr., 92, Boone. Born in Boone. Was a Fareway truck driver for over 30 years. Also helped some area farmers and baled hay. Raised horses and loved camping. Survivors include his wife, Sandy, of Boone, a daughter and son-in-law and numerous other relatives. Services in Boone.

   Elizabeth Catherine (Beth) Fangman Maulik, 82, St. Paul, MN. Born in Boone. BSH-58. Her dad, Sy Fangman, is remembered for his work managing the Rialto Theatre. Beth was a junior high Language Arts teacher and Reading Specialist in Iowa and later, became the Director of Reading in the North St. Paul/Maplewood school districts. In 1983, she founded and published "Schoolhouse Magazine" in Minnesota and Chicago. Survivors include her husband, Roger Maulik, two sons and a daughter. She earned a BA in English Education from the State University of Iowa and an MA degree from Clark College. She worked on her PhD in Education until the family moved to New York due to her husband's 3M job transfer. The family lived in Rye, NY and with no teaching availabilities there, she became a travel agent. When the family returned to Minnesota she started and published her magazine, a resource for families who were relocating. Services will be in St. Paul in early April. 

   Marjorie Mae Cummings Gilbrech, 92, Ogden. A native of Minnesota, she had lived in Ogden for 50 years. Survivors include a son, two daughters and a brother. Services in Ogden.

   Hazel Arlene Martin Peterson, 85, Ogden. Born in Boone. BHS-56. Was a CNA and Resident Treatment Worker at Woodward State Resource Center. Survivors include a son, a daughter, a sister, Alice Whittlesey, of Boone and a brother, Bill Martin, of rural Boone. Services in Ogden.

   Robert Lindberg Bates, 94, Des Moines. After retiring from the railroad, he owned and operated a nursing home in Boone.

   Donald Rex Beavers, 94, Collins. Lived his life in Collins. Air Force vet. Married Phyliss Airhart. A farmer, he also operated a bowling lanes and was a jailer until his retirement in 1989. Services and burial at a later date in Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone.

   Mary Katherine Redeen Catron, 83, Granger. She was predeceased by her aunt Lillian and uncle Bert Holst of Boone and their daughters, Elaine and Phyliss.

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