BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Larry Adams reports the passing of Dr. Charles Updegraff, 94, Marshalltown. Formerly of Boone/Des Moines. BHS-42. He served the Boone community as an eye, ear, nose, throat specialist from 1954-87 when he retired to Des Moines. In Des Moines, he operated Nevada Bob's golf store. Among the survivors is his brother, Dr. .Ed Updegraff, BHS-39, of Tucson, AZ.........Sandra Stumpf, 67, Boone. Des Moines Tech HS. Attended Drake. Many jobs including 11 years at Lucas school. Survivors include members of the Christina Graham family and Sandra's best friend, Debbie Wiand.........Kevin Moeller, 61, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-77. In his early years, he drove the church school bus and attended Hawkeye Technical in Waterloo to study aircraft mechanics. He married Melinda Rosedal in 1980. Worked at Northside Casey's, Sundstrand in Ames, the former Carlson Electric of Boone, and then, starting in 1983 until the present, he owned Moeller Electric. Survivors include his wife, Mindy, daughter Samantha and brothers, Kurt and Tod Moeller, all of Boone. Also surviving is a daughter, Sabrina, of Ogden and a sister..........Mike Bennett, 72, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-65. Was an important member of the Toreador basketball team of 1963 that earned a berth in the State Basketball Tournament. Mike was a machinist for John Deere in Ankeny for 43 years before retiring in 2010. He had also worked at Quinn's in Boone for a time. Survivors include three sons, including Jeff and Brian of Boone, a daughter, a brother, Kevin, of Boone and a special friend, Becky Sundall.........Katherine Mason, 80, Ames. She served as an English teacher in the Ogden schools...........Forest Petrus, 84, Ames. For 14 years, was a member of the Iowa National Guard's Red Bull 34th Infantry Division of Boone.........Denise Ortgies-Jones, 54, Scottsdale, AZ. Survivors include a niece, Rachel Jones, of Boone.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Mike Bennett, 73, Boone.........Lou Galetich, 91, Madrid. Madrid HS-47. St Ambrose College. Inducted into St. Ambrose Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1952, in his first year of coaching, his team, Clinton St. Mary's, won the 1953 IHSAA state championship in the first Iowa state championship game to ever be televised (WOI-TV, Ames). He coached at Clinton St. Mary's for two years prior to becoming a teacher/coach at Remsen St. Mary's. In 1956, he began a 24-year teaching/coaching career at Carroll Kuemper High School. Lou relocated back to Madrid in 1980 and coached their for two years prior to retirement in 1998. During that time, he also served for 12 years as the Mayor of Madrid and 10 years with the Boone County Youth and Shelter Services. He was instrumental in bringing the "boot camp" to Woodward. That facility went on to become Woodward Academy and Lou was its first president in 1995 and continued to be a board member as Vice-President until 2013. In June of 2002, the Woodward Academy broke ground on their first  education center and gymnasium which was later named after him - Lou Galetich Education Center. Lou was always a staunch and active member of the Democratic party. A daughter survives.
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HELP NEEDED

     Let's not tarry. No sugar coating either. Let's get right to the point.
     Yes, the Boone County Historical Society lawsuit has come to a successful conclusion.
     HOWEVER, the four very generous, very dedicated plaintiffs, who "stuck their neck way out" for BCHS patrons and the Boone community for over 18 months now need "our" help.
     Financial support has dwindled and there's a final bill of $23,353.97 to get paid before April 30. That onus is on the four.
     Here's the very positive skinny: (1) The group prevented the sale of the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace. The birthplace reopened in July for the remainder of the 2019 season and will open this spring for a full regular season. (2) Under a new board, the BCHS, despite all the damage that was inflicted, has settled into a functioning entity again, paying the bills and planning for the future.
     From July 2018 to February 2019, there was an active effort by several individuals to raise funds needed to support the lawsuit. But, for the remainder of 2019, the four brave plaintiffs have been left, on their own, to see the lawsuit through to its conclusion.
     A settlement was received but that was needed immediately for application to past due legal fees. The current outstanding balance remained.
     To date, generous support has been received from 39 individual donors and one group and some have donated multiple times. Actually, the largest donor has been the BCHS attorney, Jason Casini, and the law firm of Whitfield & Eddy of Des Moines.
     While the lawsuit was pending, the plaintiffs were not allowed to publicly ask for financial help.
     That brings the situation forward, to today...........a big, final bill and a deadline for payment to extricate the plaintiffs from any further personal obligations.
     The foursome have done all this for us, those Boone County citizens interested in maintaining a local treasure trove of local historical information and for the general interest of Boone County.
     Its now our turn to "answer their call for help."
     Honestly, the Kelley's don't have thousands to give but we will give what we can and if everyone else does the same, we may have a surprising result.
     As they say, "no amount is too small" and the more volume the better.
     Mail to Save Our Museums, P.O. Box 224, Boone, Iowa 50036 OR if you have a special gift to discuss or some ideas on how this bill can be nuked, call Linda Millis (515-210-0877).
     Thanks for doing whatever you feel comfortable doing and "tell'um" the Kornerman sent you.
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Dean Casotti, 94, Boone. Born in Fraser. Pilot Mound HS-43. Pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Married Patricia Paris in1954. Worked for the U.S. Postal Service from 1959-89 when he retired. Survivors include his wife, Pat, and four daughters, Cindy Briley, Julie Eastlund, Sue Finestead and JoAnn Cornelis all of Boone. A sister also survives............Clyde Jackson Hull, 80, Moingona. Married Angie Troutwine in 2017. Was a plumber, a partner/owner of Hull Plumbing which began in 1966. He retired in 2010. Survivors include his wife, Angie, five daughters, a son and two brothers.........Janet Rosenbrook, 86, Alta, IA. She has an Ogden connection.........Mickey Blougher, 74, Des Moines. Grew up in the Des Moines/Boone area...........
Wayne Novotny, 88, Madrid. Owned and operated Madrid Lanes for 30 years prior to retirement. Survivors include a son, David, of Madrid and one daughter...........Darrell Rensink, 82, Ames. Grew up in the Sioux Center area and served as city administrator there. Served the State of Iowa as the Director of the DOT, Department of Transportation beginning in 1988 after his appointment from Governor Terry Branstad. After retirement, he served the city of Boone for two  years as interim administrator and six years as the Director of Economic Development and the Central Iowa Expo Board. He was proud of helping secure the Farm Progress Show to its Boone site. Survivors include his wife, Jo, three daughters, two sons and two brothers.........Margaret Ewing, 95, Formerly of Boone. BHS-43. Married Dale Ewing in 1944 and they farmed in the Stanhope area. Margaret earned a degree from the Ames School of Nursing in 1965-66 and served several years as Director of Nursing at East Lane Manor in Jewell. Two sons survive including Dennis of Ames........Veda Dyer, 81, Madrid. North Polk HS-57. Married Richard Dyer in 1959. Was a U.S. postal employee for 21 years. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Steig, and a son, Steve Dyers, both of Madrid.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Terry Brown, 59, Boone........Chester "Chet" Whitmore,  91, Boone. He married Sue Ann Routh and the couple had two daughters. After Sue Ann passed away, Chet married Harriett Comfort in 1956. Navy vet. Worked for Northwestern Bell for 30 years prior to retirement. Survivors include his wife, Harriett, two daughters and a daughter-in-law.........Richard Lind, 77, Ames. Formerly of Boone. Born in Ogden. BHS-61. Married Marjorie Eckhart in  1965. Earned a degee from AIB in Des Moines in 1966. Worked for Selmons Water Technology until retirement in 2002. The couple lived in Boone until 1975 when they moved to Ames. Survivors include two sisters, Diane Eppert and Lori Wildeman, both of Boone and a sister-in-law..........Stephen Lance Walker, 89, Boone. Born in Utah and graduated from a California High School. Married Gladys Trukki in  1964. The couple lived on the west coast until retirement. Survivors include his wife, a son and three daughters.........Michael Furstenau, 68, Lakewood, CO. Formerly of Boone..........Majorie  Lambert, 90. Married George Lambert in 1948. The couple had a son and two daughters who survive.
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SOME FOLLOWUPS

     Here is some additional information regarding recent Korner stories.
     (1) Two former Boone High School athletes competed in the Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta last Saturday.
     In the women's division, there were 390 runners and Danna Kelly Herrick, BHS-2005, finished 43rd in 2:39.59. The winner was Alphine Tuliamuk who ran 2:27.23.
     There were 175 men involved in the competition and Brogan Austin, BHS-2010, finished 48th in 2:18.36. The winner was Galen Rupp who ran 2:09.20.
     Congratulations to those former Toreadors on their great performances in very stiff competition.
     (2) In answer to our report on the death of Jerry Kinney, Bernie Lewiston, Perry HS-60, replied.  "I was also very sorry to learn of Jerry's passing. Some of our kids had Jerry as a band director when he was at Ogden and they loved him. I was active in the Ogden Music Boosters in the early 1980's and worked with Jerry on several projects, including a trip to Dakota Band Days in Rapid City and buying new uniforms. Jerry was always looking for new adventures, and put together a small band, here in Ogden, of some of us adults, plus a few younger folks. We played polkas, marches, waltzes, and some dixieland and had a great time. I played bass horn, which I hadn't played since 1960 when I graduated from Perry High School. Jerry helped me get back to speed. He and his wife, Sandy, played trumpets, the late Stan Friesan, Ogden High School Principal, played trombone, and we picked up occasional other instrumentalists as they were available. I painted a hay rack blue and white. We hooked it behind my pickup, which wife Evelyn drove, and we were in several surrounding town parades as well as in the Ogden Fun Days parade. We also played at various other events in Ogden. It all ended when Jerry took another job and left town with his trumpet and all the music."
     (3) Loren Frazier, BHS-58, wrote, "At our 60-year class reunion in October of 2018, I brought up the fact that there might be a class 80th birthday celebration in 2020. There was mention that Nashville might be a good location. After contacting several classmates, I've found that there is a consensus that having it in Boone might be better attended. So plans are underway and the likely dates are September 15-17, 2020. On the 16th and 17th we will plan on either a lunch or dinner. On the 15th, if there are enough classmates, locally, or arriving attendees we will plan on an evening get-together. Please let me know if you have a preference for either lunch or dinner on each of the dates September 16 and 17. The locations will be determined and other decisions made when we find out how many attendees we will have. Please let me know of your plans to attend and and questions or suggestions."
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Patricia Leichliter Edwards, 63, Ames. Born in Boone. Her parents were Virgil and Doris Leichliter. Patricia spent her younger years in the Jefferson/Ogden area. Survivors include her husband, Philip Edwards, two daughters and a son..........Harold Berglund, 84, Stratford. Born in rural Stratford. SHS-54. Army vet. Was a farmer. Married Carolyn Erickson in 1963. The couple had three boys and a girl. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn, and a son, Jim, both of Stratford and a daughter, Julie Haberer, of Boone. Two sisters also survive...........Terri Ann Haberer, 64, Boone. She moved to the Boone area with her children in the 1970's. Terri married Charlie Haberer in 2002 in their Fraser home. The blended family consisted of three daughters and three sons. Also surviving are a brother, four sisters and a sister-in-law...........Dorothy Duff, 91, Ogden. She married Leland Duff and they had six children including Gerald Duff of Ogden. She earned a teaching degree and spent most of her life in the Lamoni area where she worked as a dietary aide and cook at the Lamoni Nursing Home for 25 years and at the Lamoni Welcome Center for 10 years.........Luene "Lu" Phipps, 86, Des Moines. Formerly of Nevada/Boone. BHS-51. Her parents were Warren and Agnes Hartsell. She married James Phipps of Pilot Mound in 1951. The couple became parents of three daughters. Lu was a dispatcher for the Story County Sheriff's office in Nevada for several years before retirement in 1998. Survivors include her daughters..........Jennifer MacDonald, 72, Des Moines. At one time, served as a Camp Fire Leader at Camp Hantesa near Boone.
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THE IOWA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

     I, the Kornerman, admits it. I'm proud of my 30 years of work, 1970-2000, for the Iowa High School Athletic Association. I hope you viewers, whatever line of work you are in or were in, also feel a sense of pride in what you offered your employers.
     I was hired at the IHSAA as the Publications Director and had a variety of duties. The IHSAA provides lots of written information to its member schools, its athletic officials and the news media. We have a rather large printing operation that would amaze those not familiar with it. As Director, it was my job to see that all that printing got done in a timely manner. Writing some of the materials, including press releases, proof  reading that material and making up print orders for what was to be   printed were prime parts of the job. It was similar to the type of work I was familiar with as an earlier employee of the Boone News Republican.
     In addition to providing all types of material for state news media outlets, I did photography work, taking pictures of all the championship teams and individuals in all the sports. Another part of my job was to chair committees, in each sport, who's task it was to select Hall of Fame inductees. I was also assigned the job of introducing those Hall of Fame members and presenting championship trophies to teams and individuals at all the State Meet events.
     Perhaps you will find the following historical information about the IHSAA interesting.
     Originally, the IHSAA was located in Des Moines and a former BHS teacher, Lyle Quinn, became the Executive Director. The word was that Lyle tired of a drive to Des Moines and back home and, thus, on a weekend, moved the association and its very small staff to the Security Savings Bank building on the northeast corner of Eighth and Keeler Streets. That was in January of 1944. The move to the current location on South Story Street occurred in 1975. Despite the advance in technology, the IHSAA staff has grown through the years with over a dozen now employed on site.
     Boone residents, Rick Wulkow and Al Beste served as IHSAA Executive Directors prior to retirement. The current director is Tom Keating.
     Here are some other memory makers:
     (1) The first television of a state boys basketball tournament occurred in 1953 when WOI-TV of Ames provided the coverage.
     (2) In July of 1969, the IHSAA and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union cooperated in hosting the first state coed golf tournament.
     (3) The first State Wrestling Tournament held at Vets Auditorium in Des Moines occurred in February of 1970. Previously, that event had been held in Waterloo.
     (4) The state football playoffs began in November of 1972.
     (5) In September of 1981, Jackie Parkin of Fairfield, a community school board member, became the first female representative on the IHSAA Board of Control.
     (6) In June of 1995, the first spring state soccer tournament was held at Muscatine.
     (7) In February of 2005, the Iowa Hall of Pride was opened in Des Moines.
     (8) In May of 2005, the IHSAA celebrated the 100th birthday of the state track competition at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. It also became the first time both the boys and girls had their state meet at the same time, same site.
     (9) In February of 2010, the IHSAA sanctioned, for the first time, a State Bowling tournament held in Des Moines.
     (10) In October of 2011, the IHSAA became the first such state organization in the nation to add wheelchair competition to the cross country program.
     (11) For over 90 years, member schools of the association had paid $2.00 yearly dues to belong. But in May of 2018, that membership fee was dropped.
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     In answer to a question in a recent Korner, Jan Stumbo tells us that the 1965 class reunion will be held at the VFW on July 31 and Cedar Pointe on August1.
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     The Kornerman was sorry to learn of Jerry Kinney's passing. One of Iowa's most well-known "music men" passed away at age 89 on February 19.
     Jerry was very familiar in this area.......well, actually, all over Iowa. All he did was spend 67 years teaching music at Iowa high schools........13 all told. And, they were schools of all sizes, ranging from Iowa's largest, West Des Moines Valley, to many much smaller schools......Wall Lake, Adel, Lake City, Orange City, Red Oak, Ogden, Perry, Pella, Colfax-Mingo, Des Moines Diocesan Middle Schools, Sacred Heart of West Des Moines and oh yes, also Blair, NE.
     Perhaps he made his biggest impact at Valley, where his March Masters became very well known nationally, as well as locally. Anytime I'm traveling east on Highway 30, I'm reminded of Jerry Kinney. Just east of Colo, on the south side of the road, in a farmyard, rests one of the March Masters old traveling units.........well worn and probably the present home of livestock.
     As I recall, when Jerry was at Ogden, the Bulldog program took a big leap forward, just as his various programs tended to do.
     A musician, himself, Jerry played in various municipal bands, including time as a  member of the Boone municipal band.
     Survivors include his wife, Sandra, of West Des Moines.
     P.S. Can your believe that Waukee HS is now threatening Valley as Iowa's largest high school?
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Mary McVicker, 78, Boone/Omaha..........Kevin Miles, 65, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-72. Traveled several years with a show band. Since 1977, an employee of Rolfes Company of Boone. Has served as company president in recent years. Survivors include his brother, Erik, a sister, Krisha Barrett, and his special friend and companion, Lisa Kubernusz......Larry Swank, 79, Boone. Born in Boone. U.S. Navy vet. Married Barbara Snyder in 1962. Worked in construction. Survivors include his wife, his son, Chris Swank, and sisters, Kathleen Mickle and Harriett Creasman, all of Boone.......Susan Rouse, 55, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-82. Married James Rouse in 1987. Was a fork lift operator for PDM Distributing. Survivors include her husband, her mother, Ellen Peppels, and step-brother, Chad Tillman, all of Boone. Also surviving are a brother and several brothers and sisters-in-law........Ray Elsberry, 82, Ogden. Married Joyce Moorman in 1958. Served in the National Guard. Worked for Fareway, as an Ogden Fire Chief and served on the Ogden City Council. Survivors include his wife, a son, four daughters, a brother and a sister........Christian Thornhill, 24, Ankeny. Born in Boone. Ankeny HS-2014. Survivors include his dad, Ronald, a brother, a sister, his grandparents, including Ginger Jones of Pilot Mound and two aunts, including Tina Campbell of Boxholm.......Delores Geneser, 84, Woodward. Born in Madrid. MHS-54. Worked for Look Magazine in Des Moines. Married Bill Geneser in 1955 and the couple farmed. Survivors include her husband, five children, three brothers and a sister-in-law.........Maurice Reimers, 84, Ames. Born in Ogden. OHS. Earned a civil engineering degree from ISU. Married Mary Jean Lockard in 1956. Worked for Pittsburgh Steel in Des Moines for 43 years. The couple lived in Des Moines, Beaverdale and at Lake Panorama. Survivors include a brother-in-law and sister-in-law.......Vera Cory, 89, Ankeny. Survivors include a sister, Veda Dyer, of Madrid.
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HEY, WE AIN'T DEAD YET!!

     The Kornerman gets the impression that folks who haven't been around Boonetown lately, except for class reunions, an occasion funeral etc, look at the downtown area and throw up their arms in despair..........dreaming about the way "things used to be."
     Sure, its different now.......we can't deny. But, to our way of thinking, a more proper description would be, "its changed," just like a million other things have changed over the years. I'm not sure "back to the future" is a good direction to travel.
     There has been......there is progress but in "added" directions and new encouragement surfaces on an almost daily basis.
     We'll start with two of the newest positives.
     A look across the road, west, from the Boone Speedway area, provides a view of Midland Power Cooperatives new administrative offices. Construction is well underway.
     New employees will be added as line crews work out of this area and due to this addition, generally better service will be provided to 45% of the facilities membership, which resides within 20 miles of Boone.
     Then too, as soon as improved weather provides, the always expanding Boone Campus of Des Moines Area Community College will begin construction of a new Wellness Center on campus.
     The new building addition will include two gyms, a weight room, a golf room and an athletic training room. Its scheduled to be operative by October.
     And, that brings to mind the fact that there's also ongoing discussion about the possibility of a new Community Wellness Center AND the Eastern Star Home has recently opened its new full service membership wellness center that features a walking track, weight machines, a therapy pool and onward. The Evangelical Free Church Home, as it has for many years, also continues to provide excellent services for elderly patrons as well.
     Can you think of any community in Iowa, this size, that provides the excellent type of care for senior citizens that is offered right here in Boone?
     South of highway 30 and just east of the Boone Speedway is another area that boasts solid growth, some old, some new.
     Highly employable CDS and Patterson Dental have been there for some time while Proliant and the Cobblestone Inn are newer residents.
     Speaking of the Boone Speedway.......how lucky we are that this facility's "main event," the Super Nationals, landed here over 20 years ago, liked it and has stayed, September after September, bringing an entire racing family here from all over the U.S.A. for a week of fun and intense competition. Needless to say, weekly racing at the speedway is standard fare.
     We have a brand new McDonald's and several businesses........Nerem Insurance, Bacon Jewelers, Verizon, CPA David Keller........ that have not disappeared but, instead, have relocated to a more south side destination.
     And, we haven't even mentioned the new strip mall that has replaced the old Redeker's property on South Story Street. Half a dozen businesses have set up shop there and, from seeing all the traffic parked there on a daily basis, they're all doing just fine.
     The one regret I have is that I'm sure there are many more positives that I haven't mentioned so, "let fire." If you viewers have some things we've overlooked or to add, let us know and we'll glad to sing even more praises.
     Finally, one final but very impressive shot.
     For 2019, name the NATIONAL community that was chosen the number one, affordable small town where you'd actually like to live? It was Boone Iowa, selected by Realtor.com and based on (1) median homes list prices (2) low unemployment (3) low crime rate (4) home affordability and (5) two-year home price appreciation.
     Heck yes, we're glad to provide the entire top ten list to show you who "brought up the rear."
     Van Wert, OH was second followed by Decatur, IN, McPherson, KS, Los Alamos, NM, Austin, MN, Williston, ND, Mexico, MO, Merrill, Ws and Andrews, TX.
     Amen.
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     We have a viewer interested in a possible class of 1965 reunion and is seeking information.
     She said she had understood one may be scheduled for August.
     Anybody have an info on this?
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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Christian Thornhill, 25, Boone.........Helen Bacon, 93, Boone. Martinsdale HS-43. Worked in Des Moines until her marriage to Edmund Bacon Jr. in 1949. The couple lived in Des Moines before purchasing a jewelry store in Perry. A second store was bought in Boone in 1968 and the couple, eventually, moved to Boone.A son, Ed Bacon III and grandsons survive.........Command Sergeant Major Edward Gabbert, 78, Polk City. Services in Boone and burial in Madrid. Seven children survive........Phillip Carroll, 84, Stratford. Air Force vet. Married Roma Lee Trautman in 1954. Worked in California and Arizona before working in Iowa for the Dows grain elevator, Richey Motors in Stratford and Case Implement. A son and sister survive.........June Blomgren, 90, Boone. Luther HS-47. Married Robert Blomgren in 1950. Survivors include two sons, Michael and Richard, and a daughter, Catherine........Mary Frances Hayes Turner, 89, rural Story City. Born in Boone. BHS-50. Married Robert Turner in 1950. The couple lived on a family farm in northeast Boone County. Survivors include a son, two daughters and a daughter-in-law.
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