The Kornerman must admit. "yes, on occasion, we do dangle a thought in front of our viewers with no particular expectations of a response. You know, "no harm, no foul". BUT, once in awhile, we are surprised that the thought does, actually, produce a respectable result." Last edition, we pulled "Ish Kabibble" out of the past for no particular reason and its produced about as good a story as the Korner has come up with in some time. We never know!!
Bruce Anderson, BHS-79, wrote,"while I may be just a bit too young to remember that crazy cornet player with the low-cut bangs from Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge, that name has special meaning in our family. Here's the story: Through the years, our family has spent a lot of time swimming in Clear Lake. Any time that someone is up for swimming, my father-in-law, Stan Moffitt, BHS-52, is always the first one in the water and the last one out. And, he would always laugh and point at his grandkids, including my three daughters, when their wet hair hung down over their foreheads. He'd called them Ish Kabibble. The kids would always laugh at that name and it became pretty common for any of us who was having a bad hair day to be compared to Ish Kabibble."
Bruce continued, "in the early 1990's, I decided that we had talked about Ish Kabibble so much that I should track him down. After a series of phone calls and dead ends, I finally was referred to a real estate office in the Los Angeles area where Merwyn Bogue had worked after his musical career as Ish Kabibble. The receptionist there listened to the story that I shared earlier and gave me his home telephone number. I told the gentleman who answered the phone that I was calling for Merwyn Bogue but when he answered, "this is Merwyn Bogue," I came clean and told him that I was really looking for Ish Kabibble. He started laughing and told me that I had reached "him" too. I told him what a fan Stan and I were and that our family used his name frequently and I eventually asked if he'd autograph a photo for Stan. Sure enough, a couple weeks later, a signed 8x10 and nice note arrived in Stan's mailbox."
AMAZING!! Google says that Merwyn Bogue.....aka Ish Kabibble......passed away in Joshua Tree, CA in June of 1994 at age 86.
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Kay Kyser's name in the Korner sparked a response from Vern Modeland, BHS-50, who wrote, "Kay Kyser and his orchestra, live from a lot of hotel ballrooms in the 30's and 40's. I listened! Hiding my little Airline radio under the blankets. Did you also know, radio whizzer, that one of the best of the nighttime shows from somewhere in New York or elsewhere was Steve Allen, who admits to teaching himself to ad-lib and talk about anything by picking a subject as he walked out the door on his way to his classes and keeping it up until he was there......at Drake University."
Vern also had a comment on our recent promotion of Iowa/Boone....."comfy old Iowa and another of the nation's many places named Boone. Y'all come down to fabulous Flippin' in the nation's Natural State, Arkansas, and let us show you around."
The Kornerman says, "sure, I knew the famous Steve Allen was once a Drake student. Along that same line......knew about actor Nick Nolte and newsman Tom Brokaw as well. There was a story the other day about Nick Nolte's time with his family in Iowa when he was a youngster and Brokaw actually attended an Iowa Hawkeye men's basketball game just the other night. He was an SUI student at one time."
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Keith Parkinson, BHS-57, recently wrote, "I wonder how many people, now residing in Boone, watched movies in Boone's five theaters?"
Here are the five he listed: (1) Drive-in on West Third. (2) Free show ground in West Boone on the south side of West Fourth. (3) Rialto on the east side of Story between Eighth and Ninth. (4) Boone Theatre on the west side of Story between Eighth and Ninth and (5) Princess Theatre on the west side of Story between Eighth and Ninth.
In addition to those, the Kornerman remembers "talk" through the years of a theatre on Keeler Street between Eighth and Ninth and one of the oldest such treasures.......one across from the city hall on Eighth Street, south side.
Anybody have anything to add??
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(1) Accept the fact that sometimes you're the pigeon and sometimes the statue. (2) If you lend $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. (3) A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Kyle Muench, 26, AZ. BHS-2011. Son of Wendy and Murray Muench. Kyle grew up in Boone and Pilot Mound. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he earned a degree in English Education and was teaching in Flagstaff, AZ at the time of his death. Boone area survivors include his mother, Wendy, of Boone, his grandmother, nieces and nephews........Janna Weston Sellers, 74, Boone, formerly of Cedar Falls. BHS-61. Survivors include a son and two daughters. Her husband, Tom Sellers, BHS-61, is deceased.............Opal Goodrich, 98, West Union, formerly of the United Community and Prairie City areas. A son, Jim, and daughter, Susan Goodrich, United Comm. grads, survive..........Catherine Leonard, 89, Fort Dodge. Was married to Bert Phipps in 1946 and they were blessed with three children. Later, she married Bud Leonard in Oregon..........Marta Phipps, 57, Boone..........Mary Ellen McFarland, 96, Boone. Lived in Minnesota until 2017 when she moved to Boone. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Susan Hooper, of Boone. A son also survives..........Robert Nelson, 93, Wisconsin. Spent most of his life in Boone prior to a move to Wisconsin in 2008. Was a civil engineer and 40 year employee of the railroad. He served many years as the Quartermaster at the Boone VFW post. His wife, Helen, is deceased. Several relatives survive, but none in this area..........Juanita Prim Trueblood, 90, Boone. Came to the Stratford area in 1941 and was a Stratford HS grad. Married Paul Prim in 1942 and they made their home in Stratford where she worked at Stratford Care Center. Paul died in 1976 and in 1977, she married William Trueblood. He passed away in 1983. Boone area survivors include a son, Nicholas, and a daughter, Barb Prim, of Boone. Also, sons, Paul, Bill and Richard Prim, all of Stratford. Two other sons also survive.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT........
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Saturday, January 27, 2018
We're Challenged
Who remembers Ish Kabibble? If you do, you're OLD, very old......sorry.
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The Kornerman knew my troll in the last edition, about the best retirement states and my contention that our out-of-state viewers should have "stayed home" in fourth best Iowa, would attract attention.
John Kueck, BHS-61, wrote, "Iowa may be great, but one could make a good argument for Minnesota for older people, which some of us are. There's no getting around it, Minnesota is cold. Only Vermont, North Dakota and Alaska have worse weather than Minnesota, according to Bankrate. Minnesota averages 44.3 inches of snow per year, well above the national average of 25 inches. But, retirees who can look past the cold weather, and maybe even embrace the snow, will be rewarded with the country's third best healthcare system and assisted living facility costs well below the national average. And, no state in the top 10 ranked higher than Minnesota, at #4, in overall well-being. Maybe that has something to do with the friendly people: the term "Minnesota nice" was backed up by a 2013 University of Cambridge Study which ranked Minnesota the sixth most agreeable, based on 13 years worth of mood tracking data. We like Minnesota and I've lived both places. My very last intention was moving north when I graduated from college, but I did and love it here."
The Kornerman says, "I know, there are many other Booneites in the Twin Cities area as well. John's Bankrite study, which is different than the WalletHub study which I cited last edition, does credit Iowa with being above average in almost all categories except 35th in culture and 36th in weather. As a result, John does concede Iowa offers a good balance of amenities retirees look for, including 14th in low cost-of-living, the best rank of any of the cities ranked in the top ten by Bankrite. Well, anyway, wherever you are, we wish you and your family the very best. We hope you are extremely happy and enjoying, in all areas of life, a ranking that best suits your lifestyle."
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We mentioned last edition that Tony's latest quiz concerned Boone lumber yards. He wrote, "in the late 50's to early 60's there were four operating lumber yards in Boone at the same time. What were their names, where were they located and which ones caught fire and were completely destroyed?"
Tony said that the four were Hanson Lumber on Marshall Street between 10th and 11th streets; Nelson Lumber on 10th Street west of Story; Otis Lumber on 10th and Boone Streets and Yegge Lumber at 10th and Marshall.
He said that both the Otis and Yegge businesses were burned out and while on the subject, he also mentioned some other big Boone fires, the Crary Hotel/Fareway, the Berry Seed Company, the Bon Appetite/Western Auto fire and one of the more recent ones, the one that destroyed Meyers Clothing etc.
Editor's Note: Last edition, Keith Parkinson, BHS-57, mentioned he enjoyed watching movies at Boone's five theatre's from the 50's era. Give that some thought and we'll get more into that history next edition.
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Ish Kabibble was a comedian and cornet player with lots of connections to Kay Kyser, who had an orchestra and a quiz show, Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge. Kabibble also appeared in 10 movies between 1939-50. He passed away at age 86 in 1994. Kyser was a well known orchestra leader in the 30's and 40's. His orchestra had a big wartime hit in 1943, "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition." Remember?
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Thought Provoking: (1) In style shows, models walk down that long aisle in their underwear and its called, "art and fashion." If I do that, I'm called drunk and not allowed even in Walmart. (2) If anyone tries to tell you biscuits and gravy isn't a meal, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life. (3) As we grow up, we realize it is less important to have lots of friends and more important to have real ones. (4) Definition of a friend: Someone who says nice things about you when you aren't around.
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We've learned of the death of former, longtime Augustana Lutheran pastor, Arnold Thoren, who has been living in Illinois. Its understood his funeral will be held in Davenport.
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Gary Baker, 79, Pleasant Hill. Born in Madrid..........Eleanor Greene Tingwald, 83, Beatrice, NE. Formerly of Omaha, Des Moines. Married ValGene Tingwald, BHS-46, in 1993. ValGene passed away in 2010...........Lori Scofield, 52, Ogden. Worked at Boone Fareway as a purchasing secretary. Two sons survive, including Tristan Torres of Boone. Other Boone survivors are a daughter, Tegan Musser, of Boone and her fiancee, Fredrick Shelton, of Ogden. A brother, sister and her mother also survive.........Patricia Headley, 85, Boone..........Joan Bonnie Foster, 86. She and her late husband, Gene (deceased), spent 38 years in ministry together. Included was a time, 16 years, as pastor of the Open Bible Church in Boone. A son and two daughters survive...........Frederick John (Fritz) Erbe, 69, Tucson, AZ. When his father passed away, the family moved from the Minneapolis area to Boone. BHS-66, where he was a standout golfer and swimmer. U.S. Army vet and employed by Tucson Electric Power. His mother, Edna Mae Erbe (deceased), was an employee of the Boone County Hospital in the dietary department for many years. No Boone area survivors..........Donald Kopp, 79, Dayton. Stratford HS-56. Air Force vet. Married Patricia Pigman (deceased) in 1969. Worked road construction and then in the maintenance department at ISU for 25 years. Boone area survivor is a brother, Duane Kopp, of Boone..........Joseph Wirth, 65, Boone...........
Jerry Pharoah, 80, Ogden. BHS-56. Worked for the Ogden Telephone Company for 41 years, retiring in 2008. In 1959, married Joyce Miller (deceased) in Ogden. Boone area survivors include daughter, Lori Kimsey, son, Jim Pharoah, and sister-in-law, Linda Ellis, all of Ogden. Also surviving is a sister, Linda Carlson, of Fraser........Marie Alden, 94, Boone. Born on a farm near Mason City. Worked at a meat canning factory. In 1946, married Rolland Alden (deceased) at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. They farmed near Latimer and had two daughters and a son. Marie was a cook and kitchen manager at a Hampton nursing home and moved to Boone in retirement. She did do some work at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boone when arriving in Boone. Boone area survivors include a daughter, Kathleen Kester, and grandchildren, Maria Wiebold and Shelly Lindahl, all of Boone and a grandson, Nathan Kester of Ogden.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa, 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT........
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
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The Kornerman knew my troll in the last edition, about the best retirement states and my contention that our out-of-state viewers should have "stayed home" in fourth best Iowa, would attract attention.
John Kueck, BHS-61, wrote, "Iowa may be great, but one could make a good argument for Minnesota for older people, which some of us are. There's no getting around it, Minnesota is cold. Only Vermont, North Dakota and Alaska have worse weather than Minnesota, according to Bankrate. Minnesota averages 44.3 inches of snow per year, well above the national average of 25 inches. But, retirees who can look past the cold weather, and maybe even embrace the snow, will be rewarded with the country's third best healthcare system and assisted living facility costs well below the national average. And, no state in the top 10 ranked higher than Minnesota, at #4, in overall well-being. Maybe that has something to do with the friendly people: the term "Minnesota nice" was backed up by a 2013 University of Cambridge Study which ranked Minnesota the sixth most agreeable, based on 13 years worth of mood tracking data. We like Minnesota and I've lived both places. My very last intention was moving north when I graduated from college, but I did and love it here."
The Kornerman says, "I know, there are many other Booneites in the Twin Cities area as well. John's Bankrite study, which is different than the WalletHub study which I cited last edition, does credit Iowa with being above average in almost all categories except 35th in culture and 36th in weather. As a result, John does concede Iowa offers a good balance of amenities retirees look for, including 14th in low cost-of-living, the best rank of any of the cities ranked in the top ten by Bankrite. Well, anyway, wherever you are, we wish you and your family the very best. We hope you are extremely happy and enjoying, in all areas of life, a ranking that best suits your lifestyle."
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We mentioned last edition that Tony's latest quiz concerned Boone lumber yards. He wrote, "in the late 50's to early 60's there were four operating lumber yards in Boone at the same time. What were their names, where were they located and which ones caught fire and were completely destroyed?"
Tony said that the four were Hanson Lumber on Marshall Street between 10th and 11th streets; Nelson Lumber on 10th Street west of Story; Otis Lumber on 10th and Boone Streets and Yegge Lumber at 10th and Marshall.
He said that both the Otis and Yegge businesses were burned out and while on the subject, he also mentioned some other big Boone fires, the Crary Hotel/Fareway, the Berry Seed Company, the Bon Appetite/Western Auto fire and one of the more recent ones, the one that destroyed Meyers Clothing etc.
Editor's Note: Last edition, Keith Parkinson, BHS-57, mentioned he enjoyed watching movies at Boone's five theatre's from the 50's era. Give that some thought and we'll get more into that history next edition.
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Ish Kabibble was a comedian and cornet player with lots of connections to Kay Kyser, who had an orchestra and a quiz show, Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge. Kabibble also appeared in 10 movies between 1939-50. He passed away at age 86 in 1994. Kyser was a well known orchestra leader in the 30's and 40's. His orchestra had a big wartime hit in 1943, "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition." Remember?
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Thought Provoking: (1) In style shows, models walk down that long aisle in their underwear and its called, "art and fashion." If I do that, I'm called drunk and not allowed even in Walmart. (2) If anyone tries to tell you biscuits and gravy isn't a meal, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life. (3) As we grow up, we realize it is less important to have lots of friends and more important to have real ones. (4) Definition of a friend: Someone who says nice things about you when you aren't around.
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We've learned of the death of former, longtime Augustana Lutheran pastor, Arnold Thoren, who has been living in Illinois. Its understood his funeral will be held in Davenport.
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Gary Baker, 79, Pleasant Hill. Born in Madrid..........Eleanor Greene Tingwald, 83, Beatrice, NE. Formerly of Omaha, Des Moines. Married ValGene Tingwald, BHS-46, in 1993. ValGene passed away in 2010...........Lori Scofield, 52, Ogden. Worked at Boone Fareway as a purchasing secretary. Two sons survive, including Tristan Torres of Boone. Other Boone survivors are a daughter, Tegan Musser, of Boone and her fiancee, Fredrick Shelton, of Ogden. A brother, sister and her mother also survive.........Patricia Headley, 85, Boone..........Joan Bonnie Foster, 86. She and her late husband, Gene (deceased), spent 38 years in ministry together. Included was a time, 16 years, as pastor of the Open Bible Church in Boone. A son and two daughters survive...........Frederick John (Fritz) Erbe, 69, Tucson, AZ. When his father passed away, the family moved from the Minneapolis area to Boone. BHS-66, where he was a standout golfer and swimmer. U.S. Army vet and employed by Tucson Electric Power. His mother, Edna Mae Erbe (deceased), was an employee of the Boone County Hospital in the dietary department for many years. No Boone area survivors..........Donald Kopp, 79, Dayton. Stratford HS-56. Air Force vet. Married Patricia Pigman (deceased) in 1969. Worked road construction and then in the maintenance department at ISU for 25 years. Boone area survivor is a brother, Duane Kopp, of Boone..........Joseph Wirth, 65, Boone...........
Jerry Pharoah, 80, Ogden. BHS-56. Worked for the Ogden Telephone Company for 41 years, retiring in 2008. In 1959, married Joyce Miller (deceased) in Ogden. Boone area survivors include daughter, Lori Kimsey, son, Jim Pharoah, and sister-in-law, Linda Ellis, all of Ogden. Also surviving is a sister, Linda Carlson, of Fraser........Marie Alden, 94, Boone. Born on a farm near Mason City. Worked at a meat canning factory. In 1946, married Rolland Alden (deceased) at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. They farmed near Latimer and had two daughters and a son. Marie was a cook and kitchen manager at a Hampton nursing home and moved to Boone in retirement. She did do some work at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boone when arriving in Boone. Boone area survivors include a daughter, Kathleen Kester, and grandchildren, Maria Wiebold and Shelly Lindahl, all of Boone and a grandson, Nathan Kester of Ogden.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa, 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT........
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
More Drug Store Talk
Now here is some "inside" info regarding the recent drug store conversation in the Korner.
It was Doug Miller's dad, Frank, BHS-33, and Frank's brother, Fred, BHS-42, who operated the Miller Rexall Drug at the corner of Eighth and Story. Frank is deceased but Fred still lives in Boone.
Doug, BHS-71, wrote, "for as long as I can remember, they had a soda fountain that served great sandwiches, soups, drinks and ice cream treats. I should definitely remember because I drank way too many cherry cokes and cherry phosphates, along with too many chocolate malts. That, unfortunately, is a habit I still have. According to my older brother, Steve, BHS-60, Deuel Drug must have had a soda fountain also, maybe in the 50's, as he said they had the best root beer around. I believe maybe in the 60's, Deuel Drug, after a remodel, must have done away with the soda fountain since I don't recall it. The other two drug stores in downtown Boone were Herrald Drug and Osco Drug and neither had a soda fountain."
Talk about luck. Doug was a star golfer when he attended Iowa State University and is still a big Cyclone athletic fan. Home base for he and wife, Chery, BHS-71, is Memphis, TN, right where the Cyclones had their big football bowl victory recently. He commented, "we really enjoyed all the festivities, along with 30,000 other ISU fans. Now I have bragging rights with my friends and neighbors here in Memphis." Memphis, of course, not only hosted the game but was the Cyclone opponent in the bowl game.
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Keith Parkinson, BHS-57, wrote, "really enjoy Kelley's Korner. As one ages, it is good to reminisce and enjoy reliving our youthful years. Wanda Lingren said cherry coke was her favorite at Thompson's Drug in West Boone. My favorite was lemon lime phosphate, with an extra shot of citric acid. Some of our fondest memories of Boone are the parks. When we visit Boone, we make it a point to visit them, especially McHose Park and the Ledges. When we visit, we also lament the disappearance of buildings that use to be there. Especially miss the old post office and train depot. I remember when Ericson Auto Electric went out of business. My dad took me to the auction. He let me bid on a tap and die set. I think we paid more than a new set would cost. It was my first auction. I enjoy going to auctions, but keep my hands in my pockets to keep from making an inadvertent purchase."
Keith also gave us a little fodder concerning theatres and auto dealers for future use.
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Here's our latest quiz......lumber stores. In the late 50's to early 60's there were at least four and you might remember that one burned down. Can you name them and their locations?
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Some things are hard to explain. Rub-a-Dub-Dub recently came to mind. There was a great instrumental version of that old nursery rhyme.......I thought by the Sauter-Finegan orchestra but, on second thought, it may have been by the Ralph Flanagan band. Sauter-Finegan had some other favorites, Doodletown Fifers and a great version of Midnight Sleighride. Even country's Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys had a big recording of Rub-a-Dub-Dub.
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The Kornerman loves to troll you out-of-staters who made the serious mistake of leaving Iowa/Boone.
WalletHub recently released its annual report ranking the best and worst U.S.states to retire to in 2018 and Iowa, of course, is right there near the top, fourth best to be exact, behind Florida, Colorado and South Dakota. We're really sorry for you folks who live in the worst retirement spots......the final five, Arkansas, Mississippi, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Kentucky.
This report compares all 50 states via affordability, quality of life and health care. In breaking down the Iowa numbers, we were ninth in health care, 11th in quality of life and 26th in affordability, which gave us the fourth best score overall.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Marie Alden, 94, Boone..........John Joseph Arthur Jr., 81, Marshalltown. Boone area survivor is a grandson, Jason Killam, of Boone.........Esther Lawson, 105, Madrid. Boone area survivor is a son, Dennis Lawson, of Madrid.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT.......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
It was Doug Miller's dad, Frank, BHS-33, and Frank's brother, Fred, BHS-42, who operated the Miller Rexall Drug at the corner of Eighth and Story. Frank is deceased but Fred still lives in Boone.
Doug, BHS-71, wrote, "for as long as I can remember, they had a soda fountain that served great sandwiches, soups, drinks and ice cream treats. I should definitely remember because I drank way too many cherry cokes and cherry phosphates, along with too many chocolate malts. That, unfortunately, is a habit I still have. According to my older brother, Steve, BHS-60, Deuel Drug must have had a soda fountain also, maybe in the 50's, as he said they had the best root beer around. I believe maybe in the 60's, Deuel Drug, after a remodel, must have done away with the soda fountain since I don't recall it. The other two drug stores in downtown Boone were Herrald Drug and Osco Drug and neither had a soda fountain."
Talk about luck. Doug was a star golfer when he attended Iowa State University and is still a big Cyclone athletic fan. Home base for he and wife, Chery, BHS-71, is Memphis, TN, right where the Cyclones had their big football bowl victory recently. He commented, "we really enjoyed all the festivities, along with 30,000 other ISU fans. Now I have bragging rights with my friends and neighbors here in Memphis." Memphis, of course, not only hosted the game but was the Cyclone opponent in the bowl game.
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Keith Parkinson, BHS-57, wrote, "really enjoy Kelley's Korner. As one ages, it is good to reminisce and enjoy reliving our youthful years. Wanda Lingren said cherry coke was her favorite at Thompson's Drug in West Boone. My favorite was lemon lime phosphate, with an extra shot of citric acid. Some of our fondest memories of Boone are the parks. When we visit Boone, we make it a point to visit them, especially McHose Park and the Ledges. When we visit, we also lament the disappearance of buildings that use to be there. Especially miss the old post office and train depot. I remember when Ericson Auto Electric went out of business. My dad took me to the auction. He let me bid on a tap and die set. I think we paid more than a new set would cost. It was my first auction. I enjoy going to auctions, but keep my hands in my pockets to keep from making an inadvertent purchase."
Keith also gave us a little fodder concerning theatres and auto dealers for future use.
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Here's our latest quiz......lumber stores. In the late 50's to early 60's there were at least four and you might remember that one burned down. Can you name them and their locations?
K-----K
Some things are hard to explain. Rub-a-Dub-Dub recently came to mind. There was a great instrumental version of that old nursery rhyme.......I thought by the Sauter-Finegan orchestra but, on second thought, it may have been by the Ralph Flanagan band. Sauter-Finegan had some other favorites, Doodletown Fifers and a great version of Midnight Sleighride. Even country's Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys had a big recording of Rub-a-Dub-Dub.
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The Kornerman loves to troll you out-of-staters who made the serious mistake of leaving Iowa/Boone.
WalletHub recently released its annual report ranking the best and worst U.S.states to retire to in 2018 and Iowa, of course, is right there near the top, fourth best to be exact, behind Florida, Colorado and South Dakota. We're really sorry for you folks who live in the worst retirement spots......the final five, Arkansas, Mississippi, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Kentucky.
This report compares all 50 states via affordability, quality of life and health care. In breaking down the Iowa numbers, we were ninth in health care, 11th in quality of life and 26th in affordability, which gave us the fourth best score overall.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Marie Alden, 94, Boone..........John Joseph Arthur Jr., 81, Marshalltown. Boone area survivor is a grandson, Jason Killam, of Boone.........Esther Lawson, 105, Madrid. Boone area survivor is a son, Dennis Lawson, of Madrid.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT.......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Sunday, January 21, 2018
"Where Are You Today?"
As the Kornerman reviewed all the recent incoming emails, that short, simple offering, "where are you today?" positively resonated with this old timer.
It came from Roy and Sue Woolsoncroft of Nevada and the Korner apparently does provide at least a few minutes of attention in their busy, daily life. It showed concern, interest etc. and that alone, provided a yen for us "moving forward," even though stymied at times. A big thank you to the Woolsoncroft's.
Alright, yes, it happened again. Somehow, the computer shut down Thursday and, despite lots of tinkering, we didn't become available Saturday and again, until now, Sunday, January 21, 2018, 12:37 p.m.. AND, although its tough to admit, it was wife, Jo, who got things going again. She even admits she doesn't know how but......here we are, with a special "catch up" Sunday edition.
The Kornerman has never, ever, taken one ounce of credit for any technological expertise. EXAMPLE: Tech Support: What kind of computer do you have? Kornerman: A white one. Tech Support: Click on the "my computer" icon on the left of the screen. Kornerman: Your left, or my left?
That's about it folks........sad, but true. Regardless, we're just happy to be back. Thanks Jo.
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Some of our Korner snowbirds to Texas may not be getting all they were hoping for, weatherwise, this winter. Marsha McCoy Wilson, BHS-64, a permanent resident of Montgomery, stated in an email, "Happy New Year from warm, sunny Montgomery, TX. where my car thermometer read 18 degrees at 9 a.m. this morning."
She did provide better news. "I wanted to inform you and your viewers about a new book authored by my brother, Mike McCoy, BHS-69. The title is, "Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie," and its available on Amazon. This is his first work of fiction, but he has been producing non-fiction books, mostly travel oriented, for decades. It is basically a murder mystery, but much, much more than that. There is more information about the book on Amazon, including reader reviews. Mo, I haven't written for a long time, but I do read your Korner religiously. Keep up the good work."
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Just so happens we received in the matter of just a few days, another item about an upcoming publication.
Brandon Hurley is a young man who spent a short period of time a few years back as the Sports Editor of the Boone News Republican. He wrote, "I'm sure this takes you down memory lane a bit but I'm doing a feature next week on East Greene basketball legend, Pam Slock. When I sat down with her recently, she told me you were a big fan of hers during her playing days and that you "called" (on KWBG) many of her games. She's quite the lady and had a spectacular career. Sounds like the games were incredible. I was hoping to get your thoughts of how she was as a player and what you remember about her career."
Brandon and I talked by phone the other day and I provided what information by memory could muster of those days in the late 50's/early 60's. His story will appear in the Jefferson Bee/Herald where he is currently employed.
Brandon's email concluded, "I never got around to thanking you, but you sent me a nice letter when I was working at the BNR. It really stuck with me and I've been meaning to reach out to you. When Pam mentioned your name, I immediately remembered."
In our visit, I told Brandon that I had never seen as good a pure shooter as Pam was in that old three-on-three game when 40, 50, 60 points per game could be scored by forwards. Pam did that consistently using a variety of shots from all over the half-court. She is, of course a Hall of Famer.
Can't leave this subject without mentioning some other prolific scorers from the central Iowa area back in those days........the Hill sisters and Sharon Tyler from South Hamilton immediately come to mind. Here in Boone we had some excellent scorers.......Sharon Jones, BHS-60, Bonnie Reid, BHS-54, Terry Carlson, BHS-65, and Marsha Lilly, BHS-72, easily come to mind. Alas, the poor guards never seem to get their due.......although Rita Peterson of Boxholm was an all-stater, while Connie Ablett, BHS-58, and Jackie Parrish, BHS-63, also gained statewide all-state recognition, Parrish twice. The Kornerman knows this is dangerous territory. I've probably left somebody out that should have made my memory list which isn't as sharp as it was at one time.
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QUICKIES: (1) Wanda Lingren corrected us. When she emailed last time, I said I imagine she was reporting in from some "warm place." She answered, "we have quit going to Texas and are now here, suffering with the rest of you. Pretty hard thing to do since we had been going for 17 years and before that, lived in California for 13 years." (2) Ron Hopkins, BSH-59, checked in from the state of Washington. He is "certain" Deuel Drug did have a soda fountain. He wrote, "I, believe, though, with less confidence, that the Rexall Drug at the southwest corner of Eighth and Story also had a soda fountain during the latter half of the 1950's." (3) It almost brings tears to the Kornerman's eyes. A note that Polk County is selling the basketball floor that was located for so many years in Veterans Memorial Auditorium. The two hoops are even available. The floor hasn't been used much the past 12 years after most events were moved to Wells Fargo Arena. Bidding starts at $500 BUT, we understand, the price had already gone up to $8,000 or more.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Kornerman, of course, has thousands of footprints on that floor from 30 years of state basketball played there during my time at the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Tons and tons of memories remain.......even though the floor doesn't.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Nyla Good, 84, Boone. Born in Ogden. Worked in Boone at Neiman Motors and the city water department before retirement in 1996. She married Bill Good in 1952. A son and two daughters survive, including Linda Michel of Boone.........Laurie Scofield, 52, Boone.........Henry Tellinghuisen, 79, Boone. Sibley HS grad and a U.S. Army vet. Farmed in the Sibley area. Married Dorothy Nelson in Stanhope and they farmed north of Stanhope before moving to an acreage near Boone. Moved to Boone in 1972 and continued to sell livestock feed to farmers as well as operate Hanks Small Engine Repair. A son, Daryl, of Boone and a daughter survive as well as his wife, Dorothy.........Ilene Cromwell McCoy, 90, Boxholm. Born in Boone County. BHS. Was a dental hygienist in Boone for a time. Married Tom Ed McCoy in 1948. They farmed near Luther and then near Ogden before retirement in Boxholm in 1985. Survivors include two daughters and a son, including Kevin, of Ogden........Verl White, 86, Kelley. Was a heavy machine operator who helped build the Boone Speedway and was a regular spectator at the speedway.........Jeanette Rinker Smithson, 81, Ames. Her parents were J. Perry Rinker and Daisy Ellen Doran Rinker. Jeanette was born in Beaver Township of Boone County. Grand Junction HS. Married Leland Smithson in 1958. Her husband, two sons and two daughters survive........Robert Kimrey, 74, Des Moines. Boone area survivor is a brother, Joe Kimrey, of Madrid........Mary Joyce Kiburz, 53, Woodward. Lived at the Woodward Resource Center........Robert Walter, 91, West Des Moines. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Cindy Huston, of Boone.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT......
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It came from Roy and Sue Woolsoncroft of Nevada and the Korner apparently does provide at least a few minutes of attention in their busy, daily life. It showed concern, interest etc. and that alone, provided a yen for us "moving forward," even though stymied at times. A big thank you to the Woolsoncroft's.
Alright, yes, it happened again. Somehow, the computer shut down Thursday and, despite lots of tinkering, we didn't become available Saturday and again, until now, Sunday, January 21, 2018, 12:37 p.m.. AND, although its tough to admit, it was wife, Jo, who got things going again. She even admits she doesn't know how but......here we are, with a special "catch up" Sunday edition.
The Kornerman has never, ever, taken one ounce of credit for any technological expertise. EXAMPLE: Tech Support: What kind of computer do you have? Kornerman: A white one. Tech Support: Click on the "my computer" icon on the left of the screen. Kornerman: Your left, or my left?
That's about it folks........sad, but true. Regardless, we're just happy to be back. Thanks Jo.
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Some of our Korner snowbirds to Texas may not be getting all they were hoping for, weatherwise, this winter. Marsha McCoy Wilson, BHS-64, a permanent resident of Montgomery, stated in an email, "Happy New Year from warm, sunny Montgomery, TX. where my car thermometer read 18 degrees at 9 a.m. this morning."
She did provide better news. "I wanted to inform you and your viewers about a new book authored by my brother, Mike McCoy, BHS-69. The title is, "Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie," and its available on Amazon. This is his first work of fiction, but he has been producing non-fiction books, mostly travel oriented, for decades. It is basically a murder mystery, but much, much more than that. There is more information about the book on Amazon, including reader reviews. Mo, I haven't written for a long time, but I do read your Korner religiously. Keep up the good work."
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Just so happens we received in the matter of just a few days, another item about an upcoming publication.
Brandon Hurley is a young man who spent a short period of time a few years back as the Sports Editor of the Boone News Republican. He wrote, "I'm sure this takes you down memory lane a bit but I'm doing a feature next week on East Greene basketball legend, Pam Slock. When I sat down with her recently, she told me you were a big fan of hers during her playing days and that you "called" (on KWBG) many of her games. She's quite the lady and had a spectacular career. Sounds like the games were incredible. I was hoping to get your thoughts of how she was as a player and what you remember about her career."
Brandon and I talked by phone the other day and I provided what information by memory could muster of those days in the late 50's/early 60's. His story will appear in the Jefferson Bee/Herald where he is currently employed.
Brandon's email concluded, "I never got around to thanking you, but you sent me a nice letter when I was working at the BNR. It really stuck with me and I've been meaning to reach out to you. When Pam mentioned your name, I immediately remembered."
In our visit, I told Brandon that I had never seen as good a pure shooter as Pam was in that old three-on-three game when 40, 50, 60 points per game could be scored by forwards. Pam did that consistently using a variety of shots from all over the half-court. She is, of course a Hall of Famer.
Can't leave this subject without mentioning some other prolific scorers from the central Iowa area back in those days........the Hill sisters and Sharon Tyler from South Hamilton immediately come to mind. Here in Boone we had some excellent scorers.......Sharon Jones, BHS-60, Bonnie Reid, BHS-54, Terry Carlson, BHS-65, and Marsha Lilly, BHS-72, easily come to mind. Alas, the poor guards never seem to get their due.......although Rita Peterson of Boxholm was an all-stater, while Connie Ablett, BHS-58, and Jackie Parrish, BHS-63, also gained statewide all-state recognition, Parrish twice. The Kornerman knows this is dangerous territory. I've probably left somebody out that should have made my memory list which isn't as sharp as it was at one time.
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QUICKIES: (1) Wanda Lingren corrected us. When she emailed last time, I said I imagine she was reporting in from some "warm place." She answered, "we have quit going to Texas and are now here, suffering with the rest of you. Pretty hard thing to do since we had been going for 17 years and before that, lived in California for 13 years." (2) Ron Hopkins, BSH-59, checked in from the state of Washington. He is "certain" Deuel Drug did have a soda fountain. He wrote, "I, believe, though, with less confidence, that the Rexall Drug at the southwest corner of Eighth and Story also had a soda fountain during the latter half of the 1950's." (3) It almost brings tears to the Kornerman's eyes. A note that Polk County is selling the basketball floor that was located for so many years in Veterans Memorial Auditorium. The two hoops are even available. The floor hasn't been used much the past 12 years after most events were moved to Wells Fargo Arena. Bidding starts at $500 BUT, we understand, the price had already gone up to $8,000 or more.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Kornerman, of course, has thousands of footprints on that floor from 30 years of state basketball played there during my time at the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Tons and tons of memories remain.......even though the floor doesn't.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Nyla Good, 84, Boone. Born in Ogden. Worked in Boone at Neiman Motors and the city water department before retirement in 1996. She married Bill Good in 1952. A son and two daughters survive, including Linda Michel of Boone.........Laurie Scofield, 52, Boone.........Henry Tellinghuisen, 79, Boone. Sibley HS grad and a U.S. Army vet. Farmed in the Sibley area. Married Dorothy Nelson in Stanhope and they farmed north of Stanhope before moving to an acreage near Boone. Moved to Boone in 1972 and continued to sell livestock feed to farmers as well as operate Hanks Small Engine Repair. A son, Daryl, of Boone and a daughter survive as well as his wife, Dorothy.........Ilene Cromwell McCoy, 90, Boxholm. Born in Boone County. BHS. Was a dental hygienist in Boone for a time. Married Tom Ed McCoy in 1948. They farmed near Luther and then near Ogden before retirement in Boxholm in 1985. Survivors include two daughters and a son, including Kevin, of Ogden........Verl White, 86, Kelley. Was a heavy machine operator who helped build the Boone Speedway and was a regular spectator at the speedway.........Jeanette Rinker Smithson, 81, Ames. Her parents were J. Perry Rinker and Daisy Ellen Doran Rinker. Jeanette was born in Beaver Township of Boone County. Grand Junction HS. Married Leland Smithson in 1958. Her husband, two sons and two daughters survive........Robert Kimrey, 74, Des Moines. Boone area survivor is a brother, Joe Kimrey, of Madrid........Mary Joyce Kiburz, 53, Woodward. Lived at the Woodward Resource Center........Robert Walter, 91, West Des Moines. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Cindy Huston, of Boone.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Memories.......Memories
He's been gone from "home" for 40 years, still does live in a community, roughly the size, populationwise, of Boone, where he spent his formative years, BUT he still has a firm memory of Boone/West Boone drug stores he remembered from his days in central Iowa.
In the last edition, the latest Korner quiz posed the question "can you name seven drug stores from Boone/West Boone's 50's/60's, their locations and whether they offered a soda fountain or not?"
Keith Parkinson, BHS-57, spoke out from Ledyard, CT where he has resided the past 40 years. The United State Navy retiree said he did pay a visit "home" in June and "enjoyed visiting Boone and with friends George Ades, BHS-55, and Duane Lamb, BHS-55, but, all of Karen and my families have moved elsewhere or passed on."
Here were Keith's memories: (1) Thompson Drug Store in West Boone (was Mitchel Drug in the 40's and 50's) on West Third Street and (2) McCalla Drug at the corner of West Third and State Street, just east of the courthouse. (3) Osco Drug on the east side of Story Street between Eighth and Ninth Streets. (4) A Rexall Drug Store at Eighth and Story next to Fisher's Shoe Store. (5) A store at Seventh and Story across from the old Mondt Hotel and (6) Echternach's at the corner of Fifth and Division Streets.
He recalled that the West Boone stores both offered soda fountains and that Rexall Store at Eighth and Story had no fountain but had replaced a Rexall Store there that did have a fountain.
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Wanda Lingren, who the Kornerman is sure was communicating from somewhere warm, wrote, "I remember Thompson Drug that was run by Forest Thompson. And, yes, he had a soda fountain. Every day after school I would go there for a cherry coke. He had many other flavors too. But cherry was and always will be my favorite. He was a good man."
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Alright viewers, its time for the truth, the entire truth and nothing but the truth.
Quizmaster Tony Crandell, BHS-59, agreed with most of what Keith and Wanda had offered. HOWEVER, there were others, not yet mentioned.
He remembered Herrald Drug on the north side, Wilson Drug, which was part of the Boone National Building, and Deuel Drug, which was located at mid-block, west side of Story between Seventh and Eighth.
Tony said Herrald's and Wilson's did not have soda fountains and he's not sure about Deuel's.
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Regarding our recent discussion of Boone's population, Chuck Brainard, BHS-50, offered, "one final word." He wrote, "the census rule states that wherever a person lives on April 1 of the year the census is taken, is considered, "where they live." Look at the population of Ames for a correlation.""
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Old age is when you still have something on the ball but are too tired to bounce it.
Visiting people always say, "oh, you have a cat." I feel like replying, "no, that's for company."
The older you get the tougher it is to lose weight. By then, your body and fat have become really good friends.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Mary Beth Larson, 66, Madrid. Was a rural mail carrier in Boone County. Boone area survivors include a daughter, Tara Wendel, and a grandson, Eliot Riddle, both of Madrid.........Herman Brockschmidt, 91, Bondurant. He married LaVonne Hurd in 1961 and they relocated to Boone. Worked for Hallett Construction for 26 years as a dragline operator and also ran a TV/Radio repair business out of his home. In the late 70's, the family moved to the Carroll area. Wife LaVonne is among the survivors........Lawrence Leo McCoy, 84, Liberty, MO. The son of Paul and Pansy Cecelia McCoy. He managed various farm co-ops until retirement. His wife, Nadine, is among the survivors.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
In the last edition, the latest Korner quiz posed the question "can you name seven drug stores from Boone/West Boone's 50's/60's, their locations and whether they offered a soda fountain or not?"
Keith Parkinson, BHS-57, spoke out from Ledyard, CT where he has resided the past 40 years. The United State Navy retiree said he did pay a visit "home" in June and "enjoyed visiting Boone and with friends George Ades, BHS-55, and Duane Lamb, BHS-55, but, all of Karen and my families have moved elsewhere or passed on."
Here were Keith's memories: (1) Thompson Drug Store in West Boone (was Mitchel Drug in the 40's and 50's) on West Third Street and (2) McCalla Drug at the corner of West Third and State Street, just east of the courthouse. (3) Osco Drug on the east side of Story Street between Eighth and Ninth Streets. (4) A Rexall Drug Store at Eighth and Story next to Fisher's Shoe Store. (5) A store at Seventh and Story across from the old Mondt Hotel and (6) Echternach's at the corner of Fifth and Division Streets.
He recalled that the West Boone stores both offered soda fountains and that Rexall Store at Eighth and Story had no fountain but had replaced a Rexall Store there that did have a fountain.
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Wanda Lingren, who the Kornerman is sure was communicating from somewhere warm, wrote, "I remember Thompson Drug that was run by Forest Thompson. And, yes, he had a soda fountain. Every day after school I would go there for a cherry coke. He had many other flavors too. But cherry was and always will be my favorite. He was a good man."
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Alright viewers, its time for the truth, the entire truth and nothing but the truth.
Quizmaster Tony Crandell, BHS-59, agreed with most of what Keith and Wanda had offered. HOWEVER, there were others, not yet mentioned.
He remembered Herrald Drug on the north side, Wilson Drug, which was part of the Boone National Building, and Deuel Drug, which was located at mid-block, west side of Story between Seventh and Eighth.
Tony said Herrald's and Wilson's did not have soda fountains and he's not sure about Deuel's.
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Regarding our recent discussion of Boone's population, Chuck Brainard, BHS-50, offered, "one final word." He wrote, "the census rule states that wherever a person lives on April 1 of the year the census is taken, is considered, "where they live." Look at the population of Ames for a correlation.""
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Old age is when you still have something on the ball but are too tired to bounce it.
Visiting people always say, "oh, you have a cat." I feel like replying, "no, that's for company."
The older you get the tougher it is to lose weight. By then, your body and fat have become really good friends.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Mary Beth Larson, 66, Madrid. Was a rural mail carrier in Boone County. Boone area survivors include a daughter, Tara Wendel, and a grandson, Eliot Riddle, both of Madrid.........Herman Brockschmidt, 91, Bondurant. He married LaVonne Hurd in 1961 and they relocated to Boone. Worked for Hallett Construction for 26 years as a dragline operator and also ran a TV/Radio repair business out of his home. In the late 70's, the family moved to the Carroll area. Wife LaVonne is among the survivors........Lawrence Leo McCoy, 84, Liberty, MO. The son of Paul and Pansy Cecelia McCoy. He managed various farm co-ops until retirement. His wife, Nadine, is among the survivors.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Boone/West Boone Drug Centers
Our next Korner quiz will involve Boone/West Boone drug stores in the 50's/60's. According to our quizmaster, there were about seven of them. Can you name them, tell us their location AND did they actually have a soda fountain?
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We heard from Chuck Brainard, BHS-50, this week regarding our recent talk about Boone, its population etc. He wrote, "about the population, it is in decline. Here's the data: In 1950, the census said that the population was 12,164 souls just in the city. Today, its around 12,600, give or take. But here is the rub. The students at DMACC, maybe 2600 or so, that live on campus or off, are included in the latest census, and have been for years. The most recent reaffirmation of the way that the census is counted was in 2010. Not so in 1950, besides which there were very few students in Boone Junior College in 1950. This probably means that the population of the city of Boone, ex DMACC students is around 10,600, down about 13% over the years. Thanks, I suspect, in a large part, by the changes in how railroads are run and maintained, not to mention the demise of the local coal mines, and, quite possibly, changes in farming techniques. As the Union Pacific crew-change point is shifted away from Boone, if it hasn't already left, the real population will, doubtless, drop further. A few years back, I estimated that for every Union Pacific job moved out of the city, the city could lose 2.7 people, one way or another. Look at what happened to Perry when the Milwaukee railroad folded up its tent all those years ago."
Chuck said it was 64 degrees in Texas the day he wrote and the coldest temp they've received was 17......that's 17-plus.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Oh yes, there have been changes. Boone Junior College became a part of DMACC in 1968. The Kornerman is a proud graduate of Boone Junior College, 1955, and there were 27 other grads that year.
Regarding the city of Boone population, I, the Kornerman, personally, have no opinion at all about how the census views our population.......including DMACC students or not. I'm personally willing to just accept the population as noted in the latest census, 12,633.
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The Kornerman sees, via the internet, that our state of Iowa has again made it to the "Top Five" nationally.
I understand that many of our Korner viewers are from "out of state." However, Iowa viewers may find this interesting.
Number one is West Virginia, where chances of hitting a deer are one in 43 or 2.33% of drivers. Montana is second, Pennsylvania third and Iowa fourth. In Iowa, there is a one in 69 chance of hitting a deer or 1.45% of drivers will do so.
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Old age is when you still have something on the ball but are too tired to bounce it.
Oldtimers will eventually reach a point when they stop lying about their age but, instead, brag about it.
The easiest way to find a lost object is to purchase a replacement.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Margaret Jean Walters, 90, Boone. Formerly of Ackley. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Vicky Van Dyke, of Boone........Helen Ewals, 76, Pilot Mound. Was married to Richard Johnson, then Jim Craven, who was killed in an auto mishap, and then Martin Ewals in 1993. She worked at Main Stream Living Group Home in Story City for 25 years. Boone area survivors include her husband, Martin, of Pilot Mound, and son, Randy Johnson, of Ogden. One other son, a sister and brother also survive........Leanne Beachler, 65, rural Boone. Ames HS. Worked at Sears in Ames. Boone area survivors are a son, Ian, and a brother, Charles, both of Ames. A daughter, mother-in-law, sister and two other brothers also survive.......Peggy Conyers, 68, Boone. United-69. Married Michael Conyers in 1977. Worked at Hawkeye Laundry, the Colonial House and Whistle Stop, was a housekeeper and cook at the Boone County Hospital and a cook at Iowa State University. She and Michael owned and operated Family Business Ceramics. Boone area survivors include her husband, Michael, daughters, Mollie Eslinger, and Shay Conyers, and sister, Dee Erickson, all of Boone. Her mother, Bette Wilson, of Waukee and another sister, Tamara Kenworthy, of Des Moines also survive.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT.......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
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We heard from Chuck Brainard, BHS-50, this week regarding our recent talk about Boone, its population etc. He wrote, "about the population, it is in decline. Here's the data: In 1950, the census said that the population was 12,164 souls just in the city. Today, its around 12,600, give or take. But here is the rub. The students at DMACC, maybe 2600 or so, that live on campus or off, are included in the latest census, and have been for years. The most recent reaffirmation of the way that the census is counted was in 2010. Not so in 1950, besides which there were very few students in Boone Junior College in 1950. This probably means that the population of the city of Boone, ex DMACC students is around 10,600, down about 13% over the years. Thanks, I suspect, in a large part, by the changes in how railroads are run and maintained, not to mention the demise of the local coal mines, and, quite possibly, changes in farming techniques. As the Union Pacific crew-change point is shifted away from Boone, if it hasn't already left, the real population will, doubtless, drop further. A few years back, I estimated that for every Union Pacific job moved out of the city, the city could lose 2.7 people, one way or another. Look at what happened to Perry when the Milwaukee railroad folded up its tent all those years ago."
Chuck said it was 64 degrees in Texas the day he wrote and the coldest temp they've received was 17......that's 17-plus.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Oh yes, there have been changes. Boone Junior College became a part of DMACC in 1968. The Kornerman is a proud graduate of Boone Junior College, 1955, and there were 27 other grads that year.
Regarding the city of Boone population, I, the Kornerman, personally, have no opinion at all about how the census views our population.......including DMACC students or not. I'm personally willing to just accept the population as noted in the latest census, 12,633.
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The Kornerman sees, via the internet, that our state of Iowa has again made it to the "Top Five" nationally.
I understand that many of our Korner viewers are from "out of state." However, Iowa viewers may find this interesting.
Number one is West Virginia, where chances of hitting a deer are one in 43 or 2.33% of drivers. Montana is second, Pennsylvania third and Iowa fourth. In Iowa, there is a one in 69 chance of hitting a deer or 1.45% of drivers will do so.
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Old age is when you still have something on the ball but are too tired to bounce it.
Oldtimers will eventually reach a point when they stop lying about their age but, instead, brag about it.
The easiest way to find a lost object is to purchase a replacement.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Margaret Jean Walters, 90, Boone. Formerly of Ackley. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Vicky Van Dyke, of Boone........Helen Ewals, 76, Pilot Mound. Was married to Richard Johnson, then Jim Craven, who was killed in an auto mishap, and then Martin Ewals in 1993. She worked at Main Stream Living Group Home in Story City for 25 years. Boone area survivors include her husband, Martin, of Pilot Mound, and son, Randy Johnson, of Ogden. One other son, a sister and brother also survive........Leanne Beachler, 65, rural Boone. Ames HS. Worked at Sears in Ames. Boone area survivors are a son, Ian, and a brother, Charles, both of Ames. A daughter, mother-in-law, sister and two other brothers also survive.......Peggy Conyers, 68, Boone. United-69. Married Michael Conyers in 1977. Worked at Hawkeye Laundry, the Colonial House and Whistle Stop, was a housekeeper and cook at the Boone County Hospital and a cook at Iowa State University. She and Michael owned and operated Family Business Ceramics. Boone area survivors include her husband, Michael, daughters, Mollie Eslinger, and Shay Conyers, and sister, Dee Erickson, all of Boone. Her mother, Bette Wilson, of Waukee and another sister, Tamara Kenworthy, of Des Moines also survive.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT.......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
A Death and a Reminder of a Plane Crash
Gene Keys, BHS-61, Loveland, CO., passed on some sad news this week and the death of a well known former area resident revived talk of the crash of a B24 bomber that went down southeast of Ogden in August of 1943.
Gene wrote, "I got a call from Mike Christensen informing me that his father, Warren (Warnie as he was called), had passed away. He was 98 years young and an Army Air Corps veteran who worked on B24 bombers. Warren and his wife, Ruth, owned the skating rink in Ogden and, over the years, touched the lives of many area kids. Ruth had passed away in November of 2017 at age 94. The Christensen's had moved out to Loveland several years ago to be near their only son, Mike."
Probably due to his military connection with the B24, Warren and a friend were instrumental in getting a memorial placed at that crash site.
Gene continued, "he had told me about it and when Karen (Gene's wife) and I were back in Boone, along with my brother, Mike, we found the site. After pulling all the weeds from around it and sprucing it up a bit, we took lots of pictures. One of Warren's friends built the wood model of the B24 that sits on the post at the memorial. I passed the information about the monument on to the Boone Historical Society and to you, who wrote about it in the Korner. However, lots of people, even in the crash area, weren't aware of it. We stopped by several farms for directions and only one family was familiar with it. Warren had given me copies of the original newspaper article about the crash and it included many pictures, along with an interview with the Grady family who lived on the farm where the plane had crashed."
He concluded, "I'm sure there are some Booneites who spent time at the skating rink in Ogden and remember Warren and Ruth."
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In the last edition, we solved Tony Crandell's latest Korner quiz.......about Ben Mesenbrink's Boone Valley Shows.
Here's some additional info Tony, BHS-59, provided. One of the first locations the shows would play in the summer was an area known as the West Boone Free Show grounds. The grounds name was derived in the early 40's, during World War II, when the West Boone Community Club sponsored free movies there. There was a large screen on four telephone poles, much like a drive-in theatre screen, on the southwest corner of Fourth and Fremont Streets. A 16mm movie projector was set up on a small stage to show the movies. The lady, who was the Secretary/Treasurer of the Community Club, was Fannie Peacock. After the free show and other activities ceased, the club continued to use its remaining funds to support local youth. For instance, they bought uniforms and sent needy scouts to Camp Mitigwa from the West Boone Troop 146.
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This goes back a few short years..........raise your hand if you remember Harold Hagge? I, the Kornerman, remember him.
Harold was a longtime member of the Boone community, an Iowa National Guard alumnus and we're happy to report he was given a significant honor recently.
The main man, himself, Major General Tim Orr, the Iowa National Guard Adjutant General, along with Command Sergeant Major Rachel Fails, visited Harold to honor him in recognition of his decades of National Guard service to Iowa and the nation.
Major General Orr (BHS-79), of course, is, himself, a former Boone resident, and the two officers came to Harold's current residence, the Bishop Drumm Retirement Center in the Metro, to make the presentation before family and friends.
As part of his duties, Major General Orr will, in the coming days, speak before the newly installed Iowa legislature, presenting his annual "State of the Guard" address.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Somehow that "raise your hand" bit came to mind. Who was the guy that was on the radio in our very youthful days urging us to get ready for school etc. etc. while indicating that he had a real "view," via an imaginery camera, of our preparation? He'd make remarks like, "hey Johnny, don't throw those night clothes on the floor" or "Tom, I see you haven't gone in to brush your teeth yet" or "Mary, your hair looks nice, quit combing it and get down for breakfast."
The Kornerman can't imagine any of our Boone area youth falling for this tomfoolery but ?
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Speaking of remembering..........remember when a cardboard box was the "best toy" ever? Remember when our Google was Britannica? Didn't you just love those orange cream push-up pops? Anybody still have those pickup sticks? Remember those cans that required a key-like thing to twist around the can to open it? I'm sure you were one that waited until after 7 p.m. to make a long distance call. Cheaper then. Remember?
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Helen Ewals, 76, Pilot Mound.........David Haub, 65, Boone. OHS-72. Worked in elevator construction. Then, in 1977, with his father, Ralph, Haub Dairy Farm was started in rural Boone. Boone area survivors include his wife, Kathleen, sons, Jeremiah and Matt, all of Boone and one brother...........Dorothy Johnson, 98, Boone. Born in Boone. Jordan HS, then AIB. Worked for many years as a bookkeeper at the Iowa High School Athletic Association. A sister, nieces and nephews survive.........Frances Cowan, 92, Des Moines. Was a musician. Tutored reading disability adults for DMACC and helped her late husband, Marlow, when he directed the YMCA camp north of Boone for 16 years..........Maynard Lind, 95, Boone. Pilot Mound HS-39. Lived in Pilot Mound until moving to Boone in 1958. Helped local farmers, then worked for 25 years for International Harvester dealers in Boone, Ogden and Nevada. Managed a Boone service station and then worked for Miller Oil Company of Boone. Boone area survivors include a son, Richard, of Ames, daughters, Dianne Eppert and Lori Wildeman, brother Jim, brothers-in-law, Gary and Duane Anderson, and sister-in-law, Helen (Peg) Bielfelt all of Boone. Also surviving is a brother, Carol, of Ogden and a sister, Velma Feagins, of Fraser.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa, 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT.....
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Gene wrote, "I got a call from Mike Christensen informing me that his father, Warren (Warnie as he was called), had passed away. He was 98 years young and an Army Air Corps veteran who worked on B24 bombers. Warren and his wife, Ruth, owned the skating rink in Ogden and, over the years, touched the lives of many area kids. Ruth had passed away in November of 2017 at age 94. The Christensen's had moved out to Loveland several years ago to be near their only son, Mike."
Probably due to his military connection with the B24, Warren and a friend were instrumental in getting a memorial placed at that crash site.
Gene continued, "he had told me about it and when Karen (Gene's wife) and I were back in Boone, along with my brother, Mike, we found the site. After pulling all the weeds from around it and sprucing it up a bit, we took lots of pictures. One of Warren's friends built the wood model of the B24 that sits on the post at the memorial. I passed the information about the monument on to the Boone Historical Society and to you, who wrote about it in the Korner. However, lots of people, even in the crash area, weren't aware of it. We stopped by several farms for directions and only one family was familiar with it. Warren had given me copies of the original newspaper article about the crash and it included many pictures, along with an interview with the Grady family who lived on the farm where the plane had crashed."
He concluded, "I'm sure there are some Booneites who spent time at the skating rink in Ogden and remember Warren and Ruth."
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In the last edition, we solved Tony Crandell's latest Korner quiz.......about Ben Mesenbrink's Boone Valley Shows.
Here's some additional info Tony, BHS-59, provided. One of the first locations the shows would play in the summer was an area known as the West Boone Free Show grounds. The grounds name was derived in the early 40's, during World War II, when the West Boone Community Club sponsored free movies there. There was a large screen on four telephone poles, much like a drive-in theatre screen, on the southwest corner of Fourth and Fremont Streets. A 16mm movie projector was set up on a small stage to show the movies. The lady, who was the Secretary/Treasurer of the Community Club, was Fannie Peacock. After the free show and other activities ceased, the club continued to use its remaining funds to support local youth. For instance, they bought uniforms and sent needy scouts to Camp Mitigwa from the West Boone Troop 146.
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This goes back a few short years..........raise your hand if you remember Harold Hagge? I, the Kornerman, remember him.
Harold was a longtime member of the Boone community, an Iowa National Guard alumnus and we're happy to report he was given a significant honor recently.
The main man, himself, Major General Tim Orr, the Iowa National Guard Adjutant General, along with Command Sergeant Major Rachel Fails, visited Harold to honor him in recognition of his decades of National Guard service to Iowa and the nation.
Major General Orr (BHS-79), of course, is, himself, a former Boone resident, and the two officers came to Harold's current residence, the Bishop Drumm Retirement Center in the Metro, to make the presentation before family and friends.
As part of his duties, Major General Orr will, in the coming days, speak before the newly installed Iowa legislature, presenting his annual "State of the Guard" address.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Somehow that "raise your hand" bit came to mind. Who was the guy that was on the radio in our very youthful days urging us to get ready for school etc. etc. while indicating that he had a real "view," via an imaginery camera, of our preparation? He'd make remarks like, "hey Johnny, don't throw those night clothes on the floor" or "Tom, I see you haven't gone in to brush your teeth yet" or "Mary, your hair looks nice, quit combing it and get down for breakfast."
The Kornerman can't imagine any of our Boone area youth falling for this tomfoolery but ?
K-----K
Speaking of remembering..........remember when a cardboard box was the "best toy" ever? Remember when our Google was Britannica? Didn't you just love those orange cream push-up pops? Anybody still have those pickup sticks? Remember those cans that required a key-like thing to twist around the can to open it? I'm sure you were one that waited until after 7 p.m. to make a long distance call. Cheaper then. Remember?
K-----K
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Helen Ewals, 76, Pilot Mound.........David Haub, 65, Boone. OHS-72. Worked in elevator construction. Then, in 1977, with his father, Ralph, Haub Dairy Farm was started in rural Boone. Boone area survivors include his wife, Kathleen, sons, Jeremiah and Matt, all of Boone and one brother...........Dorothy Johnson, 98, Boone. Born in Boone. Jordan HS, then AIB. Worked for many years as a bookkeeper at the Iowa High School Athletic Association. A sister, nieces and nephews survive.........Frances Cowan, 92, Des Moines. Was a musician. Tutored reading disability adults for DMACC and helped her late husband, Marlow, when he directed the YMCA camp north of Boone for 16 years..........Maynard Lind, 95, Boone. Pilot Mound HS-39. Lived in Pilot Mound until moving to Boone in 1958. Helped local farmers, then worked for 25 years for International Harvester dealers in Boone, Ogden and Nevada. Managed a Boone service station and then worked for Miller Oil Company of Boone. Boone area survivors include a son, Richard, of Ames, daughters, Dianne Eppert and Lori Wildeman, brother Jim, brothers-in-law, Gary and Duane Anderson, and sister-in-law, Helen (Peg) Bielfelt all of Boone. Also surviving is a brother, Carol, of Ogden and a sister, Velma Feagins, of Fraser.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa, 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT.....
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Saturday, January 6, 2018
We Got the Answers
In the last edition, the Kornerman mentioned a recent newspaper article talking about Iowa communities with a population of 500 or more and the highest percentage of residents 65 or older and communities of 500 or more with the lowest percentage of residents 18 or less. Twenty Iowa communities were mentioned and Boone wasn't one of them, despite the fact we, oftentimes, hear that we are an "older" community. The Korner pleaded guilty. We had no real knowledge of where Boone would stand in such a study, other than knowing at least 20 other communities were "older" than ours.
It didn't take long. We got some answers.
Two viewers, Richard Longworth, BHS-53, and Chuck Brainard, BHS-50, tracked down and submitted some interesting info to share........and that's what the Korner is all about. We or readers pose the ideas and hope viewers will "pick us up." Dick and Chuck did just that. You didn't think, I, the Kornerman, was going to do that much hard work did you?
Dick wrote, "the 2010 census figures show that 23.5% of Boone residents are under 18 and16.2% are over 65. That doesn't get us in any top-10 lists. In fact, we're pretty average. For all of Iowa, 23.9% are under 18 and 14.9% are over 65. Our Boone retirement homes make a difference, for sure, but so do the young families who work in Ames or Des Moines but choose to live in Boone. Don't think the old town is dying out quite yet."
Chuck directed us to a great site......city-data.com..... with lots of great information. Its easy to find. Choose Iowa and then any city in Iowa you wish to gain info from.
About Boone or any other Iowa city there is so much data, the Korner can't possibly include it all but we'll try to pick out some of the more interesting items.
The population in 2014 was 12,633, a 1.3% drop since 2000. Some 47.5% of Boone's population are male and 52.5% female. The median resident age is 38.4 compared to the Iowa media resident age of 38.0. Iowa's cost of living index is a low 78.4 compared to the U.S. average of 100. States like Connecticut, California and New Jersey are in the 120's, Alaska, New York and Washington D.C. the 130's and Hawaii's cost of living index is at 162.9.
Median gross rent in Boone is $643, estimated per capita income is 26,523 compared to $18,985 in 2000. Estimated median house income in 2016 was $49,614 compared to $38,179 in 2000. The state's figure is $56,247.
There's much more info available, including even the current temp and forecast. Its an interesting site.
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What's this about the radio station, KWBG, my old stomping grounds, making another move? When I started there, we operated from the Ledges Road studios by the big tower. Then, a move was made to Keeler Street, across from the old Boone News Republican offices. That was followed by a move upstairs in the old Citizens Bank Building........now second floor.
Word is that after remodeling, the station will operate, again on Keeler Street, from the Specifications Chemical building located across east from the old Bide-A-Wee.
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Speaking of interesting sites, Jo tipped me off that there was going to be a special segment about the history of Fareway Grocery stores on channel 11 Friday (last) night at 6:30 p.m.. The show was Iowa Entrepreneur. The Kornerman watched the 15 minutes and thought it was exceptional, very well done with history talk and interesting interviews with Fareway hierarchy Reynolds Cramer, BHS-87, Scottie Beckwith, BHS-73, and Fred Greiner. Lots of Boone connection involved.......pictures etc.
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The latest quiz question was, "in the 40's, 50's and early 60's, Boone was the winter quarters for a carnival company. What was the name of that company, who owned it, and where were the winter quarters located?
Dick Longworth thought it was a company owned by Bernie Mesenbrink's dad.
Bernie was a classmate of Dick and the Kornerman, BHS-53, and yes, it was Ben Mesenbrink, Bernie's dad, who owned the Boone Valley Shows.
Our quizmaster, Tony Crandell, BHS-59, wrote, "the winter quarters were on the south side of the 300 block of West 7th. If you attended Lincoln Elementary, you always looked forward to the month of May when Mesenbrink's would set up one or two of their rides for maintenance etc. and, on a certain afternoon after school, would give the Lincoln kids free rides."
We're going to have more on the Boone Valley Shows, Ben and Bernie Mesenbrink, in a future edition.
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What do we learn from cows, buffalos and elephants? Its impossible to reduce weight by eating green grass and salads and walking.
The Kornerman just heard a segment on TV today that indicated you are dreaming if you think you can lose weight via exercise. I think they mean via exercise ALONE.
I noted a cartoon showing a lady visiting with a neighbor. You know, like the old days, they were watching some clothes hanging on a clothes line outside. The lady says, "it dries the washing using the latest technology, a combination of solar and wind power."
I've found that the first five days after the weekend are the hardest.
Aw, c'mon, smile a bit.......it won't hurt.
K-----K
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Several BHS-58 classmates have reported the passing of David Reynoldson, who died, December 31, in Glendale, AZ. His wife, Sylvia, is a survivor and his brother, Larry Reynoldson, of Boone also survives..........Kurt Walker, 66, Boone. His parents were Ted and Bonnie Walker. BHS-69. U.S. Air Force and Viet Nam vet. One son, one daughter and one sister survive. Boone area survivors include his brothers, Brian and Lance Walker, and Brian's fiancee, Diana Sidler, all of Boone.........Ruth Murken Scott, 97, Augusta, GA. Was raised on a farm near Boone along with 10 brothers and sisters. Earned a nursing degree from Iowa Lutheran in Des Moines. She and husband, Bob Scott, made their home in Augusta in 1962...........Marilyn Jorgensen, 92, Lees Summit, MO. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Anne Nordaas, of Madrid...........Maynard Lind, 95, Boone.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson Street, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT.........kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
It didn't take long. We got some answers.
Two viewers, Richard Longworth, BHS-53, and Chuck Brainard, BHS-50, tracked down and submitted some interesting info to share........and that's what the Korner is all about. We or readers pose the ideas and hope viewers will "pick us up." Dick and Chuck did just that. You didn't think, I, the Kornerman, was going to do that much hard work did you?
Dick wrote, "the 2010 census figures show that 23.5% of Boone residents are under 18 and16.2% are over 65. That doesn't get us in any top-10 lists. In fact, we're pretty average. For all of Iowa, 23.9% are under 18 and 14.9% are over 65. Our Boone retirement homes make a difference, for sure, but so do the young families who work in Ames or Des Moines but choose to live in Boone. Don't think the old town is dying out quite yet."
Chuck directed us to a great site......city-data.com..... with lots of great information. Its easy to find. Choose Iowa and then any city in Iowa you wish to gain info from.
About Boone or any other Iowa city there is so much data, the Korner can't possibly include it all but we'll try to pick out some of the more interesting items.
The population in 2014 was 12,633, a 1.3% drop since 2000. Some 47.5% of Boone's population are male and 52.5% female. The median resident age is 38.4 compared to the Iowa media resident age of 38.0. Iowa's cost of living index is a low 78.4 compared to the U.S. average of 100. States like Connecticut, California and New Jersey are in the 120's, Alaska, New York and Washington D.C. the 130's and Hawaii's cost of living index is at 162.9.
Median gross rent in Boone is $643, estimated per capita income is 26,523 compared to $18,985 in 2000. Estimated median house income in 2016 was $49,614 compared to $38,179 in 2000. The state's figure is $56,247.
There's much more info available, including even the current temp and forecast. Its an interesting site.
K-----K
What's this about the radio station, KWBG, my old stomping grounds, making another move? When I started there, we operated from the Ledges Road studios by the big tower. Then, a move was made to Keeler Street, across from the old Boone News Republican offices. That was followed by a move upstairs in the old Citizens Bank Building........now second floor.
Word is that after remodeling, the station will operate, again on Keeler Street, from the Specifications Chemical building located across east from the old Bide-A-Wee.
K-----K
Speaking of interesting sites, Jo tipped me off that there was going to be a special segment about the history of Fareway Grocery stores on channel 11 Friday (last) night at 6:30 p.m.. The show was Iowa Entrepreneur. The Kornerman watched the 15 minutes and thought it was exceptional, very well done with history talk and interesting interviews with Fareway hierarchy Reynolds Cramer, BHS-87, Scottie Beckwith, BHS-73, and Fred Greiner. Lots of Boone connection involved.......pictures etc.
K-----K
The latest quiz question was, "in the 40's, 50's and early 60's, Boone was the winter quarters for a carnival company. What was the name of that company, who owned it, and where were the winter quarters located?
Dick Longworth thought it was a company owned by Bernie Mesenbrink's dad.
Bernie was a classmate of Dick and the Kornerman, BHS-53, and yes, it was Ben Mesenbrink, Bernie's dad, who owned the Boone Valley Shows.
Our quizmaster, Tony Crandell, BHS-59, wrote, "the winter quarters were on the south side of the 300 block of West 7th. If you attended Lincoln Elementary, you always looked forward to the month of May when Mesenbrink's would set up one or two of their rides for maintenance etc. and, on a certain afternoon after school, would give the Lincoln kids free rides."
We're going to have more on the Boone Valley Shows, Ben and Bernie Mesenbrink, in a future edition.
K-----K
What do we learn from cows, buffalos and elephants? Its impossible to reduce weight by eating green grass and salads and walking.
The Kornerman just heard a segment on TV today that indicated you are dreaming if you think you can lose weight via exercise. I think they mean via exercise ALONE.
I noted a cartoon showing a lady visiting with a neighbor. You know, like the old days, they were watching some clothes hanging on a clothes line outside. The lady says, "it dries the washing using the latest technology, a combination of solar and wind power."
I've found that the first five days after the weekend are the hardest.
Aw, c'mon, smile a bit.......it won't hurt.
K-----K
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Several BHS-58 classmates have reported the passing of David Reynoldson, who died, December 31, in Glendale, AZ. His wife, Sylvia, is a survivor and his brother, Larry Reynoldson, of Boone also survives..........Kurt Walker, 66, Boone. His parents were Ted and Bonnie Walker. BHS-69. U.S. Air Force and Viet Nam vet. One son, one daughter and one sister survive. Boone area survivors include his brothers, Brian and Lance Walker, and Brian's fiancee, Diana Sidler, all of Boone.........Ruth Murken Scott, 97, Augusta, GA. Was raised on a farm near Boone along with 10 brothers and sisters. Earned a nursing degree from Iowa Lutheran in Des Moines. She and husband, Bob Scott, made their home in Augusta in 1962...........Marilyn Jorgensen, 92, Lees Summit, MO. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Anne Nordaas, of Madrid...........Maynard Lind, 95, Boone.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson Street, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT.........kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
The Korner's Baaaaaaack
Let's start the new year with a thought provoker.
In the 40's, 50's and into the early 60's, Boone was the winter "home" for a carnival company. Can you tell us the name of the company, who owned it, and exactly where was this "winter quarters" located?
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We've got the new year underway........and we have a couple items to close out the old year.
(1) Thanks to Bonnie and Curtis Dale Cox for their holiday greeting and (2) Vern Modeland, BHS-50, just had to reply to this quip in the last edition, "we were born naked, wet and hungry, then things got worse." His reply was, "in my year of professional (about $1 an hour) photography, as well as writing, I had many hours in operating rooms and their later variants. I couldn't help but recall the occasion of working on a story about gestational diabetes. I was allowed, with parental and all sorts of other approvals, to photograph the baby's arrival. For your information, they can come unwrinkled."
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Viewers may recall the Kornerman admitting his lack of knowledge about facebook. Karen Anderson had sent some information about a "lost Boone" facebook page and I, the Kornerman, didn't have a clue.
Karen has provided a knowledgeable update. She wrote, ""Lost Boone" was created by a group of people who have a connection to Boone. I also came across another Boone facebook page called, "I grew up in Boone," created by people from Boone. Typically, a person's name is entered in the box in the upper left of the facebook page, to get to the page for whoever, a group, person, organization, you are looking for."
We had mentioned that the pages provided looked interesting........photos of many of the various business places from "earlier" years, some that no longer exist.
There was one picture of this guy......Mo Kelley......representing the Boone News Republican and Roger Martin, BHS-69, made a comment, "Mo used to do box scores of Little League and Babe Ruth games. Mom cut them out and I still have them. A lot of work."
Isn't that something? How times have changed. It's true. In those olden days, for every LL and Ruth game (as well as BHS games of course), we would compile and put in print, each player's time at bat or pitch, their runs scored and all the other game minutiae.
That's all died out, at least at the local level, at the same time as more and more TIME-SAVING technology has been developed and installed??????? Hey, it was important to somebody......Roger still thinks it is important 45 years later. Oh well! Times change I guess.
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Here's something you local viewers.....Boone, Ogden, Madrid etc......may find interesting.
The Iowa Department of Education has developed a report card on schools.......with ratings on such things as proficiency, college readiness, graduation rate, attendance, staff retention and other such things. So, if you want to know how your child's school is performing.........
http://reports.educateiowa.gov/schoolreportcard/home/index/~
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Then too........we've always heard that Boone is an "older" community......probably due, in part, to the various "homes mainly for the elderly that we have here.......Westhaven, the OES etc."
There was an interesting piece in the Des Moines Register the other day titled, "An aging, childless Iowa." It stated that in the state we love there is a dwindling number of children, matched by an increasingly older population."
The Kornerman can't give you the exact Boone figures but there was a chart that showed Iowa cities over 500 in population with the highest percentage of adults 65 and older. Number one was Elk Horn.......40 percent of its population is comprised of residents 65 or older. The list goes down 20 places and 20th is Arnolds Park.......29 percent of its population is comprised of residents 65 or older.
Sorry, can't go any further........but the chart does, by elimination, indicates that less than 29 percent (?) of Boone's population is comprised of those 65 or older.
A second chart shows Iowa cities over 500 in population with the lowest percentage of children under 18. Number one is Maharishi Vedic City where only 2 percent of the population is under 18. Ames is sixth with 12.4 percent under 18. Again, there are 20 listed and Boone is not on the list.
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This is quite late. Just received word of the death of Don Farley, BHS-44, who passed away December 10 and is buried in Riverside, CA.
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Ida Mae Boyd, 90, Windsor Heights, formerly of Jewell. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Kristen Perkins, of Madrid...........Jo Ann Mueller, 80, Des Moines. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Lori (Bill), of Boone.......Harold Morning, 87, Madrid. Along with his wife, Beverly, they operated the Madrid Body Shop. Beverly passed away in 2013 but two daughters survive, Deborah Wibe, and Deanna Novotny, both of Madrid.........Bertha Harten, 99, Muscatine. Born in Boone County and married Alvin Harten in Boone County..........Faye Reutter, 93, Boxholm. Born in Boxholm. Boxholm HS-41. Married Daniel Reutter in 1946. Faye worked at the Boxholm Telephone Co., was Boxholm City Clerk and later was a nurses aide at the OES in Boone. Two sons, including Craig of Boxholm, survive..........Alvaro Julian Garcia Jr., 80, Burlington/Ames.............Chloe Leininger, 92, Boone. Married LaVerne in 1944 and they farmed in Boone County. In 1969, they moved to Boone and Chloe worked in real estate sales..........Evelyn Mickle Gildea, 82, West Des Moines. BHS-54. Born in Boone. Her parents were Raymond and Mae Clarke Harrington. She worked in insurance in Des Moines, moved briefly to Mississippi and then back to West Des Moines. Two daughters and a son survive. Also surviving are her sister Ada, BHS-51, and brother John Harrington, BHS-56..........Jason Keith McNace, 37, Boone. Born in Boone. His parents are Jim and Burdean McNace. He worked for Kinzler Construction of Ames. His parents survive. Other Boone area survivors are his son, Hayden, and daughter, Aspen, his fiancee Michelle Robbins-Collier, brother Jeremy and grandmother, Faye Grems all of Boone.
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Worldwide Korner headquarters are located at 928 South Jackson, Boone, Iowa 50036-4932. Phone number is 515-432-1530. To email your stories/memories/comments/SUPPORT.......
kelleyskorner1@gmail.com.
In the 40's, 50's and into the early 60's, Boone was the winter "home" for a carnival company. Can you tell us the name of the company, who owned it, and exactly where was this "winter quarters" located?
K-----K
We've got the new year underway........and we have a couple items to close out the old year.
(1) Thanks to Bonnie and Curtis Dale Cox for their holiday greeting and (2) Vern Modeland, BHS-50, just had to reply to this quip in the last edition, "we were born naked, wet and hungry, then things got worse." His reply was, "in my year of professional (about $1 an hour) photography, as well as writing, I had many hours in operating rooms and their later variants. I couldn't help but recall the occasion of working on a story about gestational diabetes. I was allowed, with parental and all sorts of other approvals, to photograph the baby's arrival. For your information, they can come unwrinkled."
K-----K
Viewers may recall the Kornerman admitting his lack of knowledge about facebook. Karen Anderson had sent some information about a "lost Boone" facebook page and I, the Kornerman, didn't have a clue.
Karen has provided a knowledgeable update. She wrote, ""Lost Boone" was created by a group of people who have a connection to Boone. I also came across another Boone facebook page called, "I grew up in Boone," created by people from Boone. Typically, a person's name is entered in the box in the upper left of the facebook page, to get to the page for whoever, a group, person, organization, you are looking for."
We had mentioned that the pages provided looked interesting........photos of many of the various business places from "earlier" years, some that no longer exist.
There was one picture of this guy......Mo Kelley......representing the Boone News Republican and Roger Martin, BHS-69, made a comment, "Mo used to do box scores of Little League and Babe Ruth games. Mom cut them out and I still have them. A lot of work."
Isn't that something? How times have changed. It's true. In those olden days, for every LL and Ruth game (as well as BHS games of course), we would compile and put in print, each player's time at bat or pitch, their runs scored and all the other game minutiae.
That's all died out, at least at the local level, at the same time as more and more TIME-SAVING technology has been developed and installed??????? Hey, it was important to somebody......Roger still thinks it is important 45 years later. Oh well! Times change I guess.
K-----K
Here's something you local viewers.....Boone, Ogden, Madrid etc......may find interesting.
The Iowa Department of Education has developed a report card on schools.......with ratings on such things as proficiency, college readiness, graduation rate, attendance, staff retention and other such things. So, if you want to know how your child's school is performing.........
http://reports.educateiowa.gov/schoolreportcard/home/index/~
K-----K
Then too........we've always heard that Boone is an "older" community......probably due, in part, to the various "homes mainly for the elderly that we have here.......Westhaven, the OES etc."
There was an interesting piece in the Des Moines Register the other day titled, "An aging, childless Iowa." It stated that in the state we love there is a dwindling number of children, matched by an increasingly older population."
The Kornerman can't give you the exact Boone figures but there was a chart that showed Iowa cities over 500 in population with the highest percentage of adults 65 and older. Number one was Elk Horn.......40 percent of its population is comprised of residents 65 or older. The list goes down 20 places and 20th is Arnolds Park.......29 percent of its population is comprised of residents 65 or older.
Sorry, can't go any further........but the chart does, by elimination, indicates that less than 29 percent (?) of Boone's population is comprised of those 65 or older.
A second chart shows Iowa cities over 500 in population with the lowest percentage of children under 18. Number one is Maharishi Vedic City where only 2 percent of the population is under 18. Ames is sixth with 12.4 percent under 18. Again, there are 20 listed and Boone is not on the list.
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This is quite late. Just received word of the death of Don Farley, BHS-44, who passed away December 10 and is buried in Riverside, CA.
BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Ida Mae Boyd, 90, Windsor Heights, formerly of Jewell. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Kristen Perkins, of Madrid...........Jo Ann Mueller, 80, Des Moines. Boone area survivor is a daughter, Lori (Bill), of Boone.......Harold Morning, 87, Madrid. Along with his wife, Beverly, they operated the Madrid Body Shop. Beverly passed away in 2013 but two daughters survive, Deborah Wibe, and Deanna Novotny, both of Madrid.........Bertha Harten, 99, Muscatine. Born in Boone County and married Alvin Harten in Boone County..........Faye Reutter, 93, Boxholm. Born in Boxholm. Boxholm HS-41. Married Daniel Reutter in 1946. Faye worked at the Boxholm Telephone Co., was Boxholm City Clerk and later was a nurses aide at the OES in Boone. Two sons, including Craig of Boxholm, survive..........Alvaro Julian Garcia Jr., 80, Burlington/Ames.............Chloe Leininger, 92, Boone. Married LaVerne in 1944 and they farmed in Boone County. In 1969, they moved to Boone and Chloe worked in real estate sales..........Evelyn Mickle Gildea, 82, West Des Moines. BHS-54. Born in Boone. Her parents were Raymond and Mae Clarke Harrington. She worked in insurance in Des Moines, moved briefly to Mississippi and then back to West Des Moines. Two daughters and a son survive. Also surviving are her sister Ada, BHS-51, and brother John Harrington, BHS-56..........Jason Keith McNace, 37, Boone. Born in Boone. His parents are Jim and Burdean McNace. He worked for Kinzler Construction of Ames. His parents survive. Other Boone area survivors are his son, Hayden, and daughter, Aspen, his fiancee Michelle Robbins-Collier, brother Jeremy and grandmother, Faye Grems all of Boone.
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