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      I, the Kornerman, have accumulated numerous, like many hundreds, of addresses as well as some emails and even telephone numbers of various former and even present residents of Boone.

      I very accidentally "came across" the name of Mike Harris, BHS-66, one of Boone High's greatest all around athletes, and quickly noted that the info I have on him shows that he resides in Asheville, North Carolina. Does that ring a bell? That city has been in the midst of that huge amount of turmoil, the ravages of Hurricane Helene, to the large portion of the U.S. Southeast.

      I immediately went to his email and wrote a note expressing concern for him and his family and told him I was praying for their survival amidst that terrible destruction.

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A short time later he replied:

     Thanks for your concern Mo. Nancy and I are O.K. We have a number of large trees down in our area but no flooding. Our friends here in Asheville and in Boone, North Carolina are fine. 

     The destruction downtown and the loss of life are just heartbreaking. Asheville is a beautiful, vibrant, diverse city with a thriving art scene. So much of it is now gone. I live about two blocks from a YMCA and families are lined up in the morning waiting for a chance to take a shower, because they have no water in their homes, if they have a home. The city doesn't expect many of the homes to have water for weeks, if not months. Many of the wonderful small towns that surround Asheville have been completely destroyed. 

     Nancy and I feel blessed to have escaped with only minor inconvenience. We are fine and our friends are fine.

     Thanks for the shoutout. Mike.

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     I'm so happy to hear that they are safe. It makes me wonder if there are various others with Boone connections that were "caught up" in this dreadful storm?

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