This is great.
Some fellow oldtimers showing a little love for, a bit of respect to their past.
A couple of recent Korner columns "woke them up" a bit, got them thinkin' about some things and, to add more meat to the plaudits, they're coming from a pair just a slight bit older than the Kornerman,
BHS-53, That's important.....that doesn't happen too often anymore.
Old buddy Stanley Moffitt, BHS-52, called with a reply to the Kornerman about substitutes, a role he said he was well versed in.
Oh yes, I remember those Toreador football teams of yore when, as substitutes, we were all vying for playing time.
Stan said that he and his buddy, Bob Sunstrom, a pair of lineman, wanted to show their "stuff" but "it didn't happen often enough." "I was always so jealous of those guys who got into the games and it showed, uniforms stained and sweaty." "Meantime, my uniform was as clean and neat as it could be," he chuckled.
Actually, Stan was just happy to "be there." He had tried the cornet but said that he and the instrument didn't get along well. "Finally, when I was a sophomore, Don Green, the BHS band director, suggested that I give football a try......and I did."
As time has passed, there have been many opportunities to shine by simply being a good teammate, in school and beyond, and Stanley has not only been a great leader of the Boone business community, he has served over 50 years as a Board Member of the S.L. Moore Foundation and as the Boone representative on the Des Moines YMCA Camp board located northwest of town. He's also President of the BHS class of '52 but admits meeting attendance is dwindling.
Stan mentioned his admiration for the "Y" spokesperson, Ray Pugh, who many Booneites recall as one of the best motivational speakers ever. He rambled about various other Toreador athletic teams and their achievements including great fan and cheerleader support from Doris Krug, Sue Sovereign and many others.
Like many of the rest of us, the voice isn't as strong and various devices are used for getting around but the will and spirit are still very much "alive" and it was wonderful to hear that a Korner column actually encouraged him to "speak out" and relive some fun moments of a wonderful 90 plus years.
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Then there's Vern Modeland, BHS-50.
A faithful Korner participant, he enjoyed our recent column about the Boone/Ames connection.
He wrote, "I couldn't agree more with your observation as Boone becomes the bedroom and perceived scenic escape route to college town over east of you and creeping. I remember at about 13, riding my bicycle over to Ames on a personal adventure "just cause I could." Fifteen miles on the two paved lanes of the Lincoln Highway, where I probably didn't encounter a half dozen cars as I pedaled along parallel to the railroad and up next to one of those curbings that marked the cement limit. Society was mostly corn and cows. When I got home, my mother just asked casually, "where have you been?" I said, "Riding my bike." No worry about dangerous traffic or being attacked or much else other than how painful my seat got. It was a kinder and gentler world. Thank you Boone for letting me grow up in it."
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Tom Peterson, BHS-67, enjoyed the column about Lindy's and added, "strawberry flavor was my favorite, especially with vanilla ice cream."
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Loren Frazier, BHS-58, sent these.....quotations.
Prince Philip - When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife; Arnold Schwarzenegger - Having more money doesn't make you happier. I have 50 million dollars but I was just as happy as when I had 48 million; Johnny Carson - If life were fair, Elvis would still be alive today and all those impersonators would be dead; John Glenn - As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind. Every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder; Howard Hughes - I'm not a paranoid, deranged millionaire. Actually, I'm a billionaire; David Letterman - America is the only country where a significant portion of the population believes professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was fake.
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