News from The Tipton Conservative

Flood Damage Estimated In Millions
by Krista Clark · June 20, 2008
East Rochester, West Rochester, Cedar Bluff, the Cedar Valley Stables, west of the Cedar Bluff bridge.

Conditions Improve As Flood Waters Recede
by Sue Hall · June 20, 2008
As of Sunday evening, June 15, Ce-dar County residents had access to a western route out of the county again following the June Flood of 2008.

Soldiers’ Monument Memorial Program 6/08
by Krista Clark · June 20, 2008
A Memorial Program, honoring Ce-dar county’s war dead, and especially the 3 men who have lost their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom, will be held at Monument Square this Saturday, June 21, beginning at 1 p.m.
The public is invited to attend the program, which is sponsored by the Soldiers’ Monument Association of Ce-dar County.

Twister leaves Devastation, Knights leave Equipment, helping hands, relief
by Ryan Stonebraker · June 12, 2008
Impact.
That’s what one coach and one community had on North Cedar assistant softball coach Jamie Fisher. Fisher a 2006 graduate of North Cedar High School spent much of her school days in the Aplington-Parkersburg school district.

Cedar County Primary Results
by Krista Clark · June 12, 2008
With nearly half of the Cedar county’s voters registered as neither Democrats or Republicans, and with only 2 Republican contests on the ballot, it wasn’t surprising that less than 6% of the county’s voters participated in the June 3 primary.

Paul Glenn Named Honorary Survivor For Cancer Walk
by Krista Clark · June 04, 2008
Have you ever heard Lou Gehrig’s “Luckiest Man” speech, made famous in the film “The Pride of the Yankees”?
Suffering from ALS, which would soon kill him, Gehrig viewed himself as “the luckiest man on the face of the earth” despite what he faced.

Smoke Bomb Ignites Body Shop Fire
by Stuart Clark · June 04, 2008
A fire at Stiff’s Body Shop in Tipton that caused an estimated $50,000 to $100,000 Saturday night, May 31, was caused by a smoke bomb ignited by 5 male juveniles, according to Police Chief Roger Hakeman.
The fire completely destroyed the paint room at the body shop, located at 401 West 4th Street.

RAGBRAI Entertainment Lineup Announced
by Stuart Clark · June 04, 2008
The RAGBRAI Entertainment committee has announced the final act selected for the main stage entertainment line up. Super Size 7, from the Cedar Rapids area, will be kicking off the main stage show at 4 p.m. Friday, July 25.

CC Stoplight Players Seek Writers
June 04, 2008
The Cedar County Stoplight Players are planning a Fall Showcase of Theatre and are seeking submissions from playwrights in and around Cedar county. The showcase will consist of several one-act short plays performed with minimal setting, lights and props.

Students Complete Mural At Tipton VFW Post 2537
by Krista Clark · June 04, 2008
When the VFW Post Commander Mark Weaver and local veterans took part in a Veterans’ Day service at the high school last fall, few would have anticipated the collaboration that would follow between the Post and the THS art club.

15 local student musicians performing in Europe
June 04, 2008
Local high school musicians Jason and Andrea Brown, Andrea Cady, Melanie Connelly, Amanda Davis, McKenzie Donohoe, Kaitlyn Gilbert, Kristina Goemaat, Jayln Havill, Allison Kilburg, Emily Leff, Shelly Martin, Mat-tea Meixner, Becki Odeen and Miranda Wehde from Tipton will tour Europe with the Iowa Ambassadors of Music (IAM) July 3 to 18. Andy and Bridget Owen, Thad and Jill Wilkins, and Molly Phelan are Tipton music teachers of IAM and will serve as advisors on the tour.

Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum Presents Iowa’s First Ladies
June 04, 2008
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library will host the conference “Iowa’s First Ladies/First Ladies of Iowa” from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7. The conference will feature a panel of Iowa’s First Ladies discussing their activities and the causes they championed. Mari Culver, Billie Ray and Christie Vilsack will speak on the changing role of First Lady of Iowa.