Class of 1974 - Tipton Iowa

01/23/2026

Good afternoon, classmates. I'm sorry to inform you that Marcey Mente Farenholtz's husband, Steve, passed away last week. Our thoughts and prayers are with Marcey and her family in this difficult time.

Steven “Steve” Kenneth Fahrenholtz, 69, passed away on January 16, 2026, surrounded by love at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, after a courageous battle with leukemia. Steve was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa, to Ervin and Bethel Fahrenholtz and grew up with his brother, John. Fro...

10/23/2025

Good morning, Classmates. Finally some good news! Mike Herring sent me these pictures of the 2 pavers at the Freedom Rock that our class decided to purchase in honor of: 1) our class; 2) two deceased veterans in our class. Mike checked with all families of deceased veterans, and these are the 2 who chose to commemorate their loved ones with pavers. The other 2 pictures are views of the greatly increased footprint, which includes an additional 175-200 pavers for future purchases and engraving. I'm sure more information will be forthcoming.

Thanks to the Freedom Rock Committee for the fantastic work they've done, and to Mike for suggesting this at our 50-year reunion. Oh...and let's not forget our classmates who voted to use our funds to honor the veterans. The class of '74 rocks!

10/15/2025

Good evening, classmates. Our condolences go out to Kim Stiff and the Stiff family. His mother, Emogene Stiff, passed away today at Cedar Manor. Here is a link to her obituary.
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=fry%20funeral%20home%20obituaries

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09/28/2025

Our sympathies to the Snodgrass and Behrens families. Barb (Behrens) Snodgress (Wayne's sister), lost her grandson to a hunting accident yesterday. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families.❤️

09/21/2025

Attention, Classmates!! We are not selling Class of 74 tee shirts. Some of you have probably received messages advertising these tee shirts, so please delete the message. I will be changing the password and hopefully this won't happen again. Thanks to Mike Johnston for making me aware of this!

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09/19/2025

Kent Woods would like to thank everyone who voted for his corn maze in USA Today's 2025 contest. Thanks to all of you, Liberty Mills Farm came in 3rd this year. Congratilations, Kent!

08/18/2025

Greetings, classmates. Our sympathies go out to Debbie Tappan Cervantes and her family in the loss of her mother. No other information is available at this time. I will keep you posted if further details become available.

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08/12/2025

Good evening, classmates! It was good to see some of you last Saturday at the 100 Year school celebration.

Tonight I'm passing along a request from Kent Woods. His Liberty Mills Farm has once again been nominated by USA Today as one of the top 10 corn mazes in the country. Thanks to all of you, he came in 5th last year. Please help him earn 1st place by voting here:

Voting for the Best Corn Maze is open! Cast your vote daily to help pick the 2025 10Best Readers' Choice Award for Best Corn Maze.

08/02/2025

Okay people. It should not be a secret whether or not you are coming to the all school reunion next week. We'd really like to know who will be there. What say you?

07/22/2025

Greetings, classmates. I'm passing along a message from the THS 100 committee. How many of you are planning to attend all or part of the activities on August 9th?

Classmates,
Time is drawing near for the 100-year reunion and banquet. I have heard from some of you and suspect many others are unable to attend for a variety of reasons. You are forgiven and missed, I hope this finds you well.

The last day for receiving reservations is Thursday July 31 so we can make final plans. You can still reserve by sending $25 to THS 100, PO Box 24, Tipton, IA 52772.

We have a full day of activities planned beginning with a 9AM veteran's recognition at the Freedom Rock. Other activities include: 10-noon a tour of the old jail, 10-1PM a visit to the library for cookies and a drink to celebrate 125 years, 10-noon Red Oak church will be receiving visitors, 10-2PM Cedar County Historical Museum and site is open for your enjoyment, 2-4PM tours and a program in the high school auditorium (air conditioned).

The banquet at the fairgrounds begins at 4PM. A social hour followed by a meal with dinner music, a program from 7-8PM with Joe Manatrey as emcee. At 8PM you can stay for more conversation or head to the Red Pin Lounge for a free dance and bowling from 8-11PM.

Follow us at Tipton High School 100 Yr Celebration.

Hope to see you there.
Your THS 100 committee

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07/10/2025

What would Tipton do without Mike Goetz and Family Foods?

While grocery stores, especially in smaller communities, have struggled to survive, Tipton Family Foods is thriving.

06/15/2025

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers in our class! I have another post to pass along for those who don't follow the 100 Year Celebration page.

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