Happy Thursday!
I hope you’re enjoying the cool weather we’ve had lately and staying dry from the rain 🌧.
Our top story this week is about Ames’ first elevator found in the basement of Dog-Eared Books. The building was part of the Tilden department store, once a staple of downtown.
Also in this newsletter: Ames secured an $8 million grant to replace the airport’s runway, business leaders consider an events center and ISU enrollment sees a slight decline. In football, Gilbert scored a win over Boone in a shut out, and the Hawkeyes earned a hard-fought victory over the Cyclones.
Community Voices features Sleepy Hollow Access, where visitors can hike, canoe and see native prairie species.
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Top Story
Amanda Lepper, co-owner of Dog-Eared Books, poses with the first elevator installed in Ames. (Photo: Teresa Larson)
by Teresa Larson
Finding a huge elevator carriage buried in a basement is rare, but that’s what happened to Amanda Lepper, co-owner of Dog-Eared Books in downtown Ames.
Lepper is expanding the business, located at 203 Main St., into what was once part of the historic Tilden’s department store. The store closed in the early 1970s.
“It is an honor to be operating a business in the Tilden space, a retailer with more than a century-long run in this location,” Lepper said.
Unlike other business owners who have used the space since Tilden’s closed, Lepper and associates are taking the 150-year-old building back to the original brick walls, peeling away decades of Ames life.
“This building has been such an important part of Ames history,” Lepper said.
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News
Iowa State
by Artemis Tack
Despite a slight decline, Iowa State University’s fall enrollment topped 30,000 for the fourth year in a row, with a total of 30,772 students.
More Headlines
✈️ City projects: Ames city leaders accepted nearly $8 million in federal money for a major runway rebuild at the Ames Municipal Airport.
🏢 Business development: Ames leaders are considering a $25 million events center downtown that supporters say could bring more than 20,000 new visitors to the city annually.
Civic Calendar
Mon: Ames School Board Regular Meeting — 5:30 p.m., District Office, Board Room
Tue: Board of Supervisors — 10 a.m., Administration Building (Nevada)
Tue: Mary Greeley Medical Center Board of Trustees — noon, Atrium A, 1111 Duff Ave.
Tue: Ames City Council — 6 p.m., Council Chambers, Ames City Hall
Wed: Zoning Board of Adjustment — 7 p.m., Council Chambers, Ames City Hall
Thu: Civil Service Commission — 8:15 a.m., Council Chambers, Ames City Hall
Thu: Ames Human Relations Commission — 5:30 p.m., Room 235, Ames City Hall
Arts & Entertainment
Theater
by Tony Baker
The latest production from Ames Community Theater has the messages to pay it forward and open your hearts to the people around you.
Sports
Football
by Jared Larson
Kicker Miles Manatt accounted for 10 points on three field goals and an extra point, guiding Gilbert to a 16-0 shutout victory over Boone at Goeppinger Field on Friday.
Mid-Iowa Sports
🏈 Cy-Hawk game: Iowa earned a hard-fought 16-13 victory over rival Iowa State as Caden Buhr connected on a 42-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining.
Community Voices
Story County Conservation
by Jim Colbert
Sleepy Hollow Access straddles Riverside Road just to the east of Ada Hayden Park. Getting to this Story County Conservation property is simple.
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