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$1,547 from bust goes to 5 departments
by Latisha Sand |
The Iowa State Patrol, with the help of the Delaware County Sheriff’s office, the Manchester Police Department and their K-9 unit, secured $1,547 and narcotics in a routine traffic stop around two years ago. But, it wasn’t until recently that the money was released to the departments and the Delaware County Attorney.
The Iowa State Patrol filed for forfeiture on the money and the amount was divided among the five departments.
Trooper Jon Stickney pulled the guilty man over for speeding on Highway 13 near Ryan and, after seeing scales and baggies, he called Sgt. Jim Hauschild and Ralph, the Manchester Police Department’s K-9 unit, to assist with a search.
Ralph later found the drugs and money.
Sgt. Hauschild said the department will use their 20 percent of the money (about $309) to help support the K-9 unit.
“The K-9 is funded by donations and forfeiture,” said Hauschild. “There has never been any tax dollars spent on Ralph.”
The Delaware County Attorney, John Bernau, will get 10 percent for prosecuting the guilty party.
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At right, the Iowa State Patrol, the Delaware County Sheriff’s office, the Manchester Police Department and their K-9 unit recently received $1,547 from a drug bust that happened two years ago. The money was divided among the groups. Pictured in the back row are: County Attorney John Bernau, Delaware County Sheriff John LeClere and State Trooper Jon Stickney. Pictured in the front row are: Sgt. Jim Hauschild, Ralph and Manchester Police Chief Bruce Trapp. |
“The County Attorney is a key part in the cases,” said Sergeant Mike Gritton of the Iowa State Patrol.
The Patrol will use their 30 percent for extra items that the department might not have the funds to buy, like video equipment.
Sgt. Hauschild said that he believes this is the fifth case all the departments, Manchester Police Department, Delaware County Sheriff, Delaware County Attorney and the Iowa State Patrol, have worked on together.
“This (big drug bust) doesn’t always happen around here,” said Sgt. Gritton, “but it does happen.” |
You can dance if you want to
by Brian Cook |
If you were among the millions who watched Dancing With the Stars on television, you may have thought you could do better, or that ballroom dancing just looked like fun. Either way you can experience it for yourself as Dulcie Mangold offers instruction at the Manchester Golf Club.
“Dances recycle themselves. Ballroom has come back because it is something you can do together as a couple – it’s wonderful that it is coming back,” Mangold said giving some credit for its resurgence to shows like Dancing With the Stars. “The thing I hear the most is I’ve always wanted to learn.”
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Sandy and Mike Dingbaum get instructions for the tango from Dulcie Mangold during dance lessons at the Manchester Golf Club. |
Mangold has made her own personal comeback in dancing. When she was in college Mangold said she applied for a position as dance instructor at T.C. Dance Club in Cedar Rapids and trained in Cedar Rapids and at the company’s international headquarters in Kansas City.
“It was actually just something to make money, and I loved it so much I turned it into a profession,” Mangold recalled.
She taught at T.C. Dance Club for four and a half years and during that time also danced competitively. Mangold danced in national competitions in New Orleans, Kansas City and Appleton, Wis. She once placed fifth in her district out of 215 women in Latin Dance.
“I love the music and I like the quickness of the dance,” Mangold said of her favorite type of dance, noting that the cha-cha, mambo, samba and rumba are some of the most popular Latin dances.
Mangold stopped teaching dance to raise a family, but got back into the profession a few years ago. She has been teaching lessons in Manchester for the past year and a half. She said there has been good response from the area with students also coming from surrounding areas like Strawberry Point, Earlville and Dyersville. Mangold has even been asked to do some teaching at the Civic Center in Strawberry Point.
A lot of people start taking dance lessons because they want to look nice for a wedding or other occasion, but Mangold said they continue the lessons because they enjoy it so much.
The waltz and the swing are the two dances people want to learn the most, but Mangold teaches a variety of dances in her classes to give people an opportunity to learn a new dance they wouldn’t have taken. Many end up enjoying a dance they didn’t think they would.
“It’s like a food you didn’t think you’d like, then end up thinking it’s great,” Mangold added.
Mangold was impressed with the improvement she saw on Dancing With the Stars from week one to week eight, explaining learning to dance is like a pyramid with a process of building.
“Once you have the basics, you can continue on from there – there’s no end from there,” Mangold said.
Watching Dancing with the Stars, Mangold said there was a lot of choreography, but the dances are not hard to learn.
“All the students I’ve had are just average people,” Mangold said addressing peoples’ fear of learning to dance. “The key is that very first class because it is a lot easier than people think it is.
That first class is the icebreaker. They come back and say I was afraid of nothing.”
Mangold teaches beginning classes on Thursday and Friday evenings, with a new class to start soon. To find out more call her at 563-927-1032. |
Spice things up with a stop at Las Flores
By Brian Cook |
People will have another reason to come to downtown Manchester, especially if they are looking for a different dining experience as Las Flores, a Mexican restaurant opened for business on Friday.
Las Flores will serve authentic Mexican food for American people according to general manager Jose Orozco.
“Mexican food is supposed to be hot, but we don’t make it hot,” Orozco explained. “We can make it hot. We have habanero sauce on the table and they can make it as hot as they want.”
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Working to get the restaurant Las Flores ready to open last week in Manchester were, Sergio Alvares, Erik Balderrama, Jose Orozco, Luís León Llamas and Augustin Muñoz. |
Orozco is also part owner along with the Delapaz family from the St. Louis area, which own several restaurants in Missouri. Orozco also manages the Las Flores restaurant in Oelwein, which opened last summer.
Orozco said they got out a map and looked at towns in Iowa the size of Manchester, that might not have a Mexican restaurant. Then they checked with the Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce and learned that the building on West Main Street was going to be available when the Riverview Station closed.
Orozco said they are not like a big chain in big cities, which creates more of a family atmosphere and allows them to make changes to the menu if someone asks. Orozco said the other restaurants also have gotten a reputation for getting orders out quickly.
Employees from other restaurants owned by the Delapaz family have been brought to town to help get started, but Orozco said they will be returning to their homes and local people will be hired to take their positions.
“I’ve been here a month and a half,” Orozco said explaining that he grew up in a small town, “and I can see the difference in a big city. I like that people know each other. They talk to each other. Everywhere I go, people welcome me – basically.”
To begin with, Las Flores will be open from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Sundays through Thursday and until 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. |
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