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Official Newspaper of Manchester and Delaware County, Iowa
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
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Boesenberg replacing Sand as Editor |
Ken Boesenberg will be replacing Latisha Sand, as News Editor effective Friday, Feb. 9.
“I want to keep stressing the local news like Latisha has done the last four months,” said Boesenberg, who has worked for the Manchester Press since November of 1995.
“She has done just an outstanding job for the community in her coverage of our local news. She will be greatly missed and I wish her nothing but the best in her new position,” stated Boesenberg.
Sand is leaving the Press for a position at NewspaperARCHIVE.com, a company in Cedar Rapids.
“Everyone at the Press is sorry to see Latisha leave,” said Dan Feuling, a consultant for the Press.
“We will miss her friendly smile and thorough coverage of the Manchester market. We wish her success in her new career.”
Boesenberg, who has covered sporting events for West Delaware and other area schools since his employment, will be taking on double duty, as he will be covering both sports and news.
“We are excited that Ken has agreed to assume the News Editor position in addition to his Sports Editor responsibilities,” said Feuling. “With help, Ken will give our readers the same quality news coverage they have enjoyed in sports for years. Ken’s leadership, maturity, experience and pride in the community will have a positive impact, not only at the Press, but throughout the entire community.” |
Gary Allan playing country night at fair
by Latisha Sand |
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The hit country music star Gary Allan will make his Delaware County debut at the Delaware County fair on Thursday, July 12.
Allan, whose hit songs include Life Ain’t Always Beautiful, Tough Little Boys, Nothing On But The Radio, Best I Ever Had and Songs About Rain, will play at 8:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 10 a.m.
Allan was born on Dec. 5, 1967 and turned down his first record deal while still in high school in California. Finally, in 1996, he signed his first deal and released his first album Used Heart For Sale.
Two singles were released from that album and in 1999, he released his second CD Smoke Rings In The Dark.
In 2001 he released Alright Guy with See If I Care released in 2003. His wife, of three years, committed suicide in 2004 but he still released his latest album Tough All Over a year later.
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During the year of 2006, Allan spent most of his time touring with Rascal Flatts, another hot country music group.
Tickets are $34 for track seating, $24 for bleacher seating and $18 for other seating. Fans can order tickets by calling the Delaware County Fair office at 563-927-6449.
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MPD respond to 4,483 calls in 2006
by Latisha Sand |
The Manchester Police Department responded to 4,483 calls during 2006.
“The number is up about 600 from 2005,” said Police Chief Bruce Trapp. “The arrest calls are down slightly.”
Among the calls, the department had 27 fight calls, one suicide attempt/completed, 27 domestic dispute/abuse calls, 109 accident (personal damage) calls, 21 accident (personal injury) calls, 13 public intoxication and 32 hit and runs. There were 10 wanted people, 112 E911 calls, 241 animal complaint/cruelty calls, 38 assault calls, 71 theft (bad check) calls, two bomb calls and 23 burglary calls. There were 103 disturbance calls, 40 narcotics cases, 77 harassment calls, 127 juvenile complaints, 13 missing persons, one murder/attempted murder, 12 sex abuse/offenses calls, 85 suspicious activities, 140 traffic complaints, 136 theft (other), 514 traffic stops/violations, 85 vandalism/damaged property calls and 64 warrant calls.
The department also made 376 arrests in 2006.
“There were more calls for services of all types this year,” said Trapp.
There were 47 accident tickets issued, 10 criminal charges, 55 parking tickets, seven seatbelt tickets, 294 traffic tickets including 172 speeding tickets and 29 miscellaneous tickets issued for a total of 442 tickets given in 2006.
The police department employees did 175 hours and 10 minutes of community relations, whether through D.A.R.E. or talking to elders about fraud and scams.
“We really like being out in the public and we try to be as pro-active as we can,” said Trapp. “Some of the events are ones that happen every year and some are new ones that we were contacted about or we contacted (the company or school) about.”
The 16 department employees, whether they are officers or dispatchers, went through 1,191 hours of training in 2006.
The K-9 unit had 10 drug hits and two paraphernalia hits, including seizing 97 grams of marijuana and one gram of cocaine. The unit also seized $1,120. |
The Glenn celebrates 6 years on the 6th
by Latisha Sand |
The Glenn Restaurant is celebrating their sixth anniversary on Feb. 6 with cake for regular customers and new menu items.
“We will now offer hot roast beef sandwiches and a Jack Daniels marinade for our steaks, which will be offered now for lunch,” said Debbie Reeves, who runs the restaurant.
They will also be holding weekly drawings during the month of February. Each Friday, employees will draw a name from customers who have signed up for the prizes, which include gift certificates to the restaurant.
The building, which is owned by Ed and Sheryl Schaul, of Manchester, has been in the family for over 20 years. Before the restaurant was The Glenn, it was Edmunds and before that Gus and Tony’s. The building used to be the Glenn-Charles Hotel.
“That’s why we went with the name The Glenn,” said Reeves, whose husband, sons, mother and even sister-in-law works in the restaurant. “It’s really a family run business.”
The Glenn offers kids and senior citizen’s menus, a breakfast, lunch and dinner special and is open Mondays from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Tuesday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
LATISHA SAND / Press Above, The Glenn Restaurant is located at 222 South Franklin Street near the Marion Street bridge. The restaurant will be adding new menu items in celebration of their sixth anniversary.The Glenn Restaurant, which is run by Debbie Reeves, is celebrating its sixth anniversary this month. The restaurant offers a full service salad bar every day and a fish and chicken buffet on Friday nights. |
The food ranges from American, to Mexican, with sandwiches, steaks, chicken and even a fish and chicken buffet on Friday nights.
Every day the employees make homemade soup to be served on their full service salad bar and, according to Reeves, the family has always tried to give the restaurant a family and homey feeling.
The restaurant was recently redecorated with old pictures, books and other antique items. One wall, in the non-smoking section, has old newspapers, from Chicago and other cities, hung on the wall. On another wall, across from the buffet, there are old pictures from around Delaware County, including one of the front of the Glenn-Charles Hotel and an old calendar from 1963 from one of the banks in town.
The Glenn, which seats about 56 people, has a banquet room in the lower level that can be reserved for events for under 80 people. The ‘party’ room in the back of the restaurant does not have to be reserved, or rented, if customers are eating at The Glenn.
Reeves also caters food for the lower level and outside the restaurant.
“It takes a lot of time, but I enjoy it,” she said.
The Glenn is located at 222 South Franklin Street in Manchester, right across the street from the Marion Street bridge.
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