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Official Newspaper of Anamosa, located in Jones County, Iowa
Anamosa News
Since 1855
 Thursday,
February 15, 2007 |
Longtime AJ-E Publisher Dies
by Michelle Phillips |
Former owner, publisher, editor and reporter, Larry Woellert died early Saturday morning at his home of an apparent heart attack.
Woellert, 62, began working at the Manchester Press in 1967 in advertising sales. In April of 1989, he took over the paper as Publisher and Editor and held those positions for the next 15 years.
In all, Woellert spent 37 years involved with the newspaper in Manchester, doing everything that is connected with a weekly paper.
He had a passion for the local and area news and an equal passion for West Delaware athletics.
“I appreciated his attitude toward city business,” said Manchester mayor Milt Kramer. “He was not an individual who would take sides. |
Larry Woellert died of an apparent heart attack early Saturday morning. |
He tried to be very positive and present both sides as equally as he could.”
“He will be extremely missed by this community. Not only for the way he reported the news but the constant involvement and pride that he took while serving the community in a number of ways,” said current Manchester Press Editor, Ken Boesenberg.
In addition to his involvement with the Manchester Press, Woellert also managed the Anamosa Journal-Eureka from 1996-2004.
Woellert was presented with numerous awards from the community of Manchester and his peers in the newspaper industry.
In 1998, he was named Manchester’s “Person of the Year and five years later in 2003 he was honored as Manchester’s “Citizen of the Year.”
He received the prestigious Master Editor-Publisher Award in 2004 from the Iowa Newspaper Association at their annual meeting.
He served on the Iowa Newspaper Foundation Board of Directors for six years from 1995 to 2001.
From the late 1990’s to the current time he was a freelance reporter for the Gazette and also for the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. |
Anamosa Pizza Ranch Closes
By Michelle Phillips |
Anamosa residents have one less dining option as of February 8, that’s because the Anamosa Pizza Ranch closed its doors.
John Fahey, who owns the Pizza Ranch with wife Jessica, said he hopes the closure will only be temporary.
“We were trying to buy the real estate and it pretty much fell through,” said Fahey. “We didn’t own the building, we just leased.”
Fahey said he learned that the offer fell through on the afternoon of February 7. The restaurant shut down later that evening.
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The Anamosa Pizza Ranch building and the franchise are both owned by GMT 2, Inc. out of Asbury. Calls to Ryan Gleason, one of the owners of GMT 2 were not returned.
Fahey said he has heard the rumor that the business would move to the old City Limits building, but that isn’t the case. He said he and Jessica are trying to regroup and possible reopen the Pizza Ranch.
“We’ve always gotten very positive feedback from the community. I was bummed out, but everyone I’ve talked to has been very positive,” Fahey concluded. |
Braley Introduces NEW ERA Act of 2007 Bill
By Michelle Phillips |
In an effort to keep Iowa and the Midwest on the cutting edge of technology, Rep. Bruce Braley announced he would introduce a program to train workers and increase research and development of alternative fuels.
The bill is called the National Endowment for Workforce Education I n Renewables and Agriculture (NEW ERA) Act of 2007. Braley said the bill would allow the Secretary of Agriculture to give out grants to community colleges for education and training in the areas of bioenergy and ag-based renewable energy.
“I’m very excited to be introducing my first bill today,” Braley told reporters via conference call on February 7.
Braley said he had talked with both Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Tom Harkin, who serves as the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and the men seemed to be interested in the bill.
“I hope to have bi-partisan support to move forward,” he continued.
Braley said he was not sure how the Secretary of Agriculture would handle the dispersement of funds, should the bill pass both the House and Senate.
“What we have not had the opportunity to figure out is how that funding stream would be handled. Whether there will be a single pilot school or several is yet to be seen,” he said.
Braley said the bill is critical for moving alternative energy forward.
“There are a large number of job opportunities that will come available and staff our biofuel industry.
I think what has happened is that there has been such an explosion in the area of renewable fuels that there is a lack of trained technicians to work in this field, Braley stated, and added that he hopes this measure would alleviate the disparity. |
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