Wells Bros. Serves Up Benefit Dinner for Long Time Employee

Friends and neighbors are invited to a spaghetti dinner to help a long-time Wells Bros. employee tackle his mounting medical bills.

Community stalwart Wells Brothers Pizza is hosting a spaghetti dinner for Larry Gaulke, a longtime employee with a growing pile of medical bills. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 25, diners can enjoy a plate of the restaurant's famous spaghetti (homemade sauce and meatballs!), salad with their signature homemade Italian dressing and their well-known bread (with butter, of course). "Larry has been a server in Racine for years, but he's been with us for over seven years," said co-owner Paula Wells Huck. She said Gaulke has had a couple of strokes and even suffered a heart attack. He is now home from the hospital recovering, Huck said his daughter reports. "He was told to lay low, but anyone who knows Larry, knows that is hard for him," she added…

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Mafia Mike

11:58 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012

If you want the best pizza Racine has to offer, Wells Bros. is the place to go! The only problem is it's location. If you decide to go, make sure you carry concealed.   more ›

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