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A TRIO OF boys were among those who cooled off at Port Washington’s outdoor pool Tuesday. The city announced that the pool will close on Friday, Aug. 19, and the hours restricted until then due to a shortage of lifeguards. Photo by Sam Arendt

Rec director leaves abruptly, Port cancels activities

By KRISTYN HALBIG ZIEHM Ozaukee Press staff A number of activities sponsored by the Port Washington Parks and Recreation Department were abruptly canceled late last week, just days after the sudden...

(Above) INFORMATION FROM TWO sonars used to map the bottom of Lake Michigan was studied by two members of the crew of the Navigation Response Team New London, physical scientists Howie Meyers (left) and Michael Bloom, while they were docked at the Port Washington marina recently. (Below) STANDING ON THE boardwalk near Rotary Park next to a 34-foot National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was Russ Green, superintendent of the sanctuary. Photos by Sam Arendt

Shipwreck hunters come to Port

By KRISTYN HALBIG ZIEHM Ozaukee Press staff It’s not unusual to see a variety of boats in the Port Washington marina on any given summer day, but the 34-foot Navigation Response Team New London...

THIS RENDERING shows an addition to the south (left) side of Port Washington water treatment plant, which is part of an $18 million project intended to correct deficiencies at the facility.

Look of water plant overshadows 35% rate hike

By KRISTYN HALBIG ZIEHM Ozaukee Press staff The aesthetics of a proposed addition to the Port Washington water plant, not the expected 35% rate increase needed to pay for the work, drew the most...

ZERO POINT FIVE (upper left) will finally perform Saturday at Luxembourg Fest in Belgium after two years of delays due to the pandemic. The band is bringing an acoustic trio including (from left) Kiko Menichetti, Christophe Reitz and Gilles Saracini. They look forward to seeing the treipen-eating contest, which has been won multiple times by Cory Dimmer (upper right). Left photo by Sam Flammang, right Press file photo

Live, in person and excited for treipen contest

By MITCH MAERSCH Ozaukee Press staff This time, the music will be performed in person for the Luxembourg band Zero Point Five at Luxembourg Fest, and lead singer Kiko Menichetti can’t wait. “We are...

OZAUKEE COUNTY DIRECTOR of Planning and Parks Andrew Struck paused along a wide sandy beach while on his 15-day fundraising bike ride around Lake Michigan last month. Struck undertook the ride, going from his Grafton home to Muskegon, Mich., and raised about $4,600 to help Ozaukee Washington Land Trust buy the Cedar Gorge Clay Bluffs Nature Preserve, improve the Ozaukee Interurban Trail and build a staircase to the lake at Virmond Park in Mequon. Photos by Andrew

Cedar Gorge acquisition ‘very, very close’

County officials are preparing for the September acquisition of the Cedar Gorge Clay Bluffs Nature Preserve on Port Washington’s far south side, with the Natural Resources Committee expected to...

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Sports

Port High receives WIAA Excellence award

Port Washington High School has been named to an elite list by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. It is one of 39 schools that met the criteria be a recipient of the Award of Excellence in 2021-22. The award, according to a WIAA...

Op-Ed

PRESS EDITORIAL: The man who ennobled dirt

It’s all about dirt. For decades, Andy Holschbach has been editor of a newsletter he created and named Ozaukee Dirt. When the conservation newsletter first appeared, some folks thought the name was a tongue-in-cheek play on words. It wasn’t. It was Holschbach’s way of emphasizing that the earth’s soil is the fundamental key to...

Good Living

Art and a dose of adventure

Mark Smith has enjoyed art since he was a child, but now his hobby has a new purpose. After contracting esophageal cancer and having surgery on his throat and back, Smith has a newfound appreciation for his pastime. “It’s my therapy big time,” Smith...

Obituaries

Business

Staffing woes claim Saukville’s Riverview Inn

Lisa Burich was once a little girl wandering from her upstairs home down to the Riverview Inn for a cup of soda. However, her Riverview Inn journey didn’t stop when she left the comfort of her childhood home — it continued as she embraced her family...

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