Saukville

Pantry’s Food Truck Frenzy draws a hungry crowd to Grady Park

September 27, 2023

The Ozaukee Food Alliance brought a crowd to Grady Park in Saukville Saturday for an afternoon and evening of fun for people of all ages during its Food Truck Frenzy, which benefitted the food pantry’s mission of feeding an increasing number of people in need. James and Liz Le Gault (top) sampled the food from one of seven food trucks at the event.

Trucking in the food to feed the hungry

September 20, 2023

A food pantry serving a growing number of people in need while it works to create a larger, more welcoming facility will bring seven food trucks to Saukville’s Grady Park on Saturday, Sept. 23, for the third annual Ozaukee Food Alliance Food Truck Frenzy.

The event, which runs from 3 to 9 p.m., will also feature two bands, a kids’ zone and cornhole tournament.

Bingo brings them out in Saukville

September 20, 2023

What’s there to do in Saukville on a Sunday night? Bingo, which is what drew a crowd to the Landt-Thiel American Legion clubhouse on Sept. 17. Among the players was Lisa Wagner, who brought with her lucky charms (right). The Legion hosts bingo every third Sunday of the month.  Photos by Sam Arendt

Man, 66, who overdosed faces drug charges

September 20, 2023

A 66-year-old Saukville man who overdosed on drugs in January is now charged in Ozaukee County Circuit Court with possession of narcotics.

Terry A. Neumann, who is also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, failed to appear for his initial court appearance last week. A warrant was issued and he has since been arrested.

According to a criminal complaint, a police officer who was called to the home of Neumann’s father at 1:49 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, found emergency medical workers tending to Neumann, who was unconscious but breathing, in a basement bedroom.

Report of Dries Street fight leads to abuse charges

September 20, 2023

Police officers who responded to a report of screaming, swearing and a physical altercation Saturday in the 600 block of N. Dries St., in Saukville arrested a 36-year-old man who now faces a domestic abuse felony.

The man, who is accused of shoving and choking his wife, was charged this week in Ozaukee County Circuit Court with strangulation and suffocation as well as a misdemeanor count of domestic abuse disorderly conduct.

Ozaukee Press is not naming the man to protect the identity of his wife.

Saukville officials shocked by movie theater closing

September 13, 2023

The Marcus Theatre in Saukville, which opened to much fanfare in 2005, is closing Sunday, Sept. 17, Marcus officials have announced.

“It’s unfortunate,” Village President Andy Hebein said Tuesday. “I think it was an important asset for the community. It was a unique business that gave people an option to get out of the house and enjoy some entertainment. Anyone north of Mequon, you don’t have too many options.”

Not only did the theater provide area residents with a place to enjoy a movie and socialize, it also provided many people with jobs, he noted.

Saukville Rebels field now home to rugby club

September 13, 2023

With the Saukville Rebels Football club not fielding teams this season, a new team representing a new sport will be taking over the field in shorts, cotton jerseys and metal sprigged boots.

Ty Wade, owner of the Saukville Chiropractic Wellness Center and a seasoned rugby player and coach, is taking over Didier Field with a new rugby football club — Saukville Rebels R.F.C.

“It’s one of the most played sports in the world, and I can confidently say that everything starts with rugby,” Wade said.

Cars big and small at annual Saukville show

September 13, 2023

Among the many auto enthusiasts who brought their impeccably detailed cars to the annual car show in Saukville’s Grady Park Sunday was Seath Snyder (above). Addi and Paisley Dorzok (right) were more interested in much smaller vehicles of the Hot Wheels variety. The show is organized by the Friends of the Saukville Fire Department to benefit the department.    Photos by Sam Arendt

Board OKs $45,000 for columbarium

September 13, 2023

Saukville’s Village Board is moving forward to bring in a columbarium — an above-ground structure for funeral urns — to Union Cemetery after approving a resolution to borrow $45,000 from the village’s general fund.

The dollar amount being borrowed could, however, vary slightly depending on the final cost, Village President Andy Hebein said, adding that a vendor has been identified for the project.

Concrete for the columbarium is expected to be poured in early October and the physical unit will be in by March 2024.

Breaking ground for Saukville’s Gateway project

September 06, 2023

The Northern Gateway Community Collective development on Saukville’s east side formally got underway last week when a groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday, Aug. 31.

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