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Pirates swing and miss at opportunity
Early lead fades into
another loss for Port, this time against Homestead
By STEVE OSTERMANN
Ozaukee Press staff
Posted 7-2-09
There was no shortage of scoring opportunities for both sides in Port Washington’s North Shore Conference baseball game against Homestead on Monday.
But visiting Homestead made the most of its chances, rallying for a 6-3 win that left Port coach Jeff Dornburg wondering what might have been.
“We had an opportunity to have a huge lead in this game,” Dornburg said after seeing his team put the Highlanders on the ropes early but fail to deliver the knockout punch.
“We had the lead but should have scored a lot more runs, which could have changed the rest of the game.”
The Pirates, who lost their sixth straight conference game, took a 2-0 lead into the fourth inning after scoring single runs in the first and third.
In the first, Mark Burmesch walked, reached third base on a single by Zac Moeller and scored on a groundout by Erik Gotthart.
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Man dies in extreme
dive on Port wreck
Body of technical diver found in 311 feet
of water near wreck discovered in 1999 during
search for Port fishing tug Linda E.
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By By BILL SCHANEN IV
Ozaukee Press staff
Posted 7-2-09
A 48-year-old man died last week while diving on a shipwreck off Port Washington that rests so deep in Lake Michigan that only a handful of divers have dared to explore it.
Phil J. Patz of Stone Park, Ill., was found Thursday, June 25, on the lake bottom by a fellow diver in 311 feet of water next to the wreck of the Tennie & Laura, which sank in 1903 nine miles southeast of Port Washington, according to Jitka Hanakova, captain of the boat Patz was diving from.
The Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Department, U.S. Coast Guard and Milwaukee Police Department responded to the scene at 3:15 p.m. but were unable to reach Patz because of the depth of the water. Two divers aboard the boat Patz was diving from eventually recovered his body.
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Patz was officially declared dead by Ozaukee County Coroner John Holicek at 7:20 p.m.
“We checked with every agency in Ozaukee County and the Milwaukee Police Department and Fire Department and no one had the ability to dive this deep and recover this guy,” Lt. Rodney Galbraith of the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Department said.
Although well out of reach of recreational divers, the 73-foot Tennie & Laura, which was discovered in 1999 during the search for the wreck of the Port Washington-based fishing tug Linda E., is an attraction for technical divers who use mixed gases and sophisticated rebreathing equipment to reach depths unattainable with traditional diving equipment.
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From fairways and greens to
forests and grasslands
Nature has already begun reclaiming former
Belgium golf course, which with help from a
team ofexperts and stimulus funding is in the
process of being transformed into a unique
migratory bird sanctuary
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By BILL SCHANEN IV
Ozaukee Press staff
Posted 7-2-09
The once manicured greens and neat fairways of the former Squires Country Club are overgrown.
Nature is wasting no time reclaiming the Town of Belgium property now owned by the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust and named the Forest Beach Migratory Preserve.
But nature is going to receive plenty of assistance from a team of state, federal and local environmental experts and ornithologists embarking on a bold plan to not only restore the former golf course to its natural state but create a patchwork of diverse habits that promise to transform the property into a premier bird sanctuary.
“The goal of restoration projects is typically to return the land to its pre-settlement state,” Land Trust Executive Director Shawn Graff said. “We’ve decided to go in a much different direction. Our goal is to create a first-class migratory bird hotel.”
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To accomplish this, existing habitats will be restored and expanded. Then new habitats, which would not naturally be found on the 116-acre property along the Lake Michigan shore, will be developed.
The result will by a premiere wayside for hundreds of species of birds that travel the flyway between South America and Canada on their migratory journeys.
“So many restoration projects have tried to simply recreate pre-settlement habitats,” said Noel Cutright, a bird expert from the Town of Saukville who is involved in the Forest Beach project. “This project is really unique because it will create a variety of habitats to attract many more migratory species.
“It’s the most exciting project I’ve been involved in.”
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Port will be decked out for
patriotic fun on Saturday
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Ozaukee Press staff
Posted 7-2-09
Port Washington will be decked out in red, white and blue to celebrate the Fourth of July Saturday.
The day’s activities begin with a 10 a.m. parade that features bicycles and wagons decorated in patriotic colors and ridden by area youths.
Materials to decorate the bikes may be picked up by families prior to the parade at Port Washington State Bank in downtown Port.
The parade will begin at the corner of Wisconsin Street and Grand Avenue, head east to Franklin Street, north to Jackson Street and east to Veterans Memorial Park.
Immediately following the parade, the decorated bikes will be judged at the park.
The country band Cathouse Drifters will perform at the bandshell from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children’s games will be played at the park, and food and beverages will be sold.
Interfaith Caregivers will hold its 11th annual old-fashioned ice cream social at the park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Cake, ice cream and water will be available for purchase, with proceeds going to support Interfaith’s mission of providing volunteer help to senior citizens and disabled adults in Ozaukee County.
The celebration will conclude with a fireworks display at dusk.
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