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FISH DAY DRAWS thousands of people to Port Washington’s lakefront on the third Saturday in July each year, but the festival has fallen on hard times in recent years. It was largely rained out two years ago (above) and was canceled last year due to Covid-19. Organizers announced last week the festival will again be canceled this year due to issues caused by the pandemic. Press file photo

Fish Day cancellation another pandemic blow

Port Washington’s signature festival, Fish Day, which draws tens of thousands of people to the city on the third Saturday in July, has been canceled for the second consecutive year due to the...

A HEALTH CARE WORKER administered a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department clinic at the Ozaukee County Fairgrounds in Cedarburg last month. Photo by Sam Arendt

Teachers get in line while half of seniors still scrambling for Covid-19 shots

School staff members and child care workers became eligible Monday to be vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus as nearly half of Ozaukee County’s seniors are still scrambling to get their shots. A...

A PEN PAL PROJECT that matches youngsters in two Port Washington-Saukville School District classes with members of the Port Senior Center has brought generations together this year. Third-grader Josie Smith met some of the pen pals, including (from left) Pat Kindschy, Bev Schinker, Niederkorn Library children’s librarian Jamie Mercer, who spearheaded the program, Rosemary Marciniak and Barb Roob at the library on Tuesday. Photo by Sam Arendt

Bridging the generation gap with letters

Josie Smith and Madison Springhetti, along with their classmates in Maria Garbisch’s third-grade class at Dunwiddie Elementary School in Port Washington, are finding a new way to connect with others...

FOR THE SECOND consecutive year, winter weather has damaged the gateway to Port Washington’s breakwater and forced the city to close the walkway for repairs. Portions of the railing snapped this winter, a concrete ramp was lifted out of place and benches and garbage receptacles were damaged. Photo by Sam Arendt

Railing failure closes breakwater again

Port Washington’s breakwater is closed again after the gateway suffered significant damage during fierce winter weather for the second consecutive year. Public Works Director Rob Vanden Noven told...

A HEALTH CARE WORKER administered a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department clinic at the Ozaukee County Fairgrounds in Cedarburg last week. Photo by Sam Arendt

Teachers may move to the head of the class to receive vaccinations

While frustrations with getting vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus are likely to continue for most people, health officials say local educators will likely get their shots by mid-April under a...

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Sports

Shhh! They’re shooting free throws

When high school basketball players step to the free throw line, they can expect to face an assortment of annoyances to throw off their concentration. Yells, screams, jeers, whistling, feet pounding on the stands and sometimes minor insults and...

Op-Ed

PRESS EDITORIAL: Political attack on judge has a familiar ring

The justice system disaster endured by Ozaukee County for six years serves as an unmistakeable warning of the peril and folly of exploiting a nonpartisan election to advance a political agenda at the expense of judicial competence and experience. That disaster was the election of Joseph Voiland as Ozaukee County Circuit Court...

Good Living

Sweet rite signals winter’s end

Two Mondays ago, right before warmer temperatures began to take effect, Port Washington’s Mike Wilkens and his two sons made the trek to their 15-acre parcel in the Town of Farmington and trudged through the deep snow into the forest. “Worst I’ve...

Obituaries

Business

LINDA WITZLIB (far right) stood in the living room of Port of Hope, a group home that supports adults with physical and developmental disabilities. She recently sold her six area group homes that she and her husband Christopher (standing center) began operating in 2003. Standing beside the couple were house manager Mary Habestezer and resident George Schmit. Photo by Sam Arendt

An accidental but cherished care-giving career ends

Longtime caregiver Linda Witzlib who operated six area group homes for adults with disabilities recently sold her business. “I loved all of my residents, but I was tired of the routine,” Witzlib said. “It seems like the right time because I want to...

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