Tuesday, September 11, 2012
It has become that event for our generation and perhaps many others where you still remember exactly where you were on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
I was in high school, sitting in English class. The principal came over the loud speaker, instructing teachers to turn on some news channel. My teacher said, "Well, we must finish X before we do that." Whatever X was, it definitely was not as memorable as the tragedy we all know took place on September 11. The rest of my classes that day involved watching the news. More news. No class. No homework. Though we did still move among our classrooms per usual. I remember going home and staring at the TV. My grandfather — who had died relatively recently — was on my mind, probably because of the amount of deceased we continually heard about. As a teen, I hadn't experienced dealing with death or tragedy much. He was my personal connection to the …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Area law enforcement officials have planned a silent tribute event to remember the victims and heroes of September 11.
Editor's note: The information below is taken from a press release provided by the Saukville Fire Department. On Sept. 11, firefighters, law enforcement officers, veteran’s groups, scout groups and citizens from throughout the area, will march in silent tribute to the honor and memory of the victims and heroes of 9/11/2001. The march will step off at 7 p.m., from the Saukville Fire Station on Hwy. 33 and proceed to Grady Park in downtown Saukville, where there will be a candle light memorial service held. The march will be led by a single drummer. Other than the beat of the drum, the march is silent. Marching units will form at the fire house at 6:30 p.m.; procession will begin at 7 p.m. Individuals, families, scout groups and youth groups…
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Residents speak out on important local issues.
Letters to the Editor can be submitted by e-mailing Lyssa.Beyer@patch.com. The term community is often defined as "a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location." According to this definition, the people of Port Washington are a community. Focusing on the term, "common values," most people would agree that Port Washington values its families, children, senior citizens, police workers, fire workers, all first responders and those who are and have served in the military. Then, why is it that Port Washington, other than in separate schools and churches, did not come together as a …
Friday, July 8, 2011
Port Washington-based Stars and Stripes Honor Flight has taken 1,400 local veterans to visit the WWII memorial in D.C., and is now the subject of a major documentary.
"It was one of the biggest days of my life," World War II veteran Joe Demler said, reflecting on the trip he took to Washington, D.C. in 2008. Demler, a Port Washington resident, is one of the nearly 1,400 individuals from southeastern Wisconsin that has participated in the Honor Flight program that takes veterans to visit the WWII Memorial in Washington. His trip was made possible by the program’s Port Washington-based chapter, Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. A former member of the Army’s 35th Division, Demler participated in the Battle of the Bulge, a month-long German offensive that began in December 1944. Few members of his division survived the battle, he said, and Demler himself was taken as a prisoner of war by the Germans. After…
Keith Best
2:17 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Republican Party of Waukesha County on behalf of Stars and Stripes Honor Flight is hosting two special viewings of the movie "Honor Flight", One Last Mission. The documentary film that follows the story of the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight will be showing on March 22 and March 23. Doors open at 6:30pm and showing starts at 7pm. at 1701 Pearl St. in Waukesha. This is the movie that set the … more ›