🌱 Trees To Be Cut Down + New Restaurant Nearby

Good morning, Port Washington-Saukville! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything happening in Port Washington-Saukville today.

First, today's weather:

Windy and much colder. High: 39 Low: 27.

Here are the top stories in Port Washington-Saukville today:

1. Port Washington officials said Tuesday eight cottonwood and one box elder tree along the road from downtown Port to Upper Lake Park have to be cut down. (Ozaukee Press)
2. Buttermint Finer Dining and Cocktails is accepting reservations after taking the old Blue's Egg lot in Shorewood. (Shorewood Patch)
3. Southridge Mall moves closer to foreclosure its owners reached an agreement with its lender. A signature from a judge would send the property to a foreclosure auction. (Greendale Patch)

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Today in Port Washington-Saukville:

• Third Thursdays in Downtown Port - Port Washington Main Street (5:00 PM)
• 4-H Leaders Association Board Meeting (6:00 PM)
• HS Choir Concert PAC 7:00pm - Port Washington-Saukville (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office: "We had a great time last Saturday evening delivering hundreds of donated toys to the Kids 2 Kids Toy Drive! The toys were purchased and donated by local first responder agencies throughout Ozaukee County. This year we had 20 agencies par..." (Facebook)
• Saukville Fire Department: "Today the Saukville Fire Department hosted, and participated in, a blood drive with the American Red Cross. The blood drive was in honor of Captain Dan Kesner's late nephew Kip. The day was a huge success with 56 people donating to save ..." (Facebook)
• Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office: "The Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office is joining law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin during the #DriveSoberOrGetPulledOver campaign from Wednesday, December 15 through New Year’s Day. The campaign will be conducted in a fair and equi..." (Facebook)
• Port Washington Police Department - Wisconsin: "We will be testing the weather sirens this morning to ensure the new siren on Mineral Springs Drive is operating properly. Once this testing is complete and the test goes well, all weather sirens will officially be up and running." (Facebook)
• Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department: "Due to staffing concerns, there will be no COVID-19 testing at the Washington County Fair Park today, December 15. Testing is available at the Ozaukee County Fairgrounds in Cedarburg from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm and at Summit Clinical Labs in..." (Facebook)
• City of Port Washington - Wisconsin: "HIGH WIND WARNING All of Wisconsin is under a high wind warning, with gusts expected late Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. The National Weather Service is expecting those gusts to exceed 65 mph in some areas. There is also a..." (Facebook)
• Port Washington-Saukville School District: "Port High is in need of a HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE TEACHER for second semester. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply at: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/128744" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Saukville: "Story Of Our Lady Czestochowa✝️💕 Of Poland - (Please ignore if you're ""offended" no one is forcing you to read, thanks!) "The face of the Black Madonna is actually a burnished brown. A cheek bears the scars of saber slashes purportedly..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Saukville: "💔🤕😢Art is the freest form of speech in a country where certain people are indeed OPPRESSED for decades, and r rid of there protection after abuse in every sector known to mankind and rid of there freedom of speech when no one forces y..." (Nextdoor)

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