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WINSA SIGNAL
July 2012
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WINSA Temporarily Closed 

 

The Wisconsin Naval Ship Association will be temporarily closing its Military Heritage Museum and Education Center (824 South 8th Street in Sheboygan) to accommodate heavy equipment and truck traffic needed for dredging of the Sheboygan River from the 8th Street Bridge to Penn Avenue Bridge.

 

The Harbor dredging project will remove low-impact sediment providing a 10-16 foot navigation channel. All dredging activities will be operating 24 hours per day, 7 days of the week.

 

Marine equipment such as sediment transport barges, sectional barges, dredging barges and work tugs are being used. Dredging operations will start in early August and continue through November.  View link of Dredging Project Milestones. 

 

Both the north and south sides of the WINSA building are needed to access the river for this project. We will reopen our facility when traffic, parking and access issues are restored. 

 

 

We are planning a grand opening spectacular January 2013. 

 
Larrys Signature
Larry Hinkelman-President
Wisconsin Naval Ship Association
 

  

Stars and Stripes Field of Honor Ceremony

A salute to the greatest generation will be held at Miller Park in Milwaukee on August 11. The ceremony will be honoring WWII vets.

The bus leaves Ridge Runners Sportsman's Club promptly at 2pm.  The official model of the WWII Memorial will be on display and available for viewing at 4:30 pm before it gets shipped to the Smithsonian.  

The ceremony starts at 6:30 pm and ends around 9:00 pm  with a flyover. Tickets are first-come, first-served with a total of 80 available. Deadline is AUGUST 1 or when tickets are sold out. Tickets must be paid for in advance and are non-refundable. Cost is $30 each which includes the ceremony, food at Miller Park and drinks on ride back.  Contact Jenny at (920) 207-4679 or Jeff at (920) 528-7039 for more information.

Day of Caring
"Day of Caring"  - July 20

 

WINSA was the recipient of the Sheboygan County Volunteer Center's "Day Of Caring". This is a special day when area businesses let their employees help non-profit groups in completing their projects.

 

WINSA's project was to remove about 4,200 square feet of old carpet in the designated museum area. Twenty-one hard working men and women from Aurora Health Care removed the old carpet in 1.5 hours (we had estimated it would take 4-5 hours).

 

The Wisconsin Naval Ship Association would like to extend a heartfelt "Thank You" to the Volunteer Center of Sheboygan County for putting this great event together. We would especially like to give a big "pat on the back" to the twenty-one wonderful, hard-working folks from Aurora Health Care who did a great job!

 
"Man the Canon"
Golf Outing - Sept 8

Join us on September 8, for a fun golf outing at Sunset Hills Golf Course in Sheboygan Falls. We will have hole prizes, door prizes, raffles and a "Hole in One" prize of a 2012 Chevrolet (sponsored by Sheboygan Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac). Tee off time is 7:00 am. Contact Ed at Sunset Hills Golf Course (920) 467-0780 to reserve your tee time. Entry fee is $35 for each golfer.  If you are interested in playing, please call WINSA at (920) 254-8777.

Help WINSA With Your Donation
Navy Yard
You can sponsor a mile of the journey for the USS Canon from Philadelphia to her permanent place of honor in Sheboygan, WI - $125.00

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 Interviews
You can sponsor an interview of a veteran from research and studio time to completion for presentation at the museum - $160.00

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Cadets
You can sponsor a youth at boot camp or on field trips to experience the discipline, physical fitness program, seamanship, leadership training and more - $190.00

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Or, many other options available at our WINSA
 John ReitzMovers & Shakers
Thanks to all for supporting Dr. John as he danced for WINSA in the Movers & Shakers Gala  held at Lakeland College on May 19. 

Dr. John danced shimmied and dipped like a real pro but unfortunately, he wasn't crowned the winner. 

Thank you Dr. John for all your hard work and your dedication to WINSA.

 Sea Cadets Boot Camp

USNSCC Vollrath Division recruits attended boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Station in Illinois. Cadets who participated in boot camp last year will attend advanced training in several different states over the summer. All cadets passed their proficiency tests

For more information about the unit and getting your child or yourself

To get involved, please contact Inst. Laura Garofalo at 920.980.6400 or email legarofalo@rocketmail.com.
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Ladewig-Zinkgraf Post No. 243

40 Stafford St., P.O. Box 416

Plymouth, Wisconsin, 53073

 

   

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