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February 1, 2019 • Milwaukee County Post • 15 state of emergency in response to the winter storm and potentially life-threaten- ing temperatures. In a news release, Evers said extreme wind chill val- ues at up to 50 degrees below zero mixed with heavy snow- fall present imminent threats and dangerous, life- threatening conditions. "I'm concerned about the safety and well-being of our residents as this major storm and bitter cold moves in," Gov. Evers said in a statement. "I want to make sure all state assets are avail- able, including the Wisconsin National Guard if needed, to help communities across the state and keep people warm and safe." In Milwaukee, Mayor Tom Barrett declared a cold weather emergency, sus- pended nonessential city services, closed City Hall and stressed the importance of staying inside. Char Rodriguez, Admini- stration Services specialist for the city of Milwaukee, said offices were closed Wednesday due to inclement weather. The Zoning, Neighborhoods and Develop- ment Committee meeting scheduled for this week will be rescheduled for Monday and the Finance and Personnel Committee meet- ing scheduled for this week has been rescheduled for Tuesday. Snowplowing operations were limited on Wednesday and Thursday. Garbage pickup was suspended dur- ing the two-day period, but was to resume today and continue Saturday, accord- ing to a statement from the Department of Public Works. Citing historic low tem- peratures that were being forecasted, Milwaukee-area residents did not get mail Wednesday or Thursday, a U.S. Postal Services spokesperson said. With lower wind chills came more problems. Travel has become more challenging during this deep freeze. Travelers at General Mitchell International Airport saw several can- celed and delayed flights, with planes bound for Chicago affected the most by the weather. Residents across south- eastern Wisconsin were impacted by power outages Wednesday and Thursday morning. "We currently, have less than 700 customers affected by power outages. Earlier this morning at peak, we had about 4,000 customers with- out power. The most outages that affected a large number of customers were in the Racine, Whitefish Bay/Shorewood and Sullivan areas. Most of the power outages were caused by downed power lines. In these brutally cold tempera- tures some of our lines are constricting and snapping off of our equipment," said Amy Jahns, senior commu- nications specialist at We Energies. "We are working as safely and quickly as we can to address these power outages and restore power. We are encouraging our crews to take frequent breaks in their vehicles to keep themselves warm as they work in the elements," Jahns said. Relief for Milwaukee's homeless Power outages were dan- gerous in this environment, but as all the effects of the polar vortex unfolded, sub- zero temperatures posed a life-threatening situation for the homeless. Several church- es and organizations offered shelter. The Salvation Army offered four warming centers with hot coffee and snacks. "We have four locations. We don't want to turn away anyone; we would make room," said Amy Burke, media relations director for the Salvation Army. They were the Cold Spring Church and Community Center, 2900 W. Coldspring Road, Greenfield; the Oak Creek Centennial Church and Community Center, 8853 S. Howell Ave., Oak Creek; the Citadel Corps Worship and Community Center, 4129 W. Villard Ave., Milwaukee; and West Corps Worship and Community Center, 1645 N. 25th St., Milwaukee. "On Friday, Jan. 25, we dis- tributed 2,100 coats and helped 475 families. There are still thousands of coats avail- able," Burke said. The Milwaukee Rescue Mission, at 19th and Wells, said the mission has a com- prehensive program with shelter for single homeless men, women with children and single women. "We keep about 300 men, women and children overnight and we provide 800 meals a day," said Pat Vanderburgh, president of Milwaukee Rescue Mission. There were additional overnight shelters located in Milwaukee. Meteorologists are fore- casting that temperatures will make a 60-degree swing warmer in Milwaukee by Monday with temperatures climbing to 48 degrees. Cold: Historic lows hamper travel, hit homeless hard continued from Page 1 Karen Stokes/Special to the Post In subzero temperatures, Elijah Williams shovels out a fire hydrant in his yard along Mill Road on Milwaukee's north- west side earllier this week. By Mark Hutchinson Conley News Media MILWAUKEE — For the better part of 25 years, the Milwaukee Bucks ranked among the National Basketball Association's have-nots. How dramatically the times have changed. Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo's dramatic ascent from Greece's second division to first-round NBA Draft reach to worldwide superstar has become one of the most compelling success stories in all of sports. The Bucks, who enjoyed only 11 winning seasons during their 30 seasons in the Bradley Center, have moved into the state-of-the- art Fiserv Forum, which has received rave reviews from near and far. Milwaukee stands atop the Central Division on pace to enjoy its most successful campaign since reaching the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals. The Bucks won 992 regu- lar-season games from 1968 through 1988, when they called the Milwaukee Arena home. That total was exceeded only by the Los Angeles Lakers during that span. The Milwaukee fran- chise turned a half-century old last year to a saddening- ly low level of fanfare. No 50th anniversary team was chosen. Those who have faithfully followed the team since its inception were given few opportuni- ties to thank its heroes of yesteryear. Fortunately for Bucks backers of the past, present and future, though, sports- writer Eric Nehm and Triumph Books emerged with impeccable timing to provide them with "100 Things Bucks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die." The 280-page project hit bookstores and online out- lets shortly before the Bucks played their first game in Fiserv Forum, and it instantly qualified as the foremost anthology of their 50-year history. The first chapter is devot- ed to franchise's lone cham- pionship season of 1970-71. Its introduction has Lew Alcindor (who became Kareem Abdul-Jabbar a lit- tle more than a year later) being taunted out of Madison Square Garden by his fellow New Yorkers after their Knicks ended his fabu- lous rookie season by win- ning Game 5 of the 1970 Eastern Conference Finals. The chapter continues with the NBA adding three new teams, the Bucks mov- ing to the Western Conference and acquiring 10-time NBA All-Star Oscar Robertson from the Cincinnati Royals. The developments cata- pulted the Bucks from expansion to championship status faster than any fran- chise in professional sports annals. Nehm wasn't around to witness that transforma- tion. With that in mind, "100 Things" contains few first- hand interviews detailing the Bucks' championship conquest, their highly suc- cessful run through the 1980s or even their 2001 Eastern Conference Finals trek and how it revitalized what had become one of the moribund stops on the NBA circuit. To Nehm's credit, though, his book reflects an exhaustive amount of research and a keen under- standing of what has mat- tered most in the Milwaukee Bucks' big pic- ture. Nehm's "100 Things" fol- lows neither a chronologi- cal nor prioritized format. Instead, it assembles its Bucks history lesson like a jigsaw puzzle. Without revealing more details, the following is a trivia quiz that readers who complete the book should be able to pass: ■ According to Marvin Fishman, one of the Bucks' original owners, who was the first candidate the own- ership group had in mind when determining whom to pursue as the team's first head coach? ■ Who scored the first basket in Milwaukee Bucks history? ■ What nickname did Bucks radio announcer Eddie Doucette give to Dick Cunningham? ■ For what team did for- mer Bucks draft choice Julius Erving play his first professional basketball game? ■ What team did the Bucks defeat in the inaugu- ral McDonald's Open, which was played in Milwaukee in 1987? ■ The Bucks' first-round choice in the 1982 NBA Draft was Paul Pressey. Where did Pressey play his collegiate basketball? ■ The Bucks and the San Antonio Spurs scored a combined 337 points — then an NBA record — in a March 6, 1982 game. How many points did Milwaukee's starters score in that game? ■ What player scored the most points for the Milwaukee Bucks in a regu- lar-season NBA game? Eric Nehm's book celebrates Bucks' rich history

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