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  • Letter to the Editor: Oppose SB 395 and AB 499

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    Twenty years ago the Wisconsin Legislature passed the “Prove it First” mining bill by an overwhelming majority. The bill stated that a mine could not be built in sulfide rock deposits until an example was found of a sulfide mine that had operated successfully without harming nearby streams and lakes. Mining in sulfide deposits is […]

  • News From This Week’s Past: Oct. 27 – Nov. 2

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    All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors.   The Expositor, October 24, 1873 MISSING – Nate Sanders, of Menominee, started last Friday evening at dusk from Squaw island, north of Washington island, in a pound […]

  • Cheers!: Beet Crazy!

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    This weird beer has been clogging things up in the magic fridge for a couple months now. It just never seemed like the right time for a beet beer. Until now. It’s called Spontanbeetroot, a lambic made with the underground-dwelling beet root, from the Danish brewer Mikkeller. It pours a beautiful translucent red. Reminds me […]

  • Sturgeon Bay Utilities Celebrated Public Power Week

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    Sturgeon Bay Utilities hosted a recycling event at the utility office on Oct. 4. Hundreds of Sturgeon Bay Utility customers participated, dropping off a total of 22,000 pounds of electronics, batteries and lightbulbs. The utility worked with Norsec and Lamp Recyclers to ensure that these items were recycled responsibly. “The recycling event provided a convenient […]

  • Fall 50 Draws 2,600 Runners, Raises $30,000 for Charity

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    The Fall 50 Door County brought 514 relay teams and more than 100 solo runners to the 12th running of the race from Gills Rock to Sturgeon Bay Oct. 21. Mark Jasper of Menominee, Mich., won with a time of 6:33:29, a 7:53 per mile pace. Carolyn Smith, Milwaukee, finished first on the women’s side […]

  • Closing Reception at Bearded Heart

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    Join Bearded Heart Coffee on Oct. 29, 6 – 8 pm, for the closing gallery show featuring Kate Roth. Colorful and dynamic brushwork continues to charge her work. Roth focuses on people as content and translates the human figure into dramatic colors and shapes. All are welcome. Beer and wine for donation. All artwork and […]

  • Legislation Would Reduce Excise Tax on Craft Beer, Wine, Cider and Spirits

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    The Boulder-based Brewers Association sent a press release late last week announcing a milestone in legislation designed to help the craft beer industry, when U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) became the 51st senator to support the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act. Shortly after that, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) became the 52nd supporter in […]

  • Applications Open for Herb Kohl Foundation Scholarships

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    Online applications for the 2018 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Excellence Scholarship can now be submitted at kohleducation.org. A total of 100 students will be chosen to receive $10,000 scholarships from among all applicants throughout the state. Applicants must be residents of Wisconsin who will graduate from high school in 2018, and plan to continue their […]

  • “Beyond Words” Opens at Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay

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    The Miller Art Museum announces the opening of Beyond Words: The Art of Regional Children’s Book Illustration – a multi-faceted exhibit designed to educate, arouse curiosity and engage the minds of visitors young and old. The exhibition opens Nov. 4 and will remain on extended view through Feb. 14, 2018. An opening celebration will be […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Search/Rescue/Recover

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    Grateful. That’s how I feel for the men and women who either make it their life’s work or volunteer their time when someone goes missing in the beautiful, but dangerous waters that surround us in Door County. What a blessing for all of us that there are people at the other end of the line […]

  • No Gains in August Room Tax Collections

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    Room tax collections in August of this year decreased over the same month last year, flattened out by gains in some municipalities and losses in others. Sister Bay buoyed countywide collections in August with an 8.6 percent increase, while the City of Sturgeon Bay depressed the countywide total with a decrease of 9.9 percent. Ten […]

  • Town of Lincoln Puts Moratorium on Livestock Expansion

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    Elected officials in the Town of Lincoln – one of the areas in Kewaunee County hit hardest by contaminated wells – are no longer relying on outside forces to protect their fragile groundwater. At its October 17 meeting, the Lincoln Town Board passed a one-year moratorium on construction or expansion of existing livestock facilities in […]

  • Reps in the News: Gallagher Calls for Regulation of Bump Stocks

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    Congressman Mike Gallagher Last week Representatives Gallagher, Kinzinger and McSally, all Republican veterans serving in Congress, called for a restriction on the gun modifier that was used during the mass murder in Las Vegas. “Bump stocks,” the accessory used by the attacker, were legalized by the Obama Administration in 2010. In the wake of the […]

  • Framed: Pumpkin Exploration

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    First graders at Gibraltar Elementary School recently completed pumpkin investigations in the Hoyerman/Norton classroom. Thanks to all the families who donated pumpkins for their science learning. Photo by Jodi Hoyerman.

  • Manners Matter: Fall Productivity

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    Dear Mary Pat, I don’t get why everyone loves the fall so much. I think the leaves are pretty and everything, but when they drop off the trees (as they are this week), my spirit drops with them, not to mention my business. I feel a little anxiety as each week brings us closer to […]

  • Sturgeon Bay Moravian Church Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Organ

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    Ryan Albashian was in middle school in 1992 when he and his organ teacher traveled from the Oshkosh area to Sturgeon Bay Moravian Church (SBMC) to hear a concert by acclaimed organist Martin Jean on the church’s brand-new Jaeckel pipe organ. “I’m 12 or 13 years old. He takes me in the organ and I’m […]

  • Hundley Debut Spoiled by Saints

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    The Green Bay Packers head into their bye week on the heels of two straight losses, including a 26-17 defeat to the New Orleans Saints on a wet and rainy Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field. With quarterback Aaron Rodgers injured and Brett Hundley getting his first start, experts said Green Bay’s best chance for success […]

  • High School Sports Schedule: Oct. 27 – Nov. 2

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    GIBRALTAR Cross Country Oct. 28 – State Meet @ Ridges Golf Course, Wisconsin Rapids, 2:35 pm   SEVASTOPOL  Cross Country Oct. 28 – State Meet @ Wisconsin Rapids, 12:40 pm  Football Oct. 28 – 8-Player Jamboree vs. Wausaukee @ Stiehm Stadium, Schofield, 1 pm   SOUTHERN DOOR Cross Country Oct. 28 – State Meet @ […]

  • County to Join in Litigation Against Big Pharma

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    The Door County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to enter into litigation against opioid manufacturers to recover costs the county has incurred related to the opioid epidemic. The lawsuit itself will not cost the county anything, as attorneys representing the counties entering into the suit will not be paid unless the litigation does recover […]

  • Public Service Commission Accepting Broadband Grants

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    The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) is now accepting applications for a second round of Broadband Expansion Grants for fiscal year 2018 that will extend $7.5 million to underserved areas of the state. This grant cycle provides additional funds recently approved in the state budget. Applications for the Broadband Expansion Grants are due at […]