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  • Farm Service Agency Offers Loans to Underserved and Beginning Farmers

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    U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Russell Raeder reminds producers that FSA offers specially targeted farm ownership and farm operating loans to underserved applicants as well as beginning farmers and ranchers. “Each year, a portion of FSA’s loan funds are set aside to lend to targeted underserved and beginning […]

  • Jack Moneypenny Recognized for 10 Years of Service at DCVB Annual Meeting

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    Around 140 business leaders enjoyed dinner at Horseshoe Bay Golf Club on Oct. 18 for the Door County Visitor Bureau’s (DCVB) 92nd annual meeting. New DCVB board members Leslie Gast (Nicolet Bank), Ben McMahon (Door County Brewing Company), and Ann Renard (Renard’s Cheese) were voted in by those members present. Gast, McMahon and Renard will […]

  • Pulse Price Report: Oct. 24, 2017

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    Crop prices (Oct. 24) Rio Creek Feed Mill – Algoma Commodity Price (per bushel) Basis Last Year Corn $3.13 -0.40 $3.00 Soybeans $8.95 -0.81 $9.27 Wheat $3.58 -0.80 $3.08 Oats $2.47 -0.30 N/A   United Cooperative – Denmark Corn $3.03/bushel -0.50 New-Crop Corn $3.28/bushel -0.70 Wheat $3.63/bushel -0.75   Basis: The difference between the local […]

  • Manufacturing Days at Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park

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    Jon Hurley talks to Door County high school students about Pro Products, the business he and his family run at the Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park, during Manufacturing Days held Oct. 20 by the Door County Economic Development Corp. Photo by Len Villano.

  • Rogue Theater Holds Christmas Play Auditions Nov. 4 & 6

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    Rogue Theater will celebrate its fifth Christmas with a humorous and heartwarming production of A Christmas Journey by Rebecca Wimmer. They will soon hold a casting call for the production. In the play, it’s the night before the big event, and Christmas is on a journey to the Holy Little City. He and the friends […]

  • Sturgeon Bay Students Named 2018 Wisconsin Ambassadors of Music

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    Sturgeon Bay High School is proud to announce that four music students have been selected to participate in the Wisconsin Ambassadors of Music 2018 European tour. Juniors Marley Gigstead and Ian Bartz and sophomores Katy Carter and DJ Lenius were recommended by music directors Heidi Hintz and Leslie Hill. With the support of their music […]

  • Ruth Moody Opens White Gull Winter Concert Series

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    The Ruth Moody Band will be featured at the first of six concerts scheduled in the 34th season of winter folk concerts at the White Gull Inn in Fish Creek on Nov. 8. Tickets for the 8 pm concert are $20. Australian-born, two-time Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter Ruth Moody is from Winnipeg, Canada. Founding and current […]

  • Donor Pledges $1.25 Million for Granary Restoration

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    An anonymous donor has pledged $1.25 million for restoration of the Teweles and Brandeis Granary building on Sturgeon Bay’s west waterfront. The announcement by the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Thursday, Oct. 26 is the latest development in the ongoing controversy over the future of the Granary property. ‘Somebody is an angel,” said SBHS member Christie […]

  • Spinning A Tale at Dark Songs 2017

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    If you live in Door County and haven’t had the pleasure of attending a Dark Songs performance, you’ll have your chance to make amends tonight and tomorrow night. It is one of three annual, week-long musical events throughout the year – with June’s Steel Bridge Songfest and February’s Love on Holiday – hosted by the […]

  • Puerto Rican Struggle Hits Home for Families With Door County Ties

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    Thirty-five days after the 10th-strongest hurricane ever recorded ravaged the island of Puerto Rico, Alex Reina still struggles to get updates from his family there. “They only get a window of cell phone signal,” Reina said. “It’s pretty hard to get much out of five or ten minutes of conversation.” Reina’s mother, step-father, sister and […]

  • City Proceeding With Plans to Raze Granary

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    Editor’s Note:  This article came out one day before the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society announced that a donor had come forward with $1.25 million to restore the granary. For an updated article, click here>> Preservationists have funds, proposal for restoration Just two months after the historic Teweles and Brandeis Granary on Sturgeon Bay’s west waterfront […]

  • Mindfulness Workshop Scheduled for Oct. 29

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    Barbara Wulf will hold a Mindfulness Workshop Oct. 29, 2 – 5 pm at Door County Yoga in Sturgeon Bay. This workshop is highly experiential and will take participants through various forms of mindfulness meditation including sitting, body scan, self-compassion, and gentle mindful movement. Learn how to use breath as a stress reduction tool and […]

  • ‘June Falling Down’ Screening, Filmmaker Q&A Oct. 29

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    June Falling Down, a feature film shot in Door County, will be screened Oct. 29, 7 pm at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall. A filmmaker Q&A will follow the screening. The film is a mix of comedy and drama, and centers around a young woman returning home to Door County for her best friend’s wedding […]

  • Crossroads Hosts Fall Hike, ‘Hometown Stories’ Screening

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    It’s fall at Crossroads at Big Creek. Leaves are finally changing color and the geese are flying south. Enjoy the fall splendor Oct. 28, 11 am – 12 pm during a nature hike to the dock at The Cove. Join the naturalist for a gentle ramble from the Little Bridge on Utah Street to the […]

  • Jack O’Lantern Days in Fish Creek (Oct. 27-28)

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    Fish Creek hosts its annual weekend of Halloween fun with Jack O’Lantern Days this weekend. Start the weekend off Friday at Hands On Art Studio with Adult Art Night. Every Friday night, all year long you can enjoy a grown-up night of fun with a 21 and older crowd, food, drink and do-it-yourself art projects […]

  • Halloween Celebrations, Film Screenings & More Weekend Plans

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    The final weekend of October is upon us, and that means one thing:  Halloween is almost here! Join the celebrations in Fish Creek and Sturgeon Bay, or head to the quiet woods of Newport State Park for an equally festive retreat. Friday, October 27 Hometown Stories: Baileys Harbor Extras Join the staff of Crossroads at […]

  • Public Input Sought for Little Lake Restoration

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    The Sturgeon Bay Park and Recreation Department has scheduled a meeting at 6 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 25 in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 421 Michigan Street. The purpose of the meeting is to get input from the public as to how Little Lake/Bradley Lake and Sunset Park should look when the lake has been […]

  • Land & Water Conference: Groundwater Working Group Reveals Complexity of Problem

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    After thorough overviews of each water quality concern, attendees split into four groups and each tackled one issue. The goal was to break down the challenge of poor groundwater quality into two priority goals, including specific strategies to get there. Two hours later, conservationists from across the state could not come to a consensus. Addressing […]

  • Cross Country Packerland Conference Championships

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    Cross-country runners from the Packerland Conference met at Gibraltar High School Oct. 12 for the conference championship. Finishers 1-7 are first team all conference, finishers 8-14 are second team all conference, and finishers 15-21 are all conference honorable mention. Evan Henry, a Gibraltar junior, was named Packerland Player of the Year for the boys. Olivia […]

  • Bazyli Studio Wearable Art Gallery Closing for Season

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    This is the last weekend to check out Bazyli Studio Wearable Art Gallery in Baileys Harbor. The gallery will close for the season Oct. 22 at 5 pm and will reopen in May 2018. At the gallery and home studios of Skye and Peter Ciesla you will find their collaborative bead-embroidered jewelry and accessories as […]