Area: Door County
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Isadoora Theatre Company Returns After Hiatus
After a few years’ hiatus from offering full theater productions and one year after offering a staged reading of Disgraced in 2016, Isadoora Theatre Company is reestablished with a new board of directors, new community collaborations and a full production opening this June. “After months of meetings with the new Board of Directors, Isadoora Theatre […]
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Birch Creek to Receive Les Paul Foundation Grant
The Les Paul Foundation, whose mission is to share the legacy of Les Paul, has continued its commitment to provide funding to projects that share Les Paul’s spirit. In 2017, recipient organizations are furthering Les Paul’s dreams and sharing his vision and innovation with their programs. Of the eleven grants awarded across the country, four […]
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Overheard and Pet Peeves: June 2, 2017
OVERHEARD Are there tid-bits of conversations you’ve heard while standing in line at the grocery store, serving a table, or walking down the sidewalk that make you smile, cringe or laugh out loud? “I hate when I shoot someone and get ketchup all over my octopus.” “I was born with only three wisdom teeth.” “We […]
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Cal Ripken Baseball Standings: May 24
Standings As of May 24 Kiwanis, 5-0 Red Room, 3-2 Nicolet Bank, 3-2 Bayship, 2-2 Lions 2-3 Rotary, 1-3 DC Co-op, 0-4 May 24 Results Lions 1, Red Room 0
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Pulse Price Report: Wisconsin Manufacturing Decline Cushioned by Tax Credit
The decline of manufacturing in America was a hallmark of the presidential debates, and the discussion has continued in 2017. In Wisconsin, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor thinks the fall would be worse without a tax credit implemented in 2013. The Manufacturing and Agriculture tax credit (MAC) provided income and corporate tax cuts to manufacturers. […]
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Southern Door School Board Seeks Applications to Fill Vacancy
The Southern Door School District is accepting applications for a school board vacancy. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older, resident of the district for at least 28 consecutive days at the time of filing, and not disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law. Applications are due in the district office […]
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A Day Away from the Classroom: Exposing Students to the Creative Community
by Ann Soderlund For one day during the school year students step away from the black and white of their curriculum and spend six hours exercising their right brain in unique ways. Through the efforts of Gibraltar High School and Friends of Gibraltar (FOG) Program, in partnership with The Francis Hardy Center for the Arts, […]
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Manners Matter: Work Complaints on Facebook
Dear Mary Pat, My employee vents about her work frustrations on her Facebook wall and it’s getting to be an issue. We deal with the public and that can be a challenge sometimes. Ninety-nine percent of the people are great, but there’s always one percent that can push every single one of your buttons. Given […]
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“The Psalm of Joy” to be Performed June 25 at the Ephraim Moravian Church
“The Psalm of Joy” cantata is a work of the first organized Independence Day celebration in Salem, North Carolina, first performed on July 4, 1783. On June 25, 4 pm, at the Ephraim Moravian Church, it will be presented by the combined choirs of Ephraim, Sister Bay and Sturgeon Bay Moravian churches, along with a […]
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Oooohweeeee! Did I just have a sip of flower water? I really don’t know if I should say any more about this beer I just cracked open. I’ve had other beers from this brewery and enjoyed them all, but the love fest ends here. This reminds me of old lady perfume. OK, I feel I […]
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Bay Ridge Golf Course Honoring World Oceans Day
Nestled between the hills just south of Sister Bay is a regulation nine-hole property that might see itself a little differently than the average golf course does.At least Dianne Trenchard, who bought Bay Ridge Golf Course with her late husband Peter in 1966 and now runs the course with her son Erik Anderson, has an […]
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Beginner Yoga Workshops at Sturgeon Bay Studio This Summer
Door County Yoga is offering Yoga 101 workshops on June 24 and July 22. Door County Yoga is offering these two yoga workshops so beginner students will learn basic postures, proper alignment, breathing techniques and philosophy. It’s a great way to jumpstart yoga practice. This workshop will prepare students to join the Door County Yoga group […]
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Kinetic Arts Festival Features Oscar-Winning Playwright, Staged Readings
Oscar-winning Lombardi playwright Eric Simonson has assembled an exciting new lineup of creative artists and projects for the second Door Kinetic Arts Festival (DKAF) at the Björklunden campus of Lawrence University. The week-long festival, June 13-18, entertains Door County residents and visitors with world premieres of innovative new short films, play readings, stunning dance performances, […]
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Remembering Those Generous to Us
Although Memorial Day didn’t become an official United States holiday until 1971, this day of remembrance is rooted in traditions that go back more than a thousand years. The first well documented public tribute to those who died in battle was given in 431 B.C. Pericles, the fabled “first citizen” of democratic Athens, offered a […]
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Gills Rock Maritime Museum Now Open
The Door County Maritime Museum at Gills Rock is now open for the season. The museum will be open daily through Oct. 15. After taking the scenic trip to the tip of Door County, visitors will find a wealth of maritime history awaiting them at the Door County Maritime Museum at Gills Rock. The museum […]
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Pet Talk: Watch for Signs of Petting-Induced Aggression
Q: My cat will be sitting on my lap purring and enjoying being petted when all of a sudden he turns and bites me, then runs off and stops to groom himself. I am starting to be leery of petting him because of this happening. Is there anything I can do to stop this? A: […]
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Server of the Week: Sara Michelsen @ Cellcom
Sara at Cellcom helps so much to show you how to keep in touch. With patience and skill she handles it all Troubles using your phone? She’s the one to call! – Submitted by Dorothy Lindsey
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New Places to Hike at Crossroads in Sturgeon Bay
Crossroads at Big Creek will host a pair of hikes the weekend of June 3-4. On June 3 at 1 pm, there will be a Wildflower Walk along Big Creek. Last fall Crossroads developed multi-use winter trails parallel to Big Creek. These trails travel through “new territory” the naturalists have no idea what wildflowers may […]
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Hard Maple Hosts Acoustic Sessions at The Fireside in Ellison Bay
Hard Maple Music will host Fireside Acoustic Sessions at The Fireside Restaurant in Ellison Bay on Wednesdays this summer. Starting with the week of Memorial Day, the sessions begin at 5 pm and will run throughout the summer. The group is raising money to support young, local Door County musicians. Hard Maple Music is donating […]
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A Barn and A Vision: Birch Creek’s Fledgling Early Days
James Dutton was at a loss. It was 1978 and the Birch Creek Farm Academy for the Performing Arts that he founded just a couple years earlier was short on cash, as young arts organizations tend to be, and he and his wife Fran didn’t know how they were going to cover costs for next […]