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  • Letter to the Editor: Rogue Does So Much More Than Entertain

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    As I sat in church last Sunday, thankful for my wife, family and the end of a recent back surgery, I listened to the priest give his homily. He spoke of this time of year as the season of giving. He told of how the wise men gave gifts to the newborn Jesus and that […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Kindness and Honesty of Strangers

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    Every year we come to Sturgeon Bay to do our Black Friday shopping. This year was no exception. However, what could have been a bad experience turned into a very neat experience thanks to some very special clerks at Younkers. Whenever we travel, I always put some spending money in a bank envelope to keep […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Here’s to a Happy New Year

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      We may still be dealing with an election that must surely be the longest running in the history of this United States, and the weatherman is predicting a colder than usual winter with an extra measure of snow, but here’s some good news that should add some additional sparkle to our Holiday Season. The […]

  • Letter to the Editor: What Does “Live United” Really Mean?

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    For the longest time I did not really give the United Way much thought because I did not really understand what they did. They did not have a building to visit or any real tangible thing to touch. But I kept hearing about the impact being made in our community by this organization so I […]

  • By the Numbers: Christmas Toys

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      Remember Teddy Ruxpin, the animatronic toy that was the hit of the 1985-86 Christmas season? Teddy became an overnight sensation when introduced in September 1985, but today that toy is as forgotten the toys on the Island of Misfit Toys in the stop-motion 1964 Christmas classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Below we look at […]

  • Learn to Spot and Prevent Impatiens Downy Mildew

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    by Annie Deutsch, Door County UW-Extension Agriculture Agent Impatiens are an annual garden plant that is quite popular because of the wide range of brightly colored flowers, shade tolerance, and ease of care. Borders along garden beds and backyard decks are often brought to life by these flowers. Typically impatiens will bloom throughout the summer […]

  • Flame Retardants Are Polluting Great Lakes

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    The International Joint Commission has made a series of recommendations to the governments of Canada and the United States with regard to the development of a strategy to address polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes. PBDEs have been widely used as flame retardants since the 1970s and have been deliberately added to a […]

  • Saving Our Loved Ones from Suicide Through Vigilance

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    by Mettie Spiess  It is a common myth that suicide rates increase during the holiday season when in fact, nationally the rates decrease in the months of November and December. That said, let’s be honest, holidays are not always happy. Grieving loved ones, forced gatherings and financial woes can be the perfect recipe for holiday […]

  • Prevent Suicide Door County – Nathan Wilson Coalition Offers QPR Training Presentations

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      By Cheryl Wilson Whether you are young or old, rich or poor, married or single, employed or looking for your next job; at some point in life everyone experiences the emotional rollercoaster of feeling sad, or what some call having the blues. No one is immune to feeling lonely, unwanted, or having to deal […]

  • Door County Survivors of Suicide Support Group Offers Support to Those Left in the Wake of Suicide

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    By Karen and Jaimee Sullivan, Survivors of Suicide Support Leaders Unfortunately working as a Suicide Survivor Support Leader, we see the impact a suicide has on the people involved and it is a hard thing to be left in the wake of. All support leaders have experienced a loss as well, so we understand how […]

  • Door County Brewing Hosting Holiday Fundraiser Party

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    Door County Brewing Company is celebrating the season of generosity in its signature style with a LumberJack and LumberJill Holiday Party featuring Door County’s own WiFEE and THE HUZz BAND on Dec. 10. Aside from inviting guests to don their most creative lumberjack and lumberjill outfits for a chance to win prizes while listening to […]

  • Obituary: Elaine Rosemary Cregan

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    Elaine Rosemary Cregan, 76, of Sturgeon Bay, died at her home on Dec. 5, 2016.  She was born on January 18, 1940, in Chicago, IL and lived on Arthington Street with an all Italian family until marrying Robert Cregan and moving to Milwaukee. Helping people became mom’s lifelong passion.  She was a nurse at St. […]

  • Obituary: Sheila Ruth Ranly

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    Sheila Ruth Ranly, 61, of Sturgeon Bay, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay. She was surrounded by her loving husband, “Doc,” of nearly 40 years, her son, Christopher, two granddaughters, Krista and Kayla, along with her close friends, Erin and Marty Hilsabeck. Sheila was born March 23, 1955 in 1Grand […]

  • Obituary: Teresa Ann Tesnow-Nemeth

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    In loving memory of Teresa Ann Tesnow-Nemeth. Beloved mother, daughter, sister, grandmother and aunt. Teresa died Dec. 2, 2016 soundly in her sleep at the age of 52. Teresa was born Feb. 18, 1964, in the town of Sister Bay, WI, the daughter of Donald and Dorothy (Grasse) Tesnow.  Teresa graduated from Gibraltar High School […]

  • Obituary: Peter Bjorn Gunnlaugsson

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    Peter Bjorn Gunnlaugsson, 91, of Sturgeon Bay, was called home early Friday morning, December 2, 2016 at Door County Medical Center. He was born November 27, 1925 on Washington Island, one of sixteen children to Bjorn and Clara Sena (Hanson) Gunnlaugsson. Peter had attended Bay View Lutheran Church with his mother. He was active for […]

  • Obituary: Jean Jome

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    Jean Jome, 90, of Forestville, died Dec. 2, 2016.  She was born Oct. 1, 1926 to Clarence and Elsie (Kramer) Toppe.  On June 12, 1948, she married Sylvester H. Jome in Forestville.  He preceded her in death on May 3, 1990. Jean and her husband farmed for many years in the Town of Forestville.  In […]

  • Obituary: Robert ‘Chip’ Parmentier

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    Robert “Chip” Parmentier, 74, of Sturgeon Bay, died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. He was born January 1, 1942 in Ohio, the son of Jules and Roberta (McCormick) Parmentier. Robert was graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1960. Chip attended MSOE school of engineering in Milwaukee before serving […]

  • Obituary: Robert Joseph ‘Hunse’ Mickelson

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    Robert Joseph “Hunse” Mickelson, 86, of Kenosha, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, died peacefully early Wednesday morning, November 30, 2016 at Library Terrace Assisted Living in Kenosha. He was born August 22, 1930 in Sturgeon Bay, the son of Henry Bernard Mickelson and Hilda Devota (Schaefer) Mickelson. Bob grew up attending St. Joseph Catholic Church and […]

  • Births: Nov. 23-29, 2016

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    Rayanne Caudle and Jason Slotke, Algoma, are the parents of a son born on Nov. 29, 2016, at Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay. Maternal grandparents are April Deringer, Algoma and John Caudle, Denmark. Paternal grandparents are Susan and Red Slotke, Milwaukee. Lisa and Cole Seaquist, Ellison Bay, are the parents of a daughter born […]

  • Featured Pet: Summer

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    Hello, Door County! This is Summer, a 5-year-old feline that is a true looker with a medium-sized physique, silky gray coat and shiny green eyes. She arrived at the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) in June of 2016 and is more than ready to find a family to call her own. She enjoys the company […]