Area: Door County
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Ephraim Sets Final Meeting for Alcohol Licenses
At its May 31 meeting, the Ephraim Village Board set three items related to alcohol licensing for public hearing. The public hearing will take place on June 14 along with the regularly scheduled board meeting. The board hopes to approve the new and modified ordinances on that date. If no major changes come from the […]
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Walker Orders Public Records Improvement
Governor Scott Walker Walker is ordering his administration to improve its handling of public records requests, speed up response times and provide mandatory records training for all state workers. The move comes months after he helped draft legislation, later withdrawn, to severely restrict the kind of information the public can use to learn about how […]
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Emergency Vehicle Fun Day June 5
The Door County Sheriff’s Department announced that the 7th Annual Emergency Vehicle Fun Day will be held Sunday, June 5, from 11 am to 3 pm at Door County Cherryland Airport, Nasewaupee. Youngsters will be able to sit in a police car, fire up the siren in a fire truck, turn on the ambulance lights, […]
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Sturgeon Bay Earns Playful City Designation
The City of Sturgeon Bay is being honored with a 2016 Playful City USA designation for the first time. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the national recognition program honors cities and towns across the country for making their cities more playable. “We are thrilled to recognize these communities that have invested their time and efforts to […]
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Wisconsin 101: Our History in Objects
Consider the stories a bowling pin from Antigo’s Vulcan Corporation might have to tell. While the average person might think in terms of the confines of a single bowling alley, another might consider its role in Wisconsin’s lumber industry, Milwaukee’s former title as “The Bowling Capital of America,” and Japan’s mid-20th century bowling boom. […]
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Intuitive & Colorful Works of Liz Maltman
When Liz Maltman set up for the 2015 Door County Plein Air Festival’s two-hour “Quick Paint” last summer in front of a beautiful garden in Sister Bay, she wasn’t drawn to the well manicured, nicely planted flowers that inspired the colorful creations of her fellow painters. She was drawn to an out-of-control weed that had […]
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Door County Municipal News: June 3 – 10
City of Sturgeon Bay: The common council meets at 7 pm on June 7. The Community Protection and Services Committee meets at 4:30 pm on June 9. County of Door: The Ag & Extension Committee meets at 8:30 am on June 8. The IS Committee meets at 3 pm on June 9. Town of Clay […]
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Commentary: Women’s Equality and Societal Progress
Women are more likely than men to give to women’s and girls’ causes, though “the differences are not as great as might have otherwise been expected.” That’s just one of the fascinating conclusions found in Giving to Women and Girls: Who Gives and Why, the latest study released in May 2016 as a part of […]
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Remember to Train in Open Water for Triathlon
Door County Triathlon organizers are reminding athletes competing in the 2016 competition to practice in the open water of Lake Michigan. Last year, wavy conditions prevented 50 Half Iron competitors, in a field of 950, from completing the swim. Find opportunities to practice swimming in open water so this doesn’t happen to you. Ideally, go […]
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Door County League Baseball: May 29, 2016
Standings As of May 29 Egg Harbor 4-0 Kolberg 3-1 West Jacksonport 3-1 Sister Bay 3-1 Institute 2-2 Maplewood 1-3 Baileys Harbor 0-4 Washington Island 0-4 Results May 29 Institute 8, Baileys Harbor 6 West Jacksonport 3, Egg Harbor 10 Washington Island 12, Maplewood 21 Kolberg 0, Sister Bay 1 Schedule All games […]
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Northern Door Volleyball League: June 1, 2016
Standings As of June 1 Wilson’s 6-0 Blue Horse Beach Café 3-0 Husby’s 3-0 PC Junction 3-0 Nicolet Beach 2-4 Camp David 1-2 Main Street Market 0-3 Sister Bay Bowl 0-3 Team Tomato 0-6 Results June 1 Team Tomato 0, Husby’s 3 Wilson’s 3, Main Street Market 0 Camp David 1, Nicolet Beach 2 […]
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High School Spring Athletics: June 3-10, 2016
GIBRALTAR Baseball June 7 – Sectionals, TBD Track & Field June 3 & 4 – State Championships, UW-La Crosse SEVASTOPOL Baseball June 7 – Sectionals, TBD Girls Soccer June 4 – Regionals, TBD Track & Field June 3 & 4 – State Championships, UW-La Crosse SOUTHERN DOOR […]
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Letter to the Editor: Transition to Renewables
Things are changing in developing a clean energy future. While many are in dismay over the effects of global warming such as crop failures, massive migrations from weather changes, the rise of climate sensitive disease, etc., there are signs of corporations and political entities making the transitions to clean energy. Pope Francis has added a […]
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Letter to the Editor: Thanks for a Great Memorial Day
The members of the Door County Veterans Service Council would like to thank everyone that helped with the Sturgeon Bay Memorial Day ceremony – including Vietnam veteran Colonel Lawrie for speaking, our Chaplain Pastor Sauer, Andy Anderson and Mary Nickel for sounding taps, Director Paula Eggert and the Peninsula Symphonic Band for all of the […]
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Letter to the Editor: Before Parking, Please Ask
Back in March of 2014, The Holiday Music Motel purchased the old Portside building that encompasses the lot between 1st and 2nd Avenues bordered by Louisiana on one side and The Holiday on the other. When the parking lot across the street at Stone Harbor fills up, the natural inclination has been for people to […]
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By the Numbers: League of Women Voters
In honor of the June 3-5 gathering of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin at the Landmark Resort in Egg Harbor, we offer a few numerical insights into the political but non-partisan organization that has helped shape public policy since its formation in 1920 as a “mighty political experiment” of newly enfranchised women. […]
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“Hydrogeology of Karst in NE Wisconsin” Presented at Door County Fire Company
Whether it is known as the bluff or the ledge or the great arc, the Niagara Escarpment was created more than 430 million years ago. Today, Door County has built its economy on the visitors who come to see these dramatic rock formations and the vistas they provide. However, despite all the benefits, the escarpment […]
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Friends Group Promotes National Park Initiative in Escanaba
The Friends of the Grand Traverse Islands recently traveled to Escanaba to build support for creating a national park on publicly owned lands in the island chain extending from northern Door County up to the Garden Peninsula in Upper Michigan. The group, which has been active for more than two years, is hoping to secure […]
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Improve Your Green Thumb with Plant Health Advisers
A new resource is being offered by Door County UW-Extension for home gardeners. Plant Health Advisers begins June 7, with Master Gardener volunteers on hand from 10-11 am at the Extension office to answer questions – from weed and insect identification to plant disease diagnosis to planting recommendations for Door County. “People can call in, […]
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Fresh, Local Produce Available at Settlement Shops
Wednesday, June 8, marks the beginning of the Settlement Farmers Market in Fish Creek. Starting at 9:30 am and running through 1:30 pm or sellout, vendors gather along the path that surrounds the shops to sell their fresh and locally grown produce, plants, flowers and handmade items. This is the 13th season for the market, […]