Area: Door County
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April 22: Science on Tap kick-off party from 5 to 8 pm at Door County Brewing Co., Baileys Harbor, with music by Ruby James, Roger Kuhns and Door County Folk Alliance. April 23: Earth Day Extravaganza at The Ridges Sanctuary, Baileys Harbor, 10 am to 4 pm. Love the Earth Concert, 7 pm, Lost Moth […]
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Commentary: Life in Paradise, A Look at “Wayward Pines”
We’ve heard this tale before. The setting might be a green valley in Vermont, the highlands of Scotland, or somewhere in the distant future. A traveler wanders in a remote countryside and unexpectedly comes upon a charming village – a delightful place to visit or even to settle permanently. But the visitor soon realizes that […]
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Commentary: Wisconsin’s Wage Gap Costs State’s Women More Than $8.3 Billion Per Year
By The National Partnership for Women & Families On average, Wisconsin women employed full time, year round are paid just 79 cents for every dollar paid to men – a yearly pay gap of $10,037. That means, in total, women in Wisconsin lose more than $8.3 billion every year, which is money that could […]
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In honor of National Library Week, April 10-16, we look at some library numbers. 252 Number of U.S. Armed Forces libraries. 934 Number of government libraries. 3,793 The number of U.S. academic libraries (1,304 are less than four-year institutions and 2,489 are four-year institutions and above). 6,966 The number of […]
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Letter to the Editor: To My Supporters
First of all, I want you to know how very dear, how very precious you all are to me, those of you I have known for years and those of you who are new friends. The greatest pleasure of this campaign, and there have been many, was walking door to door with my walking companions, […]
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Letter to the Editor: Sturgeon Bay Needs a Fourth Bridge
Yes, the City of Sturgeon Bay needs a fourth bridge, a bridge to unite a divided city. Though Thad Birmingham retains his position as Mayor, challenger Laurel Brooks lost by a very narrow margin of 52 votes with the final count of 1,894 to 1,842. Voters responded with a clear message that there needs to […]
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Letter to the Editor: Ted Cruz Is Scary
The claims made by Ted Cruz that he is a religious conservative constitutionalist are not what we think of as American in this day and age. He does not want to accept all people as equal, as it states in the Constitution. The first amendment to the Constitution separates church and state and mandates that […]
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Letter to the Editor: New Reality of Sturgeon Bay Politics
An apocryphal bit of advice that famed Packers coach Vince Lombardi gave to one of his players went something like this: “When you go into the end zone, act like you’ve been there before.” Based upon the reactions that I have been reading in the blogosphere following the recent mayoral and city council elections, this […]
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Letter to the Editor: State of Our Environment
As April 22, 2016, Earth Day, approaches one has to wonder how our state is faring in aspiring to unite, appreciate and respect our environment. We should all be mindful and cognizant of what the legislators and the governor are doing with our natural resources. Since January they have pushed though many bills that are […]
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“Science on Tap” Series Begins Earth Day at Door County Brewing Co.
The Forest Recovery Project is sponsoring Door County’s first Science on Tap to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, 5 – 8 pm, at Door County Brewing Company in Baileys Harbor. Science on Tap is an opportunity to mix, mingle and learn about local ecology. Brief educational presentations will be interspersed with socializing and conversation. […]
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Door County Climate Change Forum is May 7 at Stone Harbor
The third annual Door County Climate Change Forum, “Addressing Climate Change: Opportunities for Forging a Healthier, More Prosperous World,” will be May 7, 9 am – 2 pm, at Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay. Dr. Jonathan Patz, director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will begin the forum with a […]
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Volunteer for Spring Workdays with Door County Invasive Species Team
The Door Stewardship Alliance will hold Weekly Workdays in Door County’s natural areas. The alliance is a group of volunteers that conduct land management activities and invasive species control on natural areas owned by the Door County Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy. Spring workdays usually include activities such as garlic mustard pulling and trail […]
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Natural Resource Damage Assessment Meeting in Green Bay
A public meeting has been scheduled in Green Bay for April 21 to provide information about the Fox River and Green Bay Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) and Restoration. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Brown County Central Library, 515 Pine St., Green Bay, in Central Meeting Room 1. […]
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ReStore Holds Earth Day Recycling Extravaganza
A free Earth Day recycling extravaganza will be held April 23, 11 am – 3 pm, at Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore at 410 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. Bring the family and build birdhouses, plant starter plants, do recycled crafts, catch a movie, and have lunch, all while you recycle. Bring unwanted household batteries (AA, […]
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Gina M. Hocevar, 44, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away Thursday morning, April 7, 2016 at home following a ten-year battle with cancer, surrounded by her family and friends. Gina was born November 26, 1971 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Larry (Joyce) Page and Geraldine DiFatta Eckert. She graduated from Sevastopol High School in 1990. […]
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Daniel Thomas Viste, 66, Sturgeon Bay, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, April 5, 2016 of a massive heart attack, at the St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO, while on a cruise vacation with his wife, Charlene. Dan was born Jan. 6, 1950 in Sturgeon Bay, to Leon and Ellen (Root) Viste. Since Leon worked as a […]
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Celebrate Peter Trenchard’s Life at April 23 Service
All are welcome to the celebration of Peter Trenchard’s life on Saturday, April 23, from 2 to 4 pm. The celebration will be held at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County, 10341 Hwy. 42, on the north end of Ephraim.
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Births: March 31-April 7, 2016
Angel and Ricky Nebel, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a daughter who was born April 7, 2016, at Ministry Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay. Maternal grandparents are Carla and Mike Paulmann, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Paternal grandparent is Richard Nebel II, Sturgeon Bay. Leslee Perley and Christopher Heurich, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents […]
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Representatives Todd Novak and Joel Kitchens to Attend PFLAG Meeting
Assembly District 51 Representative Todd Novak and Assembly District 1 Representative Joel Kitchens will attend the PFLAG Door County meeting at Hope Church, 141 S. 12th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, on April 17 at 5 pm. Representative Novak is the first openly gay elected Republican representative in the Wisconsin Assembly. He and his partner of 18 […]
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Mindfulness Series Begins April 19 at Sturgeon Bay United Methodist
Barbara Wulf will lead a new mindfulness series at United Methodist Church in Sturgeon Bay, beginning April 19. Mindfulness develops moment-to-moment awareness. In these classes participants will learn various forms of mindfulness meditation including sitting meditation, mindful movement, body scan, and the use of breath as a stress reduction tool. The dates of the series […]