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Area: Door County

  • Reps in the News: Feb. 19 – 26

    Representative Joel Kitchens Kitchens announced that four of his legislative initiatives passed the Assembly on Tuesday, Feb. 16. “The Assembly is extremely busy this week and there are many bills being considered this week,” stated Kitchens. “I was happy that my colleagues passed Assembly Bills 174, 493, 664, and 734 and recognized that they are […]

  • Björklunden Introduces Inaugural Door Kinetic Arts Festival

    Oscar-winning Lombardi playwright Eric Simonson is bringing some major creative talent to Björklunden for the inaugural Door Kinetic Arts Festival in June. The week-long festival will provide Door County residents and visitors a peek at the creative process through two staged readings, a dance presentation and the premiere of a commissioned film by Campbell Scott, […]

  • Featured Pet: Candy

    Would you like Candy? No, we are not talking about leftover Valentine’s Day candy; we are talking about our very beautiful feline named Candy that has been living at the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) since July of 2015. She came in as a surrender because her previous owner’s children developed allergies and could no […]

  • More Birders Needed for Bird Atlas II

    The Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II needs the help from people who care about Wisconsin’s environment and the role that birds play in it. They need more volunteer birders to join their flock of citizen scientists in 2016. Last year, more than 700 birders statewide participated in the Atlas. This year they’re aiming to grow […]

  • Traven Family Fund Makes Donations to Local Nonprofits

    The Door County Community Foundation recently announced that the gift of the late Lee Traven continues to do wonderful things for Door County. The Traven Family Fund is a permanent endowment that Traven established at the community foundation to forever benefit the charities he cared about the most. For the third year in a row, […]

  • Birds of Chicago

    Birds of Chicago Releases Second Studio Album

    Just minutes before Birds of Chicago cofounder JT Nero answered his phone for our interview, he found out that National Public Radio had picked up the band’s brand new album Real Midnight for its Feb. 10 First Listen series. It was nine days before the album’s official release date and just one more example of […]

  • Eight-Player Football Playoffs Set for 2018

    By Justin Skiba   The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s board of control voted to approve a recommendation for the eight-player football division to implement a tournament series beginning in 2018. This would replace the current Jamboree format, which has been used since 2012. The recommendation came from the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association who received several […]

  • Obituary: Frank Hanrahan

    Frank Hanrahan, 69, of Sturgeon Bay passed away at Bellin Hospital on February 12, 2016.  He was born September 16, 1946 in Amboy, IL to Harold and Adeline Hanrahan. Frank served his country in the U. S. Army from 1963-66. On September 7, 1968, he married Barbara Ann Hunsader in Sturgeon Bay.   He owned and […]

  • Door County Half Marathon Seeks Runners for Charities

    There’s still time to run for a reason at the 2016 Door County Half Marathon and Nicolet Bay 5k. “We’re striving to help our runners raise more than $25,000 for charity in this year’s Run For A Cause program,” said race founder David Eliot. “The sooner you sign up, the sooner we can help promote […]

  • Pet Talk: Why Is Chocolate Bad for Dogs?

    By Sally Salopek   A: What is it in chocolate that makes it harmful to dogs? Q: The ingredient in chocolate that is harmful to dogs is called theobromine. It is a naturally occurring stimulant found in the cocoa bean and is a distant chemical cousin to caffeine. Theobromine is a stimulant that dogs are […]

  • Obituary: Patricia J. Oxenford

    Patricia Jo (Amsden) Oxenford was born Dec. 23rd, 1937, in Carroll, Iowa. I grew up on the Amsden family farm and graduated from Scranton Consolidated School-Scranton, Iowa in 1955. I was a member of Rainbow and was involved in Methodist youth activities. I attended Commercial Extension-School of Commerce in Omaha, Neb. I was employed in […]

  • Gibraltar Fire Chief Resigns

    A special meeting of the Gibraltar Town Board on Feb. 11 opened with Fire Chief Caleb Whitney announcing his resignation. “It is not because of politics, because of lack of support, it is simply a function of the economic life that I face,” said Whitney, explaining that he and his wife recently bought a second […]

  • Women’s Fund’s Story Slam is Back on March 3 & 4

    Join the Women’s Fund of Door County on March 3 & 4 for their spectacular annual event, Tales of Our Lives – A Story Slam: Empowerment Through Performance. A story slam is more than just storytelling, it’s a rare glimpse into the storytellers’ lives and how they have been transformed into the people they have become. […]

  • Municipal News: Feb. 19 -26

    City of Sturgeon Bay: The Finance/Purchasing & Building Committee meets at 4 pm on Feb. 23. The Parks and Recreation Committee meets at 7 pm on Feb. 24. County of Door: The county board meets at 10 am on Feb. 23. The Board of Adjustment meets at 6:30 pm on Feb. 23.  Town of Gibraltar: […]

  • My Y Weeks to Run through Feb. 26 at Door County YMCA

    To kick off the community portion of their 2016 Annual Campaign, the YMCA is launching My Y WEEKS. My Y WEEKS run Feb. 15 – 26 in both program centers. Two weeks of fun, family friendly events and activities that focus on the importance of the Y in our community. The theme this year is […]

  • Bedrock Bluegrass Band Plays Saturdays at Brew

    Bedrock Bluegrass Band will play traditional and original bluegrass music at Brew Coffeehouse in Ellison Bay. They’ll play Saturdays from 10 am to noon. All tips will go to charity. For more information email [email protected].

  • Touring Tavern History: Historical Society Plans Tavern Bus Tour

    It is a Thursday morning and Trudy Herbst isn’t drinking but she is surrounded by tavern life in her Door County Historical Society (DCHS) office. She thumbs through Bottoms Up: A Toast to Wisconsin’s Historic Bars and Breweries by Jim Draeger and pulls up a photo of the Red Room’s beer prices back in 1950. […]

  • “Lord of the Rings” Trilogy Screening Begins Feb. 26 at DCA

    On Feb. 26 at 7 pm, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present a screening of the wildly popular 2001 film Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. This marks the first of three consecutive Friday Lord of the Rings screenings, in which DCA presents all three parts of director Peter Jackson’s film adaptation […]

  • Oboe, Viola and Piano Featured in Feb. 20 PMF Concert

    Peninsula Music Festival’s (PMF) February Fest continues Feb. 20 when PMF principal oboe Eric Olson and violist Ellen Olson arrive from Florida to experience winter in Door County. They will be joined by PMF pianist Judith Jackson. The 2 pm concert will take place at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay. The […]

  • Door County History in Pictures: Downtown Brussels, 1910

    Downtown Brussels circa 1910. Photo courtesy of the Door County Historical Museum, 18 N. 4th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. Open 10 am – 4:30 pm daily, May 1 through Oct. 31.