Area: Fish Creek
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DCA Presents Week Two of Movie and Lecture Series
On Jan. 27 and 28, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present the second weekend installment of its 2017 Movies at the Door and Distinguished Lecture series. On Jan. 27 at 7 pm, DCA will present a screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Genghis Blues, a 1999 film about Tuvan throat singing. The film traces the […]
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Peninsula Players Receive Grant
Peninsula Players Theatre is pleased to announce it was awarded a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB) through the WAB’s Creation & Presentation program. Funds of the grant will support the Peninsula Players continued development and presentation of outstanding theatrical productions and community programs as the theater prepares for its 82nd season in 2017. […]
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Gibraltar Student Council Hosts Annual Groundhog’s Day Breakfast
The Gibraltar High School Student Council will host their annual Groundhog’s Day breakfast on Feb. 2, 7:30 – 8:30 am, in the Gibraltar Cafeteria. Doors open at 7:15 am. The breakfast will include scrambled eggs, French toast, sausage, oatmeal, coffee, juice and fruit. The cost is $5 for adults, $4 for students, and only $2 […]
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Lautenbach’s Back for Another Winter Wine and Cherry Fest
Discover the fun of winter at Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Winery & Market on Feb. 4, 10 am – 5 pm. The annual Winter Wine and Cherry Fest will include complimentary wine and specialty food product tasting – featuring the popular tart Montmorency cherry in celebration of National Cherry Month; plus an assortment of food and […]
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Small Forest to Play at Fireside Coffeehouse Concert
On Jan. 28 at 7 pm, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present a concert in the intimate Fireside Lobby by popular Door County trio Small Forest. Small Forest is a progressive folk-rock band featuring Jeanne Kuhns, Marybeth Mattson and Patrick Palmer. Mother/daughter songwriters Kuhns and Mattson sing soaring harmonies together on their own original music, […]
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Gibraltar DECA Students Compete at Career Development Conference
Fifteen Gibraltar High School business students competed at the Northeast Wisconsin District DECA Career Development Conference on Jan. 14 at Bayport High School. Ten students earned 26 awards in seven different career concentrations. Each competitor took a 100-question career specific exam and participated in two role play scenarios with judges from throughout NE Wisconsin. Freshman […]
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Step Up with Step Afrika! Jan. 20
On Jan. 20, the stage of Door Community Auditorium will come alive with the sights and sounds of African and African American dance traditions with a performance by professional dance company Step Afrika! What began as a cultural exchange program in 1994 by founder and executive director C. Brian Williams to merge the African American […]
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James McLeod Thorp (Finn), age 89 died peacefully at Good Samaritan Scandia Village on January 2, 2017. Jim was born to the late Merle and Edna (McLeod) Thorp on September 27, 1927. Upon graduating from Gibraltar High School he enlisted in the US Army during World War II. When he returned to Fish Creek he […]
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High School Winter Athletics: Jan. 13-20, 2017
GIBRALTAR Boys Basketball Jan. 14 @ Gillett, 7:15 pm Jan. 16 @ Green Bay West, 7:15 pm Jan. 20 @ Kewaunee, 7:30 pm Girls Basketball Jan. 13 vs. Kewaunee, 7:30 pm Jan. 17 @ Algoma, 7:30 pm Jan. 19 vs. Sevastopol, 7:30 pm SEVASTOPOL Boys Basketball Jan. 13 vs. NEWCHAA (location TBA), 7:30 pm […]
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Local Prep Sports Standings: Jan. 8, 2017
Girls Basketball Standings – Packerland Conference (School, Conference Record, Overall Record, Conference PCT) Kewaunee, 7-0, 9-2, 1.000 Southern Door, 6-1, 8-3, .857 Green Bay N.E.W., 4-3, 6-6, .571 Algoma, 4-3, 4-10, .571 Gibraltar, 3-3, 7-4, .500 Oconto, 2-5, 8-6, .286 Sturgeon Bay, 1-6, 1-12, .143 Sevastopol, 0-6, 1-9, .000 Boys Basketball […]
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Registration Open for Peninsula Preschool’s Trivia Night
The Peninsula Preschool announces the date for their 14th Annual Trivia Night is Feb. 23. Alexander’s Restaurant in Fish Creek will host the evening. Doors open at 5:30 pm and trivia play starts at 6:30 pm. A smashing record of $12,207 was raised at the 2016 trivia night. The school was humbled and honored to […]
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Step Afrika! Brings Dance, Body Percussion and Spoken Word to Door Community Auditorium
On Jan. 20 at 7 pm, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present an evening with Step Afrika!, a Washington, D.C., dance troupe that performs a riveting mix of dance, body percussion, and spoken word. Step Afrika!, founded in 1994, is the first professional dance company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, a unique art form […]
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Northern Sky Theater Announces 2017 Summer Season
Northern Sky Theater has announced its 2017 summer season. This season includes four musical comedies playing in rotating repertory at their outdoor amphitheater in Peninsula State Park. The world premiere of Oklahoma in Wisconsin will take place this summer. Richard Castle and Matthew Levine have written a musical described as a charming “doo-woppin,’ fish-boilin’ good-time” […]
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Peninsula State Parks Holds Candlelight Ski/Hike Feb. 4
Peninsula State Park’s Candlelight Ski/Hike will take place during Fish Creek Winter Festival on Feb. 4, 5:30 to 8 pm. Gail Anderson, a volunteer and member of the Friends of Peninsula State Park says, “The Candlelight Ski/Hike is one of our favorite activities in Peninsula. The one-mile loop is magical, with hundreds of lit candles […]
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Northern Door YMCA Features Artwork of Susan Reynolds Smith
The new expressionist art exhibit at the northern Door County YMCA features the distinctive oil paintings of Susan Reynolds Smith, a longtime Door County resident. The paintings will be displayed throughout the facility until the end of January. Smith’s colorful palette and fearless, bold style fills her canvases with energy that is undeniably her own. […]
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Winter Luau, Disco Ball & More Weekend Plans
It’s party time! Don your best Hawaiian shirt or ‘70s garb and head out to one (or both) of the fabulous parties happening on the peninsula this weekend. Rather spend your time in snowpants, boots and snowshoes? Plenty of opportunities abound following this week’s snowfall. Friday, January 13 Baileys Harbor Extra Do you wish the […]
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High School Winter Athletics: Jan. 6-13, 2017
GIBRALTAR Boys Basketball Jan. 6 vs. Southern Door, 7:30 pm Jan. 10 @ Sturgeon Bay, 7:30 pm Girls Basketball Jan. 9 @ Chilton, 7:15 pm Jan. 13 vs. Kewaunee, 7:30 pm SEVASTOPOL Boys Basketball Jan. 6 vs. Sturgeon Bay, 7:30 pm Jan. 10 @ Southern Door, 7:30 pm Jan. 13 vs. NEWCHAA (location TBA), […]
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Local Prep and Professional Sports Standings: Jan. 1, 2017
Girls Basketball Standings –Packerland Conference (School, Conference Record, Overall Record, Conference PCT) Kewaunee, 6-0, 8-2, 1.000 Southern Door, 5-1, 7-3, .833 Algoma, 4-2, 4-8, .667 Green Bay N.E.W., 3-3, 4-6, .500 Gibraltar, 2-3, 6-4, .400 Oconto, 2-4, 8-4, .333 Sturgeon Bay, 1-5, 1-10, .167 Sevastopol, 0-5, 1-7, .000 Boys Basketball Standings –Packerland Conference […]
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Letter to the Editor: Trees Cut Down on Cottage Row
Two days ago while visiting our summer place at the top of Gibraltar Road, south of Fish Creek, I had the opportunity of traveling down my very favorite short stretch of Door County roadway – Upper Cottage Row. I saw parked on the side of the road a cutting crew eyeing about six or seven […]
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Door County YMCA Thanks Angels from Angel Tree Program
The Door County YMCA would like to thank all of the generous “angels” that helped make Christmas merry and bright for 118 children in the Door County community. The YMCA hosted its second annual Angel Tree program this past December. In just under ten days, more than 100 generous individuals selected ornaments from angel trees […]