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  • Christmas by the Bay, Old Timey Folk & More Weekend Plans

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    Start your holiday season with a visit to Sturgeon Bay for this weekend’s Christmas by the Bay! Carry that holiday joy through the rest of the weekend with local arts and crafts, music and a late-autumn hike. Friday, November 18 Celebrate the Holiday Season Sturgeon Bay hosts its annual Christmas by the Bay this weekend, […]

  • Peninsula State Park Superintendent Bruns Resigns

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    Kelli Bruns, Peninsula State Park Superintendent since September of 2011, has resigned. Bruns is taking a position with the Minnesota Division of Parks and Trails at Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities area. She expects to leave after the holidays. Erin Brown, superintendent of Potawatomi State Park in Sturgeon Bay, will step in to offer […]

  • Door County Businesses Extending the Season

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    While we are used to businesses throughout the peninsula closing up shop at the end of October, there are more business owners choosing to stay open into the winter months. The move could help burgeon winter tourism as the question, “Is there anything to do here in the winter?” is answered. Many business owners agreed […]

  • Server of the Week: Cindy Phillips @ Gibraltar Schools

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      When you set foot in Gibraltar Elementary School Expect a smiling face to greet you Meet Ms. Cindy Phillips, school secretary Your go-to lady for elementary-related queries. A class act, always on top of her game, Providing a positive experience – that’s her aim!

  • 2016-17 DCY Swim Season Begins

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    The 2016-17 season has officially started for the Door County YMCA (DCY) swim team. Around 140 swimmers make up the DCY swim team, ranging in age from five to 19 years old. The competitive swim season officially kicks off the season with DCY’s first meet at the Stevens Point Fall Invitational this weekend, Nov. 12-14, […]

  • High School Winter Athletics: Nov. 11-18, 2016

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    GIBRALTAR   Girls Basketball Nov. 15 @ Brillion, 7:15 pm Nov. 18 @ Kewaunee, 7:30 pm   SEVASTOPOL   Girls Basketball Nov. 18 @ Algoma, 7:30 pm   SOUTHERN DOOR   Girls Basketball Nov. 15 vs. Peshtigo, 7:30 pm Nov. 18 @ NEW Lutheran, 7:30 pm   STURGEON BAY   Girls Basketball Nov. 15 vs. […]

  • Fish Creek Veteran Receives Letter of Appreciation from Boy Scout Troop

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    Under the leadership of teacher Lunette Eichler, the Boy Scout troop at the Hope D. Wall School for special needs children in Aurora, Ill., the troop receives retired flags from American Legion posts and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The boys cut out the stars from the flag and sent them with a letter of […]

  • Gibraltar High School Hosts Blood Drive and Be The Match Recruitment

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    Gibraltar High School will host a Red Cross Blood Drive and Be The Match donor recruitment at Door Community Auditorium (DCA) on Nov. 14. The blood drive will be held from 9 am to 2 pm. Due to time and scheduling constraints, an appointment to donate is needed. Leave a message at 920.868.3284, ext. 244. […]

  • Free ‘Intro to Essential Oils’ Class at Northern Door YMCA

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    On Dec. 7, “Introduction to Essential Oils” will be held at the Northern Door County YMCA in Fish Creek at 10 am as part of the Wisdom Wednesday series. Learn about what essential oils are, how they work, if they’re safe for kids and pets, etc. This class is a beginner class for all ages. […]

  • Gibraltar Eighth Graders Raise Funds for DC Trip at Jack O’Lantern Days

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    As a community-minded organization, the Fish Creek Civic Association (FCCA) works hard to make Fish Creek’s events as beneficial to the Door County community as possible. This year, the kid’s games in the Gibraltar Old Town Hall at Jack O’Lantern Days were staffed by Gibraltar middle schoolers. They were fundraising for their class trip to […]

  • Plenty of Spine-Tingling Moments at Winter Blues Fest

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    Every moment of hipster history seemed to swell inside the Door Community Auditorium as Booker T. Jones unleashed the famous “Green Onions” riff on his Hammond C3 organ at the second night of the Winter Blues Fest. And then Jones’ son, Ted, came in on guitar with the tight, crisp, biting, insistent and eloquent Telecaster […]

  • Free Starlifter U.S. Air Force Band Concert at DCA

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    On Nov. 11 at 7 pm, Starlifter U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America will present a free concert at Door Community Auditorium (DCA). Starlifter is a group of seven professional musicians whose music inspires patriotism, connects communities with military service members, and honors our country’s veterans. Starlifter performs in virtually every musical idiom, from rock […]

  • White Gull Winter Concert Series Begins with Robbie Fulks

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    Singer-songwriter and guitarist Robbie Fulks will be featured at the first of five concerts scheduled in the 33rd season of winter folk concerts at the White Gull Inn in Fish Creek on Nov. 16. Fulks is prodigiously talented, with the soul of a country singer and the mind of a vaudevillian. Widely regarded as one […]

  • Rock ‘n Bowl Night at PenArt

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    Adults 21 and older are invited to celebrate Peninsula School of Art’s fifth annual Rock ‘n Bowl Night on Nov. 16, 6 – 9 pm. The free and festive event at the school, located at 3900 County Road F, Fish Creek, provides the first opportunity to create bowls for the school’s 2017 SOUP! benefit, scheduled […]

  • Deborah Dendler Exhibits in Philadelphia and New York

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    Local sculptor Deborah Dendler exhibited a bronze sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition, Philadelphia, where it won an Honorable Mention. The exhibition, for alumni of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, ran from July 30 until Sept. 11. Dendler also exhibited a porcelain bas-relief sculpture, “Indomitable Spirit” at the Audubon Artists Association, […]

  • New Day of the Dead Exhibit at Link Gallery

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    Door Community Auditorium (DCA) continues to offer programming throughout November, including a new Day of the Dead exhibit in The Link Gallery of Children’s Art. On Nov. 3, The Link Gallery of Children’s Art opened a new exhibit titled Learning About Dia de los Muertos: Day of the Dead. The exhibit contains artwork by students […]

  • Rib Fest, Tree Lighting & More Weekend Plans

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    Whoever said Door County is slowing down hasn’t seen this weekend’s events calendar! Celebrate veterans with a free performance by the U.S. Air Force Band, loosen your belt for the 8th Annual Rib Fest, or head over to Ellison Bay for the first Christmas tree lighting of the season in Door! Friday, November 11 A […]

  • Crescent Studios: Lizz Thomas Opens Doors to Creative Expression

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    Two years ago, in a Pulse story about the two jobs she loves – teaching kindergarten at Gibraltar and directing the school’s musicals and one-act plays – Lizz Thomas also mentioned that she had a dream of establishing another opportunity to express her passion to help children find themselves and grow in self-confidence, character, communication […]

  • Letter to the Editor: The Kitchens File – Willing To Compromise

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    After overhearing a comment made by a Door County supervisor, who stated a preference for re-electing Joel Kitchens to the state Assembly and the reason was because, “Joel was willing to compromise,” that caused me to review two meanings of the word. Obviously, this person was under the impression that Mr. Kitchens, in being, “willing […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Reasons Not to Vote for Kitchens

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    Joel Kitchens should not receive our votes for re-election to the Assembly. Reasons why: Governor Walker’s proposals to cut public school funding have been supported by Kitchens. Yes, the Governor proposes conservative big cuts and the Republicans “restore” a pittance to curry voter favor, but what matters is the actual amount of dollars going to […]