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  • Gibraltar Student Council Hosts Spring Blood Drive March 12

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    The Gibraltar High School Student Council will host their spring blood drive March 12, 9 am – 2 pm in the Gibraltar Elementary Mural Gym. Before donating, drink plenty of water, get at least eight hours of sleep the night before and eat iron-rich foods. Due to time and scheduling constraints, an appointment is needed. […]

  • People Leading by Example: Sheila Petroni of Neighbor to Neighbor

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    The geography of Door County provides nearly 300 miles of shoreline and scenic beauty, but it poses a great challenge for organizations trying to extend services to the northern reaches of the county. In 1993, Neighbor to Neighbor Volunteer Caregivers director Jackie Izyk visited churches to find someone to help extend their reach. She found […]

  • Most Door and Kewaunee Schools Close Feb. 20

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    Icy roads have forced school closings and delays throughout Door and Kewaunee County Tuesday, Feb. 20. Schools Sevastopol School is closed. Gibraltar school is closed. Kewaunee School is closed. Luxemburg-Casco School is closed. Algoma School is closed. Childcare is open Southern Door School is closed. Sturgeon Bay School is closed. Sturgeon Bay Headstart is cancelled. […]

  • 2018 Door County Runs and Rides

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    We’ve made your planning easy with this guide to getting active with 2017 Door County runs and rides to check out. If you want plan to take on many runs, consider signing up for the Run the Door race series. Door County has become a hotbed for silent sports competition and experiences. Whether you want […]

  • Spring Road Work Begins in Fish Creek Tuesday

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    The Door County Highway Department will be begin improvements to a drainage structure on Spring Road in the Town of Gibraltar Tuesday, Feb. 13. The work includes excavation and constructing extensions to the concrete box culvert that carries Fish Creek under Spring Road. This work is necessary for the roadway reconstruction and widening of Spring Road […]

  • Gibraltar Elementary School Nominated for Blue Ribbon School Award

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    Gibraltar Elementary School is one of eight public elementary schools nominated to a national program that recognizes schools with some of the highest student academic achievement in the state or that demonstrate dramatic gains in closing achievement gaps. Schools nominated to the program must complete the Blue Ribbon Schools application and undergo the national review […]

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    Schools Delayed Due to Slippery Conditions

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    Several Door County schools are operating on a delay this morning due to slippery road conditions after yesterday’s weather caused schools to close early. • Gibraltar Area Schools has a two-hour delay. • Southern Door has a two-hour delay, and has canceled both morning and afternoon 4K and early childhood programming. • Algoma schools have […]

  • 2018 Spring Local Election Candidates

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    Millions of women marched in cities and towns around the world Jan. 20 and 21, in part to bring more women into the political process. The results of that effort are visible in Door County, where this spring a woman will be on the ballot in nine of the 10 contested elections at the municipal […]

  • Town of Gibraltar Bans Food Trucks

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    The Gibraltar Town Board approved an ordinance Jan. 10 on a 4-0 vote to prohibit food trucks in the town, which includes Fish Creek. Board member Brian Hackbarth abstained from the vote, citing conflict of interest due to his employment in the local restaurant industry. “To ease some people’s minds I’m going to abstain from […]

  • Local Educators Lauren Bremer, Aaron Pairolero Earn National Certification

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    Wisconsin has 126 educators who earned national certification in 2017; two of those teachers are from Door County. Lauren Bremer of Gibraltar High School was newly certified in English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood, and Aaron Pairolero of the Sturgeon Bay School District is newly certified in Generalist/Middle Childhood. The state was among seven nationwide […]

  • Gibraltar Elementary School Holds Early Childhood Screening March 5

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    Gibraltar Elementary School will hold early childhood screening March 5 to residents of Gibraltar School District at no cost to provide parents an informed estimation of their child’s thinking, language and motor skill development. If you have a child who will be at least 3 years of age by Sept. 1, 2018, contact Mari Grenchik […]

  • Gibraltar DECA Students Advance to State Career Development Conference

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    Northern Door County, as a tourism economy, relies on strong hospitality and lodging management skills.  Sophomores at Gibraltar High School demonstrated their skills in these areas Jan. 13 at the Northeast Wisconsin DECA District Competitions at Bayport High School. Competitors take a 100 question exam and role play two business scenarios. The top four competitors […]

  • Gibraltar Senior Coordinates Self-Defense Class

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    Gibraltar High School senior Ava Hitzeman coordinated a self-defense class for her and her fellow students with Herb Blue’s Total Self-Defense of Green Bay. The class was held at Gibraltar Jan. 12. Here Hitzeman works on defense moves with instructor Aaron Maternowski. Photo by Len Villano.

  • Governor Scott Walker Visits Gibraltar School

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    Governor Scott Walker touted the Wisconsin job market and a proposal to increase sparsity aid for rural districts during a tour of Gibraltar Area Schools in Fish Creek Jan. 11. Walker addressed elementary school students in the school’s old gym before getting a tour of facilities and the Link Gallery from elementary and high school […]

  • Storm Dumps As Much As 20 Inches of Snow in Door County

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    All Door County schools were closed Monday due to a snowstorm that dropped as much as 20 inches of snow in parts of the county. Snow began to fall around 10 pm Sunday night, and residents woke Monday to anywhere from 10 inches of snow in Sister Bay, to 18 inches in Baileys Harbor. The […]

  • Gibraltar Senior Leads Self-Defense Service Project

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    Gibraltar High School Senior Ava Hitzeman took a realistic view of her world when she came up with her senior service project by thinking ahead to when she attends the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the fall. “Going off to college next year and coming from a rural community, I was a little concerned because I […]

  • Northern Door Y Closed Until 3 pm Jan. 2

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    The Y’s Northern Door facility in Fish Creek will be closed until 3 pm Tuesday, Jan. 2, due to a water pump failure. The business office at this center will remain open for transactions and questions.

  • A Guide to New Year’s Celebrations in Door County

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    We put it all in one place, all the live music, community celebrations, parades and plunges around the county on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Now get out and do it! New Year’s Eve Ski or snowshoe for free at Crossroads at Big Creek New Year’s Eve afternoon from 1 – 3:30 pm. […]

  • Terry Bolland, Longtime Summertime Restaurant Owner, Dies at 81

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    Dec. 12, 1936 – Dec. 18, 2017 Terry Bolland, longtime owner of the Summertime Restaurant in Fish Creek, died Monday, Dec. 18 at age 81. Bolland was a civil engineer who was a specialist in lime processing, first working for an Illinois company and later as a consultant for lime processing plants worldwide. But Bolland […]

  • Gibraltar School Tightens Gun Policy Before New Senate Bill

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    A proposed state Senate bill would loosen restrictions on carrying weapons in and around schools. Gibraltar School District is taking steps to tighten and clarify its own gun policy in anticipation of its passage. Guns are not allowed on school property in Gibraltar and the bill will not change that, but it does repeal restrictions […]