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  • Municipal Meetings: Dec. 23 – 30

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    DOOR COUNTY City of Sturgeon Bay: The Finance/Purchasing & Building Committee meets at 4 pm on Dec. 27. The Parks & Recreation Committee meets at 7 pm on Dec. 28.  County of Door: The Administrative Committee meets at 8:30 am on Dec. 27, followed by the county board meeting at 10 am. Town of Gibraltar: […]

  • Kewaunee County Changes Lighthouse Lenses

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    The Coast Guard announced a proposal to remove the Fresnel classical lenses from two lighthouses in Kewaunee County – the Algoma Pierhead Lighthouse in Algoma and the Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse. The Fresnel Classical lenses will be replaced with modern light-emitting-diode lanterns, which are more dependable and energy efficient. The lenses will be removed and preserved. Due to […]

  • Luxemburg Soldier Sends Holiday Greeting from Kuwait

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    Sgt. Bobbi Wessel of Luxemburg sends a video greeting from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, to family and friends in Luxemburg. You can view her holiday greeting from Kuwait at dvidshub.net (then type her name into the search engine).

  • DNR Calls for Efficiency with Reorganization

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    A proposed reorganization of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) over the next year will consolidate the department’s divisions to seek efficiency, but some are viewing the changes as a dismantling, with an inevitable reduction in the department’s services. The changes come at the heels of a funding crisis at Wisconsin state parks, with lawmakers […]

  • Kewaunee’s Winter Park Adds Beginner Hill for Skiers

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      Kewaunee County Promotion & Recreation announces they will soon be readying Winter Park for the season by making snow. The park offers a six-lane tubing hill, five ski/snowboard runs, and, new for this year, a beginner hill. The hill was shaped this summer and Winter Park will soon send its first skiers down it. […]

  • Flame Retardants Are Polluting Great Lakes

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    The International Joint Commission has made a series of recommendations to the governments of Canada and the United States with regard to the development of a strategy to address polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes. PBDEs have been widely used as flame retardants since the 1970s and have been deliberately added to a […]

  • Bruce Low Renews Home Inspector License for Two More Years

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    Bruce Low, owner/inspector of Bottom Line Home Inspection of Luxemburg, renewed his Home Inspector license for two more years from Dec. 2016 through Dec. 2018. His credential, first received in 2004, is number 1596-106. To maintain their home inspector license, the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services requires home inspectors acquire 40 continuing education […]

  • Luxemburg Bancshares, Inc. Announces Semi-Annual Dividend

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    Luxemburg Bancshares, Inc., parent company of Bank of Luxemburg, announced the approval of a semi-annual dividend of $0.58 per share, payable on Dec. 15, 2016, to shareholders of record as of Dec. 1, 2016. The current dividend is an increase of $0.02, compared to the June 2016 dividend of $0.56 per share paid on June […]

  • Groundwater Contamination Dominates Rep. Kitchens’ Listening Sessions

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    It took all of five seconds after Rep. Joel Kitchens’ opening remarks at his Dec. 5 listening session in Sturgeon Bay before constituents set forth the theme for the hour: groundwater contamination. A bystander may have thought the election hadn’t happened yet and the listening session was simply another debate between Kitchens and Lynn Utesch, […]

  • Mystery Surrounds Governor’s Biogas Announcement

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    An air of mystery surrounded Gov. Scott Walker’s Nov. 17 visit to Heritage Farm in Kewaunee. Robert Weidner, chair of the Kewaunee County Board, was informed that the governor was visiting but was not told why. “I knew it was ag-related, but that’s all they told me,” he said. “It was kind of shrouded in […]

  • 4th Annual “Giving for Sara” Food Drive in Kewaunee County

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    Kewaunee County Human Services is asking for a hand with helping local residents in need, through the 4th Annual “Giving for Sara” Food Drive. The holiday fundraiser is in the memory of Sara Malay, who was serving as the Aging Services Unit Director for Kewaunee County, when she unexpectedly died on Oct. 7, 2013. In […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Biogas Plant in Kewaunee County?

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    On Nov. 17, Governor Walker’s appearance and declaration to help Kewaunee County came again in the form of the big industry push for taxpayer monies for both digesters and a biogas plant for our community. While manure flows most recently from a Luxemburg tap, these technologies are heralded as the silver bullet for Kewaunee, one […]

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  • Obituary: Eleanor C. Dufek

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    Eleanor C. Dufek, 82, of New Franken, died November 16, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born April 26, 1934 in New Franken to the late Peter and Mary (Schott) Tauschek. On April 14, 1956 she married Wallace “Wally” L. Dufek at St. Kilian Church, New Franken. He preceded her in death on October […]

  • Bruce Low Attends WAHI Fall Training Seminar

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    Bruce Low, owner/inspector of Bottom Line Home Inspection of Luxemburg, attended the Fall Training Seminar of the Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors (WAHI) on Nov. 4 and 5 in Baraboo. He successfully completed course studies in Electrical Inspections, Home Inspection Expectations, Inspector Liability and Log Home Inspections. He also participated in the Peer Review and […]

  • Algoma Sculptor Bren Sibilsky Featured in National Ad Campaign

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    In its current digital and social media advertising, American Family Insurance is bringing to light stories of people who are fearlessly pursuing their dreams. Inspired by their mission of inspiring, protecting and restoring dreams, and their mantra “Insure Carefully, Dream Fearlessly” the stories are intended to showcase the transformative power that working toward a dream […]

  • Successful Year on the Track at Luxemburg Speedway

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    The newest race promoters of the Luxemburg Speedway at the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds are pleased to share that attendance topped 15,000 during the 2016 season and more than 1,700 cars were on the track, over the course of 12 races. The two race promoters, former Wisconsin Badgers defensive tackle Eric Mahlik and Ron Cochrane, a […]

  • James May to Throw Customer Appreciation Party

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    Algoma’s James May Gallery still has a few events on their calendar before closing out the year. The gallery is celebrating Small Business Saturday on Nov. 26, 10 am – 5 pm. Get out and support local small businesses and #shopsmall. Stop by the gallery and browse their collection of contemporary works: paintings, prints, ceramics, […]

  • More Trees Needed for Kewaunee County Fairgrounds

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    The Kewaunee County Fairgrounds will have a bit more shade in the coming years, with a dozen trees recently planted by the Kewaunee County Fair Board in an effort to spur community donations to spruce up green space. The request to plant the trees by the Kewaunee County Fair Board was unanimously approved by the […]

  • Municipal Meetings: Nov. 18 – 25

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    City of Sturgeon Bay: The Parking & Traffic Committee meets at 3:30 pm on Nov. 21. The Parks & Recreation Committee meets at 7 pm on Nov. 23. County of Door: The ADRC Advisory committee meets at 4 pm on Nov. 21 at the Door County Senior Resource Center. The Library Board meets at 5 […]