Area: Sister Bay
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will hold another roundabout listening session at 5:30 pm on Jan. 25 in the Peninsula Room of the Door County Government Center. Discussions will be with DOT staff, local officials and the public regarding upcoming and long-term road construction projects in Sturgeon Bay and the surrounding […]
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Pete Oleson Joins Jennifer Schmatz American Family Agency
The Jennifer Schmatz American Family Agency is pleased to announce the addition of Pete Oleson as an agency sales rep. Oleson’s roots trace back to Newport and Washington Island and he is happy to be back in Sister Bay. He brings more than 15 years experience in insurance. Stop by and introduce yourself to Oleson […]
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Server of the Week: Elly Polomis at Sub Express
At work she will bring a smile to your face While artisanally decorating your sandwich with grace She manages the cleverly hidden restaurant by day And at night Pinterests her interests and reads her cares away Although she prefers a tropical ocean view She stays here in the cold to help you […]
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Northern Door Broomball League: Jan. 22, 2016
Week 2 Results JJ’s 3, Peninsula Painters 1 Alexander’s 9, Horseshoe Bay Golf Club 0 Wild Tomato 4, Peninsula Pulse 1 Standings Win – Loss – Tie – Points Alexander’s 2 – 0 – 0 – 4 JJ’s 2 – 0 – 0 – 4 Wild Tomato 2 – 0 – 0 – 4 […]
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Door County Reads ‘American Dervish’
At this time of controversy when some presidential candidates advocate closing U.S. borders to Muslims and carpet-bombing areas in the Mideast held by Islamic extremists, Door County Read’s choice of Ayad Akhtar’s novel American Dervish seems especially appropriate. Akhtar, like his 12-year-old protagonist Hayat Shah, was raised in Milwaukee by Pakistani parents. “I can’t tell […]
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Questions & Artists: Samantha Beutel
Colorful and whimsical – two fitting descriptions for the bright acrylic paintings of Samantha Beutel, one half of the duo represented in this month’s Partners exhibit at The Meadows Art Gallery in Sister Bay. Samantha Beutel is the wife of local artist and Southern Door Middle School art teacher Ernest Beutel. While her husband is […]
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Northern Door Broomball League: Jan. 15, 2016
Week 1 Results JJ’s 1, Peninsula Pulse 0 (forfeit) Wild Tomato 8, Horseshoe Bay Golf Club 1 Alexander’s 4, Peninsula Painters 3 Standings Win – Loss – Tie – Points Alexander’s 1 – 0 – 0 – 2 JJ’s 1 – 0 – 0 – 2 Wild Tomato 1 – 0 – 0 – […]
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Ernest and Samantha Beutel Open New Year at Meadows Gallery
The Meadows Art Gallery’s show for January is titled “Partners” and features the works of Ernest and Samantha Beutel. The Beutels are husband and wife, and working Door County artists. Ernest’s work can range in subject and styles from representational to abstracted realism. Flights of fancy play in delightful ways with color, size and textural […]
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Music Copyright Groups Hound Local Bars
Nearly every day during the past few months, bartenders at the Bayside Tavern in Fish Creek have been picking up the phone to calls from Nashville. “This is the pre-legal department at Broadcast Music, Inc. and it’s urgent that you contact us immediately.” Bobby MacDonald replies, “OK, thank you,” and hangs up. MacDonald is the […]
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“Transportation & Aging Services” is Next Topic of Community Health Program
Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with an upcoming presentation on “Transportation & Aging Services” on Jan. 31 at 4 pm at First Baptist Church, Sister Bay. Two major issues for the aging and those with disabilities in our county include transportation and supportive services. Pam Busch of Door-Tran […]
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Pig Out for Pen Preschool at Husby’s on Jan. 21
Come Pig Out for Preschool at Husby’s Food & Spirits on Jan. 21, 11 am to close, to benefit Peninsula Preschool in Ephraim. Mention the preschool and 50 percent of your check amount will be donated to the nonprofit school. The program at Peninsula Preschool is planned to stimulate intellectual, emotional, physical and social growth […]
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Winter Golfers at Bay Ridge Golf Course
The first two golfers of the year played in 24 degrees to begin the 50th year at Bay Ridge Golf Course in Sister Bay. They golfed nine holes with colored golf balls, and were armed with lots of hot coffee. Photo by Dianne Trenchard.
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Plan Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 pm on Jan. 20 regarding a petition to change the zoning classification at 49 N. Madison Ave. from Central Business District to Planned Unit Development, to allow for construction of an approximately 34-unit, four-story apartment building. New Urban Focus, Inc., is […]
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Server of the Week: Monika Petkute
If your vehicle is in need of fuel And your body is too Stop to see cashier Monika Petkute at Sister Bay Mobil on Highway 42. She’s a hard-working lady Who loves the great outdoors too! When not working hard all day Hanging with her 2-year-old Leila is what she loves to do.
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Readers Rampant to Discuss “The Kitchen House”
Readers Rampant book club of the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Public Library will meet Jan. 12 to discuss The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. Book club meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 2:30 pm in the library’s Community Room. Light refreshments are served. The February selection, for the Feb. 9 discussion, […]
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Sister Bay Takes Ideas for Empty Property Downtown
Residents who attended the Jan. 5 meeting of the Sister Bay Economic Development Committee were asked to return to third grade. Using foam paper, colored pipe cleaners and glue, they colored up their vision for what Sister Bay should do to the “Braun property” on the corner of Bay Shore Drive and Mill Road. While […]
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing in the council chambers at noon on Jan. 12 regarding a request from Jim Olson Chrysler for a variance on the municipal code that requires impervious surfaces not to exceed 70 percent of the total lot area. The request is to […]
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Leona H. Telfer, 95, was born to George and Charlotte Schultz and was raised in the German settlement between Sister Bay and Baileys Harbor. She died with her family by her side, Dec. 21, 2015. She is proceeded in death by her parents, husband Gerald Voight, husband Sidney Telfer Jr., a step-daughter Kathy Truslow, four […]