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Area: Sister Bay

  • Piggly Wiggly Owners and Customers Give to Koinonia Kupboard

    The food pantry at Koinonia Kupboard in the First Baptist Church of Sister Bay got a much needed boost with a $4,200 donation from the customers and owners of the Piggly Wiggly store in Sister Bay last week when the owners, Tom (second from left) and Dan Nesbitt (second from right) and store manager Jay […]

  • Scandia Village and Rotary Club Partner to Send Goods to Madagascar

    On Dec. 9, several Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Door County North loaded a semi-truck full of electric beds to be shipped from Good Samaritan Society – Scandia Village in Sister Bay to Ohio and finally to Madagascar. Administrator Michele Notz had reached out to the Rotary group looking for a solution for the […]

  • Northern Door Children’s Center Introduces ‘Change a Child Forever’ Campaign

    Northern Door Children’s Center (NDCC) recently introduced the campaign, “Change a Child Forever: Support Excellent Early Childhood Education.” Represented by a gold ribbon, the campaign is designed to raise awareness of the importance of high-quality early care and education programs in the healthy development of young children. According to Executive Director Cindy Trinkner-Peot, recent winner […]

  • Nicolet National Bank to Hold Retirement Open House for Larry Gajda

    The community is invited to a Retirement Open House for Larry Gajda at the Nicolet National Bank Washington Island Branch on Dec. 30, 1 – 3 pm, at the Sister Bay Branch, 9477 S. Bay Shore Drive, on Jan. 5, 1 – 4 pm, with cake, coffee and conversation. After a quarter of a century […]

  • Julie’s Upscale Resale Moves to Sister Bay, Reopening March 2017

    Julie Diltz, owner of Julie’s Upscale Resale, has purchased a new building on Country Walk Drive in Sister Bay from Linda and Kerry Moore. Renovations are nearly complete, and Julie’s will re-open in early March of 2017. Julie closed her leased store at Townline Road and Hwy. 42 in Ephraim after Thanksgiving and moved in […]

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    2017 Door County Runs and Rides

    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 […]

  • Celebrate the New Year at Sister Bay’s Fireworks Extravaganza

    Celebrate the New Year with Sister Bay’s annual New Year’s Eve Fireworks Extravaganza. This family-oriented event will be bigger and better than ever and is the perfect family-friendly activity. There is no better way to bring in 2017 than to watch northern Door County’s only New Year’s Eve fireworks display and party in Sister Bay. […]

  • Frosty Mini Golf, A Polar Plunge, and the Best of New Year Celebrations in Door County

    Celebrate the New Year the Door County way! From New Year’s Eve celebrations to New Year kickoffs, we’ve got our top picks for starting 2017 right! Friday, December 30 Animal Tracks Join the folks at The Ridges Sanctuary to learn more about the foot and hoof prints you see in the snow, then make your […]

  • Sister Bay Buzz: Dec. 23 – 30

    By Zeke Jackson, Village Administrator I know I sound like a broken record, but it simply cannot be said enough – the holiday decorations and lights in Sister Bay are absolutely beautiful! If you haven’t been up here yet, put it on your “must do” list. I guarantee that you’ll be pleasantly surprised. This year’s […]

  • Keeping the Christmas Lights On in Sister Bay

    If you have been enjoying the Christmas lights in beautiful downtown Sister Bay, you can thank the village parks crew for many of them. Parks Director Steve Mann and his three-man crew – Joe Felhofer, Jim Hirschmiller and Jake Bastian – create holiday displays mostly out of recycled village materials and energy-efficient LED lights. “Every […]

  • Obituary: Elvera S. Krajewski

    Elvera Stultz Krajewski, 99, of Sister Bay, died Dec. 13, 2016, at the Meadows in Good Samaritan Scandia Village in Sister Bay. She was born on August 29, 1917 to Herman and Martha Knaack in Dunn County, Wisconsin. She attended Beyer Settlement Grade School and graduated from Menomonie High School in 1936. Elvera was married to […]

  • Northern Door Children’s Center Receives St. Luke’s Outreach Ministries Donation

    St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Outreach Ministries selected Northern Door Children’s Center (NDCC) to receive a $1,000 gift. Each year, the church gives more than five percent of its operating budget to local, regional and global ministries that serve others. This is in response to one of the promises they make, “to seek and serve Christ […]

  • Sister Bay Tavern League Bowling Scores: Dec. 15, 2016

    High Series: Tyler Adams 628, John Voight 620, Leif Mickelson 618 High Game: Aaron Shepit 259, Brian Tourmo 248, Leif Mickelson 236 High Team Game: AC Tap 901 High Team Series: Husby’s 2,570

  • Sister Bay Tavern League Bowling Scores: Dec. 8, 2016

    High Series: Aaron Shepit 716, Brett Anschutz 676, Leif Mickelson 627   High Game: Brett Anschutz 268, Aaron Shepit 248, Brian Tourmo 235   High Team Game: AC Tap 898   High Team Series: AC Tap 2630

  • Obituary: Patricia G. Diemer

    Oct, 6, 1922 – Dec. 9, 2016 Arrangements are pending for a Memorial Mass for Patricia G. Diemer of Sister Bay at St Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sister Bay. A complete notice will be posted when it is made available. Caspersonfuneralhome.com.

  • Obituary: Patricia L. Elliott

    Patricia L. Elliott, 80, of Sister Bay, died Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Door County Medical Center. She was born December 7, 1935 in Vigo County, Indiana, the daughter of the late Leo and Iona (Adams) Todd. Pat graduated from Fontanet High School. In 1951, she married Edward P. Elliott at Terre Haute, Indiana. She […]

  • Buy Work from Right Off the Wall at Meadows Gallery

    Right Off the Wall is the next show at the Meadows Art Gallery. It has become a tradition of many of the Meadows artists during the Christmas season to exhibit affordable artwork for unique gift choices. The show is currently up and will run through Jan. 12. With this show it is possible to buy […]

  • Christmas Bird Count, Holiday Tunes & More Weekend Plans

    It’s the weekend before Christmas – why not share in the holiday spirit with your friends and community during this weekend’s play readings, holiday concerts and a special tailgate fundraiser for Sunday’s game? Friday, December 16 Holiday Readings Door County’s Learning in Retirement’s Winter Reading Theater presents the beloved classics, A Child’s Christmas in Wale […]

  • Cheers!: Preview of Bier Zot’s Holly King Fest

    I was really looking forward to taking a Trip in the Woods, which is the venerable Sierra Nevada’s Narwhal Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels with red and black currants. Currants? Sure. Why not? Malty Narwhal is always a winter treat, but this promised so much more – whatever nuances the bourbon barrel and the […]

  • Obituary: Teresa Ann Tesnow-Nemeth

    In loving memory of Teresa Ann Tesnow-Nemeth. Beloved mother, daughter, sister, grandmother and aunt. Teresa died Dec. 2, 2016 soundly in her sleep at the age of 52. Teresa was born Feb. 18, 1964, in the town of Sister Bay, WI, the daughter of Donald and Dorothy (Grasse) Tesnow.  Teresa graduated from Gibraltar High School […]