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  • Jessica Nessinger Named Bridgeport Resort General Manager

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    The Bridgeport Waterfront Resort Board of Directors has appointed Jessica Nessinger as general manager of the Sturgeon Bay lodging facility. In the words of Bridgeport unit owner and board chair Lori Jore, “Jessica has played an integral role in the success of the resort since joining the staff 17 years ago. Along with her other […]

  • Vendors Needed for 2018 Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center Events

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    The Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center (SBCV) is seeking all artists, crafters and food vendors to sell goods and services for 2018 events and festivals. 2018 SBVC events and dates are:  Sturgeon Bay Juried Fine Art Fair, May 26, 10 am – 5 pm and May 27, 10 am – 4 pm, fine art and food […]

  • All Door County Snowmobile Trails Closed

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    All Door County Snowmobile Trails are closed as of 1 pm Jan. 10, 2018, due to deteriorating conditions. For current conditions visit the Door County Parks Department website.

  • Jim Lundstrom’s Testimony to the Assembly Committee on Rural Development and Mining

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    Editor Jim Lundstrom’s testimony to the Assembly Committee on Rural Development and Mining on AB 731 in Madison on Jan. 4, 2018. Read more about the hearing and AB 731, here>> In pre-literate times, town criers were the disseminators of their community’s legal notices. The powers that be behind those notices wanted the greatest possible […]

  • David Eliot’s Testimony to the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Rural Development and Mining

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    Full Transcript of David Eliot’s testimony to the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Rural Development and Mining regarding AB 731 from Jan. 4, 2018. Read more about the bill and the hearing here>> Thank you for this opportunity here. I really appreciate Mr. Kitchens putting this bill forward. You all do have a copy of my […]

  • Cherry Lanes Will Soon Be Door County’s First Arcade Bar

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    Erin Bosman said her husband has had “this pinball thing” for a long time. Now, his “thing” has become their business. Kevin and Erin Bosman bought the Cherry Lanes property on Fourth Avenue in Sturgeon Bay on Jan. 3, and immediately closed the business to remodel. They hope to re-open in March as Cherry Lanes […]

  • Hauser, Allmann, Catarozoli On Why They Have Skipped Granary Special Meetings

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    Sturgeon Bay Alderpersons Barb Allmann, Kelly Catarozoli and Laurel Hauser issued the following statement Monday regarding their refusal to vote on awarding a contract to tear down the Teweles & Brandeis Grain Elevator on the city’s west waterfront. Mayor Thad Birmingham called a fourth special meeting to vote on the matter for Monday, Jan. 8 […]

  • Art for Health Workshops for Kids in January

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    Door County Medical Center (DCMC) would like to remind the public that the Art for Health workshops for children are beginning at the end of January. These workshops are free to the public and are very popular. The Art for Health program is a series of free workshops for children, ages 4-7 and 8-12 years […]

  • Ski for Free Program Begins

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    To those who view winter from the inside of a home or vehicle, the season can seem colorless, so go outside (unless there are dangerous wind chill readings). Crossroads at Big Creek encourages outdoor winter recreation. They maintain trails for cross-country skiing and created a multi-use trail system for those who hike, walk dogs, snowshoe […]

  • Featured Pet: Marbles

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    This week the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) is reminding readers about Marbles. Marbles is only about a year old. She is a terrier/pit bull mix who has been at DCHS since Sept. 29, 2017. She weighs 50 lbs., and is a total sweetheart who loves to cuddle. She definitely has puppy enthusiasm and is […]

  • Brooklyn Resident Wins Art Crawl ‘Doerr’ Prize

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    The 2017 Sturgeon Bay Art Crawl has announced the winner of this year’s door prize, which is awarded to one of the visitors who filled out entries at the various home studios and galleries. Andy Kiel of Brooklyn, a native of Neenah and a lifelong Door County visitor, has won the wooden bread-and-cheese board crafted […]

  • Eye On the Night Sky: History of the Crab Nebula

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    by Steven Ransom-Jones The Crab Nebula is (or was) one of the most beautiful objects in the sky to view with a telescope. Behind this beauty is an astronomical mystery that spans almost a thousand years, which we will travel back in time to unravel. If you look at the winter sky at the Orion […]

  • Film Noir Comes to Third Avenue Playhouse

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    Upon arriving in Door County in September, I was given a tour of Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) by Bob Boles and James Valcq, co-artistic directors. I have a theater background and, after having the pleasure of seeing their fantastic performance of Every Brilliant Thing, I knew I wanted to work in some capacity with TAP. […]

  • Obituary: Dorothea M. Mann

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    Dorothea M. Mann (Nitschke), 78, of Sturgeon Bay, died suddenly Dec. 29, 2017 in Appleton, Wisconsin while visiting her daughters and their families. Dorothea was born in 1939 in Glogau, Germany, shortly before the outbreak of WWII.  She and her family made their way to Rostrup Germany in 1947 as refugees.  Here, she continued school and […]

  • Obituary: Mildred T. Brungraber

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    Mildred T. Brungraber, 93, of the Town of Egg Harbor, died Friday morning, Dec. 29, 2017 in the comfort of her home with her family at her side. She was born at the family home in Town of Egg Harbor on July 4, 1924, the daughter of the late Paul and Elizabeth (Miller) Kuehn. Millie […]

  • Obituary: Louis Clair Williams

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    Louis Clair Williams, Jr., 77, of Sturgeon Bay, died peacefully in his home in the Town of Sevastopol, Dec. 27, 2017 with his wife, Mary, at his side. He was born Nov. 7, 1940 in Huntington, Ind., the son of the late Louis Clair Williams, Sr. and Marian Eileen (Bowers) Williams. Lou graduated from Redford […]

  • Obituary: Darrell C. LaRoche

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    Darrell C. LaRoche, 83, Sturgeon Bay passed away at the Scandia Village Nursing Home in Sister Bay on December  26, 2017.  He was born June 17, 1934, in Green Bay to Albert and Geraldine (Coppersmith) LaRoche. He served in the U. S. Coast Guard and was a welder at Bay Shipbuilding. Darrell enjoyed gardening, old […]

  • Door County Medical Center Births: Dec. 20-25, 2017

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    Kelly Avenson and Elliot Goettelman, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a son born Dec. 20, 2017. Maternal grandparents are the late Kam and Tim O’Loughlin, Delwein, Iowa, and Jim and Ronda Avenson, Westgate, Iowa. Paternal grandparents are Dirk and Christine Goettelman, Sturgeon Bay. Marian Turk and Eric Benzow, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of […]

  • New Peer Counselor Hired for Breastfeeding Support Group

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    Door County WIC has hired Julie Neuchter as the peer breastfeeding counselor for the Breastfeeding Support Group. Neuchter has two sons that she tandem nursed so she has lots of experience to offer other mothers who wish to breastfeed. She will host the support group every first Wednesday of the month at Sturgeon Bay Moravian […]

  • DCMC’s Jodi Hibbard Becomes Fellow of American College of Healthcare Executives

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    Jodi Hibbard, MS, BSN, RN, FACHE recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders. “Achieving FACHE certification has always been a personal goal since finding my passion for leadership in healthcare. It demonstrates my dedication to the field and is truly a very […]