Area: Sturgeon Bay
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Crossroads Screens ‘Wisconsin Hometown Stories’ with Extra Baileys Harbor Footage
Crossroads at Big Creek will screen an extended version of the Wisconsin Public Television documentary, Wisconsin Hometown Stories-Door County on Jan. 13 at 2 pm. Much of the footage could not be included in the one-hour format of the documentary. Friday’s film will include a Baileys Harbor extra – four new segments include: “Birds Park,” […]
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New Bench Style for Sturgeon Bay’s 2017 Street Art
The prototype for the 2017 Sturgeon Bay Street Art project, Benches by the Bay, is complete. This re-design maintains the wider boards of last year’s Adirondack-style and two-seat bench width and generous depth. The 2017 bench has slightly smaller overall dimensions and is less reclined, providing a broad canvas for artists, and making the decorated […]
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Write On, Door County Hosts Poetry of Peace/Peace of Poetry Readings
In honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Write On, Door County offers two opportunities for people to come together to share poems of peace and to reflect on what peace means in our time. The first event will be held Jan. 15, 9 – 10:30 am, at Hope Church, 141 S. 12th […]
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Winter Luau, Disco Ball & More Weekend Plans
It’s party time! Don your best Hawaiian shirt or ‘70s garb and head out to one (or both) of the fabulous parties happening on the peninsula this weekend. Rather spend your time in snowpants, boots and snowshoes? Plenty of opportunities abound following this week’s snowfall. Friday, January 13 Baileys Harbor Extra Do you wish the […]
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Local Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition is Jan. 14, 2017
All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2017 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition will be held Jan. 14 with registration and practice at 10 am and the start of the competition at 11 am in the St. John Bosco/Corpus Christi […]
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McCaulley Celebrates Door County Nature with Solo Exhibit
The unpredictable weather, dramatic seasons and ever-changing landscape of the Door Peninsula have inspired a collection of artwork by local artist John McCaulley that will welcome a new year of exhibits at Glas Coffeehouse in Sturgeon Bay. The solo fine art exhibit, Simplicity, celebrates the complexities of Door County’s seasons, terrain and landscape with the […]
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This is Tyson, a seven-month-old feline who came to the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) as a stray in August and ever since has been looking for a loving family to call his own. As you can see by the picture, he is a handsome guy with an orange and white coat. When he first […]
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Door County Library Youth Services Librarian Beth Lokken wants to give local children the chance to read their library books in the comfort of an arctic-style home at the Sturgeon Bay branch, but she needs the public’s help to make it happen. Since September, Lokken has collected 250 one-gallon juice, milk and water jugs for […]
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Women’s Cancer Support Group Started
Jak’s Place announces the start of a new Women’s Cancer Support Group. The group welcomes women who have been diagnosed with cancer and are in the process of cancer treatment or have completed treatment. The small confidential groups meet for six-week sessions Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at Jak’s Place, 820 Egg Harbor […]
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Monday Night Volleyball: Jan. 2, 2017
STANDINGS As of Jan. 2, 2017 A League, W-L Music Masters DJs, 18-3 Nicolet Beach Concessions, 18-3 Some Spike It Hot, 13-8 The P.E.S.T.S., 10-11 To Be Determined, 5-16 The Rads, 0-21 B League, W-L Red Room, 20-1 Econo Double Baggers, 16-4 Door County Coffee, 14-7 Bay Ship Sharks, 13-8 Institute Saloon, 11-9 Peninsula […]
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High School Winter Athletics: Jan. 6-13, 2017
GIBRALTAR Boys Basketball Jan. 6 vs. Southern Door, 7:30 pm Jan. 10 @ Sturgeon Bay, 7:30 pm Girls Basketball Jan. 9 @ Chilton, 7:15 pm Jan. 13 vs. Kewaunee, 7:30 pm SEVASTOPOL Boys Basketball Jan. 6 vs. Sturgeon Bay, 7:30 pm Jan. 10 @ Southern Door, 7:30 pm Jan. 13 vs. NEWCHAA (location TBA), […]
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Local Prep and Professional Sports Standings: Jan. 1, 2017
Girls Basketball Standings –Packerland Conference (School, Conference Record, Overall Record, Conference PCT) Kewaunee, 6-0, 8-2, 1.000 Southern Door, 5-1, 7-3, .833 Algoma, 4-2, 4-8, .667 Green Bay N.E.W., 3-3, 4-6, .500 Gibraltar, 2-3, 6-4, .400 Oconto, 2-4, 8-4, .333 Sturgeon Bay, 1-5, 1-10, .167 Sevastopol, 0-5, 1-7, .000 Boys Basketball Standings –Packerland Conference […]
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Letter to the Editor: Climate Change – Truth or Consequence for Wisconsin
I am disappointed with Wisconsin’s current policies that eviscerate evidence-based science from the DNR public information regarding climate change. “As it has done throughout the centuries, the earth is going through change. The reasons for this change at this particular time in the earth’s long history are being debated and researched by academic entities outside […]
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Letter to the Editor: Thoughts on Sturgeon Bay Westside Development
By now all property tax payers of Sturgeon Bay should have received their tax Real Estate Tax Bill for 2016. All except the Westside hotel developer who should have received one for nearly $162,500 if not for they lawsuits filed by No Big Dumb Hotel (NBDH) crowd, also known as the Friends of Sturgeon Bay […]
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Obituary: Dennis Jerome Hafeman
Dennis Jerome Hafeman, 76, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at his home on January 1, 2017. He was born June 18, 1940, in Algoma to Harold and Helen (Knutson) Hafeman. Dennis graduated from Algoma High School in 1958, and went on to UW Stout to further his education. On August 26, 1961, he married Mary […]
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Lory Lemens-Deleon, 59, of Sturgeon Bay, died Dec. 29, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. She was born in Sturgeon Bay on Sept. 16, 1957 to Orville and Alice (O’Dean) Lemens. Lory worked as a book keeper for Marine Travel Lift for a number of years. Her pastimes included: shopping, working in her yard, […]
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Obituary: Virginia Eva Stellwagen
Virginia Eva Stellwagen, 93 years, of Green Bay, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 while residing at Manor Care East in Green Bay. She was born May 12, 1923 in Wakefield, MI, the daughter of the late Victor and Belle (Franklin) Londo. She was graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School. On July […]
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Eric William Juhlin, 52, of Sturgeon Bay, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at his home. He was born June 4, 1964 in Green Bay, the son of Lowell and Bette (Walker) Juhlin. Eric attended Southern Door High School before enlisting in the United States Coast Guard where he served eight years from 1982 through 1990. […]
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Obituary: Andrew Gilbert ‘Andy’ Lawrence
Andrew Gilbert “Andy” Lawrence, 87, of Sturgeon Bay, died Dec. 28, 2016, in Green Bay. He was born April 27, 1929, in Sturgeon Bay to Andrew H. and Emma (Tesar) Lawrence. On Aug. 22, 1953, he married Betty Wetak at Corpus Christi Church. She preceded him in death on Dec. 30, 2010. Andy worked as […]
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Ruthann St Arnold, 68, of Sturgeon Bay, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016 in the comfort of her home with her husband, Robert, at her side. She was born September 26, 1948 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Hilding “Bill” R. Ahlstrom and Edna (Oyer) Ahlstrom. Ruthann attended school in Chicago and graduated from high school […]