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Area: Sturgeon Bay

  • Fall 50 Door County Will Donate $30,000 to Local Charities

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    This year’s Fall 50 Door County will send $30,000 to local charities, bringing the total donated to $180,000 over the race’s 11 years.  The race will draw more than 2,000 participants to Door County roads Saturday, Oct. 22. Four hundred fifty relay teams and approximately 120 solo runners will fill hundreds of hotel rooms in […]

  • County Plans Ahnapee Trail Extension

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    The County Airport and Parks Committee forwarded the plan for a half-mile extension of the Ahnapee State Trail on to the county board for final approval on Oct. 25. Federal, state and local grants are expected to cover the entire cost of the project, estimated at $204,500. The extension will take the end of the […]

  • Catching Up with Singer-Songwriter Carley Baer

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    All my troubles and cares in a box by the stairs All my wishes are hung on a star You can break me or bleed me but if you should need me I’ll be down at the corner bar   I’ll be raising my glass to the people who pass As they make a big […]

  • Something Out of Nothing: Barnes’ Third Avenue Playhouse Dioramas

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    When co-artistic directors James Valcq and Robert Boles opened The Subject Was Roses, their first show at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) in 2012, Tom Blahnik, a local florist, provided a lovely bouquet for the counter just inside the door of the theater. He continued to do so until he went out of business more than […]

  • Server of the Week: Cassie Cibik-Moeller @ Schopf’s Hilltop Dairy

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    With a constant smile on her face And a cow apron tied ‘round her waist. She’ll dish up ice cream and cut your fudge, And in evenings, wait on you at Donny’s Glidden Lodge. It’s Cassie Cibik-Moeller, Ms. “Sassy Cassie” Keepin’ it fun, keepin’ it classy. Stop by the counter at Schopf’s Hilltop Dairy, She’ll […]

  • Halloween 2016 Events & Trick or Treat Hours

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    Baileys Harbor Trick or treating, Oct. 31 from 5-8 pm. Halloween party in the town hall, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7 pm. Kids’ costume contest at 6:30 pm. Food and drinks, spooky sensory table, haunted house and scavenger hunt. Egg Harbor Halloween Safe Walk through Egg Harbor Shops, Oct. 29 from 2-4 pm. Fish Creek Jack […]

  • Peak Colors for Fall 50

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    Participants in the Fall 50 will have a backdrop of peak fall colors when they take to Door County roads on Oct. 22. The course starts at the northern tip of the Door Peninsula at Gills Rock. The course travels south primarily on back roads along the western shoreline and passes through many villages and […]

  • High School Fall Athletics: Oct. 21-28, 2016

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    GIBRALTAR   Cross Country Oct. 22 – Sectionals @ Manitowoc Lutheran, TBD   Soccer (Boys) Oct. 22 – Regional, TBD   SEVASTOPOL   Cross Country Oct. 22 – Sectionals @ Manitowoc Lutheran, TBD   Soccer (Boys) Oct. 22 – Regional, TBD   Volleyball Oct. 22 – Regional, TBD, 7 pm   SOUTHERN DOOR   Cross […]

  • Local Prep Sports Standings: Oct. 16, 2016

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    Football Standings – Great 8 North Conference (Final) (8-Player) (School, Conference Record, Overall Record, Conference PCT)   Green Bay NEW, 5-1, 7-3, .833 Lena/St. Thomas, 5-1, 5-4, .833 Sevastopol, 5-2, 6-3, .714 Gibraltar, 3-3, 4-5, .500 Menominee Indian, 3-4, 4-5, .429 Oneida Nation, 1-5, 1-8, .167 Bowler-Gresham, 0-6, 0-9, .000   Football Standings – Packerland […]

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  • Letter to the Editor: Support for Kitchens Re-election

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    As a teacher and parent of three school-age children, I wholeheartedly support the re-election of Joel Kitchens. It is no secret that Wisconsin Republicans have not always been viewed in the most positive light in regard to public education policy over the last few years. Joel is a huge exception. He is a pragmatist who […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Specific Solutions to Environmental Problems

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    In September I attended a Climate Change Coalition of Door County (CCCDC) presentation given by Tyler Huebner, executive director of RENEW Wisconsin, a renewable energy advocacy focused on advancing wind, solar, bioenergy, and smart energy usage. I have become accustomed to witnessing an impressive assortment of environmental experts in the CCCDC speaker lineup, but it […]

  • Door County Humane Society Holds Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic Oct. 28

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    The Door County Humane Society will host a Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic on Oct. 28. This spay and neuter clinic is for friendly outdoor cats only. For only $65 cats will be spayed or neutered, snap tested for feline leukemia, given a rabies vaccine and will be ear tipped. The clinic will be […]

  • Door County Humane Society Hosts First Northern Door Satellite Adoption Event

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    Door County Humane Society (DCHS) is once again nearing a high capacity of felines, and will host their first ever satellite adoption event in the northern part of the peninsula. This adoption event will take place Oct. 29, 10am to 3pm, and will be hosted at Dogma Grooming in the Country Walk Shops located at […]

  • Hope Church Hosts Halloween Pizza Party

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    Hope Church is hosting its 7th annual Halloween Pizza Party on Oct. 31, 5 – 8 pm. The entire community is invited to sit down and relax after trick-or-treating in the neighborhood with pizza, popcorn and family-friendly movies. This event is for people of all ages. Feel free to use the church’s parking lot to […]

  • Two Locations for Free Disposal of Unwanted Household Wastes

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    There are two times and locations for free disposal of unwanted household wastes. The first is Nov. 4, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, at the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Station, 2258 Mill Road in Sister Bay; and the second is Nov. 5, 8 to 10 am, at the Door County Highway Department, 1001 S. Duluth Ave., […]

  • Obituary: Tom Kile

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    Tom Kile, 75, of Mathey Road in the Town of Sturgeon Bay, died Monday, October 17, 2016 in the comfort of his home with family at his side, from complications of pancreatic cancer. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday evening, October 25, 2016 at Huehns Funeral Home in Sturgeon Bay with […]

  • Obituary: Dean Francis Lardinois

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    Dean Francis Lardinois, 56, of Sturgeon Bay passed away at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay on October 14, 2016.  He was born August 17, 1960 in Sturgeon Bay to Norman and Eileen (Miller) Lardinois. Dean graduated from Southern Door High School in 1978.  After high school, he went to work as a carpenter at Baudhuin […]

  • Obituary: Marion Pauline Kluth

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    Marion Pauline Kluth, 93, of Sturgeon Bay died at the Gathering on October 13, 2016.  She was born on April 29, 1923, in Sturgeon Bay to Robert and Kathryn (Kutzra) Simon.  On December 31, 1949, she married Norman Kluth at St. Joseph Church; he preceded her in death on February 8, 2006.  They lived and farmed […]

  • Obituary: Scott Mitchel Holbrook

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    Scott Mitchel Holbrook, 46, of the Town of Nasewaupee, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Ministry Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. He was born March 7, 1970 in Sturgeon Bay, the son of Gary Charles Holbrook and Sandra Jean (Erickson) Holbrook. Scott graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1988. The day after […]