Category: Education
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Learn How to Run for Office with Door Collectivist
Door Collectivist invites members of the community to hear firsthand how to run for local, nonpartisan office. Former Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton will moderate a panel discussion of local nonpartisan elected officials. A Q&A with members from the audience follows the panel. Locally and nationally, more underrepresented people are running for office. Of the recent […]
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Focus on Fairness: Door County talks about inequality in America
Wealth, income and political inequality affect all of us in ways large and small and in ways that are not always obvious. Focus on Fairness is a series of events that grew out of a six-week Understanding Income Inequality class offered earlier this year. The class addressed topics such as the vanishing middle class, government’s […]
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CHIP Presents on ‘Suicide Prevention’
Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with an upcoming presentation, “Suicide Prevention,” on Oct. 21 at Sister Bay Baptist Church, 4 pm. The speaker, Kylene Occhietti, is the Suicide Prevention Coordinator at the Milo Huempfner VA Health Care Center. Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry offers free blood pressure […]
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PEO Sponsors Students Doctorate Degree
LaRae Bagnall is the latest recipient of an educational loan with a two-percent interest rate. Bagnall applied for this loan to help fund her doctorate degree in pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Members of Chapter DF, the PEO sisterhood in Sturgeon Bay, sponsored Bagnall, who plans to graduate in May of 2020. To qualify […]
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Learn Proper Methods at AED and CPR Classes
The Sister Bay & Liberty Grove Fire Department partners with the American Safety & Health Institute to offer classes to educate the community in the proper method of using an AED and performing CPR. The four-hour class will teach infant, child and adult CPR and offers a two-year certification. The cost is $25 per person. […]
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CCR Column: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
by Anni Lampert Domestic Violence Advocate, HELP of Door County I have been a domestic violence advocate for just about two years and I have learned a lot. Of the many things I’ve learned I believe these struck me most: Domestic violence targets are not always women, but oftentimes they are; being exposed to violence […]
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‘Walk with Me’ Remembers Victims
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the community is encouraged to join HELP of Door County in solidarity with victims of domestic violence for their annual “Walk with Me” event Oct. 3, 4 pm in Martin Park, Sturgeon Bay. The short program includes special guest speaker Lolita Philips, stories, poems and music to remember […]
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Learning and Innovation Center Offers Free Sessions on New Tech
The NWTC Learning and Innovation Center in Sister Bay periodically offers free sessions designed to introduce community members to new technologies. On Oct. 1, 11 am – 1 pm, Bob VanSchyndel, NWTC innovation and research specialist, will discuss and demonstrate virtual-reality and augmented-reality technologies. These technologies, such as zSpace and Hololens, allow users to enter […]
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Catholic Financial Life Donates to Back-to-School Fair
Pat Kaye and Rachel Demeuse, from Chapter 213 of Catholic Financial Life, met with Altrusan Nancy Kexel-Calabresa at the library on Sept. 18 to present a donation check for Altrusa’s largest service project, the Back-to-School Fair. This chapter holds several fundraisers during the year and selected proceeds go to Altrusa’s project. The local proceeds of […]
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DCMC Raises Money with Silent Auction
On Oct. 4, Door County Medical Center (DCMC) will hold a Mission and Values Week Silent Auction to raise money for the Ministry Fund. The Ministry Fund provides people with shelter, clothing, durable medical equipment, car repair, fuel/utilities, transportation, medications and dental bills. Through the resources made available from employees and other donors, this fund […]
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CHIP Next Program on Suicide Prevention
Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with “Suicide Prevention” on Oct. 21, 4 pm at Sister Bay Baptist Church. The speaker, Kylene Occhietti, is the Suicide Prevention Coordinator at the Milo Huempfner VA Health Care Center. Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry offers free blood pressure screenings beginning at […]
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Lunes el 1 de octubre 2018, la evaluación de infancia temprana se ofrecerá de forma gratuita para proveer una estimación informada del pensamiento, el lenguaje, y el desarrollo de habilidades motoras del niño. Si les interesa y tiene un hijo que por lo menos tiene tres años antes del 1 de octubre, 2018, favor de […]
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AED/CPR Class Available on Oct. 18
The Sister Bay & Liberty Grove Fire Department partners with the American Safety & Health Institute to offer classes to educate the community in the proper method of using an AED and performing CPR. The four-hour class will teach infant, child and adult CPR and offers a two-year certification. The cost is $25 per person. […]
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Parent Symposium Returns to Hope United Church
Parent Symposium of Door County (PSDC) starts a new season on the first and third Monday every month, 9-11 am, Sept. 17 – May 20, 2019. PSDC’s mission is to provide practical and emotional support in a safe environment for all parents, caregivers and family build-ups, regardless of gender, race, religion or sexual orientation. Meetings […]
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Early Childhood Screening Available at Gibraltar
Gibraltar is offering early childhood screening Oct. 1 in the Elementary School. The screening is intended for children ages 3 – 5, not enrolled in kindergarten. Screening is offered to residents of Gibraltar School District at no cost to provide parents an informed estimation of their child’s thinking, language and motor skill development. For those […]
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Experience HU at the Sturgeon Bay Library
Experience chanting HU (a sacred sound & ancient mantra), contemplative time and spiritual conversation with others of like heart on Sept. 22, 2-3 pm at the Sturgeon Bay Library. Discover how the sound of HU can bring a higher form of creativity, inner peace and calm, spiritual self-discovery and growth. Sponsored by Wisconsin Satsang Society, […]
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Submissions Open for Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Awards
Nominations of Wisconsin PK through 12 teachers and principals can now be submitted for the 2019 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Teacher Fellowship and Principal Leadership awards online at kohleducation.org. The deadline for submission is Oct. 8. Awards are $6,000 with an additional $6,000 grant going to the school of each selected teacher and principal. Teachers […]
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Southern Door Holds Child Development Day
The Southern Door School District will hold a Child Development Day Oct. 4, 8 am – 6 pm. This is a free community service that will provide information and assessment on how children are developing. Appointments are required. Parents with young children ages 2 years 8 months to 4 years 6 months are invited to […]
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ADRC Hosts Program on “What’s After High School”
The Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County will host the program “What’s After High School?” presented by Family Voices of Wisconsin on Oct. 24, 5:30 – 8 pm at the Community Center, 916 N 14th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay. This program is a broad overview of the transition to adult life for young adults […]
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Local Students Prepare to Build 10th Home
Students attempted to ceremonially break ground for the 10th student-built home construction project Sept. 18 in Sturgeon Bay, but found the crusty earth at 118 N. Columbia St. to be too hard to penetrate with mere shovels. The project is sponsored by the Door County Economic Development Corp. The students from Sturgeon Bay and Sevastopol […]