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  • Door County Medical Center Introduces Jody Boes Scholarship for Graduate Nursing Degrees

    Door County Medical Center has a new opportunity for their nursing staff – the Jody Boes Scholarship. In 1969, Jody Boes’s childhood dream was realized when, at the age of 18, she received a scholarship of $800 from a local hospital auxiliary to attend Bellin’s nursing program. Since then Boes has worked in Door County […]

  • 625 Kids Attend Altrusa’s Back-to-School Fair

    Altrusa International of Door County held the 19th annual Back-to-School Fair at the Sturgeon Bay High School Aug. 5. This year’s fair, with 625 participants, was the largest ever, providing school supplies, new backpacks, school spirit shirts, gym shoes, books and toiletries. More than 100 volunteers and Altrusans staffed the various stations and escorted the […]

  • Local Educators Invited to Aug. 28 Conference with Kelly Gallagher

    On Aug. 28, educators from Sevastopol, Gibraltar and Sturgeon Bay school districts will have the opportunity to learn more about student writing from Kelly Gallagher, one of the nation’s leading voices in literacy education. Gallagher is a high school English language arts teacher in California and since 1985 has devoted himself to teaching reading, writing, […]

  • Peninsula Preschool’s Reunion Picnic Celebrates Longtime Teacher Leslie Leline

    Peninsula Preschool is hosting a reunion picnic Aug. 27 at 3:30 pm in the gazebo at Sister Bay’s Waterfront Park (rain location is Sister Bay Village Hall). The picnic will also celebrate the many years of service of retiring teacher Leslie Leline. Current students, alumni, family and friends are all welcome and encouraged to attend. […]

  • Sturgeon Bay High School Holds Freshmen Orientation Aug. 28

    Parents and guardians of the Sturgeon Bay High School incoming freshman class are invited to an orientation session Aug. 28 at 7 pm. The event will be held in the auditorium at 1230 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay. Students are welcome but not required to attend. The orientation will begin with a presentation about Sturgeon […]

  • Southern Door Student Awarded Kinnard Farms Scholarship

    Kinnard Farms awarded three $1,500 Excellence in Agriculture Scholarships to local 2017 graduating high school seniors. These scholarships recognize students who are interested in pursuing a career related to agriculture and demonstrate a true passion for the industry. The recipients of the 2017 scholarships are Sarah Calaway of Denmark High School, Rachel Malcore of Southern […]

  • Sevastopol School District Announces Special Milk Program Policy

    The School District of Sevastopol announced its policy for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program or milk for split-session students served under the Special Milk Program. Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may […]

  • Men’s Sturgeon Bay High School Half-Century Reunion is Aug. 16

    The 47th Men’s Sturgeon Bay High School Half-Century Reunion is scheduled for Aug. 16 at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club. Social hour begins at 11:30 am with a family style lunch at 12:30 pm. The cost is $28 and can be sent to Half Century Club, C/O Dave Hunt, 7521 Eliason Rd, Sturgeon Bay, WI […]

  • Back to School Program is Underway in Kewaunee County

    The 2017-2018 school year is right around the corner and registration for Kewaunee County’s annual Back to School Program is underway. The program aims to provide some of the required school supplies for children of families in need. The families who qualify for assistance are those on WIC, Food Share or BadgerCare, as well as, […]

  • NWTC Wins Education Innovation Award for Student Success

    Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) is excited to announce the college has been named the winner of the Hobson’s Education Advances Award for Student Success. NWTC is sharing the nod with Morgan State University in Baltimore. The award recognizes colleges for innovative approaches to helping students succeed. NWTC uses the Starfish early alert system to […]

  • Southern Door School Holds Waniger School Reunion July 15

    Southern Door School will hold the First Waniger School Reunion July 15, 11 am to 3 pm. The reunion is for all past students, teachers, relatives and volunteers involved in the restoration of Waniger School at the newly restored schoolhouse located at 2073 County DK, Brussels, in front of Southern Door Elementary School.

  • Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay Awards $20,000 in Scholarships to 2017 Grads

    This spring, the Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay awarded more than $20,000 in scholarships to 2017 graduates of Door County high schools. Thirteen graduating seniors were awarded scholarships in recognition of their academic and volunteer achievements. “As a humanitarian organization committed to service above self, the Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay is thrilled to be […]

  • Algoma Farm Hosts Roots Revival Education & Jam Fest

    When Laura and Phillip Lotto first purchased their Algoma farmhouse in 2012, they admit to entertaining visions of a sprawling Woodstock-esque music festival taking over their 35 acres. It was a vision that matched their free spirits, love of music and the budding entrepreneurs within. As they began growing their family and transforming their property […]

  • VIDEO: Door County Bookmobile Could Get New Life

    For decades, the Door County Bookmobile connected local residents and adults to the world outside the county. The Egg Harbor Historical Society purchased the bookmobile from local historian John Enigl with hopes of restoring it into a new Door County Historymobile. The bookmobile needs a new engine, transmission and gas tank, but the historical society […]

  • Department of Public Instruction Releases General Aid Figures for 2017-18 School Year

    A little more than half of Wisconsin public school districts will receive less general aid in the 2017-18 school year than they did for the 2016-17 school year, according to estimates released by the Department of Public Instruction. Although the 2017-19 state budget has not been finalized, the current budget proposal maintains the same level […]

  • Boys & Girls Club of Door County Receives Grant to Update Security System

    P.E.O, an international philanthropic organization, recently awarded a grant to the Boys & Girls Club of Door County (BGCDC) to bolster its security system. Elfriede Leporte, member of P.E.O. Chapter EI in Sturgeon Bay, authored the grant request. The $1,550 received by the Boys & Girls Club enabled the purchase of a bar code identification […]

  • Björklunden Hosts Seminar on Bias In Human Belief June 25-30

    From June 25-30, Lawrence University’s Björklunden is offering “And We Thought We Were Thinking Rationally: Recognizing the Biases that Shape Human Experience” with Roger Johnson. This seminar takes place at Björklunden’s lodge, just south of Baileys Harbor. During the past 25 years psychologists have developed a deeper understanding of the role of biases (mental shortcuts) […]

  • Young Inventors Show Their Work at Southern Door Camp Invention Showcase

    It was very tempting to touch the box with the warning in purple crayon that said if you touched it you would “get electrocuted.” It was one of many inventions on display during the Inventors Showcase at Southern Door School on June 16, the culmination of Camp Invention at the school. Camp Invention is a […]

  • Dean’s List: Michaela R. Kraft

    Michaela R. Kraft (2016 Southern Door High School graduate) made the spring 2017 dean’s list for the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Kraft is a BFA major studying theatre.

  • Southern Door Schools Receive 3D Printers from GE Additive Education Program

    Southern Door is one of 400 schools in the nation that will receive 3D printing resources as a part of a grant received from the GE Additive Education Program. Committed to developing pipelines of future talent in additive manufacturing around the world, GE will send the high school a desktop polymer printer package which includes […]