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  • DCA Announces Movie and Lecture Winter Series Lineup

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    The Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will offer its weekly Saturday morning St. Norbert College Distinguished Lecture Series in January and February. This year lectures will be held on South African student activism (Jan. 14), cultural identities (Jan. 28), Cuban art and culture (Feb. 11), the limits of moral progress (Feb. 25), and the gender balance […]

  • Sevastopol School Hosts a Series of Holiday Concerts

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    The Sevastopol School Music Department welcomes all families, friends and community to a series of holiday concerts. The Middle School and High School Band and Choir Winter Concert is Dec. 19 at 6:30 pm at the Elementary Gym. The Senior Citizen Appreciation Concert/Dinner is Dec. 20. First through fifth grades will perform a concert in […]

  • Everyone Invited to Gibraltar High School’s Holiday Concert on Dec. 19

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    The community is invited to Gibraltar Secondary Choir’s Holiday Concert at Door Community Auditorium (DCA) on Dec. 19, 7 pm. There will be special appearances by the Bells of Praise Bell Choir, the Gibraltar Elementary Honors Choir, and members of the Peninsula Singers. The concert culminates in a Community Sing of Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” from […]

  • Money Management Counselors to Start Blog and E-Newsletter, Specifically for Women

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    Thanks to a grant from the Women’s Fund of Door County, starting with the 2016-17 cycle, Money Management Counselors (MMC) powered by FI$C, will provide financial capability education and information designed specifically for women and girls in Door County. Money Management Counselors FI$C will provide financial capability education using technology in the form of an […]

  • Southern Door Seeks Nominees for 2017 Alumni Hall of Fame

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    The Southern Door County School District is seeking qualified nominees for its 2017 Alumni Hall of Fame. Nominees must be former students who graduated from Southern Door 25 years ago or more. Nominees should have distinguished themselves in both their career and community with significant contributions made at the local and state or national levels. […]

  • Time to Sign Up for TAP’s 2017 Acting and Playwriting Classes

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    Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) offers courses in acting and playwriting from the first week of January through the second week of February. Classes are taught by TAP’s professional Company at the year-round professional theater in historic downtown Sturgeon Bay. Five- to seven-year-old StageKids explore creative play on stage in “Theatre Games,” focusing on gentle guidance […]

  • PMF Now Accepting Applications for Emerging Conductor Program

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    The Peninsula Music Festival is now accepting applications for its Karen Smuda Emerging Conductor Program. Now in its fifth year, the Peninsula Music Festival’s Karen Smuda Emerging Conductor Program provides training and exposure for aspiring conductors with a professional orchestra. The program’s intention is to provide broad experience with all aspects of orchestra conducting and […]

  • Server of the Week: Betty Zahn

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      At the heart of the office at Southern Door High Is a beloved secretary who is sweet as pie Say hello to this week’s server, Betty A warm, friendly woman always at the ready!   For 13 years, she has cherished this role, Giving students, parents and visitors a great experience – that’s her […]

  • Southern Door Community Encouraged to Buy Engraved Brick for New Outdoor Plaza

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    The Southern Door School District invites families, Southern Door alumni, area businesses and residents to commemorate friends or family, special memories or unique milestones by buying an engraved brick. The bricks will be part of an outdoor plaza featuring a sculpture by Southern Door alumna and artist, Rob Soukup. The plaza, located outside the auditorium, […]

  • St. Pauls Sunday School Class Decorates Gingerbread Houses

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    St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Juddville, recently had their Sunday School class decorate gingerbread houses with guidance from Sandy Blahnik. Blahnik is a veteran Sunday School teacher at St. Pauls who hand makes and bakes every piece for the 20 gingerbread houses. She then constructs each house using icing to cement all 15 pieces together, for […]

  • Cast Announced for Sturgeon Bay High School’s “Godspell”

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    Sturgeon Bay High School recently announced its cast for the 2017 musical, Godspell. Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children of Eden), and it took the world by storm. The main story of Godspell is portrayed in the way the players interact […]

  • Retired Educators to Host Wisconsin Retirement System Seminar Dec. 7

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    The Door-Kewaunee Retired Educators’ Association will host a free seminar for participants of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) on Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 6:30 – 8 pm at the Southern Door County School District Auditorium, 2073 County Road DK in Brussels. The focus will be on the Wisconsin Retirement System benefits and options. The seminar […]

  • Elementary Students Create New Prairie Ecosystem at Southern Door Schools

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    Students at the Southern Door Elementary School spent the cool and sunny day on Nov. 29 planting a sea of prairie grasses and pollinators next to the school forest. The project, commissioned by the district’s School Forest Committee, will give students the opportunity to watch prairie grasses and wildflowers grow along with their own growth […]

  • Southern Door Schools 30th Annual Holiday Party Dec. 14

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    All senior citizens who live in southern Door, ages 62 and above, are invited to attend the 30th annual holiday party at Southern Door School. This year’s party will be on Wednesday, Dec. 14, and is sponsored by the high school students and staff. This is a free event offered as a holiday thank you […]

  • Letter to the Editor: Pioneer Pride

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    Next June it will be 42 years since I graduated from Sevastopol High School. For 12 years before that day, the administration and faculty at Sevastopol instructed and guided me on a path which prepared me for the post-secondary educational and career opportunities I have pursued since. I have always been extremely grateful for that […]

  • Community Invited to Take Part in Gibraltar Choir Holiday Concert

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    Join members of the Gibraltar High School Choir in singing the “Hallelujah” Chorus as the final number of the Gibraltar H.S. Choir Holiday Concert on Dec. 19, 7 pm, at Door Community Auditorium. All community members, church choir members, friends and family of Gibraltar students, Gibraltar staff, and singing enthusiasts are invited. Music will be […]

  • Contestants Announced for 2017’s Miss Door County and Outstanding Teen

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    The Miss Door County Scholarship Program has announced the contestants for Miss Door County 2017 and Miss Door County’s Outstanding Teen 2017. The pageant will be held Feb. 4 at the Southern Door Community Auditorium. This year’s participants for Miss Door County are: Ashley Kinnard-Carstens, NWTC student and daughter of Jessica Ebel and Robert Carstens […]

  • NWTC Begins Construction on Transportation Center, Diesel Truck Facility

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    Construction is underway on a plot of land across East Campus Drive from the Building and Construction Technology Center on the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) campus in Green Bay. Crews are working on the new NWTC Transportation Center. The project is part of the $66.5 million referendum voters passed in April of 2015. The […]

  • Harmann Family Creates Scholarship Fund

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    The Harmann Family and the Door County Community Foundation are pleased to announce the creation of the Darlene and Wayne Harmann Scholarship Fund, which honors the lives of Darlene and Wayne Harmann. Their children – John Harmann, Kevin Harmann and Stacy Stutz – are offering the community a matching opportunity. From Nov. 21 (Wayne’s birthday) […]

  • NWTC Launches Culinary Specialist Diploma

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    In response to increased demand for training and assistance in the food service industry, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) is set to launch the Culinary Specialist technical diploma in the spring 2017 semester. “NWTC is really excited about starting the culinary specialist technical diploma program. The hospitality team is confident this program will expand the […]