Category: Community

The Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Alumni Association is currently seeking nominations for the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award. Nominees must have graduated from NWTC, and will be considered based on their professional accomplishments, community service, and contribution to technical education.

The program “Hospice Nurses & Heaven” will be held on May 4, 6:30 – 8 pm, at Stella Maris Parish in Fish Creek. The featured speaker is Tina Poppe, a former hospice nurse.

The Sister Bay & Liberty Grove Fire Department is partnering with the American Safety & Health Institute to offer classes to educate the community in the proper method of using an AED and performing CPR.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is raising money for HELP of Door County and Thistle Farms. As part of their giving back, both locally and nationally, St.

Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs on May 31 at 4 pm with “A Little Magic Pill” at First Baptist Church in Sister Bay.

Somatics for Pain-Free Movement classes are being offered at Andria’s Dancin’ on the Door in Egg Harbor on Tuesdays from 9 – 10 am through May 12. Class instructor is Lori Strantz, owner of Lori’s Spa Essence in Fish Creek and somatic exercise coach and clinical somatic practitioner in-training.

The program “Hospice Nurses & Heaven” will be held on May 4, 6:30 – 8 pm, at Stella Maris Parish in Fish Creek. The featured speaker is Tina Poppe, a former hospice nurse.

Congratulations to the winners of the 77th annual Nor Door Ice Out Contest in Sister Bay. This year, the Ice Out raft started floating at 2:25 pm on April 6.

The Sunrise School Ambassadors, a group chosen by their teachers to be goodwill ambassadors and volunteers in our community, recently visited the Sunshine House Sheltered Workshop.

Christ Child Society members will meet at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Jacksonport on April 27 at 12:30 pm. The Society has helped many children through their One on One program since their last meeting.

Applications are currently being accepted for the Lucy J. Erdmann scholarship. This scholarship is open to any graduate of a Door County high school who is enrolled in a certified nursing program and who has successfully completed two semesters of work toward a nursing certificate.

The Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) in Door County is managed by We Are HOPE, Inc. Individuals needing help with home heating bills are urged to contact the agency.

The Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center is currently seeking volunteers for the 2015 Sturgeon Bay Fine Art Fair. Held at Sunset Park along the Sturgeon Bay waterfront, the 17th annual Fine Art Fair will take place May 23 from 10 am to 5 pm and May 24 from 10 am to 4 pm.

Volunteers are needed to help with grounds clean up at Scandia Village Good Samaritan on April 25 at 9 am. This is an opportunity for students looking to fulfill community service hours needed for graduation, girl & boy scout troops and people of all ages to celebrate spring and Earth Day.

The Door County Humane Society (DCHS) was recently given $20,000 by the late Dorothy Krasawski. Krasawski was a Door County lady who, when she wasn’t dancing, was walking her dogs at Peninsula State Park or around her 12th Avenue neighborhood.

The Sister Bay & Liberty Grove Fire Department is partnering with the American Safety & Health Institute to offer classes to educate the community in the proper method of using an AED and performing CPR.

Northern Door Children’s Center (NDCC) is celebrating the end of winter with a spring flower fundraiser. Fresh from Schroeder’s Flowers, a wide variety of reasonably priced, flowering plants are for sale.

Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs (CHIPs) with an upcoming presentation on Tai Chi. Come hear Don Pardonner and Judy Reninger speak at the next CHIP Program on April 19 at 4 pm at the First Baptist Church in Sister Bay.

The Catholic Life Teen Youth, consisting of high school students from four Catholic parishes (Corpus Christi, St. Joseph’s, Sts. Peter and Paul and St.