Category: Community

Fellow Wisconsin community Eau Claire is receiving national attention for the design and process used in redeveloping its waterfront and downtown. Among other awards, Eau Claire recently received the National Civic League’s All-America City Award for “innovation, inclusiveness, civic engagement, and cross-sector collaboration.

You may have heard that one out of four women are physically assaulted by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Sometimes you can see these injuries – you know, bruises, black eyes, broken arms, the like.

The dictionary says “bugaboo” is something that makes people worried or upset. Our only worry about beautiful Bug-A-Boo is that she won’t be discovered by a potential adopter.

PASSINGS Helen Claire Collins Feb. 19, 1932 – March 16, 2015 Helen Claire Collins, loving mother and grandmother, 83, of Sturgeon Bay, died March 16, 2015, in California. Arrangements are pending with Huehns Funeral Home, Sturgeon Bay. Condolences and guestbook signing may be offered at huehnsfuneralhome.com. Cheryl Stoeckel Feb. 1, 1939 – March 16, 2015 […]

Students from area schools will participate in a Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) sanctioned District Solo & Ensemble Music Festival hosted at Southern Door High School on March 21.

Tickets are now available for the 13th annual Golden Heart Volunteer Celebration to be held on April 23 at Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay. This event honors outstanding volunteers in our community, recognizes the importance of the organizations through which they work and supports the Volunteer Center’s programming.

Three Door County YMCA teams are now meeting weekly and assembling Lego robots as a part of the FIRST Lego League program for fourth through eighth grade students.

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, as well as basic first aid.

Ministry Door County Medical Center is happy to announce the spring session of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program will begin April 7. This popular eight-week program, led by Barbara Wulf, cultivates the practice of mindfulness meditation.

The farm dinner series Outstanding in the Field made its first trip to Door County last August for a very successful dinner prepared by chef Kelly Qualley of Hinterland at Waseda Farms.

Sturgeon Bay Lions are selling roses for spring again this year. Roses are $15 per dozen and can be purchased by contacting Lion Greg Virlee (920.743.

The 8th Annual R.A.C.E. (Racing Annual Charity Event) and Car Show to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and local veteran organizations will be held Saturday, April 11, from 11 am to 5 pm at the Draft Haus, Sturgeon Bay.

The following members were inducted into the Sturgeon Bay chapter of the National Honor Society at the annual candlelight ceremony on March 9: Katherine Scheer, Cassidy VanGheem, Mary Caroline Georges, Jacquelyn Hill, Rachel Miller, Jeffrey Alberts, Cedrick Antonio, Jenna Augustson, Moriah Grahl, Charlie Pollock, Eleanore Scheer, Jenna Seiler, Ashton Spritka, Paige Sullivan, and Blaze Woldt.

Door County Medical Center Auxiliary will hold a “Jewelry is Fun” event in the main lobby of the Ministry Door County Medical Center on April 13, 10 am – 3:30 pm, and April 14, 9 am – 2 pm.

Feed and Clothe My People was pleased to accept $3,000 in grant money from The Roundy Foundation. The money will be used by the Backpack Buddy Program.

Cast your votes for the 77th annual Ice Out Contest in Sister Bay. In 2014, the Ice Out raft started floating at 10:28 am on April 28, when will it be this year? Businesses around Northern Door host a voting box – where voters fill out a slip of paper with their name, phone number and the date and time of day they believe the ice will “go out” of the bay in the early spring.

The 17th annual Sturgeon Bay St. Patrick’s Day Parade took place March 14 at 11 am with 30 participating businesses and organizations. The award for Best Business Entry was received by Door County Hardware.

PASSINGS

Marion L. Halstead

Marion L. Halstead, better known as Marion the barbarian, of Jacksonport died on March 8, 2015, at the age of 60 after a brief fight with cancer.

Tickets to the much-anticipated Lighthouse Festival that gives visitors access to lighthouses that aren’t typically open to the public, including Chambers Island, Plum Island, Sherwood Point and the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouses, go on sale this month.

Help make a difference in the community and get a jump start on spring cleanup by participating in the Door County 4-H Scrap Metal Drive. Scheduled for Saturday, March 28, from 7 am to noon, you can bring scrap metal items to the Door County Waste and Recycling Center, 1509 Division Road, Sturgeon Bay for donation.