Category: Community

Two blood drives are scheduled in Door County. One will be held Nov. 10, from 1 to 6 pm, at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall. The other will be held Nov. 14, from 9 am to 2 pm, at Southern Door High School.

We are Hope, Inc. announces its 2014 annual appeal inviting community members to support area families and individuals who need help with employment, weatherization, heating and energy assistance.

Each year numerous businesses and individuals from Door County generously donate items so that more than 350 youngsters can visit the Family Centers Children’s Christmas Stores held at four locations in November and December.

Celebrate the 15th annual Lights On Afterschool on Oct. 23.Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities.

A red letter day. Lay out the red carpet. Red states, red hats or Little Red Riding Hood. The color red promises excitement and activity. Red can announce, “I’m ready for anything, let’s try something new.

PASSINGS Doris Ann Schartner Oct. 18, 1926 – Oct. 12, 2014 Doris Ann Schartner, 87, of Sturgeon Bay, died on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, at Golden Living Center-Dorchester. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Oct. 16 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Bob Stegmann officiating. Burial will follow at S.S. Peter and Paul […]

Rachel DeMeuse, along with other members, staffed a brat fry stand to raise money for Sunshine House Inc. Together with matching funds from Catholic Financial Services they donated $1,200 for new chairs in the productions area at Sunshine House Inc.

The 19th Annual Chefs for a Day event will be held Oct. 18 at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club. Doors will open at 6 pm and volunteer servers will distribute hors d’oeuvres from 6:30 until 7:15 pm.

Community Clinic of Door County announces Shop & Dine Day is scheduled for Oct. 18. Shop and dine at participating establishments in Sturgeon Bay and Carlsville to support The Healing Project.

On Oct. 22, Sister Bay Moravian Church will hold its Famous Chicken Dinner from 4:30 – 7 pm. Dinner includes oven-baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, baby carrots, homemade rolls, dessert and beverages.

This October the Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Rotary Club will provide a dictionary for each third grade student in Door County, from the tip of Washington Island to the Southern Door Elementary School.

Gibraltar Fire Rescue is hosting its annual open house Oct. 25 from 10 am to 2 pm as Fish Creek celebrates Jack O’ Lantern Days. At 3496 County F, the fire station will be filled with multiple kids games, interactive displays by the DNR, hands-on fire safety demonstrations, fire trucks, and food provided by Alexander’s, Julie’s Park Cafe and the Sister Bay Piggly Wiggly.

Christ Child Society’s October meeting will take place on Oct. 27 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Jacksonport. Come at 12:30 pm for conversation and treats followed by the meeting.

Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with “Life After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis” presented by Kris Miller, RN, a breast cancer survivor and trained advocate, on Oct.

The Council of Catholic Women of Stella Maris Parish in Egg Harbor will have its annual potato pancake supper on Oct. 28 at Casey’s BBQ Smokehouse in Egg Harbor.

Neighbor to Neighbor Volunteer Caregivers of Door County is holding its sixth annual Rib Fest, Nov. 1, at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club. Doors open at 4:30 pm for cash bar and silent auction, with serving from 5:30 – 7 pm or until ribs are gone.

After a great meeting with six parents, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Sister Bay will host regular monthly meetings of PFLAG (Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays) on the third Thursdays of the month at 6 pm.

The weekend before I started my job at the Volunteer Center, I thought it would be a good idea for me to go in the office, check out the files and see what my new job would entail.

It’s a hardscrabble life for adult cats living outside on their own, but for kittens, the daily struggle is especially daunting. Inadvertently in the kitten scrum to survive, injuries occur, and often those to the vulnerable eye area.

Jeffrey Viste and Alisha Paul, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a girl born on Sept. 29, 2014, at Ministry Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay.