Category: Community

Sensibilities of Healing Restoration is a retreat for men and women living with cancer, and those who love them, from Oct. 18 – 20 on Washington Island.

Gibraltar Fire & Rescue’s second annual fire station open house is scheduled for Oct. 26, 10 am – 2 pm. Visitors can stop by the Gibraltar Fire Station to meet local firefighters, take tours of the station and trucks, see a live burn demonstration and enjoy sloppy Joes from Alexander’s.

Providing educational tools and building self-esteem in young girls are important goals for both Altrusa Club and the Women’s Fund of Door County. Altrusa was the grateful recipient of a generous $1,000 grant from the Women’s Fund that was used to assist school-aged girls getting ready to return to the classroom.

You know those little bouncy balls that you see in vending machines, the ones that seem to bounce in every direction with no apparent purpose, yet they’re entertaining and engaging? Well, last August, a group of very high energy, bouncy-ball type people got together to discuss ways to celebrate the Volunteer Center’s 20th anniversary.

Today, Saturday and Sunday, more than 100 beautiful, healthy cats at the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) are in the spotlight in Sturgeon Bay and Ashwaubenon and ready for adoption.

The Ridges Sanctuary announced the anonymous offer of a generous matching challenge gift to help the organization complete its capital campaign, Bringing Nature to Life, to raise money for a new interpretive center.

Door County Eye Associates (DCEA) proved they have their “eyes” on local children when DCEA office manager Jan Harmsen (pictured right) presented Altrusa president Barbara Pfeifer with a donation of $250 at Altrusa’s August membership meeting.

On Sept. 14, former local retail shop owners Debbie Frank and Angie McMahon will host the “Say Yes to the Paper Dress” benefit for We Are HOPE, Inc. The event takes place within McMahon’s barn, located at 2004 County Highway ZZ in Sister Bay, from 5:30 – 8 pm.

The Door Kewaunee Business & Education Partnership (DKBEP) will host a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the start of the seventh annual DKBEP High School Home Construction Project in Luxemburg.

The Door County Humane Society (DCHS) officially opens the doors of its new facility on Sept. 21, 12 – 4 pm, with the ribbon cutting ceremony at noon.

The Door County Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) group will start a new season on Sept. 24 at 9 am at Prince of Peace Church in Sturgeon Bay. Open to all moms from their time of pregnancy until their child graduates from kindergarten, this year’s theme is “A Beautiful Mess,” embracing beauty in the midst of mothering young children.

The Sister Bay Advancement Association (SBAA) presents the fourth annual Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Volunteer of the Year award to bring awareness to contributions volunteers make in the village and town, and to raise awareness of local volunteer opportunities.

Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with “In Our Own Voice” on Sept. 29 at 4 pm at Sister Bay Baptist Church in Sister Bay.

The Wisconsin P.E.O. Sisterhood H.E.L.P. (Helping Everyone Live Purposefully) Fund has awarded a Sarah Shinn Marshall Fund Grant to Neighbor-to-Neighbor Volunteer Caregivers to support their Medical Equipment Loan Program through the purchase of a knee walker.

The Door County Service Club Coalition announces Youth as Resources and Youth in Theatre grants are back for the 2013-2014 school year. The Youth as Resources program provides financial support to projects that use the skills, talents and abilities of young people to serve or educate others.

The Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Rotary Club recently hosted Maria Angelica Romero, from Bogota, Colombia. Romero is part of a New Generations Youth Exchange for college-aged students between 18 to 25-years-old.

The 17th Annual DCMC Foundation Golf Marathon, held Aug. 28 at The Orchards Golf Course, was a success and raised $109,000 (a new record). To be eligible to play each team must raise a minimum of $2,100.

The Sister Bay Lions Bill Steger Memorial Boat Building tent was recently set up at Marina Fest; during the past eight years, 1,875 children have built their own boats.

Taylor Schultz graduated with high honors on May 17, 2013, from Rochester Institute of Technology’s (NY) College of Imaging Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in visual media and a minor in web design and development.

It may not have been religious, but Jean Tice and Amelia Canilho’s volunteer trip to Nicaragua was very much a mission. “I wasn’t talking about the Trinity, I was talking about the food pyramid,” Canilho said.