Category: Community

State Representative Garey Bies (right), visited Ministry Door County Medical Center’s dental clinic in February to see first-hand the results of the American Dental Association and the Wisconsin Dental Association’s 10th annual Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) children’s dental access program.

When Carrie Baldwin Smith decided that she wanted to somehow honor her mom Sue Baldwin celebrating her 10-year anniversary of remission from breast cancer, she immediately thought “pink.

Rooney is an old soul in spirit, patient and wise. He’s seen a lot in his seven years, and now will be a boon companion in a loving new home. This neutered male Lab mix was found exhausted and spent along Highway 42/57 by the Marathon gas station in Southern Door.

• The Door County Land Trust announced that after nearly three years of negotiations it has completed the purchase of the iconic Grand View property along Highway 42 at the top of the bluff in Ellison Bay.

The third and final program in this Community Health Information Program (CHIP) series is entitled “Healthy and Unhealthy Sexual Behaviors” and will be presented on March 4 from 4 – 5 pm at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay.

The Green Bay Packers Foundation announced a grant of $4,000 to the Ministry Door County Medical Center (MDCMC) Dental Clinic. The grant will help support clinic operations by assisting with the cost of staff, supplies and equipment purchases.

In 2011, 983 individuals benefited from services provided by Neighbor-to-Neighbor Volunteer Caregivers. Door County residents saved more than $400,000 in medical expenses by utilizing the organization’s services, and 81 volunteers donated 3,761 hours to facilitate medical equipment loans, serve as peer companions and/or respite care providers to homebound or isolated individuals, staff the Neighbor-to-Neighbor office, serve on the Board of Directors, and assist with special events.

Unity, leaders in hospice and palliative care, recently announced March orientation sessions for its volunteer program. Unity’s Volunteer Services Department works closely with individuals to find meaningful ways for them to participate in its palliative, hospice and bereavement programs.

The dates for the 46th Annual “Olde Ellison Bay Days” Festival have been confirmed for June 22 – 24. The festival will feature a pie baking contest, talent show, Grand Parade, Arts & Crafts Fair, live music, BBQ and picnic-style food and refreshments, and activities ranging from children’s games to the “signature” slow-bike race and water golf shoot-out from the Ellison Bay Park pier.

Door County Habitat for Humanity’s second “Global Village” work crew recently returned from a week in Puerto Lempira, Honduras where they helped in the construction of a concrete block home for Maura Arevalo and her nine children.

Phillip Whiteman, Jr., a nationally-known Indian cultural consultant, storyteller and horseman returns to Door County to present a one-day workshop, “The Circle of Love” on Saturday, March 10 at the Nelson Healing Center.

The Friends of Rock Island State Park will host their annual fundraiser picnic on June 30 at Rock Island State Park. Festivities will begin at 11 am near the Boathouse.

The Volunteer Center of Door County is pleased to announce the 10th annual Golden Heart Volunteer Celebration presented by Ministry Door County Medical Center and the Volunteer Center of Door County will be held April 26 at Stone Harbor Resort.

The Door Kewaunee Business & Education Partnership (DKBEP) is actively seeking a party motivated to have their new home built by the High School Home Construction Program in an effort to continue providing skilled learning opportunities for area youth.

• Great food will take center stage as Alexander’s Restaurant in Fish Creek hosts the Strong Kids Buffet on March 11 from 3 – 7 pm. The community is invited to enjoy the buffet with all proceeds benefitting the Strong Kids Campaign of the Door County YMCA.

The Rotary Clubs of Door County presented their inaugural Ethics in Business awards at an all community dinner at Stone Harbor Resort on Thursday, February 23, 2012.

The YMCA’s Strivers Gymnastic Team has collected blankets to help support Patty Tebon’s mission in Swaziland, Africa, “Blanket the Kids.