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  • Sturgeon Bay High School Cheerleaders Visit Habitat for Humanity

    The Sturgeon Bay High School varsity cheerleading team recently visited Door County Habitat for Humanity in an effort to learn more about the nonprofit and its services. Leslie Boden of Habitat’s ReStore gave the group an overview of Habitat for Humanity and the housing challenges facing the Door County community. The team also showcased their […]

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    Flying Pig Hosts Reception for Calendar Girls for ALS Project

    On Oct. 18, 11 am – 2 pm, Flying Pig Gallery in Algoma will host an opening reception for the Calendar Girls for ALS project. The project was started by Jim Schumacher and his wife/business partner Angela to help their friend Eric Johnson, a maple syrup producer who was diagnosed with ALS in 2012. Angela, […]

  • Habitat for Humanity to Dedicate 38th Home

    Habitat for Humanity plans to ceremonially dedicate its 38th home in Door County with a celebration set for 5 pm on Oct. 21 at 822 E. Galley Place, Sturgeon Bay. The family, community leaders, Habitat staff and volunteers will gather to commemorate the completion of Door County Habitat for Humanity’s latest new home. The public […]

  • Go Bo! Bake Sale Returns for Fourth Year

    Standing in the garage of Funky Cookie Studio, owner Jill Wettstein opens a package that arrived at the post office that morning. Inside is a collection of cookies decorated to look like Batman, Superman and other playful designs. The box is one of about 330 that line the garage, meticulously organized into three categories: fall, […]

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    Successful Sets for Tess Benefit

    During the Sets for Tess benefit on Oct. 1 at Gibraltar High School, $6,225.15 was raised for Tessa Erickson. The Gibraltar volleyball program organized the benefit to help their teammate who is currently undergoing cancer treatment in Milwaukee. The team thanks everyone who attended the benefit and businesses that donated prizes to the raffle or […]

  • Party for a Purpose at the Bone Marrow Jam on Oct. 17

    The Go Bo Foundation will present Party for a Purpose Bone Marrow Jam on Oct. 17, 9 am – 5 pm, next door to Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant in Sister Bay as part of the 70th annual Fall Festival. For the first time the Go Bo! Foundation is adding a donor registry drive to their […]

  • Get Your Tickets For Neighbor to Neighbor’s Rib Fest

    Neighbor to Neighbor Volunteer Caregivers of Door County is holding its seventh annual Rib Fest on Nov. 7 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. The night’s fare will include samples of each […]

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    Shepherd of the Bay Prepares Final Third World Marketplace of Season

    Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church will open its doors for the final Third World Marketplace of the season Oct. 10 and Oct. 17, encouraging locals and visitors alike to show their support for artisans of impoverished areas from around the world. Third World Marketplace has been a mainstay at Shepherd of the Bay for […]

  • Little Eddie Big, and Little, Cups Raises $17,000

    A weekend of golf honoring the late Ed Strege was filled with great turnout and weather as 140 golfers descended on Peninsula State Park Golf Course on Sunday, Sept. 27 for the second annual Little Eddie Big Cup. The event, along with the Little Eddie Little Cup at Red Putter Mini Golf on Saturday, Sept. […]

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    Music Works Magic: New Program Helps Scandia Village Residents with Dementia

      Patrick Knapp, activity director at Good Samaritan Society-Scandia Village, says participation in the Music & Memory program, begun in January 2014, has produced amazing results for residents with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. The Wisconsin Department of Heath Services chose Scandia as the Door County site for a program in 100 facilities statewide […]

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    Inside/Outside Sale to Benefit Firefighter Jason Pansier

    Jason “Jake” Pansier, 37, is a farmer and a captain of the Ledgeview Fire Department. On July 8, 2015, Pansier was pinned under a 40,000-pound tractor. Due to extensive internal damage and damage to his legs and hip, he was not expected to live. After two hours, when Jake was freed, he was hospitalized for […]

  • Bret Bicoy: How Gender Impacts Charitable Giving

      Charities have long known that women are more likely to contribute than men, but new research has uncovered some remarkable differences when it comes to each gender’s approach to philanthropy. Where Do Men and Women Give? Gender Differences in the Motivations and Purposes for Charitable Giving is a new study that was released in […]

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    Southern Door SHIELD Program Receives Grant

    The Door County Community Foundation has awarded the Southern Door School District a Sustainability Grant from the Education Fund. This grant provides financial support for the SHIELD program, a district-wide educational program that stands for Students Helping, Involving, Educating, Leading & Deterring. The SHIELD program is a component of a county-wide initiative called Project 180, […]

  • Hardy Raffles Bonnie Paruch Painting to Benefit Preschoolers

    Peninsula Preschool announces a new partnership with The Hardy Gallery, one that benefits not only the thriving artistic community of Door County but also the lives of preschool children. This fall, Peninsula Preschool and the Hardy Gallery are selling raffle tickets to win an original painting by well-known Door County artist Bonnie Paruch through the […]

  • Casino Night Benefits Boys & Girls Club of Door County

    The Boys & Girls Club of Door County will host its second annual Casino Night on Oct. 8, 6:30 – 10 pm, at Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay. The event will include casino games, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. “After the overwhelming positive feedback we received from last year’s attendees we had […]

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    Support the Literary Arts at Edgewood’s Benefit Show

    Edgewood Orchard Galleries’ final show of the season benefits Write On, Door County and includes images of reading, writing, or storytelling, such as “Writing Table with Tulips and Sunrise” by John Sayers. The opening reception will be held Sept. 26, 1 – 5 pm, and the benefit show will be on display Sept. 26 – […]

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    Rotarians Take Part in Carry Water Challenge to Support Clinica Evangélica Morava

    On Sept. 19, a strange site awaits those who happen to be in downtown Sturgeon Bay. Children, adults, individuals and families will be carrying gallons of water from the bay to a large collection tank situated 1/4-mile away near the clock tower on the corner of Third Avenue and Kentucky Street. The water is being […]

  • Carrie Tjernagel Named Volunteer Center Executive Director

    The Board of Directors of the Volunteer Center of Door County announce Carrie Tjernagel has been named their new executive director. Tjernagel has a BA in English with a communication minor from Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee. Her experience includes several roles in education. She also worked in radio advertising and station promotions in Reedsburg, providing […]

  • D.A.R.E. Program Receives $5,000 Donation

    The Door County Board of Realtors charity golf outing raised $5,000 for the D.A.R.E program for Door County. The Door County Board of Realtors thanks the many sponsors who made the event possible.

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    Register Now for “A Celebration of HOPE”

    It’s not too late to register to attend We Are HOPE, Inc.’s “A Celebration of HOPE” with Master of Ceremonies Cameron Moreland of NBC-26, at Stone Harbor Resort & Conference Center in Sturgeon Bay. The celebration takes place on Sept. 22, and begins with a raffle as the doors open at 11 am. Lunch will […]