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Door County Floral Opens for Business

• “On top of providing an array of floral goods and arrangements, we want to give back to the local community that supports us,” said Jeremy Stichman, owner and designer of Sturgeon Bay’s newest floral shop, Door County Floral. Formerly of Sturgeon Bay Florist, Stichman has served the local residents of Door County for five years. Door County Floral will support the community by participating in Sturgeon Bay’s “First Friday” event and implementing their own “Second Chance” program, a vase revival program that requires Door County Floral designers to use a donated vase whenever possible. Door County Floral will donate $0.15 for every vase received to a local non-profit organization or charitable organization.

Other initiatives include a “Buy Local” gift basket and during the summer season, Door County Floral will feature “Farmer’s Market” bouquets using flowers from local growers.

Offering daily delivery to the entire Door Peninsula, Door County Floral is located at 60 S. Madison Avenue in Sturgeon Bay and is accepting both phone and walk-in orders for all occasions. The shop is open Monday through Friday from 8 am – 6 pm and Saturday from 8 am – 5 pm.

• Jeff Pfeifer, CIC, owner of Thomas/Pfeifer Insurance Agency, was recently recognized for professional leadership and advanced knowledge by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC), a leading national insurance professional organization.

Pfeifer was awarded a certificate marking more than 25 years of participation as a designated CIC, which requires annual completion of advanced education and training. As additional recognition for this service and achievement, he has been granted the status of “Tenured CIC” by the society.

The CIC Program is nationally recognized as the premier continuing education for insurance professionals with programs offered in all 50 states. The Society of CIC is a not-for-profit organization and the founding program of The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research.

The Thomas/Pfeifer Insurance Agency is located in Sister Bay and is an independent agency offering home, auto, business, health and life insurance.

• Mary Horton, senior accountant at Kerber, Rose & Associates, S.C. has recently received her Certified Public Accounting License credentials.

Horton has been with the Sister Bay location of Kerber, Rose & Associates since 2009, and brought over five years of prior accounting experience to the position. She has acquired extensive knowledge in the area of business and condo association accounting and tax services.

Horton obtained her degree in Business Administration, Accounting from the University of Hawaii – West Oahu. She is on the board of Friends of Gibraltar and an active member of the Northern Door community.

• The Door County Home Builders Association (DCHBA) installed 2012 officers and elected new members to its board of directors.

Jeff Dorner of Van’s Lumber & Custom Builders was named DCHBA’s president. He also continues to serve the organization as treasurer. Joining the DCHBA’s board are two new directors representing the building industry: Tom Dier of Forestville Builders and Terry Buhr of TCB Construction.

Other DCHBA officers include Past-President Jack Gigstead of PortSide Builders, Inc., President-elect Adam Deuchert of AJ Deuchert Construction, and Secretary Dennis VanBramer of Baudhuin, Inc.

The officers were installed during the DCHBA’s general membership meeting during December in Sturgeon Bay.

The 2012 DCHBA Board of Directors also includes Ron Trimberger of Door County Interiors & Design, Polly Alberts of Alberts Plastering, Dawn Honold of Title Services of Door County, and Brian Peot of Bay Surveying. Nancy Harvey is executive director.

For more information visit http://www.dchba.org.

• The 2012 Official Door County Visitor Guide is now available. The free travel guide features a wide variety of content about visiting Door County, and the cover of the guide features one of Door County’s maritime icons, the Rock Island State Park boathouse.

Helpful travel information is again included in the guide, as well as a calendar of events, detailed index and individual community maps.

The 2012 Official Door County Visitor Guide is the primary fulfillment piece mailed and distributed outside of the county to visitors requesting information by phone and online through the Door County Visitor Bureau, with 250,000 guides printed for 2012. A virtual version of the guide can also be viewed online at http://www.doorcounty.com.

Businesses in Door County can have guides for customers delivered to them free of charge by contacting the DCVB at 920.743.4456.

(Left to right) Matt Thoma, Sophie Nelson, Shane Pawlak, and Ben Anderson

• Four Gibraltar School DECA business club members earned awards at the annual district level competition at Kimberly High School on Jan. 7.

Senior Matt Thoma earned the top award in the customer relations role-play event and scored high overall in all four events to place third in the Automotive Services Series; sophomore Ben Anderson earned fourth place in the Food Marketing Series; senior Sophie Nelson earned a medal in the Business Services Series for her Promotion role-play; senior Shane Pawlak received a medal in the Restaurant Customer Service event.

Almost 700 high school students and 85 business people throughout northeast Wisconsin participated in the contests.

Students will compete on the state level in March in Lake Geneva.

• Tim Siehr, director of the Door County Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that marketing assistance loans are available to area farmers.

“Eligible producers may obtain a loan on their harvested stored production using the crop as collateral for the loan,” he said. Loans disbursed in January will carry an interest rate of 1.125 percent.

Eligible crops include corn, oats, barley, wheat, soybeans and other oilseeds. Honey, wool and mohair are also eligible for loans.

All loans are due and payable by the last day of the ninth month after the month of disbursement.

The commodity must be stored in an acceptable structure on the farm or in an approved warehouse or mill.

Producers should allow at least two weeks for loan processing time. For more information call the FSA office at 920.743.3595.

• Mike Brauer of Sturgeon Bay recently joined Golden LivingCenter-Dorchester as maintenance supervisor. His responsibilities include overseeing day-to-day maintenance of the Golden LivingCenter-Dorchester facility in Sturgeon Bay.

Brauer is also working on a variety of enhancements and updates to the skilled nursing and rehab facility ranging from infrastructure improvements to amenity changes.

Brauer previously worked as a construction estimator for Wisconsin Building Supply.

For more information about Golden LivingCenter-Dorchester visit http://www.goldenlivingcenters.com.

• The Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) Board of Directors is currently soliciting nominations for the annual Door County Industry of the Year Award and the Door County Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The award winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the DCEDC this spring.

The Industry of the Year award recognizes a construction, service or manufacturing business that has made a substantial impact on the community and enjoyed significant accomplishments during the past year. Last year’s award winner was WireTech Fabricators.

The Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which was awarded Seaquist Orchards last year, celebrates individuals who have taken the initiative to start and grow a successful small business in Door County. Eligible businesses include those with fewer than 50 employees that exhibit recent growth and future potential through job creation, innovation and/or investment in the business, have at least three years of successful business experience and demonstrated civic and community involvement.

Any Door County resident or business can nominate a business or entrepreneur by contacting DCEDC. Self-nominations are also encouraged. Nomination forms are available from DCEDC, located at 185 East Walnut Street in Sturgeon Bay or by visiting http://www.doorcountybusiness.com. Nominations are due Feb. 17.