Heidi Derbick Joins Wellness Center of Door County

• The Wellness Center of Door County, Inc. announced the addition of Heidi Derbick, MSN, RN, APNP, FNP-BC, to their clinic staff. Derbick brings experience caring for patients of all ages. As a family nurse practitioner, she will provide key primary care services including pediatric and well child exams, adult and adolescent health, women’s health, and acute care. She will also complement other staff in offering school, sports and pre-employment physicals, chronic disease management, and preventative care.

Derbick is excited to be joining the Wellness Center at a key stage of their growth. The clinic recently began seeing patients in its new, state-of-the art clinic on 5th Avenue in Sturgeon Bay.

“My belief that patient care needs to be focused on the entire individual is the cornerstone of my practice,” said Derbick. “Providing competent and compassionate care is my personal commitment to my patients.”

Derbick’s degrees include a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UW-Green Bay, a Master’s degree in Nursing from Concordia College, and Board Certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She is also a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) and will continue to serve the community in this capacity through the Wellness Center.

With the addition of Derbick’s services, the Wellness Center now has two full-time nurse practitioners on staff to serve patients’ needs. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 920.746.9444.

• The Door County Economic Development Corporation and the UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center will be offering free, one-on-one business counseling sessions on September 1 from 8:30 am – 5 pm for any new or existing business owners in Door County.

Chuck Brys, business counselor for the Small Business Development Center, will be providing advice on business planning, financing and other issues. Brys is a CPA and former Chief Financial Officer for several Wisconsin companies, with over 30 years of business experience and knowledge to share with local entrepreneurs.

Individual, confidential sessions will be held at the Door County Business Development Center, located at 185 East Walnut Street in Sturgeon Bay. An appointment is required and can be made by contacting Cindy Wick at 920.743.3113 ext. 200 or via email at cindy@ doorcountybusiness.com. For more information visit http://www.doorcountybusiness.com.

• Hunter Douglas brand products, available at designworks in Egg Harbor, are designed and custom-assembled in the United States to assure that American consumers have superb quality, outstanding service and enduring style they expect and deserve for their homes. An exclusive Hunter Douglas network of fabrication companies with facilities around the country work in the communities they serve.

“We’re honored to offer Hunter Douglas products – the best our country has to offer – while providing customers with the first-rate service, knowledge and experience for which we’re known,” said Polly Helm, owner of designworks.

“Hunter Douglas products are not just beautiful and highly functional,” continued Helm. “They are designed to provide consumers with solutions to important priorities, such as energy savings and child safety at the window.”

Hunter Douglas is a national sponsor for Habitat for Humanity, covering windows in every Habitat Home built in the U.S. and Canada.

designworks is located at 7798 Highway 42 in Egg Harbor. For more information call 920.868.2651.

• While hearing aids enhance the quality of life for the hearing impaired, until now they came with some limitations on lifestyle activities that involve water or moisture, dust, and shock or impact risks, according to Paulette McDonald, owner of Miracle-Ear in Sister Bay.

“With the introduction of the Aquavي hearing aid, those limitations are a thing of the past,” said McDonald.

“Aquavي is the first hearing aid that is truly waterproof, not just water-resistant,” McDonald continued. “Wearers can enjoy swimming, engage in strenuous physical activity – even get caught in the rain without worrying about damage to their hearing aid from water, sweat or moisture. The device offers the added benefits of being dustproof and virtually shockproof, which means that it stands up to even the most adverse on-the-job or recreational activities.”

Miracle-Ear in Sister Bay offers a complimentary, comprehensive hearing assessment that includes a complete hearing health history, visual ear canal inspection and a comprehensive diagnostic hearing evaluation. If test results indicate a hearing loss, Miracle-Ear of Sister Bay tailors a hearing aid solution to the individual’s lifestyle, working with the customer to determine which solution best meets his or her individual needs.

For more information on Miracle-Ear in Sister Bay and the new Aquavي hearing aid, visit http://www.miracle-ear.com or call 800.993.3480.

• From August 28 – September 10, Segway the Door will offer Segway tours of the “Sturgeon Around the Bay.” The tours will track down the 17 street-art sturgeon on display from Jefferson Street to south of the Steel Bridge in historic Sturgeon Bay.

The tour is about 45 minutes, including training on the Segway. Tours leave on the hour from 10 am to 4 pm daily and cost $45 per person. Reservations are suggested. For more information call 920.376.0256 or visit http://www.SegwayTheDoor.com.

• Zion Lutheran School Early Childhood Center opened its doors on June 6, 2011. The center is located at Zion Lutheran School in West Jacksonport and offers care for children six weeks old to 12 years of age, with flexible scheduling Monday through Friday from 7:30 am – 5:30 pm. The program also offers after school care for the older children in the community.

The mission of Zion Lutheran Early Childhood Center is to provide Christ-centered care. The Christian environment will strive to provide respectful interaction between staff and children, Christ-centered curriculum, and a safe, healthy, and stimulating environment.

Zion Lutheran School Early Childhood Center has weekly theme lessons that offer a balance of small and large muscle activities, along with art, early language and reading skills and music that is developmentally appropriate. Through theses activities the children will have plenty of play and hands-on experience that helps the child grow spiritually and physically. All of those activities tie into the Bible lesson for the week. These activities, done in a Christian environment are the building blocks of our children’s educational future.

For more information or to schedule a tour, call 920.743.2325 ext. 1.