
In this issue
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Aldo Leopold Weekend, Jay Whitney & More Weekend Plans
Things are warming up on the Door Peninsula! Celebrate the first weekend of March with thought-provoking exhibitions of art, boundary-stretching music and a weekend-long celebration of the great environmentalist Aldo Leopold. Friday, March 3 Eating Animals at James May James May Gallery hosts the opening reception of its newest exhibition featuring works by Camille Iemmolo […]
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Southern Door Fifth Grade Featured in Cerebral Palsy Telethon
At 9 am on Sunday, March 5, the Southern Door Fifth Graders will be featured on the CP Telethon on WBAY TV. In addition to performing individual selections from their recent fifth grade musical, they will once again present the community’s donation to CP. During the past 35 years as part of their service learning […]
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Get Involved in Door Kewaunee Legislative Days
By Caleb Frostman, Executive Director, Door County Economic Development Corporation Since arriving on the peninsula just after Thanksgiving, I have been blown away by the level of civic engagement of the Door County citizenry. The engagement isn’t always civil, but it usually is; it’s not always in alignment with what I think and feel is […]
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Sturgeon Bay Hotel Mediation Date Still Unkown
Last week Sturgeon Bay westside waterfront hotel developer Bob Papke said Rep. Joel Kitchens would serve as mediator between the City of Sturgeon Bay and the Friends of the Sturgeon Bay Public Waterfront to come up with a new hotel site. That was after the Feb. 10 ruling by Judge Raymond Huber that the parcel […]
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Legislative Days Information Sessions Feb. 28 and March 1
Door-Kewaunee Counties Legislative Days will host three public information sessions on Feb. 28 and March 1. At these sessions interested participants can learn how legislative days works, the program’s history and past accomplishments, how the legislative and state agency agendas are developing, learn about the role of delegates, logistics, scheduling and ask any questions about […]
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In Search of Civility: Put the Phone Down and No One Will Get Hurt
Q: When I try to talk with my supervisor about something upsetting me, she keeps checking her phone messages, looking through her notebook and glancing at her watch while I talk. I really do not feel listened to. Maybe I could just ask to speak with her at another time. Maybe I could just keep […]
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Sports Standings: As of Feb. 20, 2017
Local Prep Sports Standings As of Feb. 20 Girls Basketball Standings –Packerland Conference (School, Conference Record, Overall Record, Conference PCT) Kewaunee, 13-1, 18-4, .929 Southern Door, 12-2, 16-5, .857 Algoma, 9-5, 9-13, .643 Gibraltar, 8-6, 15-7, .571 Green Bay N.E.W., 8-6, 11-10, .571 Oconto, 4-10, 11-11, .286 Sturgeon Bay, 2-12, 2-19, .143 Sevastopol, 0-14, 1-17, […]
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Door County to Participate in Young Professionals Week
NEWaukee announced the expansion of YPWeek Wisconsin to include 25 communities, 175-plus events and 30 public projects in 2017. The grassroots statewide program will run April 22 – 29, with each community presenting a variety of programs that empower young professionals to take ownership and pride in their hometowns. The official schedule is now live […]
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Letter to the Editor: Draft Mark Cuban
Is Door County the perfect place to start the process of bringing sanity to the political process? I think that it is, and I think that a “draft Mark Cuban” effort is a place to start. Mark Cuban declares himself an Independent. I would support him if he ran as an Independent, a Democrat, or […]
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Municipal Meetings: Feb. 24 – March 3
DOOR COUNTY City of Sturgeon Bay: The Finance/Purchasing & Building Committee meets at 4 pm on Feb. 28. County of Door: The Board of Adjustment meets at 6:30 pm on Feb. 28. The Resource Planning Committee meets at 2 pm on March 2. Town of Gibraltar: The Plan Commission meets at 7 pm on Feb. […]
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Department of Public Instruction Seeks Input on Academic Standards
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is seeking public input to start the review process for academic standards in information and technology, literacy, music and science. “Clear and relevant standards help us improve access and equity in education,” said State Superintendent Tony Evers. “We welcome public input on the best way to ensure our kids […]
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Letter to the Editor: What’s In a Name?
Jim Lundstrom’s commentary, “An Elephantine Solution to Partisan Politics” begs for responses even if, as I hope, it was written tongue in cheek. He proposes that we all “give up” and join the Republican Party to be rid of all this pesky dissent. His recommendation presupposes, for starters, that there is no dissent within the […]
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Marti Viste Recognized by NAAE
Southern Door FFA President Marti Viste was one of four students recognized by the National Association of Agriculture Educators (NAAE) as a promising young leader committed to a career in agriculture education. Viste plans to attend UW-River Falls to pursue her degree as an ag teacher. Pictured are Jeanna (James) Burgan, former SD ag teacher; […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Wild Man in Sevastopol Made News in 1902
All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. The Expositor, Feb. 27, 1874 A new post office is just established in Door county to be called “Sevastopol,” George Bassford, Post master. Office to be located […]
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Sawyer Harbor Launching Ramp Closed 11 pm – 6 am
The Sawyer Harbor Launching Ramp at East Sherwood Point Road is closed from 11 pm to 6 am. Also there is no parking on Bass Lane between 11 pm and 6 am. There are two signs indicating this that have been in place for close to 30 years. Violators face up to a $300 fine.
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Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
By Danielle Nyman, Domestic Violence Coordinator/Youth Advocate, HELP of Door County, Inc. The term domestic violence is often correlated with the image of a white woman in her early 30s with a black eye. Yes, this image reflects some victims of domestic violence, but it also excludes a large proportion of others. Men are victims. […]
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Letter to the Editor: Searching for Solutions for Manure Problems
Community leaders are searching to uncover solutions to difficult farm problems impacting livelihoods in Kewaunee and Door Counties. I take issue with Representative Joel Kitchens’s blanket statement that letters of opinion do not represent truth, this promotes dissent in a community searching for solutions to difficult problems. To offer praise for his work is not […]
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Farming in Wisconsin: Fewer Farms, Bigger Farms
A report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) detailed farm sizes in Wisconsin, revealing a declining number of farms and an increase in the size of the remaining operations. There were 68,700 farm operations in Wisconsin in 2016, which is down 200 operations from 2015. At the same time, there was an increase […]
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Gibraltar Girls Basketball Fundraiser Feb. 26
“A Thanksgiving Dinner Fundraiser” is being held to support the Gibraltar Vikings Girls Basketball program from 3 to 6 pm Sunday, Feb. 26, at Alexander’s, Fish Creek. Dinner includes turkey and all the Thanksgiving dinner fixings. The cost is $12 for adults, $6 for children ages 6 to 11, and children 5 and below are […]
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Letter to the Editor: 66 Miles of Manure Pipes in Kewaunee County
The proposed digester/biogas plant sounds like a dream project for engineers and construction companies, but a nightmare for taxpayers. Oh, are the dairy corporations paying for all of this? How much energy will be used to pump the load? Does the methane gas produced cover the energy needed to run the system? The price paid […]
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Zion Lutheran School Holds 6th Annual Children’s Carnival
Zion Lutheran School and Early Childhood Center is holding their sixth annual Children’s Carnival on March 11, 10 am – 1 pm. There will be two bounce houses, tons of carnival games, face painting, tattoos, a petting zoo, food, a bucket raffle for kids and more. Zion Lutheran School and Early Childhood Center is located […]
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State Reps Support Medical Marijuana Extract
Representative Joel Kitchens Rep. Kitchens released the following statement after the Assembly Committee on Children and Families Executive Committee Hearing: “I am pleased to report that Assembly Bill 49 and Senate Bill 10, both pertaining to tetrahydrocannabinols and the use of cannabidiol, passed unanimously in today’s executive committee hearing. CBD Oil is a natural, non-psychoactive […]
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Deer Management Deadline March 1
Landowners, hunters and land managers interested in improving wildlife habitat on land they own or hunt are encouraged to sign up for Wisconsin’s Deer Management Assistance Program before the March 1 application deadline. DMAP engages landowners and hunters to balance wildlife and habitat needs on a given property. Landowners can designate anyone as a representative […]
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Evers to Face Holtz for State Superintendent
Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers will face Lowell Holtz, former superintendent of the Beloit School District, in the April election. The pair emerged as winners in the Feb. 21 state primary, with Evers taking 251,477 votes, or 69.7 percent of the total, and Holtz getting 82,519 votes, or 22.9 percent of the total. […]
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Overheard and Shout Outs: Feb. 24, 2017
OVERHEARD Are there tid-bits of conversations you’ve heard while standing in line at the grocery store, serving a table, or walking down the sidewalk that make you smile, cringe or laugh out loud? “Why are they friends now? Wasn’t it enough to just not be enemies?” “It’s like the warm weather thawed out […]
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Sister Bay Tavern League Bowling Scores: Feb. 16, 2017
High Series: Aaron Shepit 655, Tyler Adams 635, Leif Mickelson 620 High Game: John Voight 266, Aaron Shepit 246, Tyler Adams 226 High Team Game: Mink River Basin 895 High Team Series: Mink River Basin 2,554
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Letter to the Editor: Support the History Relevance Campaign
As Michael Crichton once said, “If you don’t know history, you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” As a volunteer for our local history society and museum, I am out in the community businesses looking for donations and memberships. It is somewhat intimidating to be […]
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Question: What and where is the record season snowfall in Wisconsin? Answer: 277.7 inches of snow in Hurley, Wisconsin during the winter of 1996-97.
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Letter to the Editor: Protect Yourself
As I think about all the talk about “Repealing and Replacing” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), I am often confused. Because this is important for all Americans, we deserve to have it explained in helpful language. We need to protect ourselves against misinformation. Maybe this decoder can help. What is meant by a “Block grant […]
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Letter to the Editor: Manure Problems
Over the last few years I have read and watched how our neighbors in Kewaunee County have had an influx of not only CAFOs but also contaminated wells. Now I read that a man in southern Door County counted 99 trucks spreading liquid manure on 35 acres in one day by his home and then […]
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Feb. 26 CHIP Topic is “Coughing, Wheezing and Shortness of Breath: What Can I Do?”
Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with an upcoming presentation, “Coughing, Wheezing and Shortness of Breath: What Can I Do?,” on Feb. 26 at 4 pm at First Baptist Church, Sister Bay. Callie Barber, BSN, RN, from the Cardio-Pulmonary Rehab Department at Door County Medical Center, will discuss upper […]
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Southern Door High School Students Talk to Music Professors
Southern Door High School Music students got a chance to talk about performance and jazz with Professor Reggie Thomas (Northern Illinois University) and Prof. Emeritus Rick Haydon (Southern Illinois University) through the Birch Creek Artists in the School program. The school extends a thank you to Birch Creek Executive Director Mona Christensen and the Birch […]
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2016 Was Good Year for Anglers on Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan anglers reported significantly improved results for many species in 2016, reeling in nearly 385,000 salmon and trout, including the third highest number of coho salmon since 1992. “During much of 2016, favorable weather and water temperatures helped produce solid results and we are pleased to see anglers benefit from ongoing efforts to provide […]
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Leadership Door County Awarded Grant
The Door County Community Foundation has awarded Leadership Door County a Sustainability Grant from the Clifford and Clara Herlache Heritage Foundation. This grant will support activities for Leadership Door County’s session devoted to the history of Door County. History Day acquaints class members with an overview of Door County history and some of the organizations […]
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Framed: Adonis Puentes at Gibraltar School
Cuban musician Adonis Puentes gives Gibraltar student Trey Perlman a moment in the spotlight during his performance Feb. 16 at Door Community Auditorium. Photo by Len Villano.
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Door County Buy Local Mixer Scheduled for March 7
Door County Buy Local is holding its next business networking mixer March 7, 5:30 – 7 pm, at Door County Trolley, 8030 Hwy. 42, Egg Harbor. The event will feature a presentation by owner AJ Frank, talking about the story of his company and will include tours of their new trolley station. The mixer will […]
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Sturgeon Bay High School Graduates Receive $12,000 in Scholarships
The Thomas J. Webb Memorial Scholarship has announced a total of $12,000 in scholarships to be awarded to Sturgeon Bay High School 2017 graduates at the school’s Annual Honor Assembly in June. These awards will consist of three $4,000 scholarships. Sturgeon Bay graduating seniors who meet the following criteria – a participant in varsity sports, […]
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High School Winter Athletics: Feb. 24, 2017
GIBRALTAR Boys Basketball Feb. 28 – Regional vs. Reedsville, 7 pm March 3 – Regional, TBD Girls Basketball Feb. 24 – Regionals @ Shiocton, 7 pm Feb. 25 – Regional Championship, TBD SEVASTOPOL Boys Basketball Feb. 28 – Regional @ Lena, 7 pm March 3 – Regional, TBD SOUTHERN DOOR Boys Basketball Feb. 28 – […]
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Local Government Summit April 5
Join the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters for a daylong informational summit for local decision makers on how to build sustainable and thriving communities from 9 am to 4 pm on April 5 at the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac. Explore the latest technologies, funding opportunities, policy strategies and […]
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Waseda Farms Campaign Raises $22,500 to Help Nonprofit Partners
Thanks to the Waseda Farms You Buy We Give Campaign, more than 4,000 pounds of beef sold means that nonprofits in our community have an extra $22,500 to help those in need. This year, more than 4,000 pounds of locally raised, certified organic ground beef was sold in January and 100 percent of the proceeds […]
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Sister Bay Clerk Christy Sully Retires This Fall
After serving as clerk-treasurer for the Village of Sister Bay for 26 years, Christy Sully will retire in the fall of 2017. She looks forward to spending more time with her daughter and son-in-law, Kolina and Mark, as well as their two children, Lyla and Julian, and she would like to take advantage of the […]
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New True North Real Estate Office Has Rich History
True North Real Estate, LLC, has relocated their offices to the historic Seventh Day Adventist Church at the heart of Fish Creek. “After eight successful years in business, we were ready to commit to purchasing a home for our company,” said Brian Reinhardt, True North partner. “We had long admired this building and location, and […]
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Door to Nature: Trees in the Poplar Clan
Late February is not complete without several bouquets of fragrant balsam poplar and the intricately flowered Canada buffaloberry and moosewood (or leatherwood) twigs decorating our kitchen or living room. Our very favorite is the balsam poplar, better known to old-timers as either tacamahac or Balm of Gilead. It was our friend, Miss Emma Toft, master […]
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Can Room Tax Support Our State Parks?
At its meeting on Feb. 16, the Tourism Zone Commission uncharacteristically discussed a politically charged topic in between the standard occupancy rate updates and report from the Door County Visitor Bureau. Commission Administrator Kim Roberts passed out a packet of news articles outlining the decreasing funding for Wisconsin state parks and the increasing complaints about […]
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Pet Talk: Pets Do Not Belong in Driver’s Seat
Q. My father-in-law has the cutest little dog named Ginger. Since his wife died the two have been inseparable. I think it is wonderful he has her as a companion. He takes her in the car with him all the time and what really concerns me is he lets her ride on his lap while […]
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Manners Matter: Qualms with Customer Service
Dear Mary Pat, Lately, several businesses have instructed their employees to ask: “Did you find everything OK?” as you approach the cash register. Usually my answer is no because I gave up looking in the aisles for anyone to ask, but which I usually don’t say because at that point I’m leaving the store anyway […]
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Monday Night Volleyball Standings: As of Feb. 20, 2017
STANDINGS As of Feb. 20, 2017 A League, W-L Music Masters DJs, 34-5 Nicolet Beach Concessions, 30-9 Some Spike It Hot, 24-15 The P.E.S.T.S., 20-19 To Be Determined, 9-30 The Rads, 1-38 B League, W-L Econo Double Baggers, 33-6 Red Room, 33-6 Door County Coffee, 27-12 Bay Ship Sharks, 23-16 Hatco Serve-Rites, 19-20 Peninsula Podiatry, […]
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By the Numbers: Wisconsin and U.S. Farms
8 Percentage of U.S. farms that had sales of $500,000 or more in 2016. 44 Percentage of Wisconsin farms ranked in the lowest $10,000 sales class [farms and ranches are classified in “sales classes” by summing sales of agricultural products and government program payments]. 50 An increase in the number of Wisconsin farms in both […]
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DOT Seeks Comment on Remote Operation of Sturgeon Bay Bridges
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region office announces a United States Coast Guard (USCG) interim rule allowing for remote operations of bridges crossing the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal in Sturgeon Bay is now available for comment in the Federal Register. The interim rule is a precursor to a final rule which, if granted, […]
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TAP Currently Raising Funds to Repair Water Damage
Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) opened the first ever Winter Play Reading Festival in downtown Sturgeon Bay on Feb. 16. The opening comes after the repair of significant water damage to the theater lobby after a burst pipe in the third floor air handler. The water flowed down the three floors to the basement and caused […]
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Friday Film at Crossroads at Big Creek Looks at Creating Historical Gardens
On Feb. 24 at 2 pm, join the volunteers from the Crossroads Heritage Garden as they watch the Friday Film, From Rutabagas to Roses: Recreating Historical Gardens. Produced by the Wisconsin Historical Society, this film features Marcia Carmichael, Historical Gardens Coordinator, Old World Wisconsin. Learn about the joys and challenges of researching, planting and maintaining […]
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Kewaunee County Looking for Lake Michigan Artwork
Kewaunee County is asking local artists to help them showcase the coastal beauty of Kewaunee County on March 13 at a meeting with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officials, regarding a proposed Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary. Kewaunee County is requesting to be included in a NOAA preferred plan that focuses on the shorelines […]
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The Bestseller List: Feb. 12, 2017
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION 1. A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman 2. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood 3. A Dog’s Purpose, by W. Bruce Cameron 4. Milk and Honey, by Rupi Kaur 5. Britt-Marie Was Here, by Fredrik Backman TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Hidden Figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly 2. March: Book One, […]
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Maritime Museum Speaker Series Concludes with Tall Ship Experience
The Door County Maritime Museum’s popular Maritime Speaker Series will conclude for the season Thursday, March 2, when Mike Peters will recount his time crewing the tall ship Pride of Baltimore II and what’s involved in signing up for just such a voyage. As with all the programs in the series, the presentation will be […]