In this issue
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Hunter’s widows are invited to the second Does at The Dörr weekend getaway Nov. 18-19. Shop, drink, and dine with their customized Does Package that includes hotel room, private shopping, and a trolley tour. “During hunting season, the spouse of the hunter is often left alone while their partner disappears for long stretches of time, […]
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Art Fair Supports Sevastopol Students
The Sevastopol Music, Art and Theater Guild is hosting the Sevastopol Arts and Craft Fair on Nov. 20, 9 am – 3 pm, at Sevastopol School, and it invites the community to this fun shopping experience. In addition to the handcrafted gifts available from a variety of vendors, shoppers can enjoy hearty soup, lunch entrées, […]
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Ladybug Glass Celebrates Second Anniversary
To celebrate its second anniversary in Algoma, Ladybug Glass Studio & Gallery is featuring new glass and photography pieces by Kimberly Lyon. An opening reception will be held during First Friday Art in Algoma on Nov. 4, 5-8 pm, and it will continue Nov. 5, 10 am – 4 pm. The gallery will also have […]
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Holiday Season with Edgewood Orchard Galleries
Edgewood Orchard Galleries will soon be open for three celebratory weekends when shoppers can do their holiday shopping locally. The first weekend will start Nov. 25 – Black Friday – when the gallery will open bright and early at 5 am and remain open until 5 pm. The first 50 shoppers will receive free felt holiday ornaments, but […]
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Destination Sturgeon Bay is seeking artists to participate in its 23rd street-art project: a collaboration of art created to beautify the streets of Sturgeon Bay. This year, the organization has a new project template – a bass – as the foundation of its Bass around the Bay Street Art Project, which will go on display in […]
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Return of the Gingerbread Bash
Peninsula School of Art will celebrate the holiday season with the return of its Gingerbread Bash on Nov. 16, 6-9 pm, when patrons 21 and older may enjoy chili, chips and beverages while building a gingerbread house. They may take it home at the end of the evening or leave it on display for a […]
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Seed Collection, Telescopes at Crossroads
Crossroads at Big Creek and Wild Ones of Door County, in collaboration with the Door County Seed Library and Door County Master Gardeners Association, will host a seed-collection workshop Nov. 5, 11 am, when participants can learn how to gather, store and stratify seeds. Then they will collect seeds from the Pollinator Garden and the […]
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A few weeks ago, as my students and I were hiking some trails at The Ridges Sanctuary, we were fortunate to come upon two porcupines that might have been a mother and her youngster, born earlier this year. We watched as they slowly left the ground and climbed a tree, and we marveled at their […]
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Cellist Plays at Belgian Heritage Center
The Belgian Heritage Center will present cellist, singer and composer Helen Gillet in concert Nov. 20, 4 pm. Gillet grew up in Singapore, Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to New Orleans in 2002. She’s known for her eclectic palette of avant-garde jazz, French chansons, funk and alt-rock, as well as her Bohemian flair similar to […]
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Add Bearded Heart Coffee to the list of restaurants up for sale. The Baileys Harbor coffee shop closed for the season Sept. 25, and the property on the corner of Highway 57 and Howard Avenue is now listed by Professional Realty for $1.25 million. The parcel includes the building behind the shop that’s home to […]
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Ahnapee Brewing Company will be raising funds for veterans at its taprooms in Algoma and Suamico on Nov. 12, when the brewery will donate 100% of the proceeds of a specially made Little Soldier pin (5.4-gallon barrel) to the Fox Valley Veterans Council’s Emergency Fund. The cask-conditioned pin will be tapped at noon at each […]
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Gov. Evers Campaigns in Egg Harbor
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers held a rally in Egg Harbor Wednesday, Nov. 2, with several other Democratic candidates for public office. A crowd of about 40 people heard Evers, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, former state Sen. Dave Hansen and other party candidates and leaders speak at the Kress Pavilion. With the election less than a week […]
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The Sturgeon Bay school band is raising money through its annual fruit sale. Orders will be taken until Nov. 15, and fruit pickup will take place Dec. 7, 12-6 pm, at TJ Walker Middle School. To purchase fruit, contact any Sturgeon Bay band student or call 920.746.5766.
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“Puffs” Parody Takes the Stage at Sevastopol
Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic by Matthew Cox will be performed in Sevastopol’s elementary school gym Nov. 4-5, 7 pm, and Nov. 6, 2 pm, with students in fourth through 12th grades appearing in the cast. For seven years, a certain boy wizard went to a […]
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On the scam front, Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) and law-enforcement agencies across northeastern Wisconsin are trying to protect customers from con artists by sharing the warning signs of utility scams. Scammers are pretending to be WPS by manipulating caller ID to make it look as though WPS is calling, or by leaving messages that sound […]
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2023 Keep Wildlife Wild Poster Contest Opens
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ 2023 Keep Wildlife Wild poster contest is now open. This program helps to spread the word – through posters – about the importance of keeping all wildlife healthy by enjoying and observing animals in the wild and not keeping them in homes or as pets. Students in fourth, fifth and sixth […]
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Around the Door: Fun at the Fire Station
Firefighters showed young superheroes the ropes at the Gibraltar Fire Department’s Oct. 29 Halloween open house. Kids got a chance to use fire hoses, meet Smokey the Bear, climb into fire trucks and jump in the bounce house. Photos courtesy of Gibraltar Fire & Rescue.
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The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection reminds farmers and manure applicators to check the runoff-risk advisory forecast tool before spreading manure on fields. It includes maps showing short-term runoff risk based on soil saturation, temperature and precipitation on a scale of four-kilometer grids, and the National Weather Service updates it four times […]
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Door County Republicans Host Candidate Meet-and-Greet
Republican candidates running for statewide and district offices this fall were in Sturgeon Bay Oct. 29 for a Door County Republican Party candidate meet-and-greet. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, seeking his third six-year term in office, arrived at the gathering of GOP supporters in his campaign RV. Johnson’s Democratic opponent this year is Lt. Gov. Mandela […]
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Dairy Processor Grant Application Open
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection invites Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for grants through Jan. 30, 2023. Eligible applicants must operate a licensed dairy processing plant in Wisconsin that is engaged in pasteurizing, processing or manufacturing milk or dairy products. Grant funds may be used to address business needs such as […]
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ARPA Funds Could Pay for Apartment Sewer and Water Extension
Developers of a three-story, 22-unit apartment building proposed on the site of a former cherry-processing facility are seeking financial assistance from the City of Sturgeon Bay to extend sanitary sewer and water service to the property. The apartments would be located at 1361 N. 14th Ave., near Tadych’s Marketplace and Walmart. The city’s Financing/Purchasing and […]
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Fishing Tournament Rule Changes May Wait
Proposed rule changes for fishing tournaments that use City of Sturgeon Bay facilities might not be considered for implementation next year. At the end of the Oct. 26 Joint Parks and Recreation Committee/Board meeting, municipal services director Mike Barker suggested holding off on making any changes effective until 2024 because the city’s facilities have already […]
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Boat-launch Fee Increase Considered
Proposed change could raise prices for more types of businesses Fees for launching boats at City of Sturgeon Bay facilities would increase next year under a recommendation backed Oct. 26 by the city’s Joint Parks and Recreation Committee/Board. The committee also favored reviewing those fees in two years. Municipal services director Mike Barker said the […]
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Amy Frank is New Historical Society Executive Director
The Door County Historical Society (DCHS) has welcomed Amy Frank as its new executive director. For nearly four years, Frank served as the managing director at Third Avenue PlayWorks and managed the Sun Prairie [Wisconsin] Performing Arts Center for seven years prior to that. She has 15-plus years of leadership experience in nonprofit organizations. “We […]
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Sevastopol Celebrates Opening of Machining Program
Students can earn college credit while gaining hands-on experience A new program at Sevastopol School will help area students to learn new skills and earn college credit in the process. On Oct. 27, the school celebrated the grand opening of its Door County Machining Program (DCMP) lab, the first of its kind in the area. […]
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YMCA Closes in on Fundraising Goal
The Door County YMCA is closing in on its fundraising goal to expand its Sturgeon Bay program center. The organization has surpassed $9.9 million raised, leaving $350,000 to go. Construction is also underway: The site has been excavated; footings are going in; and pipes and electrical are being moved. Walls will go up for the […]
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Recommended by GRACE JOHNSON, Pulse Staffer and Bibliophile The fall – the spooky season – is my favorite time of the year to sit down and read. Although my instinct is to recommend one of my spooky reads from this year or last, I’ve found that one of my favorite books so far this season has been […]
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Crime and Passion in Clarizio’s Latest Book
Door County author and USA Today bestselling author Valerie J. Clarizio has released A Fraudulent Encounter, the third book in her Crime and Passion Stalk City Hall series. After a drug investigation turned deadly and Daxon Mertz witnessed the murder of his wife and unborn child, he left his big-city job to become the police […]
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January 24, 1931 ~ September 22, 2022 John Wesley Weborg, 91, of Sister Bay, died Thursday, September 22, 2022 in Sturgeon Bay at Door County Medical Center. John was born January 24, 1931, the son of the late Wallace and Gladys (Strandell) Weborg. John graduated from Gibraltar High School in Fish Creek. John married Lucille Pellett. She […]