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Enrollment Up 9% at UW-Green Bay
ENROLLMENT INCREASES AGAIN AT UW-GREEN BAY UW-Green Bay’s final fall enrollment numbers showed a 9% gain, which accelerates the upward trend the university has experienced during the past six years. Overall, 830 more students chose UW-Green Bay this year, making it the fastest-growing campus for the second year in a row. “UW-Green Bay’s enrollment is […]
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Door County Kids & Baby Boutique’s Book Fair a Success
Door County Kids & Baby Boutique’s inaugural book fair for children featured six Wisconsin authors who joined the festive fall affair to sign and personalize their books, and author Erin Peterson read her first book, The Odd Ball, to many children. Door-prize winners received a free book, and each of the five Door County school […]
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Gibraltar Students Write Patriot Pen Essays
The local VFW has resumed its annual Patriot Pen essay contest, which encourages young minds to examine America’s history – and their own experiences in modern American society – by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay expressing their views based on a patriotic theme. This year’s theme was How Can I Be a Good American? Below and […]
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Peninsula School of Art Hosts Gingerbread Bash
Peninsula School of Art will host its first Gingerbread Bash on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 6-9 pm. “Everyone in Door County worked so hard this summer,” said Catherine Hoke, the school’s executive director. “We took care of our visitors, clients and customers; now it’s time for us to have some fun.” The we-made-it-through-the-season/pre-holiday party is open […]
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Community Thanksgiving Dinner to be Carryout Event
The Sturgeon Bay Area Community Thanksgiving Dinner, sponsored by the Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church, will be held as a carryout event again this year. Deliveries will be available only for those who are homebound. Because of the need to minimize the number of volunteers in the church at any one time, only hot food […]
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Music for Food Concert Benefits Local Charities
Midsummer’s Music will present a benefit concert, Music for Food, on Nov. 20, 5:30 pm, at the Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St. in Egg Harbor. Donations from the event will benefit United Way and the Door County Food Pantry Coalition.The Griffon String Quartet will perform selections from the Danish String Quartet’s Last Leaf album, Astor […]
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MIKE AT THE MOVIES: Latest Dune Finally Lands the Great White Whale
by MIKE ORLOCK [email protected] Since its publication in 1965, Frank Herbert’s Dune has been the “great white whale” (let’s make that “worm”) of movie adaptations. It seemed a natural for the big screen: A young hero of patrician birth but egalitarian sensibilities on a mystical quest, an evil empire in pursuit of a rare and […]
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Randy Nesbitt Joins Green Bay Law Firm
Door County-based attorney Randy Nesbitt has joined the law firm of Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry, S.C. Bringing over 40 years of experience, Nesbitt will concentrate on municipal law, as well as real estate law, contracts, employment law matters and general practice. Nesbitt will also be engaged in business development in Door County. “We are truly […]