Category: Bulletin
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Egyptian Cuisine Class at Southern Door High School Oct. 22
Stephanie Wautier Yousef, a Southern Door alumna, will share Egyptian cuisine at “A Taste of Egypt” on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 am-noon, at Southern Door High School. This class is $40 per person and is sponsored by Community Outreach at St. Norbert College. Pre-registration is necessary by Oct. 14. Here is the link to sign […]
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Marquette Poll Shows Clinton, Feingold Preference in Wisconsin
A new Marquette Law School Poll finds 44 percent of Wisconsin likely voters supporting Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for president and 42 percent supporting Republican Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup. Twelve percent do not express a preference, saying they will vote for neither candidate, will not vote, or don’t know how they will vote. Among […]
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Gibraltar Committee Accepts Waterfront Plan
The Gibraltar Waterfront Master Plan Steering Committee accepted and recommended to the town board the master plan presented by the design firm Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH) at its meeting on Oct. 3. The plan is an aggregate of the ideas presented to SEH from residents and town officials over the past year. The committee also […]
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Invasive Starry Stonewort Presentation at Crossroads
Earlier this year, Starry Stonewort, an aquatic invasive species, was identified in the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, marking the first finding of this algae in Lake Michigan. Surveys have since found its extent to be spread much further than Sturgeon Bay. The Door County Invasive Species Team welcomes Michelle Nault from the Wisconsin Department of […]
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Row Boat Stolen in Sturgeon Bay
A row boat, locked with a chain and padlock, was reported stolen near a waterfront city property on Sept. 28. The row boat is a gray West Marina Zodiac with an Iowa registration sticker. If you have any information, contact the Sturgeon Bay Police Department at 920.746.2450.
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Getting Properly Registered for the Nov. 8 Election
City of Sturgeon Bay Clerk Stephanie Reinhardt urges voters to make sure they are properly registered for the Nov. 8 general election. “If you take just a few minutes to go online to the state’s MyVote.WI.gov website, you can make sure you are registered to vote at your current address, and know where to go […]
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Election Forum with Utesch, Kitchens Oct. 12
Both candidates vying for the First District Assembly seat will answer audience questions at a candidate forum presented by the League of Women Voters of Door County at the Southern Door High School Auditorium at 7 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay, incumbent) is joined by challenger Lynn Utesch (D-Kewaunee). Stephen […]
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Grant Will Restore Door County Wetlands
The Nature Conservancy was awarded a $186,200 grant from the Sustain Our Great Lakes program to hire a four-person seasonal crew for two years to control invasive species and restore and enhance coastal wetlands within the Door Peninsula Coastal Wetlands Ramsar Site, a 11,443-acre wetland complex designated as a Wetland of International Importance by the […]
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Public Meeting for NWTC Learning, Innovation Center Oct. 5
What would create more jobs and more small businesses in the Door Peninsula? A place to build prototypes? Classrooms that would support everything from CNA classes to business seminars? Commercial kitchen facilities? Opportunities for kids to explore STEM skills? The public will wait one more day to provide ideas and feedback that can shape the […]
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Sturgeon Bay Reviews Waterfront Redevelopment Plan
On Sept. 20, the Sturgeon Bay City Council went into closed session to review two items involving the West Waterfront Redevelopment Project. Because of the current lawsuit blocking the waterfront aspects of the plan, the hotel project has been held up and, several parameters of the original hotel development agreement need to be revised if […]
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Jacksonport Seeks Rendering for Town Hall and Fire Station
The Town of Jacksonport is seeking to contract with a qualified individual or entity to perform complete architectural, engineering and specification writing services for the renovation and expansion of its Town Hall/ Fire Station. There will be a mandatory attendance pre-proposal meeting and site inspection on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 1 pm at the Jacksonport […]
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Drug Arrest of Kevin Anschutz in Jacksonport
Door County Sheriff Steven Delarwelle credits the recent combined efforts of the DEA, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Department of Homeland Security and the Door-Kewaunee Drug Task Force for a successful operation that resulted in the Sept. 21 arrest of Kevin Anschutz, 51, in the Town of Jacksonport on numerous drug-related charges. Investigators of the […]
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Fatal Car Accident in Sturgeon Bay on Spet. 22
The Sturgeon Bay Police Department investigated a fatal motor vehicle accident that took place at approximately 11:55 am on Sept. 22 near the skate park at West Spruce Street, just west of Madison Avenue. First responders arrived on scene and found the driver, who was the lone occupant, without a pulse or breathing. Medical efforts […]
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Two OWI Arrests in Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay police were dispatched to a reckless driving complaint on the city’s west side on Sept. 24 at 12:12 am. The suspect vehicle was located on South Elgin Avenue, where police initiated contact with the driver, a 21-year-old male from Casco. The driver smelled of intoxicants and field sobriety tests were performed. The driver […]
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National Public Lands Day on Sept. 24
With about 5.7 million acres of public land to explore, Wisconsin provides numerous opportunities for outdoor recreation to residents and visitors alike. National Public Lands Day, occurring on Sept. 24 this year, is an ideal time to get outside, with cooler autumn temperatures, fall color and events occurring on several public lands across the state. […]
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Bill Rizzo to Speak About Public Engagement in Government
UW-Extension specialist Bill Rizzo will provide an educational presentation for municipal and school officials as well as the public on “Building Community and Engaging the Public in Local Government.” Rizzo has more than 20 years of experience helping Wisconsin communities and residents understand and employ the best methods and practices for generating dialogue and deliberation, […]
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Patti Fehl Earns Nursing Home Social Worker Award
Patti Fehl recently received the 2016 Wisconsin Nursing Home Social Worker of the Year award. She has been the social services director at Good Samaritan Society-Scandia Village for 25 years. During her tenure she has seen many changes and has handled the challenges of long-term care with tenacity and grace. Her loyalty and dedication to […]
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Grant Awarded for Northeast Wisconsin Bike and Pedestrian Plan
The Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission has been awarded grant funds in the amount of $108,000 to develop a Regional Bike and Pedestrian Plan for northeast Wisconsin. The award is part of the 2016-2020 Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) funding cycle. TAP allocates federal funds to transportation improvement projects that expand travel choice, strengthen the local economy, […]
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Door County Holds Off On Peninsula Pride Farmers Well Water Program
Door County officials decided not to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Peninsula Pride Farmers group about providing water to Southern Door residents whose wells are tainted with e-coli because Door County operates differently from Kewaunee County, which did sign the MOU. “It’s too rushed, too fast. We have to discuss it in […]
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OWI Arrest Downtown Sturgeon Bay
On Sept. 15 at approximately 5:17 pm, police received a 911 call reporting an intoxicated driver leaving a downtown Sturgeon Bay establishment, after being told not to drive or the police would be called. Police located the vehicle soon after the 911 call in the downtown area, noticing the driver had crossed the center line. […]