Category: Bulletin

• Sister Bay’s board of trustees could adopt an ordinance banning formula, or chain, restaurants at its Aug. 10 regular board meeting. The ordinance received the endorsement of the village’s plan commission July 15. The ordinance can be viewed on the village intranet site at http://intranet.sisterbay.com. • The Jacksonport Parks Committee will discuss its five […]

• The Washington Island Lions Club Fly-in drew 154 planes July 17. Over 154 planes registered during the event and 600 platters of boiled whitefish were served.

• The Village of Egg Harbor will host a grand opening for its new marina Aug. 14. Jim Rooney, Chairman of the Wisconsin Waterways Commission will be on hand, as will the University of Wisconsin Marching Band.

• Wisconsin had the highest level of participation of any state in the 2010 United States Census. Eighty-one percent of Wisconsinites mailed back their census form.

• Baileys Harbor is seeking input for its comprehensive bike plan. An online survey is available at www.surveymonkey.com/s/baileysharbor. The survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete.

• The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the state June 30. The court was unanimous in rejecting a lawsuit that claimed the amendment violated a rule that limits referendum questions to a single subject. The lawsuit was brought by Dr. William McConkey, a Door County resident and University of […]

• Feed the Fish, the movie starring Tony Shalhoub that was filmed in Door County in the winter of 2009, is returning to the peninsula. The Sturgeon Bay Cinema 6 will show the film beginning July 23. Feed the Fish was filmed in northern Door County and Los Angeles, California. The film has many Wisconsin […]

The Door County cherry crop is expected to come in two weeks early.

News coming up in Door County.

• The Village of Egg Harbor is looking for people to serve on its new Public Art Committee. Village residency is not required. The committee will advise the board, staff, artists, developers and others on the implementation of the public art program.

• Southern Door High School seniors recently donated three Kindles to the Door County Cancer Center at Door County Memorial Hospital in memory of a late friend.

• Former students and friends will gather to thank “Ms. A,” Nancy Akerly, at the Sister Bay Village Hall June 27 from 2 – 5 pm. Akerly taught in the Gibraltar School District for 39 years, going back to the old Sister Bay School.

A brief look at the news of the week.

• The Door County Tourism Zone Commission will hold its annual meeting June 17. Chairman Bob Kufrin will review the commission’s 2009 annual report, audit, and accomplishments.

• Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) applied to the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin to raise electric rates 6.9 percent and natural gas rates 1.

• Wisconsin’s drunk driving laws get tougher July 1. Many drivers who would have previously been cited with non-criminal offenses will now be subject to criminal charges and penalties. The key provisions of the new law include criminal charges for a first OWI offense if there is a child under 16 in the vehicle, with […]

• The Door Kewaunee Business and Education Partnership (DKBEP) unveiled this year’s student-built home in Luxemburg May 26. It marked the completion of the third DKBEP High School Home Construction Project.

The Gibraltar baseball team clinched a share of their first Packerland Conference championship in 22 years by shutting out Sturgeon Bay May 10, but coach Jay Kita said the team has loftier goals.

Highlights from the news to come in Door County.