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Some believe that creativity is inherent in a person; others believe that creativity can be learned. Whatever the stance, one thing is certain – the benefits of a creative society are plentiful, and Destination ImagiNation (DI) challenges students to experience problem solving, teamwork, and creativity.
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Birmingham, Allmann Will Square Off for Mayor
Sturgeon Bay voters have chosen Thad Birmingham and Barbara Allmann to square off in the race to become the city’s next mayor. Birmingham received 425 votes to lead balloting in last night’s primary election, while Allman garnered 354.
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Baileys Harbor Candidate Forum March 2
The League of Women Voters of Door County is sponsoring a candidate forum for the four candidates running for Baileys Harbor Town Supervisor. The forum is Tuesday, March 2 from 7 – 9 pm at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall.
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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is accepting applications for three positions on its board of trustees. Each appointment carries a three-year term beginning July 1.
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Nelson Takes Door County Idol Crown
Gibraltar’s Lilli Nelson took home the 2010 Door County Idol crown at the Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek. The competition featured eight of the county’s best young performers, including runner-up Monica Lenius of Southern Door.
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A Shrinking Population: Door County Losing Young Families
Though we live in the age of the Blackberry, dominated by electronic media and social networking Web sites, Tara and Aaron LeClair were drawn back to their hometown through the most traditional of networking methods.
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Re-thinking Education: Focus on University Students Comes at Expense of Everyone Else
Every child deserves a chance at a college education, but does every child need one? It’s not a popular question to ask in policy circles, but it’s one that one author argues must be asked if we’re going to keep America’s small towns alive.
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Door County’s Own Hope for Haiti
For weeks the world has been inundated with images of the death and destruction from Haiti’s Jan. 12 earthquake. A plea for help has been heard, one that reached even our geographically isolated peninsula.
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Mayoral Candidates Stump Jobs for City
Voters in the City of Sturgeon Bay got a taste of what five of the six mayoral candidates bring to the leadership table at a forum Jan. 25. The primary is Feb.
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Sturgeon Bay High School graduate and University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman John Parent was recently awarded the county’s first Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship.
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The Town of Gibraltar “enthusiastically endorsed” a new bike route plan at last night’s town board meeting. Town Chairman Merrell Runquist said the town must now figure out who will be in charge of moving the plan forward.
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Fire Damages Belgian Rose Building in Carlsville
Firefighters from across Northern Door and Sturgeon Bay responded to a fire at the Belgian Rose, 5597 Hwy 42 in Carlsville Saturday. The blaze destroyed much of the second and third floors of the 106 year-old brick home.
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JJ’s La Puerta Planning for Groundhog Day Reopening
JJ’s La Puerta Restaurant in Sister Bay will be open for certain by Groundhog’s Day (February 2), if owner James “JJ” Johnson has his druthers. The kitchen in the landmark Door County restaurant was almost completely destroyed by fire Aug.
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County Advocate Charles Jarman Died at 73
The first memory I have of Charlie Jarman was on a cold and snowy evening, the night of my first snowmobile ride. I managed to plow through not one but two sides of an electrified barbed wire cow fence on his dairy farm and looked the worse for wear, as I stumbled dazed into the Jarman farmhouse with a shredded jacket and gloves.
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Coming Home: What Brought One Young Person Back to Door County
Over Christmas break hundreds of Door County high school graduates came home to visit family and friends. For most of them, such short stops will be their only relationship with their hometowns for decades to come.
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The operation of a business always presents challenges, but especially during difficult economic times. However, some Door County owners have found that the Entrepreneurial Training Program sponsored by the Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) and the UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has given them the edge to take their business to the next level.
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Six Vie For Mayor of Sturgeon Bay
Six residents are vying for the Mayor’s seat in the City of Sturgeon Bay, half with political experience, the other half without. In a brief preview of the candidates before the primary Feb.
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Tourism Zone Grapples With Room Tax Collection Issues
Nearly three years after the Door County Tourism Zone was formed to collect a 5.5 percent room tax, several lodging entities are still flying under the radar and avoiding the tax.
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City Council Approves Development Plans for Wal-Mart Supercenter
Sturgeon Bay city aldermen voted unanimously in favor of the final Planned Unit Development (PUD) submitted by Wal-Mart for a Supercenter store on Egg Harbor Road.
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Gibraltar Boys Take 3rd Straight Lena Tournament Title
Gibraltar players celebrate after winning their third straight Lena Holiday Tournament title last night in dramatic fashion. Ryan Wimmer snatched a rebound on the right baseline and dropped in a 10-footer to give the Vikings a 49 – 47 victory over NEW Lutheran, which had stormed back from 13 down to tie the game.