Peninsula School of Art Welcomes Aurelius as New Coordinator

• Martha Aurelius has recently been hired as the Youth and Community Programs Coordinator at Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek. Aurelius, a Door County native and 2009 graduate of University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, has worked as the business manager at Concordia Language Villages and, most recently, as a private home schoolteacher in Xizhou, China.

Aurelius will oversee Peninsula School of Art’s youth programs, including the Summer Studios for Young Artists, Family Art Days, We Love Art, SOUP!, school visits and free community outreach events. For more information on these programs call Peninsula School of Art at 920.868.3455 or visit http://www.peninsulaschoolofart.com.

• The new, convenient drive-through window is now open at the Wellness Center of Door County. Clients can pick up prescriptions and supplies at the window on the north side of the building. The new facility on north Fifth Avenue in Sturgeon Bay has been open since July.

Patients are asked to call at least one hour ahead to inform staff that they will be picking up prescriptions and supplies, in order to give clinic staff time to prepare.

Clients are asked to enter the alley behind the clinic off of Iowa Street or Jefferson Street, and then turn into the clinic parking lot to access the drive-through.

To make an appointment or schedule a drive-through pick up at the Wellness Center call 920.746.9444.

• Scams occur year-round, but the holidays are prime time for criminals to take advantage of preoccupied shoppers and merry-makers. Baylake Bank has offered three basic steps to avoid scammers:

– Stop: Do not respond immediately to voicemails, emails or text messages requesting personal information. Never provide personal information unless you have initiated a phone call and have verified the legitimacy of the phone number you are calling.

– Think: A legitimate financial institution will never request specific account information via phone, email or text message.

– Call: Call the number on bank statements, not the number in the voice message or email soliciting your information.

For more information on Baylake Bank visit http://www.baylake.com or call 920.743.5551 or 1.800.267.3610.

• Dr. Keith Anclam has joined North Shore Medical Clinic at Scandia Village-Good Samaritan in Sister Bay.

With 26 years of experience, Dr. Anclam provides both acute and preventative Family Medicine services for all ages in Sister Bay.

Dr. Anclam attended medical school at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences.

His clinic hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 am – 4:30 pm and Friday from 8 am – noon. To schedule an appointment please call 920.854.5355. For more information visit http://www.ministryhealth.org.

• Preparing a child for kindergarten just got easier with the launch of a new online kindergarten readiness program, If Not You, Who? (www.ifnotyouwho.org). The easy-to-follow, online curriculum offers 26 activities a month focused on the essential intellectual, social and physical skills needed for kindergarten readiness.

Though some studies have shown that less than half of children are ready when they enter kindergarten, approximately two-thirds of parents would like information about ways to support their child’s school readiness. To meet this need, three experienced and accomplished early childhood educators developed If Not You, Who? to provide parents with a calendar and curriculum of creative skill-building activities that address a child’s critical developmental needs.

For more information visit http://www.ifnotyouwho.org

• The Linden Centre in China will open its doors this summer to families who are looking to expand their Chinese language skills while also learning more about the cultural roots of China. The centre’s special summer programs are for families to share a unique learning experience together. The programs enable guests to be a part of life in a rural Chinese village while participating in daily Chinese classes. The classes will complement other cultural and community-based activities such as calligraphy, cooking, martial arts, farming, fishing, traditional Chinese medicine and visits to local schools.

Summer 2012 program dates will be June 23 – 29, July 7 – 13, 21 – 27, July 28 – Aug. 3, 4 – 11.

For more information visit http://www.linden-centre.com.

• The Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center (SBVC) is offering gift certificates that can be redeemed at over 100 Sturgeon Bay businesses. The certificates make great gifts. For more information call 920.743.6246 or 800.301.6695.

Jerry Fraser (right), publisher of Workboat Magazine, presents plaques commemorating Seacraft Design’s honor.

• A vessel designed by Seacraft Design, LLC of Sturgeon Bay was selected among the “Top 10 Significant Boats of 2011” by the editors of WorkBoat Magazine, in a formal announcement made Nov. 30 at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans.

The 98-foot passenger vessel, Chicago’s Leading Lady, which plies the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, was chosen from among 50 nominated vessels featured in the magazine’s pages over the past 12 months. The vessel was built for Mercury Skyline Yacht Charters in Chicago by Burger Boat Company of Manitowoc.

Seacraft Design is a Naval Architecture firm specializing in design, consulting and engineering services for commercial vessels, beginning its sixth year in Sturgeon Bay. For more information visit http://www.seacraftdesign.com.

• The Team Leadership Center (TLC) is hosting their first holiday party. “Zippin’ thru the Holidays” is taking place at their company headquarters at 4497 Ploor Road in Institute on Dec. 28 from noon – 3 pm. For $30 per person (family of four or more will receive one free pass), the event will include a zip line adventure tour, a visit with Santa Clause, candy cane hunt, hot cider and cocoa, and holiday carols. Attendees are encouraged to dress appropriate for the weather.

For more information visit http://www.teamleadership.com or call 920.746.9999.