Category: Columns
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Article posted Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:34am
Dear Mary Pat, You remember my dimwit cousin Roger. Well, he’s at it again. He got laid off sometime ago, not because the economy was bad. It was because he kept showing up for the 4 pm shift when he was on the 8 am shift and other dumb things.
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Door County’s Viva La Cottage Recognized for Annual Flea Market
• Flea Market Style Magazine named Viva La Cottage one of the top-24 small flea markets in the United States. An artful blend of vintage and contemporary, Viva La Cottage is a country French-style boutique in Sister Bay.
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Article posted Thursday, March 3, 2011 11:49am
Question: Many of Ephraim’s early public buildings were designed by the same Chicago-based architect, including the Ephraim Village Hall. What was the architect’s name, and in what year was the Ephraim Village Hall completed?
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Congratulations to Lori Sampo!
This week’s featured server is Lori Sampo. By day decisions on finance, but all other working hours it’s to meetings she doth go. When the final gavel has thumped, with the words “meeting adjourned,” all right look back Lori.
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Article posted Thursday, March 3, 2011 11:43am
Pisces (February 19 – March 20): This your horoscopic moment and nothing should stand in your way. Start by shoveling out your driveway and get the weights on your cuckoo clock adjusted for daylight savings time.
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Article posted Thursday, March 3, 2011 11:37am
Dear Mary Pat, I feel like I’m an only parent these days. My husband travels for his job usually Monday through Friday. However, sometimes, he doesn’t fly back until Saturday, which only leaves one day a week with him.
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Few wild birds seen in Door County during the past 46 years have left me with a deeper sense of awe and respect than the Northern Goshawk. My most favorite and fitting description of this bird was written by Herbert Ravenel Sass in 1930 for the Life Histories of North American Birds of Prey by Arthur Cleveland Bent.
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Jacksonport Craft Cottage of Door County Donates to Firefighters Association
• Sue Jarosh of Jacksonport Craft Cottage presented a check for $250 to Jacksonport Fire Chief, Tom Ash, for the Jacksonport Firefighters Association.
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Door County Visitor Bureau Hosts Press Trips
• This year, the Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB) will welcome a minimum of 60 travel journalists to Door County as part of their Communications & Public Relations department’s initiatives in conjunction with Geiger & Associates Public Relations.
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An Idiot’s Lament: Missing the Hilander Cup
It’s a grueling day on the ice, a test of wills, a test of stamina, a test of hamstrings and groins. Unfortunately, I already failed that test.
Today the Northern Door Broomball League crowns a new -
Congratulations to Jon Walker and Shannon Viste!
To this week’s servers the work seems like fun; / for if you watch them closely they act as one.
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Article posted Thursday, February 17, 2011 10:30am
Question: Ellison Bluff Park is the largest in the Door County Park system at 174 acres. Which park is the smallest in the county park system?
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Article posted Thursday, February 17, 2011 10:22am
Pisces (February 19 – March 20): Good news. Both your broker and your lawyer have been indicted and the relatives, due to arrive for a month’s stay have been delayed due to weather conditions.
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Snowshoeing: A Great Silent Winter Sport
My introduction to the classic ash wood and rawhide laced snowshoes came through an advertisement in a 1955 L.L. Bean catalog. My U.S. Army field artillery days in the Korean War were over, I had signed a contract to teach school in Madison, was ready to return to civilian life and anxious to do some outdoor quiet sports.
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Sister Bay Pamida Supports the Door County Transportation Options Program
• The Women’s Employment Project, Inc (WEP, Inc.) is proud to announce the award of $1,000 from the Sister Bay Pamida Store and the Pamida Foundation to support the Door County Transportation Options Program (DCTOP).
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Door County’s Great Northern by Design Hosts Open House
• Great Northern by Design will host an End of Season Open House Feb. 18 – 19 from 11 am – 4 pm. To say “thank you” for another good season, hot apple cider and snacks will be served.
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The Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches
Hopefully you number yourself among the many people who feed wild birds and enjoy two of the most admired and appreciated species, the Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches.
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This week I bought my nephew an Aaron Rodgers jersey. It was probably one of roughly 100,000 Aaron Rodgers jerseys sold this week. Nothing special.
But for me, it was a step back. A first foray in mending
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Door County Habitat for Humanity Celebrates 18 Years
• Door County Habitat for Humanity will be celebrating its 18th birthday on Jan. 26. During its nearly two decades of existence, the organization has built 31 homes throughout Door County and also supported the construction of over 70 homes in other parts of the world.
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Door County Medical Center Therapist Earns Designation
• Ann Rankin, Occupational Therapist with Ministry Door County Medical Center (MDCMC), has earned the distinguished Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) designation.