Category: Columns
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Chelsea Antiques and Blue Willow Shop of Sister Bay Take Up New Owners
• After 30 successful years, Chelsea Antiques and Blue Willow Shop have new owners who plan to continue the stores’ traditions of providing old and new treasures with personal service.
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A waterfowl, probably the most widely distributed and well-known of all in North America, enjoyed by many, despised by others, a strong bird that demands respect, is beginning its usual fall increase in numbers in Door County, the Canada Goose.
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In Praise of “Large Format” Bottles
There is a statistic out there in the wine world that states that over 90 percent of the wine bought today will be consumed within six months of the purchase.
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Article posted Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:50am
Who was the longest-tenured assemblyman in Wisconsin’s 1st Assembly District?
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Congratulations to Ann Lynaugh!
There once was a baker from the Bay of Sister, way down at Base Camp, mister, she hocks coffee and cakes, for your mid-morning shakes, with an entire French legion to assist her.
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Article posted Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:45am
Leo (July 23 – August 22): You will soon learn that your invention of a radio that plays only Lawrence Welk music has been granted a U.S. patent. Continue to be humble in the face of the fame that will follow.
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A Day at Rock Island State Park
How fortunate we are living so close to Rock Island State Park, a unique recreational park in many ways. It surely is beyond the so-called “tension zone,” where hiking ranks above cars and bicycles which are not allowed.
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Wine Closures with Bryan Bradley of the Mission Grille
For the last three centuries or so, wine bottles have been traditionally sealed with cork stoppers to prevent oxygen from reacting with the wine. As you may know, natural cork is processed from the bark of the cork tree, which is a type of oak.
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Article posted Thursday, September 23, 2010 1:13pm
Question: How did the unincorporated town of Carlsville get its name?
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Congratulations to Pat Hellen!
In the town of Baileys, there’s a postmaster extraordinaire, he’ll go the extra mile, and he’s so debonair!
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Article posted Thursday, September 23, 2010 1:05pm
Leo (July 23 – August 22): More good news from your stockbroker. He has been indicted. Watch Saturn and Venus for signs that the manuscript of your memoirs has been located, probably in Roanoke, Virginia along with your uncle Leo.
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Article posted Thursday, September 23, 2010 1:00pm
Dear Miss Manners, What’s with the short pants! I mean, just about every guy is wearing short pants to the grocery store, the boat dock, the restaurant, the open house at the bankrupt condo project.
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Is This in My Job Description?
Without an Executive Director this season at the Door Community Auditorium (DCA), I have had the pleasure of filling for some of those responsibilities, including announcing the performances – something that absolutely terrified me five months ago!
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Chianti with Britton Unkefer of the Wild Tomato
Sometimes called the Bordeaux of Italy, Chianti is probably one of the most recognized wines in the world. Produced exclusively in Tuscany, the first definition of a wine-area called Chianti was made in 1716, describing the area near the villages of Gaiole, Castellina and Radda.
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Article posted Thursday, September 16, 2010 4:17pm
Sevastopol/ Gibraltar’s then-combined football team lost every conference game for a decade between 1985 and 1995. How many points did they score for the season in 1991, when they produced their lowest output during the streak?
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Congratulations to Christy Davidson-Hanson!
There once was a server name Christy, who I met when I was really thirsty. She works at the place named for Karly, and she brought me a mug of wheat (not barley!) From the island she hails, and to get you a drink she never fails, Even if you’re in the mood for a […]
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Article posted Thursday, September 16, 2010 4:10pm
Leo (July 23 – August 22): You will receive a celestial communique which advises that your washer-dryer contains a secret code. Operators are standing by to take your call so contact the President with this vital information.
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Article posted Thursday, September 16, 2010 4:10pm
Dear Mary Pat, I recently lost my father, which has been really difficult. To make matters worse, I have had to watch my mom be treated in a way that I wouldn’t have imagined possible.
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Millions of candelabra displays of “sneezing powder” line the miles and miles of disturbed roadsides, ditches, and numerous neglected patches of ground bring misery into the lives of many people.
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September and October spell wild mushroom time, cooler crisper air, fewer pesky insects and long exploratory hikes. Growing up in a Bohemian family meant eating mushrooms.