Skateboard auction raises $1,500 for skate park

• The Art for the Skate Park Auction, held during Fall Fest, raised $1,500 for the Sister Bay Skate Park. Eighteen boards went to auction, with the highest bid coming in at $170.

Organizer Lisa MacDonald said she would like to hold another auction next year or the year after.

“We got a great response from the artists, and the response to the auction was awesome,” she said.

– Jen Zettel

• Frontier Communications announced Oct. 21 that it is able to provide high-speed DSL Internet services to customers in Baileys Harbor, Egg Harbor, Jacksonport, Sister Bay and Washington Island as a result of network investments.

Frontier will host a celebration of the new service at its Sister Bay offices at 262 S. Hwy 57 on Nov. 3 from 11 am – 1 pm. Refreshments will be served, and there will be an opportunity to enter a raffle for two tickets to the Packers vs. Vikings game in Green Bay on November 14, plus two VIP sideline passes.

To learn more about the service or availability call 1.877.462.8188 or email [email protected].

• Gibraltar Superintendent Steve Seyfer reported that K-12 enrollment projections at the school will continue to decline through 2016-2017. The 2014-15 enrollment is expected to be 537 students, dropping to 507 students by the 2016-17 school year.