The Bulletin: Coming Up

• The Door County Tourism Zone Commission met Thursday, April 16. The next meeting is scheduled for 9 am, May 14 at the Sturgeon Bay City Hall community room.

• The Gibraltar Booster Club announced its annual Golf Classic fundraiser, scheduled for June 12 at Maxwelton Braes in Baileys Harbor. The event features a $10,000 hole-in-one prize. The 3:30 start for the scramble format will cost $45 for nine holes, cart, two beverage tickets and one picnic style meal ticket. Proceeds support Gibraltar athletics. Call Josh at 920.839.2559 for more information.

• Door County Legislative Days 2009 will require at least 100 local delegates to call on legislators in Madison on Tuesday, May 12. Delegates will call on state legislators in the afternoon and enjoy a reception, authentic Door County fish boil dinner, and entertainment with legislators and guests that evening. The remainder of the two-day event will be reserved for visiting state officials and selected state agencies.

The cost to participate is only $20. Those interested in participating in Legislative Days can register at http://www.dclegislativeday.com no later than Friday, May 1. Registration forms are also available from the DCEDC offices 920.743.3113 x200 or [email protected]. Rooms starting at $89 at the Legislative Days headquarters hotel, the Inn On The Park on Capitol Square, are available until April 17. For hotel reservations, call 800.279.8811.

To view the agendas and accomplishments of past Door County Legislative Days visit http://www.dclegislativeday.com/Issues.htm.

• Door County Economic Development Corporation announced details for its annual investors meeting and luncheon on Tuesday, May 5, at Stone Harbor Resort and Conference Center in Sturgeon Bay.

The keynote speaker will be Terry Ludeman, retired Chief Economic Advisor for the State of Wisconsin. Ludeman is a highly sought after state resource, known for being able to take complicated economic data and translating it into meaningful (and entertaining) information for the non-economist. His remarks will be discussing "Looking Toward the Post-Recession Economy."

In addition, the meeting will include the presentation of the Door County Industry of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. The luncheon meeting will also include the annual report to the community about the accomplishments of DCEDC during 2008. This year’s annual meeting also celebrates the 20th anniversary of DCEDC, founded in 1989.

The DCEDC annual investors meeting will start at 12 pm. A pre-luncheon reception with Ludeman will take place from 11:15 – 11:45 am. Tickets are $25 per person or $225 for a table of ten and are available from the DCEDC office. For more information, call 920.743.3113 x200 or email [email protected].