What’s Coming Up in Door County?

• The Sturgeon Bay School District is considering shopping out its bussing service. Superintendent Joe Stutting says the move is a cost-cutting measure to help the district manage the $1.5 million deficit it’s looking at next year.

Stutting says the shift from district-run to private bussing will save the district $200,000 to $300,000 a year, as well as some stress.

“We’re not experts in bussing,” said Stutting. “We can better maintain and clean our buildings by not having those people drive bus.”

Stutting is hopeful that all of the district’s current drivers could apply and get hired by the private company the district goes contracts, although he acknowledges that some of them may choose not to.

Stutting also says the move would reduce the district’s full-time employee count by three, but retirements should allow the district to move forward without layoffs.

• On Saturday, Oct. 13 over 30 Sturgeon Bay businesses will donate a portion of sales to the Cancer Healing Fund, which supports The Healing Project. The Healing Project offers free integrative health treatments to cancer patients and survivors in Door County. For more information, contact the Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center at 920.743.6246.

• The Door County League of Women Voters will host a forum with state assembly candidates Garey Bies and Patrick Veeser on Thursday Oct. 18 at 7 pm at the Sturgeon Bay City Hall. The forum is not a debate, and questions will come from the audience and those watching on public access channel or online. For more information contact: Barbara Graul at 920.743.6842 or Shirley Senarighi at 920.743.1691.

• The Town of Baileys Harbor will hold a discussion of the town’s 2013 budget at 6 pm on Oct. 18 at the Town Hall.