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United Way Seeking Door County Youth Scholarship Applicants
Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by Staff Reporter.
Each year, United Way of Door County awards scholarships for Door County students who are continuing their post-high school education. If you, or someone you know, has demonstrated strong community involvement during their high school career, and is beginning college in fall of 2012, you are encouraged to apply. This year there will be four, [...]
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DCEDC Holds Northern Door Office Hours on Valentine’s Day
Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 by Staff Reporter.
The Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) will continue to offer regular office hours through the winter and spring for new and existing business owners in Northern Door County, providing business counseling and entrepreneurial services in Sister Bay. Individual, confidential sessions will be held the second Tuesday of each month, from 8am until Noon at [...]
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Gene Caldwell to Speak at DCMM on Bay Shipbuilding Yard Activity, Feb 2
Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 by Bob Desh.
Gene Caldwell, Vice President and General Manager of Bay Shipbuilding Co., will present a program on current activities at the Sturgeon Bay shipyard beginning at 7 pm on Thursday, February 2 at the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM). The Door County Maritime Museum’s Speaker Series continues with a topic that is always of interest to Door [...]
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First Friday Poetry Readings at “Untitled” Highlight the Launch of Sturgeon Bay’s Monthly Buy Local Campaign, Jan 6
Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
More than 20 downtown Sturgeon Bay businesses will extend their hours to 8 pm on Friday, January 6 with the launch of the First Fridays campaign to promote local businesses and support non-profit organizations. The first Friday of each month will offer area residents the opportunity to enjoy downtown Sturgeon Bay with many shops remaining [...]
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United Way of Door County Support Still Needed to Meet 2011 Goal
Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
The Annual Sturgeon Bay Bed & Breakfast Christmas Walk, the local High School Student Council and your own donations all help support United Way of Door County but, as of Thursday, December 29, the 2011 annual fundraising campaign is at 85.8% of its goal, with just $65,000 needed to empower residents of Door County in [...]
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Saying Goodbye to a Door County Activist, Ellen Frances Witteborg
Posted on 21. Dec, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
Ellen died Sunday, December 18 with family at the Egan home, Clark Lake. She was born on her father’s birthday, October 16, 1947, in Green Bay to Mary and Carl Witteborg. Ellen attended St. John’s Grade School, graduated from St. Joseph Academy and received a degree from UW Green Bay in Environmental Design. Ellen Witteborg’s [...]
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Community Shared Ride Taxi Service Expands Transportation Areas in 2012
Posted on 19. Dec, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
Door 2 Door Rides is extending its original three-mile radius service area to reach much more of Door County, effective January 2, 2012. The public shared ride taxi service is affordable and wheelchair accessible and will now accommodate a larger Sturgeon Bay service area, as well as select portions of northern Door County. The expanded [...]
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Capture the Spirit! …of the Holidays in Sister Bay, Nov 25-26
Posted on 19. Nov, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
Warm up your holiday spirit, tune up your caroling voice, bundle up the kids and join the festivities at Sister Bay’s Capture the Spirit event, November 25 and 26! The village lights will glow brightly Friday, November 25 beginning at 4:30 pm with the lighting of luminaries around downtown and the Village Christmas tree and [...]
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Door County Walker Recall Effort to be Documented in “Shameless” Video
Posted on 18. Nov, 2011 by Stephen Kastner.
Door County is one Wisconsin region that has been steadily changing the color of its stripes over the past decade, shifting from Red to Blue. There was a time not that long ago, when attending a Democratic Party meeting in Door County would result in spending face time with the same two or three tired [...]
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28th Annual Sturgeon Bay Christmas Walk to Benefit United Way of Door County, Dec 4
Posted on 15. Nov, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
Sturgeon Bay’s Historic Inns and Bed & Breakfasts will be hosting the 28th Annual Christmas Walk on Sunday, December 4 from 1:30 to 5 pm, with all proceeds benefiting United Way of Door County. Come and visit Sturgeon Bay’s Historic Inns and Bed & Breakfasts at this magical time of year. Enjoy the scent of [...]




