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Vessel bound for Bay Ship coming in to Sturgeon Bay on January 31. Photo courtesy Brian Forest.
The
Door County Maritime Museum’s Speaker Series continues on Thursday,
Feb. 2, with a topic that is always of interest to Door County residents
and particularly those in the Sturgeon Bay area. 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 p.m. at the Sturgeon Bay museum.
Third
Avenue Playhouse is launching a new series called Tuesdays at TAP.
Every Tuesday there will be a concert at TAP to benefit a local
nonprofit. This series starts on February 14th and the featured
nonprofit is United Way of Door County.
The concert starts at 7:30 pm. The artist is Hans Christian. Hans
Christian’s unmistakable cello playing moves the listener with a
haunting beauty, and his use of various ethnic string instruments
expresses a universal musical language that transcends boundaries,
cultures, and generations. This concert is a kick-off toappearances around the world.
Jed, a redtick coonhound who went to his forever home in 2011.
The
2011 numbers are in for the Door County Humane Society, and they are
down. Most businesses would not find that a reason for celebration, but
DCHS Executive Director Carrie Counihan is delighted. “We experienced a
10% drop in the number of animals that came into our shelter. From a
record high in 2010 of 735 cats and dogs, we dropped to 664 animals last
year. Spay & neuter efforts and education on keeping pets safe may
be having the desired effect.”
Peninsula
School of Art, 3900 County Road F, Fish Creek, invites the public to
the take part in the festive culmination of its three-month SOUP!
Project on Saturday, February 4, from 11am-3pm. During the event,
handcrafted ceramic bowls are for sale and those who make a purchase can
partake in a complementary, bountiful hot soup-and-bread buffet. As in
past years, community-created bowls are $15 each, with "premium" bowl
designs crated by area professional potters priced at $40. In
its sixth year, SOUP! is a community-wide effort, with over 450 school
children and about 100 adults creating and decorating ceramic bowls.
Area restaurants and individuals donate soup, bread and desserts for the
buffet, with other volunteers staffing the soup line, dining room and
the School's classrooms where bowls are sold.
Sturgeon Bay High School Student Council raises money for United Way
of Door County
On Thursday, December 22, the students at
Sturgeon Bay High School participated in a Talent Show.Prior to having the Talent Show the
Student Council was required to raise money to support local charities.This year one of the charities that the
Student Council choice to support is United Way of Door County.Pictured are David Tauber, Jr. and
Rebecca Fredrickson with a check for $600 for United Way.David and Rebecca are students at
Sturgeon Bay High School and members of the United Way of Door County Board of
Directors.
The
Door County Maritime Museum’s Speaker Series resumes after the holidays
with a program literally and figuratively geared towards the big ships
that ply the Great Lakes and what makes them go.
Ken
Westcar will recount the repowering of the 1,000-ft. self-unloader Paul
R. Tregurtha at Bay Shipbuilding on Thursday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. at the
Sturgeon Bay museum.
“The
program will discuss how local expertise and an unwavering commitment
to quality provided the vessel owners with a renewed asset that left the
Sturgeon Bay yard on-time and on-budget and has since completed two
full operating seasons with zero downtime while setting a precedent for
future ship repowers in Sturgeon Bay,” explained Westcar.
What
better way to begin a new year than with a cat companion? To encourage
an adoption decision, the Door County Humane Society is dropping the
cat adoption fee to an historic low of $20.12 for the month of January
2012. Carrie Counihan explained, “We’ve resolved to find homes for a
significant number of the 110 cats at the shelter. Sometimes an extra
little incentive is all that’s needed for a family to make the adoption
decision. We’re trying something new by cutting the cat adoption cost
by more than 75%.”
The Door Kewaunee Business & Education Partnership (DKBEP) is holding its 2nd annual fundraising event to support youth programs
for the 2012 year. A local spin on a popular reality game show,
Minute-To-Win-It is coming to Kewaunee! The event will be held on
Friday, January 27th at 7:30 p.m. at CJ's Banquet Hall in Kewaunee.
Admission for the event is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Advanced
team registration is $120. Teams of 6 will be required to compete in 60 second challenges using everyday household items.
Celebrate
the start of the new year while contributing to a great cause! From
9:00 am until noon on New Year’s Day, the Door County Humane Society
is inviting area residents and visitors to kick off 2012 with a hearty
breakfast feast at Ellison Bay’s popular Mink River Basin.
The big screen TVs will be on so you won't miss the big game or
pre-game show as the Packers go after the Lions! Humane Society
merchandise will be available for purchase.
The
Rotary Interact Club in Sturgeon Bay is holding a spaghetti dinner
December 10 to support their global service project, MAP International.
This project will help send doctors, medicine, and supplies to third
world countries in an effort to promote health care.
The dinner
is December 10 at Bayview Lutheran Church, 340 West Maple St., in
Sturgeon Bay, and will have three different serving times - 6:15, 7:00,
and 7:15 p.m. It would help if those planning to attend made
reservations, but walk-ins are welcome.
Purchases from our new online store help the pets.
It's
great to shop locally and support our Door County businesses whenever we
can. We all love our Door County galleries, restaurants, and retail
outlets.
But sometimes many of us do shop online and make the choice to buy from a
non-local source that may or may not carry products from Door County.
And making purchases on the internet is certainly easier and safer than
it used to be. In addition, not everyone has the time or mobility to get
out and peruse the local offerings.
Edgewood
Orchard Galleries’ benefit cookbook, An Artist’s Food for the Soul,
just passed the $100,000 mark in money raised to benefit not-for profit
organizations working with children. The gallery recently announced a
$5,000 donation to United Way of Door County. “We know that many budgets
have been cut and there is great need for donations to carry out the
missions of vital social service organizations here. United Way agencies
serve one out of every three residents living in Door County, and we
wanted to make a contribution to help them reach their fundraising
goal,” said Anne Emerson, who created the cookbook with her daughter,
Nell Jarosh, and graphic designer Dan Cross of Idea Studios.
Santa at the wheel of the museum tugboat John Purves.
Santa
Claus will be making his annual visit to the Door County Maritime
Museum in Sturgeon Bay to gather gift requests from area children. He
will welcome children aboard the Tug John Purves, the Museum’s
92-year-old in-water exhibit, from 10 a.m.-1p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10. The event offers a
double treat for the children since it not only presents an opportunity
to see Santa, but to also step aboard a historic seagoing tug boat.
The
Singing Christmas Card Project – Various youth groups in Sturgeon Bay
are selling “Singing Christmas Cards” as a fundraiser to benefit United
Way of Door County. You can send a relative or friend a “Singing
Christmas Card” this year by making a $25 donation to United Way of Door
County.
For
$25 a youth group will go to someone’s home or place of employment,
sing them two Christmas Carols and present them with Christmas Card from
the donor.
Class
registration is now open to the public for the Door County Maritime
Museum’s popular boat building class. The 2012 class will build the
Abenaki, a two-person cedar strip canoe, beginning in mid-January at the
Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay. Volunteer
instructors David Morgan & Bob Schottmuller selected the Abenaki
because of its size and design. While its construction is
straightforward, the Abenaki can still handle a week’s worth of gear for
the ultimate paddling adventure.
Children's Store at Bertschinger Center, Egg Harbor.
Each
year numerous businesses and individuals from Door County generously
donate items so that over 350 youngsters can visit the Children's
Christmas Stores held at 4 locations in November and December. The
stores are hosted by the Family Centers of Door County with the help of
over 40 volunteers.
With the assistance of Santa's Elves, children age 4 - 12 are allowed
to shop and wrap gifts for family members while mom & dad wait
outside. These items are new inventory priced 50¢ to no more than $15
and are valued at far more than the asking price.
Sturgeon
Bay's Historic Inns and Bed & Breakfasts will be hosting the 28th
Annual Christmas Walk on Sunday, December 4th from 1:30pm to 5:00pm,
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 fresh cedar and pine and the
sight of sparkling lights as six Sturgeon Bay Inns and Bed &
Breakfasts open their doors. Enjoy a warm welcome with creative
decorations of the season and holiday music. Door County artists and
fine crafts persons will be displaying handmade works of art in each inn
offering the perfect opportunity for finding unique holiday gifts.
Bidding
in conjunction with the Door County Maritime Museum’s Holiday Ornament
Showcase begins Saturday, Nov. 19. The popular holiday fundraising event
features one-of-a-kind works of art certain to brighten homes for the
holiday season. Of course, you have to be one of those fortunate enough
to win one or more of the pieces that are part of the silent auction.
Bidding will continue through Dec. 13.
Winter
is rapidly approaching so it seems appropriate the Door County Maritime
Museum’s 2011-2012 Speaker Series kicks off Tuesday night, Nov. 29,
with Richard Purinton presenting a program centered on winters on
Washington Island.
This
initial program on Nov. 29 will provide an excellent holiday shopping
opportunity with the museum’s gift shop open for business and a book
signing opportunity with the evening’s featured speaker.
Purinton,
who serves as the CEO for the family-run Washington Island Ferry Line,
is an award-winning author, having penned three books related to the
Island.
Washington Island is the topic of the first program.
The
Door County Maritime Museum has announced its 2011-2012 Maritime
Speaker Series program which will get underway Tuesday night, Nov. 29,
and continue with Thursday evening programs running periodically January
through March. The
initial program on Nov. 29 will provide an excellent holiday shopping
opportunity with the museum’s gift shop open for business and a book
signing opportunity with the evening’s featured speaker Richard
Purinton.
Thrivent steps up to help United Way of Door County:
Looking for a night out, want to learn a new craft, looking for a fun and easy way to support United Way of Door County?
If you
answered yes to any of these, please join us on Thursday, November 3 at
the English Inn in Fish Creek at 6:30pm for a Make & Take Bead
Event. Representatives from the Mother Bead and the Bead Bucket will be
on hand to help you make your bracelet.
More
than 500 cats and dogs have found shelter at the Door County Humane
Society through the first nine months of 2011. The Humane Society
released its third quarter operations summary today, enabling the
community to get a sense of the growing number of lost, abandoned, and
surrendered animals cared for in the course of a year.
“Every one of the 19 municipalities is represented,” explained Executive Director Carrie Counihan.
The
Door County Buy Local Steering Committee is holding a Door County BUY
LOCAL Networking Event on Tuesday, November 1st, 5:30-7pm at the
Centerpointe Marina, 215 Quincy, Sturgeon Bay (upstairs overlooking the
water). At the meeting, they will update everyone about the status and
activities of the Buy Local program. There will also be a brief program
on Wisconsin's new concealed carry law as it affects businesses, with a
speaker from Pinkert Law Firm LLP.
In
1853, Andreas Iverson, a Moravian minister and evangelist from Norway,
founded Door County’s first church. Today, its white steeple is a proud
tribute to the hardy souls who survived countless challenges to
establish their church in the wilderness. Serving the community,
Ephraim Moravian Church ministries provides free meals, short-term
emergency aid, supports Feed My People, and participates in Crop Walk.
Eagle Scout Christopher Sullivan-Robinson with Troop 1021 leaders.
The
Sunshine House is an organization dedicated to serving citizens of
Wisconsin with special needs. Over the past forty years, the Sunshine
House has expanded its services, and now provides special needs and
disabled citizens with personal care, transportation, work services,
supported employment and activities. The Sunshine House serves
sixty-five members of the Door County community.
10/5/2011 Older Adult Breakfast Social Location: Southern Door Family Center- 1400 Cty DK, Brussels Event Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Contact: Shannon Finger E-mail: shannon@familycentersdc.com Phone: (920) 825-1430 Leave a Message Adults
age 50 or older are invited to this monthly social that features great
food, fun with friends, and informational resources. This month's
speaker is Mavis Arnold the CEO of WEP, Inc. of Sturgeon Bay.
The
16th Annual Chefs for a Day event will be Saturday, October 15 and will
be held at Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club. Doors will open at 6:00 pm and
volunteer servers will be distributing hors d’oeuvres from 6:30 until
7:15 p.m. At 7:15 guests will be able to sample the entrees, served by
each chef at numerous buffet stations.
This
year’s guests will have the opportunity to sample 45 gourmet dishes,
including hors d’oeuvres, entrees, and desserts. This year will have an
International theme so that chefs may prepare any dish that they would
like – Italian, French, Indian, Chinese, American, or Spanish just to
mention a few.
Do
you know someone who has brought vital, life-changing contributions to
an organization or community by volunteering, especially in the Village
of Sister Bay or the Town of Liberty Grove? The Sister Bay Advancement
Association is again offering the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Volunteer of
the Year award to recognize volunteers by recognizing someone who has
volunteered their time, skills and expertise in the northern end of the
peninsula.
The latest Habitat home under construction in Sturgeon Bay.
Door
County is fortunate to have an army of volunteers that make things
happen for myriad non-profit organizations in the area. But there's just
one where scads of volunteers invest about 3,000 collective hours of
their own time into the construction of a home for a family that might
otherwise never own one.
At a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Door County North, which meets
every Wednesday for breakfast at the Cornerstone Pub in Baileys Harbor,
Door Habitat's Executive Director Rick Nelson told the wonderful story.
The
Door County Maritime Museum, in conjunction with J & M Fisheries,
will be hosting a fish boil with an open house at the Museum's Gills
Rock facility on Sunday, September 18. The
open house, which will allow visitors to experience the new exhibit
"Ghost Ships of Wisconsin's Schooner Coast," will take place from 10 am
until 5 pm.
The
Door County Humane Society's Annual Bark in the Park 2011 will leave
lasting memories in the minds of its many participants, which included
about 100 humans, 60 dogs, 3 cats, and 1 camel. How does a cat participate in the promenade around the park? You'll have to check out the video
later in this article to find out!
Sunset Park in Sturgeon Bay was a great place to be on Saturday,
August 27. The weather was perfect, with temperatures in the high 70's,
partly sunny skies, and a light breeze.
Grab
a front-row seat for a beautiful sunset at Fred & Fuzzy's
Waterfront Bar & Grill in Sister Bay on Sunday, September 18th from 4 - 8pm as they host a benefit evening for the Wellness Center of Door
County, Inc.
Director
of Development at the Wellness Center Katie Schnorr is very excited
about the opportunity. "It will be a wonderful chance to spend time with
family and friends at a beautiful spot, all while supporting our
mission of compassionate and affordable health care for women and men."
United
Way of Door County recently announced the appointment of a new staff
member, Jason Palmer, to fill the newly created position of Fund
Development Director. The primary responsibility of this position is
United Way's annual campaign. Palmer
has his MBA from Northern Illinois University. His experience ranges
from public relations and marketing to extensive fundraising for a
nonprofit located in Aurora, IL. His fundraising experience includes
running annual campaigns, coordinating a gala with a silent auction, and
grant writing.
On
Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at The Lodge at Leathem Smith in Sturgeon
Bay, United Way of Door County held their Annual Kickoff Event. Guests
socialized over appetizers and listened to live music provided by Mike
& Bob Starr of Cover League before learning about this year's United
Way campaign. The sponsors for this year's event were Associated Bank,
Brooks & Kase, ERA Starr Realty, and fm106.9 The Lodge.
Dogs
and their owners walking to help homeless animals is the purpose of
"Bark in the Park", but if you ask the many bright-eyed, tailing-wagging
participants, they are in Sunset Park to have fun. The annual "Bark in
the Park" fundraiser for the Door County Humane Society will take place
in Sunset Park, on 3rd Avenue in Sturgeon Bay, on Saturday, August 27.
It's the one day of the year that dogs are allowed in the city park, and
all varieties, shapes, and sizes of dogs make the most of that special
treat. According to shelter's Executive Director Carrie Counihan, the
fundraising goal this year is $17,000.
The
Wellness Center of Door County, Inc. is thrilled to announce the
addition of Heidi Derbick, MSN, RN, APNP, FNP-BC, to their clinic
staff. Heidi brings experience caring for patients’ ages 1 month - 70+
years to the position. As a family nurse practitioner, she will provide
key primary care services including pediatric and well child exams,
adult and adolescent health, women’s health, and acute care. She will
also complement other staff in offering school, sports and
pre-employment physicals, chronic disease management, and preventative
care.
United
Way of Door County is pleased to announce the "A-DOOR-able Mailbox
Raffle" sponsored by Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group (CBTREG) to
benefit United Way of Door County. REALTORS
and Associates of CBTREG partnered with local artists to create these
one of a kind mailboxes. The mailboxes will be raffled off at United
Way of Door County’s fall event, Chefs for a Day, on October 15, 2011 at
the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club.
Ribbon-cutting for the new Wellness Center building in Sturgeon Bay.
The
Wellness Center of Door County celebrated the opening of its brand-new,
state-of-the art facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday,
August 5th at 9 am.
The ceremony
featured distinguished guests including former Lt. Governor Barbara
Lawton and the Wellness Center's Capital Campaign Co-chairs Shirley
Senarighi and Vicki Wilson.
Poodie Bonin was recognized as the volunteer with the most hours in 2010. Her client? Bagel.
Volunteers
are the lifeblood of any non-profit organization, and the Door County Humane
Society is no exception. At the recent annual meeting and volunteer
recognition dinner at the Draft Haus in Sturgeon Bay, the board of
directors gave heartfelt thanks and an abundance of praise for the
dozens of dedicated men and women who help care for and support our
county's homeless four-leggers.
A
record year for shelter activity, 2010 saw increases in the intake of
cats and dogs. As a much-needed new building continues to be in the
planning stages, the present facility pushes the envelope for animal
care.
We are overjoyed at the prospect of starting our 33rd Door County Habitat home.
The photograph shows the hole that was dug by Soil Specialists late last
week. The sewer and water laterals are in. The breaker run will be
done on the driveway before Tuesday and additional stone will be put
into the foundation.
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