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Barricades Come Out, Customers Stream In
Construction hiatus pleases Egg Harbor business operators. A steady stream of customers filed into Main Street Market on Saturday, past veteran Rich Woldt, who handed out poppies for the Memorial Day weekend. Since the state removed road-closed signs for the holiday weekend, and the village ordered detour signs removed each...
Egg Harbor’s Mr. FixIt The Topic Of Program
The Egg Harbor Historical Society at 7 pm Tuesday, June 4 will present a program on one of Egg Harbor’s legends from the past, Harvey Haen, a product of an eighth-grade education and a self-taught engineer and mechanic. His most noted invention was the cherry shaker, the mechanical cherry picker – an invention that helped save the cherry industry, replacing the tedious hand harvest that had relied on Door County youth. The program will be at the Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St.
Fincantieri Receives $1-Billion Navy Contract
The Department of Defense announced May 24 that Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) was awarded a contract valued at a billion dollars to build two additional Constellation-class Frigates: FFG 66 and FFG 67. FMM received the contract for the lead ship of the Constellation-Class in April 2020, and the Navy has...
WAMI-Winners Play Door County This Summer
The Coves, a Door County-based alt-rock band, took home the Rising Star of the Year award at the 42nd-annual Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) Awards on May 19. The trio of musicians is made up of Johnny Delorit, 18-year-old songwriter, vocalist and guitarist; Izzy DeGrand, 18-year-old drummer; and Riley Stieglitz, 20-year-old bassist. The band began in the Delorits’ basement when Johnny Delorit was 15, and has since played at venues in Green Bay, Appleton and Milwaukee.
Make your own candle with Door County Candle Company & Candle Bar
(WFRV)- You know and love their candles, but did you know you can make your own door county candle?. In this segment, Christiana Trapani from Door County Candle Company & Candle Bar discusses how to make your own candle and why they use the ingredients they do. Door County Candle...
Affordable Housing Project Proposed for City
City-owned property located along North 14th Avenue south of Georgia Street next to Evenson Laundry could be the future site of an affordable housing project with the construction of three apartment buildings totaling 48 units. The Sturgeon Bay Finance/Purchasing and Building Committee recommended Tuesday that the city sell the former...
Letter to the Editor: Thank You to Sturgeon Bay Postal Employees
Working for a municipality, I go to the post office weekly, and with elections, sometimes daily. Our Sturgeon Bay Post Office employees do an amazing job. They were not the ones who decided to take on Amazon packages and work endless hours to get little praise. These people are our neighbors, friends and people in our community. They are doing the best they can to make a living.
Letter to the Editor: In Praise of ER Service at DCMC
We arrived in Door County for a work camping gig at the beautiful Wagon Trail Campground in Ellison Bay. On our second day of work there, my wife experienced severe abdominal pain. We were past the time for the Sister Bay Clinic to be open so we opted for the Emergency Room at the Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay.
Concept Plan Recommended To Redevelop Waterfront By Yacht Club
Sturgeon Bay’s Finance/Purchasing and Building Committee recommended Tuesday that a final concept plan be approved to redevelop the waterfront area on city-owned property at the end of Nautical Drive next to the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club. The proposed redevelopment includes repairs to the dock wall, building a new pavilion...
Kalin Montevideo Named Permanent SBFD Chief
Sturgeon Bay’s Police and Fire Commission approved the hiring of Kalin Montevideo as the city’s permanent fire chief, effective immediately, after Montevideo had been serving as the interim chief since February. The decision followed the commission’s May 23 closed session to conduct interviews. “Throughout her career and...
Summer Fun At The Library
At the Egg Harbor Library, 7845 Church St., patrons can drop into the Maker Space to create a glass mosaic on a rock. An easy-to-use grout kit will be provided so artists can complete their work at home after the adhesive cures. If you have a sentimental rock from your...
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