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Village of Egg Harbor Embraces Creativity with Art Installations

Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

In an effort to create additional visual and aesthetic interest, the Village has adopted a plan to install 4 pieces of permanent sculpture to be placed throughout the area.
The Village of Egg Harbor recently did something a bit out of the ordinary for a small community.  They created an ordinance and formed an official Public [...]

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DCLT Announces Formal Dedication of Harold C. Wilson Three Springs Nature Preserve, July 23

Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

On Friday, July 23 from 3:30 – 5 pm the Door County Land Trust is hosting a celebration and preserve dedication of the new Harold C. Wilson Three Springs Nature Preserve.
The Door County Land Trust purchased 421 acres just east of Sister Bay in the fall of 2008 permanently protecting the largest undeveloped tract [...]

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Birch Creek’s Big Band Jazz Concerts Begin July 21

Posted on 18. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Classic big band music returns to Birch Creek Music Performance Center Wednesdays through Saturdays, July 21 through August 14.
Musicians from New York to Las Vegas join the Birch Creek Academy Band for one of their favorite gigs, concerts in the historic Dutton Barn just outside Egg Harbor. The barn’s natural acoustics have provided performers and [...]

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Celebrate the Year of the Niagara Escarpment at Woodwalk, July 17

Posted on 14. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Science and Music join forces in Egg Harbor on Saturday, July 17 at 6 pm to celebrate and educate everyone about the Niagara Escarpment.
Dr. Roger Kuhns describes it as, “a 650–mile, curvilinear cliff exposure of up-ended Niagara dolomite that stretches through eastern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.”
Woodwalk Gallery is combining the power of troubadours and [...]

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“La Bamba” Legends Los Lobos Are Coming to DCA, July 23

Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

On Friday, July 23, the Door Community Auditorium will resound with the vibrant tones and driving beats of musical legends Los Lobos.
Ever since they began playing music together in their East Los Angeles high school, the five members of Los Lobos have blended traditional Mexican folk music with elements of blues, rockabilly, and jazz to [...]

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Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Endorses Tom Barrett for Governor

Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters announced their endorsement of Tom Barrett for Governor of Wisconsin today.

Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters is the only conservation organization in the state dedicated to electing pro-conservation candidates to the state legislature, the Governor’s office and other state offices. The endorsement of Tom Barrett was made by the Board of [...]

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Door County Home of “most wired small and rural hospital” in America, DCMH Recognized by National Health Care Organization

Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Door County Memorial Hospital/Ministry Health Care (DCMH/MHC) is nationally recognized in July as one of 25 hospitals in the nation to earn such high regard.
The award was made by Hospitals & Health Networks (H&HN) magazine, that conducted a recent survey entitled, Health Care’s Most Wired 2010. H&HN is published by the American Hospital Association.
The “most [...]

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David Beck and Beth Chafey-Hon Present Works by Felix Mendelssohn at Hope Church, July 14

Posted on 10. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Pianist and local favorite David Beck will be featured with Door County’s resident classical violinist Beth Chafey-Hon in the fourth in a series of five summer concerts at Hope United Church of Christ in Sturgeon Bay on Wednesday, July 14 at 7 pm.
Felix Mendelssohn, born in 1809, was one of the first composers to lead [...]

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Take a Hands Off Approach During “No Family Left Inside” Program

Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

“Hands Off! A digital scavenger hunt,” is a program offered on July 23 by The Ridges Sanctuary and the Door County YMCA.
Digital picture-taking has become so popular that most families have retired their old Brownie Hawkeyes and 35 mm cameras. The Ridges is offering a program that combines children’s fascination with digital cameras with their [...]

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VIDEO: Cabaret-Style Jazz in Ephraim at UUFDC, July 23

Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

The Birch Creek Ambassadors return to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Ephraim for their 11th appearance on Friday, July 23, from 7:30 – 9 pm.
The Ambassadors group was formed in 1999 to serve as Birch Creek’s goodwill ambassadors, acquainting residents and visitors with Birch Creek’s mission and programs, as well as bringing jazz to numerous [...]

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