Forestville News

Q. Do you think the sound from Thunderhill Raceway is a problem? "The racetrack was there way before any of those people were.

A big, all-day celebration, the largest of its kind, will be held in Forestville on July 15, when the new Forestville dam and lake is dedicated.

Port-A-Pier, 9580 Rica Lane, Brussels, is having an open house and festivities from noon until 5 p.m. Friday, July 3. A cookout, meet-and-greet with employees, tours of the new building, in-water display and door prizes will be part of the afternoon fun.

Madison: The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy has announced spring semester honor roll students.

Egg Harbor's Tom Stark survived heavy pressure from New Franken's Shawn Kilgore to capture the IMCA modified feature win June 27 at Prestige Yacht Coatings Thunderhill Raceway in Sturgeon Bay.

Door County Parade of Ponds: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today at nine yards in Sturgeon Bay, Forestville and Fish Creek.

Local results of the June 13 Bellin Run follow. There were 16,746 participants. For the men, Brandon Dworak, Denmark, was 14th overall, and fifth in the 19-24 age group; Brian Finnel, Forestville, was 33rd overall, and 10th in the 19-24 age group; Derrick Fameree, Algoma, was 43rd overall and 17th in the 19-24 age group; Kurt VanDenPlas, Kewaunee, ...

Dianne VanRiper experienced firsthand the allure of water after adding a water feature to her backyard.

The following are recent accidents involving injury, according to reports filed with the Door County Sheriff's Department: At 3:08 p.m. June 10 in the town of Nasewaupee, Jana M. Suriano, 14, Sturgeon Bay, was transported to the hospital with injuries she received as a passenger in a car driven by Justin G. Suriano, 17, Forestville.

Logan Kiehnau, son of Vernon and the late Mary Kiehnau, was awarded the Luminary Scholarship from the Altrusa Club of Door County, a local branch of an international community service organization whose primary mission is to sponsor and support literacy-based projects.

Matthew Carl Hanson, Sturgeon Bay, was named to St. Cloud State University spring 2009 dean's list.

The fourth annual Parade of Ponds will take place June 27 and will showcase various types of water features created by WaterScape Designs, as well as several water gardens created and installed by homeowners.

It's not too late to register for this year's Vacation Bible School at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Forestville.

A worker from the Door County Humane Society may need to euthanize her pit bull after the dog bit a second person in Southern Door.

St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 316 W. Main St., Forestville, will hold Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. June 15-19. The school is open to all children from age 4 through students who have completed sixth grade.

Alicia Zillmer, Algoma, and Scott Krueger, Forestville, have announced plans to marry Sept.

Three people died after a car collided with a milk truck Monday morning in the town of Nasewaupee.

The Van Milk Co. of Sawyer has contracted with the Evangeline Milk Co. to supply a huge annual amount of condensed milk to 2,800 First National stores in the New England states.

An even dozen contractors submitted bids Friday afternoon to the Forestville Village Board for the demolition of the former Badger State cheese factory.

The Family Centers breakfast social is for folks 50 or older who want to socialize and learn about topics of interest to seniors.