Sister Bay News

Two shoes on a power line! Tied together by their laces, the two shoes hanging from the power line on the corner of Meadow and East Maple, between Baileys Harbor and Sister Bay, have been the source of my curiosity for several months.

Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay will present three Sunday afternoon 'Musicales in Lent' beginning Feb.

Cecelia Abshire, Gibraltar Class of 2010, is competing for the crown in the Miss Door County pageant.

The next meeting of the Jacksonport Women's Club will be Monday. Members are asked to gather at the Town Hall on County V to carpool to Plum Bottom Pottery for a demonstration and tour by artist/owner, Chad Luberger.

Saturday afternoon should have been quiet for a grandmother and her three grandchildren who had just settled in to watch a movie on the second floor of the brick farmhouse south of Carlsville.

For the first time, two Washington Islanders are participating in the Door County Idol Competition.

The Sister Bay Moravian Church will offer a Hearty Breakfast from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Feb.

State Rep. Gary Bies, R-Sister Bay, will hold listening sessions throughout the 1st Assembly District beginning on Monday.

The falling water table in Door County is resulting in calls from Brussels all the way to Washington Island looking for solutions to their problems.

Mildred F. Sarsen, 97, Sister Bay, died Thursday afternoon, Jan.14, 2010, at Scandia Village Good Samaritan in Sister Bay.

Russ Smith of Ellison Bay, past president of the Kiwanis Club, would like to thank all volunteers who participated in the Red Kettle Drive held in conjunction with The Salvation Army during the holidays.

Door County parents are invited to an evening designed to help in the challenging endeavor of raising young children.

One of the good ones was taken from us too soon. Mike passed away on Jan. 7, 2010, from complications of type one diabetes and heart disease.

Ellison Bay artist Phil Hansotia shows his varied paintings Jan. 15- Feb. 4 at the Unitarian Universalist Gallery in Ephraim.

Rescue workers in Sturgeon Bay spend the day in Door County's frigid waters. They're practicing ice rescue skills, and are hoping some of their knowledge rubs off.

Congratulations to Brady Olson on his graduation from Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee.

American Transmission Co. has filed an application with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to build a new eight- or nine-mile power line from Sturgeon Bay to a substation along Dunn Road in the Town of Sevastopol.

The Liberty Grove Town Board authorized binding arbitration for wastewater treatment services with the village of Sister Bay to resolve a new service contract.

Colton Benjamin Gigot, Sturgeon Bay, has been named to the Ripon College fall 2009 semester dean's list.

Jody Jessup has opened a new psychological counseling office in Sturgeon Bay. Jessup specializes in eating disorders, weight and body image issues, personal growth, stress management, relationship issues, wellness and nutritional consultation.