Police: De Pere dad who killed wife, kids, self, was being kicked out
Denis Bay’s wife was throwing him out of the house on the day he shot and killed his wife and two children before committing suicide, De Pere police have concluded.
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Recall 10 years on
A hastily organized coalition of angry citizens circulates petitions and forces a recall election to tilt the balance of political power. The effort threatens to split communities and families for years to come.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Strivers gymnasts collect blankets for Swaziland
Earning a top place on the medal stand next Saturday isn't the only thing on the minds of the kids who make up the Strivers, the YMCA's Gymnastic Team. The teammates also hope to see an outpouring of blanket donations for Patty Tebon's passionate ministry to Swaziland as well.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Traveling back through the Advocate archives for Feb. 22
» The Peninsula Players family mourns the passing of 75-year-old Jim McKenzie, who dedicated more than 50 years of his life to the organization.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Nasewaupee: Board shifts snow removal money to fight phragmites
This winter's mild temperatures could result in a substantial reduction this summer of Nasewaupee's shoreline phragmites infestation. The Town Board Thursday allocated unused snow removal money to a Door County Soil and Water Conservation battle against the invasive plant.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Union: Town Board targets wild parsnips
The town of Union Feb. 21 became the first of seven Southern Door County towns to get on board a fight against invasive wild parsnip along public roads in the region.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Egg Harbor: Marina design contractor hired for business district study
The Egg Harbor Village Board has approved a new contract for design services with the consulting engineering firm that designed and supervised construction of the community's $6 million marina.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Sturgeon Bay: St. John Bosco school to hold 4K open house Thursday
St. John Bosco Catholic School in Sturgeon Bay will host a public meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday about the school's 4K program.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Sturgeon Bay: New candidate appears in race for City Council
Another Sturgeon Bay man recently decided to run for the vacant seat as alderman for the city's west side.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Sturgeon Bay: Dr. Seuss-inspired events Saturday at Target
Target Corp. will host in-store reading events for Target guests and their families in celebration of reading and the National Education Association's Read Across America program.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Forestville: County to handle unsightly yard cleanup
Forcing the cleanup of junk in Maplewood is "out of our hands," Forestville Town Chairman Gerald Uecker told residents at a Monday night meeting.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Accidents
The following are from accident reports filed by Door County sheriff deputies:
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Births
» Jessica and David Bruss, Sturgeon Bay, a boy, born Feb. 19 at Ministry Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay. Grandparents are Daniel and Patricia Misevicz, Oshkosh, and Dwight and Cynthia Bruss, Omro.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Wills, Norma Jean
Norma Jean Wills, 78, Monona, passed away after a brief, but brave battle with cancer on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, surrounded by her family at St. Mary's Care Center in Madison. She was born on March 16, 1933, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Walter and Margaret (Hermbrott) Ulmer. Norma and Belden began their life together on June 11, 1955, in Chicago, Ill. They moved to Door County in 1967, raised their family and stayed for 40 years. They spent the last five years in Monona.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Wolfgram, Margaret
Margaret F. Wolfgram, 88, Sturgeon Bay, formerly of Sevastopol, passed away Friday evening, Feb. 17, 2012, at Golden Living Center/Dorchester where she had resided the past four years.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Sykora, George E.
George Edward Sykora, 89, Sturgeon Bay, changed his address to heaven on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, while at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, following a short illness.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Griggs, M.D., Stewart Latham
Stew greeted the world Sept. 11, 1918, in Gallupville, N.Y. He was born in his grandfather's farmhouse, where his father had been born many years before. He completed his life on Feb. 17, 2012. Stew was the only child of Dewitt and Mae Griggs of Oneonta, N.Y. He received his B.S. degree from Hartwick College and his medical degree from the University of Buffalo. Stew served his residency in pediatrics at the Milwaukee Children's Hospital.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Forest, William
William F. Forest, 74, Sevastopol, died Friday evening, Feb. 17, 2012, at his home.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Braun, Wendy S.
Wendy Sue Braun, 46, Sevastopol, passed away in her sleep at home, early Monday morning, Feb. 20, 2012.
- Feb. 21, 2012
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Walloon visitors pack Northbrook
A delegation of eight visitors from Belgium handed out flags of Wallonia and greeted Door and Kewaunee residents at Northbrook Country Club in Luxemburg Sunday afternoon.
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Two eliminated in Door County primary elections
Voters in the city of Sturgeon Bay and the Southern Door School District eliminated one candidate each in Tuesday's primary election.
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Martinez arraigned in infant daughter's death
The Brussels woman charged in the death of her 8-month old daughter did not enter a plea, but stood mute with her attorney in Door County Circuit Court Monday morning.
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New candidate in race for Sturgeon Bay council
Another Sturgeon Bay man recently decided to run for the vacant seat as alderperson for the city’s west side.
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Johnsrud, Kewaunee teacher, announces candidacy for Assembly
Kewaunee High School teacher and town of Ahnapee farmer Arnie Johnsrud has announced he is running for the Wisconsin state Assembly in District 1.
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Door Habitat crew returns from Honduras
Door County Habitat for Humanity’s second “Global Village” work crew has returned from a week in Puerto Lempira, Honduras. Five Wisconsinites helped in the construction of a concrete block home for Maura Arevalo and her nine children.
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Fire destroys mobile home, garage
Fire destroyed a mobile home and detached garage late Friday night in the town of Sturgeon Bay south of the city.
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Too old for an ID? Think again
Joan Hooper, a resident of Meadows Apartments at Scandia Village in Sister Bay, is one of several people going to the Sturgeon Bay office of the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles next month to be sure they have the correct photo identification to vote on April 3.
- Feb. 18, 2012
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Sturgeon Bay: Fire & Ice in full swing today
Today is the highlight day for Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center's annual Fire & Ice weekend, running through Sunday throughout the city's downtown and West Side business districts.
- Feb. 18, 2012
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Door County History: Sister Bay Village Wiped Out by Fire (July 26, 1912)
The village of Sister Bay was practically destroyed by fire about midnight Thursday last, four store buildings, a large hotel and residence being wiped out.
- Feb. 18, 2012
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DCEDC extends deadline for industry, entrepreneur awards
The Door County Economic Development Corp. has extended the deadline to Friday for nominations for the annual Door County Industry of the Year Award and the Door County Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
- Feb. 18, 2012
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Musical celebration at Sturgeon Bay Moravian Church
Sturgeon Bay Moravian Church invites the public to "Songs and Sweets — A Singstunde" at 6:30 p.m. today. The event is offered as part of the congregation's 150th anniversary.
- Feb. 18, 2012
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Traveling Back through the Door County Advocate archives: Feb. 18
» The Board of Public Works was informed Wednesday night that there is no municipal generating plant capable of producing electricity as cheaply as the city is now buying it from the Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
- Feb. 18, 2012
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Overby, Sandra K.
Sandra K. Overby, 74, Lakewood, Wis., formerly of Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Baileys Harbor, Wis., passed away Saturday, Feb.11, 2012, at her home. She was born April 27, 1937, in Baileys Harbor to the late Paul and Walburga Smith. Sandra graduated from Gibraltar High School.
- Feb. 17, 2012
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Wessel, Sharon J.
Sharon J. Wessel, 69, Sturgeon Bay, died on Feb. 13, 2012, at Ministry Door County Medical Center. She was born on April 27, 1942, in Manitowoc to Alvin Weier and Dorothy Hamershimit. She and her twin sister, Shirley, were adopted by George and Regina Wessel, Algoma, when they were seven years old. Sharon attended St. Paul's Lutheran School and was confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in 1958.
- Feb. 17, 2012
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Gibson, Gary D.
Gary D. Gibson, 32, formerly of Northern Door, now of Madison, died Wednesday morning, Feb. 15, 2012, at Clark Lake following a battle with cancer.
- Feb. 17, 2012
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Chouinard, Donald J. "Don"
Donald "Don" Chouinard, 50, a graduate of Sturgeon Bay High School and current resident of Rosemount, Minn., died peacefully after a long illness on Feb. 4, 2012. Don was born in Minneapolis, Minn., March 1, 1961, to Charles and Betty Chouinard. Following his youth living in St. Louis, Mo., Minneapolis, Minn. and Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Don joined the Marine Corps where he learned cooking and commissary management. He was discharged at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
- Feb. 17, 2012
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Kitty earns his keep
A Sturgeon Bay woman has a lot to be thankful for after her newly adopted cat woke her from a diabetic reactive seizure just hours after bringing him home.
- Feb. 17, 2012
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Door County YMCA moving into child-care business
The Door County YMCA is venturing into the world of child care with the recent purchase of the vacant building that once housed the Sneakers Two Child Care and Learning Center at 1748 Egg Harbor Road in Sturgeon Bay
- Feb. 17, 2012
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Baileys Harbor: Comprehensive plan work session scheduled
Baileys Harbor officials plan to hold a working session regarding the town’s Smart Growth/comprehensive plan Saturday afternoon.
- Feb. 17, 2012
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Decision reversed; Door County Sanitarian will remain a separate department
A plan to make the Door County Sanitarian’s Office a part of the Soil, Water and Conservation Department has been pulled back, County Administrator Michael Serpe announced on Thursday.
- Feb. 16, 2012
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Pageant was ‘positive experience’ for Ciesar, MacDonald
It was a pretty big week for Zephyr Ciesar.
- Feb. 16, 2012
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Clay Banks property owners meeting tonight
At the request of Clay Banks property owners in Exclusive Agricultural (EA) zoning, the Door County Planning Department is holding an informational meeting tonight regarding the state's new farmland preservation program and how the EA zoning regulations have been affected.
- Feb. 16, 2012
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Audit shows village of Forestville in sound financial shape
An auditor has given the village of Forestville’s financial picture a good grade.
- Feb. 16, 2012
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Forestville: Ordinance may come home to roost
Forestville residents would be legally, but conditionally, able to keep chickens on their property, provided they have a lot of at least one quarter-acre, under an ordinance proposal discussed Feb. 6 by the Village Board.
- Feb. 16, 2012
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Town of Brussels to ask donation for use of center
The Brussels Town Board on Feb. 8 discussed charging a fee to nonprofit groups to use the town’s community center building, but decided instead to ask such groups to make a donation for the building’s upkeep.
- Feb. 16, 2012
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Woman injured in Sturgeon Bay crash
A Sturgeon Bay woman was injured when her vehicle was struck from behind Monday.
- Feb. 16, 2012
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Walloons in the spotlight
The word "Walloon" conjures visions of some kind of endangered species, and in a way that's what it is.
- Feb. 14, 2012
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'Les Wallons du Wisconsin' - Book and DVD chronicle local community
Emma and Auguste Hayot were stunned when they learned a photo of them standing outside their home in Sturgeon Bay would be on the cover of a hardcover book.
- Feb. 15, 2012
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Meet the candidates: Southern Door School Board Primary
There will be two primary elections in Door County on Feb. 21.
- Feb. 15, 2012
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Meet the candidates: Primary race for District 2 Alderman — City of Sturgeon Bay
There will be two primary elections in Door County on Feb. 21.
- Feb. 15, 2012
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Fish Creek: Gibraltar School Board queried about changes
The Gibraltar School Board answered community and staff members' questions pertaining to the changes to the gifted and talented program and shifting class assignments for the 2012-13 school year.
- Feb. 15, 2012
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Traveling Back through the Door County Advocate archives - Feb. 15
» More than 300 workers stopped working and started picketing Friday at Bay Shipbuilding Co., the Sturgeon Bay shipyard owned by the Manitowoc Company. The drastic step was taken because the union felt Bay Ship was involved in unfair labor practices, said Boilermakers Union 449 president, Mark Kerscher. The union felt that unilateral decisions were made by management without bargaining in good faith.
- Feb. 15, 2012
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Sturgeon Bay: YMCA to open child care center
With the recent purchase of a 5,500-square-foot facility in the Sturgeon Bay business district, the Door County YMCA intends to add licensed child care to its program offerings.
- Feb. 15, 2012
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Sturgeon Bay: YMCA launches annual Strong Kids Campaign
The Door County YMCA plans to launch its annual community support Strong Kids Campaign with a weeklong celebration of the Y and its members, beginning Feb. 27.
- Feb. 15, 2012
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Sturgeon Bay: Skatepark Initiative hosts designer talk, open house
The Sturgeon Bay Skatepark Initiative invites the public to attend a presentation and feedback session with Grindline Skatepark Design and Construction's lead designer, Micah Shapiro at 7 p.m. Thursday at City Hall.
- Feb. 15, 2012
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Charnetski, Joseph A.
Joseph A. Charnetski, 93, Egg Harbor, Wis., died at his home on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. He was born on May 22, 1918, to Leo and Rose Charnetski in Fish Creek, Wis.
- Feb. 14, 2012
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Gau, Marilyn Ruth
Marilyn Ruth Gau, Washington Island, Wis., went home to be with the Lord Feb. 12, 2012. Marilyn was born Nov. 15, 1930, in Sterling, Ill., to George and Arloine Stone. In a peaceful loving home, she was encouraged to pursue her interests in music, nature, and a career in teaching Kindergarten.
- Feb. 14, 2012
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Chouinard, Donald J. "Don"
Donald "Don" Chouinard, 50, a graduate of Sturgeon Bay High School and current resident of Rosemount, Minn., died peacefully after a long illness on Feb. 4, 2012. Don was born in Minneapolis, Minn., March 1, 1961, to Charles and Betty Chouinard. Following his youth living in St. Louis, Mo., Minneapolis, Minn. and Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Don joined the Marine Corps where he learned cooking and commissary management. He was discharged at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
- Feb. 14, 2012
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Brunswick, Theresa "Tracy"
Theresa "Tracy" Kathleen Brunswick passed away Monday, Feb. 13, at Ministry Door County Medical Center after a short and valiant struggle with cancer.
- Feb. 14, 2012
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