Excess Holiday Exuberance Leads to Pienancial Difficulties for Local Business Owner!
Of course there would be a huge demand for fresh-baked Sweetie Pies on Easter Weekend… Not!
Co-owner of Sweetie Pies in Fish Creek, Dave Lea, will face the consequences of his excessive optimism as he peered out the door at the sunny Easter weather this Sunday. Two rows of lovely pies sat forlorn for most of the day, hoping to see hoards of eager admirers – all in vain.
So come Monday, Lea plans to throw in the sponge and offer deep discounts on all the baked pies in the shop.
“A guy can only eat so many of his own pies in a day, even if they do taste just like grandmas!!,” he was overheard muttering to himself as he turned out the lights and locked the doors.
Sweetie Pies is part of the Settlement Shops located right next to Fish Creek’s popular Settlement Courtyard Inn – open seven days a week, 9 to 5.
English Inn Features Easter Buffet and the Chocolate Fountain
Lisa and Randy Daubner at the English Inn invite you to… “Bring your family to join our family on Easter.”
On Sunday April 24 The English Inn serves a delightful Easter Sunday Buffet from 10 am – 3 pm. The buffet includes:
- 5-tier chocolate fountain is surrounded by goodies to dip… fresh fruit, cookies, marshmallows, biscotti, etc.
- chef-carved Ham and Turkey,
- Baked French Toast,
- Stuffed Hash browns,
- Eggs Benedict,
- Quiche,
- Pancakes,
- Scrambled Eggs,
- Sausage,
- Bacon,
- Kielbasa and Sauerkraut,
- Au Gratin Potatoes,
- Pepper Steak,
- Swedish Meatballs,
- Shish kabob,
- Baked Chicken,
- Blackened Whitefish,
- Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing, Vegetables and a Full Salad Bar
- Full Dessert Table with assorted Desserts.
The price is $17.95 per person.
The English Inn is open on Easter weekend, Thursday – Sunday, serving dinner from 4 – 9 pm. On Easter Sunday they will feature the lavish Easter Buffet served from 10am ’til 3pm with the chocolate fountain running throughout the day until close at 9 pm. Come celebrate Easter at the English Inn.
Glas Coffeehouse Features Kelly Avenson Photography, Opening Wednesday with Live Entertainment
Kelly Avenson, a graduate in both photojournalism and portraiture, has acquired a very diverse photographic portfolio on exhibit at Glas the Green Coffeehouse opening with an artist’s reception on Wednesday, April 20 from 5 – 8pm.
Kelly will be displaying many new photographs taken during Glas Coffeehouse’s weekly Wednesday Open Mic sessions, some winter scenes in Door County and photos from her most recent trip to Maui. The Avenson Photography exhibit will be on display at Glas throughout the month of April.
Immediately after Kelly Avenson’s graduation from Hawkeye Community College in 2007, she jumped at the opportunity to use her photojournalism degree in the Dominican Republic, documenting nursing students’ relief efforts in the Jarabacoa’s emergency room. In 2009, she traveled to Jamaica to provide family portraits to the people of Hagley Gap. Both trips not only taught her a lot about photography, but proved to her that she choose the right path.
“My goal is to make a difference in peoples’ lives with photography,” she explains. “Whether it’s putting a smile on the faces of a family or giving a voice to those in need, I have one mission – to make a difference.”
After moving to Door County in 2007 for a newspaper internship, she progressed to freelancing. Her work has been seen in the Resorter Reporter, Door County Now and the Door County Advocate. In 2008, having made a name for herself in the community, Kelly decided that it was time to open the doors to her own photography studio on Jefferson Street. She is thankful for all the support and guidance provided by Marilyn Beachler (Java on Jefferson) and Irene (Anna Rose ReSale).
“I can’t thank those wonderful ladies enough for all their help and input while I got my feet on the ground with a fresh business,” says Kelly.
Greco Gallery on 3rd Avenue
Now she is moving and expanding her business to a new spot on 3rd Avenue, a studio and art gallery located between two book stores. Greco Gallery will showcase local artists working in all media from jewelry to paintings and even some concrete art!
Kelly says, “It’s been a labor of love. I’ve transformed the space into something I’m truly proud of and looking forward to opening.”
You can visit www.KellyAvenson.com to view samples of her work.
Door County Buy Local Presents Food User/Grower Mixer, Apr 27
Representatives of local agricultural producers, chefs, restaurateurs, institutional users, general consumers and all supporters of sustainable, local agriculture are invited to enjoy a mixer on Wednesday, April 27, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, at the Draft Haus (formerly The Reef) Egg Harbor Rd., in Sturgeon Bay.
The Door County Buy Local program is a grass-root economic development initiative that seeks to strengthen local businesses, increase employment opportunities and educate the public about the importance of buying locally whenever possible.
The Buy Local Agriculture sub-committee will present a 20-minute program designed to stimulate discussion of the issues facing local producers and consumers. Refreshments and appetizers will be served. A $5 donation is requested.
Attendees are asked to bring business cards and information about their farms and businesses. A set of tables will be used to display promotional literature and information about Door County Buy Local and its members.
To join Door County Buy Local or to check out the events scheduled throughout the year, go to www.DoorCountyBuyLocal.com.
Glas Coffeehouse Hosts Monthly Industry ‘Shop Talk’ for Door County Board of Realtors®
Door County Board of Realtors® Education Committee promotes continued learning among Door and Kewaunee County members.
The Door County Board of Realtors® education committee held a “Shop Talk” on “Auctions and Short Sales” on Wednesday, April 6, at Glas Coffeehouse in Sturgeon Bay. Members of the organization are committed to education and Shop Talk is an opportunity for Realtors® to meet informally once a month to discuss industry news and stay up-to-date in an ever-changing industry.
Facilitator Karen Lee De Noto of ERA Starr Realty stressed the importance of an event like this: “We are advocates of continuing education. This board has top notch REALTORS® in Door and Kewaunee counties who are always striving to give our clients what they need.”
Shop Talk is held on the first Wednesday of every month and is open to all Door and Kewaunee county REALTORS®. The next “Shop Talk” will be held on May 4. The topic will focus on “Shoreland Zoning.”
For more information on initiatives by the Door County Board of REALTORS® call 920.743.9651, or visit them online at www.dcbr.org. Door County Board of REALTORS® was established in 1962 and currently serves 232 members and affiliates with combined real estate listings of $663,228,186.
Purgatory Hill Coming Home to Cherry Lanes Following West Coast Tour, Apr 23
Since Purgatory Hill’s last Door County performance, they have traveled 1,000′s of miles, recorded a new album and been featured in the Los Angeles Times.
pat mAcdonald and melaniejane aka Purgatory Hill
Purgatory Hill, comprised of Door County’s own pat mAcdonald and Milwaukee transplant melaniejane is coming home to perform at Sturgeon Bay’s Cherry Lanes on Saturday April 23 at 10 pm. This duo has been hard at work since August of 2007 when pat mAcdonald first saw melaniejane perform on her electric cello and invited her to “sit in on a few.” The rest is history in the making, as they have been performing non-stop ever since.
Nowadays, even though their current sound is heavy with mAcdonald’s low-down, dirty, amped-out cigarbox guitar and melaniejane’s organ and percussion, they have not abandoned their original configuration featuring guitar and electric cello. With an entire night of their own, you can see it all at Cherry Lanes on Saturday April 23. melaniejane opens with solo cello/looping at 10pm. Look for Purgatory Hill’s second studio album “Invisible Pistols” to be released later this spring.
Continuing to thrive on a state of constant evolution and the ever-increasing mileage accumulated their white Chevy Astro, we look forward to the return of this rockin’ duo!
Door County Buy Local Hosts Locally Produced Food Sources Mixer, Apr 27
The Door County Buy Local Agriculture sub-committee is holding a Local Food Mixer event on Wednesday, April 27, from 4:30-6:30 pm at the Draft Haus (formerly The Reef) at 901 Egg Harbor Road in Sturgeon Bay.
The purpose of the event is to help connect producers, consumers, retailers and restaurateurs interested in locally produced agricultural products. A short program will feature comments from a local grower, a local restaurateur and a local retailer on the advantages and obstacles to selling and using local foods, designed to stimulate discussion of the issues facing local producers and consumers. Following the program, the attendees will have opportunities to network and exchange information about their local businesses.
The Buy Local Initiative will begin by encouraging networking opportunities between local businesses. A second priority will be educating the public about the economic value of keeping as many dollars as possible in Door County along with efforts to share information about what services and products are available through Door County enterprises. A third focus will be to encourage non-profit, civic organizations and governmental bodies to do as much business as practical with Door County firms.
Representatives of local agriculture producers, chefs, restaurateurs, institutional users, consumers and supporters of sustainable, local agriculture are invited to attend. Attendees are asked to bring business cards and information about their farms and businesses. A set of tables will be used to display this promotional literature and information about Door County Buy Local and its members.
Refreshments and appetizers will be served, along with a cash bar. A $5 donation is requested to defray costs. For more information, to join Door County Buy Local or view an upcoming event schedule for the rest of the year, go to: www.doorcountybuylocal.com.
The Door County Buy Local program is a grass-roots economic development initiative that seeks to strengthen local businesses, increase employment opportunities and educate the public about the importance of buying locally whenever possible.
The Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) is a public/private partnership dedicated to improving the economic vitality of the county and its residents. Founded in 1989, DCEDC has been successful in helping existing businesses create and retain thousands of jobs through a myriad of programs and initiatives. Additionally, DCEDC places strong emphasis on fostering entrepreneurial instincts in county residents as well as those who vacation on the Door County Peninsula. Door County Economic Development Corporation offices are located within the small business incubator DCEDC founded in 1997 at 185 East Walnut Street in the Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park.
Learning Nutrition can be fun when Kids do the Planting, Growing, Cooking, Apr 12
“Food for Health” is a series of 12 classes intended to make nutrition more fun by involving parents and their children in all facets of food – from planting seeds and nurturing a garden to cooking and eating.
Food for Health
The free classes are being sponsored by the Ministry Door County Medical Center (MDCMC) Women’s and Children’s Health Center and the Community’s Garden. The medical center is partnering with the UW-Extension Door County office, area organic gardeners and local chefs in the program that begins Tuesday, April 12.
Parents and their children, ages 8 to 15, will participate in the entire series. Classes will take place from 3:30 to 5 pm on April 12 and 26; May 10 and 24; June 14 and 28; July 12 and 26; August 9 and 23; and September 6 and 20. Classes will be held at various locations including the MDCMC conference center, the Community Garden (on 16th Avenue across the street from the medical center) and at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.
Each session encourages parents and their children to get involved with these healthy food steps and others:
- starting a plant from seed;
- transplanting the plant as it grows;
- planting in the garden;
- caring for the garden;
- harvesting the food; and
- cooking and eating the food (the last three classes).
Participants will grow and eventually prepare peas, beans, tomatoes, peppers, carrots and more.
“The idea is to make nutrition more fun for kids,” says Jennifer Fischer, MDCMC’s director of women’s and children’s health services. “Kids will come away with an understanding of what fresh food is, where you can get it and how to prepare it. It’s going to be an extremely unique and cool class. I’m excited about it,” says Fischer.
Dr. Amy Fogarty, a pediatrician affiliated with North Shore Medical Clinic and medical advisor to Food for Health, said the program is important today as kids are often far removed from food production and have difficulty understanding what goes into growing the food they see in the grocery store.
“French fries are the number one consumed vegetable – if you can call them that – for kids. Most children don’t even recognize many of the fruits and vegetables in their raw form,” Fogarty says.
“The Food for Health program allows kids to participate actively in planting, growing, harvesting and preparing their own food. Studies have shown the more involved kids are in preparing the food, the more likely they are to eat it,” Fogarty continues. Studies also point out that ages 8 to 15 is a good time to get kids to develop healthy eating habits that can last into their young adult years.
Jennifer Spude is a nutrition coordinator at UW-Extension, which help to establish the Community Garden (along with MDCMC, the City of Sturgeon Bay and other participating organizations). Spude and Gina Newton, nutrition educator at MDCMC, will be teaching some of the classes.
“When families learn together, try new foods together and include those foods in a life together, habits start to form. Good habits of eating and exercise will help to limit overweight in our families and our communities,” she says.
“MDCMC has purchased program related materials and equipment – including a light system for nurturing the plants,” says Fischer, who adds that grant funds may be available in the future.
Food for Health, along with Art for Health, is part of the Women and Children’s Health Center’s commitment to extending health offerings to children, young adolescents, teenagers and women in Door County, Fischer says.
“There is a national movement toward teaching our kids to eat healthier. We are all fighting an uphill battle, as the environment kids grow up in is filled with television commercials showing foods filled with sugar and corn oil,” Fischer says.
“We need to close the loop, instead of just telling kids they should eat healthier, the Food for Health program will show them how,” she adds.
Fogarty says the program is consistent with her approach to patient care. She has been in practice since 2009 after graduating from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
“It’s such a wonderful program and so in tune with what I am trying to do as a pediatrician,” Fogarty says. “It’s not just about diagnosing ear infections, but also about preventative care and teaching healthy choices that will last into adulthood.”
Parents can register children for Food for Health by calling the Ministry Door County Medical Center, 920.746.3592 or email: foodforhealth@ministryhealth.org.
Shop Local and Support the Door County Y’s Strong Kids Campaign
Door County businesses are once again partnering with the Door County YMCA in their efforts to raise money for the 2011 Strong Kids Campaign with special offers throughout the month of April.
A portion of the proceeds, as designated by each individual business, will go towards the Door County YMCA Strong Kids Campaign. For example, Cornucopia Kitchen Corner will be donating 10% of their sales each Monday in April to the campaign while Fatzo’s will be donating $1 for every pizza sold and Van’s Bar and Grill $1 for every fish fry sold all month long. Specific details on the specials available at all the participating business will be available soon.
The Strong Kids Campaign is the annual campaign to provide funds for scholarships and affordable programs “for all” in Door County regardless of age or financial need. In 2010, the community helped the Door County YMCA raise $410,000 to support this program. The goal for the 2011 campaign is $425,000.
If you have any questions about the Business Campaign or if your business would like to participate please contact Nancy Felhofer at the Door County YMCA at 920.743.4949 or e-mail nfelohofer@doorcountyymca.org.
Door County Welcomes the Honey Dewdrops in Last White Gull Concert of the Season, Apr 6
The Honey Dewdrops, an award winning, nationally touring husband and wife folk duet, will be featured Wednesday, April 6, at the White Gull Inn.
Tickets for the 8 PM concert, the seventh and final concert of the season at the Fish Creek inn, are $15. The Dewdrops, Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish, perform original songs focusing on vocal harmonies and tight instrumentation. Influenced by traditional Appalachian music as well as contemporary singer-songwriters, the Dewdrops blend old styles with new and accompanying themselves on guitar, banjo and mandolin.
If the Sun Will Shine, their debut record, was released in 2009 to critical acclaim and was #2 for two consecutive months on Folk DJ Radio in 2010. The album is a collection of songs written over the past two years, capturing “something haunting, melancholic and all-together charming, according to Jeff Royer of Fly Magazine. Their second album, These Old Roots, is also a tribute to the way music was recorded before overdubs and tracking. It was the #1 rated album on the Folk DJ Charts for October and November 2010. The Dewdrops gained national recognition with award winning performances of NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion in 2008 and were finalists in Mountain Stage’s New Song Contest in 2009.
An optional pre-concert fixed price dinner will served at 6 pm. The menu consists of Panko Crusted Chicken with Fettuccine, charred tomatoes and roast garlic cream; herbed parmesan Focaccia, spinach salad with gorgonzola, seasoned croutons and warmed cider bacon vinaigrette. Key lime cheesecake will be served for dessert.
Tickets for the concert, reservations for the dinner and information can be obtained by calling the White Gull Inn at 920.868.3517.
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