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	<title>Washington Island Chamber of Commerce</title>
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		<title>New Musicians Join Washington Island Music Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Director Stephen Colburn has invited some new faces to perform during this year’s Music Festival. Horn player Mary Gingrich, flutist Madelene Campos, and pianist Teresa Drews are joining the Island’s orchestra for their first appearances.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Island Music Festival: August 2–19, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s Summer, my favorite time of the year. For many musicians summer means that the intense activity of the symphony orchestra season is over until September. But what I love most about summer is that it means Washington Island Music Festival will once more be the focus of our musical activity for two very busy and exciting weeks.]]></description>
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		<title>Island Fair Coming Late August!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like most events on the Island, this one is devoid of flash, but with a sense of low-key fun and the spirit of a time gone by. Imagine a county fair from decades ago — with its food stands, exhibits, a parade, games, bingo — and you’ll be pretty close to the reality.]]></description>
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		<title>Grade Two Writes and Performs a New Play</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amyjorgenson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The students performed the play in the “reader’s theater” style, meaning that they could read from their scripts. They also had a set that they were able to move around as the drama unfolded.  Each student was responsible for keeping track of the sequence, remembering blocking and scene changes, and speaking with expression. Parents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kayak-Building Workshop</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wooden frames are pegged and lashed together, then covered with either natural canvas or a 12 ounce nylon. This covering is stretched and sewn on by hand for a tight fit. Kleinert reports that in 20 years “I have never needed to repair the canvas, only to give it a new coat of paint”.
You will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nurturing Parents Program Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nurturing Parents curriculum is intended to cover a wide range of topics while helping families connect with one another in a positive and supportive way. The topics covered so far have included nurturing as a lifestyle, balancing basic human needs, brain development, ages and stages, developing empathy, and helping children handle feelings.
Before the school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plum Island to be part of Door County Lighthouse Walk</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to the Fish and Wildlife Service for allowing public access to the island.
Plum Island’s buildings are sorely in need of restoration; the accompanying photos show the island in its heyday as a working lighthouse, contrasted with the recent state of the buildings, which have fallen into disrepair.
—by Tim Sweet
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Click here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Our High School Graduates Are Going</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year all five seniors are going on to higher education.  Zachary Young will attend U.W. Stevens Point; Luc Rose will be attending Marian University; Tatum Remke will be at U.W. Stevens Point; Alyssa Mann is going to Ripon College; and Nathan Andersen will attend Fox Valley Technical College.
—by Susan Chastan
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		<title>Kent Jorgenson — new “People to People” student leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amyjorgenson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Participants also gain insights to guide their educational and professional careers, and benefit from a strong focus on college admissions. Through workshops, presentations, excursions, and discussions, student leaders attain a clear advantage as they pursue their selected fields of interest. Students will have the opportunity to meet with admissions officers and gain valuable advice for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Island Women&#8217;s Club</title>
		<link>http://washingtonisland-wi.com/washington-island-womens-club-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amyjorgenson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the desserts, the members spent the rest of the afternoon socializing and making Valentine’s Day cards for the residents of Scand.

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