As part of the Maritime Week observance in Sturgeon Bay, the 2015 “Mariner Award” and the Sturgeon Bay Coast Guard “Person of the Year” selection will be announced at a presentation dinner Monday evening at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club. The nominees for the Mariner Award are Pat Haggerty, Mike Kelsey, Sr., John Purves and Pat O’Hern. The Coast Guard “Person of the Year” award recognizes a member of the local service agency who exemplifies the Coast Guard’s core values of honor, respect and devotion to duty. The recognition is sponsored by the Sturgeon Bay Coast Guard Committee, the greater Green Bay chapter of the U.S. Navy League, the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club and the Door County Maritime Museum. The winner will be selected from among the nominees submitted by the U.S. Coast Guard cutter “Mobile Bay”, The Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment in Sturgeon Bay and the Sturgeon Bay Coast Guard Canal Station. The evening’s festivities begin with a social at 5:30pm followed by the awards dinner at 6:30.
