Area: Door County
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“Hospice and Palliative Care” Program March 13
Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with “Hospice and Palliative Care” on March 13, 4 pm, at First Baptist Church in Sister Bay. This month’s speakers are Tom Turriff, former hospice chaplain, and Jo Ann Turriff, former hospice nurse, who will discuss their experiences providing hospice and palliative services. […]
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News Bulletin: Feb. 26 – March 3
WHAT HAPPENED Sevastopol Elementary School Principal Mary Donaldson was placed on paid administrative leave at her own request as of Feb. 23, District Administrator Linda Underwood confirmed. Because this is a personnel matter, no other information was available, however Underwood said the school has banded together to ensure that the number 1 priority of educating […]
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Letter to the Editor: Think Rationally About Climate Change
Dan Dieterich is right: we have a moral imperative to protect God’s creation. But we also have a moral obligation to use our God-given brains to think rationally. It is irrational for Dieterich, leader of the Stevens Point Chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), to focus on trying to stop climate change, something that […]
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TAP Announces Student Matinee Series
Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) is starting a series of student matinees designed for school groups to bring students to the theater at a very reduced rate. Each performance will be followed by a talk back with the director and cast. Pre-show classroom visits by TAP company members may also be arranged at no additional charge […]
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Crossroads Hosts Roadside Wildflowers Lecture
On Feb. 28 Crossroads at Big Creek will host the Wild Ones lecture titled “Preview of Spring and Summer: Roadside Wildflowers.” Wild Ones President Dr. Peter Sigmann will present the lecture. He photographed wildflowers of all types while bicycling the county for one year. The resulting slideshow demonstrates the visual attractiveness of the roadsides. Roadsides […]
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‘Flicker of Hope’ Screening at Fish Creek Community Church
Fish Creek Community Church will screen the short documentary Flicker of Hope: Empowered HIV+ Women of Kenya on Feb. 27, 6 – 8 pm. Come learn about Kenyan women who were saved from near death by the USA and Kenyan-based humanitarian organization Health Education Africa Resources Team (HEART). The women are guided on a path […]
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Northern Door YMCA Closing Men’s Locker Rooms through March 11
The Door County YMCA’s Northern Door Program Center in Fish Creek will close the men’s locker room from Feb. 22 to March 11. As part of their Phase 2 capital projects, all shower rooms and bathrooms in the facility will be renovated in the next six weeks. Call 920.868.3660 with any questions.
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Aug. 26, 1966 – Feb. 19, 2016 Noel S. Farber, Sr., “Medicine Man,” 49, of Sturgeon Bay, died at Ministry Door County Medical Center after an apparent heart attack. He was born in Waukesha, the son of Gary and Marcie Farber. Noel married Kathleen Ann Zubella on Oct. 16, 1997. His memory will ride on […]
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In Search of Ice in El Niño Winter
By Tim Sweet Immediately after work on Friday, Feb. 12, I hightailed it for The Sweet Retreat in Sturgeon Bay. I was Washington Island-bound for the Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands (FOPPI) winter board meeting. The weekend forecast called for the coldest weather of the winter. When I arrived at the Retreat the National […]
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Letter to the Editor: Care for Creation
First of all, thanks for “The Climate Corner,” which keeps these crucial issues before your readers. In response to Dan Dieterich’s recent article [“Responding to a Moral Imperative”] I’m happy to say that my church is one of those which has spoken out about the necessity of addressing issues of climate change. Whether one argues […]
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Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Rotary Club Announces Trivia Night
The Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Rotary Club presents the 13th annual Trivia Night on March 19 at the Jaycee Clubhouse in Sturgeon Bay. Teams of up to eight people will compete in 10 categories (100 questions). Registration is at 6:30 pm and trivia will be from 7 to 10 pm. There will also be door prizes […]
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Dear Mary Pat, My grandmother has been in a nursing home for just about a year and during the last several months, her personality has changed drastically. Mostly due to dementia, my once sweet, wonderful, caring granny is now belligerent and says terrible things in front of me and my children. My husband doesn’t […]
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TIF Deadline Spurring Sister Bay Development
With the highway near completion and the beach up and running, the conversation at the Feb. 16 Sister Bay Village Board meeting centered on spurring development. But conversation had some urgency as board members and developers discussed the village’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) expiration date in seven years. The village needs to pay back its […]
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Senate Sinks Water Privatization Bill
Even though Assembly Bill 554 whizzed through the state Assembly on a voice vote – which usually means it is a non-controversial issue – Senator Frank Lasee’s Senate companion version of the bill, SB 432, ran aground last week in the Senate. The bill, which would make it easier for investor-owned utilities to do business […]
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Billy Weiss American Legion Post 527 Turns 70
Billy Weiss American Legion Post 527 of Sister Bay will turn 70 on March 1, 2016. To commemorate this milestone, Post 527 will hold a meeting on March 1 at 6 pm at the Sister Bay Village Hall. Special guests include the American Legion 9th District Commander Laurel Clewell and Door County American Legion Commander […]
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Lodge and Door Country Welcome New Marketing Advisor
Fm 106.9, the Lodge and Door Country, FM 97.7 welcome Brooke Ulrich to the staff as their new Marketing Advisor. Ulrich holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She enters the Door County community from Wauwatosa where she previously was the Marketing Director for Layton State Bank, […]
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Southern Door High School 2015-16 Semester One Honor Roll
Gr. 12 Academic High Honors Reed Charles, Nicole Christianson, Nathan Coulthurst, Julia Englebert, Bailey Hanson, Amber Kasten, Sophie Kennedy, Samuel Mueller, Samantha Renard, Brittany Schmelzer, Morgan VanderMissen, Emily Walker, Jessica Weatherwax Gr. 12 Academic Honors Melissa Benzshawel, Emily Bretl, Elizabeth Buhr, Mackenzie Counard, Brooke Dantoin, Kordell Draves, Mitchell Gerend, Erika Haberli, Rachel Hale, Trevor Hawkey, […]
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Letter to the Editor: Fruit and Veggie Champions!
Food service staff and Healthy Door County 2020 are getting students engaged in the lunchroom, as they champion healthy food choices. As schools are educational environments, the lunchroom can be a classroom and provide additional opportunities for learning. It’s here in our school cafeterias where students are learning which foods to eat and how to […]
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Senator Lasee Responds to Kitchens Listening Session Story
By Sen. Frank Lasee Here they go again. I can see why so many people no longer trust the mainstream media. It’s intellectually disingenuous and professionally dishonest to write a slanted op-ed and call it “news.” I’m referring to an article I read in the Pulse (https://doorcountypulse.com/kitchens-listens-to-disdain-from-republican-voters/) that opened with the rhetoric, “gutted transparent government” […]
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Door County YMCA Hosts Community Breakfast
The Door County YMCA held its annual Community Breakfast, sponsored by RBC Wealth Management, at the Stone Harbor Resort & Conference Center on Feb. 18. This year’s theme was “Growing Stronger Together” and focused on why the YMCA is such a vital part of the community. Approximately 100 community members enjoyed a meal together and […]