Category: Community
Door County community news from the Peninsula Pulse. Find information about health programs, fundraisers, announcements, and more to keep you in the loop in your community.
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Ombudsperson Program Helps Protect Door County Seniors
If you live in a skilled nursing facility in Door County or have a loved one who does, you might already be aware of the statewide service that works to protect seniors in long-term care facilities. That service, the Volunteer Ombudsman Program (VOP), has been running for 30 years as of 2024, and it expanded […]
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Potawatomi Ski Hill Group Still Planning
The next meeting for long-range planning for a volunteer-run ski hill at Potawatomi State Park will be at 6:30 pm Monday, April 29, at Southern Door High School. Organizer Dana Wangerin said he will present a feasibility study at the meeting. Southern Door High School is located at 2073 County Road DK in Brussels. Door […]
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Women’s Fund Seeks Photos, Quotes For Mother’s Day
In honor of Mother’s Day, the Women’s Fund of Door County would like to recognize the important role that women play in the Door County community. A selection of photos and quotes about Door County women will be featured on the Women’s Fund of Door County’s Facebook page facebook.com/womensfunddoorcounty. The community is encouraged to submit […]
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Church Expansion Project Begins At Fish Creek
Community Church of Fish Creek this month broke ground on a project to renovate the historic building, add more restrooms, improve accessibility and efficiency, and increase seating capacity by 45%, to accommodate the growing congregation. The task of maintaining the integrity of the classic design of the 107-year-old church was given to architect Rick Swanson. […]
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Habitat Needs Home Repair Leader
Door County Habitat for Humanity is seeking a volunteer to lead its home-repair program. This person(s) would be responsible for making a home visit to assess the needs of the project, create a project quote and coordinate the volunteers to complete projects. To discuss the opportunity, contact Lori Allen at [email protected].
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ADRC Brings Medicare Helpers To Northern Door
The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) has coordinated with a group of State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) counselors. This national program trains individuals to understand Medicare with the mission of helping others understand Medicare in an unbiased way. Starting in June, SHIP volunteers will help individuals enter their initial applications for Medicare. Volunteers will […]
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Door County Community Health Improvement Plan Now Available
Collaborative plan focuses on social drivers After delays caused by COVID-19 and staff changes at Door County Public Health, the latest Community Health Improvement Plan is now published and available to the community. However, much of the work outlined in the plan is already well under way. The State of Wisconsin mandates that local health […]
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by JOHN MIELKE Peninsula Pulse contributor When a massive container ship struck and demolished the Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore in the early morning hours of March 26, the accident rekindled memories for many in the Door County community, memories that reached back almost 60 years. Oct. 21, 1960 was a chilly Friday by […]
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Sturgeon Bay Students Earn Scholarships
Mikayla LaLuzerne, Issac Starr, Conor Waterstreet and Taylor Laughlin, all seniors at Sturgeon Bay High School, have been named winners of the 2024 Ella May Stedman Technical-College Scholarship competition. LaLuzerne will be awarded $5,000, Starr and Waterstreet each will be awarded $3,000, and Laughlin will be awarded $2,000. All four students will be enrolling at […]
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Sevastopol Asks Residents To Join Focus Groups For Superintendent Search
After meeting Monday with a hired consultant from Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) assisting with the search for Sevastopol’s next superintendent, the school board asked for residents’ input. The board on Tuesday asked district residents to consider providing input in the search for a new superintendent by attending community focus group opportunities next week […]
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Women’s Fund Will Address Childcare Shortage With $100k Grant
The Women’s Fund of Door County announced Monday that it received a third, $100,000 grant award from the Ford Foundation. The Women’s Fund of Door County will use the funds to create long-term solutions for the peninsula’s ongoing childcare shortage. “The challenges associated with cost and availability of childcare will require unique problem-solving and collaboration […]
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Youth Arts And Service Grants Available
The Door County Service Club Coalition has partnered with the Door County Community Foundation to offer two separate youth grant programs. Youth as Resources Grants provide financial support to projects in which youth use their skills, talents and abilities to serve or educate others within the community. Any charitable, educational, civic, or youth group of […]
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AEDs Now at All Door County League Fields
The summer Door County League (DCL) baseball season is just around the corner, and thanks to supporters, every field will now have Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Mary Witteborg, DCL secretary and committee chair, said the campaign Field the Fields – a combination of direct donations, fill-the-boot donations and GoFundMe – raised $9,000 to finance the […]
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Newspaper Association Hosts State Civics Games
Students from 18 teams across the state will compete at this year’s Wisconsin Civics Games state finals for an opportunity to win bragging rights and a $2,000 scholarship to a Wisconsin college or university of their choice. The event, on May 10 at the Capitol in Madison, is presented by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNA) […]
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Small Animal Sale And Swap Will Benefit 4-H
Door County 4-H is holding its annual Small Animal Sale and Swap on Saturday, May 4, starting at 8 am, at the Door County Fairgrounds. Vendors are welcome and must meet any state regulations. Proceeds from the event help support the 4-H small animal projects. For further information call 920.737.1741. To enter the location at […]
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Cycling Without Age Pilot Training
Cycling Without Age Door County, which provides rides in three-wheeled trishaws to seniors and differently-abled people to let them experience the feeling of cycling, will train volunteers to pilot their trishaws on Saturday, May 4, 9 am – noon at the Kane Center in Fish Creek. Interested pilots should have valid driver’s licenses and be […]
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Gibraltar Students Create Playground Arch
Gibraltar High class gains art, tech, welding skills through public art project Advanced technology students gained multiple skills this year while completing a civic art project at Gibraltar High School. For most of the second semester, students in artist and industrial technology teacher Nathan Hatch’s Technology and Design class worked to fabricate, plan and assemble […]
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Jan. 23, 1936 – April 21, 2024 Carol Ann Gray, 88, of Sister Bay, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, April 21, 2024 at Serenity Spring Senior Living at Scandia Village in Sister Bay from recent health complications. She was born Jan. 23, 1936 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Roman A. and Elenora E. (Bierbaum) Niedzwiecki. […]
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Obituary: Michael Leon Glowacki
Sept. 1, 1940 – April 22, 2024 Michael Leon Glowacki, 83 passed away, peacefully on April 22, 2024 at Cedar Crest in Janesville Wisconsin. Michael Glowacki celebrated life each day. He enjoyed business, art, theater, travel, and spending time with his family. Mike was born Sept. 1, 1940 in Thorpe, Wisconsin. He attended Madison Business […]
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May 8,1929 – March 15, 2024 Armella Rita Norton, age 94, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2024 at Serenity Spring Senior Living at Scandia Village, Sister Bay. She was born in Chicago on May 8,1929 to Casimer and Harriet (Michela) Pinczykowski. Her family name was later changed to Pine. Armella was baptized at and […]