Category: Door County News
Door County news from the pages of the Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living, the peninsula’s trusted, local sources for information about Door County, Wisconsin.
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Commission Cracks Down on Room Tax Cheats: Gibraltar owner pays $25,000 for underreporting
In May 2007 the Door County Tourism Zone Commission was established out of the hard work of a group of concerned citizens. Studies showed that Door County was losing its market share to other locations in the state; the only way for Door County to remain a relevant destination was to generate money for a […]
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Top of the Hill Shops Joins in Winter Fest Fun
The Top of the Hill Shops will join Fish Creek in celebrating the 30th Annual Winter Fest, Feb. 3 – 5. The trolley will bring people to and from downtown Fish Creek and several shops will have specials, including Funky Zebra, Fish Creek Bookshop and Gallery, Hart and Hart, What Next?, Pure Joy, Lagniappe, Fish […]
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DCEDC Looking for Nominations for Annual Awards
The Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) Board of Directors is currently soliciting nominations for the annual Door County Industry of the Year Award and the Door County Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The awards celebrate businesses that help create a positive business climate in Door County. The award winners will be announced at the […]
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Garden Expo Offers Spring-like Respite in February
As winter settles over Wisconsin, the 24th-annual Wisconsin Public Television Garden Expo brings a bit of spring-like warmth to the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison Feb. 10-12. Event hours are: 2 to 8 pm, Feb. 10; 9 am to 6 pm, Feb. 11; and 10 am to 4 pm, Feb. 12. […]
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Science Snippet: Air Pollution & Disease States
Scientific evidence is mounting that air pollution plays a key role in initiating many disease states. For example, a Canadian study recently showed that individuals living near a major roadway are more likely to develop dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease, than are people living farther away. When records of 6.6 million people were examined during an […]
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Koulias Home Almost Ready to Move from Lakeside Park
The former Koulias home was moved from Lakeside Park in Jacksonport to the edge of Hwy. 57 as the new owner waits for utility hook-ups for the home. “We are getting very anxious for it to arrive here on Elm Drive,” said Stefani Burke, who purchased the home from the town for $1,200. She and […]
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Door County Health Department Urges Residents to Learn more about Radon
January is National Radon Action Month and the Door County Health Department, the Wisconsin Department of Health And Family Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, are encouraging everyone in Door County to learn more about radon and how to protect you and your family from being exposed to it. Radon is a radioactive and […]
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Southern Door Student Council Holds Red Cross Blood Drive Feb. 10
The Southern Door Student Council and the American Red Cross are sponsoring a blood drive on Friday, Feb. 10, from 9 am to 2 pm in the Southern Door high school gym. Anyone who is 17 years old, weighs 110 pounds or is 16 with parent permission, and is in good health may donate blood. […]
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Mike Gallagher Appointed to House Armed Services Committee
Representative Joel Kitchens Rep. Kitchens released the following statement regarding the Assembly Republican plan to fund transportation and provide tax relief to Wisconsin Taxpayers: “In light of the Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo which noted an additional $2 billion over the next biennium, Assembly Republicans have taken the lead on transportation funding. One of my main […]
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Municipal News: Jan. 30 – Feb. 2, 2017
DOOR COUNTY City of Sturgeon Bay: The Finance/Purchasing & Building Committee meets at 4 pm on Jan. 31. County of Door: The Risk Management & Insurance Committee meets at 2 pm on Jan. 31. The Property Committee meets at 9 am on Feb. 1. The Resource Planning Committee meets at 2 pm on Feb. 2. […]
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Southern Door School Proposes Operational Referendum for April Election
On Jan. 23 the Southern Door School Board voted to present a two-year, non-recurring referendum to the community authorizing the district budget to exceed its revenue limit by $936,000 for each of the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years, for non-recurring purposes consisting of ongoing operational expenses necessary to maintain current educational programs and services. An […]
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The Democratic Response to Gov. Walker’s 2017 State of the State Address
Editor’s Note: Excerpts from Gov. Walker’s 2017 State of the State Address can be found here. by Rep. Gordon Hintz The annual State of the State event is an opportunity to address the citizens of Wisconsin directly, highlighting our successes, challenges, and offering a vision going forward to meet those challenges. As Gov. Walker begins […]
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Orchid Restoration Work at The Ridges
The Door County Master Gardeners Association announces another free public program on Jan. 24 at 7 pm in the Collins Learning Center at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay. The program is “Orchid Restoration at The Ridges Sanctuary” with Brian Forest, land manager of The Ridges. In just a few months, the ridges and […]
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Conservation Project Applications Sought
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack invited potential conservation partners – including private industry, non-government organizations, Indian tribes, state and local governments, water districts and universities – to submit project applications for federal funding through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Through this fourth RCPP Announcement for Program Funding (APF), USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will […]
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Toxic Chemical Releases Fell 56 Percent
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows releases of toxic chemicals into the air fell 56 percent from 2005-2015 at industrial facilities submitting data to the TRI program. “Today’s report shows action by EPA, state and tribal regulators and the regulated community has helped dramatically lower […]
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Climate Corner: When Government Suppresses Science We All Lose
By Tia Nelson It was reported recently in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources had substantially edited a web page about climate change in the Great Lakes region by deleting longstanding references to climate change and its relationship to human activity. Gone also from the page was a direct link […]
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Science Snippet: Is Depression Inherited?
Is depression inherited? Researchers studied the mental health histories of 251 men and women averaging 18 years of age, and also examined the histories of their parents and grandparents. Compared to participants with no family history of depression, individuals whose parents had major depression were twice as likely to develop the condition. They were also […]
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Sen. Ron Johnson Confident in Piecemeal Approach to Repeal Affordable Care Act
Representative Joel Kitchens Rep. Kitchens released the following statement after Governor Walker’s State of the State address to the joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature: “After listening to Governor Walker give his address, I am proud of the state of our state and enthusiastic about its future. Wisconsin continues to maintain a strong financial […]
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Wisconsin Receives Grant for Career Education
A $2 million New Skills for Youth grant was recently announced at a press conference in Beaver Dam that will strengthen and expand career-education opportunities for Wisconsin students. The state is one of 10 grant recipients announced by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and JPMorgan Chase. The three-year grant will allow Wisconsin […]
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KerberRose Hires Gibraltar Alumni
KerberRose, S.C. is pleased to announce the addition of Anissa Kalms and Meghan Delsart as staff accountants in their Sister Bay office. Kalms recently moved back to the Northern Door area after spending several years working for an Iowa-based public accounting firm. Kalms is a graduate of Gibraltar High School and has a Bachelors degree […]