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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PFLAG Meeting at Sturgeon Bay Library Sept. 17
PFLAG of Sturgeon Bay/Door County will hold an informal meeting Sept. 17, 6-7:30 pm, at the Sturgeon Bay Library, when PFLAG and community members can talk about what the organization has accomplished during the past year and how to make Door County more inclusive of diversity and supportive of LGBTQIA+ folks, their families and friends. […]
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Obituary: Helen Marie Abrahamson
May 18, 1931 – Sept. 5, 2019 Helen Marie Abrahamson, 88, of Valmy died peacefully at the Pete and Jelaine Horton Skilled Nursing and Hospice Care Center in Sturgeon Bay with family at her side. She was born in Racine, the daughter of Eben Roy Hanson Sr. and Loretta E. (Grovogel) Hanson. Helen’s family moved […]
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Culture Club: Inside Northern Sky’s New Home
by Dave Hudson Four years ago, Northern Sky Theater found itself at a crossroads. The theater organization had started as the Heritage Ensemble during the 1970s and had grown into a cultural mainstay of Door County as American Folklore Theater at its outdoor home in Peninsula State Park. But for more than 40 years, the […]
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Volunteer Ombudsperson Needed at Scandia Village
If you enjoy making a difference in the life of the elderly, then becoming a volunteer advocate in nursing homes may interest you. The State of Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long-Term Care is recruiting volunteer ombudspeople in northeastern Wisconsin who represent the board and work with the state’s regional ombudsperson to provide advocacy services […]
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Donor Breast Milk Now Offered to DCMC Babies
In conjunction with Breastfeeding Awareness Month, the Door County Medical Center (DCMC) announces that donor breast milk will soon be available to its inpatient babies. The screened and pasteurized donor milk comes from the Mother’s Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes, certified by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America. This service has […]
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Volunteers, Donations Keep Door-Tran Going
Door-Tran implemented volunteer transportation programs after the American Red Cross discontinued transportation services in Door County in 2011. To date, volunteer drivers have donated almost 11,600 hours to provide 7,145 trips and serve all Door County residents with affordable transportation services for long-distance travel within and out of the county. Door-Tran recently received a $15,000 […]
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Large Crowd Attended 2019 Zion Hymn Sing
Sixty-three people – the largest crowd in many years – attended the Sept. 1 hymn sing at Zion United Methodist Church and donated $1,977 to HELP of Door County: the largest collection since the hymn sings began in 1992. Bruce Frudden, chair of Zion’s Missions Committee, presented a check to Steve Vickman, director of HELP […]
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NWTC Introduces 8-Week Courses
More than 3,500 students graduated from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) last year with degrees and certificates in high-demand fields such as health care, information and engineering technology. “That’s 3,500 people leaving here with credentials, 3,500 people joining the workforce, 3,500 people earning better and higher wages to support their families,” said NWTC President Jeff […]
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Southern Door Elementary Recognized by Wisconsin DPI
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center have recognized Southern Door Elementary School for implementing behavior expectations at the bronze level and building an equitable, multi-level support system aimed at closing achievement gaps and increasing the number of students who graduate ready for college or a career. By […]
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The eighth annual Shop and Dine is coming up on Oct. 5 to benefit the Healing Project, which provides no-cost integrative health-care services to Door County residents living with cancer. Services include acupuncture, energy therapy, massage therapy, nutrition counseling, behavioral health counseling and group mindfulness. Participating Door County businesses donate a portion of their sales […]
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Alumni Door County Profile: Sadie Nelson
Each week the Peninsula Pulse profiles alumni from Door County schools, sharing what they’re up to, what Door County taught them and what inspired them. To suggest an alumnus or alumna to profile, email [email protected]. To learn more about Alumni Door County, visit alumnidoorcounty.org. When Sadie Nelson watched a woman give birth in India, she […]
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Meet Moneypenny, a three-month-old kitten who’s available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) Door County Campus. Curious, sweet and affectionate, she would make a great addition to any home. Like all cats at WHS, she is already spayed, vaccinated and microchipped. Stop in to meet her during our open adoption hours – she’ll be […]
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Historical Society Hosts Program About Fireside Building
When it opened in January, the Fireside quickly became a staple of Egg Harbor dining, but this month the Egg Harbor Historical Society is celebrating the many watering holes that have called the Fireside’s location home. Whether it was Shack’s bowling alley and saloon, the Welcome Inn, Forest Gardens, Farmer’s Inn, Augie’s, Tracy’s Tap, George’s […]
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Learn About the Golden Girls at the Door County Historical Museum
The Door County Historical Museum will mark the 100th anniversary of the Green Bay Packers with the display Mary Jane and the Golden Girls. They were the Packers’ cheerleading squad, led by Door County native Mary Jane Van Duyse from 1959 through 1972. Meet Mary Jane and some of the Golden Girls on Sept. 7, […]
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DCHS Celebrates Vintage Day at Heritage Village
Join the Door County Historical Society to celebrate its annual Vintage Day on Sept. 7, 10 am – 3 pm, at the Heritage Village at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay. All foods and activities have been scheduled with “vintage” in mind: Costumed interpreters will engage guests in schoolhouse lessons; a wonderful group from Oneida will […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Sept. 16-13, 2019
All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. The ExpositorSeptember 11, 1874 Are you going to the black Hills after gold? If so, don’t start until you have called on I. B. Scott, at his jewelry […]
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Cottage Row: A History of Elegance
Fish Creek’s Cottage Row is among the few roads in Door County where it feels as if the clock stopped a generation or two ago, and we all get to watch from the road above the water. The narrow street’s thick canopy covers historic stone fences and old cottages that many of Wisconsin’s wealthiest and […]
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Wienke’s Market: From Roadside to Statewide
In 1967, when Don and Jane Wienke moved to a farmstead on Highway S between Algoma and Sturgeon Bay, they not only found an idyllic setting in which to raise a family that would eventually include four children, but they also nurtured a garden that produced more fruits and vegetables than their family could use. […]
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Peninsula Singers Begin Rehearsals Sept. 23
The Peninsula Singers are welcoming soprano, alto and (male and female) tenor voices to the nonprofit choral group, which performs both at Christmas time and in the spring. Rehearsals are held on Mondays, 7-8:30 pm, at the United Methodist Church, 836 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay. There are no auditions. The fall/winter registration and reception […]
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Community Choir of Door County Begins Rehearsing Sept. 16
If you love to sing, the Community Choir of Door County is for you. It will meet on Mondays, 5:30-7 pm, starting Sept. 16, at the St. Peter and Paul Church in Institute. Members may arrive early to chat. The choir comprises people of all ages, talent levels and skills who are connected by a […]