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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Crossroads Earns Aerospace Outreach Award
Crossroads at Big Creek earned an Aerospace Outreach Award and accompanying $3,000 grant recently at the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium’s annual conference. Crossroads received this award thanks to a collaboration with the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society (DPAS) and the Door County Library System. DPAS visited the county’s libraries with a state-of-the-art inflatable planetarium to show […]
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This Weekend in Door County: Marina Fest, Sausage Fest & Wilderness Day
Sister Bay Marina Fest All weekend long join the festival of fun in Sister Bay where you can find live music, kids’ carnival, food vendors, a vintage boat show and fireworks. See the full schedule here. Sausage Fest at One Barrel Brewing Company Find an Oktoberfest beer tent from One Barrel Brewing Co., hot sausages […]
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Dec. 25, 1929 – Aug. 27, 2019 LaVerne C. Blasier, 89, of Sturgeon Bay died at Sturgeon Bay Health Services. She was born in Calumet, Michigan, the daughter of Eric Hjalmar Peterson and Lillian Amanda Hendrickson Peterson. LaVerne attended Calumet High School. On January 29, 1948, she married Robert R. Moyle […]
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Aug. 6, 1950 – Aug. 22, 2019 Ross Meader, 69, died peacefully at his home on Washington Island. Ross was born in Racine, Wisconsin, the son of Daniel and Clarice (Hagen) Meader. He was a graduate of William Horlick High School, Class of 1969, and graduated from Carthage College with a BA in physical education. Ross began […]
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Aug. 22, 1924 – Aug. 24, 2019 Pauline Dorothy Geier, 95, of Forestville died at the Algoma Long-Term Unit. She was born to Albin and Elizabeth (Keenan) Neils. On June 6, 1945, she married Norbert J. Geier. He died on Sept. 19, 2008. Pauline helped her husband work the family farm for many years and very much enjoyed driving […]
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Alumni Door County Profile: Kat Gebauer
Kat Gebauer went from being the shy kid in class to running 35 miles at a time through Glacier National Park in a hot-pink tutu and a pair of fairy wings. And she’s usually doing it with a camera in her hand. Her journey started when a friend asked her to run a half marathon, […]
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Continuing Education for CCR Partners
There is a very particular sense of shared purpose among people who serve others, and this spirit of cooperation and collaboration is extraordinarily strong in Door County. Every professional I have ever had the opportunity to work with knows that we can serve people better when we have not just an awareness of our community […]
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Meet Scooter, an eight-year-old lady available for adoption from the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) Door County Campus. Scooter was found as a stray in Egg Harbor and came through our doors in rough shape. She was suffering from inflamed eyes, dirty ears, congested breathing and a broken tooth, and she smelled like motor oil. After […]
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Door County Chapter Forming for Hearing Loss Association of America
Door Advocates for Hearing Impaired (DAHI) will meet Aug. 28, 10:30 am, at the Aging and Disability Resource Center in Sturgeon Bay. DAHI is in the process of forming a new chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America within the Door County community. This month, Caroline Ludka of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ […]
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Rotary Club Holds Old-Fashioned Picnic to Welcome Students
The Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay invites the community to celebrate the end of summer at an old-fashioned picnic Aug. 29, starting at 5:30 pm. Enjoy swimming (supply your own life jackets), food, refreshments, games, a bonfire, s’mores and fellowship. Take your best beach or Packers attire and your family! The club will also introduce […]
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Obituary: Bonny Lee (Moulton) Vahey
March 27, 1932 – Aug. 19, 2019 Bonny Lee (Moulton) Vahey, 87, of Sister Bay died on Aug. 19. Bonny was born in Centerville, Iowa, the daughter of Wilbur and Mary (Whisler) Moulton. Bonny grew up in Racine and then East Troy, Wisconsin, where she graduated from high school in 1950. She graduated from the University […]
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Community Blood Drive Sept. 5 at Kress Pavilion
The Door County Visitor Bureau will be working with the Community Blood Center (CBC) to hold a community blood drive Sept. 5, 10 am – 2 pm, at the Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor. The CBC has been partnering with the Door County Medical Center to provide blood and blood products since fall 2018.
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Literacy Door County Holds Tutor Training Sessions
Become a tutor, and change a life! Literacy Door County invites potential volunteers to an orientation meeting – Sept. 9, 4:30-5 pm, at Hope Church, 141 S. 12th Ave. in Sturgeon Bay – to learn more about the organization and decide whether they want to continue with tutor training or volunteer in another capacity. The first […]
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Prevent Suicide Walk is Sept. 9 in Sturgeon Bay
Join the Prevent Suicide Door County–Nathan Wilson Coalition for Walk for Hope on Sept. 9, 5-7 pm. Meet in Sturgeon Bay’s Martin Park at 5 pm; the walk will start at 5:30 pm. T-shirts will be available for $10 each; snacks, carabiners and wristbands will be provided for free. The event is part of National […]
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100+ Women Who Care Grows to 278 Women in First Year
On July 29, 100+ Women Who Care of Northern Door County celebrated its first anniversary. The organization now numbers 278 women (149 teams) who are having an important positive effect on the Door County community. Founded by Ann Morgan and Peggy Reineck, the group met for the first time in July 2018 with 68 women […]
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Altrusa Back-to-School Fair Serves 600 Door County Kids
The Door County Community Foundation (DCCF) and the Women’s Fund have again generously supported Altrusa of Door County’s Back-to-School Program. Altrusan Cheri Meyvis applied to the DCCF for support in purchasing school supplies, and the Women’s Fund helped to maximize the learning experience for girls participating in the program. Held Aug. 3 at Sturgeon Bay […]
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Riley Smith Named to John Wood Community College Dean’s List
Riley Smith has been named to the dean’s list for the 2019 summer term at John Wood Community College in Quincy, Illinois. To be eligible, full- and part-time students must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
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Andrea Kinsey-Jauquet Presents ‘A History in Paint’ on Aug. 29
Andrea Kinsey-Jauquet invites the community to share her Fish Creek memories through a free event, “A History in Paint,” on Aug. 29, 7 pm, at Gibraltar’s Old Town Hall. Light refreshments will be served. The Thorps, Claflins and Kinseys are longtime residents of Fish Creek. The members of the Kinsey family grew up knowing their […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Aug. 23-30, 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 ExpositorAugust 21, 1874 The house of Henry Eaton, in Carlton, Kewaunee County, was struck by lightening, yesterday morning about 6 o’clock, instantly killing Mrs. Eaton and badly […]
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Nov. 17, 1923 – Aug. 20, 2019 Ruth Helen Anderson, 95, of Sturgeon Bay died peacefully at Sturgeon Bay Health Services. She was born in Oconto, the daughter of Leo and Helen (Merline) Adams. Ruth graduated from Gibraltar High School in the Class of 1941 and became a welder in the WWII shipyards. She also worked at […]