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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Bob Schoof Earns KLA Emeritus Status
Bob Schoof spent his first summer at his family’s cabin on Kangaroo Lake when he was four years old. During the 80-plus years since then, he’s accumulated a wealth of knowledge about the lake’s ecology and has devoted untold hours to reactivating the Kangaroo Lake Association (KLA) and its activities: installing fish cribs, maintaining the […]
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Sturgeon Bay Resident Crowned Wisconsin’s Miss Amazing Teen Queen
Sturgeon Bay High School senior Kaitlyn Leonardson never expected to become as invested in Miss Amazing as she did – or as successful. In fact, her mother, Shawn Leonardson, was met with indifference when she first mentioned the pageant to Kaitlyn. “It was all my mom’s idea,” Kaitlyn said. “She asked me how I felt […]
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Open Door Bird Sanctuary Cuts Ribbon and Burns Mortgage
Visitors check out the new, recently delivered Open Door Bird Sanctuary Nature Center during the Aug. 10 ribbon-cutting and mortgage-burning celebration. Photo by Len Villano.
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Freeway is a shy, four-month-old kitten available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) Door County Campus. He is very timid and takes longer than usual to adjust to new people and places. Freeway needs a patient family who will give him as long as it takes to come out of his shell and […]
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Sturgeon Bay Chef to Appear on Food Network
Emilie Rose Bishop will appear on Guy Fieri’s Guy’s Grocery Games on Aug. 28, 8 pm, on the Food Network. Bishop recently moved from Chicago to Sturgeon Bay to join the Union Supper Pub as its executive chef/partner – a move that takes her full circle because she began her culinary career as a dishwasher when […]
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Bargains Unlimited Welcomes Clean and Usable Donations
Donating unwanted items to Bargains Unlimited is a great way to downsize, gain space and help keep your life organized. Volunteers sort, display and sell the donated goods to those who are looking to add to their home, cottage, wardrobe and more. The income from the sales of donated items helps to fund Scandia Village […]
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DC Historical Society Dinner to Host Jim Draeger
The Door County Historical Society will host – and Jim Draeger will present – the monthly dinner program Bottoms Up on Aug. 26, 6 pm, at the Institute Saloon, 4599 Hwy 57 in Sturgeon Bay. Wisconsin native Draeger is a co-author of the national-award-winning books Fill ’er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations and […]
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Learn about Baileys Harbor Range Lights from Ed Miller
The Door County Historical Society will host – and Ed Miller will present – the yesteryear program “Baileys Harbor Range Lights” on Aug. 17, 1 pm, in the Collins Learning Center, 2041 Michigan St., at Sturgeon Bay’s Crossroads at Big Creek. There is no admission charge, but donations are appreciated. Miller will discuss the history of the […]
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The 37th annual antique tractor show will be held Aug. 16-18 at 5005 Country View Road in Sturgeon Bay. This year’s features are Farmall and International Harvester tractors and equipment. Admission is $8 per person for the weekend, which includes a souvenir button; or $8 per person per day. Food and refreshments will be served […]
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Baileys Harbor Historical Society Explores Log Houses
The Baileys Harbor Historical Society (baileysharborhistoricalsociety.org) will present “The Log Houses of Chapel Lane” on Aug. 21, 7 pm, at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall, 2392 Cty F. Almost 100 years ago, log summer homes began appearing on Baileys Harbor’s Chapel Lane. Roy Cole will explain the architectural importance of the 11 homes, who built […]
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Postcards the Focus of Historical Society Program
The Egg Harbor Historical Society will wrap up its summer series Aug. 19, 3 pm, at the Kress Pavilion with a presentation about Richard Lauder’s DVD program, which uses historic postcards of Egg Harbor. Lauder, a Sturgeon Bay High School graduate, taught art for more than 30 years and now resides and maintains a working […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Aug. 16-23, 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 14, 1874 The Third annual Catalogue of the State Normal School at Oshkosh, Wis. for the school year 1873-74 is received. It shows a good degree […]
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Oct. 17, 1957 – Aug. 7, 2019 Wendy K. Welch, 61, of Ocala, Florida, died peacefully under the care of Hospice of Marion County. Wendy was born in Milwaukee. She attended Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, and then went on to attend Florida State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in language. Later on, […]
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Dec. 15, 1941 – Aug. 9, 2019 Betty Jean Tipler, 77, of Sturgeon Bay died peacefully at home. Betty was born in Fish Creek to Walter and Agnes (Resler) Eckert. (Betty was also known as Jeanie by many of her early friends and family.) Betty grew up in Egg Harbor on the bluffs of Horseshoe Bay Farms. On Nov. […]
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Obituary: Leland Clare Johnson
May 5, 1937 – Aug. 9, 2019 Leland Clare Johnson, 82, of Sturgeon Bay died peacefully at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay. He was born on Washington Island, the son of Ben and Annabel (Jacobsen) Johnson. After attending Washington Island School District, he enlisted in the United States Army. Lee worked as a painter […]
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Obituary: Carol Gregg Overland
Feb. 17, 1960 – Aug. 8, 2019 Carol Gregg Overland, 59, of Sturgeon Bay died at her home in the company of her family and beloved black labs. She was born in Lima, Ohio, to Thomas and Jane (Schierloh) Gregg. On August 14, 1993, she married Kenneth J. Overland in Sturgeon Bay. Carol graduated from Lima Shawnee […]
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Obituary: William Edward Appel
July 26, 1937 – Aug. 8, 2019 William Edward Appel, 82, of Sister Bay died peacefully at the Good Samaritan Society–Scandia Village. He was born in Baileys Harbor, the son of Edward and Myrtle (Albertson) Appel. After graduating from Algoma High School, Bill enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served for two years. He married […]
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Converse is a majestic, one-year-old cloud of black fluff who’s available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) Door County Campus. He’s a friendly guy who enjoys giving head butts and getting petted. We don’t know much about his past because he was brought in as a stray, but we do know he has […]
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Alumni Door County Profile: Adam Breseman
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. Soon 2010 Gibraltar High School graduate Adam Breseman will head to […]
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20 Years of the Door County Community Foundation
On August 16, 1999, prominent Door County residents Tom Herlache, John Herlache, Mike Felhofer and Eric Paulsen met with representatives of the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation to formally organize a board of directors and adopt the articles of incorporation to create the Door County Community Foundation. As the foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary, it […]