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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Obituary: Beatrice Emma Beilfuss
Feb. 16, 1929 – July 8, 2019 Beatrice Emma Beilfuss, 90, of Sturgeon Bay died at Sturgeon Bay Health Services. She was born in Shawano, the daughter of Alfred and Emma (Degener) Koeller. Beatrice attended St. James Lutheran School in Shawano and Shawano High School. She was united in marriage to Marvin Arthur Beilfuss on September 22, […]
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Obituary: JoAnne Dorothy (Bauer) Taylor
May 17, 1933 – July 4, 2019 JoAnne Dorothy (Bauer) Taylor, 86, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, died in Sturgeon Bay. Her extended family had gathered at their longtime summer home for their annual reunion and was with her at her passing. JoAnne was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Henry Carl Bauer and Dorothy Amanda […]
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Obituary: Gustav “Gus” Abrahamson
Feb. 25, 1930 – July 7, 2019 Gustav “Gus” Abrahamson, 89, of Sturgeon Bay died at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. He was born in Sturgeon Bay to Gust R. and Rose M. (Czerwan) Abrahamson. Gus attended Egg Harbor State Grade School and Gibraltar High School in Fish Creek, and he graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School. He […]
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June 10, 1966 ~ July 1, 2019 Christopher Tadych, son of Pat and Jim Tadych, died suddenly of natural causes. He is survived by his parents; his brothers, Mike (Pam) and their son Joey, of Shawano, Wisconsin; Marc (Carol) and their daughters, Heather Wilke and Erin Tadych of Sturgeon Bay; his sister Brittany Flick and her children […]
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Nov. 25, 1946 – July 2, 2019 Donna L. Nei, age 72, a resident of Thornton, Colorado, died at her home. She was born in Ellinwood, Kansas, to Emil and Betty Scheufler. She graduated in 1964 from Ellinwood High School and in 1968 from Sterling College, in Sterling, Kansas, with a bachelor of arts in […]
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Obituary: Bernice A. Sunstrom
Aug. 12, 1925 – July 2, 2019 Bernice A. Sunstrom, 93, of Sister Bay died at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. She was born in Sturgeon Bay, the daughter of the late Eric and Elda (Nelson) Peterson. Bernice graduated from Gibraltar High School in 1943. On January 21, 1950, she was united in […]
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DIY in Door County: A new wave of do-it-yourself hits the peninsula
Retailers across the country are facing serious challenges with the rise of online shopping, and brick-and-mortar shopping has seen a drastic decline during the past decade. At the same time, millenials — the largest generation of Americans — are choosing to spend more on experiences than things. That makes it a daunting time for sellers […]
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DCHM Celebrates ‘Greatest Generation’ Potiers
The Door County Historical Museum (DCHM) will celebrate Leonard and Ruth Schmelzer Potier on July 6. Leonard was in the Navy, stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; Ruth was the first from Door County to volunteer for the WAVES. The Potier family recently donated its military memorabilia to the museum, and many of […]
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Crime Prevention Foundation Launches Resource Officer Program
The Door County Sheriff’s Office’s Crime Prevention Foundation (CPF) invites the community to help launch the new, countywide School Resource Officer (SRO) Program. An SRO is a career law-enforcement officer with sworn authority who works in a community-oriented policing role within a school. These specially trained and equipped officers work with teachers and administrators to […]
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North Shore Bank Hosting Pet-supply Collection
North Shore Bank is partnering with the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus to host a Paws and Claws pet-supply collection until July 6 at the bank’s Sturgeon Bay and Sister Bay branches. In addition to dropping off supplies, community members may donate their loose change, the total amount of which North Shore Bank will […]
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AED/CPR Classes Offered at Sister Bay Fire Station
The Sister Bay and Liberty Grove Fire Department is partnering with the American Safety and Health Institute to offer four-hour classes in the proper methods of using an AED and performing infant, child and adult CPR that offer a two-year certification. The cost is $30 per person. The next classes will be held at the […]
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DCMM Expanding Shipwrecks Exhibit
The Door County Maritime Museum is promoting the expansion of its Shipwrecks of Door County exhibit with help from a $31,382 Joint Effort Marketing Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. After the exhibit’s successful debut in 2018, the museum has added artifacts, advanced technology and other upgrades to enhance visitors’ education about Wisconsin shipwrecks. The […]
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Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship Awards $10,000 for 2019
Four graduating high school students were selected to receive the four-year, $10,000 Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship (lutsey.org) this year. These presentations raise the total recipient number to 113 since the program began in 1986. Matt Lutsey, president of Waseda Farms, which sponsors the scholarship, said more than $700,000 has been awarded to recipients during […]
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Health and Human Services Hold Open Meeting for Public Comment, July 9
The Door County Department of Health and Human Services will hold the second of two public-participation meetings on July 9, 9 am, in the Chambers Room of the Door County Government Center, 421 Nebraska St. in Sturgeon Bay. The purpose is to give the public an opportunity to share comments with the department’s board and […]
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Tim Graul: Keeping the World Afloat
Retired boat designer keeps his hand in as a consultant Growing up on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River in the industrial town of Alton, Illinois, Tim Graul had boats on his brain from a young age. “I always liked boats,” he said. “In the margins of my notebooks and school papers, I got […]
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QPR Gatekeeper Training Held July 23
The Door County–Nathan Wilson Coalition is offering a QPR Gatekeeper Trainer Certification Course July 23, 8:30 am – 4 pm. QPR suicide-prevention training – which focuses on Question, Persuade and Refer – empowers individuals, organizations and communities to effectively intervene on behalf of people who are suicidal or in crisis. This train-the-trainer session is intended […]
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Kress Presents Video Interview with Marion Utter Volkmann
The Egg Harbor Historical Society will present a video interview with Marion Utter Volkmann on July 8, 3 pm, at the Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor. She spent her life in Egg Harbor and grew up on a farm that her father managed for Dr. Schroeder of Marinette, who purchased it from Joseph Sterling, who […]
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News from This Week’s Past: Circus, Cigars, Bicycles and Death
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 Expositor July 3, 1874 That Circus at Green Bay last Monday was attended by about 60 persons from Sturgeon Bay, who carried off and spent out of […]
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All are welcome to the second 2019 installment of the Gibraltar Historical Association’s (GHA, historicnoble.org) free Gibraltar Talks – “The Schreibers” – on July 11, 7 pm, at the Old Gibraltar Town Hall, 4167 Maple St. in Fish Creek. Light refreshments will be served. From the time the Schreiber family arrived in Door County in the […]
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Home and Garden Fair Returns Aug. 24
Door County Habitat for Humanity (DCHH, doorhabitat.org) will present its second annual Vintage Home and Garden Fair fundraiser Aug. 24 at the Lazy L Ranch, 5280 Country View Road in Sturgeon Bay. Any item in the ReStore can be taken at no cost – to be refurbished, upcycled or otherwise beautified or enhanced – and returned by […]