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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Kelsey Earns Jody Boes Scholarship
The Jody Boes Scholarship was established in 2017, in partnership with Bill and Pam Welter, to provide nurses who are pursuing a master’s degree or doctorate with $2,500 to apply toward tuition. This year’s recipient is Jeannine Kelsey. A 1997 graduate of Bellin College of Nursing, she holds an RN and BSN. After a hiatus […]
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Gardner Holds Electronics Recycling Event
The Town of Gardner, in partnership with the Southern Door County School District, will hold an electronics-recycling event – rain or shine – on June 8, 9 am – 1 pm, in the high school parking lot. The event is open to the public, and proceeds will benefit the Southern Door Elementary STEAM program. Recyclable items include computer […]
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Humane Society Rummage and Bake Sale June 7-8, 2019
Shop ’til you drop at the annual rummage and bake sale to benefit the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. The fundraiser will be held June 7-8 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 692 Tacoma Beach Road in Sturgeon Bay. For a $5 donation, you may start your treasure hunting June 7, 12-6 pm, and […]
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The 10th annual Thomas Paine Common Sense Dinner will be held June 6, 6-8 pm, at the Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor. Rep. Staush Gruszynski of Assembly District 90 in Green Bay will discuss water issues. He serves on the Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality.Dinner includes salads, sandwiches, wraps, desserts and beverages catered by […]
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Open Door Bird Sanctuary Visits Memory Cafe
The Open Door Bird Sanctuary will visit the Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church, 836 Michigan St., on June 3, 2 pm, for a program held in conjunction with the Memory Café: a social activity for those with early memory loss and their friends and family members. Anyone interested in learning more about the bird sanctuary […]
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Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) welcomes Jimmy Balistreri as its new production manager. He’ll run lighting, sound, stage management and all of the other behind-the-scenes functions. The recent Ripon College graduate has spent the last three summers in Door County working at Northern Sky Theater and Wild Tomato. The TAP board of directors recognized outgoing President […]
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Get Well Water Tested through Crossroads at Big Creek
Crossroads at Big Creek is partnering with UW-Oshkosh’s Environmental Research and Innovation Center to provide well-water testing. Visit Crossroads Mondays through Thursdays, May 29 through Aug. 22, 12-3 pm, to pick up a kit, ask questions and drop off samples. Use the Collins Learning Center’s lower-level door. Water-test prices are $20 for coliform bacteria, $25 […]
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Jan. 28, 1946 – May 26, 2019 Sandra Ann Marquardt, 73, died in Green Bay. She was born in Sturgeon Bay to the late Alex and Helen Vandertie. Sandy attended Sturgeon Bay High School and later graduated from Southern Door High School in 1964. On December 4, 1976, she married the love of her life, […]