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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.

  • Book Club at Gibraltar School

    All book lovers are invited to join the Community Book Club in the community room of Gibraltar School on March 21, 6:30 pm. The group will be discussing The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead: an intense, beautiful and heartbreaking story that earned the Pulitzer in 2017. Take a snack to pass and a copy of […]

  • Obituary: Irene M. Tomski

    April 27, 1919 – March 8, 2019 Irene M. Tomski, 99, of Sturgeon Bay died at Sturgeon Bay Health Services. She was born in Kewaunee, the daughter of John and Emma (Wautlet) Alexander. Irene was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Sturgeon Bay. She is survived by her two sons, Mike (Louise) Tomski of […]

  • Obituary: Bartley Lee Munson

    Nov. 5, 1937 – Dec. 19, 2018 Bartley Lee Munson, 81, of Milwaukee and of formerly Sturgeon Bay, died peacefully at Lawlis Family Hospice in Mequon, Wisconsin. He was born in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Roy and Madonna (Anderson) Munson. Bart graduated from Rockford East High School in 1955. He earned his B.B.A. in actuarial […]

  • Obituary: Marilyn C. (Yoakum) Ahern

    July 6, 1928 – March 9, 2019  Marilyn C. Ahern, 90, of Egg Harbor died at her home with family at her side. She was born in Brownsville, Texas, the daughter of the late and Josephine Colette (Burke) Yoakum and Frank J. Yoakum. After graduating from the Academy of Our Lady High School, she attended LeClerc College and later […]

  • Obituary: George Carl Schwarzbauer

    June 10, 1930 – March 6, 2019  George Carl Schwarzbauer, 88, formerly of the Town of Sevastopol, died at Good Samaritan Society-Scandia Village in Sister Bay. Arrangements are pending for George’s life and the life of his wife, Ruth, to be honored together. A complete obituary will be available in the near future. Huehns Funeral Home and […]

  • Obituary: Roberto Esquivel Cuellar

    Sept. 3, 1944 – March 7, 2019  Roberto Esquivel Cuellar, affectionately known as “Loco” by friends and other community members, 74, died at home in the Town of Jacksonport. He was born in Acuña, Mexico, the son of Enrique and Julia (Esquivel) Cuellar. Robert was adopted by Maria Cuellar and was raised by Tomas D. and Francisca […]

  • Door County’s Food Scene – One-On-One with Mary Deviley of Tapuat Kombucha: Pulse Podcast

    This week Andrew Kleidon and Myles Dannhausen talk about the end of basketball season with the Gibraltar boys basketball team falling short in the sectional semi-finals and winter All Conference awards. Also, the start date for Ephraim’s road construction has been set, Tony Evers declares 2019 the year of clean water, and the passing of […]

  • Obituary: Jacob B. Ellefson

    Aug. 29, 1926 – Feb. 25, 2019  Jacob Benjamin Ellefson came into the world with a broken collarbone at the family home in Jackson Harbor on Washington Island, his nearly 11-pound birth weight having necessitated the procedure. He died Feb. 25, surrounded by loved ones, including his beloved wife of 29 years, Shirley, at their Townline Road home […]

  • Embrace a Local Spring Break

    Four ways to enjoy the county if you’re stuck here  The last time I remember wearing snowpants was during spring break of my senior year at Gibraltar High School. Although it seemed as if most of the high school was fortunate enough to be taking actual spring-break trips to warmer climates, there were a […]

  • Art of Social Engagement

    by Estella Lauter The current exhibit at the Unitarian Universalist Gallery – Protest! Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice – is extraordinary in several ways. Works in traditional media – a painting by DarRen Morris, a wood relief by Roger Benedict, three textile wall hangings and a bank of poems – are the exceptions rather than the rule. […]

  • Write On Conference on Getting Published

    Write On, Door County has launched a new, two-day conference to help aspiring writers get their work into print. Award-winning authors, editors, publishers and agents will be among the many presenters at the Writing on the Door: Paths to Publication Conference, April 12-13. “Writing is hard, but getting published is even harder,” said Write On, […]

  • News From This Week’s Past: The Last of the ‘Door County Democrat’

    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 March 6, 1874 March came in so sweetly and beautifully warm that our poet warbled, “Sunday morning, Winter and Spring kissed in the sunrise and each […]

  • Sturgeon Bay High School Announces Honor Graduates

    Sturgeon Bay High School announces its Class of 2019 honor graduates. Co-valedictorians are Josephine Morkin and Emily Tess, and the salutatorian is Violet Suhrer. High-honors students (GPA of 4.00 and above) include Josephine Morkin, Emily Tess, Violet Suhrer, Nathaniel Hendrickson, Sierra Trainor and Brenna Zuehlke. Honors students (GPA of 3.667 to 3.999) are Gracee Abeyta-DeDecker, […]

  • We Welcome All

    New Social-justice Initiative Starts in Door County

    We Welcome ALL is a new social-justice initiative in Door County that affirms the worth and dignity of all individuals. A collaborative of eight nonprofit organizations and faith communities is supporting this initiative to continue fostering a welcoming and respectful community for all people who live in, work in and visit Door County. Sponsors are […]

  • Genevieve Pelrine, Start Today Hennepin, Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Local Youth Featured in ‘Minneapolis Star Tribune’

    Sister Bay native Genevieve Pelrine, daughter of Patrice Champeau and Gerald Pelrine, was recently featured in the Minneapolis Star Tribune for her work as a housing coordinator for Start Today Hennepin, which strives to end homelessness for veterans in Minneapolis and Hennepin County. A recent graduate of UW-Stout and a past recipient of a Northern […]

  • Scandia Village Organizes Food Drive

    During February, the staff and residents of Good Samaritan Society-Scandia Village organized a Share the Love food drive that included a Valentine’s Day potluck with a free-will offering. Deemed a great success, it raised substantial funds for the Lakeshore Community Action Program. They also collected and donated nonperishable goods to a local food pantry.

  • Evaluación de la primera infancia en Gibraltar, 1 de abril

    Gibraltar Elementary School esta ofreciendo evaluación de infancia temprana para niños de edades tres o cinco años (no matriculados en Kinder) en el 1 de abril. La evaluación de infancia temprana se ofrecerá de forma gratuita para proveer una estimación informada del pensamiento, el lenguaje y el desarrollo de habilidades motoras del niño. Para ayudar […]

  • Early Childhood Screening at Gibraltar, April 1

    Gibraltar Elementary School is offering early-childhood screening for children ages three to five on April 1. Screening is offered to residents of the Gibraltar School District at no cost to provide parents with an informed estimation of their child’s thinking, language and motor-skill development. To assist in accurate screening, specialists will be available to answer […]

  • Gibraltar Student Council, Kayla Scharrig, Blood Drive

    Gibraltar Student Council Hosts Blood Drive, March 28

    The Gibraltar High School Student Council hosts a Red Cross blood drive on March 28, 9 am – 2 pm, in the Elementary Mural Gym. Enter through the auditorium east doors and proceed west past the elementary library to the gym.A donation appointment is required. Most donations take about an hour. If you don’t know […]

  • St. Patrick's Day, Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center, Sturgeon Bay, St. Patrick's Day parade

    Enter Your Organization or Group in the 26th St. Patrick’s Day Parade

    Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by entering your business, organization or group in the 26th annual Sturgeon Bay St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center (SBVC) is now accepting participants for the parade on March 16, 11 am. Parade line-up begins at 10:15 am in Sawyer Park. As the parade starts, it proceeds to […]