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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Meet Fanta! She’s a six-month-old tabby and came in as a stray in early September. Fanta has been at the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) for three months and hasn’t had much attention. Fanta is in need of a patient and gentle home. She is incredibly lovable on her own terms. She prefers if you […]
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Pet Talk: Cats and Christmas Tree Safety
Q: We have two cats. One is older and pretty mellow. The other one is less than a year and into everything. With Christmas right around the corner I am worried about putting up a tree with the younger kitty and wondering if we even should. Do you have any suggestions to keep him away from […]
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News From This Week’s Past: Dec. 1 – 7
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, December 3, 1875 The schooner Mary Ann Scott of Bailey’s Harbor ran on the beach near Two Rivers last Saturday. She was scuttled to prevent […]
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United Methodist Thanksgiving Meal Sets Record
Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church was humming with good energy on Thanksgiving Day as volunteers performed the many tasks required for the church’s 38th successful community Thanksgiving dinner. “What’s amazing is the community of people who volunteer,” said Leslie Youngsteadt, who with her husband Duane, both former educators, has organized the community dinner since 2009. […]
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Commentary: The Cruel Irony of Bootstraps
“People should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.” It’s a concept of self-reliance and independence that has become the quintessentially American idea of our time. Pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps is no longer just an idiom, it has evolved into a core value that is central to much of our civic and […]
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Kewaunee County Annual Food Drive Begins
The Kewaunee County Department of Human Services is asking the local community to “Be a Shining Star” this holiday season and make a donation to the 5th Annual “Giving for Sara” Food Drive to help stock the shelves at the Kewaunee County Food Pantry. The fundraiser is in the memory of Sara Malay, who was […]
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Ardis M. Price, 94, of Sturgeon Bay, was called home to be with family and friends on November 26, 2017. She was born on June 9, 1923, in Gresham, WI to Glen and Melissa Quinney. Ardis retired from Doerr Electric/Emerson in Sturgeon Bay. She was a great bowler, softball player, fisherman and suspected cheater at […]
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Obituary: Gordon ‘Gordy’ James Schram
Gordon “Gordy” James Schram, 90, of Sturgeon Bay, died peacefully in the comfort of his residence, Saturday morning, Nov. 25, 2017 with family at his side. He was born at home on the family farm in Baileys Harbor on July 27, 1927, the son of Martin Leon Schram and Esther Margaret (Resler) Schram. Gordy attended […]
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Obituary: James Frances Jauquet
James Frances Jauquet, 77, died quietly Nov. 23, 2017, at his home in Fish Creek with his wife at his side. Jim was born Dec. 25, 1939, in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Ervin and Alice (Rentmeester) Jauquet. He attended Premontre High School in Green Bay and apprenticed with architect Robert Takaichi. After graduation he worked […]
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Obituary: Jeanette Mae Schinkten
Jeanette Mae Schinkten, 94, of Nasewaupee, died on November 21, 2017, at Door County Medical Center – Skilled Nursing Facility. She was born Sept. 30, 1923, in Sturgeon Bay to Henry and Sylvia (Chapman) Taube. In January of 1945, she married Dr. H.G. Fehl, he preceded her in death on October 20, 1959. In 1961, […]
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Obituary: Maurice Harold Kurschner
Maurice Harold Kurschner, born Nov. 14, 1931, joyfully went to be with his Savior and Lord Jesus Christ on Nov. 21, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nancy (Gehrke) Kurschner, daughter Deborah (Darrell) Denson, son Douglas (Lois) Kurschner, daughter Danelle (Caleb) McCoy, son Marshall (Lorrie) Kurschner, daughter Kimberlee (William) Czaja, and […]
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Eunice M. Graf was called Home to be with the Lord and reunited with her husband, Robert, on Monday morning, Nov. 20, 2017 at Anna’s Healthcare CBRF in Sturgeon Bay as her son, Bill, prayed the Rosary with her. Eunice found comfort in praying the Rosary throughout her life. Eunice was a lifelong resident of […]
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Obituary: Suzanne Elizabeth Rizzo
Suzanne Elizabeth Rizzo, 95, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Whispering Heights CBRF where she had been residing the past eight years. She was born December 7, 1921 in Marani, Romania, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Lohmiller) Rothas. Suzanne attended Senn High School then Lakeview High School in Chicago and […]
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On the morning of Nov. 19, Earl A. Lorenz ended his long, hard-fought battle with lung cancer. He died at home with his wife and close friend at his side. His kind and gentle soul will be dearly and forever missed by all those who had the gracious privilege to know and love him. He is […]
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Donna May Mencheski, 59, of Carlsville, in the Town of Egg Harbor, died at home Nov. 19, 2017. She was born Nov. 6, 1958 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Marvin and Martha (Willis) Turner. Donna was united in marriage to Mitchell Leo Mencheski in Door County in April of 2000. Their two existing families became one, […]
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Door County Medical Center Births: Nov. 13-18, 2017
Nathan and Ellen LeClair, Jacksonport, are the parents of a daughter born Nov. 13, 2017. Maternal grandparents are Greg and Julie Diltz, Jacksonport. Paternal grandparents are Joe and Nancy LeClair, Baileys Harbor, and Elizabeth (Little Bit) LeClair, Jacksonport. Adam and Jessica Koskubar, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a daughter born Nov. 13, 2017. Maternal […]
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Literacy Door County Holds Tutor Training Sessions Dec. 6 & 12
Literacy Door County (LDC) will host tutor-training sessions in December for individuals interested in tutoring through the organization. The goal of LDC is to provide one-on-one tutoring in English for adults. The training sessions will be Dec. 6, 4:30 to 6:30 pm and Dec. 12, 4:30 to 6:30 pm; both sessions are required. Each session […]
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Parks, Phillips and Co. to Perform Prince of Peace Christmas Concert
Parks, Phillips and Co. will perform a Christmas concert, titled “When Love Was Born!,” Dec. 3, 6 pm at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1756 Michigan St., Sturgeon Bay. All are welcome to attend and begin the Advent season in a heartfelt manner. Enjoy traditional carols and songs to prepare your heart for Christmas. Featuring […]
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Sturgeon Bay Lions Host Breakfast With Santa Dec. 3
The Sturgeon Bay Lions are hosting Breakfast With Santa Dec. 3, 7:30 – 11:30 am at the Corpus Christi Social Hall, 25 N. Elgin Ave, Sturgeon Bay. The all-you-can-eat meal includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, pork sausage, Door County cherries, sweet rolls, coffee, milk and juice. Advanced adult tickets are $8 ($9 at the door) and […]
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Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Door County Third Graders
Continuing a decade-old tradition, the Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Rotary Club has delivered dictionaries to every third-grade student in the county. From Washington Island to Southern Door, club members brought the books to each classroom during the past two weeks. Public and parochial schools were included for a total of more than 250 books. “Dictionaries are […]