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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Marion Emma Kay, 78, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on November 7, 2017, at Bellin Health in Green Bay. She was born on February 17, 1939, in Brussels to Ernest and Rose (Delongville) Kay. Marion graduated from Southern Door High School in 1957. While Marion lived in Algoma, she worked at Algoma Nett Company. She […]
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Alice Jane Keys, 93, of Sturgeon Bay, died early Monday morning, November 6, 2017 at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay. She was born July 16, 1924 in Oakley, KS, the daughter of Frank Horace Beam and Alice Edith (Myers) Beam. In 1936, Alice’s family moved to New Castle, IN where she continued her education and […]
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Evelyn Jane was born Jan. 17, 1923 and died Nov. 5, 2017. She was born and raised in Sister Bay. Evelyn met and married her beloved Paul on Jan. 22, 1949. She raised her three children, Dennis, Pattie and Rick in Sister Bay as well. Evelyn and Paul were co-owners of Lake and Bay View […]
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Bell Ringers Needed for Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign
The Salvation Army is seeking bell ringers for the holiday season. Bell ringing starts Nov. 17 and runs through Dec. 23. Volunteers come from the community as individuals, couples, families and also from churches, schools and civic organizations. Last year more than $52,000 was raised to help 783 individuals and families in Door County. The […]
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‘Ivory Tower’ Screening at UUF Nov. 21
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County’s next “Movies That Matter” film is Ivory Tower. It will be screened Nov. 21, 4:30 pm. Ivory Tower critically investigates higher education. The college experience provides students a supportive space to develop personally and intellectually. But as tuition skyrockets, student debt has devastating effects on students, parents, and economies […]
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Scandia Village Hosts Second Annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Nov. 22
Join the Northern Door Ministerial Association at it holds its Second Annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Nov. 22 at 7 pm in the Meadows Gathering Room at Scandia Village in Sister Bay. Special music will be provided by Gerhard Bernhard and Jess Holland, and the message will be delivered by Father David Ruby of […]
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Jared Baudhuin Receives DAR Good Citizen Award
Jared Baudhuin, senior at Southern Door High School, has been selected by the faculty and members of his class as this year’s recipient of the DAR Good Citizen Award. Each year a senior who best exemplifies outstanding qualities of leadership, dependability, service and patriotism in his/her school, home and community is nominated for this award. […]
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Neighbor to Neighbor’s Annual Meeting is Nov. 28
Neighbor to Neighbor will celebrate the organization’s achievements at their annual meeting in the basement meeting room at the Sturgeon Bay Library on Nov. 28 at 5 pm. The agenda includes: volunteer awards, program updates, agency updates and the financial report. The regular monthly board meeting will directly follow the annual meeting. In 2016, 1,582 […]
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St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Raises $3,316 for Hurricane Relief Efforts
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church recently hosted a concert to raise money for those impacted by the hurricanes in Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands. Violinist Beth Chafey-Hon, accompanied by Sue Raye Hughes, provided an afternoon of musical delight. Joining them on percussion was Sten Kordon from Gibraltar High School. The concert raised $1,658, which was […]
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Cookie Walk at Bay view Lutheran Church, Dec. 2
Purchase homemade cookies in preparation for Christmas at Bay View Lutheran Church’s Cookie Walk on Dec. 2. Choose from a variety of cookies including traditional favorites such as spritz, rosettes and krumkake. Cookies will be sold from 10 am until sold out. Bay View Lutheran Church is located at 340 W. Maple St., Sturgeon Bay. […]
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Door County Scholarship Network Offers Listing of 150 Scholarships
The Door County Scholarship Network is the most comprehensive source for local scholarship information for students from Door County. Whether pursuing a graduate degree, bachelor’s degree, an associate’s degree, or a technical certificate, students of all ages can use this website to search for scholarships that match their background and educational plans. With more than […]
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Zoey Kohler Named a Commended Student in 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program
Southern Door High School Principal Steve Bousley announced that Zoey Kohler has been named a Commended Student in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship (NMSC) was presented to this scholastically talented senior. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their […]
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Ministry Home Care | Ascension At Home Named Top Agency of HomeCare Elite
Ministry Home Care | Ascension At Home announced that it has been named a top agency of the 2017 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. For 12 years, HomeCare Elite has annually identified the top 25 percent of Medicare-certified agencies and highlighted the top 100 and top […]
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Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs Announces 2017-18 Miss Snowflake
More than 500 Wisconsin snowmobilers welcomed last weekend’s colder than average temperatures during the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs (AWSC) 2017 Fall Workshop in Appleton. Annually, the AWSC’s Fall Workshop serves as the official “kick-off” for the 600-plus Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs who create and maintain more than 24,000 miles of public snowmobile trails in al […]
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Door County Medical Center Births: Oct. 24 – Nov. 7, 2017
Logan Bradley and MacKenzie Tomes, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a daughter born Oct. 24, 2017. Maternal grandparents are Mark and Katie Smith, Sturgeon Bay. Norman and Tami Bradley, Sturgeon Bay, are paternal grandparents. Ruth Brendemuehl and Steven White, Forestville, are the parents of a daughter born Nov. 1, 2017. Dan Luedcke and Cari […]
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Door County Historical Society Focuses on The Beatles
The Door County Historical Society will host its monthly dinner program, “The Beatles,” presented by Warren Bluhm and Ben Larsen on Nov. 27 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Sturgeon Bay. Warren Bluhm and Ben Larsen will review the impact of The Beatles for the last Door County Historical Society meeting of the year. […]
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Door County Historical Museum Needs Help Identifying Sidewalk Stones
Did you ever notice the sidewalk stones on street corners with names cut into them? Did you know that these were the pre-1943 street names? Most of Sturgeon Bay’s street names were changed in that year. The city was bustling with new residents who had moved to Sturgeon Bay to work in the busy wartime […]
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Door Community Auditorium Announces Lecture, Film Series Lineup
Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will again offer its Saturday morning St. Norbert College Distinguished Lecture Series this winter. The series will feature lectures about a wide variety of topics, including the relationship between humor, health, and happiness (Jan. 20), Latino/a theologies and aesthetics of justice (Jan. 27), pre-Columbian ceramics in Peru (Feb. 10), Latinos in […]
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The Diverse Duties of Artistic Director Greg Vinkler
Chicagoan Greg Vinkler was a college sophomore when he first found his home in theater. According to Vinkler, it was in that introductory class for non-majors that he felt for the first time he truly belonged somewhere. “It was like putting on a glove that fit me really, really well,” he said. Vinkler has pursued […]
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Like most children of the ’80s, I grew up with the television turned to Cheers! every Thursday night. It was one of the rare shows my parents watched that I actually liked and it’s probably why I always wanted to own my own bar as a kid. My parents never went to bars, and I […]