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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Door County Medical Center Birth: Rebecca & Kent Cookle
Rebecca and Kent Cookle, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a daughter born Nov. 9, 2017. Maternal grandparents are Shane and Justina Walschinski, Brussels. Kevin and Jean Cookle, Sturgeon Bay, are paternal grandparents.
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Pet Talk: How Often Should a Dog Be Fed?
Q: How many times a day should a dog be fed? A: A proper feeding regimen can help to prevent negative health problems, provide a healthier digestion and impact your dog’s behavior as well. Some behaviorists have even suggested that some of the naughty behavior of older puppies could simply be because they are hungry. […]
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News From This Week’s Past: Nov. 17 – 24
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 Independent, November 16, 1877 We hear that Thomas Clark, who left Bailey’s Harbor this spring in a covered wagon for out west, is laying sick […]
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Food Pantries Benefit from Generous Deer Hunters
With the nine-day deer gun hunt opening on Saturday, area food pantries look forward to venison donations from generous hunters through the Hunt for the Hungry program. “It’s a very valuable program for the food pantry,” said Sandi Soik, director of the Lakeshore Community Action Program (CAP) in Sturgeon Bay, which operates a food pantry. […]
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Phoenix, a four-year-old tabby, is this week’s featured pet from the Door County Humane Society (DCHS). He can be pretty talkative and usually enjoys being petted. Phoenix is in need of some gentle, loving care. His ideal family would be patient and willing to wait for him to come out of his shell. He’s slowly […]
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Lorraine Selvick: Keeping Norwegian Traditions Alive
It’s not surprising that, along with men who are celebrated for their accomplishments in business, the arts, philanthropy and religious pursuits, Door County is also home to women with equally diverse talents. For example, there is a woman who helped her late husband operate four successful businesses. There’s a woman who turned a skill she […]
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Hans Feld: A Deer Hunter for 66 Years, With A Record of Every Hunt
By Door County standards, Hans Feld got a late start as a deer hunter. He was 18 in 1951 when he shot his first buck – an eight-pointer – on his grandfather’s farm near Matchwood, in Ontonagon County, Michigan. But he remembers the day vividly, as well as the 65 hunting seasons since then. “There […]
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Creating Time & Space for Art: Photographer Erin Tauscher
For any creative person who has made Door County their home, artistic inspiration and opportunity are endless. But for those intent on making the peninsula a year-round home, creative pursuits often come secondary to making a living. When Erin Tauscher arrived here in 2016, it was with the intention of finding a better work-life balance. […]
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Patricia A. Patza, 75 years, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away Friday, November 10, 2017. Patricia Ann Nelson was born July 25, 1942 in Sturgeon Bay, the daughter of the late Clifford Theodore and Evelyn Marie (Copiskey) Nelson. She attended Sevastopol High School. On October 17, 1959, she married Kenneth Wayne Patza at St. Paul Lutheran […]
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Kenneth John Ploor, 71, of Sturgeon Bay passed away at his home on November 10, 2017. He was born May 20, 1946 in Sturgeon Bay to William and Alvina (Rohan) Ploor. On June 5, 1971 he married Janet Mary Neuville at Holy Name of Mary Church in Maplewood. Ken worked in Algoma at Olson Night […]
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Obituary: William (Bill) L. Massey
We have lost one of the great characters that came to us in the last century. William (Bill) L Massey, Jr. left us for his next great adventure on the evening of November 9, 2017. He was 90. Born in St. Louis on Feb. 28, 1927, he was the oldest of Idie and William Sr […]
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Obituary: Dolores ‘Dee’ G. Brandt
Dolores “Dee” G. Brandt, 84, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away early Thursday morning, November 9, 2017 at Sturgeon Bay Health Services (formerly Golden Living Center-Dorchester). She was born January 24, 1933 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Thomas and Cecilia Armstrong. Upon her graduation from high school, she went to study at college for two […]
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Obituary: Roland ‘Rollie’ Carl Hackbarth
Nov. 29, 1931 – Nov. 8, 2017 Rollie (Roland) Hackbarth (1931-2017) was preceded in death by his beloved Jean McClure. He was the cherished father of Sandra (Wence) Martinez, grandfather of Claudio and Angel (Ale), brother of Lois Sherwood of Albuquerque, best buddy of Glen Zachow (North Milwaukee Indians), and loving, patriarchal stepfather to a […]
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Wayne “the dog” Anderson of Sister Bay died Nov. 8, 2017. He was born June 17, 1949 to Russell and Eileen Anderson of Sister Bay. After grade school, he spent four years at St. Henry’s preparatory seminary in Illinois. He then continued on for two more years in the priesthood. Wayne was a painter at PBI […]
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Obituary: Mildred Matilda Ehlers
Mildred Matilda Ehlers, 98, of Algoma, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. She was born August 11, 1919 in Sturgeon Bay, the daughter of the late Fredrick Earnest and Elsie (Diefenbach) Wilke Sr. Millie married Roland Alfred Ehlers on September 20, 1939 at St. John Ev. Lutheran […]
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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 […]