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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.

  • Obituary: Col. (Ret.) Thomas “Tim” Lawrie

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    Col. (Ret.) Thomas “Tim” Lawrie, 73, of Baileys Harbor, died at his home after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was born in Berlin, Wis., the son of the late John and Vera (Moeller) Lawrie. Tim graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1961 and received his bachelor’s in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee […]

  • Obituary: Madeline M. Bayer

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    Madeline M. Bayer, 88, of Sturgeon Bay, died at Algoma Long Term Care, where she had been residing the past several weeks. In accordance with her wishes, there will be no public services. To honor Madeline’s spirit, allow yourself to notice the beauty that is all around you, consider creating art whether by painting or […]

  • Obituary: Doris Mae Houtsinger

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    Doris Mae Houtsinger, 92, of Carlsville, died Aug. 12. Burial will be in Bayside Cemetery, near her husband, Jacob. Huehns Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Sturgeon Bay is caring for Doris and her family. Expressions of sympathy may be shared with Doris’ family through her tribute page at huehnsfuneralhome.com.

  • Obituary: Vivian Louise Jacobe

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    Vivian Louise Jacobe, 90, lifelong resident of Sturgeon Bay, died at home. She made it to her 90th birthday, just as she hoped to. Her life will be honored with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 11 am on Aug. 22, 2017, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sturgeon Bay with Fr. Anthony Birdsall […]

  • Door County Medical Center Births: Aug. 11 – 18

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    Door County Medical Center Births Michael and Amy Sullivan, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a daughter born June 30, 2017. Paternal grandparents are Steven and Char Sullivan, Sturgeon Bay. Maternal grandparents are Fred and Rosemary Hansen, Algoma.   Victoria and Hunter Roop, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a daughter born Aug. 1, 2017. […]

  • Healthy Water Door County Forum Aug. 29

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    Healthy Water Door County invites charities and community groups to join them in a conversation about their plans to “Celebrate Water” – a year celebrating our water, understanding the threats to our water, and inspiring people to take action to protect our water. The focus is on the concept of healthy water for Door County. […]

  • JAK’s Place Open House Sept. 13

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    An open house for JAK’s Place is located at Sept. 13, 4 – 6 pm. Come and tour their new facility and learn more about JAK’s Place, 1623 Rhode Island Street in Sturgeon Bay. Enjoy light appetizers and desserts. RSVP by Aug. 31 at [email protected] or by calling 920.818.0525.

  • NDCC Seeking Scholarship Funds

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    Northern Door Children’s Center (NDCC) recently put out a call to the community for much needed scholarship funds. In response, the Billy Weiss Post No. 527 of the American Legion in Sister Bay generously donated $1,000. Former NDCC Board President Garey Bies and Bill Becker, grandfather of two NDCC graduates, presented the check to Executive […]

  • Register for Partners in Partnership

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    Parents in Partnership (PIP) is a leadership development opportunity for families of children, ages 6 – 14, with disabilities. PIP will meet the following dates at Landmark Resort, 7643 Hillside Road, Egg Harbor:  Nov. 17 & 18, Dec. 8 & 9, Jan. 12 & 13, Feb. 9 & 10, and March 16 & 17. PIP […]

  • Upcoming Sister Bay AED, CPR Classes

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    The Sister Bay & Liberty Grove Fire Department is partnering with the American Safety & Health Institute to offer classes to educate the community in the proper method of using an AED and performing CPR. The four-hour class will teach infant, child and adult CPR and offers a two-year certification. The cost is $20 per […]

  • St. Peter’s Cares Walk Aug. 26

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    St Peter’s Outreach Team is sponsoring the second annual St Peter’s Cares Walk Aug. 26, 8:30 to 10:30 am (rain or shine). All money raised will be donated to the 115 Club, a place for drug and alcohol recovery. Registration forms are available at the church, or the club, and by calling Linda at 920.743.6755 […]

  • Obituary: Carl T. Carlson

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    Carl T. Carlson, 70, of Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at The Milwaukee Veterans Medical Center on Aug. 16, 2017. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 1, 1947 to Carl M. and Helen (Fredin) Carlson. He lived all of his life in Ellison Bay. He owned Carlson Contracting and the Europe Lakeside […]

  • Obituary: Arthur Glen Turnquist

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    Arthur Glen Turnquist, 47, of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin. died peacefully while surrounded by those closest to him at 11:24 am Tuesday, Aug. 15 after a year and a half battle with an extremely rare and aggressive form of brain cancer.  Arthur was born on Oct. 8, 1969, to Carol Ann (Drew) and James A Turnquist. […]

  • A Link to Our Wartime Heroes at Corner Of the Past

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    “The place where the old buildings are” had a few visitors just show up, and they’ve got stories to tell. For the month of August, the traveling exhibit Working Warriors: Life Beyond Combat presents life in foreign wars for those service men and women from Wisconsin who weren’t actively involved in combat, while stories of […]

  • Decorated Veteran and Simon Creek Winery Founder Tim Lawrie Dies at 73

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    Colonel Thomas “Tim” Lawrie, one of Door County’s most decorated veterans and founder of Simon Creek Winery, died Saturday at age 73 of an apparent heart attack. Lawrie volunteered for two tours in Vietnam as a paratrooper with the 101st airborne and as an adviser to a Vietnamese paratrooper battalion. As a combat infantryman he […]

  • Obituary: Thomas “Tim” Lawrie

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    Col. (Ret.) Thomas “Tim” Lawrie, 73, of Baileys Harbor died suddenly Aug. 12, 2017, at his home after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was born Oct. 16, 1943 in Berlin, Wisconsin.  He is the son of the late John and Vera (Moeller) Lawrie. Lawrie graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1961 and received […]

  • Strong Culture Sustains High Rankings at Door County Medical Center

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    Employees of Door County Medical Center (DCMC) believe that before they start caring for you or me, they should first care about each other. “We provide care here, but it’s the caring that we excel at,” said Jody Boes, vice president of patient care administration. “Culture eats strategies for lunch,” said CEO Gerald Worrick, adding […]

  • Featured Pet: Zucchini

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    This week’s Door County Humane Society (DCHS) featured pet is Zucchini, a two-year-old domestic shorthair cat with some brown and orange tortoiseshell markings. She came to DCHS as a pregnant stray and, after raising four kittens, she is ready to have a home of her own. Zucchini can be a little bit shy at first […]

  • Pet Talk: Make That Car Carrier Comfy

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    Q: I was wondering if you have any ideas for getting our cat into his carrier more easily when it’s time to go to the vet.   A: Unfortunately you are not alone with trying to get your cat into his carrier without a fuss. Even mild-mannered house cats can become all nails and teeth […]

  • News from this Week’s Past: Aug. 11 – 18

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    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 Weekly Expositor Independent, August 9, 1878 Some persons abused a horse of J. Leatham’s last Sunday, by stabbing it with a pitch-fork, inflicting fourteen or fifteen […]