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 Introduces Jody Boes Scholarship for Graduate Nursing Degrees
Door County Medical Center has a new opportunity for their nursing staff – the Jody Boes Scholarship. In 1969, Jody Boes’s childhood dream was realized when, at the age of 18, she received a scholarship of $800 from a local hospital auxiliary to attend Bellin’s nursing program. Since then Boes has worked in Door County […]
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Door County Humane Society Seeks Donations for Washington Island Cats
As of Aug. 17, the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) retrieved 40 cats from a single property on Washington Island. These 40 cats have been received at DCHS where shelter staff – with the assistance of a veterinarian – will continue to assess each individual cat’s health and behavioral status and specific medical needs. The […]
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Back-to-School Events at Algoma Lakeside Church, Aug. 26
Algoma’s Lakeside Church is holding a couple of events to celebrate the start of the school year. The community is invited to the back-to-school block party Aug. 26, 1 – 4 pm at Legion Park in Algoma. This will be a great time of entertainment, snacks, inflatables for kids, and activities for all ages. The […]
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Steve Brunstrom, Petty Officer Jacob Whitsell Recognized at Mariner Awards Dinner
Fifteen iconic figures in the rich maritime history of the Door Peninsula and three local Coast Guardsmen were honored at the annual Mariner Awards Dinner held Aug. 7 at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club. A joint effort by the Door County Maritime Museum and Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club, the Mariner Award is presented annually to […]
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Final Hymn Sing of the Summer at Zion United Methodist Church, Sept. 3
Zion United Methodist Church will hold the second of its two annual hymn sings at 5 pm Sunday, Sept. 3. Begun in 1993 at the little country church that is now 142 years old, the activity features old-time hymns picked by the audience. The Rev. Don Heeringa, a former Zion pastor, will serve as song […]
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Kewaunee County Promotion & Recreation Committee Takes a Parks Tour
The summer months have kept the Kewaunee County Promotion & Recreation Department busy, as staff and volunteers enhance parks that are continuously drawing more outdoor enthusiasts. Improvement projects include: the Magic Carpet conveyor belt on the snow tubing hill at Winter Park, a new swing set at Red River Park, the addition of a baseball […]
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Door County Fair Organizers Announce Exhibitor Awards
Door County Fair exhibitor awards were announced. The following are Open Class Exhibitors from the 2017 Door County Fair in the non-animal categories that received special recognition. Flowers and House Plants: Grand Champion – Pat Wickman; Champions – Wendy Woldt, Anthony Birdsall and Pat Wickman; Best of Show – Anthony Birdsall, Mary Tlachac, Sally Schlise, […]
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Door County Witnesses the Solar Eclipse
The Door Peninsula Astronomical Society welcomed visitors to their grounds who wanted to witness the solar eclipse on Aug. 21. Photo by Tim Sweet.
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Carroll House Founder Lenore Carroll Dies at 92
Lenore J. (Logerquist) Carroll was born April 18, 1925 and died Aug. 20, 2017 at the age of 92. She was one of eight children of Frank F. and Jennie C. (Ostran) Logerquist of Sister Bay, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by brothers Clinton, LeRoy, LaVerne, LaReine and Leland Logerquist and sisters, Phyllis (Logerquist) […]
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Altrusa Receives Grant From Walmart Foundation
Altrusa International of Door County was recently honored with a substantial grant of $2,500 from the Walmart Foundation. The grant was used to provide supplies for additional children attending the Aug. 5 Back-to-School Fair. The 2017 Fair, now in its 19th year, was the biggest yet and served nearly 610 Door County children from Southern […]
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Kubie Luchterhand: The Man Behind Ellison Bay’s Books
The world now knows what residents of Ellison Bay have known for years: Kubet “Kubie” Luchterhand is a bookseller and publisher of great distinction. His bookshop, Wm. Caxton Ltd., has recently been designated as one of the 50 best independent bookstores in the country (26th place). Any book-loving visitor to Door County should make the […]
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Humane Society Receives Donation from Music Performance
Aila and Anders Brodd from the Twin Cities made a $52 donation to the Door County Humane Society on Aug. 14. The two cousins, along with Anders’ brother, Henry, raised the funds by putting on a music performance and art show – all of their own creation – for family and neighbors at their grandparents’ […]
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Humane Society Featured Pet: Patty
This week’s featured pet from the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) is Patty, a one-year-old domestic longhair cat with some black and orange tortoiseshell markings. She came to DCHS as a stray and is a very sweet and friendly girl who loves to rub against your ankles and say hello. Patty also enjoys having behind […]
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New Album Honors the Late Fred Alley’s Songwriting Side
When most people in Door County hear the name Fred Alley, it evokes memories of nights spent in the amphitheater of Peninsula State Park hearing musical tales of ice fishermen, northwoods lumberjacks and a young woman just released from prison. While Alley, the late co-founder of American Folklore Theatre (now Northern Sky Theater), is best […]
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Animal Shelter Named for Supporter Barbara G. Gilman
At the Aug. 12 ceremony dedicating the Door County Humane Society shelter building as the Barbara G. Gilman Animal Adoption Center, Gilman said this would be one of the most memorable moments of her life, and then added to much laughter, “Truly the fact that it’s not being awarded posthumously makes it even better.” And […]
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As the use of drones increases across the country, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) is excited to launch the Drone certificate. “From companies, media outlets, law enforcement to your neighbor down the street, it seems like everyone has a drone these days,” said NWTC College of Business Instructor Brandon Mueller. “We want to help educate […]
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Repayment Needs to Come Before Relocation for Baileys Harbor Mural
When news spread that Nelson’s Shopping Center in Baileys Harbor would close its doors at the end of 2016, one question stood out among the many: what would become of the two-story mural adorning the building’s north side? The mural, dreamed up by local poet Nancy Rafal and created by muralist Ram Rojas in 2013, […]
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Valmy Thresheree Puts Antique Massey-Harris Tractors in Spotlight
Fields in harvest season have become home to some pretty big, fancy machines in the past 20 years. Not even 60 years ago, though, farm equipment was being developed that made just as big of an impact on how farmers went about their work. The 35th annual Valmy Thresheree this weekend brings these old dinos […]
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News From This Week’s Past: Aug. 18 -25
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 20, 1880 Sturgeon Bay, though not an exceedingly large place as yet, can boast of having three harness shops in her midst, […]
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Harry Clark Maher, 88, died at the Skilled Nursing Facility at the Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. He grew up in Winnetka, Ill. and graduated from New Trier High School in 1947. He went to the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business. Harry served for […]