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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Donald R. Makuen, 86, of Ellison Bay, Wisconsin and Estero, Florida passed away unexpectedly on May 15, 2017 in Ellison Bay. Don was born in Goshen, New York to H. Raymond and Lovina Makuen on September 26, 1930. Don graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. from Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts, earned a Master of Education in […]
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Southern Door Graduation Ceremony is May 28
Southern Door High School Graduation will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, May 28, at Southern Door Auditorium. Candidates of the 2017 graduating class are: Carli Babler, Arieana Becker, Michael Bertrand, Destiny Blanz, Devon Brenneke, Alexis Burk, Heather Buth, Eileen Charles, Jaime Chavez Hernandez, Nicole Christianson, Sean Cilley, Austin Claflin, Rachel Coulthurst, Kayla Counard, […]
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Price Report: Federal Student Loans Increase This Summer
Under a 2013 provision from President Obama, federal student loan interest rates will rise beginning July 1. The new rates will likely add several hundred dollars in interest during the life of a student loan. Beginning July 1, undergraduate loans from the federal government will increase by 0.69 percentage points to 4.45 percent. Graduate loans […]
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Oddities and Authenticity at the Door County Historical Museum
The Door County Historical Museum was once named “the best small museum in the Midwest” by the Chicago Tribune, and as expected, it is host to a trove of local history and artifacts. But it’s also home to a variety of oddities that seem to have no connection to the region. The presence of this […]
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Door County Medical Center Offers Art Day Camp for Kids
Door County Medical Center’s Art on the Wild Side Day Camp for children ages 5 to 12 offers weeks of fun in three locations. The Peg Egan PAC, the Southern Door Community Auditorium and Algoma’s Perry Park will offer a free visual and performing arts summer day camp for children focusing on music, art and […]
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Peanut is a seven-year-old Dachshund and Chihuahua mix. This adorable little guy has a brown coat and weighs a whopping 19 pounds. Peanut was born on Cinco de Mayo (May 5) and just celebrated his seventh birthday. Peanut came to the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) as a surrender because his former owner was having […]
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When Music and School Grew Apart
When the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) funded a study on the state of arts education in public schools in 2010, the first study in 10 years, the outlook wasn’t at a crisis level, but it was trending the wrong way for music lovers. While a great portion of public schools, 94 percent, offer specific […]
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The Orthobers: One Family, Three Artists
Isn’t it amazing how life turns out sometimes? Who could have imagined that a little boy’s interest in birds would have led, indirectly, to two outstanding careers and a retirement hobby? “Door County was a wonderful place to grow up in the 1940s and ‘50s,” said Gary Orthober of rural Sturgeon Bay. “We farm kids […]
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Jacksonport Farmers Market Now Open Tuesdays
The Jacksonport Farmers Market opened for its first Tuesday market of the season May 16. The weekly market at Lakeside Park runs from 9 am to 1 pm and will run through October. The market features nearly 30 booths with many local produce growers with a wide variety of fresh garden fare each week. Fruits […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Old News May 19 – 26
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, May 21, 1875 People from the other side of the bay tell exciting stories about a ghost in Nasewaupee. The Republican, May 21, 1891 The bear […]
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Pet Talk: Can An Outside Dog Move Inside?
Q: One of our neighbors has a dog that they have kept outside for a few years now. We just found out they want to get rid of it and we were thinking of taking him in. He seems like a really nice dog and we would never think of having him live outside if […]
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Obituary: Curtis Allen Lustila
Curtis Allen Lustila, 35, of Green Bay passed away unexpectedly at Aurora Bay Care Medical Center on May 14, 2017. He was born September 25, 1981 in Algoma to Jeffrey and Cynthia (Tuttle) Lustila. Curt graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 2000 and then attended Technical College in Green Bay for carpentry and cabinet […]
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Obituary: Kenneth Virgel Watters
Kenneth “Socky” Virgel Watters, 92, of Sturgeon Bay, died May 14, 2017 while at his daughter and son-in-law’s home in the Town of Nasewaupee. He was born May 8, 1925 in the Town of Clay Banks, the son John “Jack” and Rosetta (Anderson) Watters. Ken attended Sawyer School. From 1940-1942, he sailed the Great Lakes while […]
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John D. Thenell, 88, Sturgeon Bay, died May 14, 2017, at Door County Medical Center. He was born April 28, 1929, in Sturgeon Bay to the late Walter and Laura (May) Thenell. John attended Sturgeon Bay High School and graduated with a business degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison. John married the love of his life Darlene […]
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Obituary: Dr. Michael J. O’Brien
Dr. Michael J. O’Brien, age 73, died Friday, May 12, 2017 of complications related to diabetes. He was born in Green Bay on August 2, 1943 to Dr. Erwin J. and Margaret (Hart) O’Brien and attended St. Patrick’s Grade School and Premontre High School. At Premontre, he played on the basketball and golf teams. He […]
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James Michael Hitt (Red/Redman) was born February 7, 1949 to the late John and Helny Jane Hitt. Red died peacefully in the loving arms of his family at 7:50 pm, Thursday, May 11 2017, after a lifelong battle with muscular dystrophy. Every time life tried to knock him down, he got right back up and tried again. […]
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Kathleen Ann Balzan, 74, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, died May 11, 2017, at Good Samaritan Society-Scandia Village in Sister Bay. She was born April 2, 1943, in Sturgeon Bay, the daughter of James B. and Arlene C. (Novak) Nemec. Kathy graduated from Lincoln High School in 1961. She was a manager at Younkers in Sturgeon Bay […]
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Gerald J. Fabry, 76, of Brussels, died suddenly on May 10, 2017. He was born Aug. 26, 1940 in Brussels to Wilbur and Mildred (Virlee) Fabry. Gerald graduated from Brussels High School in 1958 and then attended the UW-Green Bay University Extension for one year. On Sept. 15, 1962, he married Donna Duquaine at St. […]
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Betty Juline Gigstead Stoeger, 89, of Sturgeon Bay, died May 10, 2017, at her home with her family by her side. Betty now safe in God’s loving arms, saved by grace not of her own works. Saved through her faith in Christ’s sacrifice on that Old Rugged Cross. Betty was born on April 18, 1928, […]
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Marilyn I. Grose, 89, of Sturgeon Bay, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay. She was born September 11, 1927 in Fairview Park, Ohio, the daughter of the late John Howard MacLennan and Vera Sophia (Frese) MacLennan. Marilyn graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1945. She worked at the […]