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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June Schmidt, 84, of Crandon, died April 1, 2017 at the home of her daughter Lorna in Sturgeon Bay, under the care of her family and Unity Hospice. She was born on July 6, 1932 in Crandon to Joseph Zakzeski and Hattie Rowe. June married Bruce Schmidt on September 26, 1953 in Crandon. He preceded her […]
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Bob Yttri liked to say, “I don’t have customers, I have friends.” Last week, Yttri’s friends mourned the loss of the local legend who turned The Red Putter mini golf course in Ephraim into a staple of Door County summers. Yttri died Thursday, April 6, at age 79, and hundreds poured memories of his kindness, […]
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Johana Magana and Jose M. Cortez, Casco, Wis., are the parents of a son born April 7, 2017, at Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay. Maternal grandparents are Maria T. Cardenas and Jaoguin I. Magana, Mexico. Paternal grandparents are Maria F. Mojica and Manuel Cortez, Mexico. Amanda and Jesse Bennett, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents […]
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Rep. Gallagher Announces 2017 Congressional Art Competition
This week Rep. Mike Gallagher announced the 2017 Congressional Art Competition is now open to all high school students in the 8th District. Students can submit their artwork to the office of Rep. Gallagher and the winner will have their artwork displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol alongside the winning artwork from all […]
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Wisconsin Historical Society Book Uncovers State’s ‘Warriors, Saints, and Scoundrels’
Meet the mayors, ministers, mystics, murderers and more whose lives influenced and defined the state of Wisconsin in the Wisconsin Historical Society Press’s newest release, Warriors, Saints, and Scoundrels: Brief Portraits of Real People Who Shaped Wisconsin. This collection of brief biographies illustrates the lives of unique, quirky and inspiring individuals who influenced our history, […]
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2017 Door County Easter Egg Hunts
Baileys Harbor The Baileys Harbor Community Association is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt and meet-and-greet with the Easter bunny at 10 am on Saturday, April 15 at Baileys Harbor Recreation Park, 2623 Summit Road. The egg hunt is for children ages 6 and under but kids of all ages are invited to participate in craft […]
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Door County Civility Project Hosts “Civility Matters” Program
Join others who are committed to civility at Civility Matters on May 3, 5 – 6:30 pm, at Stone Harbor Conference Center in Sturgeon Bay. Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. A suggested contribution of $20 is greatly appreciated. The program will feature Milton Thompson, author of The Only One in the […]
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Jennifer Gaddes To Speak About Preventing Falls and Safe Living Environments
Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with an upcoming presentation, “Feeling Safe At Home And On The Go” on April 23 at 4 pm at First Baptist Church. The speaker will be Jennifer Gaddes, a physical therapist from Door County Medical Center. She will discuss how to do a […]
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Sturgeon Bay Rotary Club Holds 24th Annual Shipyard Tours
The Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay presents the 24th annual Sturgeon Bay Shipyard Tours on May 6, 9 am to 2 pm. The largest shipyard on the great lakes, Bay Shipbuilding and CenterPointe Yacht Services will open their doors to the public. Both facilities are located on 1st Avenue in downtown Sturgeon Bay. This year […]
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Gibraltar to Hold Kindergarten Registration on May 2
Kindergarten registration at Gibraltar Elementary School will be held on May 2. If you have a child who will be five years old by Sept. 1, 2017, call Cindy Phillips at 920.868.3284 ext. 265 for a registration appointment. Bring your child’s birth certificate and immunization records. Appointments will be approximately 30-45 minutes. Public health nurses […]
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Fire Department Offers CPR, AED and First Aid Classes
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, performing CPR, and basic first aid. The AED/CPR classes will be held April 20 and 24, 6 – 10 pm, at the Sister […]
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Register for the 2017 YMCA Day Camp
The Door County YMCA is giving kids their best summer ever through a day camp experience with activities to help them learn and master skills, make friends and feel welcome. Through the Y’s day camp program, kids participate in fun and educational activities that will help them: learn and master skills that help them realize […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: April 7, 2017
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, April 7, 1876 From the Superintendent of Public Instruction we learn that the average wages paid male teachers in 1875, in the state is $43.50 per […]
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Door County’s New Poet Laureate: Sharon Auberle
The late Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer Galway Kinnell defined a poet as “somebody standing up…and saying, with as little concealment as possible, what it is…to be on earth at this moment.” Sharon Auberle, Door County’s new Poet Laureate, feels her philosophy of poetry is best summed up in his words. Auberle read her poem “A […]
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Winter Park Green Lighted for Upgrades for Next Season
Visitors of Winter Park in Kewaunee County will notice something very new next season at the snow-tubing hill. The Kewaunee County Promotion & Recreation Department, as well as the Winter Park Association, has received a green light from the Kewaunee County Board of Supervisors to replace the towrope that currently takes tubers up the six-lane […]
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DKREA to Hold Meeting at Wave Pointe
Door-Kewaunee Retired Educators’ Association will meet on April 19 at noon at Wave Pointe Marina & Resort in Sturgeon Bay. There will be a brief business meeting along with a luncheon, presentations on NWTC Learning in Retirement Programs and a Lions Vision Screening Study. Remember to bring school supplies. To become a member, call 920.866.2012.
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Chandler is a sweet one-year-old pitbull mix that came to the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) as a stray. This handsome boy weighs approximately 53 pounds and has a stunning blonde coat. Chandler has deep brown eyes and an adorable pink nose. This boy is timid when first meeting someone new but with time he […]
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Pet Talk: Ankle Biter Just Wants to Play
Q. Our cat Charlie has started to attack our ankles when we are walking in the house. He seems to come out of nowhere, wrap his paws around an ankle, bite a few times and off he goes. He has drawn blood on a couple of occasions and we want this bad habit to stop. […]
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Door County’s Got Talent: Senior Organizes Community-Wide Talent Show
A Gibraltar senior with a lifetime of memories in the performing arts hopes to give back to the school programs that inspired her involvement in theater with a community-wide talent show. The event on April 15 is an open invitation for residents to share their talents with the community and is the culmination of Hadley […]
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Peninsula Players Receives Grant from Community Foundation
The Door County Community Foundation recently awarded Peninsula Players a Sustainability Grant from the Arts Fund to support the program, The Play’s the Thing. Components of the program involve offering free, off-season play readings to the public and also provides opportunities for students to receive playwriting instruction that culminates in a playwriting contest. The free […]