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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Brenda Clarke Meigs, 96, of Sturgeon Bay, died peacefully, Friday morning, January 13, 2017 at her home. She was born July 29, 1920 in Wimbledon, England, the daughter of the late Harold and Beatrice (Hitchcock) Clarke. When the war broke out, Brenda returned from school in Lauzanne, Switzerland, to join the Women’s Royal Air Force, […]
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Dan Janisse died peacefully in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin on Jan. 11 at the age of 60. Dan is survived by his three sons, Chris, Alex and Matt Janisse, all of Sister Bay and his former wife Janet Janisse, Sister Bay. He is further survived by his brothers Jim (Pam), Cedarburg, WI and Steve, Eagle River, WI, sisters […]
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Lester A. Volkmann, age 85, of Egg Harbor died on January 10, 2017 at his home. He was born on July 24, 1931, in Egg Harbor to Fredrick and Mildred (Martens) Volkmann. He married Marion Utter on February 10, 1951, in Egg Harbor. He lived on the family farm all of his life. He was […]
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Jim Roberts, 88, of St. Simons Island, GA, died Sunday, January 8, 2017 following a very brief illness. He and his wife, Joanne, who preceded him in death in May 2014, were long-time St. Simons residents, most recently residing at Marsh’s Edge. They moved to the island after completing professional careers in the Chicago, IL, area. […]
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Marvin Henry Staver, our Bapa, joined our Nana, Betty Lou Anita, on January 7, 2017. After 69 years of marriage, ten and half months apart were far too long for him, and he was ready. A proud multi-generational small dairy farmer and skilled carpenter, Bapa spent 90 of his 91 years living in the Sister […]
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Anniversary: Bill and Judy Gregory
Local Door County residents Bill and Judy Gregory will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this Saturday, Jan. 21, 2016. The couple met at a high school St. Patrick’s Day dance in the basement of St. Priscilla Church in Chicago, in March of 1963. Bill was just 16 and Judy was just 14 years old. They […]
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Door County Reads “Empire Falls”
The title Empire Falls might lead some readers to expect a story about the demise of a big city crime syndicate but Richard Russo’s novel, the one about a small mill town in Maine that has fallen on hard times, is anything but noir fiction. Empire Falls was chosen as this year’s Door County Reads […]
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Southern Door Student Receives $1,000 Wisconsin FFA Foundation Grant
Jared Baudhuin, Southern Door senior and FFA member, received a $1,000 Dairy Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) grant from the Wisconsin FFA Foundation. He was one of 37 Wisconsin FFA members from 27 different chapters chosen as a grant recipient. Successful candidates were chosen based on the level and scope of their SAE in accordance with […]
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Liberty Grove Historical Society Continues to Work on Military Circle of Honor and Heritage Walkway
The Liberty Grove Historical Society is installing its historic project, the first Door County monument honoring individual military veterans and active duty personnel, according to the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Year-round and seasonal residents, as well as all members and donors to the Liberty Grove Historical Society, may honor their family members and friends who have […]
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Emma Toft Film, NFL Championship Games, & More Weekend Plans
Fill your winter weekend with a dose of Door County poetry, art, music and environmentalists with our selection of events for the coming weekend. Friday, January 20 Peace of Poetry Celebrate the legacy of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. with Write On, Door County’s Poetry of Peace/Peace of Poetry reading. Guests are invited […]
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Obituary: Bernard ‘Bernie’ George Lienau
Bernard “Bernie” George Lienau, 74, of the Town of Sevastopol, Sturgeon Bay, died Sunday evening, January 8, 2017 after suffering an apparent heart attack at his home. He was born October 6, 1942 in Sturgeon Bay, the son of Bernard Joseph Lienau and Marion Catherine (Schmelzer) Lienau. Bernie grew up attending Corpus Christi Parish and School […]
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Helen Ann Ploor, 71 years of Sturgeon Bay, Town of Sevastopol, was called to eternal rest on Friday morning, January 6, 2017 at her home, following complications after her open heart-surgery. She was born May 1, 1945 in Sturgeon Bay, the daughter of the late Henry and Mildred (Writt) Conlon. She was graduated from Sturgeon […]
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Lorraine Mengert, 89, of Sturgeon Bay, died Friday morning, January 6, 2017 at Cardinal Ridge CBRF. She was born in Milwaukee on March 15, 1927, the daughter of the late Frank and Pearl (Miller) Neuens. Lorraine graduated from West Division High School in 1945 before graduating from Milwaukee State Teachers College with a degree in Art […]
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Obituary: Marlys Rae Trunkhill
Marlys Rae Trunkhill, 77, of Sturgeon Bay, died January 6, 2017, at Scandia Village in Sister Bay. She was born October 29, 1939, in Evansville, WI to Jinx and Gertrude (Feldt) Trunkhill. On August 15, 1981, she married Paul Klapatch in Green Bay. Survivors include her husband; one son, Seth Wiederanders, Sturgeon Bay; one daughter, Sharon […]
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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. – A Moral Beacon of the Civil Rights Movement
Perhaps the most telling personal moment between Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, in the 2014 film Selma comes in a scene where she says she is feeling oppressed by “The constant closeness of death.” During the brief 13 years he served as the moral beacon of the civil rights movement […]
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Local Musicians Share Hope Through All One-Peace Concert Jan. 20
The second in a series of four winter concerts sponsored by the Door County Medical Center (DCMC) will be presented at 7 pm on Friday, Jan. 20 at the Door County Fire Co. in Sturgeon Bay. The free, two-hour “Celebrate Community” All One-Peace Concert will feature well-known local musicians Dorothy Scott, Jeanne Kuhns with Small […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: News from this week’s past, Jan. 9-12
Here’s a collection of news items from defunct Door County newspapers from this week in our county’s history. 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, Jan. 9, 1874 Mr. Cochem’s team broke […]
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Pet Talk: Cat Chatter is Common
Q: Is there a reason my cat’s teeth chatter when he is looking out the window at the birds on the feeder? A: This is a behavior that alarms many cat owners the first time they witness it. But not to worry, it is very common. For people who have not seen this particular behavior, […]
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Server of the Week: Katie Faulkner
Meet one of the curators of Bargains’ treasures galore, The wonderful Katie Faulkner, a dedicated volunteer since 2004. Posted in the back room to accept and price what you donate Her ability to multitask is certainly first-rate! More than 6,000 hours volunteered, now that is dedication! Did I mention it earned her a […]
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Library Director Becca Berger Retires
It has been a storied career punctuated by the ever-changing landscape of books and technology, a career at an institution with its fair share of ups and downs and one that has made it through those challenges to now be celebrated as a hub of many communities. After two decades leading the Door County Library […]