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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Public Health Department Offers Free Flu Vaccine Clinic for Kids
The Door County Public Health Department is sponsoring a 2016 free flu vaccine clinic for children. The clinic will take place on Dec. 14, 8:30-11:30 am and 1:30-4pm, at the Door County Public Health Department. All children (ages six months – 18 years) are eligible for the free vaccine, regardless of insurance coverage, due to […]
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Bring the Whole Family (Including Pets) to Photos with Santa at DC Coop
Door County Cooperative will host a Photos with Santa event on Dec. 17, 8 am to noon, to benefit Door County Humane Society (DCHS). Come and get your picture taken with Santa and have the opportunity to tell him what is on your wish list this year. Bring the whole family including your pets. A […]
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Sevastopol Student Council and Gibraltar DECA presented Marsha Wilson, Jacksonport resident and Fire Department member, with a check from their Thanksgiving Day Parade fundraiser and a check from the Jacksonport Fire Fighter’s Association. In addition to supporting Wilson, $1,350 of the funds raised sponsors Christmas gifts for three families in need and food cards for […]
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Knights of Columbus Hosts Packer Tailgate Party on Dec. 18
Knights of Columbus Council #4896 will host an Indoor Packer Tailgate Party at the Sister Bay Bowl on Dec. 18 for the Packers-Bears game. The fundraiser will benefit Feed My People. Doors open at 10:30 am and the game starts at noon. The cost is $10 at the door. It’s all-you-can-eat AC Tap Chili, brats, […]
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Lakeside Community Church Announces Christmas Eve Service Time
The Christmas Eve services at Lakeside Community Church in Algoma will be held at 4 and 5:30 pm; there will be no services on Christmas Day. Childcare will be provided for the youngest children and refreshments will be offered. For more information, email [email protected], call 920.487.3906 or visit lakeside-church.com. Lakeside Community Church is located just […]
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Southern Door Community Encouraged to Buy Engraved Brick for New Outdoor Plaza
The Southern Door School District invites families, Southern Door alumni, area businesses and residents to commemorate friends or family, special memories or unique milestones by buying an engraved brick. The bricks will be part of an outdoor plaza featuring a sculpture by Southern Door alumna and artist, Rob Soukup. The plaza, located outside the auditorium, […]
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St. Pauls Sunday School Class Decorates Gingerbread Houses
St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Juddville, recently had their Sunday School class decorate gingerbread houses with guidance from Sandy Blahnik. Blahnik is a veteran Sunday School teacher at St. Pauls who hand makes and bakes every piece for the 20 gingerbread houses. She then constructs each house using icing to cement all 15 pieces together, for […]
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Rogue Theater’s Christmas Program Runs Dec. 9-11 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Rogue Theater will celebrate its fourth Christmas with an outstanding holiday production by Kim Saunders, The Evening News Hour. In this production, the Channel 7 Evening News Hour reports on the birth of the new Savior with several field reporters interviewing all the characters to set up the crèche scene. There are also humorous commercial […]
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Cast Announced for Sturgeon Bay High School’s “Godspell”
Sturgeon Bay High School recently announced its cast for the 2017 musical, Godspell. Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children of Eden), and it took the world by storm. The main story of Godspell is portrayed in the way the players interact […]
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Natural Christmas Celebrated at The Ridges, Dec. 10
Everybody deserves to spend a few hours this holiday season surrounded by the natural beauty of The Ridges Sanctuary. Stroll down the softly lit Hidden Brook Boardwalk and join in the beautifully decorated Kaye Cabin, while sipping on warm cider, eating delicious cookies and listening to holiday music. This program offers a wreath-making workshop, holiday […]
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Christmas Tree Lighting and Caroling at Noble House
Gibraltar Historical Association presents a Christmas tree lighting and caroling on Dec. 10 at 5 pm at the Alexander Noble House. Bundle up and come down to the corner of Main Street in Fish Creek to sing in the holidays. There will be traditional songs, candlelight and special guests, the Gibraltar High School Chorus. Sing […]
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Natural Christmas, Tree Lightings & More Weekend Plans
The Door Peninsula is alive with holiday festivities. Take it all in Door County style with an ugly sweater run, The Ridges’ Natural Christmas, and The Peninsula Singers annual Christmas concert. Friday, December 9 The Clearing Festivities Celebrate the sights, sounds and treats of the season with The Clearing Folk School’s annual holiday open house. […]
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Retired Educators to Host Wisconsin Retirement System Seminar Dec. 7
The Door-Kewaunee Retired Educators’ Association will host a free seminar for participants of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) on Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 6:30 – 8 pm at the Southern Door County School District Auditorium, 2073 County Road DK in Brussels. The focus will be on the Wisconsin Retirement System benefits and options. The seminar […]
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100 Different Directions: Florence Thoms Celebrates a Century
If you generally savor your morning coffee down to the last drop, Florence Thoms might suggest that you save a bit of it. The exquisite painting of a mare and colt on her wall at Scandia Village was created with…yes, coffee – full strength for the darker sections of the horses’ coats, weaker for shading. […]
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Framed: Fish Creek Civic Association Volunteers
JoDee and Digger DeGroot, along with Brian Kelsey and a number of other volunteers, recently celebrated the purchase and decoration of several Christmas trees in downtown Fish Creek. Photo submitted by Fish Creek Civic Association.
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Elementary Students Create New Prairie Ecosystem at Southern Door Schools
Students at the Southern Door Elementary School spent the cool and sunny day on Nov. 29 planting a sea of prairie grasses and pollinators next to the school forest. The project, commissioned by the district’s School Forest Committee, will give students the opportunity to watch prairie grasses and wildflowers grow along with their own growth […]
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Southern Door Schools 30th Annual Holiday Party Dec. 14
All senior citizens who live in southern Door, ages 62 and above, are invited to attend the 30th annual holiday party at Southern Door School. This year’s party will be on Wednesday, Dec. 14, and is sponsored by the high school students and staff. This is a free event offered as a holiday thank you […]
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These lovely ladies were recently surrendered to the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) when their family could no longer care for them. They are both very sweet, gentle and loving standard poodles looking for their forever home. They are five-year-old sisters; Pippa is black and Dina is white. Pippa will be the first to greet […]
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By the Numbers: Charitable Giving
In a new survey conducted by WalletHub, Wisconsin is ranked 9th in the nation for charitable giving. The eight states that rank higher begin with Utah at the top of the pile, followed by Minnesota, North Dakota, Maryland, Oklahoma, Delaware, New Hampshire and Ohio. Arizona had the worst ranking, followed by California, Texas, Nevada […]
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Letter to the Editor: Pioneer Pride
Next June it will be 42 years since I graduated from Sevastopol High School. For 12 years before that day, the administration and faculty at Sevastopol instructed and guided me on a path which prepared me for the post-secondary educational and career opportunities I have pursued since. I have always been extremely grateful for that […]