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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Kinnard Farms Awards Three Excellence in Agriculture Scholarships
Kinnard Farms awarded three Excellence in Agriculture Scholarships of $1,500 each to 2016 graduating high school seniors from Kewaunee, Algoma and Luxemburg-Casco. The Kinnard Farms Scholarship recognizes students interested in pursuing a career related to agriculture. The recipients of the 2016 scholarships are Abigail Joski of Kewaunee, Carmen Haack of Algoma, and Emily Gilson of […]
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Learn to Perform CPR/AED at Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department
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 use of CPR/AED. The four-hour class will teach infant, child and adult CPR and offers a two-year certification. The class will be held Nov. 17, 6-10 pm, at […]
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We Are HOPE, Inc. Receives Check from Northern Door Rotary Club and Krause Woodhaven Foundation
During the Wednesday morning Rotary Club meeting on Oct. 5, the Northern Door Rotary Club and the Krause Woodhaven Foundation presented checks to We Are HOPE, Inc. to support their work in providing services to job seekers and employers in the area. The Northern Door Rotary Club learned about We Are HOPE, Inc. at their […]
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Neighbor to Neighbor Receives Grant for Medical Equipment Loan Program
The Door County Community Foundation, Inc., through the Ruth & Hartley Barker Memorial Fund, the John & Nell Herlache Community Impact Fund, and the Barb & Mike Madden Fund, has awarded a sustainability grant of $2,500 to Neighbor to Neighbor Volunteer Caregivers to support their Medical Equipment Loan Program through the purchase of bariatric-sized durable […]
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Kay Wilson Named 2016 Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Volunteer of the Year
The Sister Bay Advancement Association awarded the 2016 Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Volunteer of the Year award to Kay Wilson. The Wilsons have owned and operated the Harbor View Resort in Ephraim for 45 years. Beyond business, Wilson is involved in the Ephraim Moravian Church, and has been volunteering with Loaves & Fishes ecumenical ministry project […]
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Jillian and Daniel Laurent, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a son born on Oct. 11, 2016, at Ministry Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay. Maternal grandparents are Julie and Marc Johnson, Manitowoc. Paternal grandparents are Teresa and Patrick Shebesta, Mishicot. Ashley and Tyler Maas, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a son born […]
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Mark Naze Named 2016 NWTC Distinguished Alumni
NWTC recently honored Nsight/Cellcom Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Mark Naze by awarding him the 2016 NWTC Distinguished Alumni Award. The NWTC Alumni Association chose Naze, who graduated from the College’s Accounting program, for his individual accomplishments and strong community involvement. “There have been so many graduates from NWTC over the years, and so many […]
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Maribeth Hetherington Receives UWGB’s Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award
Maribeth Hetherington, recently retired chief change officer and former interim director of clinic operations at Door County Medical Center, has been named the 2016 recipient of UW-Green Bay’s Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award. Hetherington was a 1986 graduate of the University’s Bachelor of Science-Nursing (BSN) completion program. Hetherington was presented the Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award at […]
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Katie Dahl’s Monthly Singing Gathering Starts Nov. 3
On Nov. 3, 7 – 8:30 pm, lovers of singing are invited to take part in the inaugural “Sit Around Singing,” a monthly gathering to be held at Door County’s Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 10341 Water Street/Highway 42 in north Ephraim. “I was part of a regular singing gathering like this in college, and it taught […]
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Jack O’Lantern Days, Dark Songs & More Halloween Weekend Happenings
October’s final weekend is nearly upon us and with it comes Halloween celebrations and the final days of some of the peninsula’s seasonal galleries and shops. Head out to enjoy these businesses while the lights are on and when the sun begins to set, enjoy one of the haunted Halloween offerings with our guide to […]
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Girl Scouts Grow a Pizza Garden
Bet you didn’t know there was pizza growing at the Ridges Sanctuary this summer – six big slices, to be exact. One of the ideas that came out of the Design Team Project in Baileys Harbor last November was building relationships through a community garden. Lori and Michael Kemmler volunteered to work on the idea. […]
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Breadmaking Workshop with UW-Extension Nov. 5
The Door Association for Home and Community Education invites you to a fun Educational Day to learn how to make bread and decorate cookies. The program will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, 1-4 pm at the Jacksonport Town Hall, 3365 County V. There is a fee of $5/person, which will be collected at the […]
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Catching Up with Singer-Songwriter Carley Baer
All my troubles and cares in a box by the stairs All my wishes are hung on a star You can break me or bleed me but if you should need me I’ll be down at the corner bar I’ll be raising my glass to the people who pass As they make a big […]
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Northern Door Once Had 26 Rural Schools
Nyla Wickman Small, a product of a rural school in northern Door County and now a docent at the Door County Historical Museum, presented a program on the history of rural schools in Northern Door at a recent meeting of the Baileys Harbor Historical Society. Small and the other museum docents have also compiled histories […]
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Halloween 2016 Events & Trick or Treat Hours
Baileys Harbor Trick or treating, Oct. 31 from 5-8 pm. Halloween party in the town hall, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7 pm. Kids’ costume contest at 6:30 pm. Food and drinks, spooky sensory table, haunted house and scavenger hunt. Egg Harbor Halloween Safe Walk through Egg Harbor Shops, Oct. 29 from 2-4 pm. Fish Creek Jack […]
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Door County Humane Society Holds Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic Oct. 28
The Door County Humane Society will host a Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic on Oct. 28. This spay and neuter clinic is for friendly outdoor cats only. For only $65 cats will be spayed or neutered, snap tested for feline leukemia, given a rabies vaccine and will be ear tipped. The clinic will be […]
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Door County Humane Society Hosts First Northern Door Satellite Adoption Event
Door County Humane Society (DCHS) is once again nearing a high capacity of felines, and will host their first ever satellite adoption event in the northern part of the peninsula. This adoption event will take place Oct. 29, 10am to 3pm, and will be hosted at Dogma Grooming in the Country Walk Shops located at […]
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Baileys Harbor Community Association Holds “Gatsby at the Gordon” on Oct. 29
Dust off those flapper dresses and suspenders for the Baileys Harbor Community Association’s “Gatsby at the Gordon” event on Oct. 29. The Baileys Harbor Community Association is hosting their very first annual Gatsby at the Gordon as a way to celebrate their volunteers and will award a Volunteer of the Year. There will be a […]
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Immanuel Lutheran Church Holds Harvest Dinner Oct. 29
The public is invited to the annual Harvest Dinner at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Baileys Harbor on Oct. 29, 4:30 – 6:30 pm. This yearly event will feature savory chicken and meatballs with all the trimmings. Dessert includes fresh-baked apple and pumpkin pies, and live music will be provided by the Praise Band. The cost […]
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Stella Maris Parish Holds Potato Pancake Supper in Egg Harbor
The Council of Catholic Women of Stella Maris Parish will have their annual Potato Pancake Supper on Oct. 31 at Casey’s BBQ in Egg Harbor. Serving of potato and regular pancakes, sausages, applesauce, dessert and beverage starts at 5 pm. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12. Everyone is welcome.