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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Women’s Fund of Door County Now Accepting Applications for Sustainability Grants
The Women’s Fund of Door County announces the opening of its Sustainability Fall Grant cycle. Through its grants to charitable agencies, it seeks to enable women and girls reach their full potential. Sustainability Grant applications may be obtained from womensfunddoorcounty.org. Application deadline is Sept. 12, 2016.
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Ephraim Men’s Club Holds Pancake Breakfast for Scholarship Funds
Eight graduates of Gibraltar High School have won college scholarships from the Ephraim Men’s Club. The club’s annual breakfast to raise scholarship money for Northern Door students is Aug. 6. It runs from 7:30 to 11 am at the old Ephraim Village Hall, 9996 Water St. Tickets are $10 adults, $6 children. Diners can win […]
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Rev. Scott Stoner Visits Church of the Atonement on Aug. 10
The Rev. Scott Stoner, a priest, psychotherapist and spiritual director, will speak at 7 pm on Aug. 10 at Church of the Atonement in Fish Creek. His topic is “Biblical Views of Healing, Wholeness and Wellness.” “Healing is central to the ministry of Jesus, and yet is either misunderstood or rarely talked about in the […]
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Fourth Session of Therapy Dog Training is Scheduled for Fall
In 2015, the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) launched its pilot Therapy Dog Training Program, and it was such a success there will be a fourth session of Therapy Dog classes this fall. This program consists of three classes to prepare owners and their canine friends for the Therapy Dog Certification Test. Ron Maloney of […]
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Sturgeon Bay High School Reunion for Men Who Graduated in ’66 or Earlier
Sturgeon Bay High School 2016 Men’s Half Century Club Reunion will be held Aug. 17 at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club. Social hour begins at 11:30 am and lunch is at 12:30 pm. This 46th annual reunion is open to all men who graduated/attended Sturgeon Bay High School 50 or more years ago. Invitations are […]
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Tips for Staying Safe in High Temperatures
The Door County Public Health Department recently released some tips for staying safe in high temperatures. Here are the tips: never leave children or pets in a parked vehicle; drink plenty of fluids; be cautious of garden hoses – water sitting in a hose in the sun can reach up to 190 degrees; do not […]
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Sturgeon Bay School Registration is Aug. 4 & 9
Sturgeon Bay school registration takes place Thursday, Aug. 4, and Tuesday, Aug. 9, from noon to 7 pm. All public school students regardless of grade level should register in the Sturgeon Bay High School Commons on these dates. Completion of registration materials and payment of fees will be taken care of at that time. Those […]
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Rec Run, Blues Disciples & More Weekend Plans
July may be coming to an end, but the fun summer events just keep coming. Try some unusual chocolates, catch a new production of an old favorite, or take part in a ukulele jamboree. Friday, July 29 Planetarium Program for Adults and Families Check out the night sky during the daytime. Author and amateur astronomer […]
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Oh, the Keeper’s Life for Me: 164 Years of Lighthouse History
Baileys Harbor, rich with lighthouses today, is lucky to have any at all, considering its initial venture in 1852. Everyone knows the village’s origin: The story of Captain Justice Bailey, who chanced upon the harbor as refuge from a storm and reported the rich resources of stone and timber to Milwaukee businessman Alanson Sweet. Sweet, […]
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Body Recovered in Sheboygan of Drowning Victim from Sturgeon Bay
The bodies of two young men who were swept off a pier in Sheboygan on July 17 were recovered the next day. The victims were Adam LaLuzerne, 22, of Sturgeon Bay and Kurt Ahonen, 21, of Suamico. A third man, 22-year-old Dylan Abeyta of Sturgeon Bay, was also swept off the pier by high waves […]
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Pet Talk: Can An Adopted Pet Be Renamed?
Q: We are adopting a dog with the name Fluffy. No one in the family really likes the name. She is four years old and was given to the rescue by her original owners, so we know this has been her name her whole life. Do you think it is okay to change it? […]
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Tri-Becca is a lovely two-year-old female with a gorgeous longhaired coat of white, black and orange. A few months ago this lovely little lady and her batch of kittens were placed in a foster home in order to raise her young in a healthy and calm environment. Recently, all of Tri-Becca’s kittens were adopted. […]
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Volunteers Still Needed for Homeless Count
Volunteers are still needed in Door and Kewaunee counties for the semi-annual count of homeless people that takes place July 27 from 11 pm to 2 am. “We physically go out into the community and look for people without shelter for the night,” said Kate Markwardt of the Lakeshore Community Action Program (CAP) office in […]
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Coordinated Community Response Column: Listen to Your Gut
By Brooke Dey, M.A., L.P.C Domestic Violence Coordinator Krista and Amy are roommates. At the local coffee shop they shared their recent dating and relationship updates. Krista is dating Steve, an electrician, for three months. Krista informed Amy that she is getting this gut feeling in her stomach that something is off. She states […]
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Richard Edward “Rick” Kohn 69, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at his home on July 18, 2016. He was born on December 22, 1946, in Oak Park IL, to Edward and Patricia (Watson) Kohn. On June 17, 1989, he married Linda Peterson in Mill Valley, CA. Rick was a graduate of Illinois State University and […]
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Obituary: Adam Matthew LaLuzerne
Adam Matthew LaLuzerne, 22, of Sheboygan, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, died July 17, 2016. He was born on December 2, 1993, in Green Bay to Steven and Lori (Zirbel) LaLuzerne. Adam attended St. John Bosco School in Sturgeon Bay and graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 2012. After high school, he graduated (cum laude) from […]
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Shirley V. Newman passed away on Monday July 18, 2016 in Sister Bay, WI. Shirley Virginia Ross was born on May 23, 1918 to Alexander and Lillian Ross of Edison Park, Chicago. She graduated from Carl Schurz High School in 1936, and began working at the First National Bank of Chicago. She loved vacations with […]
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Mark W. de Young, 69, of Egg Harbor, formerly of Appleton, Wisconsin, died Wednesday evening, July 13, 2016 at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay. He was born October 25, 1946 in Appleton, the son of the late Charles and Mary Lou de Young. Following his graduation from Xavier High School in 1965, Mark served the […]
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Obituary: Donna Louise Johnson
Donna Louise Johnson died July 13, 2016. Born to John and Verna (Sperber) McCosky on Nov. 6, 1930, Donna lived in Door County her entire life. Secretarial skills learned at Sturgeon Bay HS helped her find work with a Naval Architectural firm and the local District Attorney as a young woman. Married on May 1st […]
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Obituary: Margaret “Marge” Helen Barrick
Margaret “Marge” Helen Barrick died peacefully in her sleep on November 27, 2015, at the age of 109. Marge was born in Chicago on May 7, 1906, daughter of German immigrant parents, Richard and Marianna Ruch, and was the last survivor of her four siblings, Florence, Richard, Alfred and George. Marge’s husband of 63 years, […]