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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Volunteers Needed for Camp Meenahga Anniversary at Pen Park
Peninsula State Park seeks volunteers to commemorate Camp Meenahga. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Camp Meenahga, a girls camp that operated in Peninsula State Park from 1916 – 1948. To celebrate, the park is featuring art from one of the camp’s yearbooks as its Like to Hike pin, creating a […]
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Scholarships, Inc. Applications Due April 7
Scholarships, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides assistance and encouragement to area students as they explore higher education opportunities, is currently accepting scholarship applications from area high school seniors. Applications are due by April 7 at 11:59 pm. Students attending a high school in Wisconsin’s Brown or Door counties are eligible to apply for all […]
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DKBEP Hosts Minute 2 Win It Competition at Stone Harbor
The Door Kewaunee Business and Education Partnership (DKBEP) will host their version of Minute 2 Win It Competition at Stone Harbor Resort on April 8. Twelve area teams will compete for great prizes in the sixth annual Minute 2 Win It competition. Based on the popular TV game show, team members will be challenged with […]
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Door County Cradle to Career Announces Young Family Education Workshop
The Door County Cradle to Career (DCCTC) coalition announces the second workshop in the Young Family Education series at the Door County Job Center on April 5, 1 – 3 pm, on career awareness and planning for parents. Seeking a future career path to help you provide security for your family and children? Information by […]
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Northern Door Children’s Center Participates in Child Nutrition Program
Northern Door Children’s Center (NDCC) is a participant in the USDA’s Child Nutrition Program (CNP), part of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s School Nutrition Program. As a result of their participation in this program, the staff and administrators have a yearly “Civil Rights Training” in order to inform, educate and support all staff who […]
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Learn CPR at Sister Bay Fire Station
The Sister Bay & Liberty Grove Fire Department is partnering with the American Safety & Health Institute to offer classes in the proper method of using an AED and performing CPR. The four-hour class will teach infant, child and adult CPR and offers a two-year certification. Classes will be offered at the Sister Bay Fire […]
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Jacksonport Organizations Donate $27,500 to Lakeside Park Project
The Jacksonport Advancement Corporation, the Jacksonport Women’s Club, and the Jacksonport Area Business Association gave a combined donation of $27,500 to the Lakeside Park Development Project. Donations are now being accepted. For more details visit jacksonport.org.
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Egg Harbor Historical Society Plans School Reunion for June 2016
The Egg Harbor Historical Society is planning a school reunion for anyone who attended or taught at the Egg Harbor school. The District No. 1 School operated from 1912 until 1972 when it merged with the Gibraltar School District. The building located at 4596 Harbor School Road was demolished in 1977. The site is now the […]
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Door County Medical Center Auxiliary’s House & Garden Walk is Set for July 26, 2016
The 56th Annual House & Garden Walk, presented by the Door County Medical Center Auxiliary, will be held July 26, 9 am – 5 pm. Stroll through a showcase of beautiful homes and gardens throughout the Door Peninsula. Advanced tickets are $30 and $35 the day of the walk. For more information call 920.746.1071.
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2016 Artful Garden Walk Tickets Go On Sale May 1
The 2016 Artful Garden Walk to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Door County is scheduled for July 30, 10 am – 4 pm. Eighteen unique Door County artists will show their work in blooming shore and bluff gardens. Tickets are $15 in advance/$20 day of event. Online ticket sales begin May 1 at […]
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Red Cross Has Need of Type O Neg Blood Donors
The American Red Cross has a significant need for type O negative blood donors to donate blood for patients. Eligible donors with type O negative blood are encouraged to make a whole blood or double red cell donation, where available, through the Red Cross. During a double red cell donation, two units of red blood […]
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2016 R.A.C.E. Fundraiser Features John Welch, Raffles and Car Show
The R.A.C.E. (Racing Annual Charity Event) Car Show will be held on April 9, 11 am – 5 pm, on S. Third Avenue in front of Butch’s Bar in Sturgeon Bay. The honorees this year will be Bette Sternard and Joe Paye, Sr. Sternard was diagnosed with lung cancer in August 2015, and started treatment […]
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Rogue Theater to Present Original Play about Beginning of Women’s Rights Movement
Rogue Theater presents a compelling production of the road to women’s right to vote. In July 1848, a Women’s Rights Convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. A group of approximately 200 women and men assembled to hold what became the beginning of the Women’s Rights Movement. It was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton […]
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Margaret Lockwood Featured at TAP for “A Walk in the Woods” Run
The TAP Lobby Art Gallery welcomes guest artist Margaret Lockwood for the run of A Walk in the Woods, March 31 – April 17. Many times awarded and featured, Lockwood’s ethereal, abstract paintings interpret the beauty and landscapes of our own woods in Door County. Lockwood commented on her work: “I constantly desire to paint […]
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Readers Rampant Announce Upcoming Book Club Selections
Readers Rampant book club of the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Public Library will meet April 12 to discuss Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig. Book club meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 2:30 pm in the library’s Community Room. Light refreshments are served. Future books for discussion are: May 10 […]
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Peninsula Park Superintendent Named Property Supervisor of the Year
Kelli Bruns, Superintendent of Peninsula State Park, has been presented the “2014 Property Supervisor of the Year” award. The Wisconsin State Park System presents this annual award to a supervisor who excels in the management of a state park property. During 2014, Bruns provided solid leadership to park staff delivering customer service; visitor and resource […]
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Virginia K. Olson died March 15, 2016. She was born to Elizabeth M. and Joseph E. Frank in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 17, 1927. “Jinx” graduated from South Milwaukee High School in 1945 and received her undergraduate degree from La Crosse College (now University of Wisconsin-La Crosse), in 1949. She received her masters degree from […]
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Elsie Gayle Foster, 94, formerly of San Diego, CA, passed away on March 17, 2016, at Good Samaritan Scandia Village in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. She was born on September 24, 1921, in East Tawas, Michigan. Gayle was the second of three daughters born to Frederick James Adams and Elsie Marie Lange Adams of East Tawas. […]
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Melissa and Jonathon Massart are the parents of a daughter born on March 14, 2016, at Ministry Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay. Maternal grandparents are Vicki and Merville Purdy, Forestville. Paternal grandparent is Dianne Massart, Algoma. Tiffany and Jason Huston of Algoma are the parents of a son born on March 13, 2016, […]
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This is Mya, a one-year-old beautiful female Terrier mix that’s full of energy and life. She loves to play all day long and doesn’t have any other speed than “full throttle.” Often compared to the Energizer Bunny, Mya is still very much in a playful puppy mindset. She has a light warm toffee-colored coat embellished […]