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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An Imaginative Transformation: Ryan Mueller
From an early age, Ryan Mueller has been captivated by the things that grab the attention of most boys: werewolves, monsters and dinosaurs. He remembers the first time he saw The Wolf Man at the age of five, marveling in the transformation from human to hairy beast. But that’s where Mueller stopped being like most […]
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released its annual “Dirty Dozen” ranking of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season to protect themselves against a wide range of schemes ranging from identity theft to return preparer fraud. Both the FDIC and the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) have sent alerts regarding these scams. […]
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Framed: 2016 Story Slam Speakers
The Women’s Fund of Door County presented its annual Tales of Our Lives: A Story Slam on March 3-4 at Door County Fire Company in Sturgeon Bay. This year’s story slammers were (from left): Virge Temme, Gay Pustaver, Laurel Brooks, Cassie Hitzman, Ruby James, Caitlin Oleson, Sally Slattery and Isaiah Spetz, with musical performances by […]
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The ever-brilliant, feisty, beautiful, witty, opinionated, loving, tireless fighter and trailblazer Valerie Jo (Garbe) Fidler lost her valiant multi-year battle with COPD on February 3, 2016, at the too-young age of 67. Our devastating loss is heaven’s gain, though we fully expect that God will have his hands full with a woman who routinely stood […]
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Hailey Jorgenson Is Washington Island Basketball Standout
Washington Island Junior Hailey Jorgenson recently finished her basketball season for the Washington Island Bucks. She scored 272 points in 17 games, making her career total 521. Submitted.
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State Park Sticker Contest Open to High Schoolers
Wisconsin high school students have until April 13 to submit entries for the 2017 Wisconsin state park sticker design contest. The contest is open to all high school-age students attending public, private or parochial schools in Wisconsin. The winning design will be displayed on more than 265,000 vehicles. The design must be the artist’s original […]
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Billy Weiss American Legion Post 527 Celebrates 70 Years
Billy Weiss American Legion Post 527 of Sister Bay celebrated its 70th anniversary March 1, 2016, with three charter members who are still living – Lester Berns, 97, Hank Eckert, 94, and Phillip Berns, 92. Pictured, left to right from front, are Lester Berns, Hank Eckert and Phillip Berns. In back are 9th District Commander […]
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“Hospice and Palliative Care” is Next Topic of Community Health Information Program
Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with “Hospice and Palliative Care” on March 13, 4 pm, at First Baptist Church in Sister Bay. This month’s speakers are Tom Turriff, former hospice chaplain, and Jo Ann Turriff, former hospice nurse, who will discuss their experiences providing hospice and palliative services. […]
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New Mindfulness Series Begins March 15 at Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church
Barbara Wulf will lead a new mindfulness series beginning March 15 at United Methodist Church in Sturgeon Bay. Mindfulness develops moment-to-moment awareness, and the potential to experience each moment, no matter how difficult or intense, with greater ease and balance. Participants will learn various forms of mindfulness meditation including sitting meditation, mindful movement, body scan, […]
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Celebrate Red Cross Month this March by Donating Blood
Donate blood to celebrate Red Cross Month in March. Upcoming blood drives are scheduled for March 16, 11 am – 5 pm, Sevastopol High School, 4550 Highway 57; March 18, 9 am – 2 pm, Sturgeon Bay High School, 1230 Michigan St. Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call […]
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Baileys Harbor Hosts Passport Fair March 19
The Baileys Harbor Post Office is hosting a Passport Fair on March 19, 9 am – 12 pm. Learn more about travel requirements for U.S. citizens, how to apply for your U.S. passport, and get your picture taken at the fair. For more information about the Passport Fair call 920.839.2859. For more passport information visit […]
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Sturgeon Bay Lions Now Selling Roses for Spring
Sturgeon Bay Lions are selling Roses for Spring again this year. Roses are $15 per dozen and can be purchased by contacting Lion Greg Virlee (920.743.8359) or by visiting sturgeonbaylions.org. Roses will be delivered for free on April 15 & 16. The Lions’ primary mission is blindness prevention and sight conservation. Money collected from this […]
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Lori’s Spa Essence Offers Somatics Class in Two Locations
Lori Strantz, owner of Lori’s Spa Essence in Fish Creek, is offering a new eight-week somatics class series at two locations in March. Strantz is a clinical somatic educator and licensed massage therapist. Somatic movement classes teach you how to relieve and prevent pain in a way that isn’t taught in regular exercise classes. Classes […]
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SOS Door County Support Group to Meet at Sturgeon Bay Library
The Survivors of Suicide (SOS) Door County group has a meeting on March 21 at 7 pm. If you have lost a loved one due to suicide, please feel free to join the SOS support group. The group meets upstairs at the Sturgeon Bay Branch of the Door County Library at 107 S. 4th Ave. […]
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Southern Door High School Students Selected to 2016 Badger State Conference
Olivia Mancheski-Thompson and Austin Claflin have been selected as representatives to attend Badger State Government and Leadership Conference. Mancheski-Thompson has been selected to represent Southern Door High School at Badger Girls State in June at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Claflin has been selected to attend Badger Boys State in June at Ripon College. Forestville American […]
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Door Tran Awarded 2015 STAR Award Honorable Mention
The National Volunteer Transportation Center, an initiative of the Community Transportation Association of America, has awarded Door-Tran’s Veteran and County-Wide Volunteer Transportation Programs as an Honorable Mention 2015 STAR Award. In early 2016, a review team of 17 professionals in transportation, volunteerism, and aging was convened by the National Volunteer Transportation Center (NVTC) to select […]
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Christine Webb-Miller Joins HELP of Door County’s Board
Christine Webb-Miller, active older adult coordinator at the Door County YMCA, has joined the Board of Directors at HELP of Door County. Her three-year term runs through January 2019. “I strongly believe in giving back to the community and I believe in the mission of HELP of Door County. I feel my connections to and […]
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Buy An Aldo Leopold Bench from Habitat for Humanity
Just after Aldo Leopold Weekend, which is celebrated the first weekend in March each year, Habitat for Humanity’s construction volunteers have built another collection of Leopold benches. Famed conservationist and ecologist Aldo Leopold built a simple bench on which to sit and enjoy the natural wilderness. The Aldo Leopold bench has become popular due to […]
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In Memoriam: Trenchard Was Instrumental in Door County Golf, Auditorium
Recalling his three years as a rules official for the PGA Nationals at the ultra-prestigious Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Peter Trenchard once said of that course, “If there is a heaven, I’m sure that’s what it looks like.” It’s nice to think that when Peter died in his sleep at Scandia Village […]
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We Are HOPE Receives Grant for “Be Smart About Education” Workshops
We Are HOPE, Inc. announces a generous financial gift from Fox Communities Credit Union to support the Be Smart about Education workshops. CEO of We Are HOPE, Inc., Sandy Duckett said, “We are thrilled to partner with Fox Communities Credit Union to provide this needed service to their members and staff. College debt is a […]