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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Dendler Sculpture Published, Honored and Inducted at Copley Society of Art
Deborah Dendler, local sculptor, was designated as a Distinguished Artist in ArtAscent International Art and Literary Magazine, February 2016, Volume 17. Dendler’s contemporary sculpture, “American Woman” was selected for ArtAscent’s Portrait issue, which “explores the theme ‘portraits’ via inspiring and surprising paintings, drawings and sculpture by international artists and writers,” said ArtAscent. In the more […]
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Ralph William Chase died March 11, 2016 at age 89. He was born in St. Paul, MN on October 25, 1926 to Joan and Chester Chase. He graduated from Proviso High School and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He also attended The Illinois Institute of Technology and The Art Institute of Chicago. He served […]
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Gordon Edward Bley, 89, of West Jacksonport, fell asleep in the loving arms of his family and awoke in the arms of the Lord Wednesday morning, March 9, 2016 at Good Samaritan Society – Scandia Village in Sister Bay. He was born September 7, 1926 in West Jacksonport, the son of August and Lydia Caroline (Herbst) Bley. […]
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Gwen and Josh Gregory, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a son born on March 9, 2016, at Ministry Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay. Maternal grandparents are John and Claire Blume, Marathon, Wis. Paternal grandparents are Bill and Judy Gregory, Sturgeon Bay.
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Jane M. Meacham, 72, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at Ministry Door County Medical Center on March 15, 2016. She was born on April 30, 1943, to Leo and Elsie (Goodrick) Meacham. Jane graduated from Mazomanie High School in 1961, and from UW Whitewater in 1965 with a degree in education. She taught grade school […]
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The cattery staff at the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) would like to introduce a very special feline that holds the title of “longest resident currently living at DCHS.” Skid was found as a young stray kitten in July 2013, and for the past three years, (almost his whole life) he has been looking for […]
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S. Michael Wilk died March 3, 2016 after a brief illness. A lifelong Kenoshan, and a part-time resident of Egg Harbor, he attended Lincoln Elementary and Middle School and graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School in 1957. He was the first in his family to attend college, graduating from Princeton University (Biochemistry) and the […]
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Obituary: Barbara L. MacDonald
Barbara L. MacDonald, age 79, of Ellison Bay, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 8 after a brief illness. She was born on September 8, 1936 in Minneapolis, MN to the late Weston and Marge (Hefley) Johnson. Barb attended Audubon Grade School, Southwest High School and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. On March […]
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Pet Talk: Where Should We Get a Puppy?
Q: With spring right around the corner, our family has decided to get a puppy. We have young children and would like a puppy to grow up with them. We have decided on a Golden Retriever. Some friends are saying don’t go to a breeder, but rather a shelter or rescue group. Where would you […]
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Door County History in Photos: Lucerne Hotel, 1937
In 1928 Leathem Smith bought a 100-acre farm and turned it into Door County’s very first yacht and country club. It was known as the Commodore Club and included a nine-hole golf course, dock, dining hall, lobby, several cottages and 22 rooms. In 1937 the country club was sold to the Bertschinger family and was […]
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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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Sevastopol Recognized as High Progress School
The Sevastopol School District was among 169 schools in the state recognized in Madison on March 14 for the Wisconsin Title I Schools of Recognition program and awards ceremony. All award-winning schools receive federal Title I funding to provide services to large numbers or high percentages of economically disadvantaged children. Sevastopol was recognized as a […]
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Become A Weather Spotter: Training Offered April 6
“In ‘language’ not difficult to read, the vast face of the sky tells us what the weather is going to be.” – Louis D. Rubin Sr., The Weather Wizard’s Cloud Book The late Mr. Rubin, known as the Weather Wizard, published his book on reading the clouds in 1970, with the acknowledged purpose of […]
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Julaine M. Tappen, 64 years, of Sturgeon Bay, died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay following a lengthy illness. She was born August 7, 1951 in Sturgeon Bay, the daughter of the late John Charles and Betty Jane (Pennock) Moore. Following her graduation from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1969, […]
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Roger Kenneth Espe, 71, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at Ministry Door County Medical Center on March 8, 2016. He was born on April 14, 1944, in Rockford, IL to Kenneth and Anna (Carlson) Espe. Roger was a 1962 graduate of East High School in Rockford. He graduated from Waldorf College, Forest City, IA and […]
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Nominate Environmental Educator for EPA Innovation Award
Applications are now being accepted for the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), administers this award to honor, support and encourage educators who incorporate environmental education in their classrooms and teaching methods. This program recognizes outstanding K-12 teachers […]
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Door County YMCA and Senior Resource Center Partner for Aging Mastery Program
The Door County YMCA and The Senior Resource Center are partnering to offer a 10-week health and wellness program to residents 55 and above. The program is called the Aging Mastery Program (AMP) and was developed by the National Council of Aging and has proven successful at helping older adults age well. There is an […]
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Weight Loss Highlighted in Center for Optimal Health Seminar
The Center for Optimal Health will host a couple of seminars in the final weeks of March. On March 22, “7 Keys to Optimal Health” will be held. Do you have questions about functional health? Would you like to know how you can make little changes every day to become a more optimal you? Come […]
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Door County High Schoolers Invited to Washington Island Writing Program
Write On, Door County announces a special daylong program for Door County high school students with young adult author Liza Wiemer. On May 15, selected students will travel to Washington Island to get a behind-the-scenes look at Wiemer’s novel, Hello?, as well as take part in a variety of writing and art activities. In November […]
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Easter Season Services at Lakeside Community Church
Join Lakeside Community Church for a service of music, scripture and communion as part of this Easter season. Lakeside’s Good Friday service will be March 25 at 6:30 pm and childcare will be provided for children through age 7. Easter celebration services will be at 8:45 and 10:30 am on March 27. Childcare will be […]