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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Eva Jade Webber Receives PMF Scholarship
The Peninsula Music Festival has selected Eva Jade Webber, senior at Sturgeon Bay High School, as the recipient of their college scholarship. Each year the Peninsula Music Festival awards a $3,000 scholarship to a graduating senior who desires to further his or her education in music.
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Southern Door Student Honored for Volunteer Service
Austin Wheaton, Southern Door High School senior, has been honored for his exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities, was granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of President Barack Obama.
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Learn to Start a Difficult Conversation
Sometimes it is difficult to start the conversation with loved ones about end-of-life care. A good start would be attending “Life and Death Matters,” the seminar at Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church on May 21, 10 am – 2:30 pm.
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YMCA Introduces Hop the Gap Campaign
Concerned about the health and achievement gaps many children face, particularly during the summer, the YMCA is launching a national campaign, Hop the Gap (hopthegap.
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Steve Fischer, Last of a Varnishing Breed of Boat Craftsmen
Steve Fischer’s business ad reads “Fischer & Daughters Boat Works…Last of a varnishing breed.” But you won’t see Fischer’s daughters, Alex, 24, and Lucy, 19, working alongside him as he sands and varnishes wooden boats for Door County customers. The addition of daughters to his business name was wishful thinking on Fischer’s part. “I pretty […]
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The Ahnapee Menagerie: A Shack-Chic Shanty
In the month of February some years ago, I placed the following ad in the Kewaunee County Star – “WANTED: Small farm outbuilding to move to my property.” I had purchased this three-acre parcel just north of Algoma in the late 1980s. Husband Jim and I had been staying in an older mobile home that […]
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To say high school culture today is completely opposite of what it was in the days when Boy Meets World and Freaks and Geeks were a mainstay in American homes would be an understatement. When having a bachelor’s degree is touted as a necessity, it leaves little in the way for soon-to-be-high school alumni to […]
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Getting Connected: Unlikely Group Brought Internet to Northern Door County
In the early 1990s an unlikely group joined heads to expand Internet access in Door County and put the peninsula at the forefront of technology.
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The Man Behind the Lens: Bernie Hagedorn
The soft scripted word “Hagedorn” shines softly in gold on the corner of the large prints. There are images of old empty farmhouses in the dead of winter, bright white sailboats leaning dangerously close to deep blue water, a large bumblebee enjoying the nectar of bright pink thistle. True to the old adage, these pictures […]
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Ollie Skrivanie, a retired attorney and resident of Fish Creek, tenderly holds a small stone sculpture in the palm of his hand. It is an unusual item, clearly handcrafted, about four inches long and suggestive of some type of animal. When Skrivanie identifies it as a birdstone, the uninitiated may be apt to say, “Huh?” […]
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Exhibit Celebrates the Culture, History of Peninsula School of Art
“The times they are achangin,’” sang Bob Dylan in 1964, referring to the controversies surrounding Vietnam, civil rights, and even entertainment. More than one Volkswagen beetle sported the bumper sticker “Make love not war.” During this maelstrom of social change, something exciting was happening in Fish Creek: the birth of an art school. What began […]
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BIRTHS Lee and Kristin Wachsmuth, Algoma, are the parents of a son who was born April 24, 2015, at Ministry Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay.
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Fix Your Friendly Outdoor Cats
Two low-cost spay and neuter clinics will be offered this year for the first time, the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) announced. The two clinics, specifically for friendly outdoor cats, are the result of collaboration between DCHS, Door to Door Veterinary Services, Northern Door Pet Clinic, and Peninsula Veterinary Service.
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Door County History in Pictures
German POWs (prisoners of war) getting off the train in Sturgeon Bay in 1945. The POWs were brought to Door County to work on farms and orchards while the county’s young men were away fighting the war.
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Q. Cinnamon, my 20-year-old cat, has some bad arthritis. Her legs bow out a bit and she moves very cautiously. What can I do for her? A. There are medications and supplements that may help Cinnamon.
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Article posted Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:19am
What’s fun about having a “Chiweenie?” First, just saying the word, but more importantly, the companionship of a Chihuahua/Dachshund mix who can’t wait to cuddle on the couch.
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Volunteers Awarded at Golden Heart Celebration
The Volunteer Center of Door County celebrated the 13th Annual Golden Heart Volunteer Celebration “Follow Your Heart” on April 23. Guests celebrated at the Stone Harbor Ballroom honoring the incredible work of Door County volunteers and the agencies they serve.
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Samantha Spohn Receives Award for Aspirations in Computing
Sevastopol High School student Samantha Spohn has received the 2015 Wisconsin NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing, and is also a national runner-up.
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Stella Maris Hosts “Hospice Nurses & Heaven”
The program “Hospice Nurses & Heaven” will be held on May 4, 6:30 – 8 pm, at Stella Maris Parish in Fish Creek. The featured speaker is Tina Poppe, a former hospice nurse.
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Sue Baldwin Fund Offers Breast Cancer Screening, Treatment and Care
The Sue Baldwin Fund, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit providing breast cancer screening, treatment and care for Door County residents who have an economic need.