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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.

  • Off to a Great Start

    The “Let’s Go Southern Door” program, sponsored by the Door County YMCA, Ministry Door County Medical Center and the Raibrook Foundation, is off to a great start.

  • Jim Paterson Named ReStore Volunteer of the Year

    Jim Paterson was recently named Wisconsin Habitat for Humanity ReStore Volunteer of the Year. Paterson is a retired Sturgeon Bay High School teacher who has volunteered with Door County Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore for five years.

  • AFS-USA Competition to Study Abroad

    AFS-USA, a global leader in intercultural student exchange programming, is asking eighth through 12th graders: What is one problem in the world that you would like to solve, and what type of volunteer project would you design to help solve it? Students are asked to submit a short essay or video outlining their idea for a volunteer project that could have a meaningful impact abroad.

  • Habitat Fruitcakes Now Available

    Habitat for Humanity completed its annual fruitcake bake at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College on Oct. 29. About 32 volunteers spent roughly 200 hours mixing, baking, glazing and packaging the holiday treat.

  • Largest LDC Class, Ever

    Leadership Door County [LDC] Class of 2015 is the largest class ever with 19 participants. Now in its 25th year, LDC prepares people to become more confident and knowledgeable leaders.

  • Building Character

    Sturgeon Bay Mayor Thad Birmingham was a hit at the Boys & Girls Club of Door County when he stopped by on Oct. 23 to offer a proclamation declaring the day as the official Lights On Afterschool day in Sturgeon Bay.

  • STEM Shuttle Comes to County Schools

    The shuttle makes its first visit to Door County next week. No, not the space shuttle. This is the STEM shuttle. “STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math,” said Sharon Ryan, a 5th grade teacher in Wausau who in 2006 came up with an idea to “introduce kids in 5th, 6th and 7th grades to these areas so they can think about the opportunities available to them.

  • Article posted Thursday, October 30, 2014 1:07pm

    Combining the better traits of two breeds, the dog in the spotlight today is Benji. This four-year-old Labrador Retriever/Alaskan Husky is a big, social guy who was surrendered when his Sturgeon Bay owner moved away.

  • Life Notes

    PASSINGS Gretna M. Johns April 26, 1923 – Oct. 29, 2014 Gretna M. Johns, 91, of Sister Bay died at Ministry Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay on Oct. 29, 2014. A family memorial service is being planned for a future time and a complete notice will be made available when arrangements are complete. […]

  • Don’t Forget Pets this Halloween

    Don’t forget pet safety this Halloween. The Door County Humane Society (DCHS) reminds our community to plan ahead for a scary-but-safe Halloween for all: Costumes: According to the National Retail Federation, Americans are expected to spend a record $370 million this year on Halloween costumes for pets.

  • Bell Ringers Needed

    The Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign needs volunteer bell ringers for the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. The money raised from the kettle campaign stays local in Door County to help neighbors in need.

  • 100 Craft Booths Under One Roof

    The 34th annual Southern Door Arts & Crafts Fair, sponsored by the Athletic Booster Club, will be held Nov. 2, 9 am – 3 pm. There will be more than 100 booths all under one roof with free shuttle available, door prizes every half-hour, food and drinks.

  • Health Programs at United Methodist Church

    Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church will host a number of health programs in November. The Door County Parkinson Disease Support Group will meet on Nov.

  • AED and CPR Classes Offered

    The Sister Bay & Liberty Grove Fire Department is partnering with the American Safety & Health Institute to offer classes to educate the community in the proper method of using an AED and performing CPR.

  • Southern Door Students Celebrate Farm to School Month

    Southern Door School District joined schools, preschools, colleges and individuals across the Great Lakes Region states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio in celebrating both National Farm to School Month by crunching into locally grown apples on Oct.

  • Learn about Healthy Spinal Aging

    Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with “Chiropractic Services and Healthy Spinal Aging.” Come hear Anne Emerson, D.

  • Rev. McClelland Wins DCMM’s Whitehall

    Rev. Patricia McClelland was thrilled upon receiving word of winning the grand prize in this year’s Door County Maritime Museum boat raffle which was drawn Sept.

  • State Aid Down for Most County Schools

    As required by state statute, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is providing the Oct. 15 certified amount each school district will receive from the $4.

  • Coordinated Community Response Column

    Domestic violence is the act or threat of violence – verbal, physical, sexual or emotional – by one partner or family member toward the other. It is estimated that one in four women and one in seven men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, while more than three million children witness domestic violence in the United States each year.

  • Article posted Thursday, October 23, 2014 12:55pm

    Mighty pretty is Quinn, the long-haired calico lady. She is also very fortunate to have been found as a stray on Belmar Place, Sturgeon Bay in late July.