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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Spuds ‘n Splits Served at Immanuel Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Baileys Harbor will serve Spuds ‘n Splits on June 23 at 6 pm, following the Praise Service. Enjoy a baked potato with a choice of toppings and for dessert have a make-your-own banana split or ice cream sundae.
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Basic Hunter Education Course Offered at Peninsula Gun Club
The Peninsula Gun Club of Fish Creek is offering a DNR certified Wisconsin Basic Hunter Education Course. Certified instructors and a Wisconsin Conservation Warden teach the course.
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Golden LivingCenter-Dorchester Hosts Free Memory Loss Program
A free program about the basics of memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease will be hosted by Golden LivingCenter-Dorchester on June 18 from 4 – 5:30 pm.
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Door County Maritime Museum Seeks Nominations for Third Annual Mariner Award
The Door County Maritime Museum is seeking nominations for the Third Annual Mariner Award. The Mariner Award is presented annually to recognize individuals who have had significant, positive and lasting impact on the Door County maritime community.
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Grand Opening of Harbor Hounds Dog Park
The grand opening of Harbor Hounds Dog Park is set for June 23 at 10 am. As part of the festivities, the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) will hold the “Chip-In for Dogs” event.
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Christ Child Society Meeting to Discuss Upcoming Fundraiser
Christ Child Society of Door County will meet June 25 to finalize details about their upcoming fundraiser. The meeting will be held at St. Michael’s Social Hall in Jacksonport at 12:30 pm.
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Capital Projects Completed at Ephraim Moravian Church
At the June 17 service, Ephraim Moravian Church will dedicate completed capital projects. Capital projects include a new accessible bathroom; ramps into the church and sanctuary; refurbished Fellowship Hall floors, doors and cabinetry; and a new church sign.
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CHIPs Program Continues at YMCA
Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs (CHIPs) with the latest series of presentations covering “Your Mind, Your Memory and More.
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Matthias Olson and Cody Diener Awarded Cellcom Scholarships
Cellcom has selected 14 graduating high school seniors to receive $500 scholarships, including Matthias Olson from Southern Door High School and Cody Diener of Kewaunee High School.
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Peninsula Belgian American Club Holds Brat and Trippe Fry
The Peninsula Belgian American Club will hold a brat and trippe fry on June 21 at 6 pm at the Belgian American Clubhouse in Namur. They will offer brats, trippe, beverages and Belgian pies.
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Actually, it’s not a question at all for Sara RS Miller. There was never any doubt in the mind of this “semi-retired” computer programmer from Milwaukee.
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Article posted Tuesday, June 12, 2012 2:08pm
Scads of cats grace the lobby of the shelter, and there are many new ones waiting in the wings. June is Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat month, and to celebrate there’s a month-long adoption fee reduction now in effect.
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Recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 15 marks the seventh annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, an occasion intended to bring greater recognition to the under-recognized and often unspoken problem of elder abuse and neglect.
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Article posted Tuesday, June 5, 2012 4:14pm
While the back corridors of the Humane Society are filling up with kittens, kittens, kittens, most of them are not yet available. Before they can be adopted, kittens must be spayed or neutered, and be 4 months old to receive their distemper and rabies shots.
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Gibraltar’s Entrepreneurship Class Creates an All-Night Gaming Tournament
The Gibraltar High School Entrepreneurship class started their own business, an all-night gaming tournament. Samuel Kersebet was promotion manager, Sam Kordon and Ben Anderson were food & beverage mangers, Alex Janisse and Tim Alberts were tournament coordinators, and Ethan Wuollett and Matt Knutson were location coordinators.
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Waseda Farms Host Home-Style Picnic for Working Mothers
The Women’s Fund of Door County has teamed up with Waseda Farms to present a free home-style picnic for working mothers and their families. “This is our way to say thank you to the working mothers of Door County,” says Sally O’Brien, co-chair of the Women’s Fund of Door County.
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Namur Belgian Heritage Foundation Sponsors Waffle Breakfast
The Namur Belgian Heritage Foundation will sponsor a Father’s Day waffle breakfast on June 17 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Belgian Heritage Center. The “all you can eat” breakfast includes waffles, trippe (a Belgian sausage), eggs, potatoes and a beverage.
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Door 2 Door Rides Introduces Connector Routes
Door 2 Door Rides continues to expand with new “Connector” routes linking Sturgeon Bay with Algoma, Brussels, Valmy, Egg Harbor and Sister Bay. Connector vehicles are allowed to deviate up to 1/2 mile on either side of the marked route to pick-up or drop-off passengers.
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Spuds ‘n Splits Served at Immanuel Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Baileys Harbor will serve Spuds ‘n Splits on June 23 at 6 pm, following the Praise Service. Enjoy a baked potato with a choice of toppings and for dessert have a make-your-own banana split or ice cream sundae.
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Adeline Arbter Celebrates Turning 102
Adeline Arbter, resident of Golden LivingCenter-Dorchester, celebrated her 102nd birthday with family, friends and staff on May 29. Arbter, who worked on a farm near Institute and Valmy, said work is her secret to living a long life.