Category: People
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Boomerang: Cam Fuller’s athletics journey brings him back to northeastern Wisconsin
Cam Fuller’s athletics journey has taken him from the golf greens of Door County, to courtside at the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, to now overseeing nearly 600 student-athletes and coaches at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. Fuller – a 2008 graduate of Sevastopol school and three-time Packerland Conference Player of the Year […]
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Much More than a Country Doctor: Horace Franklin Eames
Doc Eames is still a familiar name in some parts of Door County, even though he died nearly 85 years ago. But Horace Franklin Eames was not always a doctor. Born on May 30, 1859, in Masham, Québec, he moved at age 17 with his parents, William and Asenath, to a farm in Clay Banks, […]
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The Evolution of Glass Artist Deanna Clayton
Glass artist Deanna Clayton doesn’t look for traditional ways to create in glass. Twenty-five years into her career as a glass artist, she continues to push the limits of the materials she uses and continues to take artistic risks in pursuit of growth. “I like to get an idea, and try it, and see what […]
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Sturgeon Bay Native Becomes Two-star Admiral
Rear Adm. Paul Schlise, a native of Sturgeon Bay, has been promoted to Rear Adm. (upper half), receiving his second star from Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations. Admiral is the highest rank in the Navy and holds four stars. Schlise joined the Navy in 1989 after receiving his commission through the Naval Reserve […]
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Kanes Keep YMCA Project on Track with $2 Million Donation
The Door County YMCA is excited to announce a very generous gift of $2 million from Jackie and Steve Kane. Having made a previous commitment to this project, Jackie and Steve were saddened to hear that due to increased material costs, the project timeline needed to be adjusted. They felt strongly about keeping the project […]
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100+WWC Awards $25,500 in April
The 100+ Women Who Care (100+WWC) of Door County giving circle awarded grants to three local nonprofits in April, for a total of $25,500. During its four years, the giving circle has grown to 360 givers and has awarded more than $295,500 to 38 nonprofit organizations. Unity Hospice received the 100+WWC main gift of approximately […]
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Charlotte Lukes Honored with Tree Planting
Sevastopol Schools honored local nature expert Charlotte Lukes with a tree-planting ceremony. Mike Madden and Joel Schauske helped to coordinate this yearly event, during which each attendee – including all the students who attended – received a river birch tree to plant. Past honorees include Lukes’ late husband, Roy Lukes; Emma Toft; Mike Madden; and Carl Scholz, […]
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Three Memorial Benches Honor Jan Luser
Three memorial benches were installed along the Story Book Trail at Frank E. Murphy Park in the Town of Egg Harbor to honor Jan Luser, a longtime Egg Harbor Business Association board member and supporter of all things Egg Harbor. She died Feb. 4, 2022. BookNook Gardens hosted a bench dedication April 30, when Kirsten […]
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Breast Cancer Support Group Meets in May
The Art of Healing – a free, virtual art-therapy support group for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer – will meet for four Thursdays, May 5-26, 7-8:15 pm. Artistic skill is not needed to benefit from this group. The Sue Baldwin Fund is sponsoring – and Jodi Rose Gonzales is facilitating – the group, during which […]
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From Youth, a Model for Governing
Students learn – and teach – lessons in legislating and empathy through Youth in Government program Scout Feldman signed up for the Door County Y’s Youth in Government program for the same reason so many teenagers sign up for things: peer pressure. “My sister had done it, and she promised she was going to do […]
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Remembering Educator and Environmentalist Carl Scholz
Carl Scholz was one of a kind. He was the youngest school superintendent in Wisconsin when he was promoted to head the Sevastopol District at age 26 and had held the position longer than anyone else in the state when he retired 34 years later. When he accepted the position, there were 15 faculty members, […]
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Remembering Educator and Environmentalist Carl Scholz
Carl Scholz was one of a kind. He was the youngest school superintendent in Wisconsin when he was promoted to head the Sevastopol District at age 26 and had held the position longer than anyone else in the state when he retired 34 years later. When he accepted the position, there were 15 faculty members, […]
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Giving Circle Awards $12,000 to Sue Baldwin Fund
The 100+ Women Who Care (100+WWC) of Door County giving circle met in January to recognize and award grants to local nonprofits. The Sue Baldwin Fund received the main award of $12,000 for the financial and emotional support of those living with cancer. 115 Club Ltd. and Write On, Door County also received awards of […]
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Southern Door Student Earns Agricultural Grant
Callie Miller, an 11th-grade student at Southern Door High School and the daughter of Jesse and Lace Miller, has earned a $512 Start-up Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Grant, sponsored by the Andis Foundation. Miller’s plan for the grant is to purchase a beef heifer calf to start her own beef herd, which will allow her […]
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After 60 years in leadership positions, sometimes Dan Austad just likes to be a kid again. The 1959 Sturgeon Bay High School graduate has had a lifelong passion for wooden-model and toy building. “When some men get into their 50s and 60s, they may revert to doing some of the things that they wish they […]
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Curiosity: The Man above the Bar at the Bowl
You might sit at the Sister Bay Bowl’s bar dozens of times before you notice it. Tucked up high behind the upper cabinet on the north side of the bar, a single picture hangs. Just a man in a bomber jacket, hands on his hips, with a beautiful sunset of purples, oranges and pinks behind […]
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The Storeroom Boys – named after the storeroom where Bob Judy keeps his drums – plays for inpatients at Door County Medical Center’s Pete and Jelaine Horton Center Skilled Nursing Facility. The three musicians – Mike Judy on bass, George Sawyn on guitar, and Bob Judy on drums and vocals – remain widely spaced, and […]
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by Orlaine I. Gabert, Door County Civility Project The fourth civility tool is the only one that asks us not to do something, which is to not gossip. Clearly, civility and gossip do not have the same intent. Civility seeks positive communication with another person, even when the parties disagree. Gossip seeks to share negative, […]
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Boys & Girls Club Introduces New CEO
The Boys and Girls Club of Door County has a new CEO, and this one is confident he’s going to be around for a while. Eric Blumreich stepped into the position Jan. 3 as the organization’s fourth CEO since Julie Davis left in May 2019. Blumreich said he has spent his first month getting acclimated […]
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Scandia Residents Celebrate Diamond Anniversary
Bill and Betsy Olsen are now members of that exclusive club of couples who achieve their diamond – 75th – wedding anniversary. They celebrated their sparkling day at Scandia Village in Sister Bay, where they’ve been residents since 2018. The Olsens met at Immanuel Baptist Church in Waukegan, Illinois, when they were in high school. They married […]