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  • Obituary: Brenda Mary Oram

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    Brenda Mary Oram, 60, of Sturgeon Bay, died peacefully, Sunday, November 13, 2016 in the comfort of her home. She was born May 27, 1956 in Sturgeon Bay, the daughter of the late Bruce and Adrienne (Jorns) Oram. Following her graduation from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1974, Brenda attended Cosmetology School in Oshkosh. She […]

  • Obituary: Rosemarie Margaret Jennerjohn

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    Rosemarie Margaret Jennerjohn 79, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on November 11, 2016, at Ministry Door County Medical Center.  She was born June 22, 1937 in Soperton, WI to Leo and Barbara (Parkovich) Nellis.  On June 21, 1958, she married Donald G. Jennerjohn in Green Bay. Rosemarie went to Door-Kewaunee County Teacher’s College and earned […]

  • Obituary: Kristofor ‘Kris’ M. Stichman

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    Kristofor “Kris” M. Stichman, age 38, of Leopolis, passed away Wednesday evening, November 9, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in the Town of Clay Banks, Door County, WI. Kris was born on January 10, 1978 in Clintonville as the son of Chris (Carter) Thoma and the late Mark Stichman. Kris attended Clintonville […]

  • Obituary: Sarah ‘Sally’ Grace (Hackbardt) Smith

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    Sarah “Sally” Grace (Hackbardt) Smith , 97, of Sister Bay, WI, died November 9, 2016 at Good Samaritan Society Scandia Village. She was born October 22, 1919, the daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Hertzler) Pugh in Bedford County, Colerain Township, PA. Following her graduation from East Hempfield High School in Lancaster County, PA in […]

  • Obituary: John Joseph Kirsch

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    John Joseph Kirsch, 59, of Little Sturgeon passed away at his home on November 9, 2016.  He was born October 2, 1957 in Milwaukee to Robert and Dolores (Wiza) Kirsch.  On October 1, 1988 he married Debra Marie Kiedrowski in Milwaukee. John was a journeyman plumber following in his father’s footsteps.  He loved family and […]

  • Obituary: William (Bill) Duquaine

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    William (Bill) Duquaine, 73, of Fish Creek, died Nov 7, 2016 . Visitation will be at 10 am on Nov. 19, 2016 at Stella Maris Parish in Fish Creek. Funeral services will be held at 11 am at Stella Maris Parish in Fish Creek with Father Dave Ruby officiating. Burial will follow at Blossomberg Cemetery. Arrangements […]

  • Obituary: David B. Pauley

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    David B. Pauley, of Brussels, WI passed away peacefully at home on Monday, October 31, 2016. David was born on May 30, 1953 in Charleston, West Virginia.   He is survived by the love of his life and wife of 32 years, Diane Jacobs-Pauley; sisters, Linda (Eugene) Blodgett of Waukesha, WI and Cynthia (David) Erdal of […]

  • Memorial Service for Vernon Groe

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    Vernon Groe, of Baileys Harbor, died Sept. 22, 2016 in Florida. A memorial service will be held at 10 am on Saturday, Nov. 26 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Baileys Harbor. Committal service at Town of Baileys Harbor Cemetery will follow.

  • Births: Nov. 4- 9, 2016

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    Beth and Nick Legler, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a baby born on Nov. 9, 2016 at Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay. Maternal grandparents are Kay and Al Monaco of Altoona, Wis. Paternal grandparents are Gayle and David Legler of Seymour, Wis.   Lynn Stephany and TeeJay Vandertie, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents […]

  • Reaching for the Sky: Photographer Denny Moutray

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    For Gills Rock photographer Denny Moutray, “the thrill of the hunt” drives him to pick up his camera. As he has been coming to the Door Peninsula since 1970, he has shot much of the area’s flora and fauna, the shoreline and the forests, the orchards and old buildings. Now looking for new frontiers, “I […]

  • Marcus Trana: No Escaping the Music

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    When music producer and drummer Marcus Trana came to Sturgeon Bay from his native Norway, he thought he was done with the music scene. “I was burned out,” he says. Trana relocated to Wisconsin in 2013 with his wife, Charlotte Baierl, a Door County native, and the couple started Nistebox, Sturgeon Bay’s signature food truck. […]

  • Twenty Years with a ‘Pulse’: Part 3 – The History of the Peninsula Pulse

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    In parts one and two of this series on the first 20 years of the Peninsula Pulse we looked at how the newspaper was started by two liberal arts graduates, up until 2001 when one of the founders, Thomas McKenzie, moved to Los Angeles. We take up this final installment with a new business partner and a […]

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    Black Hawk in Baileys Harbor: Hockey Legend Tony Esposito

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    The average little boy in the U.S. is probably tossing a baseball with his dad or big brother by age three, so he’ll be ready for T-ball the next year. The timeline is pretty much the same north of the border, except that the sport (and the season it’s played) is different. In Sault Ste. […]

  • Factory Demos, Beat Poets & Bar Napkins: Poet Jack Redell

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    “Fame might be only one bar napkin away,” Jack Redell joked, referring to the practice of jotting an inspiration on whatever paper is at hand, and then, like Wordsworth, recollecting that emotion in tranquility to write a poem. Redell’s journey toward becoming a poet began in the Windy City where he was raised. After graduating […]

  • Peninsula State Park Superintendent Bruns Resigns

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    Kelli Bruns, Peninsula State Park Superintendent since September of 2011, has resigned. Bruns is taking a position with the Minnesota Division of Parks and Trails at Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities area. She expects to leave after the holidays. Erin Brown, superintendent of Potawatomi State Park in Sturgeon Bay, will step in to offer […]

  • New Career for Rev. Olin Sletto

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      Countless people retire in Door County. And many of them, finding they’re not as ready as they thought they were for a life of leisure, look for something purposeful to fill their time. The Rev. Olin Sletto is one of these people. The difference is that both his new career and his backstory are […]

  • Sturgeon Bay Native Competes in World’s Toughest Mudder

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      Sturgeon Bay native Matt Hanson will compete in his fifth World’s Toughest Mudder in Las Vegas, Nev. this weekend. Hanson returns to the 24-hour obstacle course race with a renewed determination and training plan after dropping out due to hypothermia the past two years. “I ran my third World’s Toughest Mudder and I got […]

  • Obituary: Marion Barbara Johnson

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    Marion Barbara (Dier) Johnson, 91, of Sturgeon Bay, died November 5, 2016 in the comfort of her home with her family at her side. She was born June 26, 1925 in Algoma, the daughter of the late Carl and Lillian (Fett) Dier. On February 13, 1944, Marion was united in marriage to Harvey Maxwell Johnson at St. […]

  • Obituary: Bernice Emma Severson

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    Bernice Emma Severson, 92, formerly of the Town of Egg Harbor, fell asleep in the loving presence of her family and awoke in the arms of the Lord, Friday afternoon, November 4, 2016 at Pine Crest Village in Sturgeon Bay where she had been living the past year. She was born at home in West […]

  • Birth: Melissa Krueger and Shane Lamb

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    Melissa Krueger and Shane Lamb are parents of a son born at Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay, on Oct. 19, 2016.