Category: People
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Fundraiser at Alexander’s to Help Kordon Family
After a little more than three weeks in an intensive care unit, Gibraltar High School sophomore Sten Kordon is about to move to the rehabilitation floor at HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital in Green Bay, reports his father, Peter Kordon. “In a nutshell, he’s doing better than expected,” Peter said in a telephone call on […]
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Holocaust Survivor to Present Stories in Door County
Fred Amram enjoys violent sports, he reports, a twinkle in his eyes, and lists them: politics, hockey and opera. This Holocaust survivor may have left a way of life behind him in Hanover when he escaped Nazi Germany as a six-year-old and made a new life in the United States. But he kept his good […]
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Questions & Authors: ‘Selected Artists of Door County’
“How true the old adage: ‘it’s all in the eye of the beholder.’ But if we are to appreciate art, we must try to understand what the artist wanted to achieve. The greater our understanding, the more we enjoy art.” Throughout her new book Selected Artists of Door County, local art historian Virginia Jones Maher […]
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Maynard J. Hegnet, Jr., 57, of the Town of Clay Banks, Sturgeon Bay, died Sept. 19, 2016 at his home. He was born September 24, 1958 in Kewaunee, the son of Maynard Sr. and JoAnne (Kinjerski) Hegnet. He graduated from Southern Door High School in 1976. Following high school, he worked for a few years at Bay […]
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James H. Yorita, 89, of Sturgeon Bay, died at Golden Living Dorchester on Sept. 19, 2016. He was born July 25, 1927. Jim had lived in Seattle, Wash., Des Moines, Iowa, Chicago, Ill., and Flossmoor, Ill., before he and his wife retired to their favorite place to be, Sturgeon Bay. Jim proudly served his country in the […]
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Olivia Martin Dahl, 16, of Sister Bay, Wisconsin, died on September 18, 2016, from injuries sustained in a small airplane crash in Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek, Wisconsin. Olivia was born December, 9, 1999, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. She was a lifelong resident of Liberty Grove Township, and the fifth generation to live in the […]
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Ida Louise Zacher died September 18, 2016 at Whispering Pines CBRF in Sturgeon Bay. She was born January 28, 1914 in England, the daughter of Henry and Edith (Brooks) Shepherd. Ida attended school in England, and her father had worked for King George V before her family came to Canada in the 1920s. She grew up […]
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Obituary: Randall Irwin Kundsen
Randall Irwin Knudsen, loving husband, father, grandfather, friend, and teacher, of Mount Prospect, IL, and also of Sturgeon Bay, WI, died peacefully Saturday morning, September 17, 2016 at Anna’s Healthcare CBRF in Sturgeon Bay, with family at his side. Randy spent thirty-six years teaching high school English and coaching debate, but perhaps his greatest lesson was teaching us how […]
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Bonnie J. Miller, 69, a lifelong resident of Elmhurst, Ill., died Sept. 16. She was the daughter of the late Louis and Dorothy Miller of Sturgeon Bay; sister of Paul (Pam) Miller; aunt of Lisa (Scott) Burford, Robert Miller and David (Beth) Miller; great aunt of Hannah, Jackson, Kennedy, Emily, Otto and Atticus. Bonnie was a […]
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Obituary: Anita Norma Peterson
Miss Anita Norma Peterson, 91, of Sturgeon Bay, danced into the arms of the Lord, Friday evening, September 16, 2016 in the comfort of her home, with friends at her side. Arrangements are pending at this time and have been entrusted to Huehns Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Sturgeon Bay. Condolences and memories may be […]
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Obituary: Ruth Ann Buergermeister
Ruth Ann Buergermeister died September 16, 2016 at Golden Living Center-Dorchester in Sturgeon Bay, just over a month before her 98th birthday. She was born October 24, 1918 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Joseph and Anna Marie (Dorsch) Greis. Following her graduation from Washington High School in Milwaukee in 1937, she went on to study at […]
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Gardner A. Orsted Jr., 99, died September 13, 2016. Born on June 2, 1917 at home in “The Polish Settlement,” Town of Gibraltar, Gardner was the oldest of 12 children born to Gardner and Theresa (Tracy) Schram Orsted. He attended Pershing Grade School and was a 1935 graduate of Gibraltar High School, Fish Creek. He was […]
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“Life After Loss of a Spouse” Support Group Held Monthly at Bay View Lutheran
“Life After Loss of a Spouse: Through Healing Grief” Workshop will be held 10 – 11 am at Bay View Lutheran Church in Sturgeon Bay. Join the workshop each month for an hour of learning and sharing tools and tips about the grieving process. Hear from grief experts as well as from fellow community members […]
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Door County Civility Project Asks Moderators to Adopt Debate Standards
The Door County Civility Project joined the National Institute for Civil Discourse in calling on the presidential debate moderators to adopt a set of Debate Standards designed to ensure that the 2016 Presidential Debates are fair, informative and civil. More than 60 organizations signed on to the debate standards, which include guidelines for moderators, the […]
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Book Review: ‘Alexander Hamilton’
When the musical Hamilton opens in Chicago on Sept. 27, Midwestern audiences will be able to experience one of the most unlikely projects in the history of musical theater. The guiding genius of this project is Lin-Manuel Miranda, an actor, composer, writer, and hip-hop musician (an impressive, if unusual list of accomplishments). Miranda also has […]
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Q&A With Rachel Stollenwerk, Campaign Director for Eagle Tower Fund
The Pulse caught up with Rachel Stollenwerk, the woman in charge of the campaign to rebuild Eagle Tower. This 27-year-old Fish Creek business owner and board member with the Friends of Peninsula State Park brings project management experience to one of the biggest projects ever brought to the crown jewel of Wisconsin’s state parks. Responses […]
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Door County Student-Athlete Q&A: Demi Ploor
Name: Demi Ploor School/Grade: Sevastopol HS/Senior Sports: Volleyball and track and field; Wisconsin Volleyball Academy Honors: B and A Academic Honor Roll VOLLEYBALL 2nd Team All-Conference (2013, 2014) 1st Team All-Conference/Unanimous (2015) 3rd Team Green Bay All-Area Team (2015) TRACK AND FIELD Sectional Qualifier 4×200 Girls Relay (2014, 2015, 2016) State Qualifier – Pole Vault/9th […]
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Hedwig Peil: The ‘Mail-Order Bride’ Who Took Door County by Storm
On Aug. 9, 1895, as Otto Peil was preparing to marry Hedwig Heinrich, his “mail-order bride” from Germany, his father told him that his right foot had to cross the threshold of the church ahead of Hedwig’s or she would forever have the upper hand and rule him for the rest of his life. The […]
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Thomas Ikeda, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 9, 2016 in Baileys Harbor, WI after a prolonged illness. He will be dearly missed by his wife of 61 years, Akiko U. Ikeda; children, Laurence (Andrea De Coro) Ikeda, Louise Ikeda (Thomas) Lester, Jennifer Ikeda (Michael) Faugust, Mary Susan Ikeda; sister, Kazumi May Takahashi; grandchildren, […]
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Lester Birnschein, 70, of Jacksonport, passed away at home on Sept. 9, 2016. He was born Nov. 27, 1945 in Sturgeon Bay to Arthur and Mae (Robinson) Birnschein. On Friday the 13th of Dec. 1991, he married Barbara Reinhard in Sturgeon Bay. Lester was a 1964 graduate of Sevastopol High School. He was drafted into […]