In this issue
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UUFDC Offers Social Justice Scholarship
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County (UUFDC) is pleased to announce a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to one Door County graduating senior who demonstrates an outstanding personal commitment to social justice. A commitment to social justice is one of the founding principles of Unitarian Universalism. Through the scholarship, students of any faith – […]
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LEARN THE HISTORY OF MAKING MAPLE SYRUP
The Egg Harbor Historical Society will host “‘Sinzibuckwud’: Making Maple Syrup” on March 29, 7 pm, at the Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St. in Egg Harbor. Society member Steve Jorns will present this program about maple-syrup production and the Jorns family: pioneers in Egg Harbor with a long history of making maple syrup. “Sinzibuckwud” means […]
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EXPLORE DOOR COUNTY’S LIGHTHOUSES DURING SPRING FESTIVAL
The 29th annual Spring Lighthouse Festival will be held June 10-12, offering airplane, land-based, boat, adventure and self-guided tours that together reach all 11 historic lighthouses of Door County and three to the south. This weekend-long event allows visitors access to lighthouses that are not typically open to the public, including Chambers Island, Kewaunee Pierhead […]
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VIEWING NIGHT, NATURE CLUB AND MORE AT CROSSROADS
The Door Peninsula Astronomical Society will host an evening of night-sky observation March 26, 7 pm, at Crossroads at Big Creek’s Astronomy Campus, 2200 Utah St. in Sturgeon Bay. If it’s overcast, attend the indoor program. Enjoy a hike at Ida Bay Preserve – no matter the weather and open to all ages – March 27, […]
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DOOR TO NATURE: Striped “Locusts”
Each day, I place fresh hulled and black oil sunflower seeds on the two platform feeders in my front yard. I also fill a tube feeder with hulled seeds. Soon, hordes of pine siskins and common redpolls descend on the feeders and fight each other for the food. It makes me think of a huge […]
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Peninsula Mountain Bike Club to Launch This Spring
Door County mountain biking enthusiasts will soon have a new club to join. Peninsula Mountain Bike Club plans to launch this spring, bringing with it volunteers and big plans for the mountain bike trails within Peninsula State Park. “The idea of doing a mountain bike club specific to Peninsula State Park came out of looking […]
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Hunter-Education Sign-Up Day is March 26
Wisconsin hunter-education courses begin the week of April 25 in Sturgeon Bay. Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1973, must have completed a hunter-education course and show the certificate to purchase any hunting license in Wisconsin unless they will be hunting under the hunting mentorship program. Anyone of any age may take the class. […]
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Scholz First Master Gardener to Be Awarded Honored Status
Longtime Door County educator and environmentalist Carl Scholz became the first Door County Master Gardener to be awarded Honored Status in recognition of his significant contributions throughout more than 25 years of volunteer service on a local and statewide level. Scholz died March 16, 2022. (See his obituary in this issue of the Peninsula Pulse.) […]
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Kewaunee Health Department Offers Cancer Screenings
Registration is open for a free skin cancer screening clinic that the Kewaunee County Public Health Department and Prevea Luxemburg Health Center are offering during Skin Cancer Awareness Month in May. The clinic will be held May 7, 8:30 am – 12 pm, at the Prevea Luxemburg Health Center, 101 School Creek Trail in Luxemburg. Call […]
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4-H Animal Sale and Swap Set for May 7
The Door County 4-H Small Animal Committee will host an Animal Sale and Swap on May 7, 7 am. Whether you’re looking for a new pet or a project animal for your 4-H or FFA project, this show’s for you. For a small fee, vendors can take animals of all types. In previous years, available […]
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Foot Clinics Available at NWTC Sister Bay
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) nursing students are hosting a free foot-care clinic April 21, 8:30 am – 1:30 pm, at the NWTC Learning and Innovation Center, 2438 S. Bay Shore Dr. in Sister Bay. The 30-minute routine (nondiabetic) appointments include a foot soak, nail trim and lotion massage. Space is limited, so schedule an […]
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NDCC Receives Donation from Sturgeon Bay PEO
Northern Door Children’s Center (NDCC) has received a donation of $2,450 from the PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Sisterhood Chapter EI of Sturgeon Bay in memory of chapter member Pamela McGee, who died Nov. 16, 2021. McGee was passionate about education, and as a teacher and member of NDCC’s administrative staff, she made important, longtime contributions […]
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Pie Sales Support Humanitarian Needs in Ukraine
During the March 12 farmers market at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall, Door County Kraut & Bakery hosted a fundraiser in collaboration with the Wisconsin Bakers Foundation that raised $1,016 for the Ukrainian Red Cross. Learn more at amautocare.com/Kraut.
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100+WWC Participates in Matching-Grant Program
100+ Women Who Care of Door County (100+WWC), which has raised more than $270,000 during the past four years, has been invited to participate in a matching-grant program of the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation (RMSFF), which offers the potential to raise an additional $20,000 to support area nonprofit organizations. In 2022, the RMSFF grant […]
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Celebrating Local Heroes Serving in AmeriCorps
The service of the 250,000 Americans who are engaged in AmeriCorps programs was honored March 13-19. Matthew Smith of Ephraim began serving in AmeriCorps’ full-time National Civilian Community Corps (americorps.gov/nccc) in the fall of 2021 at the Pacific Region campus in Sacramento, California, and he will graduate from the program in June. Smith is completing […]
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DCMC Offers Diabetes Education Courses
The Door County Medical Center (DCMC) will present diabetes education classes April 13 and 27, 1:30-2:30 pm, both in person and virtually. Diabetes educator Ruth Norton and clinical dietitian Cathy Keller will lead the programs. Register by April 12 at dcmedical.org or by phone at 920.743.5566.
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Cheese And Wine Baskets Support Local Scholarships
Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 Southern Door FFA Alumni Wine and Cheese Basket Raffle for $20 each. The raffle includes 30-plus baskets, and the grand-prize package is worth more than $500. Raffle winners will be drawn April 7, 7 pm, on Facebook Live on the Southern Door FFA Alumni page. Prize pickup […]
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Author Leads Lenten Series at Kress Pavilion
Author Dee Brestin will host a free Lenten series every Friday, April 1-22, 9:30-11:30 am, at the Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St. in Egg Harbor. Using the theme of A Rekindled Heart, Brestin will teach from Luke’s Gospel and her book Idol Lies: Facing the Truth about Our Deepest Desires (deebrestin.com).
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Jodi Rose Leads Breast Cancer Art-Therapy Group
The Art of Healing, sponsored by the Sue Baldwin Fund and facilitated by Jodi Rose Gonzales, is a free, virtual art-therapy support group for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. It will meet Thursdays, March 31 – April 21, 7-8:15 pm. Participants will use their creativity, art-journal prompts, discussion and mindfulness exercises for […]
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Looking for some tunes to jam and sing to? Try out one of these live-music events this week! Breakfast Club March 25, 7-10:30 pm, Stone Harbor Restaurant & Pub, 107 N. 1st Ave. in Sturgeon Bay An authentic reproduction of timeless ’80s singalongs and dance hits that will still get your blood pumping today. Ben […]
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The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County (UUFDC) is responding to the call to help those affected by the crisis in Ukraine with a new Month of Sundays for Ukraine campaign featuring a special March 27 service that’s open to the community and a monetary donation to the UU Service Committee’s Emergency Relief Fund for […]
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Collaboration for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Bar owners and staff are encouraged to learn about the SAFE Bar Network by JAMIE CRAIG, County Coordinator/Victim Advocate, Family Services Sexual Assault Center Community members are encouraged to look for the color teal – the color of sexual-assault awareness – throughout April as a marker of community partners and businesses standing with the Sexual […]
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Sevastopol 4k Registration, Developmental Screening
The Sevastopol School District will conduct a spring developmental screening and 4K registration April 5, 8:15-9:30 am. District families seeking to register 4K students for the 2022-23 school year are welcome to attend. Staff will be available to answer questions, and parents can visit 4K classrooms during this time. Beginning at 9:15 am, screenings will […]
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Local Schools Join GWT Program
During another challenging year and the ongoing pandemic, students at 20 high schools across the state, including Kewaunee and Southern Door, have been reading and responding to James Weldon Johnson’s 1912 novel, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, as part of the 17th annual Great World Texts (GWT) in Wisconsin program (humanities.wisc.edu/great-world-texts). Known only as […]
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Write On Welcomes New Board Member
Ashley Prange is the newest addition to the Write On, Door County board of directors. Born and raised in Green Bay, she spent summers in Egg Harbor, has worked in Washington, D.C. as a Capitol Hill staffer and as an analyst in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Prange is also the founder and CEO of […]
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On Display: Peninsula School of Art’s Eclectic Exhibition Program
The Peninsula School of Art runs an intriguing exhibition program that isn’t afraid to dive into a topic and then explore it with an often eclectic selection of artists and their work. The opening exhibit this year was To the Letter: Text in Art. The exhibits’ creator is Crystal Chesnik, director of public programs and […]
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Roar Off the Shore Returns March 26 How would you like to sample more than 200 beers and 50 wines from across the region, eat delicious food and do good for the community? Not only do these ingredients sound like the makings of a perfect spring Saturday, but they are, in a nutshell, the mission […]
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Keepin’ it real with variety and fresh ingredients When it comes to dining out, I love options. I don’t want so many that it makes my head swim, but I also don’t want to be left with so few that I fall into a rut. Enter Get Real Cafe in Sturgeon Bay. Where to go: […]
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Bits & Bites: Outdoor farm dinners and cider winners
Hotel Washington and Hidden Acres Host Traveling Farm Dinner Hidden Acres Farm and Chef Ian Milosek of Hotel Washington and Studio are teaming up with Outstanding in the Field, a traveling dining experience, to host an Aug. 22 farm dinner at Hidden Acres Farm in Sister Bay. Outstanding in the Field creates outdoor restaurant experiences […]
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DCA Passport Program Opens a World of Musical, Educational Opportunities
One of the outstanding things about Door Community Auditorium (DCA) in Fish Creek is the opportunity it offers the community to see popular performers such as Lyle Lovett, Brandi Carlile, Marty Stuart and Joan Baez, as well as to have unforgettable cultural experiences through music and programs from around the world. “During the tourist season, […]
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MIKE AT THE MOVIES: Oscar Picks
by MIKE ORLOCK There was a time when the Academy Awards were a big deal. I’m old enough to remember when the TV broadcast of the Oscars was as hyped and watched as the Super Bowl. Hosted by Bob Hope or Billy Crystal or some other celebrity du jour, the laughably long spectacle celebrating Hollywood […]
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DCA Passport Program Opens a World of Musical, Educational Opportunities
One of the outstanding things about Door Community Auditorium (DCA) in Fish Creek is the opportunity it offers the community to see popular performers such as Lyle Lovett, Brandi Carlile, Marty Stuart and Joan Baez, as well as to have unforgettable cultural experiences through music and programs from around the world. “During the tourist season, […]
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April 22, 1934 ~ March 18, 2022 Kenneth A. Kostka, 87, of Sturgeon Bay, died on March 18, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. He was born April 22, 1934 in Algoma to Anton and Lydia (Rupp) Kostka. After high school, Ken served two years in the U.S. Army and then married the […]