In this issue
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PERSPECTIVE: Keeping Our Disputes From Becoming Disdain
Some 35 years ago I was a college intern in the U.S. Senate Radio TV Correspondents Gallery. In those pre-digital days, my job was to take notes on what Senators said on the floor and post them so reporters could decide if something newsworthy had occurred that warranted further scrutiny. On one occasion I recall […]
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Letter to the Editor: Saying Housing is Affordable Doesn’t Make it Affordable
Recently in the Peninsula Pulse, there was a photo of the ground-breaking for the Geneva subdivision in Sturgeon Bay. “Twenty-four single-family homes are planned in the 5.5-acre subdivision at prices that are expected to be affordable for Door County’s workforce,” read the caption. Prior news reported it would be “a subdivision with homes in the […]
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Obituary: Myrtle Caroline (Johnson) Clark
June 26, 1928 ~ Oct. 14, 2023 Myrtle Caroline (Johnson) Clark, 95, peacefully passed into the presence of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Oct. 14, 2023, at home with her family at her side. Myrtle was born in Sturgeon Bay, WI on June 26, 1928 to William and Anna (Becher) Johnson. She was […]
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Obituary: Paul Reinhard Pfundtner
November 25, 1932 – October 10, 2023 Paul Reinhard Pfundtner, 90, formerly of the Town of Liberty Grove, died and was reunited with his wife, MaryAnn, early Tuesday morning, Oct. 10, 2023 at the Unity Hospice Jack and Engrid Meng Residence in the Town of Ledgeview where he was cared for the past seven months. […]
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Oct. 11, 1942 – Oct. 11, 2023 Ronnie Lynn Hull, 81, Shell Knob MO, formally Ronnie Lynn Simon, passed away from surgery complications on her 81st birthday, October 11, 2023. Ronnie was born October 11, 1942, to Orin and Vivian Simon, Baileys Harbor. She is survived by her three children, Vickey (Tom) Vanderhoof […]
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Obituary: Richard “Dick” Peterson
June 30, 1945 – July 12, 2023 Dick Peterson was born on June 30, 1945 to Amandus and Doris Peterson in Superior, Wisconsin. Dick grew up in Baileys Harbor where he developed his love for hockey and golf. Dick was a Golf Pro at Maxwelton Braes through college until he joined the Air Force. Dick […]
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June 12, 1927 – July 13, 2023 Barbara B. Kletzien, 96, of Sturgeon Bay, died on July 13, 2023. Survivors include her two children, William “Bill” (Cheryl) Kletzien of Sturgeon Bay, and Jackie (Bob) Graham, of Montana; three grandchildren, Baxter Graham of Madison, Billy (Kelly) Kletzien of Sturgeon Bay and Bristol, WI, Dr. Heidi Kletzien, […]
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Obituary: Randy “Tully” Ellefson
April 30, 1953 – Sept. 27, 202 Randy “Tully” Ellefson died on Sept. 27, 2023. Tully was born to Richard and Barbara (Aaron) Ellefson on April 30, 1953 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Tully graduated from Tremper High School in Kenosha in 1971. Tully met the love of his life, Elizabeth Brodboll, on Washington Island in June […]
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Dec. 27, 1943 – Oct. 12, 2023 Diane J. Gill, 79 of Sturgeon Bay, died on Thursday evening, Oct. 12, 2023, while at home. She was born Dec. 27, 1943, in Sturgeon Bay, the daughter of the late John and Freida (Smith) Gill. Diane graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1962. She had worked […]
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Obituary: Anne Elizabeth Torrison Clarke
Nov. 25, 1930 – Sept. 28, 2023 Anne Elizabeth Torrison Clarke, 92, of Sister Bay, passed away on Sept. 28, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society—Scandia Village in Sister Bay. She was born Nov. 25, 1930, in Chicago, the daughter of Osuld and Marie (Schulz) Torrison. Anne graduated from New Trier High School. She attended Vassar […]
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June 4, 1935 – Oct. 10, 2023 Dean Lewis Hickey, 88, of Walker, Minnesota and Ephraim, died on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at Aurora BayCare in Green Bay. He was born June 4, 1935, in Sturgeon Bay, the son of William and Ruth (Plockelman) Hickey. Dean attended Gibraltar High School and graduated with the class […]
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June 21, 1940 – Oct. 8, 2023 Donald H. Gauger, 83, died on Oct. 8, 2023, at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin with his family at his side. Born June 21, 1940, Don was a resident of the Town of Egg Harbor for over 25 years, formerly of Cedarburg, Wisconsin and Wheaton, […]
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December 15, 1960 – October 16, 2023 Paul Nelson, 62 years of Sturgeon Bay died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Paul was born Dec. 15, 1960, the son of John and Rosemary Nelson. He attended Saint Joseph Catholic School in Sturgeon Bay and graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in […]
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Community Tree Planting Oct. 20-21 in Sister Bay
The Climate Change Coalition of Door County is taking its tree-planting shovels to The Shoals apartment complex in Sister Bay on Oct. 20 and 21. The tree planting is sponsored by Door County Medical Center and Bridenhagen Tree and Landscape, and coordinated by the Climate Change Coalition of Door County, which created The Big Plant […]
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Feb. 6, 1934 – Oct. 3, 2023 Jean (Wideroe) Berkenstock, 89, passed away with her husband at her side on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023 at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, IL. She is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, James Turner Berkenstock, a daughter, Nina Swanson, a stepson, Paul Berkenstock, grandchildren Jake Hoogheem, Keven […]
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What’s In Port: “Erika Kobasic”
by the DOOR COUNTY MARITIME MUSEUM Haldon D. Wilson III, USCG, Ret., contributor Tied up at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay is the red and gray tug, Erika Kobasic. Built for the U.S. Coast Guard in 1939 at Gulfport Boiler & Welding Works, and named USCGC Arundel, the vessel was built as an icebreaking […]
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Jan. 15, 1940 – Sept. 29, 2023 Susan DeWitt Davie, 83, Green Bay, gracefully flew (and not on a broomstick) into heaven on Sept. 29, 2023 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. During the past few years, she met each and every health challenge and setback with a cheerful and indomitable spirit. Sue was born […]
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Dec. 9, 1943 – Oct. 4, 2023 Lawrence “Larry” Wynn Crock, age 79 of the Town of Baileys Harbor, died on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Sturgeon Bay with his wife by his side. Larry was born on Dec. 9, 1943, to the late Lawrence and June (Johnson) Crock in Davenport, IA. He was a […]
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Sturgeon Bay Leads the Way Providing Girls Golf
Sturgeon Bay High School fielded the only girls golf team in Door County this fall, and the youthful players showed potential for improvement while also learning a game they can play for a lifetime. Sturgeon Bay boys golf coach and former girls coach Erik Tauschek said he’d like to see local schools cooperate to field […]
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Wild Things: State Deer Harvest Tops 22,000
Ten seasons after they were first offered as a legal choice for any hunter, crossbows are an important addition to the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) deer management toolbox. In fact, crossbow deer harvests have outpaced vertical bow kills the past five seasons. It’ll be six after the 2023-2024 hunt is over. Through the first […]
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Jacob Schartner leading Nasewaupee Fire Rescue
When the newly created Nasewaupee Fire Rescue (NFR) responds to calls after splitting off late last month from the Southern Door Fire Department (SDFD), NFR fire chief Jacob Schartner said he hopes the only difference people will notice is the new lettering on the trucks. Schartner is a fourth-generation firefighter who joined the SDFD in […]
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Early returns show Door County’s tourism industry has slowed somewhat after the dramatic surge experienced during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the picture painted by lodging industry data, and specifically the 8% room tax collected on all overnight stays. Through July of this year, those room tax collections were down 3.65% […]
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Egg Harbor Highway Project Heading Out to Bid
The highway redevelopment project through the Village of Egg Harbor will soon become a reality after almost 10 years of planning, project delays, public input and more planning. The village will now host an informational meeting on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 6 pm in the village hall offices at the Bertschinger Community Center, 7860 state […]
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Review Board Backs Bay Ship Addition
A 90-by-58-foot addition to a blasting/painting building for Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding received the backing Monday from Sturgeon Bay’s Aesthetic Design and Site Plan Review Board. The building, which is located at 225 Jefferson St. behind Bellin Health, will have an addition to the south that is approximately 50 feet high, about 8.5 feet lower than […]
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In some places around Door County, like this one in Sevastopol off County Road P, autumn displays are near-to-peak, and particularly splendid against the backdrop of a slate-gray sky. This photo, taken Oct. 9, is a few days after the Wisconsin Fall Color Report indicated Door County was at about 45% of peak fall color. […]
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YMCA Unveils New Building Addition
The last time a significant renovation was made to the Door County YMCA’s Sturgeon Bay Center was more than 20 years ago when the Carla and Ellsworth Peterson Aquatic Center and two multipurpose rooms were added. The newest improvements were unveiled Sunday during a grand opening that showed off the 16,300-square-foot addition built on the […]
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Final Items Added to City Budget
Prior to the Sturgeon Bay Common Council agreeing Monday to forward the proposed 2024 budget for a public hearing and final approval on Oct. 30, it included some additional items. The council added $12,000 in the operating budget, while reducing that amount in the city’s contingency fund, for a facilities study of the West Side […]
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The Door County Highway Department said there has been an excessive number of motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians passing through road-work zones. Some of these work zones are either closed with detours, closed to through traffic, closed to local traffic only, or may or may not be flagged operations. These zones are signed to inform people […]
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BIKE, PEDESTRIAN PATHS PLANNED FOR MEMORIAL DRIVE
The Sturgeon Bay Common Council passed a resolution Oct. 3 to authorize the construction of new bicycle and pedestrian facilities as part of the improvements planned on Memorial Drive from South 12th Avenue to South 15th Avenue and on South 15th Avenue from Memorial Drive to Utah Street. The city will be applying for Local […]
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Letter to the Editor: Leadership or Chaos
We now have chaos in the U.S. House of Representatives. As of this writing, the Republican-led House is without a leader and virtually powerless. The Republican majority in the House will not be getting anything done for us American citizens in the near future, and we have another potential government shutdown looming on Nov. 17. […]
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Letter to the Editor: Questions for Mr. Kitchens about AB-415 and Fair Maps
Rep. Joel Kitchens has declared adoption of the “Iowa Model” as “the last best chance for fair maps” in Wisconsin. Really? The Republicans have controlled the legislature for the past 12 years, why the sudden, last-minute urgency to adopt this approach? Republicans are about to lose the power to draw maps to the State Supreme […]
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Letter to the Editor: Volunteering Can Cure the Winter Blahs
Ever feel down? Getting that old ennui? I started volunteering at the Miller Art Museum in the Sturgeon Bay Library and felt better right away. The art is amazing. Shows change almost monthly. Right now is the 48th Juried Annual Exhibit of Wisconsin visual artists exhibit – which is outstanding. Each week I sit at […]
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Letter to the Editor: Local Lives and Businesses Matter
As Door County’s high season comes to an end, many within the local workforce and small business community are both anticipating and dreading that fact. Businesses and employees look forward to taking a break from long hours and personal sacrifice to make the season successful, but they also worry they haven’t been able to earn […]
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Letter to the Editor: History Check
Many thanks to Jonathan A. Salit for his letter to the editor, “STR Operator Reality,” which ran in the Sept. 29 issue of the Peninsula Pulse. My BA in History diploma and the three dozen volumes on colonial America and the early U.S. started shaking when I read the second paragraph linking STRs, the founding […]
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Letters to the Editor: We Can Decide to Thrive
Now, before divisive rhetoric that encourages anger and outrage, it would be a time to step back, take a deep breath and remind ourselves of all the ways in which we are blessed and all the things we have in common. One of those is that we all want our children, our families and our […]
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Kimbilio Fellows to Read at Write On
Write On, Door County will present a special reading and conversation with three women writers from Kimbilio, a national organization for fiction writers from the African diaspora. The free reading will take place Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 6:30 pm at the Judville center for writing and storytelling. Tara Betts, Angie Chatman and Camille Forbes are […]
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Mark Your Calendars for Art Crawl Weekend
Just when you think Door County’s festival atmosphere is falling with the leaves, two of the peninsula’s biggest art crawls will take place. Mark your calendars for the weekend of Oct. 21-22 for the Sturgeon Bay Fall Art Crawl and up north, the Ellison Bay Art Crawl. The event in Sturgeon Bay – featuring 38 […]