Navigation
Pulse Cover v20i42 kid on ride

Volume 20, Issue 42 – Section 1

In this issue

  • Peninsula Pulse Candidate Forum

    Copy the link below to get to the Oct. 21 Peninsula Pulse forum with candidates for Door County Sheriff, 1st District Assembly and 1st District Senate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4lL9Vo25ow&feature=youtu.be

  • Champion Title on the Line

    Hundreds of athletes will take to the western shore of the peninsula on Saturday to run 50 miles from Gills Rock to Sunset Park in Sturgeon Bay. The Fall 50, in its ninth year, boasts a new milestone as host of the USA Track and Field 50-Mile Road Championships.

  • Destroyers in Playoffs

    The Door County Destroyers lost its first game of the regular season in an 18-6 decision played Oct. 18 against the Sheboygan Rebels. The Destroyers end the season 9-1 and earned a home playoff game as the top seed in the Wisconsin State Football League.

  • Packerland Conference Cross Country Results

    BOYS 5K Top Ten Finishers 1. Jacob Wahlers, Algoma, 17:03 2. Mark Knutson, Gibraltar, 17:43 3. Michael Bertrand, Southern Door, 17:56 4. Isaiah Spetz, Sevastopol, 18:02 5. Caleb House, Gibraltar, 18:02 6. Cory Carlson, Sevastopol, 18:13 7. Zach Kiedrowski, Southern Door, 18:26 8. Jacob Pigeon, Southern Door, 18:30 9. Zeb Kielar, Southern Door, 18:36 10. […]

  • High School Fall Athletics

    GIBRALTAR Cross Country Oct. 25 – Varsity Sectionals @ Sheboygan Lutheran, 11 am Volleyball Oct. 25 – Regional Championship, TBD SEVASTOPOL Cross Country Oct. 25 – Varsity Sectionals @ Sheboygan Lutheran, 11 am SOUTHERN DOOR Football Oct. 24 vs. Valders, 7 pm STURGEON BAY Football Oct. 24 – Regionals, 7 pm Swimming Oct. 30 – […]

  • Stealthy Spiders

    Even though spiders are far more abundant than meets the eye throughout summer, their presence becomes very conspicuous when the landscape of autumn mornings is sparkling with moisture.

  • By the Numbers Icon

    By the Numbers: Suicide in the United States

    All statistics are for the year 2010

  • Article posted Thursday, October 23, 2014 1:13pm

    Odor molecules are light organic compounds that evaporate easily (are volatile) and bind to the 350 or so olfactory neurons (receptors) in a patch in the upper chamber of the nose that is about the size of a postage stamp.

  • Sustain Door Screenings

    Jeanne Kuhns invites Sustain Door supporters to a night of film and discussion at her Lost Moth Gallery in Egg Harbor on Nov. 6 at 7 pm. Two short films will be screened.

  • EPA Looking at Strontium Levels

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made a preliminary determination to regulate strontium in the nation’s drinking water. Strontium is a naturally occurring element that, at elevated levels, can impact bone strength in people who do not consume enough calcium.

  • Waste Disposal for Businesses

    Veolia ES Technical Solutions has contracted with Door County to provide hazardous waste disposal services for the local business community, in conjunction with the Household Hazardous Waste Clean Sweep to be held Nov.

  • What’s Hardy?

    On Nov. 8, the Door County Master Gardeners Association will host its fall seminar, “What’s Hardy? A Perennial Question” with Nancy Nedveck. The day begins with registration at 8:30 am and ends at 2 pm, with a break in the middle for lunch and snacks.

  • Open for Dancin’

    It would take more than the Door County flood of 2014 to sink Andria Nikoupolis-Weliky’s dream of opening her own dance studio. The beautifully remodeled space at 4614 Harbor School Road in Egg Harbor was just days away from welcoming its first students when the torrential rains on Sept.

  • State Aid Down for Most County Schools

    As required by state statute, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is providing the Oct. 15 certified amount each school district will receive from the $4.

  • Coordinated Community Response Column

    Domestic violence is the act or threat of violence – verbal, physical, sexual or emotional – by one partner or family member toward the other. It is estimated that one in four women and one in seven men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, while more than three million children witness domestic violence in the United States each year.

  • Article posted Thursday, October 23, 2014 12:55pm

    Mighty pretty is Quinn, the long-haired calico lady. She is also very fortunate to have been found as a stray on Belmar Place, Sturgeon Bay in late July.

  • In Memoriam: Chris Aaron

    My brother Bill introduced me to Chris Aaron about 20 years ago after dragging me to one of his gigs at what used to be The Rock. It’s now Alexander’s.

  • Life Notes

    BIRTHS Mayra Moreno and Elias Valdivia, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a son born on Oct. 16, 2014, at Ministry Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay. Maternal grandparents are Ramana Delgadillo Delgadillo, Mexico, and Vidal Moreno Alvardo, Mexico. Paternal grandparents are Maria Jauregie Sanches, Mexico, and Wileltardo Valdivia Garcia, Mexico. Tom and Christy Reisen, […]

  • Collaborative Fitness Classes Offered

    Ministry Door County Medical Center and The Door County YMCA announce a collaborative effort to bring free fitness classes to the community as part of Ministry’s “Let’s Go, Sturgeon Bay!” initiative.

  • Take Part in Parenting U

    Thanks to the generosity of a grant from the United Way of Door County, Northern Door Children’s Center is launching a new program, Parenting U. It is a series of practical, educational experiences for families interested in learning more about the growth, development, learning and behavior of their children.

  • Whitefish Fry at Mill Supper Club

    The Kiwanis Club of Sturgeon Bay is holding its semi-annual whitefish fry on Oct. 30 from 4:30-7:30 pm at the Mill Supper Club (or until sold out). Their June whitefish fry was a big success, contributing to community projects including the skate park.

  • Resources for Breast Cancer Recovery

    Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with “Life After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis” presented by Kris Miller, RN, a breast cancer survivor and trained advocate, on Oct.

  • New Pastor at Bethel Baptist

    Bethel Baptist Church in Ellison Bay welcomes its new pastor, Joel Rose. He and his wife Susan and daughter Mikaela arrived the beginning of August. The Roses come to Door County after pastoring the Midwest Bible Church in Chicago.

  • Season Concludes for Bethany Lutheran

    The service on Oct. 19 concluded seasonal worship for the 2014 season at Bethany Lutheran Church, 3028 Church St. (County Hwy Q). The Bethany congregation, ending its 132nd year of service, marked a membership milestone when Jim and Jan Johnson of Fish Creek and Wisconsin Rapids were welcomed and introduced as the couple who put the Bethany’s membership above 100.

  • Fifth Quarter Donates to MDCMC Charities

    The Fifth Quarter Foundation recently donated $5,000 to Ministry Door County Medical Center (MDCMC) charities from funds raised by the third annual NFL Alumni Celebrity Fishing Tournament held at Stone Harbor Resort, Sturgeon Bay.

  • Neighbor to Neighbor Selected as Charity of Choice

    Ministry Door County Medical Center announces Neighbor to Neighbor was selected as the charity of choice by Ministry employees during their annual Mission and Values Week.

  • Neighbor to Neighbor Selected as Charity of Choice

    Ministry Door County Medical Center announces Neighbor to Neighbor was selected as the charity of choice by Ministry employees during their annual Mission and Values Week.

  • Upcoming Blood Drives

    Two blood drives are scheduled in Door County. One will be held Nov. 10, from 1 to 6 pm, at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall. The other will be held Nov. 14, from 9 am to 2 pm, at Southern Door High School.

  • We Are HOPE Launches Annual Appeal

    We are Hope, Inc. announces its 2014 annual appeal inviting community members to support area families and individuals who need help with employment, weatherization, heating and energy assistance.

  • Christmas Stores for Kids

    Each year numerous businesses and individuals from Door County generously donate items so that more than 350 youngsters can visit the Family Centers Children’s Christmas Stores held at four locations in November and December.

  • Transient Boat Slip Room Tax Explored

    The Door County Tourism Zone Commission (DCTZC) is exploring the idea of adding transient boat slips at marinas throughout the county to room tax collections.

  • Small Move, Big Expansion

    Michael J. Schwantes, president of CBS-Global/Creative Business Services, announces the sale of the former Applebee’s property located at 129 N. Madison Ave.

  • Buy Local Mixer at NWTC

    Door County Buy Local business networking mixers return from their summer recess on Nov. 5, 5:30 – 7 pm, at NWTC-Sturgeon Bay, 229 North 14th Avenue, and will feature a program by Door County U-W Extension on "Door County Local Foods: Recent Trends, Developments and Success Stories.

  • Randy Morrow Named Chief Marketing Officier

    Door County Coffee & Tea Company has appointed Randy Morrow as chief marketing officer, effective immediately. Morrow will be responsible for the strategy and execution of all facets of sales and marketing for Door County Coffee.

  • Alison Walker Joins Baylake Investment Team

    LPL Financial Adviser Alison Walker has joined Baylake Investment Services located at Baylake Bank. The addition of Walker will help Baylake Investment Services grow and expand its depth of investment services while also allowing it to continue its tradition of offering personalized, unbiased guidance to clients.

  • Fallen Firefighter Honored

    Niles Weborg, chief of the Ephraim Fire Department, talks about his son’s dedication to family and community during the dedication of a plaque honoring Assistant Fire Chief Bill Weborg, who died in the line of duty on Sept.

  • Municipal News

    Municipal News Compiled by Pulse staff City of Sturgeon Bay:  The Zoning Board of Appeals meets at noon on Oct.

  • EPA Asked to Help Kewaunee County

    On Oct. 22, environmental protection groups formally requested federal action on groundwater contamination issues in Kewaunee County. Thirty percent of tested drinking water wells have unsafe levels of bacteria, high nitrate levels or both.

  • Candidates in the News

    • Lt. Tammy Sternard, Democratic candidate for Door County Sheriff, issued a statement on safe community and crime prevention: “The world is constantly changing and we are faced with new challenges in law enforcement every day.

  • Bulletin

    WHAT HAPPENED • Boilermakers Local 449 held on informational picket at Bay Shipbuilding Co. in Sturgeon Bay on Oct.

  • Broadband Study Released

    Earlier this year, Russ Kashian, director of the Fiscal & Economic Research Center (FERC) and a professor of economics at UW-Whitewater, conducted a study of the economic impacts of broadband connection to vacation homes in in the five-county vacation region of Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas counties.

  • Transient Boat Slip Room Tax Explored

    The Door County Tourism Zone Commission (DCTZC) is exploring the idea of adding transient boat slips at marinas throughout the county to room tax collections.

  • Play It Forward

    For the second year in a row, Door County musicians, bands and poets will come together to carry on the spirit of the late Bo Johnson through the “Play It Forward” benefit concert on Oct.

  • A Haunting Perspective

    “Imagine yourself before an old, rustic mirror. Now, look straight at your reflection and take away your modern day hair, clothing and make-up, sinking yourself into the appearance of a Victorian citizen.

  • FRAMED

    The Kunstman and Pilz families made the trip from Green Bay to visit their relatives, the Kwaterski family, in Sister Bay for their first ever Fall Festival last weekend.

  • Congratulations to Bradd Sniadanko, Peninsula Pub!

    On the first three days of a standard workweek, Bradd Sniadanko can be found at Peninsula Pub on the corner of A and E Where he has tended bar for the past half year Serving up a variety of mixed drinks, food and beer.

  • A Silurian Period Stout

    “Thrills to come” promises the neck label of Door County Brewing’s latest release, Silurian Stout. The Barnum & Baileys-like hyperbole continues on the six-pack carrier, which declares it to be the “Most legendary Milk Stout in all Creation!” As every school child in Door County knows, Silurian refers to the ancient shallow sea that covered Door County more than 425 million years ago.

  • Article posted Wednesday, October 22, 2014 2:02pm

    Look closely…..where is this located?

  • Overheard and Pet Peeves

    Are there tid-bits of conversations you’ve heard while standing in line at the grocery store, serving a table, or walking down the sidewalk that make you smile, cringe or laugh out loud?

  • Article posted Wednesday, October 22, 2014 1:59pm

    Dear Mary Pat, My husband and I will be snowbirds for the first time ever. It makes me nervous to be away from our Door County home for so long. Any advice on how to prepare? Flying the Coop in Sister Bay Dear Flying the Coop, It can be worrisome to leave your home behind for the winter.

  • Indie-Folk Family at Southern Door Community Auditorium

    Southern Door Community Auditorium presents the Hunt Family on Oct. 24 at 7 pm. The Hunts is an indie-folk band from the southlands of Chesapeake, Virginia.

  • Dress Your Best

    Let’s do the time warp again! The Donna Film Fest at Third Avenue Playhouse presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Oct. 31 at 7:30 pm. In honor of Halloween night, there will be a costume contest – dress as your favorite Rocky Horror character.

  • Celebrate Season at Merry-Time Festival

    Joyously celebrate the holidays by enjoying dozens of beautifully decorated Christmas trees scattered throughout the Door County Maritime Museum’s galleries during the Merry-Time Festival of Trees, Nov.

  • Crossroads Hopes to Expand

    Crossroads at Big Creek Environmental Preserve may expand all the way to the Bay of Sturgeon Bay by the end of the year...if they can raise the money to purchase the nine-acre Big Creek Cove Property just across Utah Street from its current holdings.

  • Eagle Bluff Closes for Season

    After being honored as the Great Lakes Featured Light 2014, Eagle Bluff Lighthouse passed the mantle to Waugoshance Lighthouse at the annual Lighthouse Festival held October 10 – 12 in Alpena, Michigan.

  • “No Exit” at The Depot

    Once again Rogue Theater presents Jean-Paul Sartre’s thought provoking No Exit. Directed by Bill Bauernfeind, featuring cast members Marcel Bruyere, Carrie Counihan, Pam Johnson and Renee Kujawski – this play could be your ultimate horror story.

  • Costumes, Candy and Carving

    Fish Creek’s annual hometown celebration, Jack O’ Lantern Days, will fill the community with family-friendly activities and fall fun Oct. 24 – 25. Several past activities will be back while a couple new activities have been added to make this a fun and festive weekend.

  • Electric Jazz Orchestra in Ellison Bay

    The Electric Jazz Orchestra returns in concert to Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church on Nov. 1 at 7 pm. The Electric Jazz Orchestra (EJO) has performed a number of times at Shepherd of the Bay.

  • One-Woman Show at TAP

    Coming soon from Stage Door Theatre Company is Blue Collar Diaries, running Nov. 6 – 23. This show is written and performed by Michelle Myers Berg. Berg portrays dozens of unforgettable characters that drifted through her working class neighborhood in the ‘60s and ‘70s in Blue Collar Diaries.

  • Rogue Theater to Premiere “Policy”

    Rogue Theater is honored to announce the English premiere of Policy, a Spanish play written by Antonio Muños De Mesa of Madrid, Spain. The play, La Vista, was translated to English by Phyllis Zatlin and is being brought to the stage of The Depot Performing Arts Center in Sturgeon Bay.

  • Closing Reception

    Edgewood Orchard Galleries will close for the 2014 season on Nov. 2 at 5 pm. A “Closing Weekend Thank You Reception” will be held on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 from 10 am until 5 pm to say “thank you” to all of the visitors to the gallery who helped make the 2014 season a success.

  • Ash Glaze Porcelain

    Plum Bottom Pottery & Gallery has new pottery from resident porcelain artist Chad Luberger. Luberger works exclusively in porcelain and has a new selection of mugs, bowls and bottles.

  • Harvested Beauty

    Sturgeon Bay craftsman and fine furniture maker Michael Doerr is exhibiting his “New Number One” chair at the Lynden Sculpture Garden of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, as part of “Urban Wood Encounter.

  • Maritime Oils

    Karen Lee DeNoto will show her maritime oil paintings throughout October at Ministry Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. DeNoto’s paintings are known for their softness and peacefulness.

  • Open Call to Artists

    In 2015 the Miller Art Museum (MAM) celebrates its 40th birthday with an open call for entries for artists to participate in a special themed exhibit titled “Celebrating 40 With Festive Art About Food” from Jan.

  • Self-Publishing Conundrum

    With the ever-increasing variety of publishing choices available to today’s writer, which one is the best for your manuscript? Write On, Door County offers a workshop to help you decide which route to publication best meets your needs on Oct.

  • Great Lakes Reads

    The Door County Maritime Museum and Write On, Door County partner to present a monthly book club that feature books with a Great Lakes focus. Books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry that have the Great Lakes as subject matter or as setting will be discussed with a facilitator from Write On.

  • Halloween Happenings

    Halloween Happenings Baileys Harbor • Trick or Treating, Oct. 31 from 4-6pm • Halloween Party in Town Hall, 5-7pm (includes costume contest for adults and children, with prizes).

  • Four Billion Miles from the Sun

    Peering out to the dim, outer reaches of our solar system, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered three Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) the agency’s New Horizons spacecraft could potentially visit after it flies by Pluto in July 2015.

  • “Trespasser”

    By Paul Doiron Minotaur Books, 2011 “I found the wreck easily enough,” begins the first person narration of Paul Doiron’s novel Trespasser. “It was the only red sedan with a crushed hood on the Parker Point Road.

  • Growing and Strengthening the Arts

    National Arts & Humanities Month (NAHM) is a coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. It is designed to encourage all Americans to explore new facets of the arts and humanities in their lives, and to begin a lifelong habit of active participation in the arts.

  • Ellison Bay’s Cultural Display

    Ellison Bay Arts will put its community’s vibrant art, school and cooking culture on display once again for the 12th annual Fall Art Crawl this weekend, Oct.

  • Lights On Afterschool Celebration

    Celebrate the 15th annual Lights On Afterschool on Oct. 23.Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities.