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The Corner of the Past Farmers Market is inviting local not-for-profit organizations to reserve a booth on a Saturday morning of their choice to advertise events, demonstrate activities and distribute information about their organization.

It’s the third coldest winter on record, but Door County’s cherry trees and grape vines are up for the challenge. “None of the trees or vines were really stressed because we had a very good fall,” said Dean Volenberg, Door County Extension agriculture agent.

Each gallon of gasoline in your car’s tank weighs 6.3 pounds. The combustion of this gasoline requires oxygen, and the result of the many tiny explosions that drive the pistons that drive your car results in the release of carbon dioxide (one carbon atom plus two oxygen atoms).

More Than Honey is the next film to be screened for Dinner and a Movie at Greens N Grains on Feb. 13 at 7 pm. During the past 15 years, numerous colonies of bees have been decimated throughout the world, but the causes of this disaster remain unknown.

Bring a friend, family member, Valentine or just yourself to the Partner Yoga Workshops at Junction Center Yoga Studio in Jacksonport. Participants will be paired up for partner exercises to stretch, twist, fly and laugh in this all-levels workshop.

The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) in Custer, Wis., is now offering an online, “on-demand” course that introduces the technology of Solar Water Heating.

Books of Inspiration book club at The Spa at Sacred Grounds begins their second read, Super Brain by Deepak Chopra and Rudolph Tanzi, on Feb. 12 at 10 am.

The Wisconsin State Nursery Program sells high-quality native tree and shrub seedlings to landowners to plant on their Wisconsin land. The seedlings may only be used for conservation purposes, including forest products, wildlife habitat and erosion control.

Right now, there are no places in Door County for electric car owners to plug in their cars outside of their homes. They might be able to juice up their batteries with personal chargers, but only if a local business is generous with its outlets and electricity.

Door County Parks Director Erik Aleson called it one of the nicest forests in the Door County parks system, but protecting it could require cutting many of its trees.

On Feb. 5 at 7 pm, the Climate Change Coalition will gather at Bjِrklunden for a presentation by Roger Kuhns titled “Global Warming: A Glimpse at How it Affects Wisconsin.

Right brain, left brain, male brain, female brain – are there really differences between these four entities? Studies have proposed that the left brain is the analytical part and the right brain is the creative part, but what about male and female brains? Do they differ? Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania used a new technique to follow nerve tracts in the brains of 428 men and boys, and 521 women and girls.

In the 1950s and early 1960s, the Pentagon developed an arsenal of biological agents that might be used in retaliation to a preemptive strike by another country.

The annual meeting for Sustain Door is set for Feb. 19 at 7 pm at the Sturgeon Bay Library. Planned for the meeting is a screening of a short film, electing officers and discussing future goals for Sustain Door.

The Jacksonport Farmers Market is set to begin June 10, 2014. The market will be held at Lakeside Park every Tuesday morning through October as weather permits.

Door County residents can ring in the New Year with 10 free flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation any time during January 2014. The free trees are part of the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign.

Mercury in the environment can convert to methyl mercury, one of the most toxic pollutants known to man. If ingested over time (e.g., in fish), it can cause brain damage, lowered intelligence and hypertension.

Nicole Dersé, Certified Nutritional Consultant functional and nutritional medicine clinician and founder of the Center for Optimal Health in Sturgeon Bay, will discuss the causes, assessment and therapies of arthritis on Jan.

I am honored to write the first Climate Corner Column for the Pulse. It is not surprising that this grassroots effort is coming out of Door County, where so many choose to live because of the beauty of its farms and forests, the majesty of Lake Michigan, the unique biological diversity of The Ridges and the recreational opportunities of its many parks.

Numerous studies have shown that the shape of a person’s face helps determine whether he or she is considered attractive. This and other physical attributes are said to signal a good prospect for a mate.