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The large crowd at the September meeting of the Baileys Harbor Historical Society had a rare opportunity to see what their town once looked like through a century’s worth of postcard images.

Gibraltar volleyball took home the D4 Regional Championship yesterday, upsetting Packerland Conference champion Green Bay NEW Lutheran in four games. It’s believed that the title is Gibraltar’s 1st ever volleyball regional title.

James Akita didn’t look like a man who had just run 50 grueling miles as he sat in front of an industrial-size space-heater Saturday afternoon, warming up in the party tent for the post-Fall 50 festivities.

The Door County Silent Sports Alliance accepted a donation from the Door County Triathlon for $1,000 earmarked for a countywide bike plan. At its annual meeting on Oct.

Gibraltar School will once again ask voters to approve a budget over-ride referendum in November, a biennial tradition at the school since the end of the 1990s, when enrollment began to drop.

Door County Sheriff’s Deputy Will Oakley, who is challenging incumbent Terry Vogel for Door County Sheriff, has filed a complaint against Vogel in United States District Court, alleging that the sheriff used his position to thwart his efforts as a candidate for public office.

Merrell Runquist, Gibraltar Town Chairman, died Oct. 9 of a heart attack. He was 64. His death leaves a huge hole to fill for the Town of Gibraltar, the Door County Board of Supervisors, and his friends and family.

Frank Lasee’s words have earned him loyal following from the right, but also a lot of controversy.

A look at Dr. Monk Elmer, candidate for 1st Senate District.

Elaine Stoffel, a resident of Institute who was diagnosed with cancer a few weeks ago, got the royal treatment Sept. 27, when she attended a Look Good…Feel Better session at Door County Memorial Hospital.

More than 200 of Northern Door’s finest turned out Sunday, Sept. 26 to watch Sister Bay restaurateur James “JJ” Johnson get thrown on the grill in a benefit roast for the Door Community Auditorium.

As a means to give Door County voters more in depth information on the two candidates for Door County Sheriff – incumbent Terry Vogel, and challenger Will Oakley – the Pulse asked each candidate three questions on hot-button 2010 election issues.

Hartley Barker, who with his wife Ruth formed one of Door County’s most prominent philanthropist teams, has died at age 87. The Barkers were instrumental supporters of the effort to build the Northern Door YMCA and the new theatre at Peninsula Players and have also contributed to Ministry Door County Hospital and the Door County Land Trust, among other organizations.

The Namur Belgian Heritage Foundation has much to celebrate, and now much more to do, after it acquired the historic St. Mary of the Snows church building in Namur Aug.

“Sharing your good health!” my friend said when I told him that I was leaving work early to donate blood. I like that concept and remember the words each time I participate in this most primal form of charity, the Red Cross Blood Drive.

Residents on the quiet side debated how formal they want a redesign of Anclam Beach Park to look at an informational session Sept. 15. The Baileys Harbor beach, located at the south end of the town, is in line for major upgrades, but residents expressed concerns with the amount of formal landscaping included in a preliminary design presented by John Meredith of Lakeshores Landscapes of Carlsville.

The grind of the summer season in Door County can wear on those who toil in the restaurant industry, so when Tonda Gagliardo began to feel a little off-balance toward the end of August in 2003, she didn’t think it was serious.

Owner Todd Frisoni’s plans to build a new Door County Ice Cream Factory restaurant and hotel in downtown Sister Bay were approved by the village’s Plan Commission Sept.