Category: Door County News
Door County news from the pages of the Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living, the peninsula’s trusted, local sources for information about Door County, Wisconsin.
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Reps in the News: Kitchens Praises Assembly Budget
Representative Joel Kitchens Rep. Kitchens released a statement following the Assembly’s Sept. 13 vote on the 2017-2019 biennial state budget: “I was proud last night to cast my vote alongside my fellow Republican legislators in support of this state budget. This budget is good for our state, and good for the first district. This budget […]
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Wilfred Sykes Arrives in Sturgeon Bay
The storied Wilfred Sykes sailed into Sturgeon Bay at about 8 am on Sept. 19. When she was built by Inland Steel in 1949, the Wilfred Sykes had the distinction of being the first post-World War II American-built Great Lakes vessel, and at 678 feet long, was the longest boat on the Great Lakes at […]
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Sister Bay Negotiating Remaining Braun Property
After public visioning sessions, lot line changes and many individual offers on the Braun property in downtown Sister Bay, the village may soon get what it was hoping for when it originally began planning for the property in 2013: a single developer to purchase and build on the lots. “The single offer will be for… […]
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State News: Right-To-Work, Fall Colors, Antidepressants
Appeals Court Upholds State’s Right-To-Work Law A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld the state’s right-to-work law. On Tuesday, the state’s 3rd District Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by a Dane County judge last year that found the law was unconstitutional. Wisconsin’s right-to-work law, signed by Gov. Scott Walker in 2015, bans mandatory union dues […]
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By Michele Ploor Hello Town of Gardner residents and welcome to your column. It’s about you, about what you need to know, want to know, and possibly some things you could have lived without ever knowing. It’s my goal to give you, the residents, a little touch of what’s happening in our community. So, if […]
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Gibraltar Downtown Planning Continues
Gibraltar Town Clerk Beth Hagen, Supervisor Steve Sohns and Town Chair Dick Skare listen to Andrew Dane, Senior Community Development and Sustainability Specialist at SEH in of Appleton, Wis., during a marathon review session of a streetscape plan for Fish Creek held on Sept. 19. One of the ideas pitched at the meeting that had […]
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Liberty Grove Sues Sister Bay Over Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Liberty Grove Town Board has authorized the commencement of a legal action against the Village of Sister Bay in connection with longstanding disputes between the town and village regarding the wastewater treatment plant serving the municipalities. The town is seeking a determination by the court regarding whether and to what extent it has an […]
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Kitchens Optimistic About DNR Manure Spreading Rules
After the Sept. 15 public hearing held at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay regarding rule changes for the spreading of manure on karst topography, Rep. Joel Kitchens believes the new rules have a good chance of being approved by his colleagues in the legislature and signed by Gov. Scott Walker. “I’m optimistic we’ll be OK […]
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Door 44 Owners Want to Build on Rejected Winery Property
Things have changed since the late July meeting where Andy and Karen Gundrum went to the Sevastopol Town Board seeking a conditional use permit to build a winery to go with the six-acre vineyard on the property they own at the corner of Hwy 42 and County PP. The town board rejected the conditional use […]
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Fall Challenge Crowns King, Queen of the Hills
Katie Meyer of Madison and Kyle Demerath of Green Bay won the Door County Brewing Co. Polka King of the Hills Challenge at the 2017 Peninsula Century Fall Challenge bicycle ride Sept. 16. The challenge featured three of the county’s toughest hill climbs on Monument Point Road in Carlsville, the Ephraim Hill on Highway 42 […]
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Local, Professional Sports Standings: Sept. 18
Local Prep Sports Standings As of Sept. 17 Football Standings – MONLPC-Large (School, Conference Record, Overall Record, Conference PCT) Southern Door, 3-0, 4-1, 1.000 Peshtigo, 2-0, 2-2, 1.000 Oconto, 2-1, 4-1, .667 Sturgeon Bay, 1-1, 1-4, .500 Kewaunee, 1-2, 3-2, .333 Coleman, 0-2, 1-4, .000 Algoma, 0-3, 0-5, .000 Football Standings – MONLPC-8 (8-Player) […]
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Algoma Recognized with $25,000 for Promoting Culture of Health
The entire City of Algoma – population about 3,100 – seemed to be walking on air Sept. 18 when the city could finally announce that it is one of eight communities to be awarded the prestigious 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Culture of Health Prize, which comes with a $25,000 cash prize. “This national […]
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Municipal Meetings: Sept. 22 – 29
DOOR COUNTY City of Sturgeon Bay: The Finance/Purchasing & Building Committee meets at 4 pm Sept. 26. County of Door: The Board of Adjustment meets at 6:30 pm Sept. 26. Town of Gibraltar: The Plan Commission meets at 7 pm Sept. 26. Town of Jacksonport: A special meeting of the town board has been called […]
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Proposed Kewaunee Biodigester Quietly Moves to Brown County
The proposed manure biodigester that was the spotlight of Kewaunee County’s solution to excess manure has quietly moved to the Town of Holland in Brown County. A press release from the Public Service Commission (PSC) announced a $15 million grant for the project and local government officials don’t know much more than that. “They don’t […]
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Climate Corner: Earth Care – A Moral Imperative
by Dick Smythe and Gwynne Shultz On Sept. 16, an event titled “Earth Care: A Moral Imperative,” was sponsored by 12 Door County churches, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, and the Climate Change Coalition of Door County. It took place at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Egg Harbor. The event featured two speakers, Steve Coleman […]
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People Leading by Example: Dr. Marc Binard of Door County Medical Center
Say the word “Haiti” to most people and they will conjure up images in their mind of abject poverty, political upheaval and natural disaster. But not Dr. Marc Binard, a hospitalist at the Door County Medical Center who has a 46-year love affair with the island nation. Binard’s relationship with Haiti began in 1971 when […]
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Crossroads Holds Ribbon Cutting for Garden, Parking Lot Expansion Sept. 23
The community is invited to join the Crossroads at Big Creek Board of Directors in a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate their Bird and Butterfly Garden and parking lot expansion Sept. 23 at 1 pm. The dedication takes place during the Door County Sustainability Fair 2017. Neither effort is fully complete, but since both projects […]
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Powder Puff Game, Parade Lead Up to Sturgeon Bay’s Homecoming Game
Sturgeon Bay High School announces the schedule of events for Homecoming 2017. On Sept. 27 at 7 pm there will be a Powder Puff football game at Memorial Field. Admission is $3 or three non-perishable food items. Non-perishable food items will be donated to Feed My People. Cash donations will go to support continuing Student […]
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Boys Invited to Play Club Volleyball
Wisconsin Volleyball Academy is starting up the Door County club volleyball season in October. There will be parent information meetings held before tryouts. The information meetings are: Oct. 1, 1-2 pm, for fourth through eighth grade students; and Nov. 5, 1 – 2 pm, for athletes 15 years old and older. Tryouts are organized by […]
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High School Sports Schedule: Sept. 22 – 29
GIBRALTAR Cross Country Sept. 23 @ Manitowoc Lutheran, 9am Football Sept. 23 vs. Wausau Newman, 1pm Sept. 29 vs. Bowler, 7pm Soccer (Boys) Sept. 25 vs. Algoma, 6:30pm Sept. 28 @ Peshtigo, 4:30pm Volleyball Sept. 26 @ Kewaunee, 7pm Sept. 28 vs. Stockbridge, 6:30pm SEVASTOPOL Cross Country Sept. 28 @ Sturgeon […]