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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TJ Walker Middle School Principal Finalists Named
Thirty-eight applicants from five states applied for the middle school principal vacancy brought about by the retirement of Mr. Randy Watermolen after 15 years of service here in Sturgeon Bay and a career in education. Interviews were held with five candidates on April 6 & 7 involving a student-led tour of the building, writing task, […]
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DOT Announces Southbound Detour in Sister Bay
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region office has announced Hwy. 42 construction in Sister Bay will resume on Monday, April 11. The project had been shut down for winter. Work will continue with sidewalk construction, remaining intersection construction, retaining walls, and miscellaneous finishing such as pavement marking, signing, and landscaping. The project began […]
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With USDA Microloans, Your Farming Idea Is Closer than You Think
By Warren Hanson, Acting State Executive Director Access to reliable credit was an important issue for farmers and ranchers long before President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Farm Loan Act in 1916. Even 100 years later, the cost and ease of access to land and equipment remains a challenge to those wanting to either begin […]
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Sturgeon Bay High School Jazz Band Performance April 8
The Sturgeon Bay High School Jazz Band will perform a free concert in the casual coffeehouse format of the school’s Commons area at 6:30 pm Friday, April 8. The Jazz Band will perform a variety of tunes the students have learned throughout the year.
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Volunteer Clean Up at Scandia Village April 30
Volunteers are needed to help with grounds clean up at Scandia Village Good Samaritan, at 9 am on Saturday, April 30. This is a great opportunity for students looking to fulfill community service hours needed for graduation, Girl & Boy Scout troops and people of all ages to celebrate spring. Lend nature a hand and […]
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Walker Objects to Obama’s Lawmaking Authority
Governor Scott Walker Gov. Walker joined the Republican governors of Texas, Alabama, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota in signing a brief objecting to unilateral lawmaking by President Barack Obama. The brief, filed April 5 in the U.S. Supreme Court, challenges President Obama’s promulgation of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program […]
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Sign Up for Sister Bay Rummage Sale
It’s time to sign up for the Sister Bay Community Rummage Sale coming on Saturday, May 21. The registration form is available now at the village website or at the Sister Bay Advancement Association office at 10668 N. Bay Shore Drive. That registration form, along with $10, must be dropped off at the SBAA Office […]
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Sturgeon Bay Gives Final Approval to New Apartment Complex
At its April 5 meeting, the Sturgeon Bay Common Council gave approval to the Final Planned Unit Development (PUD) to New Urban Focus, Inc., for its planned four-story, 35-unit apartment building on the site of the former Harbor Square Shoppes at 49 N. Madison Ave. The council also approved a landscaping plan for the site […]
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Steve Jacobson Ends 37-Year Utility Career in Sister Bay
The “unofficial keeper of the history of public works” in Sister Bay retired this week after a 37-year career of ensuring that if you are hooked into the Sister Bay utilities that the water coming out of your taps is clean and that the waste you send out is properly treated. “It’s been a wonderful […]
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Kewaunee County Municipal News: April 5 – 18
City of Algoma: The Tourism/Promotion Committee meets at 1:30 pm on April 12. City of Kewaunee: The Finance Committee meets at 6 pm on April 11. The Common Council meets at 7 pm on April 11. Town of Carlton: The town board meets at 7 pm on April 12. Village of Casco: The village board […]
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Work, Play, Earth Day Events at State Parks
The public will have more opportunities than ever to celebrate Earth Day while helping out and enjoying a Wisconsin state park, forest, trail or wildlife property during the eighth annual Work*Play*Earth Day events that will be held around the state. This year there are 29 properties holding events, up from 25 in 2015. Volunteer events […]
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Master Gardeners Highlight Garden Rooms April 12
The April 12 meeting of the Door County Master Gardeners Association will feature a program by Tom Luebker, a certified landscape designer and greenhouse operator. The first half of his presentation will include the history of garden rooms and structures, styles, walls and floors that are used in these rooms, photos of rooms he and […]
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Frog Listeners Needed for Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey
Volunteers power the Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this spring as North America’s longest-running frog calling survey, and organizers hope even more people will hop at the chance to listen to frogs at a wetland near them to see if frogs are beginning their calls earlier. “People often wonder how […]
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Restoring the Ahnapee: Reps Push for River Clean Up
Republican Assemblyman Scott Krug told Kewaunee County residents to be “loud and active” at an informational session he and Rep. Joel Kitchens held on restoring the Ahnapee River. A near-capacity crowd filled the Algoma council chambers on March 31 to hear the two legislators talk about what can be done to remove the river from […]
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Conference on Brown County Water Issues April 16
To mark 2016’s Earth Week, the League of Women Voters of Greater Green Bay will present a mini-conference on Brown County water issues on Saturday, April 16, beginning at 9 am. The event is free and open to the public. The mini-conference will include short programs from Titus Seilheimer, fisheries specialist at UW Sea Grant […]
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Science Snippet: New Treatment Discovered for Migraines
A new treatment may be on the horizon for those who suffer migraine headaches. Researchers discovered that overproduction of a chemical called CGRP may end up sensitizing pain pathways and causing blood vessels to constrict. The combined effect is a migraine headache that lasts until the chemical is cleared from the brain and brainstem. Treatments […]
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The number of trumpeter swans in Wisconsin has zoomed from zero to nearly 4,700 a generation after the Department of Natural Resources and partners launched recovery efforts, national surveys results show. Population estimates from aerial surveys of interior North America peg Wisconsin’s number of adult and “sub-adult” trumpeter swans at 4,695 birds in 2015, more […]
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Gibraltar Kindergarten Registration April 26
Kindergarten registration at Gibraltar School will be held on Tuesday, April 26. If you have a child who will be five years old by Sept. 1, 2016, please call Cindy Phillips at 868.3284 ext. 265 for a registration appointment. Please bring your child’s birth certificate and immunization records. Appointments will be approximately 30-45 minutes. Public […]
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City of Sturgeon Bay: A public hearing will be held at noon on April 12 before the Zoning Board of Appeals regarding a petition from Russell Cihlar to use an existing log building as an accessory building at 1623 Clay Banks Road. The Finance/Purchasing & Building Committee meets at 4 pm on April 12. The […]
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DCEDC Names Therma-Tron-X Industry of the Year
The Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) honored Sturgeon Bay’s Therma-Tron-X, Inc. with the Door County Industry of the Year Award Thursday, April 7. The announcement came as part of the DCEDC’s annual investors meeting at Stone Harbor Resort & Conference Center in Sturgeon Bay. The Door County Industry of the Year Award recognizes a local construction, […]