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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Of course a Jewish mother was behind the invention of the Crock-Pot. All hail Irving Naxon, a Chicago inventor who was inspired to create an electric pot to make a dish his Lithuanian mother described to him, a traditional Jewish stew that in the old days was cooked during Sabbath by letting the stew sit […]
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Ken Ottman fits the role of selling Christmas trees. His big white beard surrounds an everlasting smile that pairs with big-bellied laughter at the sound of his own jokes. Every season, as the holiday approaches, Ottman and his family spend more time in Door County doing the fun part of tree farming. “The retailing part […]
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The Early Days of the Washington Island Ferry
When you live on an island that requires traversing a stretch of water known as Death’s Door, it’s a balm to the mind to know there is a “lifeline” to get you back and forth safely. The word “lifeline” was invoked several times by speakers at a fall ceremony to honor the Washington Island Ferry […]
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The Secret Lives of Animals in Winter
Winter. Love it or hate it, every being needs a strategy to survive it. From the smallest insect to the largest mammal, we are seasonal creatures, hard-wired to detect the subtle cues in our environment that warn us winter is on its way. One morning we’ll notice it’s darker than it used to be when […]
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Town of Baileys Harbor The town held its budget hearing on Nov. 10. Town of Brussels “We’ve got that question of the fire department’s new building,” said Town Chair Joe Wautier. “That would be the only thing, if it’s approved in April or not. It should help like heck, but I have no idea how […]
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County Budget Departmental Summary
Administrator: 11.02 percent increase for a change in wages and professional memberships. Airport and Parks: -2.82 percent, from reduction of capital expenditures. Child Support: 9.75 percent, based on the increase in indirect costs for the department. Clerk and Circuit Court: 1.91 percent. Corporation Counsel: 2.30 percent, based on increase for contracted services for counseling. County […]
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Private School Vouchers Hit Door County
Southern Door and Sturgeon Bay schools will collectively see more than $23,000 of their state aid shift to private schools outside of Door County this year under the expanded school voucher program. In the Southern Door School District, $15,720 of public funds will be allocated to private schools, and in the Sturgeon Bay School District, […]
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Clippers Soccer Wins First State Championship
The Sturgeon Bay boys soccer team won the WIAA Division 4 state championship over University School of Milwaukee on Saturday, Nov. 7. With the win, the Clippers made school history as it was the first boys soccer team to earn the championship title. The Clippers (22-3-3) scored a goal in each half to beat […]
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Reps in the News: Nov. 13 – 19
Governor Scott Walker Walker announced this year’s Christmas tree for the State Capitol rotunda was donated by Brad and Elizabeth Kowieski of Rhinelander, Wis. Brad, Elizabeth, their sons, Brody and Hank, and Brad’s parents, Bill and Jane Kowieski, donated a 40-foot tall Balsam fir. Brad planted the tree on Arbor Day in 1985 at his […]
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Pulse Price Report: Nov. 13, 2015
Crop prices (Nov. 9) Rio Creek Feed Mill – Algoma Commodity Price Basis Soybeans $8.01/bushel -0.66 Wheat (SRW) $4.63/bushel -0.60 New-Crop Wheat (SRW) $4.60/bushel -0.70 Fox River Valley Ethanol – Green Bay Corn $3.38/bushel -0.35 Basis: The difference between the local cash price for a commodity and the Chicago cash price (where the Board […]
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Municipal News: Nov. 13 – Nov. 19
City of Sturgeon Bay: The Common Council meets at 7 pm on Nov. 17. Town of Egg Harbor: The town board meets at 7 pm on Nov. 16. Town of Forestville: The town will hold a 2016 budget hearing at 7 pm on Nov. 17. Town of Gibraltar: The Parks and Lands Committee meets at […]
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Expanded Early Trout Season Announced
An expanded early trout season that opens Jan. 2 will give Wisconsin anglers one more reason to love winter. While ice fishing will still rule the day on most inland waters, rivers and streams with strong groundwater flows should be open and ready to greet anglers interested in catching and releasing trout. The expanded early […]
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Waukesha Water Diversion Opposed
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) recently released the more than 3,624 written public comments and 128 verbal testimonies regarding the City of Waukesha’s request to divert Great Lakes water. Of those written comments, 3,523 explicitly oppose or raise serious concerns about Waukesha’s application as it stands, while only 84 explicitly support the application. […]
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WHAT HAPPENED Door County Sheriff Steve Delarwelle is asking people to be good neighbors and call in suspicious activity after recent break-ins and burglaries in the Town of Gibraltar. Someone broke into Rummele’s Jewelers in Fish Creek for the second time this fall. However the store was closed and empty for the season. An ATM […]
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Science Snippet: Are Strokes Becoming Less Prevalent?
Scientists analyzed data on stroke hospitalizations and deaths in a group of 14,357 people enrolled in a long-term heart study (from 1987 to 2011). They found that the incidence of stroke in individuals 65 and older has been declining for the last 20 years. They suggested that a drop in smoking and the use […]
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Northern Sky Purchases Fish Creek Parcel for Operations Center
Northern Sky Theater recently purchased a 17-acre parcel of land on the southeast corner of County A & F in Fish Creek where they plan to build a Rehearsal and Operations Center. The purchase was made possible as part of a generous capital campaign gift from Michael J. and Marge McCoy. Mike McCoy is a […]
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County Wrestles with 2016 Budget
The Door County Board of Supervisors begins its annual budget hearing with an opportunity for residents to comment on the budget. Not a single person showed up to hear the county’s 2016 budget meeting or to comment on the budget at its Nov. 10 meeting. The county budget serves a number of purposes, not the […]
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By Justin Skiba Sevastopol High School recently wrapped up its fall sports season. The Pioneers competed in football, cross country and volleyball in addition to cooperative play with Gibraltar in boys soccer and Sturgeon Bay in girls swimming. The Pioneer football team finished the regular season with a 7-2 record, the most wins in a […]
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Virge Temme Featured in New Book
Virge Temme of Virge Temme Architecture Inc. of Sturgeon Bay was selected to co-author LEEDing the Way: Domestic Architecture for the Future, just released by Schiffer Publishing. The book is a unique and engaging study of LEED-certified, low-energy, and other levels of environmentally sustainable houses being built today. Primary author is E. Ashley Rooney, creator […]
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Sturgeon Bay YMCA Monday Night Volleyball: Nov. 9, 2015
STANDINGS As of Nov. 9, 2015 A League, W-L Nicolet Beach Concessions, 6-0 Bay Area Transplant, 3-3 Music Masters DJs, 2-1 Bayshore Powerballers, 1-5 YMCA, 0-3 B League, W-L Red Room, 6-0 Brick Lot, 5-1 Renard’s Cheese, 5-1 Para Tran, 4-2 Hatco, 3-3 Whiskepedia, 1-5 Econo Double Baggers, 0-6 Peninsula Podiatry, 0-6 RESULTS Nov. 9 […]