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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Making Old World Cider in the New World: Island Orchard Cider
Bob Purman was 11 when he made his first bottle-conditioned product, a root beer. “Within three days of bottling, I’d be in bed at night and two floors down in the basement, I could hear the pop and then a geyser hitting the ceiling,” he said.
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Future Uncertain for Midwest Sunsplash
Poor weather and low attendance are leaving a questionable future for the Midwest Sunplash music festival, which took place in Sister Bay last weekend.
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“Food is more than just sustenance; it’s a gift that [people] give each other for social gatherings and it’s a tool for a lot of things, and I think it provides happiness.
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Crop prices (August 10) Rio Creek Feed Mill – Algoma Commodity – Price – Basis Corn – $3.39/bushel – -0.34 Soybeans – $9.25/bushel – -0.51 Wheat (SRW) – $4.
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Ribble Impressed by Boys & Girls Club and YMCA
Congressman Reid Ribble received a quick immersion in two successful Door County nonprofit organizations on Aug. 11 and came away mightily impressed.
“I’ve learned a couple things,” Ribble said after paying visits to the Boys & Girls Club of Door County and the Door County YMCA in Sturgeon Bay.
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Representative Joel Kitchens
Kitchens, R-Sturgeon Bay, announced a series of in-district listening sessions. The mission of these sessions is to connect with constituents to discuss issues and concerns that directly impact the 1st Assembly District.
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Foth Companies Earn WEDA Award for Island Dredging
The Foth Companies (Foth) was recently presented with a WEDA (Western Dredging Association) Environmental Excellence Award at the organization’s annual Summit and Expo in Houston, Texas.
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Common Council meets at noon on Aug. 18.
County of Door: The Highway Committee meets at 8:30 am on Aug.
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WHAT HAPPENED
• By virtue of the resignation of Supervisor Holly Runquist, effective Aug. 7, 2015, the Door County Board District No.
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Beach Road Construction Stirs Residents
At the Liberty Grove Highway Committee meeting on Aug. 3, residents of Beach Road expressed their concern with the upcoming resurfacing. Most who spoke feared the destruction of many trees lining the road and the opening of the shady canopy covering the nearly three-mile stretch.
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Dr. Zach Paul Awarded for Best Business Plan
The Door County Economic Development Corporation, in association with the UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center (SBDC), announced that Dr. Zach Paul, owner of Integrated Health Services of Door County (IHSODC), is the winner of the $1,200 cash award for the best business plan originating from the 14th annual Door County Entrepreneurial Training Program.
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Better AT&T Coverage in Door County
AT&T has added 4G LTE service to a cell site in Ellison Bay to offer Door County residents, visitors and businesses faster, more reliable wireless service.
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Military Members to Receive Credit for Service at NWTC
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) is continuing its commitment to those who serve our country, with a new policy, which could allow current and former members of the military to receive college credit for their service.
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Jerry Cizek, a longtime member of Maxwelton Braes Golf Course and resident of Baileys Harbor, carded an ace on hole number 8. Cizek used a 7-iron on the 140-yard par 3 to achieve his hole-in-one.
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ALPINE Alpine Men’s Golf League (July 28) • Low Gross: A Flight – Jeff Olson 39; Paul Riha 42; Paul Lucas 44; Randy Kenny 49. • Event – Longest putt: Gerry Berg • Longest Current Handicaps (9 holes): A Flight – John Borycki 5; B Flight – Harry Proctor 5; C Flight – Jocko Rader 10; D Flight – Randy Kenny 12.
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Aug. 23: Sunday Couples Scramble, Maxwelton Braes Golf Course. Nine holes of golf with cart and dinner at Pasta Vino immediately after for $45 per person with half-price drinks.
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One of the many items that you hear about these days in golf improvement is club fitting. Club fitting is simply having clubs that fit the swing you’re currently using.
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An oak tree between the seventh and eighth fairways at Stonehedge Golf Course in Egg Harbor has been given new life and a new name – Bubba. Golfer and artist Jeff Olson, whose woodcarving sculptures are a familiar part of the Door County landscape at Not Licked Yet in Fish Creek and the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center in Egg Harbor, created Bubba.
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Gov. Scott Walker
At a forum held Aug. 3 featuring 14 of the 17 major Republican candidates, Walker suggested he would support raising the age to qualify for Social Security.
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• I was very sad to hear that my favorite Northern Door pharmacist, Jim Thomas, has retired, but am also very pleased to know that Jim will finally be able to relax and rewind.