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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.

  • Steve Rank Awarded Heart of Hospitality

    Steve Rank, the head of maintenance at the Edgewater Resort in Ephraim, earned the Heart of Hospitality award from IDM Hospitality Management. Heart of Hospitality award recipients are nominated by fellow employees for the honor which recognizes individuals who have exceeded expectations of hospitality and professionalism in all they do.

  • 2014 Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Now Available

    Learn about what makes Wisconsin first in the nation in growing cabbage for sauerkraut, making cheese and producing corn silage. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service releases this annual publication each fall.

  • Open House to Meet, Greet and Eat

    The Town of Liberty Grove has been exploring the interest and need for a culinary center and shared-use food processing kitchen. A recent survey was conducted to assess the interest and need of the citizens of northern Door County for such a facility.

  • Hotel, Brewpub Plans Unveiled for West Waterfront Development

    Developers of two proposed properties in Sturgeon Bay’s planned waterfront Festival Park appeared before the city’s Plan Commission last month to detail plans for a five-story boutique hotel and a restaurant/brewery.

  • Representatives in the News

    Representative Garey Bies

    Bies (R-Sister Bay) applauds the unanimous vote by the Joint Finance Committee on Nov. 12 to approve the Family Care contracts.

  • Municipal News

    Gibraltar School District: The Gibraltar Board of Education will meet at 7 pm on Nov. 24, where they will hear a report on the fall 2014 sports highlights from Peggy Tanck; hear the first reading of the 2015-16 Secondary Course Handbook; and will hear an administrative recommendation for the hiring of a special education instructional aide for the 2014-15 school year.

  • Notes from Liberty Grove

    Welcome to the Notes from the Grove, providing Liberty Grove residents and
 visitors tidbits of information about goings on in town government.

    • A special town meeting was held Nov.

  • Panel Hears from Tainted Well Owners

    A public meeting on the wells contaminated by manure spreading will be held at the Jacksonport Town Hall at 6 pm on Dec. 2, Bill Schuster, head of the Door County Soil and Water Department, revealed at the Nov.

  • Bulletin

    WHAT HAPPENED

    • After a three-month investigation involving multiple fraud cases on businesses in Sturgeon Bay, Heather Diamond was apprehended by the United States Marshals Service in the City of Green Bay.

  • County Survey Discussed

    “The tone at the very highest level is antagonistic.”

     

    “The county looks at us as the enemy.”

     

    “The attitude that we should be ‘grateful’ to have our jobs.

  • Little Old CHOP

    “We raise our own beef cattle and know beef. The steak at CHOP was one of the best we have ever had.” “CHOP never disappoints. Staff is always accommodating and consistently meets our dining needs.

  • Inn at Cedar Crossing Hosts Holiday Teas

    The Inn at Cedar Crossing will host holiday teas on Sundays in December. Gather friends and family for a relaxing afternoon of refreshments and holiday cheer.

  • Scott Baker Wins Spirit of Hospitality Award

    The Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association (WH&LA) has honored front desk staffer Scott Baker of the Country House Resort, Sister Bay, with one of its eight annual Spirit of Hospitality awards.

  • Deadline Approaches for Buy Local Grant Program

    The initial deadline is quickly approaching for farmers and others in Wisconsin’s food industry who want to apply for the 2015 round in the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin grant program.

  • Cherryland Chiropractic Opens in Sturgeon Bay

    Cherryland Chiropractic and Rehabilitation is accepting new patients at a new, fully renovated facility at 810 S. Lansing Ave., Suite A, within the PortSide Builders location in Sturgeon Bay.

  • Decorating Classes Raises Funds for We Are HOPE

    Door County Nature Works recently hosted holiday decorating classes and raised $600 for the Door County organization We Are HOPE, Inc. The two-hour classes demonstrated decorating a Christmas tree, a holiday mantel, a Thanksgiving table and many other holiday decorating ideas.

  • Jim Olson Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram Welcomes Eric Dietrich

    Lifelong Door County resident Eric Dietrich recently joined the sales team at Jim Olson Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram at 812 Green Bay Road, Sturgeon Bay.

  • Joseph Hockers Completes AAP Accreditation

    Baylake Bank recently announced that Joseph Hockers, vice president, Director of Treasury Management has completed the AAP Accreditation program. Accredited ACH Professionals (AAPs) are an elite group of highly skilled payments professionals nationally recognized for their electronic payments expertise, particularly within the field of Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments.

  • The Power of Music

    It is quiet in the engineering room of Hans Christian’s Studio 330 as 10 children stand opposite the soundproof glass in the recording room, looking on their animated conductor before the first take of their new song.

  • The Climate Corner

    Monarchs are perhaps best known for their annual migration. In the summer, Door County monarchs that emerge as adults after mid-August join millions of other monarchs from southern Canada and the Upper Midwest and northeastern United States to fly to overwintering sites, oyamel fir forests in the mountains of central Mexico.