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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On Nov. 8, the Door County Master Gardeners Association will host its fall seminar, “What’s Hardy? A Perennial Question” with Nancy Nedveck. The day begins with registration at 8:30 am and ends at 2 pm, with a break in the middle for lunch and snacks.
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It would take more than the Door County flood of 2014 to sink Andria Nikoupolis-Weliky’s dream of opening her own dance studio. The beautifully remodeled space at 4614 Harbor School Road in Egg Harbor was just days away from welcoming its first students when the torrential rains on Sept.
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Transient Boat Slip Room Tax Explored
The Door County Tourism Zone Commission (DCTZC) is exploring the idea of adding transient boat slips at marinas throughout the county to room tax collections.
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Michael J. Schwantes, president of CBS-Global/Creative Business Services, announces the sale of the former Applebee’s property located at 129 N. Madison Ave.
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Door County Buy Local business networking mixers return from their summer recess on Nov. 5, 5:30 – 7 pm, at NWTC-Sturgeon Bay, 229 North 14th Avenue, and will feature a program by Door County U-W Extension on “Door County Local Foods: Recent Trends, Developments and Success Stories.
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Randy Morrow Named Chief Marketing Officier
Door County Coffee & Tea Company has appointed Randy Morrow as chief marketing officer, effective immediately. Morrow will be responsible for the strategy and execution of all facets of sales and marketing for Door County Coffee.
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Alison Walker Joins Baylake Investment Team
LPL Financial Adviser Alison Walker has joined Baylake Investment Services located at Baylake Bank. The addition of Walker will help Baylake Investment Services grow and expand its depth of investment services while also allowing it to continue its tradition of offering personalized, unbiased guidance to clients.
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Niles Weborg, chief of the Ephraim Fire Department, talks about his son’s dedication to family and community during the dedication of a plaque honoring Assistant Fire Chief Bill Weborg, who died in the line of duty on Sept.
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Municipal News
Compiled by Pulse staff
City of Sturgeon Bay: The Zoning Board of Appeals meets at noon on Oct.
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EPA Asked to Help Kewaunee County
On Oct. 22, environmental protection groups formally requested federal action on groundwater contamination issues in Kewaunee County. Thirty percent of tested drinking water wells have unsafe levels of bacteria, high nitrate levels or both.
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• Lt. Tammy Sternard, Democratic candidate for Door County Sheriff, issued a statement on safe community and crime prevention:
“The world is constantly changing and we are faced with new challenges in law enforcement every day.
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WHAT HAPPENED
• Boilermakers Local 449 held on informational picket at Bay Shipbuilding Co. in Sturgeon Bay on Oct.
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Earlier this year, Russ Kashian, director of the Fiscal & Economic Research Center (FERC) and a professor of economics at UW-Whitewater, conducted a study of the economic impacts of broadband connection to vacation homes in in the five-county vacation region of Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas counties.
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Transient Boat Slip Room Tax Explored
The Door County Tourism Zone Commission (DCTZC) is exploring the idea of adding transient boat slips at marinas throughout the county to room tax collections.
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Four Billion Miles from the Sun
Peering out to the dim, outer reaches of our solar system, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered three Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) the agency’s New Horizons spacecraft could potentially visit after it flies by Pluto in July 2015.
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We have now seen nine monthly articles on climate change in this space. These columns have had a Wisconsin focus. This month I’d like to broaden the discussion.
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Many of these substances found in households can cause harm to people and the environment when not disposed of properly. All Door County residents are invited to rid their households of unwanted household hazardous wastes, for free, at Door County household hazardous waste collection events.
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Seven whooping crane chicks took to the skies to begin their migration to Florida on the morning of October 10. After months of preparation and training, the chicks left White River Marsh State Wildlife Area near Berlin, Wis.
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Susan Connor, local resident and business owner, is speaking out about the issue of manure runoff and how it affects water resources in one of a series of TV commercials hitting the airwaves this month.
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Article posted Thursday, October 16, 2014 2:20pm
“New research on plant intelligence may forever change how you think about plants” is the title of a recent news release. Far-fetched? Better not write it off.