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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.

  • Scholarships Offered for Businesses in Energy Management and Efficiency

    Sturgeon Bay Utilities offers scholarships to new and existing businesses in the areas of energy management, energy efficiency and renewable energy. They have a partnership with Energy Center University and Focus on Energy to provide high-quality educational opportunities to their utility customers.

  • Southern Door School Board Candidate 2014, Mike Toneys

    Relevant Experience, Education or Civic Involvement:

    My wife Carrol and I have been residents of Southern Door County for more than 30 years.

  • Southern Door School Board Candidate 2014, Kelly Tassoul

    Relevant Experience, Education or Civic Involvement:

    • Southern Door High School Graduate, 1979
    • NWTC Graduate, 1981
    • Southern Door Education Foundation – 1995 to present (currently serving as president)
    • Southern Door Board of Education – nine years, 1999-2008 (served as clerk)
    • Served on various committees while on the School Board (Transportation Disciplinary Committee, Building and Grounds Committee and Policy Committee)
    • Friend of Education Award Recipient at Southern Door Schools
    • Door County 4-H Adult Leader – 25 years
    • 4-H Adult Leader Board – two terms
    • Door County Holstein Board – two terms
    • Door County Dairy Committee
    • Associated with the Brussels Lions Club since 1989, became a member in 2013
    • Costume Director for Southern Door High School Musicals from 1988 to present
    • Costume Director for the Southern Door 5th Grade Musicals – 18 years

     

    What do you think is the greatest issue facing public education, and, if elected, how would you address it?

    I believe balancing the budget is at the forefront, but also making sure we don’t compromise the quality of education during the process is also at the top of the priority list.

  • Southern Door School Board Candidate 2014, Katie Schnorr

    Relevant Experience, Education or Civic Involvement

    B.A. Brown University

    M.A.T. National Louis University

    15 years teaching experience

    Currently employed as a public relations professional at HillstromPR

    Southern Door Experience:

    Classroom Volunteer

    Destination Imagination Coach

     

    What do you think is the greatest issue facing public education, and, if elected, how would you address it?

    Schools are being asked to do more with less:  educate students to prepare them for a global economy, improve their nutrition and fitness and even teach them social skills.

  • Southern Door School Board Candidate 2014, Dustin Miller

    Relevant Experience, Education or Civic Involvement

    Served on Southern Door School Board from 2010-2013 with two years as board president and also obtained an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice.

  • Southern Door School Board Candidate 2014, Heidi Gutschow

    Relevant Experience, Education or Civic Involvement:

    I am a current member of the Athletic Advisory Committee for Southern Door.

  • Southern Door School Board Candidate 2014, Dean Gerend

    Relevant Experience, Education or Civic Involvement:

    Graduated from University of Wisconsin – Green Bay in 1991 with a major in Business Administration with an emphasis on Finance and a minor in Economics.

  • Southern Door School Board Candidate 2014, Pamela Parks

    Relevant Experience, Education or Civic Involvement:

    I am currently serving on the Board of Education at Southern Door Schools as the Clerk in my first three-year term and am involved in the following school committees:  Education, Partners in Health/Wellness, School Board Scholarship, and Technology.

  • Southern Door School Board Candidate Jerry Paul Frank

    Relevant Experience, Education or Civic Involvement:

    • Bachelor’s Degree, University of Wisconsin – Platteville, Majors in French and English (elected class president each of four undergraduate years)

    • Master’s Degree, UW-Platteville, emphasis on teaching and languages

    • 28 years teaching high school English and French (West De Pere and Mauston) (varsity baseball, basketball and chess coach)

    • Long Term Substitute (Southern Door High School)

     

    What do you think is the greatest issue facing public education, and, if elected, how would you address it?

    I consider myself a “voice for the students.

  • Meet the 2014 Southern Door School Board Candidates

    There are eight candidates running for three open seats on the Southern Door School District’s Board of Education. We asked the candidates to respond to a questionnaire and give us insight into why they are running for the position, what they hope to do on the school board and what challenges are facing Southern Door.

  • Getting the Word Out

    Southern Door School District is joining the rest of Door County schools this spring as it invites area three- and four-year-olds to its Early Childhood Development days, to look for kids who need developmental help before they get to school.

  • Dairy Subsidies and SNAP Reductions

    The Farm Bill, the $956 billion legislation that keeps food prices stable and pantries stocked, passed the Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 4 and is expected to be signed into law after press time on Friday, Feb.

  • The Harsh Demand for Honey

    More Than Honey is the next film to be screened for Dinner and a Movie at Greens N Grains on Feb. 13 at 7 pm. During the past 15 years, numerous colonies of bees have been decimated throughout the world, but the causes of this disaster remain unknown.

  • Yoga with a Valentine

    Bring a friend, family member, Valentine or just yourself to the Partner Yoga Workshops at Junction Center Yoga Studio in Jacksonport. Participants will be paired up for partner exercises to stretch, twist, fly and laugh in this all-levels workshop.

  • Going Solar

    The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) in Custer, Wis., is now offering an online, “on-demand” course that introduces the technology of Solar Water Heating.

  • Reading to Well-being

    Books of Inspiration book club at The Spa at Sacred Grounds begins their second read, Super Brain by Deepak Chopra and Rudolph Tanzi, on Feb. 12 at 10 am.

  • Help Environment by Planting Trees

    The Wisconsin State Nursery Program sells high-quality native tree and shrub seedlings to landowners to plant on their Wisconsin land. The seedlings may only be used for conservation purposes, including forest products, wildlife habitat and erosion control.

  • Chinook Stocking Meeting Feb. 6 in Gills Rock

    The Department of Natural Resources is hosting a meeting in Gills Rock Feb. 6 to talk about its decision to stock Chinook salmon in Gills Rock instead of Ellison Bay.

  • Wisconsin Public Service Studies Electric Car Use

    Right now, there are no places in Door County for electric car owners to plug in their cars outside of their homes. They might be able to juice up their batteries with personal chargers, but only if a local business is generous with its outlets and electricity.

  • Basketball As Usual

    While “away” games are standard procedure for all student athletes, away games for island students always begin with a boat ride – anything but standard for the majority of student athletes across the United States.