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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Anna Olson Joins Door County Adventure Center Team
Anna Olson has been hired as Door County’s Adventure Center’s new business manager. “Keeping it all together,” she is going to streamline the business side of the organization and help them grow into the future.
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“Wildflowers and their Insects” are the subjects of a talk by John Stiefel, sponsored by the Door County Chapter of Wild Ones. The Wild Ones advocate for native plants in landscaping, and the talk will show the unique relationships of butterflies with native vegetation.
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Animal Clinic of Sturgeon Bay Deemed a Cat Friendly Practice Program
The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) welcomes Animal Clinic of Sturgeon Bay to their Cat Friendly Practice Program. The association pioneered the Cat Friendly Practice program to provide a framework for creating a positive practice environment for cats, including medical care that supports the cat’s unique needs, and knowledgeable staff members who understand feline friendly handling.
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If you need a little reprieve from the cold and the snow, read this Q&A with Jean Ehmke, and start plotting some garden projects. Ehmke, who works at Jerry’s Flowers in Sister Bay and is a Door County Master Gardener volunteer, recently taught two classes as part of The Clearing’s Winter Program; the classes added some green to white winter days.
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Parallel 44 Releases New Wine – Drink Pink!
Parallel 44 released a new wine at Frozen Tundra Wine Fest – Drink Pink!. Drink Pink! is 100-percent estate grown and a blend of Foch and Frontenac grapes.
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Mayor Thad Birmingham recently made the following appointments: Chris Larson and Randy Morrow, three-year terms on the Board of Parks & Recreation; Laurel Brooks, Mark Schuster and Chad Shefchik, three-year terms on the Bicycle & Pedestrian Board; Thomas Wulf, a five-year term on the Waterfront Redevelopment Authority; Ron Vandertie, a one-year term on the Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center board; Robert Starr and Dennis Statz, a one-year term on the Door County Tourism Zone Commission.
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Six Candidates Advance to April 1 Election
Two of the eight candidates for the three seats on the Southern Door School Board were eliminated in a primary election on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Advancing to the April 1 election are Mike Toneys, Sturgeon Bay, 337 votes; Pamela Parks, Brussels, 328; Kelly Tassoul, Brussels, 290; Katie Schnorr, Forestville, 267; Dustin Miller, Forestville, 261, and Dean Gerend, Brussels, 256.
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Article posted Thursday, February 20, 2014 2:05pm
• A blood drive is scheduled at Southern Door High School on Feb. 26 from 9 am to 2 pm. One donation can save up to three lives, and donations help high school seniors earn scholarships.
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Article posted Thursday, February 20, 2014 2:01pm
The GO BO Foundation honors the memory of Bo Johnson of Sister Bay who was diagnosed with a rare form of Leukemia at the age of 12. He battled the disease for a year, and lost on Sept.
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Two bills authored by State Representative Garey Bies (R-Sister Bay) received approval last week from the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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Last Saturday dawned clear and cold in our neck of the woods. The temperature was a chilly -9 degrees when I left Clintonville at about 6 am, bound for a Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands (FOPPI) board meeting scheduled to begin five hours later on Washington Island.
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Changing behaviors is a tall order, but essential if we are to mitigate the many adverse impacts of climate change. We all need to be more mindful of the consequences of the many small decisions we make every day, often without thinking.
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Article posted Thursday, February 20, 2014 1:23pm
Here’s some good news regarding the environment. Compared to average annual carbon dioxide increases of 2.9 percent since the year 2000, in 2012 emissions of the gas increased only 1.
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Bipartisan Bill Proposes Drivers’ Licenses for Undocumented Workers
Undocumented workers in Wisconsin would be able to obtain drivers’ licenses under a bill proposed by Rep. Garey Bies (R – Sister Bay) and Rep.
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Six Candidates Advance to April 1 Election
Two of the eight candidates for the three seats on the Southern Door School Board were eliminated in a primary election on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Advancing to the April 1 election are Mike Toneys, Sturgeon Bay, 337 votes; Pamela Parks, Brussels, 328; Kelly Tassoul, Brussels, 290; Katie Schnorr, Forestville, 267; Dustin Miller, Forestville, 261, and Dean Gerend, Brussels, 256.
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When the Door County Emergency Services Committee held its regular monthly meeting the morning of Feb. 13, members got a chance to meet Dan Williams, the man who, with the county board’s approval on Feb.
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Earning the Bird City designation – as Baileys Harbor, Egg Harbor and Ephraim have done – is one thing, but why not step it up a notch and designate all of Door County a Bird County?
“It seemed reasonable, since birds don’t read these signs (signs indicating that a municipality has been designated a Bird City),” said Pam Wegner, who chairs the Village of Egg Harbor’s very active Ad Hoc Bird City Committee.
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Final Day for DCEDC Award Nominations
The Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) Board of Directors is currently soliciting nominations for the annual Door County Industry of the Year Award and the Door County Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
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Buy A Muffin, Support United Way
In February, KICK Coffee, located on Third Avenue in downtown Sturgeon Bay, is partnering with United Way of Door County. For every muffin sold in February, 50 cents will be donated to United Way of Door County.
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Lights from Vintage Bobbins at JCC
Jacksonport Craft Cottage Gifts now features handcrafted decorative lights created from vintage bobbins from the Vermont Bobbin Company. The bobbins vary in size up to a foot in height and are combined with various lamp bases, ribbon accents and decorative floral designs to create functional pieces.