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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U.S. Coast Guard pollution responders, working in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, were monitoring the salvage of a 70,000-pound excavator that broke through lake ice about four miles north of Sister Bay and about 100 feet offshore.
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Forum Introduces County Board Candidates
Jacksonport Town Hall was the site on the morning of Saturday, March 8, of a candidate forum sponsored by the Door County League of Women Voters.
In the spotlight were the two candidates for the District 16 seat on the Door County Board of Supervisors, which serves Ward 1 of the Town of Jacksonport and Ward 1 of the Town of Egg Harbor.
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Hazardous Material Testing Holds Up Lighthouse Restoration
The Door County Airport & Parks Committee is now waiting for the other shoe to drop in connection with the Cana Island Lighthouse Restoration Project.
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Article posted Thursday, March 6, 2014 10:32am
Drugs that greatly enhance the immune system’s response to cancer cells may be the wave of the future in treating malignancies – if we can afford them.
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Wisconsin ranks second nationally in the proportion of citizens considered birders, with fully one-third of residents 16 and older reporting they travel to watch birds, or actively watch and identify birds around home, according to a recently released U.
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Eradicating Invasives at The Rushes
Several work days have been scheduled for The Rushes on Kangaroo Lake. Tree planting and some invasives control on the trails are scheduled for April 29 through May 1.
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The Door County Master Gardeners welcome Sharon Morrisey, consumer horticulture agent for the Milwaukee County UW Extension, to Door County for a free presentation of “Your Lawn: Organic, Conventional, or In-Between” on March 18 at 7 pm at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay.
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Crossroads Screens “Living Downstream”
The Door County Environmental Council in cooperation with Kewaunee Cares will present Living Downstream, a documentary based on Sandra Steingraber’s book of the same name, on Wednesday, March 12, at 7 pm at Crossroads At Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St.
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If everything goes according to plan for Dustin Englebert, the young man from Brussels will be starting the three-year doctoral program in physical therapy at University of Wisconsin – Madison this fall.
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YMCA Purchases Industrial Park Building
The Door County YMCA has purchased the former Sneakers and Boots building located in the Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park to be used as a multi-function facility.
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Ethics in Business Awards to be Presented
The winners of the Ethics In Business Awards will be announced on Thursday, March 27, and the public is invited to attend the celebration dinner. The three Rotary Clubs in Door County, together with the Business Department of Northwest Wisconsin Technical College, are interviewing the nine candidate businesses that daily exemplify outstanding ethical behavior in both their business and community.
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Long Winter Good for Something
After myriad problems caused by low water levels on the Great Lakes last year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District held a press conference on March 5 to report that the long, harsh winter of 2013-14 will have a benefit on this year’s lake levels.
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Boettcher Communications Moves to Fairfield Penthouse
Boettcher Communications recently moved their office to the Penthouse Suite of the Fairfield Building, located at 242 Michigan St., Sturgeon Bay. Boettcher Communications was purchased by the local web development company IPSSolutions.
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“The more the merrier,” was the first thing Joe Majeski said when he stopped by the Pulse office to announce his candidacy for the 1st Assembly seat being vacated by seven-term Assemblyman Garey Bies (R-Sister Bay).
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Door Peninsula Winery Wines Are Winners
Door Peninsula Winery won three medals at the 26th Annual Florida State Fair International Wine Competition, sponsored by the Florida Grape Growers Association.
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Chopper’s Emergency Landing Was Second One This Year
The U.S. Coast Guard MH-65C Dolphin helicopter that made an emergency landing on Washington Island while on its way to a search and rescue mission in Ashland, Wis.
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Highway 57 Resurfacing Plans Detailed
Municipal officials gathered at Baileys Harbor Town Hall on Feb. 27 for a preview of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s (WisDOT) plans for resurfacing a northern section of Highway 57 in 2016.
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Arbor Crowne Properties Opens Ephraim Location
Arbor Crowne Properties, a realty firm specializing in luxury Door County homes, cottages and condominiums, has officially opened its doors at 10006 Water St.
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Nelson Personally Invited to MFR Conference
Joshua Nelson recently returned from the sold-out Quantum Leap Seminar in Sedona, Arizona. He was personally invited by John F. Barnes (JFB) to attend the seminar, where more than 200 advanced and expert level myofascial release therapists reviewed new studies by the Fascial Research Congress, at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass.
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N.E.W. Plastics Corp. to Stop Unsubstantiated Claims
A Luxemburg, Wis.-based manufacturer of plastic lumber products has agreed to stop making allegedly unsubstantiated claims about the recycled content and recyclability of two of its brands of plastic lumber.