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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Maxwelton Braes Lodge and Max Supper Club Open for Business
Maxwelton Braes Lodge and Max Supper Club are open for business, and the historic landmark in Baileys Harbor is once again running at full capacity. New owners Bill & Heather Andersen, along with their staff, invite the community to come and see what they’ve done with the place.
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Carol Trimberger Named Protégé MVP
Carol Trimberger, co-owner of Door County Interiors & Design, has been named protégé MVP for her participation in the second year of the Green Bay Packers-sponsored Mentor-Protégé program.
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Mojo Rosa’s Raises Funds for DC Renaissance Faire
Mojo Rosa’s in Egg Harbor recently teamed up with Crispin Brewing Company to put on a hard cider and food pairing party to benefit the Door County Renaissance Faire.
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Door County Golfer Profile: Bob Larsen
Bob Larsen’s tip to other golfers is to get in some tournaments played with strict rules of golf.
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Bundy Picks the Right Club, Scores Hole-in-One
Doc Bundy is Door County’s latest to net a hole-in-one. It came on June 12 in the Cherry Hills 3-person scramble league. Starting on the 6th hole, Bundy felt like he was striking the ball well from the start.
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Registration is Open for Grand Scandia Golf Benefit
Good Samaritan Scandia Village will host the 18th annual Grand Scandia Golf Benefit at Peninsula State Park Golf Course on July 21 with tee-off at 12 pm.
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Results from Door County golf leagues.
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Golf events from around the county.
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No Injuries in Steel Bridge vs. RV Mishap
Amazingly, there were were no injuries when Michael Fielding Trese of Merritt Island, Fla.
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The Regulatory Horrors of Small Business
Several Door County small business horror stories were exchanged the morning of June 18 when the Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) and Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB) hosted a business roundtable with representatives of the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA).
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Gary Jobson Featured Speaker at Yacht Club Fundraiser
The name may not have been officially bestowed on him, but Gary Jobson is the ambassador of sailing.
Since January 2005 when he was declared cancer-free after being diagnosed with the blood cancer lymphoma in 2003, Jobson has spoken to hundreds of groups about sailing.
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Vietnam Vets Sought for Old Glory Honor Flight to D.C.
Old Glory Honor Flight is organizing a free trip in August to Washington, D.C., for Wisconsin veterans of the Vietnam War.
The trip will give 100 Vietnam veterans the opportunity to visit the nation’s Capitol and see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Smithsonian American History Museum and Arlington National Cemetery.
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Your Representatives in the News
State Assembly Representative Garey Bies
Bies co-wrote, along with eight other rural legislators, a guest column in the Baraboo News Republic defending the state budget bill.
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Egg Harbor Town Board Voted Not to Support Lower Speed Limit on Section of Highway T
• The Egg Harbor Town Board voted not to support a lower speed limit on a section of County Highway T. The Village of Egg Harbor requested the Door County Highway Department lower the speed limit to 35 mph from the current 55 mph between Division Street and State Highway 42.
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Sister Bay Property Owners Invited to Open Book Session
• Village of Sister Bay property owners are invited to the village’s Open Book Session on Tuesday, June 25, from 10 am – 4 pm in the large meeting room at the village fire station.
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The Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park is growing, just in time to make space for expanding companies. Hatco, a commercial kitchen products manufacturer, is adding 65,000 square-feet of production, office and training space, said Bill Chaudoir, executive director of the Door County Economic Development Corporation.
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The Door County Historical Society wants your help. A photo of the Leathem D. Smith Shipyard employee band was found in its photograph storage, and the historians want to know who is pictured.
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Brian Annen Hired as Gibraltar Elementary Principal
Brian Annen has always made art and music a part of his family’s life, and for him Gibraltar Area Schools is a perfect fit. “It’s always been part of our routine and our daily life – doing things that center around art and music, especially the theater,” Annen said.
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Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road?
Baileys Harbor resident Scott Williams rescued this painted turtle on the evening of June 13 as it made what appeared to be a suicidally slow crossing of County E near Coyote Roadhouse.
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Knigge Introduces Raw Vitality Foods to Door County
Cindy Knigge of Sturgeon Bay recently received her raw food chef and instructor certification from Living Light Culinary Institute, a world premiere raw vegan chef school in Fort Bragg, Cali.