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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Jacksonport Residents Vote to Expand Lakeside Park
The town hall was buzzing in Jacksonport on Aug. 28 as over 100 residents gathered for a special meeting to vote on whether or not the town should purchase 2.
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Dorchester Employees Reach Career Milestones
Golden LivingCenter (GLC)-Dorchester recognizes five employees reaching employment milestones of 30 years and 25 years during 2012. Steven Secrest, activities director, and Mary Bley, nursing, have been employed with GLC-Dorchester for 30 years.
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Hudson Road Hosts Farewell Celebration
Hudson Road Trading Company is closing its doors at end of day on September 3, and will host a Farewell Celebration on Sept. 2, 5 – 8 pm. Co-owner Margie Needelman says “I will miss all of my customers, so I decided to close Hudson Road with a party, rather than tears.”
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Gluten-free Options Offered at Sweetie Pies
Sweetie Pies has added four gluten-free varieties to the pie roster this season – strawberry-rhubarb, blueberry, apple and the ever-popular cherry. “Over the years it seems the demand for gluten-free items has increased,” noted Renny Lea, Sweetie Pies co-owner, “so we thought we’d give it a try.”
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Longer, Healthier, Happier Lives
The Animal Clinic of Door County is housed in a small building on Madison Avenue in Sturgeon Bay, but it makes a big difference in the health of local dogs and cats.
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Fall isn’t only a time of transition for Door County’s landscape. A lot of Door County’s seasonal workers – be they high school students, college students, retirees, or foreigners – will be leaving their summer jobs come September as schools start back up and colder weather begins to set in.
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• Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) in Sevastopol recently launched a fundraiser to help them purchase new life-saving equipment. On Aug. 13, the EMRs circulated a letter throughout the town, asking residents to contribute to a fundraising drive with a goal of $50,000.
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On July 3, 1964, Roen Salvage Co. President John Asher received the child labor permit that allowed him to start working in the yards of the marine construction and dredging company started in 1949 by his parents, Charles and Hilda, and his grandfather, Captain John Roen, the man responsible for the raising of the freighter George M.
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Door County Home Sales Up by 20 Percent in July
According to the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA), a lot of Wisconsin residents seem to think it’s a good time to buy a home. In its most recent year-to-date report, the WRA said Wisconsin residential sales in July 2012 were up 17.
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Wisconsin Schools Are Getting Graded
While it’ll be some time until students even think about receiving their first report cards of the year, Wisconsin schools will be receiving brand-new report cards of their own come this September.
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What’s Coming Up In Door County?
• Maureen Murphy will start as the county’s new administrator on Oct. 1. The County Board unanimously voted Murphy in as County Administrator at its Aug.
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The latest round of public meetings on the Door County Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan encouraged participants to focus on five Es: engineering, encouragement, education, enforcement, and evaluation.
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County airports ease travel concerns for businesses, residents and visitors
In an age of charters and fractional jet ownership – like Warren Buffett’s NetJets – planes fly in and fly out of airports with passengers, spending very little time parked.
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He did it to himself. Tiger Woods was on top of the world, dominating the sport of golf like no one had ever before him. He was the most recognized athlete on the planet, receiving marketing deals like the mail.
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Inaugural Harbor Classic Held at Maxwelton Braes
The First Annual Harbor Classic will be held Sept. 24 at Maxwelton Braes. The event is a four-person scramble, with all of the proceeds benefiting Bo Johnson and his family.
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Recent league results from around the county.
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Upcoming Door County golf events.
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The latest round of public meetings on the Door County Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan encouraged participants to focus on five Es: engineering, encouragement, education, enforcement, and evaluation.
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Egg Harbor’s Tornado Sculpture Isn’t What You Think It Is
A twisted steel sculpture appeared in front of the old Sunnypoint schoolhouse in Egg Harbor about a year after a tornado ripped through it. Most assume it’s a monument to the massive twister, but today we learn the full story behind it.
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Jacob and Pamela Schulz Win Business Plan Award
The Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC), in association with the UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center, announced Jacob and Pamela Schulz of Sturgeon Bay are winners of the $1,000 cash award for the best business plan from the Door County Entrepreneurial Training Program course.