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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.

  • Ephraim to Review Conditional Use Ordinance

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    The Village of Ephraim will review proposed changes to its ordinance covering conditional use permitting at a public hearing Jan. 9 at 7 pm at the Village Administration Office.

  • Seasonal Economy, Seasonal Hardships

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    As the winter chill finally blew into Door County this week the volunteers at Lakeshore CAP in Sturgeon Bay prepared for the annual surge in families visiting the community action program’s food pantry.

  • Walker Restores Some Funding to Sexual Assault Victims Services

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    Governor Scott Walker softened the blow to the state’s Sexual Assault Victims Services (SAVS) programs by excluding them from some cuts. The programs were originally asked to budget for a 42.5 percent cut.

  • Burress Gets Retirement Sendoff

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    Students wave to Dick Burress (in white suburban) as he took his final drive home from his job as Door County’s director of Emergency Services. Burress received an unexpected escort home from members of the Door County Sheriff’s Department and volunteer firefighters in recognition of his 37 years of service.

  • 106.9 the Lodge Announces Prize Winner

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    FM 106.9 the Lodge held their annual ‘Shop Door County’ promotion this month In the radio station’s continuing efforts to help boost the local economy, .

  • Door County Coffee Opens Illinois Location

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    The Kane County Chronicle featured a report about the opening of a Door County Coffee location in the Charlestowne Mall in St. Charles, Ill., in its Dec.

  • Habitat to Dedicate Home Wednesday

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    Habitat for Humanity will dedicate its 33rd home in Door County Dec. 21 at 229 E. Leeward Street in Sturgeon Bay. The family, community leaders, Habitat staff and volunteers will gather to commemorate the completion of Door County Habitat for Humanity’s final house of the 2011 construction season.

  • Governor Leases Peninsula State Park for $1.1 Billion

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    EPHRAIM, WI — At a press conference Monday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced an agreement to lease Peninsula State Park to a New York-based fund in a 99-year, $1.

  • Gibraltar Superintendent Seyfer to retire

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    • Gibraltar Superintendent Steve Seyfer announced that he will be retiring at the end of the 2011-12 school year. Seyfer has been at Gibraltar since 1997.

  • A Bears Fan in Packerland

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    When you live in Door County and work in retail, as I do, you are invariably asked, “What do you do in the winter?” For most of the summer I fall back on a variety of my stock answers that seem to suffice.

  • Packers Fan in Bearland

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    I am an expatriate Wisconsinite living in Chicago; ergo, I am a Packers fan living behind enemy lines. For about seven months each year, I blend right into the urban scenery.

  • What to Watch in 2012

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    Here are four stories around Door County to keep an eye on as 2011 wraps up and 2012 begins.

  • Door County Room Tax Revenue Up 1.1 Percent

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    Door County’s lodging sector is keeping pace with 2010, according to the latest room tax report from the Door County Tourism Zone Commission. Room tax revenue through October of 2011 is up 1.

  • Peninsula School of Art Welcomes Aurelius as New Coordinator

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    • Martha Aurelius has recently been hired as the Youth and Community Programs Coordinator at Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek.

  • Two County Supervisors Won’t Run Again

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    Eight of the 21 Door County Board Supervisors have yet to file papers as candidates in the April 2012 elections as of Thursday, Dec. 15. The filing deadline for a candidate to place their name on the ballot is Jan. 3 2012 at 5 pm.

  • Horseshoe Bay Cave Moves Closer to Public Domain

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    The public may soon get regular access to the second-longest natural cave in Wisconsin. Door County Parks Director George Pinney hopes to complete an agreement for access to the cave at Horseshoe Bay by the end of the year.

  • Business Mentors Sought

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    Approximately 750 high school marketing and business education students will gather in Kimberly on Jan. 7 to compete and showcase skills they have developed through their participation in DECA and their high school entrepreneurship, business management, accounting, and marketing classes.

  • State Slashes Sexual Assault Service Funding

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    Sexual assault victims in Wisconsin will have fewer support services due to a 42.5 percent cut in the state’s Sexual Assault Victim Services grants, the only state grant program serving victims of sexual assault.

  • Green Door Screens “Temple Grandin”

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    Temple Grandin is autistic. She is also an American doctor of animal science, a professor at Colorado State University, a bestselling author, and perhaps the best-known scientist in the humane livestock handling industry.

  • A Little Less SAD

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    Seasonal Affective Disorder (also called SAD) is a type of depression that occurs for many during the low-light winter months north of the San Francisco/Philadelphia line.