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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Pulse Family Thanksgiving: Appetizers
On Thanksgiving, snack food plays an important role. This recipe for artichoke dip comes together quickly (especially if you make the homemade mayonnaise in advance) and satiates with its hearty cheesiness.
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Pulse Family Thanksgiving: Intro
When it comes to the holiday food making frenzy, we often get stuck in our ways and resort to the same, tried-and-true menu items. Substitute one of these recipes from Pulse staffers for a little variation this year and bring new fabulous flavors to the Thanksgiving table.
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“Edible: Good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.”
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Halloween officially started the season of treats and holiday celebrations – a time that many individuals let go of their healthy habits and gain a few extra pounds.
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DCVB Releases 2012 Visitor Guide Cover
• The Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB) unveiled the cover of their 2012 visitor guide during the tourism marketing organization’s 86th annual meeting at the Landmark Resort in Egg Harbor.
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Sexting: Technology presents new challenges
Today cell phones are as much a part of some teens as their arms and legs. Unlike older generations whose first cell phones had only calling capabilities, teenagers today can call, text, email, and even go on Facebook with their phones.
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A grant will help Door County fund a new tactic in the fight to reduce its number of repeat drunk drivers.
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Two businesses, one non-profit stung at Fall Fest
Three vendors and their employees received citations from the Door County Sheriff’s Department Fall Fest weekend after the employees sold alcohol to minors.
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Business Owners Get Concealed Carry Primer
On Nov. 1, Wisconsin became the 49th state to enact a concealed carry law. Business owners got a look at how it will affect them at a Buy Local meeting Nov. 1 in Sturgeon Bay.
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The Ridges Sanctuary completed the purchase of the Sandpiper Restaurant in Baileys Harbor on Monday, Oct. 31, marking the first step toward a new future for Wisconsin’s oldest private nature preserve.
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Skateboard auction raises $1,500 for skate park
• The Art for the Skate Park Auction, held during Fall Fest, raised $1,500 for the Sister Bay Skate Park. Eighteen boards went to auction, with the highest bid coming in at $170.
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Assessments Raise Ire of Liberty Grove Residents
Revaluations in Liberty Grove have many residents upset as the total assessed value of the town rose 33 percent over its last revaluation, completed in 2002.
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Egg Harbor to revamp little league field
• Before hitting the field next summer, little leaguers in Egg Harbor will see their field transform into a neater, safer place. Through a joint effort of the Town and Village of Egg Harbor, the little league field next to Fire Station No.
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Bo’s Battle: Sister Bay boy takes on leukemia
Northern Door has become team orange as it supports a 12-year-old boy’s battle with leukemia.
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Riding with the Pumpkin Snatchers
It’s nearing 10 pm on a blustery fall night when Colin, my boyfriend, and I park at Husby’s, looking for the pumpkin snatchers’ car. A truck signals in the dark, flashing its headlights twice, and we take our cue to climb in.
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Article posted Wednesday, October 26, 2011 11:42am
• New Owners at the Sister Bay General Store. Terry Wurster and Linda Hedeen Wurster are pleased to announce they have taken the plunge and acquired the former Door County Co Op.
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Administrator Says Highway Provisions Not Likely to Save Taxpayers Money
Count Sturgeon Bay Administrator Steve McNeil among those wondering how the new rules restricting the work that county highway departments are allowed to do will save money for city taxpayers.
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Aaron Schneider Doubles Down in Century Pursuit
The sun was long gone when Aaron Schneider made the turn into Sunset Park toward the finish line of the Fall 50 Saturday night, just as it was when he started his run in the same spot the night before.
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Door county’s Impervious Surfaces
Door County has seen a lot of development in the last 30 years, but impervious surface data compiled by Door County GIS Mapping Specialist Audrey Forslund shows that in some communities there’s more green space left than you might expect (and others much less).
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Challenge Walk MS raised $380,000
The Challenge Walk MS is growing rapidly in both dollars raised and participants.