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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Stonehedge Features Night Golf on September 20
This is the last chance to play Night Golf at Stonehedge, as the final of their six events will take place Monday, September 20. It is a four person, 9-hole, best-ball scramble geared around the full moon for maximum lighting.
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Let’s face it, more often than not, we find ourselves with an imperfect lie. Below are some various examples of trouble shots, and how best to play them.
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Profile of Door County golfer Peter Hickey
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Upcoming Door County golf events…
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This week’s trivia question: What four tournaments played after the “regular season” determine the champion of the FedEx Cup?
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“Every time we flick on a light switch, we play a role in valley fills, strip mining, coal ash, and more. The good news is we can do something about it.
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In 2005, the City of San Francisco passed legislation that required city staff to buy materials from an approved list of environmentally preferable products.
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Landmark Water Quality Rules Approved as of September 8
As summer comes to a close, Wisconsin is headed for cleaner waters. September 8 marks the passage of a set of state rules, NR 102 and 217 (the “phosphorus rules”) and NR 151, to address algae-forming phosphorus pollution in Wisconsin’s waterways.
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In a vote that drew one of the largest crowds to a Door County municipal meeting in memory, Town of Liberty Grove voters said a resounding no to a proposal to purchase three shorefront properties in Gills Rock.
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A list of candidates in area races heading into the Sept. 14 primary.
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Gibraltar High School’s New Notebook
The next evolution in education has arrived at Gibraltar High School with the One Laptop Per Student, or OLPS, program. On Sept. 8, students in the sophomore class were given their own laptop computers, the latest step in the integration of technology into curriculum.
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Gibraltar clerk A Witness to Town’s Evolution
Gibraltar Town Clerk is stepping down after 23 years, but not without taking on a monumental final project.
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Feed the Fish catches distributor
A quick look at what happened in Door County last week.
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Skare, Bies to Participate in Forum Oct. 13
The news to come in Door County.
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Through the end of 2010, farms, businesses, and communities can benefit from a federal treasury grant that pays back 30 percent of the cost of installing renewable energy systems.
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“Our modern industrial economy takes a mountain covered with trees, lakes, running streams and transforms it into a mountain of junk, garbage, slime pits, and debris.” – Edward Abbey
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Eradicating Invasives at Peninsula State Park
Peninsula State Park Invasive Species Coordinator Paula Olig works to eradicate invasive buckthorn at the park. Donations to Friends of Peninsula State Park supported this seasonal position.
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0: Number of new hotels and villas allowed in Bali since April 2009, when Bali imposed a moratorium on them to preserve the island’s natural environment
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DCEC Presents Dr. Ken Bradbury at September Meeting
Dr. Ken Bradbury will speak at the Door County Environmental Council’s (DCEC) monthly meeting on September 8 at 7 pm. The program will take place at Crossroads at Big Creek located at 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay.
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Most golfers will tell you that the best chip shots travel less in the air and more on the green. Most amateur golfers will aim a foot or two before the hole and get mad when the ball continues to roll past the hole and off the green.