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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Whitefish, Potawatomi opened for deer hunting
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will make Whitefish Dunes and Potawatomi State Parks available to deer hunting from Nov. 20 – 28. The primary objective is vegetative and resource management.
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Peninsula State Park Feels Trickle Down of State Budget Cuts
Position freezes have left some Wisconsin state parks without permanent leaders.
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Connecting Our Homeless Veterans
As part of the Obama Administration’s increased efforts to help homeless vets, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (V.A.) new toll-free hot line – 877-4AIDVET – provides emergency support and resources for homeless veterans 24 hours a day.
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Chloe is a four-year-old Yellow Lab mix. She has a stunning yellow and white coat with a personality to match. She enjoys playing fetch and car rides.
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There’s an old quote, sometimes attributed to Albert Einstein, that goes like this: “What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.
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DCEDC Offers Business Counseling
The Door County Economic Development Corporation and the UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center will be offering free, one-on-one business counseling sessions on Thursday, September 2 from 9 am – 5 pm, for any new or existing business owners in Door County.
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Recycling Conundrums: Plastic Gardening Flats and Flowerpots
Recyclables are usually put in a bin for pick-up or taken to a drop-off site. In the case of flowerpots and plastic flats for gardening, however, materials can go right back to their source.
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“Nature shrinks as capital grows.
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45 Percent of its energy that Portugal gets from renewable sources, up from 17 percent five years ago 18.4 Percent of all energy production in the European Union that comes from renewable sources Source: New York Times
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Door County Restaurants Turn to Local Beef
The drawbacks of eating cheeseburgers used to be thought of in simple terms, eat too many and your waistline will swell and arteries will clog. Today there is a new variable in the consumption of greasy goodness.
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“If it weren’t for the Eastman School of Music,” Walter Preucil said, “our family wouldn’t exist!” Careers have many times been built around a music school experience, but a family that grew out of one is less common.
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Door County Tobacco Retailers Show Responsibility
Wisconsin Wins (WI WINS) tobacco compliance inspections were recently completed in Door County with only 1 sale of tobacco products to minors out of 30 inspections.
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Sister Bay resident, Susie Samson, celebrated her first hole-in-one on number three at Horseshoe Bay Golf Club on Sunday, August 22. It was a semi-blind shot with the pin was tucked back behind a high spot on the green.
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Profile of golfer Jeff Schommer.
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Upcoming golf events.
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This week’s trivia question: What is the source of Fuzzy Zoeller’s nickname?
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54th Annual Cherryland Open Around the Corner
The Door County Golf Association is gearing up for their popular, 54th Annual Cherryland Open to take place Saturday and Sunday, September 11 and 12. Each year the tournament rotates to a different golf course in Door County – last year’s tournament took place for the first time ever at Horseshoe Bay Golf Club.
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Ullman Wins Cherry Hills’ Net Match Play
In the Cherry Hills’ match play tournament that takes over a month to complete, Tim Ullman (10-handicap) came out victorious in the final match against 11 handicap, Todd Huehns (5 and 3).
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Fourth Consecutive Club Championship for Fuller
It was a battle of two buddies for this year’s Club Championship at Cherry Hills, August 21 and 22. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay sophomore and Cherry Hills employee, Cam Fuller edged out fellow employee and Ferris State sophomore Jared Reid by one stroke in the two day, 36-hole tournament.
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Accused Sturgeon Bay Teacher Resigns
The Sturgeon Bay School District released the following statement today regarding former teacher Darren Berg, who is accused of having sex with a student.