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Sheila O’Gara paid a visit to Weborg Point in Peninsula State Park on May 22 and found a flurry of warblers. “There was a crabapple tree SuBmITTeD about to bloom and they were all over it,” she wrote. She captured this great photo of a chestnut-sided warbler.

news NOTES FIRE DAMAGES CABIN Ephraim - a fire severely damaged a cottage at 3092 Larson Lane in ephraim over memorial Day weekend. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at approximately 10:25 pm on Sunday, may 24, after a stove had caught fire and spread into the roof. When Chief justin macDonald arrived on the scene, there was fire coming from the attic of the 800-square-foot cottage. The fire was brought under control within 30 minutes using approximately 3,500 gallons of water and three gallons of foam. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There were no injuries to the occupants of the cottage, but one firefighter sustained some minor smoke inhalation and was treated by paramedics on scene.

SHERIFF’S OFFICE RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT Sturgeon Bay – The Door County Sheriff’s Office has posted its 2025 annual Report for public review at doorcountysheriff.org. “The purpose of our annual report is to provide an overview of what’s happening at the Door County Sheriff’s Office and within our community,” wrote Sheriff Tammy Sternard in the preface to the report. The report provides details on crime, traffic crashes, drunk driving, drug enforcement and more community safety information. Overall traffic citations and ordinance violations reached a five-year high at 2,093, but arrests for Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) were down to their lowest level in the last five years, to 74. In 2022, there were 132 OWI arrests in the county. meanwhile, traffic crashes reached a new high of 748, with one fatality.

DDC Awards $318,852 to Five Local Projects

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estination Door County (DDC) has announced the latest round of Community Investment Fund grants, awarding $318,852 to five local projects to advance accessibility, history and culture. With this latest funding cycle, the program has now contributed to 71 projects countywide. Recipients include two government entities, two non-profit friends’ groups, and one non-profit art organization, with project investments ranging from $7,000 to $125,000. “These projects reflect the kind of investments that strengthen Door County for both residents and visitors,” said Jon Jarosh, Interim President/CEO. “Through the Community Investment Fund, tourism dollars are helping preserve our history, improve accessibility, and expand cultural experiences across the peninsula,” he said. The projects that were awarded funding in the program’s 13th grant cycle include: The Southern Door School District received support to modernize the Southern Door Community Auditorium stage infrastructure with a motorized batten system, expanding opportunities for touring productions, educational programming and cultural events that serve both visitors and residents. Investment amount: $125,000 The Gibraltar Historical Association received support for the Heritage Harbor Cultural Center, creating a welcoming community and visitor hub that preserves Fish Creek history while expanding access to exhibits, archives, genealogy resources, and cultural programming. Investment amount: $109,000 The Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands received support toward the restoration of the historic Plum Island boathouse roof and gutters, preserving a highly visible maritime landmark while supporting expanded educational and ecotourism programming on the island. Investment amount: $50,000 The Town of Egg Harbor received support to construct an accessible paved pathway connecting its new playground, pavilion, parking area and ball field,

The Friends of Plum and Pilot Island received $50,000 to put toward the restoration of the historic Plum Island boathouse roof and gutters. TIm SWeeT

improving accessibility and creating new recreational opportunities for visitors and residents alike. Investment amount: $27,852 The Friends of the Door County Parks System received support to install 500 feet of ADA-compliant mobility mats at Frank E. Murphy County Park, improving waterfront accessibility and enhancing the visitor experience for major community events and recreational use. Investment amount: $7,000 These five projects join 66 local projects that previously received grant funding, bringing the total impact from DDC’s Community Investment Fund to $3,774,623 since the program began in May 2023. A list of every grant that has been awarded is available at DoorCounty. com/cif. The dollars DDC uses for the program come from the 8% room tax that overnight visitors pay and that DDC receives as part of its agreement with the Door County Tourism Zone Commission. Wisconsin state statute dictates how those room

tax dollars can be used, which requires all awarded CIF projects to meet those specific requirements to qualify for funding. The next grant application deadline is Monday, June 22, at 4 pm. Qualified applicants include 501(c)(3) public charities, 501(c)(6) organizations, and local units of government. DDC encourages any interested local non-profit organization or local municipality to schedule a meeting with the Door County Community Foundation, DDC’s Community Investment Fund administrative partner, to discuss their idea before submitting an application. Call the Community Foundation at 920.746.1786 or email grants@givedoorcounty. org to schedule an appointment. For details about the program and to view funding requirements along with the online application, visit CommunityInvestmentFund.org.

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DOOR COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES Those municipalities that publish their public notices with us are indicated below with “PN.”

A draft update of the proposed city official road map would extend Yew Street to provide another access point to the Industrial Park. Residents have asked the city to remove from the plan extensions of South Hudson Avenue and South Ithica Place across the Ahnapee Trail to Yew Street as part of that plan. Proposed future road extensions are in red.

Residents Question Extending Streets Over Ahnapee Trail by KEVIN BONESKE kevin@ppulse.com

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he potential for an Aldi grocery store coming to Sturgeon Bay’s west side has spurred the city to update its official road map. But at a Plan Commission meeting May 20, residents were more concerned about what those proposed updates could mean for the future of the Ahnapee State Trail. Aldi has expressed interest in property south of state Highway 42-57 near Ashland Avenue. Mayor David Ward, the chair of the commission, said that would necessitate the extension of Ashland across the highway. “It’s a signal intersection, so a lot of mechanics are there for that,” Ward said. Several residents expressed concerns about other extensions in the draft plan that would extend streets over a section of the Ahnapee Trail that weaves past a residential neighborhood. One proposed road update would extend Yew Street from the Industrial Park west to South Duluth Avenue (County S), near Maas Greenhouses, which would provide another entrance and exit for the Industrial Park. “It would take a lot of pressure off of the West Walnut [Drive] corridor, because when factories let out, they want to go down to County S,” Ward said. “They use County S, and it’s a bad intersection when you get down to Duluth [Avenue].” Residents who live in the area of West Walnut Drive asked that portions of South Hudson Avenue and South Ithaca

Place not be extended further south, thereby crossing the Ahnapee Trail while connecting where Yew Street could be extended west. Justin Skiba, who lives on West Walnut Drive and also wrote a letter to the commission, said that portion of the Ahnapee Trail is “the most peaceful stretch of trail within city limits.” “There’s a natural protective border along the south side of the trail, and an uninterrupted path to Cherry Blossom Park,” he said. Skiba said the uninterrupted path is ideal for young children, hikers, bikers, runners and in the winter snowmobilers, while extending South Hudson Avenue and South Ithaca Place across the trail would create two stopping points and negatively affect all trail users. “Holding off on the extension of these two streets I don’t think would affect the entirety of the [Yew Street extension] project,” he said. “But when it comes to development, though, once land is cleared and roads are paved, it’s all but certain that the natural surroundings will never come back as they once were.” City Administrator Josh Van Lieshout said extensions of South Hudson Avenue and South Ithaca Place are already platted for the West Walnut subdivision on the city’s map. “The point of the official map is to reserve the opportunity to acquire future rights-of-way and give notice of that to the property,” he said. Some commissioners suggested the possibility of removing extensions of South Hudson Avenue and South Ithaca Place from the city’s map so that

portions of those roads wouldn’t be built over the Ahnapee Trail in the future. “I would be opposed to the connecting [of Yew Street] with South Ithaca Place and South Hudson Avenue, because it’s just not necessary,” said Commissioner Amy Stephens. “I would love for it to not be sketched on the map, so it’s not ever talked about or considered.” District 4 Alderman Spencer Gustafson, who is also on the commission, said he could also support not extending those two streets. “We are an Ice Age Trail Community,” he said. “That trail runs through there. I can definitely see the benefit of making sure we preserve that.” Commissioners held off making a recommendation on updating the official city map at the urging of Ward, who said he wanted to further review the map, which would be back before them at their June meeting. “I think we should take a few weeks to at least look it over and see if we can have a few things tied down,” he said. The city engaged the services of Cedar Corporation to update the official map, which is authorized under state law as a planning and regulatory tool to identify future roads and road extensions that restrict improvements from being constructed within designated future right-of-ways, unless approved by the city. In addition to extending Ashland Avenue, the proposed map update includes planned roadway layouts in the area east of Douglas Avenue, west of South Ithaca Place and north of the Door County Justice Center.

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Culvert Replacement Bids Come in High by KEVIN BONESKE kevin@ppulse.com

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hen it comes to replacing culverts at the railroad spur and on Utah Street in Sturgeon Bay, the prices now aren’t right. The Common Council decided May 19 to reject bids the city received from DeGroot, Inc., for both places. Public Works Director Mike Barker said the bids came in nearly four times higher than what the city budgeted. Of the total bid amount of $730,132.03, replacing the railroad spur culvert, which is located under the fishing pier, would have cost $459,832.50. The bid to replace the Utah Street culvert, which resembles a concrete bridge where Big Creek flows through, came to $270,299.53. Barker said $120,000 had been budgeted for Utah Street, and $90,000 budgeted for replacing the railroad spur culvert. Barker said the fact that the replacements would use a different material increased the price more than expected. The railroad spur culvert price increased even more when Cedar Corporation determined that the fishing pier would have to be removed to replace the culvert. That was contrary to what a contractor had indicated to the city last year. The culvert at the railroad spur, which helps circulate water by the marina adjacent to Sonny’s Italian Kitchen and Pizzeria, is slowly collapsing and in very poor condition.

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It’s a big year for the Pulse, as Memorial Day Weekend marked 30 years since the first issue of the paper went to the presses on May 22, 1996. Myles Dannhausen Jr. recalled his first impressions of paper that it was and what it has become. Then, Dannhausen took a quick look at what’s new in dining this year, and highlights three new projects he loves. Then, Theresa Evans joined the podcast to talk about her new memoir that details her journey living side-by-side with her mother in her mother’s final days. Evans discusses their reconciliation, growth, and finally her mother’s decision to use medical assistance in dying as she battled severe pain and crippling disease. Listen at DoorCountyPulse.com/podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

(Left) Though the railroad spur culvert is collapsing underneath the fishing pier, the Sturgeon Bay Common Council has rejected a bid that came in over budget to replace the culvert this year. / (Above) The Sturgeon Bay Common Council has rejected a bid that came in over budget to replace the concrete culvert where Big Creek flows under Utah Street, shown here following heavy rains in KEVIN BONESKE mid April. FILE

Barker said Cedar Corporation determined it would be less expensive to relocate a new culvert for the railroad spur closer to Sonny’s to provide water circulation for the marina and leave the current culvert in place by filling it in with slurry. Barker said he hopes additional funds could be included in the city’s 2027 capital budget to replace the culverts next year. Given the lower water levels in recent years, Barker said delaying replacement of the railroad spur culvert until next year shouldn’t result in losing public access to the spur. “If we were to experience high water levels like five years ago, we could have an issue, but I think we’ll be safe until next year with the railroad spur,” he said. Barker said the concrete wing walls are separating on the Utah Street culvert, for which replacing the concrete with aluminum would last longer.

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COUNTY OF DOOR, POP. 30,066- PN co.door.wi.gov 920.746.2200 County Board meets 4th Tuesday of month Cty Clerk: Jill Lau jlau@co.door.wi.gov TOWN OF BAILEYS HARBOR, POP. 1,223 - PN admin@baileysharbor.gov 920.839.9509 Town Board meets 2nd Monday of month Clerk: Haley Adams admin@townofbaileysharborwi.gov TOWN OF BRUSSELS, POP. 1,125 - PN townofbrussels.com 920.493.1836 Town Board meets 2nd Wednesday of month Clerk: Sherri Dantoin clerk.townofbrussels@gmail.com TOWN OF CLAY BANKS, POP. 385 - PN tn.claybanks.wi.gov 920.493.7383 Town Board meets 2nd Monday of month Clerk: Jessica Bongle clerk@tn.claybanks.wi.gov TOWN OF EGG HARBOR, POP. 1,458- PN townofeggharbor.org 920.743.6141 Town Board meets 3rd Monday of month Clerk: Pam Krauel clerk@townofeggharbor.org VILLAGE OF EGG HARBOR, POP, 358 - PN villageofeggharbor.org 920.868.3334 Village Board meets 2nd Wednesday of month Clerk: Lynn Ohnesorge lohnesorge@villageofeggharbor.gov VILLAGE OF EPHRAIM, POP. 345 - PN ephraim-wisconsin.com 920.854.5501 Village board meets 2nd Tuesday of month Clerk/Treasurer: Andrea Collak acollak@ephraim.wi.gov TOWN OF FORESTVILLE, POP. 1,063 - PN forestvilletown.wi.gov 920.639.2431 PO Box 175, Forestville, WI 54213 Town board meets 3rd Monday of month Clerk: Theresa Tlachac clerk@forestvilletown.wi.gov VILLAGE OF FORESTVILLE, POP. 482 villageofforestvillewi.gov 920.536.3181 Village board meets 3rd Monday of month Clerk: Heidi Wyckoff clerk@villageofforestvillewi.gov TOWN OF GARDNER, POP. 1,218 - PN townofgardner.org 920.825.1137 Town board meets 2nd Wednesday of month Clerk: Amy Sacotte togclerk@townofgardnerwi.gov TOWN OF GIBRALTAR, POP. 1,228- PN gibraltarwi.gov 920.868.1714 Town board meets 1st Wednesday of month Clerk: Laura Reetz clerk@gibraltarwi.gov TOWN OF JACKSONPORT, POP. 878 - PN jacksonportwi.gov 920.823.8136 Town board meets 4th Tuesday of month Clerk/Treasurer: Colleen Huberty clerk@jacksonportwi.gov TOWN OF LIBERTY GROVE, POP. 2096 - PN libertygrove.org 920.854.2934 Town board meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of month Clerk/Treasurer: Pam Donart town@libertygrovewi.gov TOWN OF NASEWAUPEE, POP. 1,984 -PN townofnasewaupee.com 920.495.0920 Town board meets 3rd Thursday of month Meetings: 3388 Cty PD Clerk: Jill Lau clerk@townofnasewapeewi.gov TOWN OF SEVASTOPOL, POP. 2,826 - PN townofsevastopol.com 920.746.1230 Town board meets on the 3rd Monday of month Clerk/Treasurer: Amy M. Flok office@townofsevastopolwi.gov VILLAGE OF SISTER BAY, POP. 1,148 - PN sisterbaywi.gov 920.854.4118 Village board meets 3rd Tuesday of month Clerk: Julie Thyssen info@sisterbaywi.gov CITY OF STURGEON BAY, POP. 9,646 - PN sturgeonbaywi.org 920.746.2900 Common Council meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday of month Clerk: Stephanie Reinhardt info@sturgeonbaywi.org TOWN OF STURGEON BAY, POP. 821 - PN townofsturgeonbay-wi.gov 920-338-5246 Town board meets 2nd Monday of month Clerk: Michelle Sternard clerk@townofsturgeonbay-wi.gov TOWN OF UNION, POP. 1,005 - PN https://townofuniondoorwi.gov/ 920.493.9559 Town board meets 2nd Wednesday of month Clerk: Beth Hanson clerk@townofuniondoorwi.gov TOWN OF WASHINGTON, POP. 777 - PN washingtonisland-wi.gov Town board meets 3rd Wednesday of month Clerk/Treasurer: Alexandria McDonald townoffice@washingtonisland-wi.gov

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ndrew Holdmann only intended to spend one summer working in Door County before starting graduate school in Chicago, but his boss at the Ephraim Yacht Club gave him a fortune that proved impossible to avoid. “I remember him telling me, ‘You’re gonna meet a girl up here, and you’re never gonna leave,’” Holdmann recalled. Sure enough, he met Courtney, a lifelong Northern Door resident and Gibraltar High School grad, and the rest was history. After the two finished graduate school in 2007, they got engaged and moved back to the peninsula, where they spent the next 12 years starting a family and building their careers. Now, after a six-year hiatus spent in various educational positions in Madison, Holdmann returns with his family to take on a bigger role in the community. Starting July 1, he will serve as the new secondary school principal at the Gibraltar School District. Holdmann will take over from current principal James DeBroux, who is leaving to serve as the next principal of Ripon High School in east-central Wisconsin. The school board unanimously approved DeBroux’s resignation in their February meeting. During his initial stint in Door County, Holdmann taught high school social studies at Gibraltar for 10 years. When he began, he was just a couple of years into his teaching career. Holdmann credits Gibraltar with developing the foundations of his personal teaching and leadership style, emphasizing the district’s focus on student-centered decision making and administrative leadership’s confidence in school staff. “There was a level of trust that leadership had that we [teachers] were doing best for the kids,” he said. “I think that was my real education as a teacher. I had just a

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tremendous amount of growth as a person, and as a teacher during that decade I was at Gibraltar.” As a leader, Holdmann said he prioritizes the needs of students – listening to their feedback and giving them agency to make decisions – while encouraging staff members to listen to one another and collaborate. He also recognizes the importance of building relationships with staff and establishing a meaningful collective vision for the school. Finding the right balance between these factors is a skill, he said. “As the adults in the building, we ask ourselves, how does this serve students? How does this drive student learning?” he said. “At the same time, how are we still centering the humanness of everybody in the building – students, teachers, families, community.” Holdmann discovered his love for education while coaching kids’ soccer during college, leading him to pursue a master’s in education from DePaul University. After graduating, he taught in the Madison area for a couple of years, then at Kewaunee High School for a year before coming to Gibraltar. Holdmann and his family decided to return to Madison for seven years in part to explore professional opportunities. During that time, Holdmann taught at the middle school interdisciplinary humanities Madison Country Day School, assisted in developing an alternative

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program for high school students in the Madison Metropolitan School District, and earned his leadership degree from Edgewood University. He earned his principal license in the winter of 2024, after which he took an instructional coaching job in the Verona School District. Holdmann stayed in touch with colleagues from Gibraltar, and when he learned the secondary principal position had an opening, he knew it was the perfect place for him to step into a leadership role. “When I think about leadership and the type of leader I want to be, and the type of school environment I want to work in, it’s very community-based, very personalized, smaller in size with relationships at the core, and Gibraltar checks all those boxes,” he said. He didn’t apply for any other principal positions for the coming school year. “It wasn’t like I was sending out applications to principal openings in the Madison area,” Holdmann said. “It was really just Gibraltar that I was interested in.” In general, Holdmann said he and his family look forward to rejoining the Northern Door community. As a first-time principal, Holdmann said the job will be a learning experience, but he’s ready to dive headfirst into the work and is eager to listen and learn from experienced staff at the district.

t their May 20 meeting, the Sturgeon Bay School Board voted to navigate the 2026-27 school year without a high school principal, instead dividing the responsibilities among three existing staff members: athletic director Jon Dupuis, middle school principal Mark Smullen and superintendent Dan Tjernagel. The decision follows the resignation of current high school principal Keith Nerby, who has accepted a position as principal of Milton High School in Southern Wisconsin. Rather than appoint an interim principal or pursue a hire before the next school year – both options the board considered – it opted for a shared-responsibility approach, Tjernagel said.

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These three current Sturgeon Bay School District staff members will share the responsibilities of high school principal for the 2026-27 school year.

In addition to his role as athletic director, Dupuis will serve as the high school dean of students. Smullen will take on principal duties for grade nine and 10, and Tjernagel will do so for grades 11 and 12. Dupuis will give up his current part-time physical education position; those funds will go toward compensating him for his new responsibilities. He will continue to be classified as a teacher rather than an administrator. As a result, the district will have one fewer administrator position for the 2026-27 school year.

Tjerngel said the board has not set a timeline for hiring a permanent high school principal. Typically, he said, such a process takes about three months and involves students, staff, community members and the school board. It usually begins in late winter or early spring. Nerby will officially vacate his position on June 30. In his resignation letter, he said he would “continue to work diligently throughout the remainder of the school year to ensure a smooth transition and to support the continued success of the high school and district.”

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164 STUDENTS TO GRADUATE FROM L-C HIGH SCHOOL The Luxemburg-Casco High School Class of 2026, composed of 164 students, received its diplomas on may 20 during a commencement ceremony held in the main high school gymnasium. Rylen Hinckley, son of Debra Kaye and stepson of jeremy Kaye of Luxemburg, is the class valedictorian. anna annoye, daughter of Tory and melissa annoye of Luxemburg, is the salutatorian. Based on self-reporting of their post-graduate plans, 41% of this year’s graduating class (67 students) will further their education at a four-year, post-secondary institution; 37% (61 students) will continue their studies at a technical college or trade school; 16% will directly enter the workforce (19 students) or begin a registered apprenticeship (7 students);

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Utopia Comes Home for Good

The Stjärna at full sail, and in the harbor with the Door County Maritime Museum in the background, where she moored in 2025, was restored by the Patriot Racing Project, whose founder is SuBmITTeD now also the museum’s first harbor master.

Peterson Boatworks vessel donated to veterans’ nonprofit will moor permanently at Door County Maritime Museum by DEBRA FITZGERALD debra.fitz@ppulse.com

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ast year, the schooner Utopia came home to Sturgeon Bay as part of the Tall Ships Festival. This year, she’s coming home for good. The story of how the Peterson Boatworks vessel is making her return is almost as breathtaking as the schooner’s life. The 77-foot staysail schooner has circumnavigated the world, competed in ocean races and sailed as a goodwill ambassador to thousands of people around the Great Lakes. She was built in Sturgeon Bay in 1946, designed by Fred Peterson himself, the founder of the boatworks that bore his name. During a ceremony in May in Manitowoc, she was donated by her owners – Jeffrey John Rochon, Joyce Lynn “Mickey” Judkins, Michael Patrick Morris and Jill Ann “Koko” Rochon (Jeffrey and Jill Ann are siblings) – to the Patriot Racing Project, founded by captain Jack Gage, who serves as the nonprofit’s president. She’ll be moored at the Door County The Door County Maritime Museum Maritime Museum held (DCMM) dock in its official opening of the Sturgeon Bay, Peterson Legacy Gallery arriving in early June. on May 18. The gallery “The importance of features several interactive her being in Sturgeon exhibits highlighting the Bay is not just for the Peterson Builders story; the personal histories, letters, museum – it’s her and historic photographs home,” said Kevin of the shipyard’s workers; Osgood, DCMM a hands-on learning president and CEO. space for children; and a “She represents collaborative exhibition this community like in the gallery’s traveling nothing I’ve come space featuring the across in my eight nautical works of Door County master artist years here.” Gerhard C.F. Miller.

Stars Aligning A serendipitous series of events over about six weeks led to Utopia’s pending return to her home port. And it started with a boat purchase. In early May, DCMM decided to buy assets from Shoreline Boat Tours, including the Gratitude, an excursion vessel for scenic water tours. “I did some research, did cost projections, got the board together, and made the decision to purchase those assets and hopefully, very soon, launch working

The tall ship Utopia, built in Sturgeon Bay by Peterson Boatworks, will return home for good in early June. SuBmITTeD

“The stars just lined up and said, ‘you’d be foolish not to put this in place,’” Osgood said. Giving Veterans a Crew Again The three-year-old Patriot Racing Project is a veterans’ peer-support, mental-health charity that brings veterans together through sailing and hands-on craftsmanship. Through camaraderie and skills training, it recreates the close-knit team structure veterans lose when they leave active duty. The organization focuses on veterans within a year of separating from military service. “Within 12 months, you’re at the most likely state in your life to do things like substance abuse or self-harm,” Gage said. “So we give them an opportunity to work with people who understand what it’s like to be them.” Sailing classic vessels that require attention to detail and teamwork – with roles for everyone aboard – is central to that mission. The boat restoration work also helps veterans build trade skills and gain a footing in the job market. At the same time, the vessels themselves give the broader community a way to honor veterans’ service. Gage spent five-and-a-half years on active duty with the Marines and knows firsthand what reentry looks like. He returned to Wisconsin around 2021. “I struggled with the same thing,” he said. He recalled the giddy anticipation of pending freedom before leaving the service, and how quickly those feelings shifted. “You feel like you’re missing something,” he said. “Life just

The Stjärna was docked at the DCMM last year and is getting a new engine this season. “She sails veterans and gives them peace after conflict,” Gage said. The Voyage Home Gage said it was “jaw-dropping” when the Utopia’s owners, friends of his, had proposed donating her to Patriot Racing to secure her future. Knowing considerable funding would be needed to maintain a vessel of her size, the nonprofit quietly reached out to grantmakers and donors to raise startup costs. “We tried to keep it on the down-low as much as possible so we didn’t bite off more than we can chew,” Gage said. DCMM’s board of directors also donated $10,000 for what Gage had referred to as Wisconsin’s last tall ship of her kind, a historic vessel worth preserving. “This partnership makes too much sense,” said DCMM’s Osgood. “We’re here to watch out for the history, and so are they.” Utopia was in Manitowoc, preparing to sail for Sturgeon Bay after Memorial Day. Her route – the long one, Gage said – will take her past Washington and Rock islands and down the west coast of Door County, stopping at harbors along the way, such as Sister Bay and Egg Harbor. “Then she’ll come to her permanent home with the Door County Maritime Museum,” he said. At the DCMM dock, the Gratitude will occupy one slip, the Utopia will moor in front of the John Purves, and the Stjärna, whenever she’s in Sturgeon Bay, will go opposite the Gratitude. The Sea Scouts sailboat likely will not be docked this season, Osgood said. Utopia will offer charter and sail-away opportunities to support Patriot Racing’s mission. Participation in all Patriot Racing programs – sailing and workshop – is free for all veterans. For Osgood, the convergence of the museum, the nonprofit and the schooner still feels unlikely enough to say out loud. “This is stars aligning,” Osgood said. “You don’t fight that. You’ve got to go with it.” Utopia is expected to arrive in Sturgeon Bay in early June. Connect with Gage at jack.gage@patriotracingproject. com.

doesn’t feel the same anymore. People don’t know what you went through, and you miss the support The Escape, a 1938 Peterson-built sailboat, in the Door County Maritime structure – there’s no more closeMuseum’s off-site workshop, is being restored by the nonprofit Patriot Racing knit group than veterans, who by Project. SuBmITTeD anD FILe PHOTO By D.a. FITZGeRaLD nature have to work as a team, and waterfront cruises and give people the opportunity to they value each other’s input.” see the history at the museum and get out on the water A lifelong boater, Gage returned to sailing, making and see what it is today,” Osgood said. long-distance ocean passages. Back in Wisconsin, he Those cost projections included hiring a harbor master crewed the Edith M. Becker, a tall ship schooner out of to manage the Gratitude’s captains and crews. DCMM’s Sister Bay. other vessels include the restored 1919 tugboat John “It was a very invigorating, rejuvenating experience, Purves and the Sea Scouts sailboat for youth programs. especially with the older, more classical boats,” he said. Osgood thought of Gage. DCMM and the Patriot Racing The experience inspired him to start the nonprofit. Project already had a two-year working relationship: He began taking veterans out on a 19-foot wooden sloop, Patriot Racing was restoring the DCMM’s Escape – a Summer Breeze, built by his father, a homebuilder of 1938 Peterson-built sailboat – in the heated workshop boats. A boat restoration project came next, the of the DCMM’s off-site collection storage and archive Stjärna, an old Norse word meaning “star.” facility at 512 South Columbia St., purchased in 2025. Gage later learned every previous owner of Gage had already indicated the possibility that Utopia that boat had been a veteran. A veteran works might be donated to Patriot Racing, and they had talked “Some people may remember that on a boat as about the importance, if that happened, of Sturgeon Bay vessel,” Gage said. “She was sitting outside part of the Patriot being her home port. an old schoolhouse south of the old Racing Project. Osgood asked Gage if he’d be interested in the harbor Morning Glory restaurant, sitting there for SuBmITTeD master job. If Utopia came through, Gage would already 10 or 15 years, collecting rainwater. We had be in place. Gage said yes. Then the Utopia came the opportunity to take her on and restore through. her.”

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jon jarosh, the interim president/ CeO and chief communications officer at Destination Door County (DDC), has earned the Certified Destination management executive (CDme) designation. Held by tourism executives across north america, the designation is widely regarded as the industry’s premier executive leadership certification. Jon Jarosh. “mr. jarosh and other destination FILe leaders throughout the u.S. have invested in their education and are now equipped with the knowledge needed to adapt to and manage the increasing change and competition facing our industry, not only in Door County, but across the country,” said Don Welsh, president and CeO of Destinations International, the hub for tourism organizations that provides the CDme program. The certification process gave jarosh insights from destination leaders across the country and reinforced innovative approaches to positioning Door County for long-term success, jarosh said. He completed the program while helping lead DDC’s implementation of its 2026-2028 strategic plan. Destination Door County’s priorities focus on strengthening year-round economic vitality, supporting community well-being and advancing stewardship initiatives throughout the peninsula. The leadership development and strategic planning components of the CDme program align closely with DDC’s ongoing work around stewardship, community engagement and long-term destination sustainability. The CDme program is the tourism industry’s highest individual educational achievement and the only certification program specifically designed for destination management professionals. The curriculum prepares destination organization leaders to apply their experience and expertise with a focus on vision, leadership, productivity and business strategy implementation.

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The algoma area Chamber of Commerce is seeking restaurants, food trucks, caterers and nonprofits to serve food during the 39th-annual Shanty Days, held Friday, aug. 14, through Sunday, aug. 16. Shanty Days attracts thousands of visitors each year for three days of live music, family activities, community celebration and refreshments. Popular menu items in past years have included chicken on a stick, sweet corn, foot-long hot dogs and other easy-to-serve festival favorites. For nearly four decades, these vendor spaces were operated by a local nonprofit as one of its primary annual fundraisers. Following a membership poll, the organization decided to pursue other fundraising opportunities moving forward. accepted vendors will have the right of first refusal for the following year’s event. Vendors should be prepared for a full three-day commitment, with more than 2,000 attendees expected on the festival grounds throughout the weekend. Pursuant to City of algoma Common Council Ordinance 849, food vendors operating from a food truck must obtain a food truck license from the City of algoma. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact director@ algomachamber.org for details.

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Moments of Remembrance Members of the George W. Goetz American Legion Post 372 of Forestville conducted 24 brief ceremonies at cemeteries and churches in Southern Door County on Sunday, May 24. Each ceremony included a prayer to the veteran, three-volley rifle salute and the playing of “Taps.” After the church and cemetery ceremonies, the Legionnaires remembered their fallen at the DaVe meLanCOn Forestville Town Hall and served as the color guard for the Maplewood Mets baseball game against the Egg Harbor Indians.

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Education Notes continued from page 4 three students will enlist in the u.S. military (two in the marines, one in the air Force); and seven students indicated that their plans are unknown or undecided. at the graduation ceremony, 17 honor students will be recognized for representing the top 10% of their graduating class: Rylen Hinckley, anna annoye, emiri Kuhn, Brady Hart, Kirstin Wendricks, alayna Deprez, alexa Ramel, Riley Westlund, alana mrotek, nora Hearn, Lilyanna jauquet, Tanner Snowberry, Baylee Wypiszenski, mason Burmeister, Claire VandenBush, Lillian Theys and jacquelyn engebose.

“This is about commonsense access, supporting rural economies and ensuring the next generation can experience the outdoors the same way so many of us did growing up,” Burgum said. The effort advances the Trump Administration’s goal to expand access to public lands and reduce regulatory burdens, including an executive order (14192) titled “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation” and implementation of Secretary’s Order 3447, which directs the removal of barriers to hunting and fishing access and better alignment of federal regulations with state wildlife management frameworks. The proposed rule would increase access at 107 national wildlife refuges and four national fish hatcheries. It also includes first-ever hunting or sport fishing opportunities at 14 refuges and three hatcheries, reflecting continued progress toward maximizing access where compatible with conservation goals. The National Wildlife Refuge System includes 573 national wildlife refuges and 38 wetland management districts, with more than 71 million visitors each year. The refuges provide vital habitat for thousands of species while also offering recreational opportunities including hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, photography and environmental education. Read more about why hunting is allowed on wildlife refuges at fws.gov/ story/why-hunting-allowed-refuges.

Stewardship Funding A pair of citizen resolutions introduced in Door County to support reauthorizing the KnowlesNelson Stewardship Program and to permanently fund it passed 89-1 and 920, respectively, among those who voted in the annual Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Conservation Congress spring fish and wildlife hearings last month. While advisory only, the strong show of support for the program in Door County – and many other counties throughout the state – may get legislators to take a closer look at the program. Check out the voting results by state or county at dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/ wcc/springhearing.

part-time higher education (college, university or technical college) to improve their career potential are eligible to apply. Recipients are awarded up to $750 per semester for one or two semesters, paid directly toward tuition. application forms and full guidelines are available at altrusaofdoorcounty.org. email completed applications to altrusadc. scholarship@gmail.com by july 1.

in leadership, academics, extracurricular activities, community service and potential for future success. Wilson is a Future Farmers of america (FFa) member and secretary of her chapter; a 4-H member who served as both president and vice president of her chapter; and a member of the allstate academic team, High Honors Club, national Honor Society, cross-country and track and field teams, and wrestling team. She is also a student representative for Destination Sturgeon Bay’s board and a coowner of the Steel Bridge Gelato Company. Wilson is currently a Certified nursing assistant at Door County medical Center and plans to pursue studies to become a Registered nurse.

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ALTRUSA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN altrusa International Foundation of Door County is accepting applications for the mary Louise Kiehnau Scholarship, designed to support women in Door County who are continuing their education after a pause. Women who are permanent residents of Door County and are returning to full- or

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K/D Tickets Available Tickets for the 44th annual Kewaunee/Door County Salmon Tournament, July 10-19, are available. The cost is $30 for licensed anglers aged 16 and older and $10 for youths aged 15 and younger. Ticket outlets include Mann’s Mercantile on Washington Island, Baileys 57 in Baileys Harbor, JP Express north of Carlsville, Howie’s Tackle and Greystone Castle in Sturgeon Bay, the BP and Citgo stations in Algoma, and Center Court BP and Yacht Works in Kewaunee.

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Prairie Fest Date Set Mark your calendars: Door County’s third annual Prairie Fest will be held Aug. 8 at 9004 Cty X near Forestville.

NWTC JOINS GROUP RESPONSE TO SURPLUS PROPOSAL northeast Wisconsin Technical College President Kristen Raney has joined the 15 other presidents of the Wisconsin Technical College System in responding to Gov. Tony evers’ bipartisan budget surplus proposal announced may 11 to highlight

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City, School Adopt Master Plan for Athletic Facilities

The first phase of improvements in the new Memorial Outdoor Athletic Complex Master Plan would include a new turf football field and a new track surface.

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The Sturgeon Bay High School track surface no longer meets standards for WIAA (Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic ELEANOR CORBIN Association) competition.

“I think the new track would be a great thing to help improve our athletes and grow our track team here,” said Clippers head track and field coach Zach Albers. The improvements will also allow local soccer teams to practice and host games in Sturgeon Bay instead of relocating events to Green Bay due to poor field conditions. Once completed, the renovated complex will continue serving students, physical education classes, marching band programs, the Door County YMCA, club sports and summer leagues, while expanding public access through features such as a dedicated measured-distance walking loop for residents, runners and families. Future phases envision tournament-ready baseball and softball facilities, a four-season concession and event pavilion and upgraded winter recreation amenities.

“I am very happy the school board elected to adopt this plan, as the action allows the city and school district to continue to work together on improvements to this very well-used and much-loved community facility,” Sturgeon Bay School Board president Mike Stephanie said. “The City of Sturgeon Bay is excited to move forward with this project in partnership with the school district,” City of Sturgeon Bay administrator Josh Van Lieshout said. “A renovated Memorial Field Athletic Complex will serve as a community asset that directly enhances Sturgeon Bay’s regional appeal. Investing in high-quality, public-facing recreation infrastructure is an incredibly effective tool for worker recruitment and retaining families to live and work in our community.”

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STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DOOR COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Tina M Ostrand D/O/D: 01/24/2026 Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 26GN34 Please take notice: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth October 9,1959 and date of death January 24, 2026 was domiciled in Door County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 928 Superior Street, Sturgeon Bay WI 54235 3. All Interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline fpr filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is August 11, 2026. 5. A claim may be filed at the Door County Courthouse, 1207 S. Duluth Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Room C256. BY THE COURT: /s/ Regan Hendrickson Register in Probate 5/11/26 Form completed by: Attorney Tara M Mathison Dewitt LLP 13845 Bishop’s Drive Suite 300 Brookfield, WI 53005 (262) 754-2840 Bar Number 1032821 WNAXLP STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DOOR COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Thomas P Tresnowski D/O/D: March 31, 2026 Amended Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 26PR30

Please take notice: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth August 11,1962 and date of death March 31,2026 was domiciled in Door County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 7886 Apple Ridge Road, Egg Harbor WI 54209 3. All Interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is August 12, 2026. 5. A claim may be filed at the Door County Courthouse, 1207 S. Duluth Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Room C256. BY THE COURT: /s/ Regan Hendrickson Register in Probate 5/12/26 Form completed by: Attorney Emily J Briski Hager, Dewick & Zuengler, S.C. 200 S Washington St., Suite 200 Green Bay, WI 54301 (920) 430-1900 Bar Number 1140898 WNAXLP CLAIMS DEADLINE NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE PATRICIA T. LECLOUX IRREVOCABLE TRUST Pursuant to Section 701.0508, Wisconsin Statutes, Rebecca M. Neinas and Monica A. Fedolfi, as successor trustees of The Patricia T. LeCloux Irrevocable Trust, with power to pay the debts of Patricia T. LeCloux, D.O.D. November 12, 2025, hereby provides notice that the deadline for the filing claims for payment of debts of Patricia T. LeCloux with Rebecca M. Neinas and Monica A. Fedlolfi, as Trustee of The Patricia T. LeCloux Irrevocable Trust, is September 22, 2026, being the date four (4) months after the date of the first insertion of the Notice. By: /s/ Ross & Liebmann Legal Group, LLC 225 S. Monroe Avenue, Suite 103 Green Bay, WI 54301 WNAXLP STATE OF WISCONSIN,

CIRCUIT COURT, DOOR COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF Jadyn Reed Gardner By (Petitioner) Sierra Autumn Stamm Notice of Name Change Hearing Case No. 26CV39 NOTICE IS GIVEN: A Petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: [First] Jadyn [Middle] Reed [Last] Gardner To: [First] Jadyn [Middle] Reed [Last] Gardner-Stamm Birth Certificate: [First] Jadyn [Middle] Reed [Last] Gardner This Petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Door County, State of Wisconsin: Judge David Weber 1209 S. Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 6/12/2026 9:30 am If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 920-746-2280 prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. Notice of this hearing shall be given by publication as a Class 3 notice for three (3) weeks in a row prior to the date of the hearing in the Peninsula Pulse, a newspaper published in Door County, State of Wisconsin. Run: May 22, 29, June 5, 2026 WNAXLP

PUBLIC MEETING

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The Door County Department of Health and Human Services will hold the second of two public participation meetings on Monday, June 8, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. This meeting will be held in the County Board Room located on the ground floor of the Door County Government Center, 421 Nebraska Street, Sturgeon

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Public Notices Bay, Wisconsin. This site is accessible to those with special needs. This meeting will also be available via Zoom. Information related to the log-on will be posted on Agenda. If you would like to present information through Zoom format, please contact Kathy Zak at kzak@co.door. wi.gov. The purpose of the meeting is to provide the public with opportunities to offer comments to the Department of Health and Human Services Board members and staff regarding any aspect of the agency administration, programming, or budget for 2027. The agency provides a comprehensive array of statutorily defined services to Door County residents experiencing challenges in the areas of mental health, alcohol and other drug abuse, developmental disabilities, child protection, juvenile justice, economic support, long-term care, adult protective services, the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) and Public Health. Those unable to attend the meeting who would like to offer comments regarding agency programs or budget may submit their written statements to the Door County Department of Health and Human Services in care of Joseph Krebsbach, Director, at 421 Nebraska Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235. Additionally, citizens may offer comments via email to jkrebsbach@co.door.wi.gov. The regular open board meetings of the department will resume immediately after the conclusion of the public participation meetings. WNAXLP

CITY OF STURGEON BAY LIQUOR LICENSES

APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Get Real Café, LLC (Agent) Veronica J Ripp residing in Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer, Class C Wine for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 43 S Madison Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/13/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Foundation, Inc. (Agent) Kelly J. Catarozoli residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer, Class C Wine for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 72 E Locust Court, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/13/26 Signed Stephanie L.

Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that MUSE Sturgeon Bay, Inc. (Agent) Kaira R. Rouer residing in Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer, Class C Wine for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 330 Jefferson Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/13/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Sturgeon Bay Red Room, LLC (Agent) Nicholas J. Hoffman residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer, Class B Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 66 S 3rd Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Healthy Way Market, LLC (Agent) Adam D. Goettelman residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class A Beer, Class A Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 216 S 3rd Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Sonny’s Pizzeria, LLC (Agent) Laura Estes residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer, Class B Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 129 N Madison Avenue Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that IMBN, Inc. (Agent) Abby K. Hess residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer, Class B Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 1009 S Oxford Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern:

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Bid Due Date: All bids are due by 5:00 pm Wednesday June 3, 2026. Sealed bids can be mailed or dropped off at: Town of Gardner 2026 County Road DK Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Notes: The quantities listed are only approximate and it is the responsibility of the bidder to take proper measurements. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to accept any part or combination thereof, the right to waive irregularities and informalities in bidding, the right to disregard all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional bids, and the right to accept the bid which best serves the interests of the Town. The Town reserves the right to postpone the award of the contract, and no bids shall be withdrawn for a period not exceeding 30 days after the date of the Bid Opening. The Town reserves the right to require a performance bond from the successful bidder as a condition of contract award. Published by Authority of: Amy Sacotte, Town Clerk, Town of Gardner, Door County, Wisconsin. WNAXLP

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I hereby certify that Nightingale SC, LLC. (Agent) John E. Heikkila residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer, Class B Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 1541 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/13/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Wisconsin CVS Pharmacy, LLC (Agent) Amanda M. Moll residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class A Beer, Class A Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 1407 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Kwik Trip, Inc. (Agent) Anthony L. Rush residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class A Beer, Class A Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 901 S. Duluth Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Kwik Trip, Inc. (Agent) Alora J. Fiscus residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class A Beer, Class A Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 1639 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Walgreens Co. (Agent) Sarah J. Olson residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class A Beer, Class A Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 808 S Duluth Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that L & P Convenient Store Sturgeon Bay, LLC (Agent) Terra A Grovogel

residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class A Beer, Class A Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 1130 Green Bay Road, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Khattra, Inc. (Agent) Barshdeep Singh residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class A Beer, Class A Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 25 N Madison Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Bayshore Outdoor Stores, Inc. (Agent) Julie A. Wilson residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer, Class C Wine for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 59 N Madison Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Scaturo’s Baking Co & Cafe (Agent) Robert S Scaturo residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer, Class C Wine for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 19 Green Bay Road, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that A to Z Cuisine, LLC. (Agent) Adriana ZumpanoStack residing in Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer, Class C Wine for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 86 W Maple Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Coborn’s Incorporated (Agent) James A. White residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class A Beer, Class A Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027,

Town of Gardner Request for Bid – Roof The Town of Gardner is requesting sealed bids from qualified, licensed roofing contractors for the removal, disposal, and complete replacement of the existing Town Hall roof. Gardner Town Hall 2344 County Road C, Brussels *Removal and Disposal of the existing roof *Inspection and replacement of any rotted or damaged roof decking *Installation of a new shingle or metal roof system *Site clean up and hauling away of all debris Bid Due Date: All bids due by 5:00 pm Wednesday July 1, 2026. Please mark bids – Shingle or Metal Sealed bids can by mailed or dropped off at: Town of Gardner 2026 County Road DK Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Note: The town reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. WNAXLP

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at the building situated at 1250 N 14th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/14/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Dromhus Door County, LLC (Agent) Heather Popp residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer, Class C Wine for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 611 Jefferson Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/15/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that LaVine, Inc. (Agent) Ted LaVine residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class A Beer, Class A Liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 825 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/15/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that The Salty Seagull Miniature Golf, LLC (Agent) Susan L. Hartzell residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 630 S Grant Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/18/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Prince of Pierogi, LLC (Agent) Krzysztof Krol residing in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Common Council for a Class B Beer, Class C Wine for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 846 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Dated 5/19/26 Signed Stephanie L. Reinhardt, City Clerk WNAXLP

PUBLIC HEARINGS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Sturgeon Bay Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing in the Council Chambers, 421 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter, in regard to a variance request from Richard Diehl, from section 20.29(2) of the Sturgeon Bay zoning code, which requires a street yard (setback) of 25 feet for an accessory structure for single-family residential dwellings. The subject parcel is #281-68-17000124 and is located at 850 Circle Ridge Circle. The applicant

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is proposing to construct a 364 square foot detached garage in line with the existing primary structure which is approximately 24 feet from the street right-of-way line. The application materials are on file with the Community Development Department, located at 421 Michigan Street, and can be viewed during normal business hours. The public is invited to give testimony in regard to the proposed variance request, either in person at the hearing or in writing. By order of: City of Sturgeon Bay Zoning Board of Appeals WNAXLP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Sturgeon Bay Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing in the Council Chambers, 421 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter, in regard to a variance request from Tina Reeths. The request seeks relief from section 20.29(1) of the Sturgeon Bay Zoning Code, which establishes height limitations for accessory structures in Single-Family Residential districts. The subject parcel is #281-66-12000103 and is located at 441 N Duluth Avenue. The applicant is proposing to construct a 962 square foot detached garage which exceeds the maximum allowed height. The application materials are on file with the Community Development Department, located at 421 Michigan Street, and can be viewed during normal business hours. The public is invited to give testimony in regard to the proposed variance request, either in person at the hearing or in writing. By order of: City of Sturgeon Bay Zoning Board of Appeals WNAXLP

MUNICIPALITIES BOARD OF REVIEW TOWN OF STURGEON BAY

BOARD OF REVIEW TOWN OF STURGEON BAY Notice of 2026 Open Book and Notice to Adjourn 2026 Board of Review to Later Date NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2026 Board of Review for the Town of Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, will meet on Monday, June 8th 2026 at 5:45 pm for the purpose of calling the 2026 Board of Review into session during the 30-day period pursuant to Section 70.47(2) of Wisconsin Statutes. Due to the fact the 2026 assessment roll will not be complete at that time, the Board of Review will adjourn until Monday, July 13th 2026 at 4 pm. OPEN BOOK. The assessment roll for the year 2026 will be open for examination starting on Monday, June 15th at the above location commencing at 8 am until 10 am. Additionally, the assessor shall be available on that date from 8 am to 10 am. Thereafter, the 2026 assessment roll will be available for viewing upon appointment. Instructional material about the assessment, objections and Board of Review Procedures under Wisconsin law will be available on June 8th from

8 am to 10 am. All Board of Review procedures, including the Open Book, will be held at Arle Memorial Hall, 692 Tacoma Beach Rd, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235. Notice is hereby given this 26th of May 2026. Michelle Sternard, Clerk – Town of Sturgeon Bay. Telephone – 920-328-5246 Email: clerk@ townofsturgeonbay-wi.gov WNAXLP

LIQUOR LICENSES GARDNER

APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Rouers Roadhouse, LLC (David Rouer, Agent) applied to the Town of Gardner for a retail “Class B” license to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 in the building situated at 8649 County Road C, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Dated: May 20, 2026 Amy Sacotte, Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Marshall’s Hide-a-way Bar (Renn Braun, Agent) applied to the Town of Gardner for a retail “Class B” license to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 in the building situated at 8851 Lucille’s Lane, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Dated: May 20, 2026 Amy Sacotte, Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Stevenson Pier Mini Mart LLC (Travis Stangel, Agent) applied to the Town of Gardner for a retail “Class A” license to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 in the building situated at 8654 County Road C, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Dated: May 20, 2026 Amy Sacotte, Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Wave Pointe Resort, LLC-Harbor House Waterfront Bar & Grill (Jessica Schultz, Agent) applied to the Town of Gardner for a retail “Class B” license to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 in the building situated at 3600 County Hwy CC, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Dated: May 20, 2026 Amy Sacotte, Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Gardner Rifle Club (Robert Niedzwiecki Agent) applied to the Town of Gardner for a retail “Class B” license to sell fermented malt beverages and “Class C” wine for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 in the building situated at 2389 S Stevenson Pier Rd, Brussels, Wisconsin. Dated: May 20, 2026

Amy Sacotte, Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Sunset on Rileys Point LLC (Brenda & Christopher Elfner, Agents) applied to the Town of Gardner for a retail “Class B” license to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 in the building situated at 3810 Rileys Point Road, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Dated: May 20, 2026 Amy Sacotte, Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that DENN, LLC (Milissa Kloida & Dennis Kloida Agent) applied to the Town of Gardner for a retail “Class B” license to sell fermented malt beverages and “Class C” wine for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 in the building situated at 2050 County Road DK, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Dated: May 20, 2026 Amy Sacotte, Clerk WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern: I hereby certify that Southern Door Snow Travelers (Jason Monfils President) applied to the Town of Gardner for a retail “Class B” license to sell fermented malt beverages and “Class C” wine for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 in the building situated at 3573 County Road CC, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Dated: May 20, 2026 Amy Sacotte, Clerk WNAXLP

LIBERTY GROVE

APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Door County Bakery LLC, agent Jean Thompson, residing in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, has applied to the Town of Liberty Grove for a “Class A” License to sell wine in closed containers for off-site consumption at 10048 Hwy 57, Sister Bay, Wisconsin for the period ending June 30, 2027. Dated 5/29/2026. Pamela Donart-Welcome, Clerk/ Treasurer WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Dovetail Trading LLC, dba Dovetail Trading, agent Linda HedeenWurster, residing in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, has applied to the Town of Liberty Grove for a Combination “Class A” License to sell fermented malt beverages & intoxicating liquors in closed containers for off-site consumption at 10282 Hwy 57, Sister Bay, Wisconsin for the period ending June 30, 2027. Dated 5/29/2026. Pamela Donart-Welcome, Clerk/Treasurer WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom it May Concern, I hereby certify that Yacht Works Inc, dba Yacht Works, agent Sam Forkert, residing in Sister Bay Wisconsin, has applied to the Town of Liberty Grove for a Combination “Class A” License to sell fermented

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Public Notices malt beverages & intoxicating liquors in closed containers for off-site consumption at 10967 State Highway 42, Sister Bay, Wisconsin for the period ending June 30, 2027. Dated 5/29/2026. Pamela DonartWelcome, Clerk/Treasurer WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Henriksen Fisheries, dba Henriksen Fish House, agent Kristie MossHenriksen, residing in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, has applied to the Town of Liberty Grove for a Combination “Class A” License to sell fermented malt beverages & intoxicating liquors in closed containers for off-site consumption at 11642 Old Stage Rd, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin for the period ending June 30, 2027. Dated 5/29/2026. Pamela DonartWelcome, Clerk/Treasurer WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Forty-Two Fuel Company, LLC, dba Forty-Two Fuel Company, member Sheila Gersek, residing in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has applied to the Town of Liberty Grove for a Combination “Class A” License to sell fermented malt beverages & intoxicating liquors in closed containers for off-site consumption at 12018 State Hwy 42, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin for the period ending June 30, 2027. Dated 5/29/2026. Pamela DonartWelcome, Clerk/Treasurer WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Kick Ash Products LLC, dba Kick Ash Door County, owner Carol Ash, residing in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, has applied to the Town of Liberty Grove for a Combination “Class A” License to sell fermented malt beverages and wine in closed containers for offsite consumption at 12001 Mink River Rd, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin for the period ending June 30, 2027. Dated 5/29/2026. Pamela DonartWelcome, Clerk/Treasurer WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that BBEB LLC, dba Blue Bear Ellison Bay/ Della Porta DC, agent Tesa Santoro, residing in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, has applied to the Town of Liberty Grove for a Combination “Class B” License to sell intoxicating liquors and fermented malt beverages for consumption on the licensed premises at 12029 Hwy 42, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin for the period ending June 30, 2027. Dated 5/29/2026. Pamela Donart-Welcome, Clerk/ Treasurer WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Dovetail Grill LLC, dba Dovetail Grill, agent Terry Wurster residing in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, has applied to the Town of Liberty Grove for a Combination “Class B” License to sell intoxicating liquors and fermented malt beverages for consumption on the licensed

premises at 10282 Hwy 57, Sister Bay, Wisconsin for the period ending June 30, 2027. Dated 5/29/2026. Pamela Donart-Welcome, Clerk/ Treasurer WNAXLP APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Tassi Hospitality LLC, dba Osteria Tre Tassi, agent Joseph Oimet, residing in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has applied to the Town of Liberty Grove for a Combination “Class B” License to sell intoxicating liquors and fermented malt beverages for consumption on the licensed premises at 11976 Mink River Rd, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin for the period ending June 30, 2027. Dated 5/29/2026. Pamela Donart-Welcome, Clerk/Treasurer WNAXLP

SEVASTOPOL

APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I hereby certify that Glidden Lodge Restaurant, Inc., (Timothy J. Zellner, Agent), d/b/a Donny’s Glidden Lodge Restaurant, Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, has applied to the Town of Sevastopol for a retail combination Class B license to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated on 4670 Glidden Drive, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Dated: May 22, 2026 Amy M. Flok, Clerk-Town of Sevastopol Door County, Wisconsin WNAXLP

SISTER BAY

To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Alpaca to Apparel LLC, Benjamin Kornowski – Agent, residing in Kewaunee County, WI, has applied to the Sister Bay Board of Trustees for a combined retail Class A License to sell fermented malt beverages & intoxicating liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 2340 Mill Road. Dated May 26, 2026, Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk WNAXLP To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that BLTK Inc dba Thyme Market, Karl Bradley – Agent, residing in Sister Bay, Door County, WI, has applied to the Sister Bay Board of Trustees for a Combination Class A License to sell fermented malt beverages & intoxicating liquors for the period ending June 30, 2026, at the building situated at 10588 Country Walk. Dated May 26, 2026, Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk WNAXLP To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Church Hill Inn LLC, Mike Goldstone – Agent, residing in Sister Bay, Door County, WI, has applied to the Sister Bay Board of Trustees for a retail Class B License to sell fermented malt beverages & a retail Class C license to sell wine, for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 2393 S Bay Shore Drive. Dated May 26, 2026, Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk WNAXLP

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To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Cross Management Inc dba Open Hearth Lodge, John Zacek – Agent, residing in Sister Bay, Door County, WI, has applied to the Sister Bay Board of Trustees for a retail Class B License to sell fermented malt beverages & a retail Class C license to sell wine, for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 2669 S Bay Shore Drive. Dated May 26, 2026, Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk WNAXLP To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Drink Coffee LLC dba Analog Ice Cream & Coffee, Rachel Lohman – Agent, residing in Ephraim, Door County, WI, has applied to the Sister Bay Board of Trustees for a Retail Class “B” License to sell fermented malt beverages and a Retail Class C License to sell wine for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 10649 N Bay Shore Drive. Dated May 26, 2026, Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk WNAXLP To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Husby’s EL LLC, James Larsen – Agent, residing in Sister Bay, Door County, WI, has applied to the Sister Bay Board of Trustees for a Retail “Class B” License to sell fermented malt beverages & intoxicating liquors for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 10641 N Bay Shore Drive. Dated May 26, 2026, Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk WNAXLP To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Northern Haus, LLC, Sara Anderson – Agent, residing in Fish Creek, Door County, WI, has applied to the Sister Bay Board of Trustees for a Combination “Class B” License to sell fermented malt beverages & intoxicating liquors for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 10414 Fieldcrest Road. Dated May 26, 2026, Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk WNAXLP To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Sister Bay Bowl Inc, Penny Anschutz – Agent, residing in Sister Bay, Door County, WI, has applied to the Sister Bay Board of Trustees for retail “Class B” License to sell fermented malt beverages & intoxicating liquor, for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 10640 N Bay Shore Dr. Dated May 26, 2026, Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk WNAXLP To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Piggly Wiggly Sister Bay Inc, Jay Kita – Agent, residing in Baileys Harbor, Door County, WI, has applied to the Sister Bay Board of Trustees for a combined retail Class A License to sell fermented malt beverages, intoxicating liquor, and cider for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 10576 Country Walk Dr. Dated May 26, 2026, Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk WNAXLP To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Raelynn, Inc dba Bhirdo’s by the Bay, Denise Bhirdo – Agent, residing in Sister Bay, Door County, WI, has applied to the Sister Bay Board of Trustees

for a combined retail Class A License to sell fermented malt beverages & intoxicating liquor for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 10748 N Bay Shore Drive. Dated May 26, 2026, Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk WNAXLP To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Sister Bay Inn LLC, Alma Vaicekauskas Agent, residing in Sister Bay, Door County, WI, has applied to the Sister Bay Board of Trustees for a retail Class “B” License to sell fermented malt beverages & a retail Class C license to sell wine, for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 10490 STH 57. Dated May 26, 2026, Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk WNAXLP To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that Roots Inn & Kitchen LLC, Collin Doherty – Agent, residing in Sister Bay, Door County, WI, has applied to the Sister Bay Board of Trustees for a retail Class “B” License to sell fermented malt beverages & a retail Class C license to sell wine, for the period ending June 30, 2027, at the building situated at 2378 Maple Dr. Dated May 26, 2026, Julie Thyssen, Village Clerk WNAXLP

ORDINANCES

LIBERTY GROVE

TOWN OF LIBERTY GROVE Ordinance 2-26 Please be advised that the Town of Liberty Grove has enacted Ordinance number 2-26 “Appointment of Alternate Members of Board of Review.” The full text of Ordinance 2-26 may be obtained at the Town office at 11161 Old Stage Road MondayFriday during normal office hours or through the Town’s website, libertygrovewi.gov. For additional information contact the Town office at 920854-2934. Pamela DonartWelcome, Clerk/Treasurer WNAXLP

SCHOOL DISTRICTS AGENDAS

STURGEON BAY

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF STURGEON BAY Board of Education Learning Session Wednesday, June 3, 2026 5:00 P.M. Board of Education Special Meeting Board Conference Room CALL TO ORDER: 1. Roll Call 2. Motion to Adopt Agenda AGENDA: 1. Budget Planning a. Educational Programming/ Operational Referendum Planning/Community Survey b. Long-Term Maintenance/ Roofing related information and planning Adjourn 2. NOTE: This notice may be supplemented with additions to the agenda that come to the attention of the board prior to the meeting. If there are changes, a final agenda will be posted and provided to the media no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting or no later than 2 hours prior to the meeting in the event of an emergency. WNAXLP

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St. Joseph Catholic Church

144th Season bethanyephraim.org

110 N. 5th Ave • Sturgeon Bay

A Historic Church A Living Faith May 31 • 9:30 am Rev. Larry Pinnow

We welcome our summer visitors and vacationers!

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October 2 & 9 Rev. Martin Ruge Madison, WI Neenah, WI

Bethany

Lutheran Church 3028 Church St. (Cty Hwy Q) • Ephraim, WI 54211-0707

ELCA LUTHERAN CHURCHES Bay View Lutheran

340 W. Maple St. • Sturgeon Bay Sunday Worship 9:15AM • 10:15AM Coffee & Fellowship All are welcome!

Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran

Saturday, 4:00pm Fish Creek Saturday, 6:00pm Egg Harbor Sunday, 8:00am Baileys Harbor Sunday, 10:00am Sister Bay Sunday, 10:00am Jacksonport Sunday, 1:00pm Washington Island For weekday Mass times, locations, and other information see www.stellamarisparish.com or call (920) 868-3241.

11836 WI-42• Ellison Bay • Pastor, Jim Honig Sunday Worship 9:30AM • 10:30AM Coffee & Fellowship

Hainesville Lutheran

3944 Co. Rd. M • Sturgeon Bay • Pastor, Mary Lou Plummer Sunday Worship 9:30AM • 10:30AM Brunch

WEEKEND MASS TIMES:

Rev. Thomas Farrell, Pastor

Saturday 4pm Sunday 10am www.stjosephsb.com

First Baptist Church ­

ELCA, Ellison Bay, WI Church Office: 920-854-2988 Jim Honig, Pastor A Stephen Ministry Congregation Hearing Loop Equipped

836 Michigan St - Sturgeon Bay

Sunday Worship @ 10 a.m. Sunday School 10-11 a.m. Recorded Services on Website & WDOR 93.9 FM Sundays @ 9:30 a.m. Pastor JoAnn Meyer

Calvary & Zion United Methodist Churches We are Merging Excitement and Hope Into a Vital Faith

Calvary 4650 Cty E Egg Harbor, WI Worship 10:30

Sturgeon Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church

Zion 8781 Cty F Fish Creek, WI Worship 8:45

6121 Gordon Rd • Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 920-743-9511

Communion First Sunday of the Month

Bible Study: Saturday 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: Saturday 11:00 a.m. sturgeonbaywi.adventistchurch.org

parishoffice@calvaryzionumc.org www.calvaryandzionumc.org (920) 868-3112

SUNDAY SERVICE:

The Episcopal Church welcomes you! Holy Nativity

3434 County Rd. V Jacksonport Holy Eucharist 5:00 Saturday

where faith meets real life

Everyone is invited No exceptions. Immanuel Lutheran Church-LCMC

Rev. 10 Glenn Sunday Worship AM Kanestrom 920-743-3286 Christmas Worship – www.ctkhn.org Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 PM Christmas Day Worship 10 AM

PASTOR ED HOUSE 2731 HWY 42, SISTER BAY (920) 421-1525

Immanuel Lutheran Church 7973 Hwy 57 Baileys Harbor, WI 54202 Rooted in Christ + Growing in Faith 920.839.2224 Immanuel-Lutheran.org

SUNDAY SERVICE 9:30 AM ccfishcreek@gmail.com

ccfishcreek.org E Join us on Sundays at 9420 Cottage Row Fish Creek Handicap Accessible

You are warmly invited for worship service at the historic Jacksonport United Methodist Church All are welcome! Join us this Sunday at Jacksonport UMC where thoughtful sermons and timeless music from the original pump organ fill our historic sanctuary.

Sunday, May 31 • 8:45 a.m. Hwy 57 & Cave Point Road • Jacksonport jacksonportmethodist.org

10:00AM

Christ the King 512 Michigan St. Sturgeon Bay Holy Eucharist 9:30 Sunday

Pastor Daniel Bowman Associate Pastor Ryan Bowman

9:30 AM Worship w/communion in person, drive-in or watch live on the church website. 10:30 AM Coffee & fellowship / Sunday School

Pastor Frank Maxwell

www.sturgeonbayumc.org

JESUS CENTERED WORSHIP

Join us in Sunday Worship!

For more information visit: www.shepherdofthebay.org

Handicap Accessible

WEDNESDAY SERVICE: 6:30PM (SEPTEMBER-APRIL) Bible Study (Adults) Treasure Seekers (Kids 5-12) NURSERY, CAFÉ, 24/7 FOOD PANTRY

SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church

Mass Schedule

Rev. Matthew Rappl

Thursday 8:30 am Rosary at 8:00

Sunday 8:00 am

Handicap Accessible Hearing Loop System Air Conditioned

Sunday 1:00 pm

Spanish Speaking

Office (920) 743-4842 Hwy 57 • Institute • www.sspeterpaulsb.org

BIBLE BASED • CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP • NON-DENOMINATIONAL

FOR MORE INFO: DOOROFLIFE.ORG

Spring Worship Schedule

Sundays 9am • Wednesdays 6pm

Sunday Worship 9:30 am

In person and live on Facebook

LCMC - A Lutheran Congregation in Mission for Christ handicapped

Pastor Gary Scharrig accessible 7973 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor, WI 54202 Phone: 920.839.2224 Web: Immanuel-Lutheran.org

Pastor James Gomez 1756 Michigan Street, Master’s Cup Coffee House Sturgeon Bay Tues-Thurs • 9am-3pm 920.743.7750 Fri • 9am-Noon princeofpeacesb.com FREE WIFI E P • @baypoplc

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

2336 Canterbury Lane, Sister Bay

The Church of the Atonement (Episcopal) Main St. at Cottage Row Fish Creek

EVERYONE WELCOME! May 31 • 9:00am The Rev. Daphne Cody St. Paul Lutheran Church A Small Church With A Big Heart

The Rev. Brit Bjurstrom Frazier, Rector Holy Eucharist 10 am Sunday • 5:30 pm Wednesday All are welcome! stlukes-sisterbay.org

Bethel Baptist Church Bethel Baptist Church

bethelbaptistellisonbay.org Pastor Jim Peterson bethelellisonbay.org | Pastor Joel Rose

WEDNESDAY

Join us this Sunday! School Elevate Youth Sunday 7:00 - 8:30 PM * Meetsfor at First all Baptist ages Church - 9:15 Worship Service - 10:30

Next Step Classes 9:15 AM SUNDAY Coffee Fellowship 10:15 AM We livestream our services on Worship Service 10:45 Check our website for more information AM

Corpus Christi Catholic Church Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church Weekend Mass Times Weekend Mass Time Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 8:45am Sunday 7am Sunday 10:30am www.holynameofmary.church www.ccparish.net 7491 County Road H 811 W. Juniper St. Sturgeon Bay, WI Sturgeon Bay, WI

Sister Bay Moravian Church

Corner of Old Stage and Hill Roads, Sister Bay Serving in Faith and Mission since 1896 10am Worship in person, or on YouTube. Free lunch for the community the first Wednesday of the month followed by Northern Door Cancer Support @ 12:45

852 Europe Bay Rd. | Ellison Bay, WI | 920.854.4490

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EVANGELICAL FREE HOME CHURCH www.theorchardefca.org 10am Sundays at 10337 North Shore Rd., Ephraim Check our Facebook page for the latest meeting updates/news

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ELCA, Ellison Bay, WI Church Office: 920-854-2988 Jim Honig, Pastor A Stephen Ministry Congregation Hearing Loop Equipped

Join us in Sunday Worship!

9:30 AM Worship w/communion in person, drive-in or watch live on the church website. 10:30 AM Coffee & fellowship / Sunday School

For more information visit: www.shepherdofthebay.org

Rev. Jon O. Gallatin May 31st 2026 THE HOLY TRINITY 8:00 a.m. & 9:30 a.m. Worship In-Sanctuary & Parking Lot Worship on 92.1 FM Holy Communion Offered During All Worship

4167 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek • www.stpauljuddville.com A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

FELLOWSHIP OF DOOR COUNTY

Visit our May 31, 10 AM - Noon website Sunday Brunch: (uufdc.org) or Celebrating the Start of Pride Month! Facebook page (facebook. com/uufdc) for connection details to our Sunday Services.

Guest Moderator: Owen Alabado, Founder of Northern Door Pride 10341 Hwy 42 ~ North Ephraim ~ 920.854.7559

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Sister Bay Clinic Location ______________ Physical Therapist Physical Therapist Assistant

323 South 18th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 323(920) South746-3702 18th Avenue,Fax: Sturgeon WI 54235 (920)Bay, 746-3561 (920) 746-3702 Fax: (920) 746-3561 www.dcmedical.org www.dcmedical.org

DCMC offers a competitive wage and benefit package including DCMC offers a competitive wage and benefit package including health, dental, lifelifeinsurance, disability, retirement health, dental, insurance, long-term long-term disability, retirement plan,plan, continuing education, loanassistance assistance and more. continuing education,student student loan and more. At DCMC we we encourage employee support growth development, At DCMC encourage employeeinvolvement, involvement, support growth andand development, recognize and rewardefforts. efforts. DCMC DCMC isisan Opportunity Employer. and and recognize and reward anEqual Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Pioneering the Next Generation

MULTIPLE COACHING POSITIONS AVAILABLE 323 South 18th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

JOB • Varsity Boys Basketball Assistant Coach 746-3702 Fax: (920) 746-3561 POSITIONS (920) • Junior Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach

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• High School Football Assistant Coach

DCMC offers a competitive wage and benefit package including DESCRIPTION • Knowledge andlong-term passion of the sport. health, dental, life insurance, disability, retirement plan, continuing loan assistance and more. • Higheducation, standardstudent of excellence and ability to work

At DCMC we encourage involvement, support growth and development, as partemployee of a team. and recognize and reward efforts. DCMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Possess strong leadership skills, ability to communicate effectively with staff, students and parents, and have good practice planning and organizational skills. • Ability to take directives from athletic director and administration.

SUBMIT

• Completed Staff Application (available at www. sevastopol.k12.wi.us under Job Opportunities). • Letter of interest and three reference with current contact information.

APPLICATION JUNE 1, 2026 DEADLINE TO Brooke Tanck, Athletic Director

Sevastopol School District 4550 Highway 57 • Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Electronic submissions can be e-mailed to btanck@sevastopol.k12.wi.us

Classifieds APPLE PRODUCTS FROM OUR ORCHARDS. Cherries galore. NEW freeze dried cherries, our own sparkling cider & juice, Cherry & many more. Locally grown state certified beef, ground, steaks & roast. Also our cherry and apple pies baked or ready to bake. A variety of cheese, cheese spreads and cheese curds. Door County beer and wines. Natural homemade soaps. Door County Watch Us Grow liquid fertilizer. Honey crisp dried apples, large variety of fruit pie fillings including Cherry & Honey Crisp apple. Jams, Jellies, Pies, Salsa, BBQ Sauce, (Cherries: frozen, canned and dried), Cherry Cider, Honey Crisp Blend Apple Cider, our new apple grape and peachy apple and apple cranberry ciders. Fresh Eggs, Maple Syrup, Honey, Pickles, Spices, Fudge, Gifts & Gift Boxes and Much More. Pick Your Own Cherries and Apples in season. Six Generations Growing and Marketing Fruits and Vegetables. Wholesale and Retail products. We ship UPS. Accept WIC checks. Door County Kraut Co. / Mr. Burns Peppertorium Hand-cut – house made fresh/ frozen or canned plain and spicy sauerkrauts (probiotics are live in the fresh/frozen varieties – the heat process in canning kills the bacteria). DC Kraut specializes in smoked whitefish dips, fridge pickles including Oriental Daikon Radish SS, scratch bakery – pies, pastries, breakfast treats, cookies, desserts, pot pies, and more. We’re at BHCA Sunday farmers/artisan markets 9-1 on County F & EE from STH 57 west to School Alley. Mister Burns LLC specializes in mild-wild fermented for flavor hot sauces, BBQ’s, Salsa’s, numerous hot pepper jams, spicy A2- aged white cheddar block cheeses, seasoning salts and novelty nosh. Our goal is making tasty foods, a pleasure to eat and good for you. Shop our “little store” at 2604 Grove Road – to schedule a time for personal tasting experiences. Farm Tours Sundays into October are from 4-8 p.m. “Something Special from Wisconsin”. Call Ann for more info at 920.839.2288, or leave a voice message. POWER TOOLS FOR SALE Ryobi 16”-32” Drum Sander, $200; Black & Decker 10” Miter Saw, $25; Craftsman 6 1/8” Jointer/Planer, $400; Delta 10” Contractor’s Saw & Guide, $800; Powermatic 15” Planer, $800; Craftsman 12” Band Saw/ Sander, $20. 920.246.6245 SPORTING EQUIPMENT For Sale Lifestyler Treadmill $150, Gravity Inversion Therapy Table $100, Large Pool Filter $50, Two Pool Ladders $20. Call Mary at 920.743.6460

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condition. Must pick up in Ephraim. Text 847.494.7251

GARAGE/ YARD SALE GARAGE/YARD SALE MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE Friday 6/05 – 8 am to 5 pm and Saturday 06/06 – 8 am to 1 pm. 417 N 18th Place. Great sale for the crafter! Lots of fabrics: yardage, precuts, scrap bags, patterns. Wool sweaters for mitten making. Beads and scrapbook supplies. Home decor, Christmas items, books, games, puzzles. New bedside tables. New shoes in boxes. Kids and adults’ clothing. Vintage/ estate/antique housewares. Toddler bed. Vintage linens. Can’t list everything! Rummage Sale Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Rummage Sale. June 2021, 2026. Donations will be accepted at the church on June 12, 13 and 19 from 8AM – 2PM. 4775 E Dunn Rd, Sturgeon Bay. No clothes, baby items, large furniture or appliances, please. Yard Sale 1111 N 5th Ave, Sturgeon Bay, Friday, June 5th, and Saturday, June 6th 8 a.m.–6 p.m. both days, many 50 cent and dollar items Collectibles, toys, games, miscellaneous items, sports cards, Pokémon cards, sports collectibles and unopened packs READY TO SELL 3441 Clark Lake Court. Friday, May 29 & Saturday, May 30 8am-3pm. Electric adjustable metal workstation, dining table and chairs, tv stand, electronics, household items, hunting equipment, electric grass trimmer, fertilizer spreader, car bike rack, Trek bike, hammock stand, women’s clothing M&L/8-10 Downsizing -Garage/Yard Sale 5690 Gordon Rd. Sturgeon Bay. Friday, June 5th 8am – 5pm. Saturday, June 6th 8am – 2pm. Vintage – modern toys. Barbie & Ken w/accessories. Lionel Train set all inclusive. Ruby flashware dishes, iron skillets, table & chairs, antique bed frame, household items, Infant to age 8 variety of items, books, wall hangings. No early sales. Rummage Friday May 29 & Saturday May 30: 8-4 pm 3869 Glidden Dr Sturgeon Bay. Household, children toys, lawn & garden, clothing, misc 3 Generations Yard Sale Sat 5/30 & Sun. 5/31 9am - 5pm. 3986 Sand Bay Point Rd Sturgeon Bay. Grandma’s antiques, dishes & furniture. Everyones household decor, art books & so much more!! Really so much more & huge variety of great stuff!! Forestville Village Garage Sale The annual Forestville Garage Sale will take place on Friday & Saturday, May 29th & 30th. Maps will be available at the Forestville Mobile on Wednesday, May 27th.

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MISCELLANEOUS SPECIALS For Sale at Hyline Orchard Bulk firewood, landscaping wood mulch. Delivery available. Call Hyline Orchard, 8240 Hwy 42, fish Creek. 2 miles north of Egg Harbor. 920.868.3067 or 920.493.4083

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MC Cleaners for hire For all your cottage & home cleaning needs. We clean, help organize, and do light maintenance. Call, text, or email today 920.374.9650 Or Mariamccleaners@yahoo.com Welcome to a standout commercial opportunity in the center of Egg Harbor. This 1,346 sq ft freestanding condo provides small town charm with big business potential. Currently home to a well-established hair salon, the space features an inviting, sun filled layout perfect for customer-facing operations. The freestanding design enhances curb appeal and draws attention from steady village traffic. Whether you’re expanding an existing business or bringing new vision to Door County, this property offers the visibility, flexibility and convenience that set you up for success. $419,900. Contact Jamie Sanger, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group 920.559.0673 VACANT LAND Fish Creek Land for Sale — 3.81 Build-Ready Acres

HEALTH DC Weight Support Group Saturdays 8:00 a.m. Bayview Luth. Church, Sturgeon Bay. Education and support for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. No fee, free will donations. All are welcome. Contact judyksargent1@gmail.com. Spiritual Direction and Myofascial Release Now taking appointments for Myofascial Release and Spiritual Direction. Betts Williams, LMT, has just completed a 3 year course in Spiritual Direction at the Franciscan Center in LaCrosee,WI, as well as added Fascial Pelvis Myofascial Release to her many myofascial certifications to help create a safe space for you to slow down, find balance, heal and reconnect with your true self. Located at Sister Bay Studios, 2521 S.Bayshore Dr. 970.876.0876 or sign up online at www.vagaro.com/mosdfv Salon welcoming a few new clients Salon welcoming new clients, twenty five years at the same location, call Dave 920.544.3690 for appointment or consultation, Creative Touch, 6709 hwy 42, Egg Harbor LAWN/YARD CARE

9122 Wandering Down Road. 3.81 Acres. Rare opportunity to own 3.81 acres in the heart of Fish Creek, just minutes from downtown shops, restaurants, marinas, and year-round recreation. This flat, build-ready parcel offers the perfect blend of privacy and convenience with a beautiful mix of open space and mature woods. Bring your own vision or take advantage of plans the seller already has available for a future dream home or investment property. 906.396.0722

REC VEHICLES BOATS Boston Whaler Dauntless Boston Whaler Dauntless model (1997) 15 feet. Mercury 75 hp (1997). With trailer. Asking $7,500. Call Bert. 920.854.4806 Double Jetski lift Shoreport jetski lift with brackets. 4 years old. Only

Professional Tree Stump Grinding Professional tree stump grinding – any size. Want landscaping or Irises where that stump is? We can make that happen to! Free quotes serving Door County and Surrounding Areas. Call Pristine Property Care at 920.393.3213 today! Lawn Care & Spring Cleanup Summer is coming, is your yard ready? Weather it’s lawn care, professional spring cleanups – debris removal, leaf removal, or shoreline cleanups we’ve got you covered! Serving Door County and surrounding areas. Call or text Pristine Property Care today at 920.393.3213 to receive 15% off your service! Primos Property Maintenance LLC Full service residential and commercial lawn care, spring cleanup, shrub & tree trimming, and more. Fully insured, free estimates. Call or text 920.868.0251

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From Point A to Point B or just away? Let A CLEANING CREW OF DOOR COUNTY do it for you. Boxes, Furniture, Appliances, Yard Waste, Scrap Metal, Junk and more. Family Owned and Operated, Insured. 920.818.0450. Laundry Service – Pick Up/ Wash/Dry/Fold/Drop Off Servicing Sturgeon Bay to Sister Bay. Price per large bag provided. Text/call 651.304.7706 if interested. FALLEN TREES, BRUSH PILE, TREE REMOVAL? We remove, fallen trees, brush piles, we cut down trees, thin forestry, remove debris piles, brush cut fields or walking trails. Trenching: drain tile, natural drainage etc. Auger: Need footings for a deck, planting trees? Move: Stone, gravel, heavy objects, decks etc. United Trades! Call or Text Steve at 808.392.7669 or email: unitedtrades@gmail.com Located in Baileys Harbor year round Door County’s Moving & Junk Removal Pros

Moving or junk removal? Skip the random out of town crews—call Door Hauling. Local, friendly crew with a clean 14’ box truck. We move, haul, lift anything—no job too tough. 920.278.9774 After winter DRIVEWAY GRAVEL RENEWAL Pot holes, ruts, loss of gravel, grass or weeds after winter or a just a old driveway. We can help renew your driveway using the original gravel. It will look brand-new. We can also bring in additional gravel if it is needed. Save money give us a call! United Trades! Call or Text Steve at 808.392.7669 or email: unitedtrades@gmail.com Located in Baileys Harbor year round Clayton’s Special Services General Home Repairs, gutter service, roofing repairs, moss removal from roofs/decks, fall into spring cleanups etc. Serving northern Door County. 920.256.5657 Need a piece of jewelry fixed? I can restring, fix a clasp or broken parts, etc. so you can wear it again! Call Pam at Earth Art Studio in Sister Bay at the Country Walk Shops: 920.854.1912 or stop by Tues to Sat 10:30 am – 4pm PAINTING Painting Services Northern Door Painting. Professional. Insured. Reliable. Interior & Exterior Painting. Call Nick 920.256.0772

WANTED MISCELLANEOUS Wanted Hartland Western Figures, parts & accessories. Contact 920.743.5433 Tractor Wanted Looking for a small John Deere utility tractor in good condition, prefer with front loader. Would

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Wallflowers tickets wanted Wanted. Tickets to see the Wallflowers at the Door County Auditorium on June 12th. Please email Tom at Thomas. Beemsterboer@gmail.com

Holiday Music Motel – Hiring for Housekeeping The Holiday Music Motel in Sturgeon Bay is seeking experienced, dependable housekeeping help. Flexible part-time and year-round hours available. Must be reliable, detail-oriented, and able to work independently. Pay starting at $20/hr, plus monthly bonuses for reliability and job performance. Please send resume or brief introduction to holidaymusicmotel@ gmail.com with subject: HOUSEKEEPING APPLICATION.

HELP WANTED Look for additional Help Wanted display advertisements within this section. HEALTH CARE Registered Nurse Registered Nurse position available in a very, FUN, Fulfilling and Rewarding Environment! Start Fresh. No Dialysis Experience Needed. Paid Training. Learn a Specialty Skill. Make an Impact Every Day. Shift Times & Schedule: Monday through Saturday (3 shifts a week, 10-12 hours long). 2 Saturdays per month required; CLOSED on Sundays! MWF 5:45am–5:00pm | TTS 6:45am– 5:00pm. Email krystyl.jackson@ davita.com or text 913.593.4535 or Jenny at 920.365.6608 for more details or to schedule a job preview! https://davita.wd1. myworkdayjobs.com/DKC_ External/job/03641—AuroraMed-Group-Sturgeon-Bay/ Registered-Nurse_R0449927 HOTEL/LODGING Maintenance Technician Seeking a year-round Maintenance person for a well-maintained Ephraim resort, who takes pride in their work; organized & self-directed. Light painting, electrical, plumbing repairs, & landscaping. Certified Pool Operator ideal but will train. 30-40 hours/week; flexible in off-season. $26. – $28./hour, Excellent health, eye, dental, PTO benefits. Send resume to GM@eagleharbor.com Maintenance Manager @ Newport Resort in Egg Harbor Newport Resort in Egg Harbor is hiring a Full-Time Maintenance Manager. Oversee daily maintenance operations and property systems. Seeking a hands-on, reliable, and experienced professional who works well independently and in a team environment. Competitive pay, bonus potential, and benefits. Apply today: 920.868.9900 or eric@newportresort.com Join the Team at Somerset Inn & Suites! Somerset Inn & Suites in beautiful Ephraim is seeking housekeepers for the 2026 season! We are a 38-room, family-owned and operated hotel that prides itself on a friendly atmosphere and a high standard of service. If you enjoy Door County and want a job that works with your lifestyle, we’d love to meet you. We offer a competitive wage, flexible scheduling, and a positive work environment. Call Angie at 920.854.1819 or email somersetinndoorcounty@ gmail.com. PART TIME FRONT DESK 2-CLOSE Cedar Court Inn in downtown Fish Creek seeking friendly, dependable front office help. Saturdays 2 PM-close; some Sundays mid-season. Add’l Sun,Mon&Tues hours available after Labor Day.Customer-facing role assisting guests daily. Must be reliable, self-directed,& able to stay on task as this position often works independently. Customer service skills required; Lodgical Solutions experience preferred. Small team environment — light laundry

LANDSCAPING/ MAINTENANCE Yard Work Help Needed Looking for dependable help with outdoor cleanup and property work in Bailey’s Harbor. Work includes: tree and branch cleanup, raking dirt and leaves, cleaning moss from large rocks, cleaning debris and general yard/property cleanup. Must be willing to do physical, outdoor labor, and work hard. Pay: $25-$30 an hour depending on experience and work ethic. Please message me with your name, availability. 818.437.7550 MISCELLANEOUS Trail Guides Needed Kurtz Corral is looking for teammates for this season. Must have horse riding experience. 10 dollars an hour plus tips. Please call or email us. Thank you. 920.559.6742 ushorses@yahoo.com

steady under pressure, reliable. Call 920.743.5593, stop in, or reach out to us on our website, nightingalesupperclub.com RETAIL Retail Sales Associate Part and/or full time sales associated needed in our beautiful store selling quality fashion. Fast pace, established cliental, fun work environment, growing online presence means there is room for someone here to work either just several days a week doing sales for the season or grow with us also helping with social media and our website. Basic computer knowledge needed, retail experience helpful, a love for clothing and all things girly appreciated. You will be on your feet all day & work until 6pm. Some flexibility in schedule, but weekend hours are required. Competitive compensation. Join our team of awesome women who share a vision of bringing out the beauty in other women. Send resume to erin@patriciashoppe.com Full Time! Year Round! Great Pay! Busy campground and convenience store looking for a full-time, year-round gogetter. Includes interacting with customers, booking campsites and checking people in, keeping the store looking clean and ready for customers. Great pay for the right person. Could move into a leadership position. Apply at Dovetail Trading in Sister Bay or send resume to saradoor2@gmail.com. RETIRED? That means you’re probably in someone’s hair 24 hours a day! Why not spend a couple of days a week with fun people meeting happy people from around the world. Wisconsin Cheese Masters is looking for a couple of people for midweek shifts. Stop in and say Hi. We’ll talk about our opportunities.

Experienced Rider Looking for an experienced rider who wants to board your horse and trail ride with us for June through October. This is a private barn. Egg Harbor area, great trails. If interested, call or text 920.559.9209 Going Garbage is Hiring! If you have a CDL, want a CDL or have truck mechanic skills, we are looking for you! We offer year-round, full time employment in Door and Kewaunee counties with a generous benefits package. Apply now at https:// goinggarbage.com/careers/ STR Cleaning Needed, Sturgeon Bay Seeking reliable, detail-oriented professional to clean 3 shortterm rental homes; part-time, seasonal. Avg 2–3 jobs/wk during summer, spring/fall occasional. On-site laundry; bring own supplies & vacuum. Need: able to complete turnovers (3 days or more notice); lift up to 50#; STR or housekeeping experience; great references. License/insured pref, but not req. $125 – $200 per completed cleaning visit. Text 920.333.4822; email, karen@youngautomotive.net Wash Crew-BOATS Opportunities available for our Fish Creek weekly Wash Crew. These positions are PT Wed-Fri, 8-2. Ideal for someone looking for an addition to other FT work. Duties are servicing clients boats by performing weekly Wash maintenance on them throughout the season. Flexible schedule, great work environment. Call/ text for details 920.421.1686 RESTAURANT Line Chef Looking for a line chef at the Nightingale Supper Club. Year-round employment + benefits. 2 PM – 9/10 PM. Closed Sundays + major holidays. Need line experience, multistation (grill, sauté, fry, broiler),

Door Peninsula Winery is Hiring! Looking for fun individuals that love working with people! Fun and fast paced environment. $14 – $16 per hour starting PLUS CASH tips! Full-time & Part-time. Benefits include Employee discount & Flexible scheduling. Stop in today! SKILLED TRADES Sister Bay Paint Co Looking for FT Painters. Mostly new construction, year round work. Learn the fine trade of house painting. Exterior & Interior work. Will train. Good pay, Good work, Great people. 35 hour work week. We cover Northern Door County. Call 920.854.5778 Property Caretaker/Manager Condominium in Egg Harbor area is looking for a full-time year-round property caretaker/ manager who has a knowledge of building maintenance and repairs, landscaping, general upkeep, some computer skills and the ability to plan and set up projects. Looking for an individual who is selfmotivated, courteous and has good people skills. Starting salary between $65,000 and $75,000, Email your resume to doorcountycherry@comcast.net Peninsula Painting is Hiring Peninsula Painting is seeking an experienced painter to join our team. We offer competitive wages based on experience. Year-round position. Attention to detail and ability to work in a team. Call 920.839.5545 or email info@ peninsulapainting.net to apply.

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The School District of Sevastopol is looking to fill a full-time Pupil Services Administrative Assistant position beginning July 1, 2026. Primary responsibilities include clerical, procedural and compliance of Special Education records in support of the director and special education staff, and support staff to the Community Education Program. Also, serves as assistant to the school counselor in tasks related to scholarships, transcripts, and confidential records maintenance. A complete job description is available on the district’s website at www.sevastopol.k12.wi.us.

Complete WECAN application. www.wecan.waspa.org QUALIFICATIONS • High School diploma or GED • At least 1 year of related experience and/or training QUESTIONS Melissa Marggraf, Pupil Services Director Sevastopol School District (920) 743-6282, ext. 1111 mmarggraf@sevastopol.k12.wi.us

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doorcountypulse.com Michelle Corey (second from right) of Sturgeon Bay and her team of dart players placed second in the state tournament. SuBmITTeD

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(From left) Southern Door’s Madyson Counard is tagged out at home plate by Chilton catcher Reegan Woodard during Tuesday’s WIAA Division 3 regional softball semifinal at Southern Door. KeVIn BOneSKe

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n the mound and at the plate, Alanah Kaye led the way as Southern Door advanced to Thursday’s WIAA Division 3 regional title game. The top-seeded Eagles won their semifinal at home Tuesday against No. 9-seeded Chilton, 11-2. On the mound Kaye allowed just two runs, both in the sixth inning, as she recorded a complete-game victory. She allowed just four hits with two walks and a hit batter while striking out 14. At the plate, she led an Eagles hit parade with four of the team’s 16 hits. Audrey Plzak, Reese Vogel, Samantha Melville and Madyson Counard also added two hits apiece. After scoring the first run in the bottom of the second, Southern Door put two or more runs on the scoreboard

Chilton’s Lauren Roehrig (center) slides safely into second base between Southern Door’s Harper Kramer (left) and Audrey Plzak (2) during Tuesday’s WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal at Southern Door. KeVIn BOneSKe

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ibraltar/Washington Island closed out its Packerland Conference schedule May 19 after sweeping a home doubleheader against Sevastopol.

(From left) Gibraltar/Washington Island’s Aaron Brey (12) slides safely into second base past Sevastopol’s Connor Mueller (5) and Chase Haberli (12) during the first game of the May 19 Packerland Conference doubleheader at Billerbeck Field. KeVIn BOneSKe

Gibraltar/Washington Island, which tied with Oconto at 11-5 in the Packerland for second place behind undefeated conference champion Kewaunee at 16-0, has received a No. 2 seed and an opening-round bye in its WIAA Division 4 regional. The Vikings will host a regional semifinal June 2 against the winner of the May 28 quarterfinal between No. 7-seeded Prentice and No. 10-seeded Three Lakes/Phelps. The Pioneers, who finished sixth in the Packerland at 7-9, received a No. 8 seed in their Division 3 regional and were scheduled to host a quarterfinal game May 28 against No. 9-seeded Peshtigo. Sevastopol swept a conference doubleheader against the Bulldogs on April 21. The quarterfinal winner will advance to the June 2 semifinal to play at No. 1-seeded Kewaunee. Clippers Swept by Blue Devils Sturgeon Bay wrapped up its conference schedule May 19 by dropping both games of a home doubleheader against Oconto.

Gibraltar/Washington Island catcher Charlie Reinhardt (back) tags out Sevastopol’s Bo Tanck at home plate during the first game of the May 19 baseball doubleheader at Billerbeck Field. KeVIn BOneSKe

Sturgeon Bay, which finished 4-12 in the Packerland to place eighth in the league, received a No. 11 seed in its Division 3 regional and was scheduled to play a quarterfinal game May 28 at No. 6-seeded Coleman. The winner advances to the regional semifinal June 2 at No. 3-seeded Bonduel.

Eagles Fall to Wolves Southern Door closed out its conference schedule May 19 by losing both games of a home doubleheader against Algoma. The Eagles, who finished ninth in the Packerland at 2-14, received a No. 12 seed in their Division 3 regional and were scheduled to play a quarterfinal May 28 at No. 5-seeded Oconto, which swept the conference doubleheader this season against Southern Door. The quarterfinal winner advances to the regional semifinal June 2 to face the quarterfinal winner between No. 4-seeded Crivitz and No. 13-seeded Gillett/Suring.

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turgeon Bay closed out its Packerland Conference schedule at home on May 21 when the Clippers shut out Peshtigo, 8-0. Jericha Reynolds

recorded a hat trick for Sturgeon Bay, which led 5-0 at halftime and added three goals in the second half. The Clippers finished 6-1-1 in the Packerland, where they placed second in the conference behind league champion Providence Academy/NEW Lutheran (7-0-1).

Sevastopol/Gibraltar (4-4) finished third after two losses to both Sturgeon Bay and Providence Academy/NEW Lutheran. Kewaunee (1-7) and Peshtigo (1-7) split the two games between them and finished at the bottom of the league standings. Sturgeon Bay has received a No. 5 seed in its WIAA Division 4 regional and will host a semifinal match June 4 at 7 pm against No. 12-seeded Sevastopol/Gibraltar. The Clippers defeated the United this season in Packerland play by scores of 5-0 and 2-1. The semifinal winner advances to the regional championship June 6 against the winner of the semifinal between No. 4-seeded Oshkosh Lourdes Academy/Valley Christian and No. 13-seeded Omro, with the highest remaining seed hosting the title match.

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Sevastopol’s Sienna Cain (4) swings away during Tuesday’s WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal at Algoma.

Kaye Leads Eagles Past Chilton continued from page 1 in each of its final four innings at bat. A four-run fourth inning gave the Eagles a 7-0 advantage and chased Tigers starting pitcher Lauren Roehrig out of the circle. The Eagles scored their final two runs in the bottom of the sixth on a double by Lilly Vandertie. With the win, the Eagles were scheduled to host Thursday’s regional championship against No. 4-seeded Brillion, which won its semifinal against No. 5-seeded Kewaunee, 9-3. Wolves, Rain End Pioneers’ Season Rain put the brakes on a late comeback by Sevastopol in the Division 4 regional semifinals Tuesday at Algoma. The No. 8-seeded Pioneers pulled within a run after scoring three times in the top of the sixth to make it 7-6, but the game was halted due to rain, negating those runs to officially turn the outcome into a 7-3 victory after five innings for the No. 1-seeded Wolves. Sevastopol’s rained-out comeback included a triple in the sixth inning during the downpour by Sienna Cain, who drove in two runs and nearly homered after hitting the fence. Adison Sawyer then singled to drive another run in what appeared to cut Algoma’s lead to 7-6. When the Wolves batted in the bottom of the sixth, they had two runners on base with two outs upon the game being suspended. As a result of the game not being continued, it was officially recorded

as a 7-3 Algoma victory after five innings. The Wolves’ winning pitcher, Macie Zimmerman, scattered three hits over five innings, walking three and striking out seven. Leah Schopf picked up the pitching loss for Sevastopol, allowing nine hits with three walks and striking out four. Algoma advanced to host Thursday’s regional championship against No. 4-seeded Markesan, which won its semifinal Tuesday against No. 5-seeded Manitowoc Lutheran, 3-2. The Pioneers advanced to the semifinals by winning a quarterfinal at home May 21 against No. 9-seeded Montello, 8-4. Sevastopol trailed 4-1 going into the bottom of the fifth when the Pioneers tied the game and then scored four more runs in the sixth inning. Brynn Schartner homered for Sevastopol and walked twice. Schopf added a triple and drove in a run. Vikings Fall in Semifinals In a softball game more resembling a football score, Gibraltar/Washington Island ended its season at home in the Division 5

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regional semifinals Tuesday when the No. 4-seeded Vikings lost to No. 5-seeded Marion, 20-13. The Vikings led 11-4 after five innings, but then gave up seven runs in the sixth inning and nine more in the top of the seventh. Marion advanced to Thursday’s regional championship against No. 1-seeded Wausaukee, which won its semifinal over No. 8-seeded NEW Lutheran/Providence Academy, 4-3. Clippers Sunk in Quarterfinals The season ended May 21 for Sturgeon Bay when the No. 10-seeded Clippers lost their WIAA Division 3 regional quarterfinal at No. 7-seeded Kiel in five innings, 13-3. Sturgeon Bay took a 3-0 lead in the second inning when Audrey Harrington walked, then Kadence Patza, Cora Frangipane, McKenna Poh and Regan Kasten all singled for the Clippers. Kiel batted around the order twice, taking the lead with four runs in the bottom of the third and then scoring seven more in the fourth inning. Bristol Will recorded the pitching loss for Sturgeon Bay.

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Dart-ist Michelle Corey Hits Her Marks

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Power Outage by JASON ANNIS-WILD

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ometimes with storms, like we had in week two, you can get power outages. That happened to four teams last weekend as a combined nine runs were scored by the losing teams on Sunday. And unlike opening day, this time the home teams struggled out of the gate with only one team winning on their own turf. Swami had a power outage of sorts as well last week going 2-2 bringing his season mark to 5-3. Kolberg (2-0) @ West Jacksonport (1-1) The Braves held the A’s to three hits while collecting thirteen of their own. Jack Peterson and Austen Dart led the way by getting three hits apiece with each collecting a double. Nick LeCaptain, Trevor Hawkey and Kyle Routieux chipped in with two hits each as well. The Braves committed four errors on the day. The Ports bid to stay atop the standings came up short at home to the Island. Max Bordeau hit a home run on a day where the Ports were held to just five hits. This after scoring 11 runs on opening day. Contributing to the loss was the fact the Port pitchers walked a dozen batters and made three errors in the field. Last year Kolberg won both, but it was a tight

game in Jacksonport. This one could go either way this time around. Swami says: Braves Baileys Harbor (0-2) @ Washington Island (2-0) The A’s are going to make life uncomfortable for some this summer. So far, they have gone up against the two best teams this decade and have held their own. They could only muster three hits on Sunday against the Braves with Isaac Baudhuin getting two of them. Danny Lodl has pitched well in both games, but the offense is going to need to find their stride, especially this week. Islanders pitching was the news of the day as they held the Ports scoreless until the eighth inning. The Islanders themselves had only six hits on the day, but they benefited from 12 walks and also stole four bases. When they played last season the home team won both games by two runs. I expect another close one and the Island better watch out because their stay in first could be in trouble. Swami says: Island. Sister Bay (2-0) @ Maplewood (0-2) The Bays ran the Cubs out of town on Sunday. By that I don’t just mean the score, the Bays stole 14 bases on the Cubs with Carl Burgess leading the way with five. They also pounded out 11 hits with

Stewart Larsen, Spencer Krause, Griffen Cole, and Sam Forkert all getting two apiece. When you hold a team like Egg Harbor to three hits and two runs you expect to win and should. However, the Mets could only get four hits of their own with Zach Marchant getting half of them. The Mets play their southern rivals next week and can ill afford to drop to 0-3. But beating a team that scored 26 runs against them last season is a tough ask. Swami says: Bays. Institute (0-2) @ Egg Harbor (1-1) Egg Harbor could only muster three hits on the day with Nick Kita getting two of them. But they evened their record. Drake Olsen got the win and now the Indians get a Cubs team that has struggled to score. The Cubs were runruled on Sunday while only mustering five hits. Robby Pollmann drove in their only two runs but he and the other top four in the lineup each collected a hit. The problem again was the walks kept coming as they gave another eight free passes on the day. The Indians at times struggle themselves to get it all together but they never seem to struggle against the Cubs as the last four times they have played it has been double digit victories with the Indians outscoring the Cubs 61-14. Swami says: Egg Harbor

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f you see 25-year-old Michelle Corey around Sturgeon Bay, she’d most certainly accept an invitation to play a round of darts, but it’s your funeral. Corey is one of the best competitive darts players in Door County, and is making a name for herself at the state level. Her team earned second place in division one cricket at this year’s Wisconsin Amusement & Music Operators (WAMO) State Dart Tournament, which drew over 5,000 competitors to Green Bay May 13-17. “Taking second in state as a team, that’s a lifelong goal,” Corey said. A team or individual player’s division is determined by their performance in previous competitions. In order to even register for the state competition, each person must have at least 60 games under their belt, according to the WAMO website. Each player earns a marks per round (MPR) number based on their performance in these rounds, which is calculated by dividing the total number of marks scored by the actual number of darts thrown, then multiplying by three. A division one competitor typically has an MPR of over 2.5, Corey explained. Her score is 2.64. Corey has been competing for over four years, having started playing as soon as she became eligible at age 21. Since then, she’s competed in five different leagues, earning titles like division two solo darts champion and division one solo darts third place in the Blue Water Amusements All Stars tournaments. At this point, she’s ranked too high in too many competitions to compete in anything other than division one, she explained, not that she needs it. “I can no longer be in division two, and I can’t get my darts [points] down that low anymore,” she said. Corey typically plays cricket, a version of darts that asks players to “open” and “close” specific numbers on the board to

Michelle Corey, a division one darts player, SuBmITTeD throws darts.

earn points by hitting them with a certain number of darts. The WAMO state tournament, which she attended for the first time this year, wasCorey’s biggest competition yet. Typically, she prefers to play solo, where she can tune into her own thoughts, get into the zone and focus on herself, but also enjoys the camaraderie and fun that comes with being on a team. She met her other teammate through the competitive darts circuit, and had competed with two of the three prior. While she was tempted to enter the solo tournament as well, Corey also had to balance competing with looking after her one-year-old child, though she plans to return to do so in future years. “I’m trying all the tournaments that I can,” she said. Beyond honing her talents and earning a little bit of money – this most recent win came with $150 for each player – Corey has also made a number of her closest friends through darts, she said. The dart scene and the people she’s met through it have been one of the main reasons she decided to stay in Door County. “It’s [darts is] the best thing that could ever happen to me. It’s changed my life,” she said.

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The Quest for Pitching Cornell said, “if we want to fight into the playoffs.’’ est You can’t win the county Jacksonport league in May. But you can manager Eric improve your chances with a Bley didn’t strong start. know what to expect from That said, the Ports still his new pitcher, 19-year-old have a lot of ingredients for Peyton Kuehn, who redshirted a good season, especially with at Wisconsin-La Crosse this their fresh new arm. Peyton Kuehn. season after a stellar career at “I felt pretty comfortable,’’ HeRB GOuLD Green Bay Preble. Kuehn said after throwing 88 “I don’t know because I’ve pitches. “I haven’t thrown that never seen him throw,’’ Bley said before many pitches in a while. I’m a little tired, the Ports hosted Washington Island last but it’ll be all right.’’ Sunday. Unable to follow up on his encouraging But that didn’t stop him from giving performance in the Ports opener, Goetz Kuehn the ball to start the game. gave up four walks and kept catcher Jake Whether in the big leagues or the Lebotte scampering with wild pitches. A Door County League, the quest for good couple of fielding errors and quiet bats pitching is relentless. left West Jacsonport disappointed. Kuehn looked like a keeper, shutting “We just played sloppy,’’ Bley said. out the Islanders for four innings before “Didn’t play a good game today. Peyton moving out to center field. But the next threw well, but I didn’t give C.J. enough pitcher up, C.J. Goetz, had control time to warm up. And no matter what, troubles that led to all six Washington we scored one run [in the first eight Island runs as the Islanders defeated the innings].’’ Ports 6-2 at West Jacksonport on Sunday. Goetz, in his second full county league Credit the Islanders (2-0) for being season, might yet become an answer patient at the plate, coaxing 12 walks to the eternal pitching question. When to four for the free-swinging Ports (1-1). he touched a ball during a six-year That was especially true because veteran linebacker career that ended in 2023 plate ump Mike LeMay is known to have a at Wisconsin, where he tied the record precise strike zone. for most games played (59), it was an And credit the Islanders with showing interception or a fumble – not a fastball the potential to have very good pitching. or a changeup. West J’s usually reliable bats were stifled “I went from six years of not picking by Washington Island’s craft y little up a ball to trying to throw it as hard as starter, Ryan Jorgenson, for five innings I can,’’ said Goetz, who pitched in high and left-hander Jon Kordon for two more school at Catholic Memorial in Waukesha. before the Ports scored two late runs “You’re not going to have very good luck against Bennett Isaacson-Krueger. doing that.’’ “With Ryan, me, Bennett and Mads That said, if Goetz, who throws hard, Hansen, we’ve got some depth,’’ said can be a very potent pitcher when he Kordon, finds the plate. And in a league where “Healthy arms,’’ third baseman Matt many players are reluctant to risk injury Foss said. “Same arms. Just healthy.’’ (or re-injury) by pitching, he accepts the And that brings a smile to the face of challenge. Washington Island manager Joe Cornell. Another intriguing piece in the West “We’ve got the arms,’’ said Cornell. J puzzle is Alec Schartner. One of the “Ryan just really fools people out there. league’s best hitters a year ago, he tore He’s got some nasty stuff – a good a biceps muscle, a brutal injury, while curveball, a nice little changeup. He’s hitting a double at mid-season. His arm got like five different pitches. He’s never still isn’t where he would like it to be. going to overpower anybody. He just does He would like to be out there, playing well.’’ for his good friend, Eric Bley, and with With the win, the Islanders are tied for his cousin, Woody Schartner. But there first place with perennial powers Kolberg are the inevitable doubts. and Sister Bay. “With the three of us – “I want to help out Eric as much as I Jacksonport, the Island and Egg Harbor can. He does so much for everybody,’’ – these are kind of must-win games,’’ Alec said. “And I don’t know how much longer Woody is going to play. It would be

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nice to play one more year. But if you’re not going to be able to play at the level you want to play at, then you’ve got to take your time thinking about it.’’ “We’ll work him into it,’’ Bley said. “I’m hoping he gets the itch once he’s sitting on the bench a little bit.’’ Another assignment for Bley, a true player’s manager, is to cut down on those maddening bases on balls.

“You’ve got to have guys that can throw strikes,’’ he said. “It’s a wood bat league.’’ Herb Gould is the author of The Run Don’t Count, his historical novel about the 1908 Chicago Cubs, and a deep-dive biography, Lambeau: The Epic Life of Earl Louis “Curly’’ Lambeau, The Man Who Invented the Green Bay Packers.

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Back at Jackson Harbor, an osprey was surveying the surface of the clear blue water before fiercely splashing down feet first, completely submerging its entire body. Then, just seconds later, it emerged from the water, pumping its wings and taking off with a fish in its talons. The weather kept on improving after lunch, and some of the birders were starting to fade. At Schoolhouse Beach, I found a comfortable bench with an idyllic view. A boisterous ring-billed gull kept me from falling asleep, but one member of our gang tumbled off his camp chair and had to be assisted back to his feet. At that point, the crew splintered into two factions: the TIm SWeeT Bird watchers on the shore of Carlin’s Point on Washington Island. diehards who forged on to look for birds at the potato dock, and the we discovered a 3-foot by TIM SWEET, marshmallows who sought snow drift blocking the Appleton & Door County, Wisconsin out a nap. The couch trail in a shaded stand proved to be just what I of dense balsam firs. espite arriving nearly needed. Pictures were taken an hour before the first Saturday evening offered scheduled Washington Island to document such an a unique opportunity to unexpected finding on ferry departure, many other go in search of night birds. May 15. vehicles and their occupants were Recharged by sleep and Winds kept howling already ahead of me. That included a supper, about 20 of the throughout the afternoon, huge semi, two Going Garbage trucks, marshmallows gathered and birds and humans and a host of Friends of Rock Island along Town Line Road alike were trying to find volunteers bound for Rock Island. between the Stavkirke and places to hunker down. Captain Joel Gunnlaugsson and a Trinity Lutheran Church. We sought out the shelter helpful crew member assisted me in As the sun sank close to of Big and Little Marsh backing onto the mighty Madonna and the horizon, two chimney State Natural Area. As squeezing into a corner barely large A yellow-rumped warbler. swifts darted across we were quietly glassing enough to accommodate my Prius. I TIm SWeeT the sky and swooped the wetland border, a redwas excited to be on the way to the down into the church’s shouldered hawk screamed, shattering 2026 Washington Islands Birding chimney. the silence and bringing smiles to our Festival. “That’s never happened before!” guide faces. Sixty individuals were assigned Eric Howe exclaimed. A catered dinner was served at to small groups led by expert guides. We then paraded over to Old Trinity Lutheran Church, followed Laura Waldron of the Washington Camp Road, where the elusive by a program on tundra Island Art and Nature Center American woodcock had been sighted swans presented by coordinates the event every year. occasionally. These well-camouflaged Our flock started birding birds are rarely seen except at dawn or on the east side of the island An osprey in flight. dusk in the springtime, when the males TIm SWeeT at Percy Johnson Park, put on a sensational aerial display. which overlooks Lake For 30-40 minutes, we waited with Stephen Winter, a Michigan and Hog Island, bated breath – though I couldn’t help wildlife biologist a tiny, 2-acre federally wondering if Eric was just toying with with the U.S. Fish and designated part of the us. The sky dance never materialized, Wildlife Service. We then Green Bay National and Howe offered an alternative: whipexperienced a weather-180 Wildlife Refuge. Just a poor-wills on Town Line Road. on Saturday. The wind died, sunshine short walk to the west of As the cars headed west, I returned was in abundant supply, and the the park is Hemlock Drive, where to the house I was renting in the woods, temperature rocketed to near 80 we found an assorted bevy of bird where spring peepers serenaded me to degrees! activity. A northern water thrush and sleep from the vernal pond just outside I haven’t been on a pickleball court numerous warblers were identified here my window. in seven years since tearing a calf as rain fell and the wind roared out of Sunday morning dawned with a red muscle, but I was back on the court the south. sky in the east and rain moving up from at Sunset Resort, where the warblers Moving on to Jackson Harbor, we the southwest. Captain Joel directed were putting on a show. Blackburnian, enjoyed a “working lunch” featuring me to drive through Madonna’s tunnel delicious sandwiches, a warm fire in the yellow-rumped, magnolia, chestnuton the left , and soon I was homeward sided, bay-breasted, and black-andcast-iron stove, and kettles of broadbound. It had been an enjoyable white warblers were all flitting hither winged hawks soaring above. getaway to this beautiful part of and yon in the trees right above us. Perhaps the most shocking sight of Wisconsin. Even a scarlet tanager made a brief the weekend came at Carlin’s Point. appearance. While hiking toward the water’s edge,

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St. Paul Lutheran Church of Juddville will celebrate its 140th anniversary with a festive SuBmITTeD Sunday service on June 14.

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n January 1886, a group of Scandinavians looking for regular worship in a church of their own organized St. Paul Scandinavian Evangelical Luther Church. This year – 140 years later – the organization now called Saint Paul Lutheran Church celebrates its 140th anniversary. The celebration will include a festive service at 9:30 am on Sunday, June 14, at the church, 4167 Juddville Road in Fish Creek. Several past pastors will be in attendance, and highlights of the church’s history will be shared. A potluck cookout will follow the service. The church’s first pastor, Rev. John Olson, served until 1892, holding services in the Juddville schoolhouse. With the help of church members and land donated by Otto and Ida Anderson, the cornerstone of the new church building was placed in May 1900 by Rev. Kluxdashl. Three years later, in April 1903, the first service was held in the new church. Its name was shortened to “St. Paul Lutheran” in 1931, and the constitution was translated into English. Fourteen founding families were instrumental in forming what St. Paul is today, in addition to a Ladies Aid Society and Men’s Brotherhood, who worked side by side to enhance and improve the church, especially in the early years. Over the past 140 years, St. Paul has been led by 29 pastors, with its current pastor, Rev. Jon Gallatin, joining in December 2025. Known as the “small church with a big heart,” St. Paul helps those in need, both in Door County and beyond, with outreach programs and other charitable efforts. St. Paul Lutheran is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). For more information, visit stpauljuddville.com.

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e are often told to plan for retirement as a financial milestone – save enough, pay off the house, choose the right time. What we talk about far less is what happens after the job title, daily routines and personal validation of a career disappear. A recent Wall Street Journal article put words to something many older adults tell me all the time, often quietly and sometimes with a bit of surprise: “I didn’t expect retirement to feel like this.” They’re not exactly bored, not necessarily unhappy, just untethered. Work, whether paid or unpaid, does more than fill time. It gives structure to our days and meaning to our skills. It offers positive feedback as people rely on you, seek your opinion or thank you for showing up. When that abruptly ends, even by choice, many retirees experience a subtle but real loss: the feeling of mattering. Not being busy enough is one thing; not feeling useful is something else entirely.

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The Paulsen family shares what Pride means to them as part of the yearly What’s My SuBmITTeD Pride? photography exhibit.

PRIDE MONTH KICKOFF PARTY Local nonprofit Open Door Pride will kick off Pride month and its yearly What’s My Pride? photography exhibit with a party at aRTicipation Studio and Gallery. all are invited to the free opening reception, held monday, june 1, from 4 to 7

And this isn’t about ego – it’s about identity. Decades of experience don’t simply shut off at 65 or 70. Skills don’t have an expiration date. In fact, judgment and perspective often get sharper with time. Yet too often, retirement culture sends an unspoken message: You’ve done your part, so now step aside. What struck me most in the Wall Street Journal article was how common this experience is and how rarely it’s discussed before retirement happens. We prepare people for income changes, healthcare decisions, even travel dreams. We don’t prepare them for the emotional gap that can open when contribution is no longer expected. And when people don’t feel needed, the effects ripple outward: social connections shrink, confidence erodes, motivation dips and isolation quietly grows. This is especially true in communities like Door County, where many people retire, leaving behind professional networks but not necessarily finding new ways to plug in. That leaves an important question for communities like ours: What do we do with all of this experience once people step away from full-time work? At Do Good Door County, we don’t see this as a problem of idle time. We see it pm at aRTicipation, 10 e. Oak St. in Sturgeon Bay. Guests will enjoy light refreshments and a series of 25 new photographs depicting local community members and their messages of what Pride means to them. exhibit attendees will have the opportunity to engage with the project by writing their own messages using chalkboards and an on-site photo booth. The photo booth will be open to the public at aRTicipation, Wednesdays through mondays in june, from 12 to 4 pm. It will move to the grounds of the 10th-annual Open Door Pride Festival on Saturday, june 27, from 10 am to 5 pm, at martin Park, 207 S. 3rd ave. in Sturgeon Bay. In addition to the photos, the month-long exhibit will include 10 skateboard decks designed by Sturgeon Bay High School artists, created under the guidance of art teacher nicole Herbst. The fish-themed skateboard decks will be for sale in a silent auction throughout june at aRTicipation, then at Open Door Pride Fest, where auction winners will be announced. Proceeds will benefit Open Door Pride.

TRANSPORTATION FAIR RETURNS FOR SECOND YEAR The Door County Transportation Department’s transportation fair will return this year, this time with a career fair.

as a missed opportunity for connection and contribution. When experience goes unused, it’s not just the individual who loses a sense of purpose; the community loses valuable skills and hard-earned wisdom. That thinking is what’s behind M2, a mentorship initiative that we are beginning to shape in collaboration with the Door County Economic Development Corporation. By connecting older adults with community members who want to learn from them, the program affirms the value of lived experience while supporting those who are building businesses, changing careers or simply wanting to learn new skills. Those interested in helping with the initiative are encouraged to contact dogooddoorcounty@gmail.com. With a career spanning nursing home administration to education, Do Good Door County founder and CEO Cynthia Germain has a wealth of experience in enhancing the lives of seniors. Drawing on her passion for elder care and her extensive background in nonprofit leadership, she’s dedicated to fostering a vibrant Door County community where older adults thrive. The free community event is set for Wednesday, june 17, from 9 am to 12 pm at the fairgrounds, john miles County Park, 916 n. 14th ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Those looking for employees or employment are encouraged to attend. attendees will also find information about transportation-related services and see unique vehicles up close. The Purple yum food truck will provide food, and local Coast Guard auxiliary members will provide free boat inspections. more than 30 businesses and organizations have committed to be at the event, with room to add more. The transportation fair will be in the Horse, Sheep, Swine building, and the career fair will be in the junior Fair building. Those interested in joining the event for free to promote job opportunities or transportation services, vehicles or equipment are asked to contact 920.746.5982 or pbusch@co.door.wi.gov. “Last year we had a transportation fair, despite last-minute venue changes due to weather and road construction, it appeared to be well received,” Door County transportation manager Pam Busch said. “Therefore, we planned another event and added a career fair.” To see the businesses and services featured at the event, visit Door County Connect on Facebook.

moose is 3 years old, weighs 69 pounds and is available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) Door County Campus. Whether he’s playing with toys, going on long walks or simply lounging in the grass, moose loves the outdoors. He is always on the lookout for his next treat or a good head scratch. moose is looking for a home without small animals or cats, where he can feel comfortable and enjoy spending time with every member of the family. all cats and dogs at the WHS are neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. They go home with a free bag of starter food and a certificate for a free vet exam. Visit available pets during adoption hours at the WHS Door County Campus and take a furry friend home the very same day.

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CYCLING WITHOUT AGE EXPANDS FLEET Cycling Without age Door County (CWaDC), an organization that makes bike rides accessible for elderly and disabled people, will expand its fleet with the purchase of a Fun2Go side-by-side tandem bicycle, arriving later this summer. The new electric-assist bike allows two riders to sit side by side, offering a safe and social alternative to traditional cycling. The Bargains unlimited Charitable Fund, the Raibrook Foundation and individual donors supported this purchase. Cycling Without age Door County is a volunteer-driven program that provides free rides to older adults and individuals with limited mobility, helping reduce isolation and

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Door Notes continued from page 4 foster connection through shared outdoor experiences. Rides are offered to the general public in Sturgeon Bay, Baileys Harbor and at Peninsula State Park, May through October. For more information, to volunteer, or to schedule a ride, visit cwadoorcounty.com, or contact cwadoorcounty@gmail.com or 920.493.2453.

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As a free public service to our readers, the Peninsula Pulse presents Life Notes, devoted to the notable milestones in life, from birth to significant birthdays to engagements, weddings and obituaries. The deadline for submissions is noon on Friday. Send submissions to lifenotes@ppulse.com. The Pulse reserves the right to edit submissions to conform to space. Call 920.839.2121 for details. Birth notices are from Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay unless otherwise noted.

DEATHS See full obituaries. Linda Louise Daubner May 17, 1949 - April 15, 2026 Pete and Teddy Banting Jan. 4, 1938 – Dec. 16, 2025 June 13, 1935 – Dec. 31, 2025

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SANDWICHES SUPPORT NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR The Sturgeon Bay Jimmy John’s recently hosted a fundraiser to benefit the local nonprofit Neighbor to Neighbor, donating $1 per sandwich sold on April 29 for a total of $407. Neighbor to Neighbor offers short-term medical equipment loans, as well as peer companions for homebound aging individuals, respite for family caregivers, and the Lemonade Club support group for cancer survivors and patients. All services are provided for free. In 2025, 1,577 individuals were served by Neighbor to Neighbor, saving them more than $450,000 in medical expenses. For more information, call Neighbor to Neighbor at 920.743.7800.

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Donald Edward Londo Nov. 11, 1956 - May 24, 2026 Donald Edward Londo died at Aurora St. Luke’s Hospital on May 24, 2026. He was born on Nov. 11, 1956 in Sturgeon Bay, to Raymond and Joyce (DeBroux) Londo. He grew up on the family farm in Little Sturgeon and later moved to Institute. He graduated from Sevastopol High School in 1975. Following graduation, Don began his career as a pipe fitter at Bay Shipbuilding. In 1975, he met the love of his life, Debbie Lynch, and the two were married in Institute in 1979. After a layoff from Bay Ship, Don continued his hardworking career at Peterson Builders, later moving to Algoma Hardwoods, and eventually finishing his career at TTX. He retired in 2023 after a long and fulfilling career. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 from 3 7 pm at Huehns Funeral Home with a short service following at 7 pm. Rita June Brandt June 11, 1931 - April 27, 2026 Rita Brandt, of Ellison Bay, died on Monday afternoon, April 27, 2026. Born Rita June Larson on June 11, 1931 in Marinette, Wisconsin, she was the youngest daughter of Willard and Meta (Linser) Larson. Raised in Marinette, where Rita later met her husband Wally of 73 years, she was always in motion. Growing up on Liberty Street, Rita loved playing softball, tennis, kick the can, and other games with the kids and her dog, Shnooks. Rita spearheaded many family moves before finally making the move up to the Ellison Bay family farm where they had always enjoyed family vacations in 1989. Rita’s life will be honored with Wally’s with a memorial service at later date - to be announced. Memorial contributions may be given for Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church (11836 State Highway 42, P,O. Box 27, Ellison Bay, WI 54210) who offered services to Rita and to others in need.

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LINDA LOUISE DAUBNER May 17, 1949 - April 15, 2026

Linda Louise Daubner, 76, of Sister Bay, formerly Green Bay, passed away Wednesday April 15, 2026 at Serenity Spring Senior Living at Scandia Village in Sister Bay. She was born May 17, 1949 in Green Bay, the daughter of Emery and Evelyn (Bailey) Mommaerts. Linda graduated from West High School in Green Bay. On May 15, 1968, she married Ronald “Beno” Daubner. She was a talented cook and waitress for her working career. Some of the places she cooked and served at were Julie’s Cafe and Home Town Cafe in Green Bay, Baileys Harbor Yacht Club, Mike’s Port Pub, Johnny’s Cottage, Viking Grill, Peninsula Golf Course, and The Hitching Post in Door County. Growing up as the only girl in the family, she was Daddy’s princess. Like her dad, Linda was competitive in sports and playing games and cards and did not like to lose. She was a good athlete, bowling with her backup ball, playing softball, and ice skating in her youth. In an argument, even if she was not well versed on the subject, she was right, never wrong. She was a very good cook who was also self-described as Linda Louise the “Booyah Queen”. Her family includes her two brothers, Steven (Debbie) Mommaerts of Oconto Falls and Roger (Sue) Mommaerts of Eagle River; sister-in-law, Judy Mommaerts of Howard; aunt, Georgie Neumeier of Green Bay; and dear nieces and nephews; and cousins. Linda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ronald “Beno” Daubner; two sons, Christopher and Darin; and her brother, Bruce Mommaerts. “Special thank you to the nursing staff at Serenity Spring and Unity Hospice for your care and attention to Linda during her stay.” Her life will be honored with a service at 11 am on Saturday, June 13, 2026 at Fort Howard Memorial Park chapel, 1350 N. Military Avenue, Green Bay, with visitation to be held from 10 to until the time of the service. Casperson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Sister Bay is caring for Linda and her family. Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of Linda may be shared with her family through her tribute page at CaspersonFuneralHome.com

Fenton Roger (Pete) Banting, 87, and his wife of 68 years, Theodora Marie (Teddy) Banting, 90, of Egg Harbor and Stuart, Florida, passed away in Dec. 2025 of natural causes just 15 days apart. Pete was born in London, Ontario Canada and Teddy was born in Port Huron, Michigan. Pete and Teddy were high school sweethearts who married in Port Huron in 1957 and had three children – Peter, Ann and Roger. Pete tried football at Northwestern University, but was injured and decided on Western Michigan University where he completed a degree in business. Pete began his working career at Port Huron Paper Company but would soon use his outgoing nature to embark on a career in the sales of electronic components working for the likes of Westinghouse, Vitramon and Texas Instruments Corporation. While Pete was moving up the ladder Teddy was managing the growing family as they moved across the country from California to New Jersey, Connecticut and finally to Libertyville, Illinois in 1969 – a total of seven moves. The family was now looking to settle with the kids getting older, but Pete and Teddy made a big decision in 1975 for Pete to leave Texas Instruments and go into business with two colleagues he had met in his professional world. The three men started Oasis Sales Corporation, an electronics sales representative company, with nothing more than their own intuition and the contacts they had made over the years. With Pete as president it was a gamble that would eventually pay off. Pete retired from the company he helped build, at the age of 54. Pete and Teddy found Door County through a colleague, falling in love with the beauty of the area. They started in the Egg Harbor Anchorage Cove development and eventually built a home in Meadow Bluff Farm, where they became snowbirds traveling to Stuart, Florida in the winter. Pete and Teddy were active members of the Door County community meeting many friends at the Lions Club (Pete) and Teddy volunteering at the Library. They especially liked (and met many friends) at the newly established Horseshoe Bay Country Club. Golfing, tennis and boating were their pastimes in Door County. Pete had a special passion for snow skiing taking the family on vacation often to various locations, but were especially fond of Beaver Creek, Colorado. Pete and Teddy are survived by their three children: Peter, Ann and Roger; grandchildren Peter Olson; Ted and Ava Liphardt; Brianna, Skylar and Ella Banting and many cousins and friends. They will be deeply missed by all who knew them, the stories they told and simply their unique presence which defined a generation. It is with deep sadness that I say - goodbye Dad and goodbye Mom. A Celebration of Life memorial will be held at the Egg Harbor Library/Kress Pavilion (2nd Floor) on June 7, 2026 3 – 6 pm.

MICHAEL “MIKE” ROSS CHISHOLM Nov. 18, 1945 - May 16, 2026

If you are reading this, it means that my beloved husband of 56, close to 57 years has died. Mike was born in Chicago on Nov. 18, 1945 to Richard Ross Chisholm and Dorothy “Dottie” Helen Haen. Shortly after that they moved to Sturgeon Bay. He grew up attending St. Joseph Catholic Church and Parochial School in Sturgeon Bay. Mike graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School with the class of 1963. After graduating, he sailed for a year on the Great Lakes. He quit after a year, and Uncle Sam immediately drafted him. He ended up in the Army and was deployed to Vietnam. Mike served in Vietnam for a year from 1966 until 1967. His unit was the 551 Transportation Terminal, 71st Transportation Battalion. While serving his country, he came into contact with Agent Orange. This was used as a defoliant in the jungles. Mike would say “I watched them drop this orange ‘crap’ on the trees”. This exposure was to be the reason he came down with Parkinson’s dementia in later years and consequently the cause of his death. On return from Vietnam, he met me (Barbara Ann Jelaine Englebert), his future wife, at Haase’s, a beer drinking establishment available for eighteen-yearolds. I was a nursing school student at the time and couldn’t help but notice this good-looking young man leaning up against the bar. He looked just like one of the “Beach Boys.” We were introduced by a mutual friend, and the rest is history. I married Mike on July 12, 1969 at St. Hubert Catholic Church in Rosiere. We have three sons: Ross, Mark, and Chris. Mike was a larger-than-life individual who demonstrated his love for family and friends by making sure everyone always had food in one hand and a beverage in the other. He had a quick mind and was able to tell an endless list of jokes. Mike was able to help everyone who couldn’t remember the name of the group or year of a specific song. He completed daily cross word puzzles and loved beating me at cribbage. We went to each of our children’s sporting events. Mike was known for making lunches for the kids to take to track meets. When I would go to work at the hospital, the staff would be happy, as they knew that Mike would be bringing in peanut squares, chocolate, etc. I had a Christmas party for staff, and Mike always supplied a gag gift. Like anyone could use a 10-pound can of corn or an ugly leftover Halloween toy rat. What a sense of humor! Mike had a gift of “gab” which made him an excellent salesman. He sold many things over the years. His last job was working as a docent at Cana Island Lighthouse, just north of Baileys Harbor, a job he truly loved. Mike and I went on many bus trips, and both of us loved to go antiquing. He was also a member of the Sturgeon Bay Kiwanis Club for many years and also served as president of the club. His love of sports made him an obvious volunteer to be athletic director of the sports program for the parochial schools while his children were attending St. Joseph. When I got to nursing school, my friends found a new brother. He happily carted them around Oshkosh or Sturgeon Bay. The love of my life died late Saturday night, May 16, 2026 at Cherry Cove Assisted Living & Memory Care in Sturgeon Bay. He was a resident there for a little over two years. Parkinson’s slowly took over his body and mind. It was a terrible journey, and I don’t wish it on my worst enemy. This is when you know the value of family and friends. Fortunately, I was blessed with a wonderful family and an abundance of friends. Thank you to Dave Demelle and Phil Johnson for their regular visits to see their old friend. I also want to thank the caregivers at Cherry Cove, especially Angie, Heather, Christine, and Ellie as well as the caregivers of Compassus Hospice, Crystle and Danielle. Thank you everyone. THE WAR FINALLY GOT HIM!! Aside from me, Mike will be missed by our sons, Ross (Vicki) Chisholm of Appleton, Mark (Beth) Chisholm of Sturgeon Bay, and Christopher (Rachel) Chisholm of Suamico; grandchildren, Kathryn, Samantha, and Ryan Chisholm; and his brother-in-law, Archiles “Arky” (Judith “Judy”) Englebert of Two Rivers [and their daughter, Adrienne (Kamin) Mahoney and their son, Samuel]. He was preceded in death by his parents; many aunts and uncles; and other relatives. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2026 at Huehns Funeral Home, 1414 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 with Fr. Anthony Birdsall officiating. Military Honors by the United States Army and the Weber-Tess AMVETS Post 51 will follow at the funeral home. Mike will be laid to rest in St. Michael Cemetery in Misere. Visitation for family and friends will be held at the funeral home on Friday, June 5, 2026 from 2 pm until 3:45 pm on Friday, June 5, 2026. Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of Mike may be shared with his family through his tribute page at HuehnsFuneralHome.com DON’T MISS A BEAT! Sign up for Pulse Picks to get Door County news and entertainment emailed daily. pulsepicks.com

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FRIDAY, MAY 29 Writing Inspired by Art Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Juddville In Art/ Speaks, Write On Door County leads participants in the exercise of writing in response to visual art. Let yourself be moved, and if not, at least you’re on the beautiful grounds of Edgewood.

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Though commonly referred to as a Midwest indie rock band, Horace Greene defines itself as a completely new genre of music: “powerlounge.” A mix of several music styles, the band from Oshkosh coined this term and is pioneering the genre.

Ahead of their Door County performance on May 30, Sam Swetlik and Tony Oakley of Horace Greene talked about their passion for writing and performing this unique music. KN: When did you come together to form your band? HG: Tony and I met in early high school through a mutual friend and started hanging out (Probably in 2011). We have played in a few

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different bands and then formed Horace Greene in 2015. KN: What sparked the idea to call your band Horace Greene? HG: We were workshopping an old man’s name. We had tossed around a few, and then Horace Greene came to us.

Market Time 3rd Avenue, Sturgeon Bay The county’s largest farmers’ market is back on 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Find locally grown produce, fresh cut flowers, crafts, specialty products and dozens of vendors. Trail Adventures Ahnapee State Trail, Algoma Join the Friends of the Ahnapee for a a 9-mile ride down the gravel of this lesser-known gem. Finish with lunch at The Bullpen in Forestville. Meanwhile, Peninsula State Park celebrates the completion of its purpose-built bike trails with a Ride the Park event featuring guided rides along the trail.

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Door Dives: The AC Tap by MIKE BACSI copydesk@ppulse.com Bam! A hardened leather cup slammed down on the bar, sending a shockwave that nearly rocked a beer-sipping octogenarian off his stool. The explosion of sound inside the AC Tap was produced by a brawny regular trying his luck at “shake of the day.” Along with jars of pickled eggs and pull tabs, this bar-top dice game is a Wisconsin dive bar staple. As the startled patrons returned to their mini tacos and the Brewers game, I asked Elizabeth “Bibs” Maloney (AC Tap co-owner

along with husband Merih Bayirli and Syndal Mueller and husband Chris Chayer), an important question: “Is the AC still a dive bar?” Having visited the tavern for a couple of decades, I detected subtle signs of a hipster vibe at the place in recent years – exotic food specials like chicken tikka masala, influencer-friendly merch and Teslas parked among the pickup trucks. But Bibs didn’t hesitate in responding to the question: “Oh, we proudly embrace being called a dive bar, because we are one, and we wear it like a badge,” she said. Asking around for confirmation of Bibs’ statement resulted in solid agreement – the Tap still has dive-bar cred. Kevin Kortez, bartender at Hill Street and lover of all things divey, weighed in: “Definitely a dive,” he said. “You’ll still run into strange locals like

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Door Dives continued from page 1 me and get a little attitude, which adds flavor.” The AC Tap sits on an empty stretch of State Highway 57, halfway between Sister Bay and Baileys Harbor. High above the road, a dimly glowing Pabst Blue Ribbon sign has been a late-night beacon for generations of thirsty and hungry bar hoppers. The building that houses the AC Tap is bigger now than it was when Al Ohnesorg opened it in 1933. Art Smith and Carl Becker bought the business after World War II, using their first name initials to create the bar’s name. In 2024 Syndal Mueller’s parents, Steve and Tera Mueller, turned over the reins of the bar to Syndal and a group of friends after a 22-year ownership run. The Muellers added the now-iconic log-cabin facade, and their classic pub fare was considered some of the best in Northern Door. In 2008, the Muellers shocked local dive bar denizens by banning smoking inside the low-ceiling bar, a full two years before the statewide ban. The detox of the space was thorough, and new

Co-owner Bibs Maloney works the bar beneath the collection of tin beer signs on the AC Tap ceiling.

faces began appearing to enjoy a burger without a side of smoke. Despite the Tavern League’s warnings about the potential economic impact of bans, the Tap didn’t see much disruption in business. My personal connection with the Tap goes back to March 2002. A group of friends dragged me out for a birthday pub crawl on an icy Sunday afternoon. The bartender was engaged in an animated conversation with the bar’s lone customer – the potatofarming, tractor-driving, polkaloving Freddy Kodanko. Hopping on a bar stool next to Freddy, I spent the next hour or so absorbing one tale after another from this beloved, legendary local. I had hit the dive bar jackpot, and Freddy was the icing on the cake. Some believe a resident ghost is a dive bar requisite. I kind of agree. A month after that spontaneous hangout with Freddy, the Polka King left the building for good at age 89. To my knowledge, no one has swept the AC Tap with a paranormal detector. But if they did, I believe they’d get a hit at the last stool at the north end of the bar. The AC Tap is located at 9322 Hwy 57 in Baileys Harbor.

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wenty-five years ago this month, Northern Sky Theater lost its charismatic co-founder, Fred Alley. He was only 38 years old. He had just won the prestigious Richard Rodgers Award for coauthoring the best new musical in America (The Spitfire Grill) with James Valcq. Fred was due to fly to New York to get a $100,000 check from Stephen Sondheim to produce the show Off-Broadway. But then he went out for an evening jog and died of an unsuspected heart condition. Everyone who knew Fred recognized that he was extraordinary. He wrote hilarious and innovative musicals such as Guys on Ice and Lumberjacks in Love. He was riveting on stage. He had the voice of a Broadway lead. He was warm and approachable, generous and engaging. People who only met him once often remembered him forever. Though his life was tragically short, the body of creative work Fred produced was enormous. In less than a decade, he wrote book and lyrics for nine musicals and contributed to multiple revues. Some of these shows have had huge reaches. Guys on Ice, Lumberjacks in Love and The Bachelors have all been major hits at the Milwaukee Repertory Fred Alley. FILE Theater. Guys has been produced coast-to-coast over 100 times, often with multiple engagements at the same theater. The Spitfire Grill has had almost 1,000 productions from Wisconsin to London to Japan. Fred also created a substantial amount of great singer-songwriter material. He only released one vinyl album and a couple of cassettes of original songs, but he wrote lots more. Much of this work has never been heard outside a small circle of friends. To celebrate Fred’s brilliant legacy, Northern Sky Theater will present a five-night concert series from June 16 to 20 at our beautiful Gould Theater. Onstage will be four of us who knew him well and loved him dearly: Jeff Herbst, Jimmy Kaplan, Karen Mal and me. Jeff, who befriended Fred when they were both kids, eventually directed and performed in almost all his shows. Jimmy lived with Fred for a time and wrote music for most of his musicals. Karen (the original Kid in Lumberjacks) performed and co-wrote songs with him. And I wrote shows and songs with Fred, owned a farm with him and his brother, Dave, and served as his fellow co-founder of Northern Sky Theater. Our fifth cast member will be Katie Dahl. Though still very young when Fred was with us, Katie has

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been significantly shaped by his influence. She not only emulated his playwriting but also corecorded an album of his songs titled Sound Ground along with Eric Lewis and Rich Higdon. Our show will draw both from songs Fred penned for shows (e.g., Lumberjacks in Love, Tongue ‘n Cheek, The Passage) and from his singer-songwriter output (e.g., “Aurora,” “Imagination,” “Dust and Broom”). Fred created so much great music that we could easily do several shows with completely different material. Indeed, two shows were performed about him shortly after his passing (Beneath the Northern Sky at our own theater in 2002, and The One That Got Away at the Milwaukee Rep in 2003). For our show this June, though, we are starting fresh from the ground up. Usually, when you see a show based on a musician’s life (like the Carole King musical Beautiful), the cast members didn’t know the person whose music they’re performing. Our show offers the rare opportunity to hear a great writer’s work presented by those who knew him intimately. We plan to chat about Fred and offer insight based on our unusually close association with him. All in all, we hope this will be a wonderful introduction for those who don’t know his work and a delightful exploration for those who do. Please join us if you can. The Fred Alley Tribute Concert series runs June 16 through June 20 at Northern Sky’s Gould Theater, 9058 Cty A in Fish Creek. Tickets are available at northernskytheater.com or by calling 920.854.6117.

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stage))notes STUDENT SINGERS COMPETE Eight local high school students will compete in a live singing competition at the end of the month – the thirdannual Sing, Door County. The competition will take place on Saturday, May 30, at 7 pm, at the Southern Door Community Auditorium, 2073 Cty DK in Brussels. Students will have their vocal performance critiqued and scored by four judges and the live audience. The winner will receive $1,500, and second place, $500. After the preliminary and semi-final rounds of the competition were held in January and March, finalists were selected to advance to the next level. The contestants include Briana Barganz, Logan Euclide, McKenna Guilette, Axel Howard, Lily Leiberg, Anna Massart, Jaden McAfee and Kadince Shefchik. Each contestant has been working on song selections, vocals and stage presence with performance co-producers Lee Spude and Cory Vandertie. Contestants will perform two songs each and receive feedback from the judges during the show. Special guest performers will include 2025 winner Ashlynn Paulsen and 2024 winner Justin Gutierrez. Nick Freimuth of social media organization Let’s Go Door County will host the event. Visit sdauditorium.org or call 920.676.1920 to reserve seats.

MOVIE MAGIC IN MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) will present its second show of the 2026 season – Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson – from June 3 through 21, featuring performances by Rudy Galvan, Paige Klopfenstein, John Taylor Phillips and Nick Vidal. Based on (mostly) true events, Moonlight and Magnolias is set three weeks into the shooting of Gone With the Wind as the production is falling apart. To save the film, producer David O. Selznick stops production, locks his director and screenwriter in his office and forces them to rewrite the entire script in five days. The production is directed by Nicole Ricciardi with scenic design by Amy Sue Hazel, costume design by Kotryna Hilko, lighting design by Max Grano De Oro, sound design by Brian Grimm, props design by Haley Anne Cranstoun and production stage management by Kelsey Brennan York. Performances take place June 3 through 21, Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. A special Friday matinee will be held on June 12 at 2 pm. Half of the proceeds from a pay-what-you-will preview on Wednesday, June 3, will benefit the local film production Amphibious and the filmmaking hub Film Green Bay. Guests may arrive as early as 6:30 pm for general-admission seating, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Donations may be made in cash or with checks made out to Third Avenue PlayWorks at the lobby display throughout the run of the show. After the pay-what-you-will preview, TAP will host a ticketed preview and wine night on Thursday, June 4; an opening night reception on Friday, June 5; a young professionals’ networking mixer on Wednesday, June 10; and a post-show conversation on Friday, June 12, following the 2 pm matinee. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit thirdavenueplayworks.org/moonlight-and-magnolias or call 920.743.1760. TAP’s Steve and Jackie Kane Theatre is located at 239 N. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay.

ROGUE PRESENTS THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Rogue Theater will present a new adaptation of a powerful historical account, The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Ross Dippel. In Wendy Kesselman’s Rogue Theater performers rehearse for adaptation The Diary of Anne Frank. SUBMITTED for a new generation, survivor accounts and newly discovered writings from Anne Frank’s diary are interwoven to create an impassioned story of those persecuted under Nazi rule. Played by Gertie Lotto, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical young girl

who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with honesty, wit and determination. Alongside Gertie Lotto, the Frank family is played by Phillip Lotto (Otto), Anne Birnshein (Edith) and Keri Grimley (Margo). Other cast members include Lynda Szczpanik, Henk Wolst, Vanessa Williquette, Sarah Hitt, Elliott Lotto, Brenden Brumm and Donna Johnson. The show will be performed June 11 through 28 at Rogue Theater at DC Arts Center, 917 N. 14th Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30 pm, while Sunday matinees start at 2 pm. Tickets cost $25 for adults and $15 for students, and they can be purchased at roguetheater.org. For details, call 920.818.0816. Peninsula Pulse In conjunction with the stage production, Rogue March 27, 2026 Theater will host a screening of the 2024 documentary The Pulse Commadant’s Shadow, which tells thePeninsula story of Hans Jürgen November 12, 2021 Höss, the son of Auschwitz concentration camp director Rudolf Höss. The free screening will be held on Saturday, June 6, at 7 pm at the DC Arts Center.

BIG BAND BOOKED IN BRUSSELS Big band favorites, swing-era classics and traditional jazz are on the docket for the Southern Door Community Auditorium, which is hosting a free concert by the Swingin’ Door Big Band. The show is set for Thursday, June 25, at 7 pm, at the auditorium, 2073 Cty DK in Brussels. Donations will be accepted, with a portion of the proceeds supporting the auditorium’s Arts in Education programs and Door County student music scholarships. Founded in 2019 by music director Jason Palmer and his wife, Jamie, the Swingin’ Door Big Band is a sister ensemble of the Peninsula Symphonic Band. Since its inception, the band has distributed over $8,000 in scholarships to student and adult musicians across Door County. The Swingin’ Door Big Band features nearly 20 musicians, ranging from high school students to seasoned professionals. Vocalists Jamie Palmer, Claire Morkin and Donna Ruzicka perform together as Company B, an Andrews Sisters-inspired trio that joins the band for select performances. For more information, visit peninsulasymphonicband.org or contact peninsulasymphonicband@gmail.com.

BIRCH CREEK OFFERS ADULT MUSIC RETREATS Birch Creek Music Performance Center is offering three immersive programs – wind ensemble, chamber music and piano retreats – to help adult musicians Birch Creek Music Performance enhance Center’s adult music retreats culminate their skills in in public concerts. SUBMITTED a supportive environment. The wind ensemble retreat, taking place from Aug. 12 to 15, invites intermediate to advanced adult musicians to refine their music reading and performance skills. Participants will engage in daily rehearsals, sectionals and masterclasses. The program, in its ninth year, is co-directed by educators Jim Stombres, Steve Sveum and Brayer Teague. The chamber music retreat, now in its seventh year, is designed for strings, woodwinds and piano players. The program runs Aug. 17 through 20 and has participants collaborate in small ensembles under the guidance of professional coaches. Led by The Chicago Sinfonietta principal oboist Ricardo Castañeda, the program emphasizes chamber repertoire and ensemble techniques. The piano retreat, offered Aug. 21 through 24, caters to piano enthusiasts, teachers and semi-professionals aiming to deepen their artistry. Participants will benefit from masterclasses, lectures and performance opportunities in a non-competitive setting. Led by Northeastern Illinois University piano professor Susan Tang, the program is designed to meet the individual goals of each participant while fostering collaborative learning and artistic growth. Each retreat includes instruction, continental breakfast and lunch. On-site dormitory housing is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants will have the opportunity to perform in public concerts at the conclusion of their respective programs. For details and registration, visit birchcreek.org/adultprograms.

continued from page 1 How would you describe what this sounds like? HG: To our knowledge, we are the first “Powerlounge” band. It’s a marriage between power pop, indie rock, and lounge music. KN: What is one starter song that you recommend to someone new to your music? HG: Nighttime Boi is a good place to start! KN: What is your first music memory? HG: A musical memory we both share is our love of Guitar Hero and how it inspired both of us to start playing music.

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of Music last year, we had to perform a few for their “Final Jam” on the big ballroom stage, and we played “Take It Easy” by the Eagles & “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears.

KN: Is there a song you’ve listened to more than any other? HG: We are both huge fans of Daft Punk and their Album Random Access Memories.

KN: What’s the smallest audience you’ve ever played for at a paying gig? HG: Probably 3 or 4 people. Sometimes that’s just the hand you’re dealt.

KN: What band or musician do you listen to when you need to get out of a funk? HG: Anderson .Paak

KN: Which local venue has the best acoustics or best scene? HG: We used to love playing at Door County Brewing Co. and would love to play there again sometime soon!

KN: Do you like playing covers? HG: We normally do not play covers, but for Mile

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The residue of these sprays can remain harmful to many insects for weeks after being applied. Some towns in our country are now outlawing them due to their longlasting side effects. Widespread efforts have helped the monarch butterfly stop its decline to possible extinction. Many parts of our country are planting native flowers and pollinating gardens to help butterflies find the food they need. This can also help other flying insects and the creatures that depend on them, including breeding birds. I have a bluebird nest box trail with 21 boxes. I know that these birds must find proteinGreat crested rich insects to feed their flycatchers young. Flying insects and are birds of their larvae, like worms the treetops. and caterpillars, are ROY LUKES important to the baby bluebirds’ diet. Tree swallows use our nest boxes, too. They catch flying insects and sometimes have to travel up to four miles from their nest site to find the required food. This spring has been quite a roller coaster ride with heavy snow in March and heavy rain in April. Now, during the first half of May, I have measured less than an inch of rain. Nesting birds that need mud to build the foundation for the nest might have a problem with the dryness. When this happened in past years, Roy would soak the ground near the bird baths to create mud for the robins and phoebes to build their nests. Weather conditions play an important part in the flight of birds heading north. I remember the first spring that I lived at The Ridges Sanctuary and walked the trails on a day with strong south winds. Migrating birds seemed to be in every tree and bush! If numerous cold fronts come down from Canada, they carry strong north winds, which may reduce the movement of birds flying further north. As of May 18, there are still many white-crowned sparrows in our part of Egg Harbor. I use the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Merlin Bird ID app to listen for birds in my yard. Finally, on May 19, it revealed several warbler and flycatcher species that I had not seen this spring. Do as much as you can to help our nesting birds find the insect food they need. Quit using poisonous chemicals in our native landscape.

Birders in search of migrating warblers and other birds gathered at Weborg Point in Peninsula State Park on May 14 and were rewarded with numerous sightings. Most of the folks were participants in The Clearing Folk School Spring Birds of Northern Woods and Waters class. BILL BERRY

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Those interested in learning how to economically grow their own food are invited to a workshop organized by the Door County Master Gardeners Association and the Door County Seed Library: Starting a Vegetable Garden on a Budget. The free workshop led by Stacia Dick-Schuster will be held on Saturday, May 30, at 9:30 am, at Crossroads at Big Creek. Door prizes, handouts and practical tips will be provided. That same morning at 10 am, Crossroads will host a Science Saturday family program, educating learners of all ages about plants, bees and pollen. Next, Crossroads will host a Wandering Wednesday hike on June 3 at 1:30 pm. This naturalist-led hike will focus on spring wildflowers and their relationships with insects. The events above meet at Crossroads’ Collins Learning Center, 2041 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay. Crossroads will also host a nighttime bat hike on Thursday, June 4, at 8:30 pm, at the Ida Bay Preserve, 1195 Canal Road in Sturgeon Bay. Hikers will record bats they see and hear. Registration is required. Visit crossroadsatbigcreek.org for details and reservations.

The trails at Crossroads at Big Creek will soon be filled with runners and walkers during the 17th-annual Crossroads Trail Run. The event takes place on Saturday, June 13, at 8 am at Crossroads, 2041 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay. Participants of all ages and abilities are invited to take off on a 2K, 5K or 10K route. Last year, more than 300 participants took to the trails, helping raise nearly $20,000 for Crossroads. Those funds help keep the trails open year-round at no cost and fund free educational programs. Registration costs $35 through June 12 and $40 on race day, with $15 admission for youth ages 8 to 14. Children 7 and younger and adults 70 and older may participate for free. Registration is available at crossroadsrun.com. Everyone who registers will receive a small native tree to take home, along with post-run refreshments. Packet pick-up will be held at Crossroads’ Collins Learning Center from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm on Wednesday and Thursday, June 10 and 11; or from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm on Friday, June 12. Race-day pick-up will also be available.

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Rides cost $15 for five laps around the pony corral. Riders must be older than 1 and weigh under 80 pounds. Helmets will be provided, and activity agreements must be signed before riding. Organizers emphasize that this pony experience is not a petting zoo. Only paid riders will be allowed access to and interact with the ponies to help ensure the comfort and safety of the animals and guests. In addition to pony rides, DENN offers bounce houses and a playground; a DIY art room featuring painting projects, a hat-making lab and a succulent bar; a patio bar and gathering spaces; and a creative market filled with local artisan goods and gifts. Pony rides will continue operating in the fall, when DENN offers its popular corn maze and pumpkin patch. Pony ride questions can be directed to foxmeadowstables961@gmail.com. DENN is located at 2050 Cty DK, south of Sturgeon Bay.

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Looking back!

Long before Washington Island had high-speed fiber service, the town’s population learned to take care of its own telecommunications. A service car for the Washington Island Telephone Co. pulls supplies in a covered work wagon in an undated photo from Mark O’Hern. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, there were many telephone companies, exchanges and associations providing telephone service in Wisconsin until the industry became a regulated monopoly by the 1920s. If you have a great historical photo to share from Door County, please send it to us at pr@ppulse.com.

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Attendees at a Gibraltar Historical Association Living History event this weekend will watch Alpaca to Apparel representatives shear alpacas and the Arachne Spinners Guild of Door County spin wool into yarn. The event will take place on Saturday, May 30, at 11 am at Noble Square, 4167 Main St. in Fish Creek. Visitors can watch Ben Kornowski shear alpacas and learn about the alpaca industry, fiber arts and sustainable farming. The Spinners Guild will be in the gazebo, showing how animal fiber becomes yarn and finished products. In addition to the demonstrations, OneEighty Petals will bring baby miniature silky goats, sometimes called pasture jewelry. Fish Creek Livery Stable will introduce their donkeys.

PETERSON GALLERY UPDATES UNVEILED The Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) kicked off Maritime Week 2026 by dedicating and opening the newly upgraded Peterson Gallery on Monday, May 18.

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New additions to the gallery include: • From Sturgeon Bay to the World, the story of Peterson Builders in wood and metal • The People of Peterson, profiles of those who worked in the shipyard • Beside the Lake, Beneath the Wind, a temporary joint exhibition with the Miller Art Museum on the works of Sturgeon Bay artist Gerhard Miller • DCMM’s Young Mariners Interactive Space, the museum’s first maritime exhibit space for young mariners to explore and engage Miller Art Museum executive director Elizabeth Meissner attended the morning dedication to speak on the new exhibition. Carla Peterson, the former co-owner of Peterson Boatworks, made comments, too, and formally opened the gallery by cutting the ribbon.

BUSY SUMMER AHEAD FOR BELGIAN HERITAGE CENTER The community is invited to enjoy a traditional Belgian breakfast at the Belgian Heritage Center (BHC), complete with waffles, eggs, trippe, sausage and beverages.

The waffle breakfast will take place on Sunday, June 28, from 9 am to 12 pm at the BHC campus, 1255 Cty DK in Namur. Pricing is $12 for adults, $7 for children ages 4 to 12, and free for children ages 3 and younger. Additional June programming at the BHC includes a “WWII Belgian Resistance in Antwerp” presentation on Saturday, June 6, from 10 am to 12 pm; and another history presentation as part of Door County History Days on Thursday, June 18, from 1 to 2 pm. The BHC is also selling raffle tickets to win a Yeti roadie cooler filled with $300 of local meats. Tickets cost $5 and are limited to 500. Those interested can purchase tickets at the BHC, through a BHC volunteer or by emailing contact@ belgianheritagecenter.org. The drawing will take place at BHC’s Kermiss, and participants need not be present to win. This year’s Kermiss – the biggest BHC fundraiser of the year – will take place on Sunday, Aug. 16, from 11 am to 4 pm. Attendees will enjoy live music, raffles, a silent auction and a showcase of antique farm equipment. Refreshments include traditional Belgian favorites like pie, trippe, booyah, jutt and craft beer. For details and updates, follow the Belgian Heritage Center on Facebook or visit belgianheritagecenter.org.

Golf Teams Tour Courses, Gain Life Lessons by CRAIG STERRETT

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igh school golf coaches hope their junior varsity (JV) team members gain valuable experiences and lessons on the course, even if they don’t get to compete in all the tournaments. At 8 am on a recent Monday, 45 JV golfers – including two teams from Sturgeon Bay, two from Sevastopol, one from Southern Door and others from as far away as Coleman and Peshtigo – teed it up at Maxwelton Braes Golf Course for an 18-hole best-shot scramble. The event let coaches spend more time with underclassmen and newcomers to the game. Though they enjoyed a morning out of school on the lush fairways and beautiful greens at Maxwelton Braes, the student-athletes were also there to learn and prove themselves to their coaches. Just after his team teed off on the short par-4 second hole at the Baileys Harbor course, fifth-year Sevastopol golf coach John Miron noticed that a couple of team members seemed to be goofing around a little on the tee. The lesson-learning started early on this morning, as sporadic rains taught the student-athletes the importance of bringing rain gear. When one player left a putt short and then stuck a tee in the ground, which could have stopped a ball when the next player tried to knock one in the hole, Miron told all the players to make sure they had a coin or a proper ball marker. “They’re very generous to let us come out and play for free, so take care of the golf course,” Miron told the golfers, referring to the importance of replacing divots and repairing ball marks. He also advised one player to keep track of the score using the iWanamaker app while another player uses a scorecard to ensure accuracy. Sturgeon Bay was the home team on this day, and Clippers coach Michael Bryfczynski was glad the JV players were gaining competition experience. Snow and then soggy conditions kept teams off of golf courses until the end of April, and several rescheduled matches had the varsity squads playing three or four times per week in May. Bryfczynski expressed gratitude to Cherry Hills owner Jon Martell for letting his team and Sevastopol practice on the range in late April before the course was able to open. Bryfczynski was also thankful that The

Sevastopol golf coach John Miron (far right) teaches junior varsity members how to use a coin to mark their putting spot during a team scramble at Maxwelton Braes Golf Course. CRAIG STERRETT

Sandbox owners allowed him to bring a couple of groups to use their golf simulators. Many area players went to simulators in Sturgeon Bay and Stone Hedge Golf and Pub in Egg Harbor on their own. Donations from parents and local supporters, including NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) Industries and Therma-Tron-X, Inc., paid for the group simulator trip, and deeply discounted fees at the Horseshoe Bay invitational and a round for five Sturgeon Bay players at The Irish Course at Whistling Straits north of Sheboygan. Golf isn’t the only focus of these outings, Bryfczynski said. “Our kids, I hold them to a pretty high level of selfhonesty, respect,” said the Sturgeon Bay coach. “It’s teaching them to grow as an individual as much as a golfer.” Miron, a retired high school basketball coach, also enjoys exposing students to golf and the lessons it teaches.

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he Door County Contemporary art fair at PenArt (formerly the Peninsula School of Art) is back for a second year, starting Thursday, June 4. Last year, the 20 participating galleries drew 3,400 attendees and generated $120,000 in sales. This year, the fair has grown to 24 galleries, mostly from the Midwest, plus one from Denmark and another from Manhattan. “It was fun,” said Portrait Society Gallery owner Debra Bremer of last year’s event. “We met other gallery dealers from other states, and there’s a nice level of camaraderie.”

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Bremer, who has exhibited at one of the Art Basel Miami Beach satellite shows in the past, skipped Miami this year, participating only in the Outsider Fair in New York until her engagement in Door County. “Door County is warmer, friendlier, more chill,” she said. “Galleries at the Contemporary Fair can take more risks and show younger artists, while the big fairs have grown more conservative and risk-averse because their costs are so high.” Plus, collectors have become more willing to look beyond the expected centers of cultural authority and explore smaller galleries and fairs like Door County Contemporary, according to Claireasa Golden, a marketing and finance consultant for arts and nonprofit organizations.

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continued from page 1 “Chicago has always had a serious art ecosystem, but I do think there is renewed attention on Midwestern artists and galleries because the work can feel less beholden to a single market language,” Golden said. “Collectors often want the sense that they have found something specific, strange, intelligent and personal, not something flattened by trend or mass taste.” The atmosphere of this smaller art fair is another draw. Midwestern galleries are friendly and less intimidating than New York can be, according to Shane McAdams, cofounder of Real Tinsel Gallery, artist curator at The Arts Hotel in Milwaukee and a lead organizer of the Door County Contemporary. “We’re in the Midwest, so while we have elevated, sophisticated work, we are also Midwest nice,” McAdams said. “Visitors to the fair can sit down and talk to gallery owners to learn about the art they are showing.” Attendees welcome this return faceto-face interaction after the COVID-19 pandemic, which ended some art fairs for good, said regular art fair attendee and Oliva Gallery owner Kimberly Oliva. “People are ready for a more intimate experience,” Oliva said. “Chicago suffered because we never got back the fairs we lost.” In Door County, successful galleries thrive on strong personal relations among owners, artists and collectors. This quality brought in curator Rasmus Fischer from HAGD Contemporary in Aalborg, Denmark. “Over the past years, we have taken part in many fairs, including several large and prominent ones with 8090+ galleries,” he wrote in an email. “Over time, however, we began to lose interest in that format. Instead, we want to focus on smaller fairs with fewer galleries and a more off-themainstream approach – fairs where we can genuinely engage with visitors and have time to talk about art, and where visitors themselves have the opportunity to truly see, comprehend and enjoy the presented works.” Closer to home, another gallery owner – Nick Ryan, who has an eponymous gallery in Boulder, Colorado – became interested in the Door County show after hearing good

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS PenArt, 3900 County F, Fish Creek VIP passes cost $150, threeday weekend passes $60, day passes $25 and student passes $15. Find tickets and details, and RSVP for events, at doorcountycontemporary.com. THURSDAY, JUNE 4 VIP Vernissage Welcome Party 4-6 pm Vernissage refers to the former practice of varnishing paintings before an opening and has come to mean a private party before an opening. Galleries will welcome collectors to PenArt over drinks and exclusive work of art for VIP eyes only. This year, the fair gave out VIP tickets to the nearly 100 artists who attended a potluck dinner at PenArt, so the opening evening is expected to draw local artists, plus gallery owners and collectors. After the party, guests are invited to join sponsor and collector John Brogan at his Sturgeon Bay home from 7 to 10 pm. Door County Contemporary will provide transportation. Guests can expect to be picked up at 6:15 pm outside of PenArt. FRIDAY, JUNE 5 Panel: “Interconnected: Sustaining the Arts in Door County” 11:10 am Local artists, educators, arts administrators, gallerists and philanthropists discuss the strengths, challenges and opportunities presented by Door County as a rural tourist destination. PenArt executive director Adam Erickson and artistic director Elysia Michaelsen coorganize the panel. Talk: “Building of a Collection Focused on Community” 2-3 pm Through the establishment of a major new African American art museum in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville neighborhood, the Bronzeville Center for the Arts is Milwaukee’s first museum dedicated to presenting and stewarding art of the African diaspora. Curator Phoenix Brown will discuss building a collection focused on Black Arts and creating

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is a Twin Cities native and can stop and visit his family while traveling to Door County. Even the galleries that attended Door County Contemporary last year are apt to show different artists to keep it Panels, artist talks and an electrofolk performance are on deck for Door County interesting. Contemporary. ADAM WHITE “I didn’t want to bring the same artists as last year, reviews from other artists. because a lot of attendees will have come last year,” “That piqued my interest,” he said. “I am generally said Bremer of Portrait Society Gallery in Milwaukee. aware of the big shows like Miami and LA Frieze.” “So this year, I have mostly emerging artists, younger Ryan was also impressed with the quality of the work people we have worked with at the gallery in the past. I he saw online last year, he said. He thinks Door County am using this as an opportunity to get more eyes on the Contemporary could be a regular show for him since he work and reach a broader range of clients.”

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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County, 10341 Water St. (Hwy 42) in Ephraim Through May 31

Robert Ray Gallery, 520 Parkway St. in Algoma June 5 through 28 A retired illustrator and designer shows her paper sculpture.

Local collectors show the sculpture, textiles, beading and basketry they’ve assembled.

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Idea Gallery, 6551 Cty T in West Jacksonport Through June 28

Edgewood Orchard Galleries, 4140 Peninsula Players Road in Fish Creek Through June 6 Discover art by Marc Anderson, Mabel Chong, Bethann MoranHandzlik and James G. Moore.

ALL OUR YESTERDAYS Andrea Naylor Studio and Gallery, 45 S. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay Through June 10 A colorful collection of paintings populates this newly opened gallery.

WHAT’S MY PRIDE? ARTicipation Studio and Gallery, 10 E. Oak St. in Sturgeon Bay June 1 through 27 View and participate in Open Door Pride’s collection of 25 photos, featuring community members and their messages about what Pride means to them.

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ALGOMA Algoma Atelier of Sculpture and Fine Art E5977 Fremont Road (920) 487-4200 Clay on Steele Pottery Studio 221 Steele St. (920) 487-8076 Equilibrium Fine Arts and Creative Workshops 314 Steele St. (920) 404-0483 Fishline Studios Art Collective 213 Steele St. (920) 473-0415 Ladybug Glass Studio & Gallery 219 Steele St. (920) 591-2883 Robert Ray Gallery 520 Parkway St. (920) 495-6677 Steele Street Trading Co 300 Steele St. (920) 487-3840 The Pottery CO-OP 610 Fourth Street (847) 772.0401 Yonder 321 Steele St. (906) 295-0993 BAILEYS HARBOR Bazyli Studio Wearable and Textile Art 2551 Ahrens Road (847) 347-3562 Chez Cheryl Art Space 8360 High Plateau Road off EE (920)421-1690 Call to schedule a studio visit Donna Brown White Barn Gallery 2496 Meadow Road (920) 839-2883 Morning Mist Studio at Windmill Farm 3829 Fairview Road (920) 868-9282 EGG HARBOR Angela Lensch Gallery 7653 Hwy 42 (920) 868-5088 By appt. only Cappaert Contemporary Gallery 7901 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3987 cappaertcontemporary.com Chief Oshkosh Native American Arts 7631 Hwy 42 (920)868-3240 Artisan Junction 6709 Hwy 42 (920) 544-3690

Peruse the winter work of 40 artists in various media, including painting, jewelry, ceramics and photography.

64TH ANNUAL WALL-TO-WALL JURIED EXHIBIT Hardy Gallery, 3083 Anderson Lane in Ephraim Through July 5 The public can vote on their favorite piece from this collection of works by both emerging and established artists.

EXHIBIT I Fine Line Designs Gallery and Sculpture Garden, 10376 Hwy 42 in Ephraim Through July 6 Explore work by fiber artist Martha Fieber, mixed-media artist Ed Lazzeroni and oil painter Sherri Thomas.

Mike Judy Studio & Gallery 6252 Bay Shore Dr. (920) 743-2614 mikejudyart.com Open by Appt. Off the Wheel Pottery 4234 Cty E (920)868-9608 Plum Bottom Gallery (Downtown) 7813 Hwy 42 (920) 743-2819 Plum Bottom Gallery (Plum Bottom Road) 4999 Plum Bottom Road (920) 743-2819 Woodwalk Gallery 6748 Cty G (920) 629-4877 woodwalkgallery.com ELLISON BAY Clay Bay Pottery 11650 Hwy 42 (920) 854-5027 Gills Rock Pottery 12020 Lakeview Road (920) 854-2774 K Wilder Fine Art 12495 Door Bluff Road kwilderart.com (773) 636-6289 Open by Appt. Lynn’s Pottery 12030 Garrett Bay Road (920) 421-4384 Rob Williams Studio/Gallery 753 Isle View Rd (920) 854-9823 Stillwoods Art Gallery 11930 Lakeview Road (920) 421-0687 Turtle Ridge Gallery 11736 Mink River Road (920) 854-4839 EPHRAIM Artzy Studio 10329 N. Water Street (608) 438-7633 Blue Dolphin House and BDH Studio 10320 N. Water St. (920) 854-4413 Ephraim Clayworks 9922 Water Street (920) 854-4110 Fine Line Designs Gallery and Sculpture Garden 10376 Hwy 42 (920) 854-4343 George Burr Gallery 10325 Hwy 42 (920) 854-7877 Sea Glass Boutique & Gallery 10438 N Water St. seaglassdoorcounty.com The Hardy Gallery Anderson Dock (920) 854-5535 UU Gallery 10341 Water St. (920) 854-7559 Zabler Design Jewelers 9906 Water St. (920) 854-4801 FISH CREEK Edgewood Orchard Galleries 4140 Peninsula Players Road (920) 868-3579

Emmett Johns Gallery 9100 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3880 Haven Studio In Settlement Shops, 9110 Hwy 42 (920) 207-0171 Gallery of Gold 4091 Main St. (920) 868-9020 Open by Appt. Interfibers Studio Gallery 9204 Silk Road (920) 868-3580 Link Gallery 3942 Hwy 42 (920) 868-2728 Peninsula School of Art and Guenzel Gallery 3906 Cty F (920) 868-3455 Plum Bottom (Fish Creek) 4175 Main St. (920) 393-7885 Quarry House Gallery 8896 Spring Rd. (414) 322-0617 TR Pottery LLC 8126 Kita Rd (920) 421-0233 JACKSONPORT Idea Gallery 6551 Cty T (West Jacksonport) (920) 655-1340 Jacksonport Cottage Gallery & Gifts 6275 Hwy 57 (920) 823-2288 Martinez Studio 5877 Hwy 57 (920) 823-2154 JUDDVILLE Juddville Clay Studio Gallery 8496 Hwy 42 (920) 868-2021 Deanna Clayton Glass 8499 Hwy 42 Fish Creek, WI 54212 (920) 421-1604 SISTER BAY Earth Art Studio Country Walk Shops – Garden Level (920) 854-1912 Frykman Studio Gallery 2566 S. Bayshore Dr. (920) 854-7351 Hartmann Sign Studio and Art Gallery 10673 Sumac Lane (920) 854-5378 Meadows Art Gallery 10560 Applewood Road (920) 854-2317 Mill Road Gallery 2328 Mill Road (920) 854-4416 STURGEON BAY Andrea Naylor Studio + Gallery 45 S. 3rd Ave. (920) 655-2677 andreanaylor.com Art Shed 517B Jefferson St. (920) 559-9798 ARTicipation Studio & Gallery 10 E. Oak Street (920) 857-8544

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SOLO EXHIBIT OPENS IN ALGOMA Robert Ray Gallery’s newest exhibit is The Art of Joan Kritchman-Knuteson, a solo show featuring a retired illustrator and designer for the Milwaukee-based Advertising Art Studios, Inc. The show will be on display from June 5 to 28 at the gallery, located at 520 Parkway St. in Algoma. An opening reception will be held on Friday, June 5, from 5 to 8 pm. For the past several years, Kritchman-Knuteson has been creating paper sculptures, using the expertise she gained in this medium during her career as an illustrator. “There are many ways to use paper, just as there are many ways to handle paint mediums,” KritchmanKnuteson said. “I prefer to create detailed, realistic pieces.” The award-winning artist selects materials for her works with permanence in mind. She prefers rag print, Japanese and handmade papers, which are acid-free or have a neutral pH, slowing the aging process. Kritchman-Knuteson adds additional color by airbrushing acrylic pigments to the paper, a process more permanent than watercolor. She experiments with subtle texture, color and shadow, allowing her works to change in different lighting and viewpoints. More information is available at robertraygallery. com.

Audrey M. Off Gallery & Framery 40 N. 3rd Ave. (920) 743-2259 Art on 3rd 39 S. 3rd Ave. hello@arton3rdsb.com (920) 495-5991 Blue Moon Framery & Gallery 185 Walnut St., in the Door County Economic Development Center by appt: bluemoonframery.com Brian Pier Gallery/ Forever Grateful 20 S. Madison (920) 818-0366 Community Foundation Gallery 222 N. 3rd Ave. (920) 746-1786 Doerr Woodworking 4371 Cty M (920) 743-5631 By appt. or chance Hope Church Gallery 141 S. 12th Ave. (920) 743-2701 Lily Bay Pottery 3450 N. Lake Michigan Dr. (920) 412-4872 M Anderson Gallery 44 S. 2nd Ave. (920) 765-1332 By appt. Margaret Lockwood Gallery 7 S. 2nd Ave. (920) 493-3635 Miller Art Museum 107 S. 4th Ave. (920) 746-0707 Mona Lucy Gallery 626 Jefferson St. (920) 495-0651 Plum Bottom Gallery (Sturgeon Bay) 231 N. 3rd Ave. (920) 393-7885 Popelka Trenchard Glass Studio 64 S. 2nd Ave. (920) 743-7287 Ranly Maritime Gallery 1009 Egg Harbor Road (920) 559-6194 Reclaimed & Co. Jewelry 24 N. 3rd Ave. reclaimedcojewelry.com Shan Bryan-Hanson Studio 242 Michigan St. shanbryan-hanson.com Skölland Jewelry Contact for address; by appt. only all year, except for August/ September (920) 267-7952 Studio 1865 22 E. Pine St. TAP Lobby Gallery 239 N. 3rd Ave. (920) 743-2206 Two Bridges Studio and Gallery 22 S. 3rd Ave. twobridgesdoorcounty.com

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MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING In Canada, medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is available if you meet a strict set of criteria. That includes being at least 18 years old and capable of making health care decisions for yourself. You must “have a grievous and irremediable medical condition” that has caused you to experience unbearable physical or mental suffering, and you must be in a state of decline that cannot be relieved. A person must then make a voluntary request for MAiD without any outside pressure or influence before their case is reviewed by two doctors. In the United States, MAiD is available in 13 states, but only for those who have a prognosis of six months or less to live. Unlike in Canada, those seeking MAiD in the US must be able to selfadminister the prescribed lethal medication.

MD: How did her decision to pursue MAiD go over with your family? TE: Our main priority was to support Mom so that she could find a peaceful ending to her life. And if that’s what it was going to take, then we were all on board. Not to say that you don’t grieve and you don’t feel sad and you don’t have moments of thinking your heart is going to actually physically crack in half over this decision. We had that, but we had the bigger vision, the bigger picture, which was to help Mom find some peace. MD: Each chapter begins with a drawing of a plant and a description of it. How did this writing device come to you? TE: My mom had a beautiful flower garden. She asked me if I would put her garden to rest for the season because she wasn’t physically able to do it anymore. SUBMITTED

And I was honored to do that. The more I worked in the garden, the more I could just see how nature was mirroring everything that we were going through as a family. The garden became a real place of solace and healing for me. And when I decided to write the book, I thought, I’m going to write the book through the lens of the garden. She would love this. MD: What were those final months like for you and your siblings to experience? TE: It was emotional to show up for somebody, to be that present for somebody for that long, and just the process of losing your mother, you can’t really be prepared for that or anybody that you love, right? You’re gonna be hit with grief. And what I think is important is that our experience with grief is our experience with grief – and that’s different than the experience that the person who’s dying is having. But it wasn’t a constant – it wasn’t a sad time. There were sad moments, but the time was not filled with grief. We also got to celebrate Mom, and with her still here.

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To the Five Thousand Youtubers Who Gave the Cancer Survior a Thumbs Down by SONIA GREENFIELD Did you not like her voice – its echo of sugar, the play in its tone? Was it the way cancer made her gangly as some are when their bodies just want to be birds? Or was that thumb pointing down for cancer itself, the sinking suspicion that the woman on your screen will not outlive her own myth? What is it about the anonymity of your phone glowing blue under the bridge where you live that compelled you to say no to a song about hope? Modernity, do you have a talent for cynicism? In every heart is there a tiny Simon Cowell on his plush, red throne, exhaling his jaded sigh? Who hurt you, stranger? Did a big brother beat all the feels from you? Did a woman once laugh when you said I love you? Do you also say no to the puppy tipping over in his sleep? No to the babies who boogie Gangnam style? No to the pop-up symphony & its impromptu Ode to Joy? Who takes the time to say no to joy when it is offered for free? Have you never lost someone to a wasting sickness? Have you lost everyone to a wasting sickness? How much have you had to drink & don’t you think it will be okay? When do you shed your tears? At breakfast, over tea? How are you lonely? What metastasizes in your spleen? What moving artifacts to surviving have you seen? What shadow grows in your bones? Does no song build a nest in your throat? This poem appeared in Sonia Greenfield’s book All Possible Histories, a collection of poems that “explore what could have been.” Greenfield will lead a workshop, Mining the News for Poetry, at Write On, Door County on Saturday, May 30.

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d Lazzeroni, a mixedmedia artist featured in Fine Line Designs Gallery’s first exhibit of the year, was born an artist. As a young boy, he was tasked by his small Wisconsin town with decorating all the main street shop windows with paintings Ed Lazzeroni. SUBMITTED for the Christmas holidays. Then, after a young lifetime of doing various kinds of work and spending four years in the Air Force, he earned scholarships for art and design school. He graduated with a four-year degree in industrial design from Layton School of the Arts, remaining at the school to teach for an additional two years. In the early 1960s, Lazzeroni was recruited by machinery manufacturer J. I. Case Company, where he worked for a few years, shepherding design and graphics for the tractor program. He and a partner from the Case design program founded their own industrial design firm, Prism Design, doing work for many years with large corporations in Wisconsin and internationally. The design process involved art, aesthetics, engineering, ergonomics and manufacturing concerns as needed. Lazzeroni worked on projects from architectural scale models to huge mining machines to tiny perfume bottles. When he retired, Lazzeroni spent a few years in Arizona, where he began applying his creativity to decorative arts. He created customdesigned outdoor light sconces, mostly working with copper, as well as dimensional wall art and large landscape sculptures, working with copper and other metals. When he returned to Wisconsin, Lazzeroni shifted directions to respond to the Midwestern landscape. He continued creating wall art, working mostly with metal, treating the surfaces with etching, grinding, burnishing, torching and acrylic paint. The resulting product is always evolving, sometimes abstract and sometimes figural. Lazzeroni continues to enjoy his time in the studio in his 90s.

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There’s Ian (Cooper Tomlinson), the boisterous, cocky leader of the group, who considers himself a partyhard ladies’ man; Sarah (Megan Lawless), who dreams of breaking away to college and a career in the arts; Nikki (Inde Navarrette), the hot girl who can seemingly have any guy she wants; and the ironically named Bear (Michael Johnston), who’s really more of a mouse, he’s so timid and uncertain. Bear has long harbored a serious crush on Nikki,

ne of my favorite movies of the 1970s, the decade that fostered my interest in film as a legitimate art form, was an obscure little 1976 homage to the work of Alfred Hitchcock titled Obsession. It was made by a young up-andcoming director named Brian De Palma. He would go on to make such notable features as Carrie, Scarface and The Untouchables, but at that time, he was trying to establish himself as the new “Master of Suspense.” Obsession paid serious tribute to – or seriously ripped off, depending on your view – Hitchcock’s classic Vertigo, about a man (played by Hitchcock regular James Stewart) who seeks to remake a woman (Kim Novak) into the spitting image of a lost lover who tragically died. De Palma’s film starred Cliff Robertson and French actress Geneviève Bujold, and while his story rode twists and turns that were uniquely his own, the themes and style resembled Hitchcock’s film vocabulary so closely that some critics dismissed De Palma as a shameless copycat. Cut to 2026 and meet young filmmaker Curry Barker, who some A still from Obsession. COURTESY OF FOCUS FEATURES critics are calling the “new Brian De Palma,” and not just because his first notable movie is also titled Obsession (R for language, which everyone seems to recognize except her. Ian sexuality and shocking moments of violence). “coaches” Bear on how to make Nikki fall for him, Barker, like De Palma, has a somewhat twisted sense speaking from experience since he’s hooked up with her of humor that seems rooted in a keen knowledge of from time to time. Sarah advises him to just be honest movie conventions, which he uses to mercilessly put his and himself, but every time he tries to engage her, he characters – and, by extension, his audience – through clams up or says something stupid. the proverbial wringer. Then one day, he gets the brave idea to buy her a Obsession, which was produced independently necklace to replace one she lost, but instead, he spends for under a million dollars (a trifle in this age of his money on a novelty item called the “One Wish hundred-million-dollar budgets), tells the story of four Willow.” The box it comes in boasts that if you make a 20-somethings who were high school besties and haven’t heartfelt wish and break the stick in half, your wish will quite moved on. All of them still work at the music shop come true, guaranteed! Bear buys it to give to Nikki as owned by the father of one of them, and they spend much a joke, but circumstances lead him to break the stick for of their work day planning for the nighttime revelry to be himself, wishing for Nikki’s complete and absolute love. had at their favorite bars. What ensues is a relationship nightmare that is equal parts black comedy and horror show. Nikki becomes

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obsessively devoted to all things Bear. She invites herself to move in with him, watches him from the shadows as he sleeps, follows his every move during the day – all with the same glazed look in her eyes and creepy smile on her lips. If Bear gives any indication that he’s displeased with her, she will suddenly, shockingly, punish herself. The machinations of the plot that Barker concocted are easy enough to predict once he sets things in motion, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t surprises in store, dished out with malicious delight. When things go bad for hapless Bear, they get bloody and scary in ways he could never have imagined, leading to a climax that is decidedly Shakespearean. It probably helps that Barker was working with a minuscule budget and a cast of relative unknowns. The claustrophobic feel that infuses his scenes are somewhat due to his limited resources. Rather than dazzle us with expensive special effects, he has to rely on character, composition and lighting to scare us silly. He also gets terrific performances from his actors, especially Inde Navarrette as Nikki. She goes all in creating a character who seems like the demented sister of Glenn Close’s Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction. The range of expressions that she is able to convincingly convey moment-to-moment is truly impressive. I expect we’ll be seeing more of her in the near future. I also expect that Barker will be rewarded with more opportunities and considerably larger budgets. Whether this results in a career spanning 30 feature films made over a half century – as De Palma’s has – remains to be seen. But he’s off to a good start. Obsession is currently playing only in theaters. You can expect to find it streaming on Peacock sometime later this summer. In another lifetime, Mike Orlock wrote film reviews for the Reporter/Progress newspapers in the western suburbs of Chicago. He has also taught high school English, coached basketball and authored five books of poetry. He finished his two-year term as Door County’s poet laureate in early 2023.

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FRI 5/29 LIVE MUSIC JUPITER LYNX Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 9pm-12am. Acoustic vocal act covering alternative & pop rock music. BAREFOOT MIKE Parallel 44 Winery, 5464 County Hwy P, Sevastopol.

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he story of indie/pop band 7000apart starts in a music appreciation classroom at Preble High School in Green Bay, where lifelong Wisconsinite Jonathan Kresin and Swedish exchange student Amelie Eiding first met. Both grew up immersed in music: Kresin performed at a church in Green Bay where his grandpa was a pastor and grandma a music director, while Eiding’s mom is a singer and vocal coach/therapist. The pair quickly found that their shared interests didn’t stop there, soon becoming friends, then more than friends. Despite Eiding’s return to Sweden on the horizon at the end of the year, Kresin asked her to be his girlfriend, and the two embarked on a long-distance relationship from Green Bay to Stockholm, 7,000 kilometres (about 4,350 miles) apart. For years, they made music together remotely by sending separately recorded instrumental and vocal lines to stitch together. Kresin has been producing his own music since he was in middle school, so he had the requisite editing skills. The relationship lasted. About six years ago, Eiding and Kresin got

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2-5pm. High-energy covers & originals. JOHN LEWIS Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Independent singer-songwriter. JACOB FANNIN Anchored Roots Vineyard & Winery, 4873 Willow Road, Egg Harbor. 4-7pm. Multi-genre singersongwriter performance, plus pop-up eats by Kickin Ash BBQ. JORDAN BAYORGEON Door Peninsula Winery, 5806 Hwy 42, Carlsville. 920.743.7431. 4-7pm. Oldies, pop, country, reggae, hip-hop, blues & more on ukulele. MATT PERSIN Lake Fire Winery, 8054 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.9992. 5-7pm. A variety of genres & styles converge.

WILD HORSES von Stiehl Winery, 115 Navarino St, Algoma. 920.487.5208. 5-8pm. Acoustic duo covering Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones & more. SPIKE & APRIL Nightingale Supper Club, 1541 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.5593. 5-8pm. Jazz & originals. COCKTAIL KEYS WITH PATTY MCKINNON Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club, 600 Nautical Dr, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6934. 5pm. Piano music. KYLE MEGNA Twelve Eleven Wine Bar, 10339 Hwy 57, Sister Bay. 920.421.9463. 6-8pm. Dark indie blues/folk rock. DAVE STEFFEN BAND Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700.

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INDOOR ADRC ACTIVITIES Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2372. 9am. Cardio drumming

(independent); poker; chess. 10am. DVD Fitness. 11am. Zumba Gold. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Forestville Library, 123 Hwy 42, Forestville. 920.856.6886. 9:30am. Participants learn a number & letter each week through reading, singing & dancing. MAGIC COMMANDER NIGHT The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 3-9pm. Play Magic the Gathering in Commander format. OPEN MIC NIGHT Equilibrium Fine Arts & Creative Workshops, 314 Steele St., Algoma. 920.404.0483. 5-9pm. Share music, poetry, comedy & skits. SURVEY SLAM TRIVIA Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar, 127 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0093.

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TAILGATE COUNTY Smashed on the Rocks, 70 Church St., Algoma. 920.487.8202. 12pm. Honky tonkin’ hometown country. MICKEY GRASSO Harbor Ridge Winery, 4690 Rainbow Ridge Rd, Egg Harbor. 920.868.4321. 1-4pm. A rock n’ roll music machine. JIM COUNTER Lautenbach’s Winery & Market, 9197 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.3479. 1-4pm. Country, pop, rock & R&B. FAREWELL FRIDAY Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 1-5pm. Acoustic rock. SAM STURDEVANT Parallel 44 Winery, 5464 County Hwy P, Sevastopol. 2-5pm. ’90s & ’00s favorites. CODY JAMES Door County Brewing Co. and Music Hall, 8099 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.1515. 3-6pm. Singer-songwriter. HORACE GREENE Sway Brewing & Blending, 2434 County Road F, Baileys Harbor. 3-5pm. Midwest indie-rock band. COREY HART Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Americana/folk vocalist. AARON KAPLAN Drömhus Door County, 611 Jefferson St., Sturgeon Bay. 608.333.4553. 4-6pm. Eclectic Americana & twisted blues. GARY WEBER Scotty’s Pub & Grub, 6269 Hwy 57, Jacksonport. 920.818.0178. 5-8pm. Finger-picking guitar. GUITAROLA Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club, 600 Nautical Dr, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6934. 5pm. Genre-bending duo that blends blues, Latin, jazz & rock. HIATUS Salute Wine & Beer Lounge, 7778 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3247. 7-9pm. Blues, soul & rock featuring saxophone, guitar & vocals. RUSS REISER Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700. 7-10:30pm. Folk & classic rock from the ’60s & ’70s. DAN MARKS Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar, 127 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0093. 7-10pm. The music of Bob Dylan & John Prine. SOBIESKI OUTLAWS Husby’s Food & Spirits, 400 Maple Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2624. 8-11pm. Rock, alternative & experimental jams.

PERFORMANCE MUSE EVENTS MUSE Sturgeon Bay, 330 Jefferson Street, Sturgeon Bay. 920.333.2859. 12pm. MET Opera: Live in HD. The Metropolitan Opera’s magical realist opera “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” streams live to theaters worldwide. $1025/person. 7pm. Barn Dance. Join the Door County Folk Alliance for a family-friendly community dance with Sugar On the Floor dance band. SING, DOOR COUNTY! Southern Door Auditorium, 2073 Cty DK, Brussels. 920.676.1920. 7pm. A singing competition featuring vocalists from Door County high schools.

GALLERIES ART BAR SATURDAY Equilibrium Fine Arts & Creative Workshops, 314 Steele St., Algoma. 920.404.0483. 12-6pm. Pick an art kit & a flavored shandy or mocktail while you complete it.

FOOD & DRINK AMUSE-BOUCHE PAIRING TOUR von Stiehl Winery, 115 Navarino St, Algoma. 920.487.5208. 1:30pm. Enjoy wine & snacks while touring the winery. $35/person.

INDOOR POKÉMON CLUB The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 9-11 am. A fun-filled morning of battles, trades and more whether you’re a Pokémon master or just starting your journey. SPRING FLING Woodwalk Gallery, 6746 Cty Rd G, Egg Harbor. 920.629.4877. 7-10pm. Learn a choreographed dance to dance to (6-7pm), then enjoy a full bar & refreshments. Prom attire encouraged. RSVP to magic@ woodwalkgallery.com.

OUTDOOR CROSSROADS EVENTS Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.5895. 9:30am-12pm. “Starting a Vegetable Garden on a Budget.” Presentation for beginners, with door prizes & handouts for home reference. 10am. Science Saturday. Indoor/ outdoor educational program geared towards elementary students, but open to all. STURGEON BAY FARMERS MARKET Downtown Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6246. 8am-12pm. WASHINGTON ISLAND FARMERS MARKET K.K. Fiske & The Granary Saloon, 1177 Main Rd, Washington Island. 920.847.2121. 9am-12pm. YOGA IN THE PARK Martin Park, 207 S 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2912. 9am. Free, all-levels yoga session led by The Yoga Womb instructors. Suggested donation $10+/person. FERN TRAIL FROLIC Newport State Park, 475 Cty Hwy NP, Ellison Bay. 920.854.2500. 10am. Explore a wetland area with park naturalists on an easy, 1.2-mile hike. Meet at Lot 3. State park vehicle sticker required. COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE Forestville Dam Park, 475 Mill Road, Forestville. 920.743.5511. 10:30am. Join the Friends of the Ahnapee State Trail for a 9.3-mile ride to Maplewood, then lunch at The Bullpen in Forestville. LIVING HISTORY Noble Square, 4167 Main Street, Fish Creek. 920.868.2316. 11am-2pm. Watch alpacashearing & yarn-spinning demonstrations. LAWN GAME OLYMPICS von Stiehl Winery, 115 Navarino St, Algoma. 920.487.5208. 12pm. $20/4-person team. All games must be played “drink-in-hand” style. DOCENT-LED HIKE The Clearing, 12171 Garrett Bay Rd, Ellison Bay. 920.854.4088. 1-3pm. Explore & learn about the property with a guide.

SUN 5/31 LIVE MUSIC JOHN WELCH BAND Smashed on the Rocks, 70 Church St., Algoma. 920.487.8202. 12pm. Country rock. GERRY SLOAN Harbor Ridge Winery, 4690 Rainbow Ridge Rd, Egg Harbor. 920.868.4321. 1-4pm. Traditional & contemporary Celtic. AUSTIN SKALECKI Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 1-5pm. Blues, rock & folk. MARK RADDATZ Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Jacksonport singer-songwriter playing covers & originals. COOL BAY JAZZ Drömhus Door County, 611 Jefferson St., Sturgeon Bay. 608.333.4553. 5-7pm. World-class professional musicians.

GALLERIES STOP-MOTION STUDIO Equilibrium Fine Arts & Creative Workshops, 314 Steele St., Algoma. 920.404.0483. 1-4pm. Make a claymation video with your smartphone. $25/person.

INDOOR OPEN KNIT & CROCHET The Naked Sheep, 31 S. Madison Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.1166. 12-3pm. Open knitting & crochet.

OUTDOOR FARMERS MARKET Baileys Harbor Town Hall, 2392 Cty F, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2366. 9am-1pm. DOCENT-LED HIKE The Clearing, 12171 Garrett Bay Rd, Ellison Bay. 920.854.4088. 1-3pm. Explore & learn about the property with a guide.

SPORTS DOOR COUNTY LEAGUE BASEBALL Throughout Door County. 920.743.4456. 1:30pm. Kolberg @ West Jacksonport. Institute @ Egg Harbor. Sister Bay @ Maplewood. Baileys Harbor @ Washington Island.

MON 6/1 LIVE MUSIC HUNTER GATHERER Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Americana, classic rock & alternative country. CHERYL MURPHY White Gull Inn, 4225 Main St, Fish Creek. 920.868.3517. 5-8pm. Harp music during dinner. For diners only. PAUL TAYLOR Osteria Tre Tassi, 11976 Mink River Road, Ellison Bay. 920.309.8390. 6-8:30pm. Gentle background solo jazz guitar dinner music.

GALLERIES PRIDE MONTH KICKOFF ARTicipation Studio & Gallery, 10 E. Oak St., Sturgeon Bay. 920.857.8544. 4-7pm. See the “What’s My Pride?” exhibit & selfie station & enjoy refreshments with Open Door Pride.

INDOOR TRIVIA & TACOS Thirsty Cow Taphouse, 7899 Co Rd A, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.9991. 5-6pm team signup, 6pm start. EVENTS AT THE ADRC Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2372. 8:30am. Foot clinic. 9am. Artists in Making. 10am. DVD Fitness; Memoir Monday. 11am. Zumba Gold. 12:30pm. Poker; Samba card group; bridge. 1pm. Dementia 101. SOCIAL CRIBBAGE Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Learning and Innovation Center, 2438 S Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay. 920.746.4970. 10am-12pm. For knowledgeable players. Bring your cribbage board and cards. BINGOCIZE Empowering and Supporting Individuals, 813 Rabas St., Algoma. 920.487.3541. 1-2pm. Strength & balance exercises combined with bingo. Hosted by the Aging & Disability Resource Center for participants 60+. MAGIC COMMANDER NIGHT The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 3-9pm. Play Magic the Gathering in Commander format. “A SOLUTION TO POLLUTION” Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor. 920.868.3334. 7pm. Learn about the conservation practice of prairie strips, in-person or via Zoom. Visit dcec-wi.org for Zoom link.

LITERATURE MEMOIR MONDAY Serenity Spring Senior Living at Scandia Village, 10560 Applewood Rd, Sister Bay. 920.868.1457. 10am-11pm. Write part of your life story at this creative lab geared towards seniors.

OUTDOOR RAPTOR CHAT Ephraim Library, 9996 Water St, Ephraim. 920.854.2014. 6:30-7:20pm. Presentation by Open Door Bird Sanctuary.

TUE 6/2 LIVE MUSIC OPEN MIC NIGHT Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 9pm-1am. Hosted by Adam Haste. JULIEN KOZAK Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Folk-pop singer-songwriter. PAUL TAYLOR White Gull Inn, 4225 Main St, Fish Creek. 920.868.3517. 5-8:30pm. Gentle background solo jazz guitar dinner music. For diners only.

INDOOR EVENTS AT THE ADRC Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2372. 8:30am. Strong Bodies. 9am. Euchre; chess. 9:30am. Chair Zumba. 10am. Spanish conversation. 12:30pm. Golf card game; Planning Ahead. 1pm. Watercolor painting; Sheepshead.

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After being named songwriter of the year by the 2026 Midwest Country Music Organization early this month, Sturgeon Bay musician Eric Hagen continued his winning streak by earning country/folk/ blues album of the year at the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) Awards on Sunday, May 17. Hagen’s award-winning album, Make Country Sad Again, explores his position as a misfit within the country music scene and embraces his tendency to write sad songs, Hagen said in an earlier interview. The general public can nominate any Wisconsin musicians, bands, recording studios, managers, venues, songs and albums for WAMI awards. Once nominations are in, WAMI members decide the winner during two separate four-week voting periods. To view the full list of winners, visit facebook.com/share/v/1BXLet6PJY. Eric Hagen.

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WASHINGTON ISLAND RADIO BASH After a debut event last year, Washington Island Radio (98.7 WISL FM) is hosting its second-annual Radio Bash music festival this summer. The Bash is set for Saturday, July 25, from 4 to 10 pm on the lawn of the Trueblood Performing Arts Center, 870 Main Road on Washington Island. This year’s lineup will feature local artists, returning bands, and some Bash firsttimers, with Laura Sawosko, Nick Gonzalez, Jesse Hansen, Tom Beckman and Miss Lynn, and Will Phrang and the Goodland Gang playing live on the lawn. The Washington Island Fire Department will serve burgers and brats, Island Popcorn Barn will offer treats, and alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages will be available. Event sponsors are still being accepted. Visit washingtonialandradio.com or email washingtonislandradio@gmail.com for details.

CURRENT EVENTS GROUP Calvary United Methodist Church, 4650 Cty E, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3112. 9-10:30am. Discuss local, state, national & world news. Participants may bring an article, listen & share ideas. No church affiliation. Meet in the library. BLOOD DRIVE St. Peter’s Lutheran Church – Sturgeon Bay, 108 W Maple St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.4431. 9am-3pm. For an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1.800.RED.CROSS (1.800.733.2767). STORYTIME AND CRAFTS Washington Island Library, 910 Main Rd, Washington Island. 920.847.2323. 10am. New theme each month. TECH TUESDAY We Are HOPE, in the Cherry Point Mall, 1300 Egg Harbor Rd, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.7273. 10am-2pm. Free, dropin technology support & computer skills training. TODDLER TIME Algoma Public Library, 406 Fremont St, Algoma. 920.487.2295. 10:30am. Family program. SIP & STITCH The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 4-7pm. Knit, sew, crochet, embroider or work on another craft.

ATOMIC BINGO Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700. 6-8pm. 10 free rounds with prizes. 11th round supports a local charity. TUESDAY TRIVIA CAMP Door County, 10663 Cty ZZ, Sister Bay. 7-8:30pm. Compete with friends.

LITERATURE SILENT BOOK CLUB Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor. 920.868.3334. 6-6:30pm, arrive, share snacks & chat; 6:30-7:30pm, silent reading hour; 7:308pm, optional socializing. MULTICULTURAL BOOK CLUB Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6578. 10am. Discuss “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid. BOOK CLUB Ephraim Library, 9996 Water St, Ephraim. 920.854.2014. 10:30am-12pm. Join the Book Club’s 2026-2027 planning meeting.

OUTDOOR JACKSONPORT FARMERS MARKET Lakeside Park, Hwy 57, Jacksonport. 920.559.6275. 9am-1pm.

HISTORY SPEAKS Harborside Park, 9986 Water St (Hwy 42), Ephraim. 920.854.4989. 6pm. Ephraim Historical Foundation program featuring Doc Heide of Northern Sky Theater.

SPORTS PICK-UP BASKETBALL Door County YMCA – Sturgeon Bay Program Center, 1900 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.4949. 6-8pm. Drop-in pickup basketball in Gym C.

WED 6/3 LIVE MUSIC TAMBO SIDESHOW Tambourine Lounge, 59 N. 2nd Avenue, Sturgeon Bay. (920) 743-5571. 6:30pm doors, 7pm show. pat mAcdonald plays a set randomized by the audience. Light refreshments served. Proceeds support Steel Bridge Creative Foundation. KURT GUNN Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. WAMI-winning singer-songwriter. continued on page 4

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high-energy and tailored to the audience, Eiding CATCH 7000APART continued from page 1 said. IN DOOR COUNTY married in Sweden, and three years “If there’s kids in ago, they moved there. Now, the couple • June 20 from 2 to 5 pm, and July 25 from the audience, I pull spends their summers touring the 7 to 10 pm, at Stabbur Beer Garden, 10698 out some Disney,” Bayshore Drive in Sister Bay United States and the rest of the year she said. • July 2 at 5 pm at the Peg Egan Performing making and recording music at home. The group’s Arts Center, 7840 Church St. in Egg Harbor Their American tours always include cover list spans • July 10 from 5 to 8 pm at Red’s Pub and more than a few stops in Door County. Grill, 6318 Highway 42 in Algoma decades and genres, They’ve played venues like Al Johnson’s, • July 19 from 1:30 to 4:30 pm at Simon from ABBA dance Simon Creek Winery, Sister Bay’s Creek Vineyard and Winery, 5896 Bochek Road classics to top 50 Waterfront Park and, for the first time in Carlsville hits to ‘60s-era this year, the Peg Egan Performing Arts • Aug. 12 at 6 pm at the Waterfront Park rock and roll. They Main Stage, 10693 Bay Shore Drive in Sister Bay Center. also play from an Eiding and Kresin’s bi-national impressive catalog lifestyle has a major influence on their of original work. music, they said. They have found “People might be drawn in by the ABBA songs that we that casual live music – like a band playing at a bar or play, but I think the fans really become fans because of restaurant – is more common in Wisconsin. In Sweden, the originals,” Eiding said. concerts tend to be reserved for music and restaurants The band’s third album, Why do we do what we do?, for eating, Eiding said. As a result, up-and-coming just came out on April 7, marking the first 7000apart musicians have fewer opportunities to play for new ears. album executively produced by Kresin himself. For their “We appreciate the Wisconsin music scene so much for previous albums, they employed the help of a producer being based in Sweden now,” Eiding said. “There’s just in Nashville, Tennessee, and another in Sweden. so much live music [in Wisconsin], and it’s so special.” The pair describes this new release as an exploration Meanwhile, Sweden has strong connections to the of “survival, identity, ambition and love.” wider music industry. The country is home to many Eiding and Kresin maintain a consistent group of major labels and producers like Max Martin, who backing artists, including a bassist who travels with produced massive hits like Taylor Swift’s latest album, them between Sweden and the States, and a different The Life of a Showgirl. With that in mind, 7000apart drummer in both countries. tries to make the most of the differing music scenes in 7000apart’s music is available on most streaming both places. platforms. Keep up with the band and their tour dates at No matter what country they’re in, 7000apart plays 7000apart.com, @7000apart on Instagram and TikTok, pop rock, influenced by late ‘90s/early ‘00s icons like and 7000apart on Facebook. Evanescence and Paramore. Their performances are

Wednesday continued from page 3 JESSE FULLER Red’s Pub & Grill, N6318 Hwy 42, Algoma. 920.677.8499. 5pm. Covers & originals by a Wisconsin-based musician.

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THE DOOR COUNTY YMCA PRESENTS:

GOLF by the BAY Monday, July 27th Horseshoe Bay Golf Club Egg Harbor, WI REGISTRATION OPENS JUNE 1! Call 920.743.4949, scan the QR code, or visit DoorCountyYMCA.org.

“MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS” The Kane Theatre at TAP, 239 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.1760. 7:30pm. A comedic behindthe-scenes romp to rewrite Gone with the Wind in five days & save the film. Paywhat-you-will preview.

INDOOR PUZZLES AND GAMES The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 12-3pm. Puzzle club. 5:50-9pm. Magic the Gathering standard showdown. EVENTS AT THE ADRC Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2372. 9am. Pinochle; Fall Prevention. 10am. DVD fitness. 10:30am. Chair yoga. 12:30pm. Sheepshead; Poker; Ballroom dancing. 1pm. Samba; Memory Cafe. ROTARY CLUB OF DOOR COUNTY NORTH Coyote Roadhouse, 3026 County Rd E, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.9192.

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JULY 23: Modern Day Drifters

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JULY 30: Talk of the Town

JULY 2: 7000Apart

AUGUST 6: Daizy Roots Band

JULY 9: Little Cisco

AUGUST 13: Luma Knotty

JULY 16: Big Mouth & The Power Tool Horns

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8am. Contact 309.824.7342 for reservations. Program: Kiley Rusch, Horseshoe Bay Farms. TECH TALK Door County YMCA – Sturgeon Bay Program Center, 1900 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.4949. 11am. Learn basic technology & security concepts. FIREHOUSE KNITTERS Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Station, 2258 Mill Rd, Sister Bay. 920.600.5086. 1-4pm. All knitters, crocheters & needleworkers are welcome. BINGOCIZE Empowering and Supporting Individuals, 813 Rabas St., Algoma. 920.487.3541. 1-2pm. Strength & balance exercises combined with bingo. Hosted by the Aging & Disability Resource Center for participants 60+. ACOUSTIC JAM Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor. 920.868.3334. 1pm. For musicians & listeners. OPEN JAM Butch’s Bar, 234 Kentucky St., Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3845. 8pm. Jam session for musicians & listeners.

LITERATURE BITTERSWEET BOOKIES BOOK DISCUSSION Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd, Juddville. 920.868.1457. 1-3pm. Discuss “How to Age Disgracefully” by Clare Pooley.

BAILEYS HARBOR BOOK CLUB Baileys Harbor Library, 2392 Cty Rd F, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2210. 7pm. Discuss “My Friends” by Fredrik Backman.

OUTDOOR VOLUNTEER WEDNESDAY Potawatomi State Park, 3740 Cty PD, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2890. 9am-12pm. Multiple volunteer opportunities available. Meet at the park’s maintenance shed (first driveway after the park entrance). State park vehicle sticker required. SETTLEMENT SHOPS FARMERS MARKET Settlement Shops, 9106 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.3788. 9:30am-1:30pm. WANDERING WEDNESDAY Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.5895. 1:30pm. This naturalistled hike will focus on spring wildflowers & their relationships with insects.

THU 6/4 LIVE MUSIC SMALL FOREST Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393.

3-6pm. Progressive indie/ folk originals & favorites. JULIEN KOZAK Twelve Eleven Wine Bar, 10339 Hwy 57, Sister Bay. 920.421.9463. 5-7pm. Folk-pop singer-songwriter. CHERYL MURPHY White Gull Inn, 4225 Main St, Fish Creek. 920.868.3517. 5-8pm. Harp music during dinner. For diners only. THE HITCHHIKERS Hitching Post, 4849 Glidden Drive, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.1114. 5-7pm. Folk, Americana & bluegrass. OPEN MIC Drömhus Door County, 611 Jefferson St., Sturgeon Bay. 608.333.4553. 6-9pm. For musicians & listeners. HUNTER GATHERER Homestead Kitchen and Tap, N7551 Co Rd D, Algoma. 920.487.0105. 6-8pm. Americana, classic rock & alternative country. WRITERS’ NIGHT Tambourine Lounge, 59 N. 2nd Avenue, Sturgeon Bay. 920.333.1723. 7-9pm. Share original songs, stories & poetry. MOUNTAIN HOUSE PORCH JAM 1680 Mountain Road, Washington Island. 7pm. Featuring the BellMcDowell Band. continued on page 5

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THEATER “MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS” The Kane Theatre at TAP, 239 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.1760. 7:30pm. A comedic behindthe-scenes romp to rewrite Gone with the Wind in five days & save the film. Final preview & wine night (ticketed pre-show event in the lobby).

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GALLERIES DOOR COUNTY CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR PenArt, 3900 Cty F, Fish Creek. 920.868.3455. 10am-4pm. 20 Midwest galleries show their work, & special events, projects & refreshments are offered. For tickets & details, visit doorcountycontemporary.com.

INDOOR KARAOKE WITH DJ TYLER Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 9pm-12am. EVENTS AT THE ADRC Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2372. 8:30am. Strong Bodies; Somatics. 9am. Friendly Crafters. 9:30am. Zumba Gold. 10am. Cribbage; Healthy Habits, Healthy Future. 12:30pm. Sheepshead. 1pm Woodcarving; Busy Fingers knitting group; Mind Over Matter. COFFEE TALK Door County Granary, 72 E. Locust Court, Sturgeon Bay. 920.241.6819. 10:30am. Presentation about Door County Alpaca Ranch. GENEALOGY CLUB Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6578. 2-3pm. Learn how to study your genealogy. In-person & virtual. Zoom link on the doorcountylibrary.org calendar. TABLETOP GAME NIGHT Equilibrium Fine Arts & Creative Workshops, 314 Steele St., Algoma. 920.404.0483. 3:30-8:30pm. Gaming tables open for use & refreshments available for purchase. MINIATURE PAINT NIGHT The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 4-9pm. Work on your minis. Limited paints & brushes available. THIRSTY THURSDAY TRIVIA Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700. 6-8pm. Free to play. Groups of all sizes welcome. KARAOKE Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar, 127 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0093.

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FRI 6/5 LIVE MUSIC FAREWELL FRIDAY Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 9pm-12am. Acoustic rock. SAM RODEWALD Parallel 44 Winery, 5464 County Hwy P, Sevastopol. 2-5pm. Acoustic indie & folk pop. BILLY DAVE The Cherry Hut, 8813 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.4450. 3-6pm. Indie folk with mellifluous vocals. AUSTIN SKALECKI Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Blues, rock & folk. JULIEN KOZAK Anchored Roots Vineyard & Winery, 4873 Willow Road, Egg Harbor. 4-7pm. Folk-pop singersongwriter performance, plus pop-up eats by Bowlicious Eats. KYLAR KUZIO Door Peninsula Winery, 5806 Hwy 42, Carlsville. 920.743.7431. 4-7pm. Rock, country, pop & more for old souls & young folk alike.

Shout-outs, pet peeves, thought-provoking questions and whatever else you were thinking about in the shower this morning.

To all the local businesses starting out this season.

To Write On, Door County for having some great trails. To extra-strength Tylenol.

Pet Peeves

The kind of weather where you’re taking off your jacket and putting it back on all day. Waiting week to week for episodes of a show you’d rather just binge.

Weak coffee.

OUTDOOR FARM VOLUNTEER DAY The Aquarian Acres, N8282 Cty D, Algoma. 920.471.9728. 9am-12pm. All ages are invited to help with hands-on gardening, planting & farm chores. Volunteers get a small share of the day’s harvest, plus free use of the disc golf course & nature trails after.

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JUPITER LYNX Lake Fire Winery, 8054 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.9992. 5-7pm. Acoustic vocal act covering alternative & pop rock music. ANDREW SUMMERS von Stiehl Winery, 115 Navarino St, Algoma. 920.487.5208. 5-8pm. Original melodies & unique covers backed by guitar. AARON SIMMONS Red’s Pub & Grill, N6318 Hwy 42, Algoma. 920.677.8499. 5pm. Energetic country singer-songwriter. RYAN CIHLAR & THE NIGHTINGALES Nightingale Supper Club, 1541 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.5593.

5-8pm. A local accordionist performs with other musicians. GEORGE SAWYN Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club, 600 Nautical Dr, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6934. 5pm. New age instrumental. ZEPHYR CIESAR Twelve Eleven Wine Bar, 10339 Hwy 57, Sister Bay. 920.421.9463. 6-8pm. Soulful singersongwriter. DB FUSIONS Door County Granary, 72 E. Locust Court, Sturgeon Bay. 920.365.6507. 6-9pm. Featuring Bill Gironda & Dennis Keith Johnson. MARK RADDATZ Trailside Canteen, 59 N. Madison Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0431. 6-8pm. Jacksonport singersongwriter & suprise guests. BENNY Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700. 7-10:30pm. Door County’s own amusing Americana. BILLY PETERSON JAZZ TRIO MUSE Sturgeon Bay, 330 Jefferson Street, Sturgeon Bay. 920.333.2859. 8-10pm. Bassist Billy Peterson joins drummer Devin Drobka & pianist Anthony Deutsch. Paywhat-you-want performance. VCR Husby’s Food & Spirits, 400 Maple Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2624. 8-11pm. Three-piece rock band.

THEATER “MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS” The Kane Theatre at TAP, 239 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.1760. 7:30pm. A comedic behind-thescenes romp to rewrite Gone with the Wind in five days & save the film. Opening night.

PERFORMANCE DOOR KINETIC ARTS FESTIVAL GALA Door County Granary, 72 E. Locust Court, Sturgeon Bay. 920.241.6819. 5:30pm. Live music, plein air art, refreshments, raffles & live & silent auctions. Visit doorkinetic.com for tickets & details.

GALLERIES DOOR COUNTY CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR PenArt, 3900 Cty F, Fish Creek. 920.868.3455. 10am-4pm. 20 Midwest galleries show their work, & special events, projects & refreshments are offered. For tickets & details, visit doorcountycontemporary.com. FIRST FRIDAY ART NIGHT Downtown Algoma. 920.487.2041. 5-8pm. Visit Algoma’s galleries, studios & other stores to view art, meet artists, & enjoy sales, refreshments & hands-on activities. OPENING RECEPTION Robert Ray Gallery, 520 Parkway Street, Algoma. 920.495.6677. 5-8pm. See paper sculptures by retired illustrator & designer Joan Kritchman-Knuteson.

trippe, chips & cookies to support the fire department. COMMUNITY DINNER Corpus Christi Church, 811 W. Juniper St., Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.4716. 5:30-7pm. All are welcome to enjoy a warm meal & fellowship. Last seating at 6:30pm. To help plan, RSVP at ccparish.net or call 920.743.4716.

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INDOOR EVENTS AT THE ADRC Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2372. 9am. Cardio drumming (independent); poker; chess. 10am. DVD Fitness. 11am. Zumba Gold. WINGS OF THE NIGHT BAT Newport State Park, 475 Cty Hwy NP, Ellison Bay. 920.854.2500. 10am. Learn about the bats of Wisconsin. Meet in the Nature Center. Lot 1. State park vehicle sticker required. FIRST FRIDAY ON THE FARM Glen Innish Farm, E5427 2nd Road, Kewaunee. 920.251.7450. 11am-5pm. Enjoy seasonal crafts & hands-on activities for all ages. Refreshments available for purchase. MAGIC COMMANDER NIGHT The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 3-9pm. Play Magic the Gathering in Commander format. PATRIOTIC CRAFTS Yardstick Books, 317 Steele St, Algoma. 785.917.9628. 5-8pm. Family-friendly program with the Algoma Public Library. SURVEY SLAM TRIVIA Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar, 127 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0093. 6pm. Like Family Feud with real-world data.

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OUTDOOR DOOR PENINSULA LIGHTHOUSE PASSPORT DAYS Throughout Door & Kewaunee Counties. 920.743.5958. Tour historic Door County lighthouses. Visit dcmm. org for tickets & details. GREAT WISCONSIN BAT COUNT Newport State Park, 475 Cty Hwy NP, Ellison Bay. 920.854.2500. 8:15-9:45pm. Help count bats for a statewide survey. Meet at the office building, Lot 1, for brief instruction. Rain date: Saturday, June 6. State park vehicle sticker required. MOVIE IN THE PARK Martin Park, 207 S. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Family-friendly movie starts at dusk (about 8:30pm).

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GRADUATION ISSUE 2026 VASTOPOL GIBRALTAR SOUT SOUTHERN DOOR STURGEO AR CONGRADULATIONS GRA ASHINGTON ISLAND SEVAST ASTOPOL STURGEON BAY WA GIBRALTAR CONGRADULATIO GRADUATION ISSUE 2026 2026 WASHINGTON ISLAND STURGEON BAY SOUTHERN D ADULATIONS SEVASTOPOL GRADUATION ISSUE 2026 WE ARE DOOR COUNTY SERVING OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1996

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Post−Grad Plans

Workforce 23.6 %

Further Education 74 %

Military Service 2.4 %

Graph by Eleanor Corbin.

Of the Class of 2026 students going to college, 82% are staying in Wisconsin. The 18% that aren’t are headed to 16 different states, as shown in blue on the above map. Map made with Mapchart.net.

OH! THE PLACES THEY WILL GO! his year, 265 high school seniors are graduating in Door County, just under three-fourths of whom plan to further their education. Of the students going to college, 82% are staying in Wisconsin. The 18% that aren’t are headed to 16 different states.

Congratulations from the

WE ARE DOOR COUNTY SERVING OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1996

47% of students attending college are going to UW institutions. UW-Madison: 19 students UW-Green Bay: 13 students UW-Milwaukee: 11 students UW-Stevens Point: 9 students

UW-La Crosse: 10 students UW-Eau Claire: 8 students UW-Whitewater: 8 students UW-Platteville: 3 students UW-Oshkosh: 3 students UW-Stout: 2 students UW-River Falls: 1 student

The most common areas of study include engineering, nursing, education, psychology and various pre-med, pre-veterinarian, and pre-physician assistant tracks.

Of the students going into the workforce, 67% listed jobs they had already lined up. The most common fields include trades like plumbing, carpentry and welding, as well as positions in hospitality and property services.

Of the six students headed to military service, two plan on enlisting in the Navy, two in the Army, one in the National Guard and one in the Air Force.

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by ELEANOR CORBIN eleanor@ppulse.com

here’s no better time for graduation than spring. Not just because walking across the stage in your cap and gown would be much less comfortable mid-winter, but because the entire season represents growth and transition. Just like the crocus stems burst forth from their bulbs and poke through the soil to greet the day, so now will you face the world with a new sense of openness and agency. You, like many young animals in the late spring, are leaving the nest and preparing to use all of those skills you’ve learned to navigate the world. Unlike a baby bird just kicked

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from its treetop home, however, the support systems that have brought you here will not just disappear. Graduating from high school can be as terrifying as it is exciting, and there’s no doubt that the hard times will come alongside the wonderful ones. There’s no shame in grabbing a helping hand, and there’s power in extending one. It helps to grab an umbrella as you brave the storm. For me, becoming an adult was an opportunity to make some of my own decisions – till my own soil and tend my own garden. And while I certainly killed a few plants along the way, I also learned what I loved to grow the most. So be sure to get plenty of sunlight, nutrients and water, both literally and figuratively, as you venture forth. Every single one of your futures will look different, molded by both the world around you and your own hands. But remember that nothing is set in stone. Change your major or your job, try new things, move to new places and meet new people. And if you don’t like it, change the scenery. Hopefully, the world calls to you in that can’t-sleep-thenight-before-a-field-trip kind of way. Don’t be afraid to answer.

This special graduation section is produced, printed and distributed free by the Peninsula Pulse to recognize the students of Door County’s five school districts. The Pulse thanks each of our local schools for their help putting this section together, and for guiding these students to their graduation day. Congratulations to these students, their families and all the teachers and mentors who helped them along the way.

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VALEDICTORIAN: Nora LeFevre SALUTATORIAN: Grant Pieschek

GRADUATION CEREMONY: Southern Door High School’s graduation ceremony is on Sunday, May 24, at 2 pm.

The Southern Door Class of 2026.

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VALEDICTORIAN: Nora LeFevre, and SALUTATORIAN: Grant Pieschek

WHAT ARE THREE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR CLASS UNIQUE? Intelligence, teamwork, and care for others

WHAT EXCITES YOUR GENERATION/CLASS ABOUT THE FUTURE? WHAT SCARES YOU?

Our class is excited about our variety of contributions to the world. We have a well-balanced class going into the workforce, as well as various fields of study. Through our diverse studies, we are hopeful that we will make strong impacts on our communities. We are nervous about the transition to the next step of life with new adult responsibilities.

Lily Ahlswede

Chalsy Vem Almohallas

University of the Pacific, Computer Science

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Science

Cruz Anschutz

Cooper Arsenault

University of Iowa, Kinesiology

UW-Platteville, Cybersecurity

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO STUDENTS ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL?

Make sure you take advantage of all the opportunities given to you. Take time to join extracurriculars, take challenging courses, go to sporting events, join sports teams and get involved. This creates opportunities in the future and long-lasting relationships. You can also get experience leading teams, solving problems and pushing yourself past what you thought possible.

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Lauden Berg

Brock Beyer

Colton Blackley

Isaac Blasier

Charlotte Bloniarz

Emma Bousley

Jason Burns

UW-Eau Claire, Computer Science

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Welding

Workforce, Therma-Tron-X

Workforce, Wyotech Autobody & Collision Repair

UW-Green Bay, Spanish

Ripon College, Biology & Physics

Workforce

Emmett Cihlar

Claire Cmeyla

Cameron Cochart

Tucker Cornette

Madyson Counard

Samantha Coyer

Liliahna Czoske

Workforce, Wulf Brothers Inc.

UW-LaCrosse, Radiation Therapy

Workforce, T.R Cochart Tire Center Universal Technical Institute, Arizona, Motorcycle Technician

UW-Stevens Point, PreOccupational Therapy

Workforce

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Nursing

Sage DeFere

Lillian Delwiche

Genesis Duarte Espinoza

Logan Euclide

Ava Everard

Arianna Ferron

Marlen Garcia

UW-La Crosse, Nuclear Medicine Technology

UW-La Crosse, Biology on PrePhysical Therapy Track

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Dental Hygiene

UW-La Crosse, Education

Bellin College of Nursing, Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Accounting

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Dental Hygiene

Gavin Geisel

Colt Gilbertson

Kaiden Grovogel

McKenna Guilette

Alivia Ianson

Laila Ianson

Jonni Jacobe

Fox Valley Technical College, Electrical

Workforce, Kewaunee Fabrication

UW-Green Bay, Vocal Performance Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Workforce, Inn at Cedar Crossing

UW-Madison, Psychology & Spanish

Workforce, JTM Boxers Play N Stay

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Eli Jadin

Isabel Jeanquart

Alanah Kaye

Brody Kierzek

Addison Kluge

Vance Krauel

Colton Krueger

UW-Eau Claire, Marketing

Northern Michigan University, Social Work

UW-Madison, Business-Actuarial Science

Workforce

Ripon College, Political Science

UW-Madison, Physics

Workforce

Ashley Larson

Nora LeFevre

Bryce Malvitz

Brooke Marchant

Anna Massart

Samantha Massart

Damontrae Meeks

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Dairy Science Management

Carroll University, Biology on PrePhysician Assistant Track

Workforce, WireTech Fabricators

UW-Green Bay, Education

John Paul the Great Catholic University, Film Directing & Cinematography

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Radiography

Workforce, Hatco Corporation

Christopher Michiels

Jack Monfils

Sara Montana

Kyrinn Morse

Talon Mueller

Frances Nellis

Kailyn Neville

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Criminal Justice

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Fire & EMT

UW-Whitewater, Human Resources Workforce

Workforce, 6m Services

UW-Green Bay, Human Biology

UW-Eau Claire, Marketing

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Alanna Paye

Haley Peot

Grant Pieschek

Audrey Plzak

Vienna Price

Carrie Renard

Reyanna Schmidt

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Nursing

Workforce, Baudhuin Farms LLC

University of Alabama, Mechanical Engineering

UW-La Crosse, English Education

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Nursing

UW-Madison, Biology on Pre-Med Track

Missouri State University, Equine Science

Jack Scoville

Catie Seymour

Alex Shepit

Cole Sperber

Riely Teska

Sydney Turner

Joslyn Uecker

UW-Green Bay, Psychology

Empire Beauty School, Cosmetology

Workforce, WyoTech Automotive

Workforce

Carthage College, Communications, Psychology & Marketing

Wake Technical Community College, Nursing

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Advanced Electronics

Ava Uecker

Landon Vandertie

Braeden VanRemortel

Trevin Veeser

Grace Wagner

Britney Wanless

Keagan Wiesner

UW-La Crosse, Biology on PrePhysician Assistant Track

UW-Stevens Point, Business

Workforce, Vlies Electric

Workforce, Veeser Property Services

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Dental Hygiene

UW-Madison, Psychology

Workforce, Big Daddy Charters & Wiesner Logging

Attyson Wilson

Lilly Wrenn

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Nursing

UW-Stevens Point, PreVeterinarian

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VALEDICTORIAN: Miya Nell SALUTATORIAN: Sawyer Clarke

GRADUATION CEREMONY: Sturgeon Bay High School’s

graduation ceremony is on Saturday, May 30, at 10 am.

The Sturgeon Bay Class of 2026.

VALEDICTORIAN: Miya Nell

SALUTATORIAN: Sawyer Clarke

WHAT ARE THREE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR GRADUATING CLASS UNIQUE?

WHAT ARE THREE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR GRADUATING CLASS UNIQUE?

Our class is unique in how we’ve stayed connected despite going in many different directions. Whether it was senior sunrise, homecoming, senior games, or themed events, we consistently came together and built a strong sense of community. We’re also the last class to experience block scheduling, which distinctly shaped our learning. Finally, we’ve balanced a wide range of interests, including academics, athletics, work, and activities, all while still supporting each other.

WHAT EXCITES YOUR GENERATION/CLASS ABOUT THE FUTURE? WHAT SCARES YOU?

What excites me most is how quickly the world is evolving; new technologies, careers, and opportunities are constantly emerging, especially through digital spaces. It’s inspiring to think about the possibilities ahead. At the same time, that rapid change can feel uncertain. The future is less defined than ever, and each of us will have to navigate new paths and adapt as the world continues to shift around us.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO STUDENTS ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL?

Take full advantage of the opportunities available to you, as your high school experience will reflect the effort you invest in it. Get involved, challenge yourself, and remain open to new experiences. While it is important to work toward graduation, it is equally important to value the journey, the relationships you build, and the lessons you learn. Trust the process, as each student ultimately finds their own unique path.

It is hard to classify such a complex group of individuals into three things that make us “unique.” However, given my best attempt, I would say that my graduating class is unique in our tenacity (when paired with passion), diversity and friendships. When we, as a class, have a goal, something we’re passionate about, we are nigh unstoppable. Our bonds with our closest friends and various interests separate us from the norm in the best possible ways.

WHAT EXCITES YOUR GENERATION/CLASS ABOUT THE FUTURE? WHAT SCARES YOU?

What excites our class and generation about the future is the endless possibilities that await us. Whether it’s joining the workforce, taking a gap year, or going straight to college, the future looks bright for us all. What scares us is the inflation of the housing market, college tuition, and everything else, and how that will impact our lives going forward.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO STUDENTS ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL?

Advice I would give to incoming students is to take everything in. Four years seems like forever, and it sounds cliché to say this, but they go by faster than you realize. Take in the moments: good, bad, funny, awkward, boring, thrilling, or anything else in between. There’s no singular answer to everything you will experience, and sometimes, there isn’t one at all. Just enjoy what you can, while you can.

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Garrett Ahlswede

Kaylynn Aney

Alexander Angelov

Briana Barganz

Jolene Barnes

Alan Beardsley

Chloe Bissen

Workforce, Ahlswede Property Services

Workforce

UW-Eau Claire, Biology

Edgewood University, Business Administration

Workforce, Psychology

UW-Green Bay, Electrical Engineering

UW-La Crosse, Psychology

Eilonwy Blevins

Dominic Blish

Elizabeth Bohrer

Sheridan Bongle

Isaiah Bradley

Jordis Brilla

Andyn Brull

Workforce

Marian University, Sports & Recreation Management

Workforce and Gap Year

Workforce

UW-Green Bay, Construction

Travel

Workforce

Jozlynn Burlo

Sofia Carmody

Tanya Chanda

Sawyer Clarke

Ana Lucia Corea Caballero

Madelyn Deisher

Simon Downey

Bellin College, Nursing

Century College, Cosmetology

Workforce

UW-Madison, Undecided

Undecided, Graphic Design

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, Nursing

UW-Eau Claire, Actuarial Science

Ava Estes

Wil Estes

Ryan Felhofer

Kylie Ferrer

Siri Fittshur

Sid Forest

Cora Frangipane

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aerospace Engineering

UW-Whitewater, Finance

Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Product Design

Workforce

Carthage College, Business

Kansas City Art Institute, Fine Arts

UW-La Crosse, Elementary Education

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Hannah Franklin

Yarrow Goettelman

Anna Hagman

Mia Hartl

Gabrielle Hibbs

Tymofii Hordiienko

Angel Horner

UW-Milwaukee, Chemistry

Northeast WIsconsin Technical College, Dental Assistant

UW-Green Bay, History

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Psychology

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Early Childhood Education

Northeast WIsconsin Technical College, Electrical Engineering

Workforce and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Mathematics & Business

Axel Howard

Rosemary Hurley

Regan Kasten

Dylan Kaye

Emmalee Kipp

Kaylee Laaksonen

Julian Langer

Penn Foster, Veterinary science

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Police Science

UW-Madison, Community & Environmental Sociology

Workforce, Childcare assistant

UW-La Crosse, Biology on a PreVeterinary Track

UW-Oshkosh, Radio-TV-Film

Workforce, Door County Horsemanship, and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Business & Marketing

Tiani LeMieux

Alexis Lenius

Henry Lokken

Ciana Luett

Makale Lucas

Spencer Madsen

Lauren Meacham

Undecided, Child Psychology, and Military Service, Marines

UW-Stevens Point, Math Education Military Service, Airforce, and Workforce, Door County Forgeworks

UW-Eau Claire, Environmental Sciences & Music

Military Service, Army

UW-Parkside, Business & Finance

The University of Alabama, Public Relations & Sports Media

Takoha Meyer

Emmanuel Morales

Miya Nell

Cole Nessinger

Evan Newman

Caleb Nielsen

Liam O’Handley

Stanford University, Management Science & Engineering

Workforce, Steve’s Plumbing

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Product design

Workforce, Traveling Welder

UW-Green Bay, Nutrition

Bellin College, Radiologic Sciences Workforce

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Kayla Olson

Mackenzie Olson

Ashlynn Paulsen

Claire Quaderer

Chloe Rathmann

Jaylen Reynolds

Dominic Romero

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Photography

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Early Childhood Education

UW-Green Bay, Vocal Performance, Theater & Dance

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Echocardiography

Gap Year in Workforce, Sturgeon Bay Military Service, Army National Yacht Club, then Northeast Wisconsin Guard Technical College, Graphic Design and Technology

Coker University, Business or Science

Ashly Ruiz

Shaye Santy

Evan Shortridge

Brianna Solis

Britni Soukup

Gabriel Sparks

Layla Stai

UW-Milwaukee, Psychology & Translation/Interpreting\

Workforce

Workforce

Gap Year and Workforce, Target

Workforce, Patient Service Representative at Door County Medical Center

Workforce

Workforce, Nursing Home

Owen Starr

Edie Sternard

Mason Tristani

Levi Ullman

June Van Lieshout

Danni Vandertie

Merlin Walker

UW-Eau Claire, Marketing

Academy of Beauty Professionals in Green Bay, Nail Technician

UW-Madison, Secondary Mathematics Education

UW-Madison, Business

Northern Michigan University, Nursing on a Pre-Med Track.

UW-Milwaukee, Psychology

Florida SouthWestern State College, Biology

Kenadi Waterstreet

Keira Wesley

Zone Wienke

Lakayla Wolfe

Stephen Yates

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Nursing

UW-Madison, Chemical Engineering

Workforce, Therma-Tron-X

UW-Steven’s Point, Pediatric Nursing on a Pre-law Track

Workforce, Technology Repair or Digital Design

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VALEDICTORIAN: Benjamin Martin SALUTATORIAN: Cristian Ruiz

GRADUATION CEREMONY: Sevastopol High School’s

graduation ceremony is on Sunday, May 31, at 2 pm.

VALEDICTORIAN: Benjamin Martin

WHAT ARE THREE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR GRADUATING CLASS UNIQUE?

First, Sevastopol’s class of 2026 is relentless in sports, academics and extracurriculars. We’ve broken school records, taken dozens of college and AP classes, qualified for state E-sports and even received globally recognized awards. Second, we’re dreamers. We don’t want merely to live in this world, but to better it. We aspire to be leaders, authors, CEOs, architects, and cybersecurity guards, so that we’ll leave this world better than when we came. Third, and perhaps why we’ve been so successful, is that we are unique in how much we depend on caffeine; without Red Bull energy drinks, I doubt we would have made it half as far. Many of my classmates are not opposed to drinking multiple energy drinks in one day, as it helps us survive the late-night study sessions or the slightly less useful late-night video gaming sessions.

WHAT EXCITES YOUR GENERATION/CLASS ABOUT THE FUTURE, AND WHAT SCARES YOU?

We’re excited about the wonderful possibilities the future holds for us, be they college, a good job, new friends, finding “the one,” pursuing our dreams, or the infinite other pathways we might take. And we’re afraid that we won’t actually find any of those glamorous possibilities, but instead get stuck in the 9-to-5 grind for the next 40 years while our souls wither away and all the color fades from our lives.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO

STUDENTS ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL?

Take the most of every opportunity. If you can take a harder class, take it! Don’t avoid difficulty, because that’s when true growth happens; strength rejoices in the challenge. If you can go out of your way to encourage someone or help them with a math problem or give them a ride to baseball practice, do it! Small acts of kindness make a huge difference. If you see an opportunity, take advantage of it.

SALUTATORIAN: Cristian Ruiz

WHAT ARE THREE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR GRADUATING CLASS UNIQUE?

My class is unique because we come from differing family backgrounds, we don’t use AI, and we are all driven in that we balance school, work and family responsibilities.

WHAT EXCITES YOUR GENERATION/CLASS ABOUT THE FUTURE AND WHAT SCARES YOU?

My class looks forward to becoming independent, successful and making a difference in the world. We are looking forward to pursuing our careers and working in the fields we have chosen. We are scared of rising costs and the pressure we have to succeed.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO STUDENTS ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL?

Advice I would give to students entering high school is to be kind and respectful to others. I would also advise people to be dedicated and have a plan to approach their dreams.

The Sevastopol Class of 2026.

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Breanna Anderson

Ian Andrews

Hailey Bosman

Sienna Cain

Daniel Castillo Barahona

Bryton Copiskey

Cathleen Davis

Colorado State University, Fish, Wildlife & Conservation Biology

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Automotive Technician

UW-Green Bay, Nursing

UW-Oshkosh, Nursing & Army Reserves

UW-Madison, Chemical Engineering

UW-Whitewater, Cyber Security

Loras College, Criminal Justice

Cooper Delfosse

Aleksander Dereszkiewicz

Madelynn Derkez

Caitlyn Fellner

Victoria Fiscus

Anna Gallardo-Ibarra

Juan Gallardo-Ibarra

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Automotive Technician

UW-Green Bay, Undecided

UW-Green Bay, Education

Michigan Tech, Mechanical Engineering

UW-Milwaukee, Early Childhood Education

UW-Madison, Sociology on PreLaw Track

UW-Whitewater, Chemistry

Chase Haberli

Khloe Henrickson

Gavin Jorns

Reid Kacmarynski

Zachary Keller

Alexander Kuehn

Damien Lardinois

Workforce, Carlson Erickson Builders

Workforce, Real Estate

Workforce, Door County Cooperative

Case Western Reserve University, Engineering & Physics

Workforce

Military Service, United States Navy

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Construction Management

Madison Lempke

Cora Maccoux

Benjamin Martin

Finn Mathews

Brandon Mayorga Obando

Ian Nasman

Austin Pagels

UW-Oshkosh, Elementary & Special Education

Workforce

Hillsdale College, English

UW-Madison, Mechanical Engineering

Workforce, Meissner Landscaping

Workforce

Workforce, Franke Masonry Construction

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Noelle Patza

Norah Phillips

Gianna Roman

Cristian Ruiz

Cameron Ryan

Nathan Sansom

Logan Schuh

UW-River Falls, Pre-Veterinarian

Marquette University, Nursing

Fox Valley Tech or Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Fire Program

Columbia University, Electrical Engineering

UW-Whitewater,Accounting & Business

Workforce & Tech School, NEW Industries & Coding

Undecided

Liam Schultz

Liliahna Snyder

Tess Spude

Aaron Tomaszewski

Isaac Totaro

Zaul Valdivia

Damien Warwick

UW- Madison, Electrical Engineering

Iowa State University, Architecture

UW-Stevens Point, Nursing

Milwaukee School of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

UW-Whitewater, Finance

Workforce, Real Estate Investor

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Welding

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MAGNA CUM LAUDE: Abby DeMeuse, Alice

Nelson, Kai Nordahl and McCartney Schwab

WHAT ARE THREE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR GRADUATING CLASS UNIQUE?

We are good at advocating for ourselves. We vary in interests, but we work together and unite as a community. We adapt to challenges that come our way.

WHAT EXCITES YOUR GENERATION/CLASS ABOUT THE FUTURE? WHAT SCARES YOU?

Something that excites our class about the future is that we will soon be able to branch out into new and more diverse environments and apply the same sense of community we have received from living in a place like Door County. Something that scares our class about the future is AI and the uncertainty around job opportunities.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO STUDENTS ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL?

Explore the different opportunities offered to you, balance school and social life, and challenge yourself with classes you may think might be too difficult for you.

The Gibraltar High School Class of 2026.

GRADUATION CEREMONY: Gibraltar High School’s

graduation ceremony is on Sunday, May 31, at 2 pm.

SUBMITTED

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Will Anschutz

Brynleigh Ash

Celeste Ashley

Logan Austgen

Elizabeth Bautista

Aaron Brey

Anderson Brunner

Apprenticeship, Anschutz Plumbing

The City College of New York, Business Management & Administration

UW-Madison, Political Science on Pre-Law Track

Workforce

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Illustration & Animation Track

Carroll University, Business Sports Administration

UW-Stout, Undecided

Leo Canudas Castro

Anna Dalke

Owen Dannhausen

Emma Daubner

Abigail DeMeuse

Wilson DeVoe

Mauricio Fernandez

UW Whitewater Business, Real Estate

Military Service, United States Navy

Gap Year, then Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Construction Management in Carpentry

UW-Stevens Point, Biology

Northern Michigan University, Undecided

UW-Madison, Philosophy on PreLaw Track

UW-Milwaukee, Mechanical Engineering

Rachel Flores

Megan Gallant

Emilie Glocke

Angeni Herula

Kayin Jackson

Fernando Jauregui

Marco Jauregui

UW-Milwaukee, Early Childhood Education

University of Iowa, Nursing

UW-Madison, Elementary Education

UW-Milwaukee, Fine Art

UW Milwaukee, Computer Engineering

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Construction Management in Carpentry

Marquette University, Mechanical Engineering

GRADUATION ISSUE 2026 VASTOPOL GIBRALTAR SOUT SOUTHERN DOOR STURGEO AR CONGRADULATIONS GRA ASHINGTON ISLAND SEVAST ASTOPOL STURGEON BAY WA GIBRALTAR CONGRADULATIO RADUATION ISSUE 2026 STU 2026 WASHINGTON ISLAND STURGEON BAY SOUTHERN D ADULATIONS GIBRALTAR 202 GRADUATION ISSUE 2026 DOORCOUNTYPULSE.COM

Isabella Jones

Lillian Klinger

Elon University Dance, Performance & Choreography

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Mellen Knapp

Kylie Kwaterski

Bairen Lhost

Josie Martin

Dakota McEvoy

UW-Stout, Mechanical Engineering UW-Madison, Nutrition & Dietetics

Workforce, Schaut Technologies

UW-Whitewater, Finance

UW Eau Claire, Elementary Education

UW-Milwaukee, Physics

Gio Mercier

Sean Neal

Alice Nelson

Isaac Nelson

Kai Nordahl

Ivana Northrop

Wyatt Nostvick

UW-Madison, Mechanical Engineering

Fox Valley Technical College, Fire Protection & EMT/Paramedic

UW-Madison, Physics

Workforce, Northern Grill

UW-Madison, Physics & Engineering

UW-Madison, Psychology on PreMed Track

Full Sail University, Film & Video

David Olson

Luke Rericha

Addison Richmond

Cesar Rodriguez

Elsa Roets

Berkley Schwab

McCartney Schwab

UW-Platteville, Mechanical Engineering

UW-La Crosse, Nuclear Medicine

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Theatre Arts

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Construction Management in Carpentry

UW-Eau Claire, Psychology

UW-Stevens Point, Elementary Education

UW-Madison, Mechanical Engineering

Kuper Tesnow

Jacob Virlee

Anthony Widen

UW-Green Bay, Communications

Fox Valley Technical School, Diesel Workforce Equipment Mechanic

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VALEDICTORIAN: Rita Valentincic SALUTATORIAN: Collin Verboomen

GRADUATION CEREMONY: Washington Island High

School’s graduation ceremony is on Friday, June 5.

VALEDICTORIAN: Rita Valentincic

SALUTATORIAN: Collin Verboomen

WHAT ARE THREE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR GRADUATING CLASS UNIQUE?

WHAT ARE THREE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR GRADUATING CLASS UNIQUE?

Hard-working, outgoing and playful

We are unified, we are resilient and we are ambitious.

WHAT EXCITES YOUR GENERATION/CLASS ABOUT THE FUTURE? WHAT SCARES YOU?

WHAT EXCITES YOUR GENERATION/CLASS ABOUT THE FUTURE? WHAT SCARES YOU?

While I can’t speak for my entire generation/class, I certainly have things that scare and excite me about the future. I, and many others, fear the uncertainty, so looking forward to the future is what feels overwhelming and scary, but then I can find excitement when I imagine myself exactly where I want to be and who I want to be with.

I believe that my generation and class have great potential to become successful, well-rounded people in society. I truly believe that if we keep our heads high and make the best of each moment, all of us are capable of amazing things. If there’s one thing that scares me the most, it’s that we can sometimes become more divided than united, and I hope we can come together as a generation and as a society.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO STUDENTS ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL?

My biggest advice to those entering high school is to be curious. Try new things and stick your nose into places that you’re not so sure you belong. Allowing yourself to be curious opens up many new possibilities for finding your people and your place in the world. I also want to add to be respectful to your peers and teachers, and pay attention in class!

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO STUDENTS ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL?

My advice to future students is to work hard for their goals and aspirations. Remember that the hard work, long hours and difficult times shape who you are. Time flies by quickly, so enjoy each moment and leave with no regrets, knowing that you saw people clearly and you made the best of your time with the fun and the hardship.

The Washington Island Class of 2026. SUBMITTED

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Ashlynn DeJardin

Gretta Gunnlaugsson

Mason Isaacson-Krueger

Cydney Kickbush

Cameron Munao

Thomas Pratt

Magnus Purinton

UW-Stevens Point, Family and Consumer Science

Undecided, Paramedic

Military Service, Oregon Air National Guard

UW-Milwaukee, Nursing

Workforce, HVAC and Carpentry

UW-Milwaukee, Criminology and Criminal Justice

UW-Platteville, Engineering

Rita Valentincic

Collin Verboomen

Undecided, Sociology

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Physical Therapy Aid

Katherine Barnard

Remy Carmichael

Cade Marit

Asbury University, English

Graduating from Indiana University Workforce, EMT High School - University of Vermont, Global Studies

GRADUATION ISSUE 2026 ENROLLMENT EVASTOPOL GIBRALTAR SOUT SOUTHERN DOOR STURGEO GRA AR CONGRADULATIONS OUR STUDENTS ASHINGTON ISLAND SEVAST ARE OUR FUTURE. ASTOPOL STURGEON BAY WA GIBRALTAR CONGRADULATIO RADUATION ISSUE 2026 STU 2026 WASHINGTON ISLAND STURGEON BAY SOUTHERN ADULATIONS GIBRALTAR 202 GRADUATION ISSUE 2026 SOUTHERN DOOR

High school: 296 (High school in 2025: 304) Class of 2026: 81 (Class of 2025: 76)

STURGEON BAY High school: 354 (High school in 2025: 348) Class of 2026: 87 (Class of 2025: 86)

GIBRALTAR

High school: 153 (High school in 2025: 175) Class of 2026: 44 (Class of 2025: 44)

WASHINGTON ISLAND High school: 22 (High school in 2025: 23) Class of 2026: 9 (Class of 2025: 5)

SEVASTOPOL

High school: 202 (High school in 2025: 209) Class of 2026: 42 (Class of 2025: 40)

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2026!

Destination Door County is committed to supporting our youth throughout the county. We established the Carole Counard Scholarship Fund for graduating seniors in the belief that by investing in our youth through education, we strengthen our community and build Door County’s future. Learning what these students have overcome personally, learning who they admired most,

what they are most proud of and what they want to do with the rest of their lives gives us another reason to be proud of where we live and the children we raise. It is so inspiring to be able to award (6) $1,000 scholarships to these students for not only their academic successes, but their leadership and dedication to becoming the best version of themselves. Our students are the future of Door County.