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When Fun on the Water Turns Dangerous A season of water-related tragedies oﬀers lessons on staying safe while swimming, boating and kayaking by ELEANOR CORBIN eleanor@ppulse.com

or all intents and purposes, Labor Day weekend marks the end of the summer season as everyone trades sandals for sneakers and summery whites for autumnal tones. It’s an opportunity to reflect on another busy summer season in Door County, which, as always, was filled with plenty of beach-going, water sports and leisure boating. This year, however, also saw an inordinate number of tragedies on the water, with five water-related deaths across four incidents, as well as non-fatal water emergencies. This year to date has seen the largest number of boating fatalities in Door County in more than a decade, according to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) boating crash reports. In the last five years, there’s been only one other fatal boating incident, when a father and his two young children capsized their sailboat near Chambers Island in 2024. The circumstances of each accident were different – an 81-year-old man found in the waters near where his boat was docked, a 48-year-old man found unresponsive at the beach, a 73-yearold man swimming in the water near his boat and two 20-year-olds whose kayaks capsized. But they all highlight the importance of water safety whenever navigating the waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay. “There can be a big gap between being safe and having fun,” said Kevin Osgood, president of the Door County Maritime Museum and Coast Guard Auxiliary Sturgeon Bay member. The Coast Guard Auxiliary is an allvolunteer, uniformed crew whose main goal is to promote recreational boating safety. As part of this mission, they offer boater safety courses and free vessel examinations. Water safety, especially on a vessel, is all about increasing one’s chance of rescue in the event of an emergency, Osgood explained. First and foremost, this means wearing a life jacket, especially

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Community Action Grows from Tragedy the family of David thalman, one of the two kayakers whose body was found in Lake michigan at the start of August, started a fundraiser in his honor that aims to help others in similar emergencies. the David thalman memorial search & rescue boat Campaign has partnered with Washington Island Fire rescue to raise the remaining $300,000

to fund a new, purposebuilt search and rescue boat, according to the campaign’s GoFundme page, which has raised just over $13.7k thus far. thalman’s family has been a part of the island community for four generations, according to the campaign’s description, and he grew up visiting and enjoying the surrounding water. the boat is a 28-foot Lake Assault search and rescue vessel that can operate in just 18 inches of water, and includes

for paddlers using paddlecraft such as kayaks, canoes and paddleboards. “Unless you have gills, you need to be wearing a life jacket,” he said. In the state of Wisconsin, paddlers under the age of 12 must be wearing their flotation device, while those older are simply required to have a vest on the boat for them to use if needed. Oftentimes, in Osgood’s experience, this leads people to store their life jackets in an inconvenient place, like under the bungee cables on a kayak, where they can’t reach them when they need them most. “The problem is if you need it [the life jacket], you are most likely going to be separated from your boat, and then you’re separated from your life jacket,” he explained. It’s equally important to dress for the temperature of the water, not the air, Osgood said. Even in the warmest months, the cold water of Lake Michigan can result in hypothermia. In addition to the required safety gear – one Coast Guard-approved life jacket for each person on board and a sound-producing device like a whistle – boaters can go the extra mile and buy a waterproof, handheld marine VHF (Very High Frequency) radio, which allows direct communication with the Coast Guard through Channel 16. “That’s amplifying your message of ‘I need help’ much more,” Osgood said, especially if someone can’t reach their phone, or it’s waterlogged. For those planning to swim, it’s important to be proactive, said Sturgeon

Learn More About Water Safety Courses, informational sessions and free inspections are available to promote increased safety on the water. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – safety education classes, including for boats. Courses are offered both online and in person. At least one course is offered in each county annually. Check out details, dates and enrollment at dnr. wisconsin.gov/Education/OutdoorSkills/safetyEducation. The Coast Guard Auxiliary Sturgeon Bay offers boater safety courses in March and April of each year at the Door County Maritime Museum, 120 Madison Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Course dates are announced each year on its Facebook page, “US Coast Guard Auxiliary Sturgeon Bay.” To learn more about paddlecraft safety specifically, check out the American Canoe Association’s online safety course at americancanoe.org/education/resource-library/ paddlesports-online-course, or search for a local instructor on their directory. Earn lifeguard certifications at both YMCA locations in Door County. To inquire, call the aquatics director in Fish Creek at 920.868.3660 and Sturgeon Bay at 920.743.4949.

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Bay YMCA Aquatic Directors Abby Cuccaro and Byron Rodriguez, who are both trained lifeguard instructors. Even the best swimmers can struggle when faced with the currents, weather and rocky shores of the lake, no matter their level of fitness or “whether they’re a one-year-old or a 70-year-old,” Cuccaro said. Swimmers should be well acquainted with their own abilities, and should turn to professional swim lessons if they don’t feel strong enough, even if they’re an adult. “Getting into swim lessons is important and could teach you something that you don’t know,” Cuccaro said. For instance, not many people think about hydration while in the water, but it’s important to drink plenty of clean water while swimming. And no matter one’s skill level, people should never go swimming alone, Rodriguez said, whether that’s in a pool, a lake, a river or a pond. The other person doesn’t necessarily need to be ready to jump in the water and bring them to shore, but they do need to be ready to get help if anything goes wrong. Going the Extra Mile There are, however, those who take the time and effort to learn the skills that make them invaluable in emergencies. In late July, good samaritans prevented an incident on Washington Island from turning fatal after they pulled a 36-year-old man out of the water and performed life-saving measures until emergency personnel arrived, according to Washington Island Police Chief Gary Schultz. By the time Schultz, who was the first responder, was on scene, the man was breathing and had a pulse. The samaritans disappeared fairly soon afterwards, Schultz said, before anyone got their names or information, but one identified themself as a paramedic, another as a physician and the other as a nurse. Their quick intervention made all the difference, he said, and most likely is the reason the man is alive today. “Whoever did it and however it happened, it worked out perfectly,” he said. continued on page 7

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DOOR COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES Those municipalities that publish their public notices with us are indicated below with “PN.” 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 - PN villageofforestvillewi.gov 571.340.1427 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

County Board Pushes for Bigger Employee Raise in 2027 Budget Budget reﬂects $31M radio upgrade, and 1.24% property tax increase by DEBRA FITZGERALD debra.fitz@ppulse.com

he Door County Board of Supervisors dug into the 2027 proposed budget last week, with the only change calling for a bigger raise for employees. The proposed $152,954,369 budget is balanced, with $119,639,232 in projected revenue and $33,315,000 from the property tax levy, a 1.24% increase over 2026, the maximum allowed under the state levy cap. The mill rate would be $2.242119435 per $1,000 of equalized assessed value, meaning $672.63 in county property taxes next year on a $300,000 home, about $8.25 more than this year. About half the tax levy – $15.6 million – funds the general fund, which covers the day-to-day services like the sheriff’s office, parks, 911 dispatch and courts, for example. That general fund budget is $50.52 million, down 2.27% over 2026. Supervisors are scheduled to adopt a final budget on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Supervisors Ask for 4% Wage Increase for Employees The draft budget included a 3.5% wage increase for employees – 2.5% overall, plus a 1% pay-per-performance raise. After discussion, supervisors reached consensus to push that to 4%, citing inflation and retention. Their last wage study, implemented in 2024, resulted in giving an average 6% raise across the board. “It makes more sense to do a little higher incrementally so we don’t take such a big hit” the next time the county does a wage study, said District 16 Supervisor Theresa Cain-Bieri, who represents the Village of Egg Harbor and wards in the towns of Egg Harbor and Jacksonport. County Administrator Ken Pabich said the half-percent increase requires finding $175,000 elsewhere to keep the budget balanced. He and Finance Director Steve Wipperfurth will identify the offset. Department budgets now return to committees for review. Pabich also flagged a projected 2028 deficit of up to $2 million, driven by wages, insurance and the communications project upgrade. Communications Upgrade Drives Capital Spending The total budget is $25.6 million higher than 2026’s, a 20.1% increase, largely because $15.6 million in prior-year reserves will be spent in 2027 on the Public Safety Radio System Upgrade, now estimated at $31,685,568. The project pushes the capital levy to $5.183 million, above the county’s usual $4.6-$4.7 million target, a 9.83% increase. It’s expected to fall back under that target starting in 2029. The county plans to borrow about $12.7 million for that project, offset by reserves and a $3.97 million federal grant. The county expects to move on the borrowing before the final budget adoption.

Sales Tax Revenue Door County’s 0.5% sales tax has generated $4.032 million in revenue for county coﬀers through August of this year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue county sales tax distributions report. Door County collected $6,825,381.55 in 2025; $6,411,692.85 in 2024, $6,288,925.75 in 2023, and $6,043,449.02 in 2022.

Levy Cap and Ambulance Costs State law caps the levy increase at the value of net new construction, excluding ambulance costs, bridge aid and debt service. Net new construction fell from an earlier 1.69% projection to 1.275%, which Wipperfurth attributed to the towns of Clay Banks and Sturgeon Bay missing the June deadline to file municipal assessment reports. Because ambulance costs ($5,270,922, up 1.28%) fall outside the cap, the county can exceed it for that amount. That figure includes dispatch costs allocated to Emergency Services rising to 50% of the dispatch costs, up from 28% – about $328,000 more, with about $66,000 of that landing on the tax levy after other adjustments to the Emergency Services budget. Pabich said state statute doesn’t clearly define how much dispatch cost can shift to Emergency Services. “Would we go to 100%? I think someone could challenge that and say we’re shifting costs,” Pabich said.

Other Department Highlights • Sheriff’s Office budget: $11,258,209, up 4.81%. Pabich noted a projected $200,000 drop in inmate-housing revenue as Brown County’s new jail adds regional bed capacity and lowers nightly rates. The county still houses inmates for Kewaunee County. “We used to get around $50 a night,” Pabich said. “Now it’s well below that, so there’s competition out there for beds.” • Road and bridge budget: $6,052,748 is up 17.82%, reflecting higher routine maintenance costs and snow-removal trends. continued on page 7

Door County Net New Construction Ranked by municipality, highest to lowest by DEBRA FITZGERALD debra.fitz@ppulse.com

et new construction is a metric released annually in August by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue that reflects the value of new buildings and improvements added during the prior year, minus demolitions and losses. It’s also a critical factor in how much local governments can increase their property tax levies under state law, which limits tax hikes to the previous year’s levy plus the net new construction rate, with some exceptions for debt and special adjustments. In 2025, the County of Door saw a 1.78% increase in net new construction over 2024, equal to $241,296,700 in new taxable property value – the highest year-over-year increase the county has ever recorded. This year’s countywide net new construction value was 1.275%, an increase of $193,558,900 – lower than projected, according to Steve Wipperfurth, county finance director, due to missed assessment filings in the towns of Clay Banks and Sturgeon Bay. Consequently, those two municipalities registered a 0% increase. Last year, the Town of Clay Banks grew 0.60% ($674,700), and the Town of Sturgeon Bay grew 0.11% ($376,000). Had they performed similarly this year, they may have pushed the county to another record. Rankings can shift considerably year-over-year. In 2025, the Village of Egg Harbor ranked first for net new construction; this year, it’s sixth. This year, the Town of Gardner posted the highest percentage growth (2.566%) despite ranking seventh in dollars ($12.6 million), while the Town of Union came in second for growth (2.161%) while ranking 12th in dollars ($6.4 million). The Town of Egg Harbor led the rankings in dollar growth – its value of 2.138% equaled $27.3 million.

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$27,380,800 $25,336,400 $23,349,900 $17,745,500 $16,400,000 $16,060,400 $12,646,500 $12,500,600 $ 9,713,700 $ 8,781,800 $ 8,141,900 $ 6,444,900 $ 5,567,300 $ 1,752,400 $ 1,186,200 $500,600 $50,000 $0 $0

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New Track Tops Sturgeon Bay Sports Complex Plans TID #6 financing and fundraising favored to pay for the project by KEVIN BONESKE kevin@ppulse.com

lans to improve the outdoor sports complex that includes a combination of city-owned and school district-owned land in the area of Sturgeon Bay’s Memorial Field will be part of next year’s city budget and financed in the first phase through a combination of Tax Incremental District (TID) #6 funds and donations, said City Administrator Josh Van Lieshout. He also emphasized that those improvements would not be funded by the Sturgeon Bay School District, which is seeking voter approval in November of an operational referendum to override the district’s revenue limit for five years by $3.75 million annually, and is unrelated to the sports complex. The city and the school district, which maintain portions of the sports complex, both previously gave formal approval to a master plan for modernizing the facilities, which now include a track along Michigan Street that doesn’t meet WIAA standards to host home meets because it doesn’t have the required rubberized surface. “We also have some drainage problems [with the facilities],” said District 1 Alderwoman Helen Bacon, who chairs the city’s Joint Parks and Recreation Committee/

County Board continued from page 4 “It seems like we’re getting better at the end of the year, November, December, in terms of not having as much snow or lighter snow, but in spring, or as we head toward spring, we’ve been getting bigger storms that have a lot more snow that’s been really wet or difficult for us to clear,” he said. “So, our costs have gone up just related to that.” • Medical and dental insurance: budgeted for a 10% increase ($9.855 million), down from an initial 14.1% renewal quote.

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Board. “Kids are not always able, especially in the spring, to practice here.” To help finance improvements, Bacon noted the city’s project plan for TID #6 includes $1.5 million for the sports complex, which is now located within the half-mile radius of TID #6’s boundaries that were expanded with an amendment that would allow such funding. “We could actually use that as kind of the starter fund for phase one, which is basically a new track,” she said. The highest priority outlined in the master plan is the construction of a new 400-meter track with an artificial turf field inside it to play football and soccer. This would be located where the Jaycees softball field and Dick Clark soccer field currently sit, south of Michigan Street along 15th Avenue. The estimated cost for this portion is around $4 million. Public feedback gathered during a community engagement session in December 2024 helped shape the plan, which was also part of a feasibility study conducted by Ayers Associates. That study was funded by the City of Sturgeon Bay, Sturgeon Bay School District, Door County Medical Center, the Raibrook Foundation, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and the Door County Pickleball Club. Bacon said a work group, composed of representatives from the city, school district and other stakeholders, meets regularly to plan the project.

The work group is recommending Ayers to provide engineering services for the improvements, Bacon said, and also favors working with a fundraising group to provide additional financial support. Bacon said “a rollout” for the sports complex improvements will take place after the November elections. “First, I think Ayers will come and speak to [the Finance/ Purchasing and Building Committee in November],” she said. Though a general concept for improving the sports complex has been put together, Bacon said a final design would have to be completed. “What we would like to do then is have a public information meeting [in December], where we can get public comments and suggestions, before we finish our design phase,” she said. The total estimated cost for all the improvements proposed at the sports complex comes to $14.7 million, with a phased timeline over multiple years. Other possible improvements in the master plan include a practice field behind the high school, an additional baseball and softball field, and a year-round event building with utilities. Municipal Services Director Mike Barker said details that need to be worked out before the improvements are built include ownership and maintenance of the sports complex. “I should definitely be part of those conversations, not the people who will never clean anything over there, or mow anything,” he said.

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But bystanders don’t need to go through medical school to be able to help in such situations. For one, emergency dispatchers would help walk any person through the steps of CPR when it’s needed. In general, basic CPR training can be completed in just four hours and can add a life-saving skill to one’s repertoire. That being said, people should be careful about entering the water to assist someone who is struggling. When someone is in distress, they are more

likely to flail and grab onto whatever is close to them, Schultz said, and if that’s a person, they may both go down. It’s much more helpful to throw them a flotation device, which they’ll instinctively cling to. In order to prepare to perform such rescues, lifeguards undergo 21 ½ hours of in-person training and six hours of classwork to earn their certification, Rodriguez said. Prior to that, they need to prove they can swim six lengths in the pool, tread water for two minutes and pick up a brick from the bottom of the deep end. Every two years, they need to recertify. Even when he’s not on shift, Rodriguez is ready to put those skills to use. “I’m always hyper vigilant of what’s going on around me when I’m in an aquatic setting, just to ensure the safety of everybody,” he said. “It really does transfer outside of the workplace.”

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he State of Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to force the removal of the Donny S., a 135-foot tugboat that has sat grounded in the waters of Baileys Harbor since sometime between late 2021 and spring 2022. The complaint, filed Sept. 1 in Door County Circuit Court by Door County District Attorney Colleen Nordin, names five defendants: Jeremy Schultz, whom the state identifies as the tug’s owner; Michael Cole and his company, Iron Works Construction; and Sarter Marine Towing Company (formerly Selvick Marine Towing) and its insurers. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is listed as an involuntary plaintiff, according to the complaint, “in that complete relief cannot be obtained in the agency’s absence.” According to the complaint, the tug – built in 1949 and long out of service – was towed from Sturgeon Bay to Baileys Harbor in 2021 under a Coast Guardapproved plan to scrap or relocate it. The defendants gave conflicting accounts of the ultimate plan, including scrapping it in Manitowoc or Escanaba, Michigan, though DNR correspondence cited in the filing says the parties’ actual intent was to convert it into a “floating restaurant and kayak rental.” While moored at a dock owned by Cole, the tug broke free, according to the complaint, and ran aground about 580 feet offshore in roughly 4 feet of water. The DNR began citing Schultz in October 2022, eventually issuing weekly citations. Through February 2024, the complaint says at least 33 citations were issued, totaling more than $20,000 in fines, without prompting removal. The suit also cites internal DNR emails flagging environmental hazards aboard the tug, including asbestos-coated piping, onboard fuels, lead-andcadmium-based paints, PCBs and toxic anti-fouling agents. The complaint also describes a stakeholder working group the DNR convened in 2024 and disbanded this past May after concluding local, state and federal partners, not the community group, would need to drive a solution. Both the Town of Baileys Harbor and the Door County Board of Supervisors passed resolutions – in February 2026 and April 2026, respectively – calling on the DNR to inspect and remove the vessel. The state is asking the court to declare the Donny S. a public nuisance and order the defendants to remove it. If they don’t, the complaint asks the court to authorize the DNR to do so at the defendants’ expense.

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Association of School Business Officials (WASBO), On Monday, Aug. 17, the Southern Door Board of explained why the state’s education funding system has Education approved a referendum for the November led districts to increasingly rely on referendums. ballot “Authorizing the School District Budget to Exceed A district’s revenue limit is determined through a fourRevenue Limit by $2,055,000 Per Year for Three Years step calculation that takes into account general aid and for Non-Recurring Purposes” through the 2028-29 school local levies for general operations, capital projects and year. non-referendum debt, as well as the number of students The amount is less than the previous referendum, in the district, according to the Wisconsin Department which asked voters to approve an additional $3.15 of Public Instruction (DPI). million annually. One source of categorical aid that factors into that The last operating referendum Southern Door voters calculation is per pupil aid, which provides additional approved was in 2022. That authorization expired in funding to school districts based on the district’s June, resulting in the elimination three-year average enrollment, of 13 staff positions, including according to DPI. That rate is at least nine full-time teaching currently $742 per pupil, and has positions, a pay freeze and not kept pace with inflation since reductions in course offerings, 2009, according to WASBO. southern Door and sturgeon bay technological updates and school districts encourage voters to If it had, WASBO estimates equipment purchases. learn more about the school funding Wisconsin school districts would According to a press release process and why the districts are have had approximately $3,500 from Superintendent Kevin going to referendum in November. more per pupil by the end of Southern Door Krutzik, even if the referendum is the 2026-27 school year. For a A tab on its website, sdsd.k12. approved, the district’s mill rate – district like Southern Door, with wi.us/operational_referendum_ the amount of property tax levied a three-year enrollment average information, includes all updates per $1,000 of assessed property of roughly 1,000, this would have and communication regarding the value – is expected to decrease upcoming referendum. meant upwards of $3.5 million in from $6.99 in the 2025-26 school Sturgeon Bay additional annual funding. year to $6.35 in 2026-27. It is A tab on its website, sturbay. projected to fall further to $6.07 in k12.wi.us/district/referendumDistricts Turn to Voters information.cfm, includes updates 2027-28 and $5.61 in 2028-29. At least 82% of Wisconsin and the results of the spring 2026 school districts have sought survey. Sturgeon Bay School District voter approval to exceed their The last operating referendum revenue limits through operating approved by Sturgeon Bay School referendums since the revenueDistrict voters is set to expire in limit system began. 2027. There are two primary types of school referendums: On Aug. 19, the Sturgeon Bay School Board approved operating and capital. Operating referendums allow a resolution placing a referendum on the November districts to exceed revenue limits for everyday expenses “Authorizing the School District Budget to Exceed and operations, while capital referendums fund specific Revenue Limit by $3,750,000 Per Year for Five Years for projects, like renovations or a new building. Non-Recurring Purposes” through the 2031-32 school Southern Door voters approved a $14.9 million capital year. referendum in November 2022 that funded construction Before approving the resolution, the board sought to of the Talon Fitness Center and other improvements at gauge community support through a district-wide survey the school. conducted by School Perceptions, a consulting firm. The need to renew operating referendums has nothing The survey first asked voters to consider a $3.5 million to do with previous capital projects, Krutzik explained, referendum, then asked whether they would support but instead reflects the recurring gap between the an additional $250,000 for employee wages or building revenue available to districts under state law and the maintenance. cost of maintaining school operations. 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ASA’s New Horizons space probe woke up in June about 6 billion miles from Earth after a year-long hibernation. It’s been in space for 20 years, having launched Jan. 19, 2006. Powered by nuclear energy, it’s now well past Pluto. I’ve learned that if we hopped in our car and drove at 60 mph, we’d travel 6 billion miles in 11,400 years. I have zero interest in living or traveling off-Earth. I’m simply fascinated by something that originated here pushing so deeply into spaces we don’t know for so long. It’s that Rip Van Winkle angle, too – New Horizons “waking up” after a long sleep and finding itself in the same but completely different world. No human could do what New Horizons has done, not in 2026, but laboring in darkness is a good metaphor for an earthbound variety. We all know people who labor in the dark, unseen, whether by circumstance or by choice. Numerous professions fit this category, like warehouse pickers or cargo-ship crews or garment-factory workers. We don’t have those jobs in Door County, but we do have workers who are literally hidden – has anybody seen the bridge operator? – or structurally invisible, such as deputies who work in the Door County Jail, commercial fishing crews, short-term-rental cleaning professionals, prep cooks. The list could be long. These are people doing something essential behind the scenes, their work woven into our lives in too many ways to count and rarely considered. Some artists and writers have also labored without an audience. Vincent van Gogh or Emily Dickinson come to mind, though in different ways. Dickinson worked off-stage by choice, while circumstances created Van Gogh’s anonymity. Reading The Letters of Vincent van Gogh, it’s clear he desperately wanted the recognition and sales he would never achieve during his lifetime. Importantly, both kept working anyway. Today, Van Gogh would have more opportunity to build an audience through social media, maybe becoming his own post-impressionist content creator. But nurturing that audience would become a full-time job, maybe leaving him with little energy or headspace to paint “The Bedroom” or “The Starry Night” or “Sunflowers.” continued on page 11

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oor County has a housing crisis with a solution sitting in plain sight, literally, in the upper floors and outbuildings of our own downtowns. We built it once, during World War II, when employers housed workers on-site, as a matter of course, in unused attics and trailers. Then we quietly regulated it out of existence, and for 20 years we’ve been building our way deeper into the problem instead of out of it. For two decades, Door County has issued new commercial building permits without ever asking whether a business can house the employees it will need to operate. No requirement. No incentive. No expectation. Meanwhile, the seasonal housing model that once worked here, which housed workers above or behind the business, has been allowed to disappear. That model was smart land use. It kept workers within walking distance of their jobs, which meant fewer cars competing for downtown parking and lower costs for employees who didn’t need to run a vehicle just to get to a shift . We didn’t replace it with something better. We just let it lapse, and then built new units on the edges of town instead, adding traffic and parking pressure without ever solving the housing side of the equation. The fix isn’t complicated: stop issuing new commercial permits without a plan for employee housing, and start incentivizing owners who already have underused upper floors or outbuildings to bring them back into use, the same way towns roll out incentives for new construction. Our Door County Economic Development Corporation, working with downtown employers, could build a countywide seasonal housing program tomorrow. The playbook already exists. We used it 80 years ago. Ask any property owner who’s looked into reopening those old upstairs rooms and you’ll hear the same story: they’re told a sleeping room above a commercial space triggers fire suppression requirements that can run over $100,000 and many are told, flatly, that they simply can’t have sleeping rooms above a restaurant or in an attic at all. That rule didn’t exist in the past. And nobody is reviewing it now. In many cases, the actual life-safety gap between an old boarding room and a code-compliant one isn’t a six-figure sprinkler retrofit; it’s a properly rated firewall between floors, using drywall built for exactly this purpose. But because the default answer is “no” rather than “here’s what it would take,” most owners never even investigate. The opportunity dies at the first phone call. Door County should convene a committee of fire officials, building inspectors, and the property owners actually trying to do this, to review level-of-service classifications and ask a simple question: are there

Editor’s Note continued from page 10 That’s the strange thing about work now. We have an unprecedented ability to show people what we do, gaining audiences, customers and followers. Blacksmithing, cobbling, baking or DIYing, once mostly silent trades, have become social media genres of their own, some with millions of followers.

tiered, less costly compliance paths for small-scale residential reuse of existing upper floors or seasonal buildings, the way there are for other adaptive reuse projects? If the answer is yes, we could put affordable units back on the market within a construction season, not a decade. Our zoning isn’t neutral on this – it’s actively working against employee housing. In at least one Door County community, commercial zoning allows a two-week Airbnb rental in a space but prohibits a year-round monthly rental in that same space. We have written the short-term vacation renter into the code and written the long-term worker out of it. Seasonal and other workers don’t need, and often can’t afford, a full apartment with a living room and a kitchen when they cook where they work. Maybe what they need is a clean room, a bathroom, and a shared kitchen – the same setup they already accept in the shared houses they commute into town from. Bringing that option into town saves them money and saves the town parking. It’s a better deal for everyone except the status quo. We already make this exact accommodation for agriculture: farms are permitted to host up to three seasonal camper trailers on-site for field hands. If that logic is sound for farm labor, it’s sound for the server, the dishwasher, and the shop clerk working downtown – and it would be one more revenue option for farmers willing to host in-town employees, too. Treat it as the same policy, because it is the same problem. None of the above suggestions require new land, new sewer capacity, a tax increment district, or a referendum. It requires the county and our towns and villages and city to stop treating our existing buildings and owners like a liability and start treating them like the housing stock they already are. We solved this before. The buildings are still standing. What’s missing is the will to look at opening them back up by prioritizing employee housing as “highest and best use,” instead of ignoring these important landmarks just because they already collect tax-base from these properties, and if ignored, the governing body might get to build another new, oversized, out-of-town built, ticky-tacky square block of Anywhere USA just to cash in on new tax-base, while forgetting about how it adds to annual maintenance and debt effecting all of us through our ever rising property and school taxes. After 40 years of study, it’s just time to stop and collectively look at what we are also destroying by ignoring this important issue with yet another study group which never looks at the real problem that created it. We have zoned out our employee needs and created studies designed to simply justify what the board can build new, and that becomes a real problem, especially when you are in the business of selling charm and a unique place in a world of urban sterilization.

There’s an obvious upside to that, but I wonder what happens when the sharing becomes the whole point and being seen competes with the labor itself. How can you blacksmith, cobble, bake or paint when every move has to be documented to feed the followers? I’m not convinced a need or desire to be seen doing what we do is a sign of society’s better evolution. There is much to be said for work that doesn’t require an audience. I’ll root for the people who work without

applause, those who do what they do out of necessity, desire, need, love, motivation, inspiration – all those reasons that come from within rather than without, and are never beholden to the presence, or absence, of followers. Happy Labor Day, Door County. Can you believe summer is over? It happened while I was laboring – and while, 6 billion miles out, New Horizons keeps chugging away, out of sight, out of mind, in total darkness.

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september 4-11/2026

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public notices & classifieds Public Notices this week: County of Door; Town of Nasewaupee; Villages: Egg Harbor, Sister Bay

Featured in Classifieds: Autos, For Rent, For Sale, Garage/Yard Sales, Miscellaneous, Real Estate, Rec Vehicles, Services, Wanted, Help Wanted

Public notices submissions are due by 9:30am on Wednesday. Send them to legals@ppulse.com.

COUNTY OF DOOR

COURT ORDERS

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT DOOR COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Brian E. Vandewalle Case No. 2026PR000056 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth 11/23/1948 and date of death 07/01/2026, was domiciled in Door County, State of WI, with a mailing address of 996 Hemlock Dr, Washington Island, WI 54246. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is November 26, 2026. 5. A claim may be filed at the Justice Center, 1207 S Duluth Ave, Door County Courthouse, Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin 54235, Room C256. Form completed by: Attorney Sadie Minobe Krueger Hernandez & Thompson SC 7601 University Ave., Suite 201 Middleton, WI 53562 608-824-9540 Bar Number 1095332 WNAXLP STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DOOR COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PETER LAWRENCE LINDSAY Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 26 PR 58 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth 06/16/1950 and date of death 04/19/2026 was domiciled in Door County,

State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 7542 Kangaroo Lake Road, Baileys Harbor, WI 54202. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is November 28, 2026. 5. A claim may be filed at the Office of the Door County Justice Center - Door County Courthouse, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Room C256. BY THE COURT: /s/ Regan Hendrickson Register in Probate 8/28/26 Attorney Peter G. Tongas Certus Legal Group, Ltd. 10700 W. Research Drive, Suite 165 Milwaukee, WI 53226 (414) 383-5000 Bar Number 1122827 Run: Sept 4, 11, 18 2026 WNAXLP

MINUTES

Door County County Board of Supervisors Meeting Door County Government Center Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Minutes Call Meeting to Order The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman David Englebert at the Door County Government Center. Chairman Englebert led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call by County Clerk Roll call was taken - 20 County Board Members were present – David Englebert (D1), Todd Thayse (D2), Jason Tlachac (D3), Nancy Robillard (D4), Jeff Miller (D5), Ken Fisher (D6), Claire Morkin (D7), Collin Jeanquart (D8), Ryan Shaw (D9), Alexis Heim Peter (D10), Helen Bacon (D11), Nissa Norton (D12), Hugh Zettel (D14), Elizabeth Gauger (D15), Theresa Cain-Bieri (D16), Dave Smith (D17), Vinni Hancock (D18), Preston Pluff (D19), Walter Kalms (D20), and Nancy Goss (D21). Dale Vogel (D13) was excused.

Presentation of Agenda Motion by Norton, seconded by Cain-Bieri to approve the agenda. Motion carried by voice vote. Correspondence No correspondence was presented. Public Comment The following persons commented: • Mike Grimm, 30 N 7 th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay • Kris Purzycki, Spruce Drive, Sturgeon Bay • Dawn Taylor, 844 S 15 th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay Supervisors Response None given. Approval of Minutes of the June 11, 2026 Budget Retreat and the June 23, 2026 County Board Meeting Motion by Jeanquart, seconded by Smith to approve the minutes of the June 11, 2026 Budget Retreat and the June 23, 2026 County Board Meeting. Motion carried by voice vote. County Administrator Monthly Report on Operational and Capital Projects; Legislative Issues Submitted; and Gifts, Grants, and Donations Received The monthly report was included in the meeting packet for review. Supervisor Heim Peter asked for an update on the action taken at the April Organizational meeting regarding discussion of county board meeting times. Administrator Pabich noted the Administrative Committee did discuss and the committee determined that at this, with the meetings publicized, persons may have run for the Board based on such times. The committee suggested review and consideration of the meeting times closer to the next election cycle. Supervisor Thayse requested clarification on projected timeline of the presentation of the site analysis for the ES Middle Station. Administrator Pabich explained the analysis has not yet begun however once initiated completion is estimated within 60 days.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS MISCELLANEOUS Hair Salon Welcomining New Clients Egg Harbor salon, Creative Touch, 6709 hwy 42, 25 years at the same location, welcoming new clients. Call David 920.544.3312 for appointment or consultation

AUTOS CARS 2001 Mercedes SLK 320

81K miles, V6 engine, 6 speed transmission, excellent condition. $5,900. hmulliken@gmail.com MISCELLANEOUS Vintage Items Wanted Looking for old farm & gas station collectibles. Car or motorcycle parts or projects. Signs & advertising. Call or text HSS restorations 920.495.1856 MOTORCYCLES 2021 Indian Scout Bobber For Sale 20201 Indian Scout Bobber with extras, 10,000 OBO. 920.559.3441 SUVS Jeep Wrangler Sport 2011 Jeep Wrangler Sport. 2 door, red. $14,500. Sturgeon Bay 920.743.6054

VANS 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING No accidents, well maintained, oil changed every 3000 miles, everything works have all maintenance records. 136,000 miles asking $8000. Please call 920.743.1979 leave message.

FOR RENT APARTMENT One Bedroom Available! Are you 62+/Disabled Bayview Terrace North located in Sister Bay. One bedroom currently available for rental for those 62 and older or disabled. Subsidized rent! Apply Now! Contact us at 920.743.0011! Opening Fall – 2 Bedrooms $1375 Sawyer School Lofts located in Sturgeon Bay has opening this Fall for 2-bedroom units. $1375/month with water, sewer and trash included. Secured Entry, Don’t Miss Out. Beautiful Location and Views! Call Us Now! 920.743.0011!

Sister Bay. Very reasonable price. Tel: 920.839.5545 Prime Commercial Space for Lease - Fish Creek An exceptional opportunity to lease a highly desirable commercial space in the heart of downtown Fish Creek. Available mid November 2026, this 2000 sq. ft. firstfloor space offers beautiful water views and a premier Main Street location with outstanding visibility and steady seasonal foot traffic. Currently operating as a successful restaurant, the space is also well-suited for a variety of retail or other commercial uses. Whether you’re looking to expand your business, relocate, or launch a new venture in one of Door County’s most sought-after destinations, this location offers tremendous potential. For more information or to schedule a confidential discussion, please contact 951.816.9673 or email us pdfjdc@gmail. com. Serious inquiries only.

Apartment For Rent (Income Qualified) In Sister Bay Email: blackstoneharbor@ accmanagementgroup.com. Phone: 920.854.3599 (call or text). 3 bedroom 1.5 bath $1297 a month. Security Deposit Special!! $300. Total Households Gross Annual Income per family size cannot exceed as follows: 1 person $36,700; 2 people $41,950; 3 people $47,200; 4 people $52,400; 5 people $56,600; 6 people $60,800. Minimum 12 month lease, No market rate units available at this time. Subject to credit, background & rental history verification.

Retail space in Sister Bay Looking for retail or commercial space. This unit is located in the Country Walk Shops next to Piggly Wiggly. Good exposure with public parking, the space is 800 sq ft, unit #28. Great for retail, food or beverage and commercial. Available Nov 2026. Interested, please call or message us. 951.816.9573

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COMMERCIAL OFFICE/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT 1200 Sq foot heated storage space with bathroom and small office for rent on Beach Road,

Harbor Court Retail Shops Downtown Fish Creek in Prime location. Rental Openings for 2027. Contact Bridget 570.899.3079 MISCELLANEOUS

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Public Notices continued from page 1 Anticipating a presentation in about 3-months. Pending Business/Updates No pending business or updates were presented. Resolutions 2026-46 Approval of Gift to the Door County Facilities & Parks Department – John Miles County Park Motion by Kalms, seconded by Jeanquart to approve Resolution 2026-46 – Approval and Authorization to the Door County Facilities & Parks Department to accept a sports and recreation equipment gift in the amount of $6,642.28 to make improvements at John Miles County Park specifically to develop a full-size basketball court. Motion carried by voice vote. 2026-47 Approval of Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework Active Adaptive Management Program Grant Motion by Thayse, seconded by Norton to approve Resolution 202647 – Authorization to the Door County Soil & Water Department to accept a Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework Active Adaptive Management Program grant from the Great Lakes Commission, in the amount of $11,565.69, for the purpose of providing funding for Phragmites monitoring, control, and to provide management data to the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework. Jason Miller, Soil & Water Department, explained the County is making headway on Phragmites management. There is more response to stay on top of it and the department relies on the public to assist with this. Motion carried by voice vote. 2026-48 Approval of US Fish And Wildlife Grant For Plum Island and Detroit Island Invasive Species Control Motion by Thayse, seconded by Pluff to approve Resolution 2026-48 – Authorization to the Door County Soil & Water Department to accept a US Fish and Wildlife grant award in the amount of $35,069.12 for the purpose of providing funding for monitoring and control of invasive species on Plum and Detroit Islands. Motion carried by voice vote. 2026-49 Approval of Weed Management Area Private Forest Grant Program Motion by Thayse, seconded by Pluff to approve Resolution 2026-49 – Authorization to the Door County Soil & Water Department to accept a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Weed Management Area Private Forest Grant Program award in the amount of $14,993.70 with a $5,000 required match, for the purpose of funding monitoring and control of Phragmites ausralis. Motion carried by voice vote. 2026-50 Appoint Door County Highway Commissioner Motion by Thayse, seconded by Norton to approve Resolution 202650 – Confirmation of the appointment of Matthew Decur as Door County Highway Commissioner. Supervisor Thayse read the resolution aloud. Thayse provided background on the interview process and those involved. A brief summary of Matt’s background was distributed to Board Members. Administrator Pabich introduced Matt. Matt’s appointment begins on August 10, 2026. Matt provided a summary of his background and work experience. Motion carried by voice vote.

2026-51 Emergency Repair – Landfill Leachate Pump Repairs: Transfer of NonBudgeted Funds Motion by Miller, seconded by Smith to approve Resolution 2026-51 – Approval of the transfer of an amount not to exceed $25,000 from the Landfill Reserve Account to the Landfill Repair and Maintenance Expense Account to pay for the emergency replacement of the landfill leachate pump. Motion carried by roll call vote with 20 Members voting Yes; 1 Member excused. 2026-52 Museum and Archives Project-Phase III Funding, Contract Awards, Construction Authorization Motion by Kalms, seconded by Smith to approve Resolution 2026-52 - Approval of the expenditure of up to $3,300,000 from the CIP Fund to complete Phase III of the Museum and Archives Project and award of contracts to the lowest responsible bidders, consistent with Immel Constructions July 17, 2026 summary letter report, and approval to proceed with the project. Administrator Pabich provided a summary which included: a general overview of the proposed interior of the former Younkers building; the proposed exterior of the building; an overview of the ADA ramp to be constructed at the existing Museum and the ADA restrooms to be constructed. The back portion of the former Younkers building will be for storage. The Museum will have use of the shared conference rooms for presentations/seminars. Discussion followed and included: explanation of the public use of the archives and where is the public entrance; Administrator Pabich explained the back portion of the building will be used for storage of archival material with the shared conference rooms being open to public access; can consideration be given for adding solar panels; Facilities & Parks Director Wayne Spritka explained solar panels were looked at and were found to be cost prohibited; solar panels are not part of this project. Supervisor Shaw requested the County continue to look at public/private partnerships to make our buildings environmental conscious and friendly. Spritka noted staff looks at all options and takes many things into consideration when researching projects. Discussion continued and included: explanation of what the public will be able to view at the former Younkers building/clarification of public access; what will actually be stored in the building Administrator Pabich explained artifacts will be stored in the back portion of the building. Currently paper archives are stored in the basement of the Library and will continue to be stored there with a future plan of digitizing the collection. There is no public accessibility to view museum collections in this building; viewing of artifacts will be through displays at the current Museum. Programming provided by the Museum would be held in the conference rooms at the former Younkers building. Questions on the roof replacement at the Pioneer Fire Station when it will be needed and cost of; Spritka noted there is no structural damage and the roof replacement is being included in the CIP; how will we know

the lease spaces will be rented at competitive rates – staff has researched market lease rate; rentable space will not be move in ready, lessees are responsible for finishing the space which will be taken into consideration when setting the lease rates; potential lessees would move through the appropriate committee for approval; intending for the space to be leased as office space. Motion carried by roll call vote with 19 Members voting Yes; 1 Member voting No – Miller; 1 Member excused. 2026-53 Cherryland Airport Runway Project Cost Overage - Transfer of NonBudgeted Funds Motion by Miller, seconded by Jeanquart to approve Resolution 2026-53 – Approval of the transfer of an amount not to exceed $149,940.80 from the Door County Contingency Expense account to Capital Outlay Expense to fund the overage amount of the runway and taxiway improvement project. Administrator Pabich explained on July 9 th the County received the first copy of projected overruns. On the taxi way the material did not pass the compaction test. The material was removed and replaced with different material with an overrun cost of $206,759.80. The runway overrun was due to the project needing additional materials from the original projection. The project cannot proceed until there is a commitment by the County to pay a portion of the overrun. The Bureau of Aeronautics found a Block Grant for the taxi way $186,083.82 Federal funds, $10,337.99State funds; $10,337.99 County funds. For the runway overrun State aid $139,602.81 may be reimbursed with future IIJA or Entitlements, $139,602.81 County share. County Administration continues to pursue potential mitigation. Pabich noted there is still a potential for additional costs to be incurred as the work resumes. Airport Manager Craig Ross reported if today’s resolution passes crews can mobilize and be back on site on Monday with completion by August 18 th . It is anticipated one run way will be opened for day time traffic until such time as the run way lighting is completed. Corporation Donohue noted the resolution, if approved today, transfers money from the contingency fund and is not relying on reimbursement from future Entitlements. The State portion of the funds may affect future funding of airport projects. CC Donohue noted the County is not signatory to any contract related to the project. Motion carried by roll call vote with 20 Members voting Yes; 1 Member excused. Ordinances No ordinances were presented. Special Reports No special reports were presented. New Business • Supervisor Miller noted a joint meeting of the Administrative Committee and Finance Committee is needed in August. The proposed date is Tuesday, August 18 th following the regularly scheduled Administrative Committee meeting which begins at 8:30 a.m. and will be followed by the regularly scheduled monthly Finance Committee meeting. • Supervisor Zettel requested a plan be developed for the structure of the Museum similar to how Cana

Island or the Door County Fair operates to make the Museum sustainable going forward. Oral Committee Reports No oral committee reports were presented. Review Committee Minutes Reviewed. Review Vouchers, Claims and Bills Reviewed. Announcements • Supervisor Norton announced our county Special Olympics Team Wisconsin Basketball Players received a silver medal at Nationals • Next County Board Meeting: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - 9:00 a.m. followed by a Budget Workshop followed by a meeting of the Finance Committee Adjourn Motion by Jeanquart, seconded by Pluff to adjourn. Motion carried by voice vote. Time: 10:28 a.m. Respectfully submitted by Jill M. Lau, County Clerk WNAXLP

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MISCELLANEOUS

ORDINANCES

NOTICE OF NEWLY ENACTED ORDINANCE COUNTY OF DOOR In Compliance with the provisions of Section 59.14 (1m), Wisconsin Statutes, please take notice that the County of Door enacted Ordinance No. 2026-03 – Amendment to the Text of the Door County Zoning Ordinance on August 25, 2026 which becomes effective on the 41 st day after the date of enactment unless one of the contingencies set forth in Sec. 59.69(5)(e)6 Wis. Stats. occurs. The ordinance amends the detailed zoning map of the Town of Baileys Harbor to rezone the eastern 80’ of the property addressed 7886 CTH A and the entire parcel addressed 7880 CTH A from Countryside (CS) to Mixed Use Commercial (MC). The full text of Ordinance 2026-03 may be obtained at the Door County Clerk’s Office, Door County Government Center, Room A113, 421 Nebraska Street, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, (920) 746-2200, countyclerk@ co.door.wi.us WNAXLP

TAX FORECLOSURE SALE

TAX FORECLOSURE SALE Door County, through its Finance Committee, will sell the following parcels of property in accordance with Section 3.12 of the Door County Code and Section §75.69 Wisconsin Statutes. Specifications and instructions may be obtained from: Door County Treasurer 421 Nebraska Street Sturgeon Bay WI 54235 920-746-2286 treasurer@co.door.wi.gov All bids must conform to specifications and instructions by the Door County Treasurer. Sale is by sealed bid. Properties Available: Town of Sevastopol | 02203-04282714Z7 | Minimum Bid: $40,700 0.23 Acre Lot on Erdman Dr & W Sylvan View Cir. Village of Forestville | 12700-28262534N | Minimum Bid: $20,300 0.275 Acre Lot on Pleasant View St Bids are due by 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 9th 2026 in the office of the Door County Treasurer. Properly submitted bids will be presented to the Finance Committee at its October 21st , 2026 meeting for consideration and possible award. For an informational booklet on these properties,

contact the Door County Treasurer. Booklets are also available on the Treasurer’s page of the Door County website: www.co.door.wi.gov . Ryan Schley, Door County Treasurer WNAXLP

MUNICIPALITIES ORDINANCES

NASEWAUPEE

Notice of Newly Enacted Ordinance Please take notice that the Town of Nasewaupee, Door County, Wisconsin, enacted Ordinance No. 2026-02 – An ordinance amending the Town of Nasewaupee Municipal Code – Amendment of Speed Limits Ordinance, Section 6.1.060.B. The ordinance reduces the speed limit on a portion of Idlewild Road to 45 mph. The full text of Ordinance No. 2026-02 may be obtained through the Nasewaupee Town Clerk’s office by email, clerk@townofnasewaupeewi. gov , or mail, 3388 County PD, Sturgeon Bay, WI, or by calling 920-495-0920. WNAXLP

PUBLIC HEARINGS EGG HARBOR

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE VILLAGE OF EGG HARBOR PLAN COMMISSION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2026 – 1:00 P.M. PAUL J. BERTSCHINGER COMMUNITY CENTER 7860 STH 42 Egg Harbor, WI 54209 Members of the public may also join the meeting by video conference: https:// villageofeggharbor.zoom. us/j/85025151486 Members of the public with limited internet are encouraged to dial in: Call in Number: 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 850 2515 1486 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026, the Village Plan Commission of the Village of Egg Harbor will hold a public hearing at the Paul J Bertschinger Community Center 7860 STH 42 Egg Harbor, WI 54209 and on the Zoom meeting platform using Meeting ID 850 2515 1486 to receive testimony from the public on the conditional use permit application filed by Marica Stark. Said conditional use permit application pertains to 7990 Church Street, tax parcel number 1180124302613M, which is located in the Village’s Recreational (REC) Zoning District. Said application is required per Chapter 152 Zoning of the Village of Egg Harbor Municipal Code per section §152.024 Recreational District (REC) (B) Conditional Uses (5) Retails store, including gift shops and art galleries. The intended use of the proposed structure is an art gallery. All interested parties are invited to give testimony either in person or on zoom. In person testimony will be received first followed by those testifying by zoom. Members of the public testifying by zoom will need to do so using the video option. Deliberations will be made by the Village Plan Commission at their regular public meeting on September 22nd, 2026, immediately following this public hearing. Dated September 2nd, 2026

For publication in the Peninsula Pulse, September 4th, 2026 & September 11th, 2026 WNAXLP

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS SISTER BAY

VILLAGE OF SISTER BAY Request for Proposal Demolition and Construction Services – Marina Building 10733 N. Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay, Wisconsin Date Issued: August 10, 2026 The Village of Sister Bay is soliciting sealed bids from qualified construction firms to provide demolition and construction services for the Marina Building project located at 10733 N. Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay, Wisconsin. Work includes demolition of the existing boathouse and public restrooms and construction of a new two‑story Marina Building along with associated one‑story restroom structures. All bids must be received no later than Friday, September 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM CDT. Submissions may be made in person at the Village Administrative Office, by mail to P.O. Box 769, Sister Bay, WI 54234, or by email (PDF) to (administrator@sisterbaywi. gov). Any submission received after the deadline will be rejected and not opened. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or certified check equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid amount, in accordance with Wisconsin Statute 62.15(3). The bid security guarantees the bidder will enter into a contract and provide the required performance and payment bonds if awarded. Failure to include the 5% bid bond will result in rejection of the bid. The Village may retain the bid security if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract or provide required bonds. Failure to include the 5% bid bond will result in rejection of the bid. Should read 5% bid security as can be a bond or check. A voluntary pre‑bid conference was held on Monday, August 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM CDT at the existing Marina Building site. Questions and clarifications regarding the RFP must be submitted in writing by August 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM CDT to Patrick Thompson (pat@manske. com) and Max Pozen (max@ manske.com); responses will be posted September 4, 2026. All bids will be publicly opened and read on Friday, September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM CDT at the Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department. The Marina Committee will review all submissions, followed by Village Board consideration and contract award. The Village reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and may reissue the RFP if necessary. The successful contractor must complete all work by May 1, 2028, and provide required insurance coverage along with a performance bond equal to 100% of the contract price and a payment bond equal to 50% of the contract price. For questions or additional information, contact the Village of Sister Bay at (920) 854‑4118. Published on September 4, 2026 and September 11, 2026. WNAXLP

Classifieds continued from page 1 basement with washer and dryer. Garage parking with work room. Need to be able to help with housework, yard work, snow removal. 2 cats. Non smoker. Need to be neat. References/ background check. Rent $1200 month. Pay half utilities. sam. thompson.1951@gmail.com Condo For Rent $1,500/mo. Avail. thru May 2027. 12-mo. lease avail. w/ peak-season rates. Beautiful 2 bdrm/2 bath condo, Quiet, wooded adult community. Walk to dtwn & Gibraltar Schools. Between Hwy 42 & Spring Rd. Includes: Spectrum Wi-Fi & cable TV, 2nd-flr unit w/covered exterior stairs, 2 outdoor pking spaces. No pets/no exceptions, No smoking. 303.809.3638 RESIDENTIAL HOME House For Rent Beautiful 3 bed, 2.5 bath home, avail 9-1-26 through 6-30-27, fully furnished, private setting, huge deck with beautiful views, newly remodeled, central AC/

STORAGE GARAGE, finished & heated Directly on hwy 42, 30 x 26, 780 sq ft, paved access, 16’ overhead door, 3’ & 6’ service doors, workbench & shelving, very secure setting, avail Aug 1. $495 / mo; outside storage, retail, office also available, negotiable. 6709 hwy 42, Egg Harbor, Jim Riead 920.544.3690, jriead@att.net For Rent! Large Storage Unit in Ellison Bay Large storage unit available for rent immediately. Interior dimensions: 44 ft. long by 24 ft. wide. 18 ft wide by 16 ft. high overhead door. 16 ft clear height inside. Overhead door is power operated. Electrical service available thru WPS. Rent is $499/month without electrical. Suitable for boats, RV’s, etc. Local boat yards will deliver to

Indoor/Outdoor Storage Cars ,Trucks & Boats – Will park, disconnect battery, cover and assist in moving in and out and starting. Boats – you winterize & cover, I will assist in moving in and out. Call Dale for price. 920.559.0603

FOR SALE FIREWOOD Firewood For Sale Cut Split Hardwood $260/cord. Can deliver. Logs available $135/ cord. Call Steve 920.559.0830 Seasoned Firewood Fish Creek 1/2 face,face,1/2 cord & cords of seasoned hardwood firewood for pick up or delivery. Stacking & custom lengths available for wood stoves. Also delivering to area campgrounds & Penninsula State Park. Credit cards accepted. 920.495.1344 or email seasonedfirewoodfishcreek@ gmail.com

Pressure Washer 2600 psi Honda CCV Karcher, needs overhaul. $100 OBO. 847.997.4469 Oats for sale, 2-3 hundred bu… Last years oats in grav wagons. Have an elevator. 3 bucks a bushel. Cash is good. 920.421.0772 HYLINE ORCHARD FARM MARKET 2 miles north of Egg Harbor on Hwy 42. (920.868.3067) OPEN YEAR ROUND 9am to 5pm. HOMEMADE CHERRY & 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 To our Wonderful Patrons: The BHCA 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday Farmers Market vending location for DC Kraut and Mister Burns has moved from our old spot along County F & EE to the Southeast side of the Town Hall parking on the blacktop in the food court area for the rest of the season. Some of our foodie are: fresh

Garlic Scape Pesto, scratch bakery, brined Sweet/Sour Onion and Kosher style Dill and Oriental Style Daikon Radish fridge pickles, plain & spicy sauerkrauts, Mister Burns hot sauces, BBQ, Salsa, pepper jams, spicy Aged A-2 White Cheddar Cheese. Our “Little Store” on the farm at 2604 Grove Rd., Baileys Harbor is open. Join us each Sunday on our 80 acre 1800’s farm from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. to enjoy a rural agricultural experience and see where your food comes from. Call 920.839.2288 for more info. Thank you to all who support us and state-wide fundraising efforts of the WBA Foundations’ “Sweet Relief” project with proceeds for “Feeding America NE -Appleton WI Campus to assist them and the Appleton/ Menasha WI victims of the recent disastrous EF3 Tornado that impacted that area. Your purchase of our targeted items will make a difference. Words continued on page 4

St. Joseph Catholic Church

ELCA LUTHERAN CHURCHES Bay View Lutheran

110 N. 5th Ave • Sturgeon Bay

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

Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran

We welcome our summer visitors and vacationers!

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

Hainesville 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.

836 Michigan St - Sturgeon Bay

Sunday Worship @ 10 a.m. Recorded Services on Website & WDOR 93.9 FM Sundays @ 9:30 a.m.

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

Pastor JoAnn Meyer

www.sturgeonbayumc.org

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

Sturgeon Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church

Calvary & Zion United Methodist Churches

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

Pastor Frank Maxwell

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

We are Merging Excitement and Hope Into a Vital Faith

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

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

The Episcopal Church welcomes you! Communion First Sunday of the Month

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

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

2336 Canterbury Lane, Sister Bay

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

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

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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, September 6 • 8:45am Special Music - Judy Paulson - Guitar

WEDNESDAY SERVICE: 6:30PM (SEPTEMBER-APRIL) Bible Study (Adults) Treasure Seekers (Kids 5-12)

7973 Hwy 57 Immanuel Lutheran Church Baileys Harbor, WI 54202

Rooted in Christ + Growing in Faith 920.839.2224 Immanuel-Lutheran.org

Summer Worship Schedule

Sundays 9am • Wednesdays 6pm 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

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

Scan the code for more information and to give. Hwy 57 & Cave Point Road • Jacksonport jacksonportmethodist.org

Main St. at Cottage Row Fish Creek

EVERYONE WELCOME! September 6 • 9 am The Rt. Rev. Matthew Gunter

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

FELLOWSHIP OF DOOR COUNTY

FOR MORE INFO: DOOROFLIFE.ORG

144th Season 2012 bethanyephraim.org Our 130th Year

A Sunday Historic Church Morning Worship A Living 9:30Faith AM

Bethany

September 6 • 9:30am Visiting Pastor October 28& 9 July Rev.Rev. Vicki Simon Martin 2 Ruge October &9 Rev. Dennis Tollefson Neenah, WIRuge Rev. Martin Cedarburg, WI Cambridge, MN Neenah, WI

Lutheran Church Visitors Welcome Hwy Q Moravia 3028 Church St. (Cty Hwy Q) • Ephraim, WIand 54211-0707

Sunday Worship 9:30 am

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

Visit our website (uufdc.org) or Facebook page (facebook. com/uufdc) for connection details to our Sunday Services.

September 6 - 10 AM Dr. Larry Adams The Ladder That God Can’t Climb

10341 Hwy 42 ~ North Ephraim ~ 920.854.7559

St. Paul Lutheran Church A Small Church With A Big Heart

Rev. Jon O. Gallatin

Sunday, September 6, 2026 PENTECOST 15 8:00am & 9:30am 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

Bethel Baptist Church Bethel Baptist Church bethelbaptistellisonbay.org

Pastor Jim Peterson bethelellisonbay.org | Pastor Joel Rose

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

Help support our building preservation project.

The Church of the Atonement (Episcopal)

NURSERY, CAFÉ, 24/7 FOOD PANTRY

BIBLE BASED • CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP • NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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EVANGELICAL FREE HOME CHURCH

10337 North Shore Rd., Ephraim

Christmas Worship Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 PM Christmas Day Worship 10 AM

10:00AM

where faith meets real life

10am Sundays at

SUNDAY SERVICE:

Rev. Glenn Kanestrom 920-743-3286 – www.ctkhn.org

Handicap Accessible

First Baptist Church

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

Everyone is invited No exceptions.

www.theorchardefca.org

www.stjosephsb.com

Immanuel Lutheran Church-LCMC Sunday Worship 10 AM

Sunday School 10-11 a.m.

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

Saturday 4pm Sunday 10am

Weekend Mass Times:

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

Holy Nativity

WEEKEND MASS TIMES:

Rev. Jerome Pastors

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

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 Coffee Fellowship 10:15 AM We livestream our services on Worship Service 10:45 AM Check our website for more information

SUNDAY

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

JESUS CENTERED WORSHIP Pastor Daniel Bowman Associate Pastor Ryan Bowman

SUNDAY SERVICE 9:30 AM ccfishcreek@gmail.com

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

No Walk-Ins by Appointment Only

Tangled S ALON & SPA

• Hair • Nails • Facials • Tanning

LLC

10610 Meadow Lane (behind the Frykman Art Gallery) 920.854.1011 • tangledllc.mysalononline.com

Cuts * Custom Color Make-Up * Formal Events 144 N. 3rd Ave. * Sturgeon Bay * (920) 818-0352

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Classifieds continued from page 2 cannot express our gratitude for your outpouring of support. Yellow Barn Collectibles Open Fri, Sat & Sun 9/4, 9/5, 9/6 10am – 4pm. 11632 Lakeview Rd Ellison Bay. Quality artwork, Rick Strini stemwork, Orvis fishing accessories, Indian motorcycle jacket, rare and/ or collectible books, railroad lanterns, rosemaled trunk, vintage furniture, one of a kind artisan pieces & much more. Sports Cards Sports cards & unopened packs & possible Jordan packs. Pokemon cards and more. At Olde Orchard Antique Mall and Peninsula Antique Center in Egg Harbor. GH Booths & cases. Discounts available.

GARAGE/ YARD SALE GARAGE/YARD SALE

D & S Carpentry, Painting & Staining 35 YRS EXPERIENCE

Services • Free Estimates • Additions • Garages • Remodeling

• Concrete Work • Decks & Patios • Water Blasting

• Painting or Staining

Fully Insured No Job to Big or Small

Call (920) 559-2899

BONI PEREZ HANDYMAN LLC DOES IT ALL! GENERAL CONTRACTOR KITCHEN/BATH REMODEL FLOORING OF ALL KINDS PAINTING-INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ROOFING AND SIDING LANDSCAPE AND HARDSCAPE MASONRY AND MORE!

(920) 473-0372 • (920) 264-3122 FULLY INSURED RELIABLE • RESPONSIBLE

Veteran Owned Est. 2026

Lawn Care • Landscaping • Seasonal Clean-Up

Request a Quote: (920) 321-8033 libertylandworksllc.com

Fully Insured • Free Estimates

Landscaping • Lawn Care • New Lawns • Mulch • Soil & Gravel • Stone & Paver Walkway/Patio Installation • Skidsteer Work • Driveway Regrading • Tree & Shrub Installation

(920) 328-8896 or (920) 868-0251 Wash & Fold Service, Pickup & Delivery Service, Self Service 1449 Green Bay Rd Ste 8 Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 dornerlaundry@gmail.com

Solution to crossword puzzle from page 7.

(920) 420-6477

PENINSULA PULSE

Garage sale: 9/5 Baileys Harbor 8am – 1pm. Antique doors, spiral staircase, TVs, Room A/C, Other Miscellaneous Items. 7748 Chapel Lane, Baileys Harbor. Multi family Barn - Yard Sale 2815 County Road EE, Baileys Harbor. Fridays and Saturdays thru Labor Day. 2 seat outdoor swing, packer picnic table, bikes, housewares, antiques, records, doors, windows, and a whole lot more! Fri-9/4-Sat-9/5 -8-3 pm1120 Garrett Bay Rd EBay 8 Bikes,EZ Load boat tr,library tbl,yard tools,handyman fixit stuff,antique wood clamps,aviation,antique survey equip,rosemaled corner desk,solid oak coffee tbl,6 antique walnt caned chair set,tealeaf china,2 bikecarriers,camp equip,handbuilt ojibway snowshoes,fishing,antique hang lamps & ornamental brass-iron bed,Door C paintings-prtsart,household items,more Garage Sale Like No Other Brand New Clothing with tags! For Adults, Children, Toddlers, Baby. Dresses, Skorts, Skirts, Shorts, Tanks, Sleeveless now 50% off!. So a dress originally $90 was marked down to $35 and is now $17.50!!! A Steal!!! Napier and Nine West Earrings just $2 each (New!). Kids pajamas, Mens Shirts, Ladies Yellowstone Shirts, NEW Underwear, New Toys, New Socks, New Sweaters, New Purses, New Spiderman, New Slipper Socks. These all make great Holiday Gifts and Stocking Stuffers. Of course we have the usual Garage Sale Items too, including Halloween and Fall Items (New!). Thurs-Fri-Sat-Sun 9am-4pm Aug 27-30 Again Labor Day Weekend 6066 Old County OR Sturgeon Bay Epic barn sale 6781 county rd c 9/3-9/6 9am-5pm Lots of antique and collectibles. Jewelry books military colored glass uranium glass pottery garden decor too big to miss! Something for everybody Furniture, antique china, kitchen items, clothes, car seats, stroller, high chair, toys, tools, hardware, hunting, fishing, Christmas items and a lot more. Friday Sept 4th and 5th, 8am -4pm 1408 N. 12th Place, Sturgeon Bay. Log Barn is FULL! Furniture, bird feeders & houses, household items, collectibles & too much else to mention, Fri 9/4, Sat 9/5, Sun 9/6 9am – 1pm. 7097 Sand Bay Rd near Airport & Potawatomi Park. Cash only. Garage Sale – 9/11 & 9/12 8am – 4pm 534 E Walnut Place Sturgeon Bay. Multi Family. Table Saw, chop saw, planer, band saw, grinder, sander, small hand tools, 4ft snow plow kit, golf items, boat anchor, K-Drill ice auger, fish basket, garden hose, reels, Frigidaire refrigerator, heirloom armoire, german coffee set, dishes, pots & pans, household items, waffle maker, bedding, 4 season decor, books, CD’s, men’s & women’s clothing, shoes, jewelry and more. Garage Sale Sat 9/5 8am – 2pm. 10324 N Bay Rd. Tools plus many other items. 2 Cub Cadets, Small wood lathe, sanders, wire, 2 extension ladders – 1 wood 1 fiberglass, cast iron stove, vintage sprinklers, HD tree stand, hedge trimmers, 2 old cradles pus high chair, Xmas, large picture frames. Kids selling hot dogs too! BIG DOWNSIZING SALE ! Sat, Sept 12, 9:00-4:00, Sun, Sept 13 – noon-4:00. Garden, outdoor, household,

tools, holiday, cat items. Puzzles/games. Woman’s clothing (sm-med) Men’s clothing (med-lg). 4592 Ridge Crest Rd, Sturgeon Bay ESTATE SALE- Sturgeon Bay SEPT 4–6 • FRI/SAT 9–4, SUN 9–2. MCM/Danish furniture, clocks & parts, carpenter’s workbench, vintage Christmas & children’s collections, rare Polyphon music box! Details: portaestates.com & EstateSales. net. Address posted 24 hrs prior. Manly Man Garage Sale Lots of stuff for the guys (tools, 2 sets golf clubs, leaf blower) and some for the girls too. Sat. Sept. 5th – 9:00 – 4:00 Sun. Sept. 6th – 9:00 – 1:00. 9286 Spring Road, Fish Creek. No early sales Garage Sale Sat 9/5 9am – 3pm 2791 West Meadow Rd Baileys Harbor. Car Stuff – wiper blades $4, air filters $4, bike tubes, cheap bikes, fishing poles, boat bumpers and much more.

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

REAL ESTATE COMMERCIAL Commercial Real Estate For sale or lease in the Country Walk Shops area. 2,600sf on .76 acres with living quarters. Call 906.280.9416 for details.

REC VEHICLES BOATS 23’ Pontoon Boat 2015 Starcraft 236 Stardeck CNF w/ Mercury 60 ELPT 4 stroke CT EFI (approx 300 hrs) and Karavan double axle trailer. $17,995. 920.606.1200 LOGIC 17’ BOAT FOR SALE 17’ Logic 70 hp boat for sale. Includes Johnson engine and Continental trailer. Vessel year, engine year, and trailer year are all 2000. Asking price is $5,500 or best offer. The boat and engine have not been used for a while so buyers are invited to inspect the boat and engine prior to purchase. 847.476.0677 Sturgeon Bay Mooring Located in front of the Yacht Club, this 18” Buoy has top connection of mooring lines to the chain”. $800. 8ft. dinghy also avail. Text/Call 920.333.6000

Looking to house sit this winter I am an active senior man capable of home maintenance and cleaning looking to housesit for 3-6 months this coming winter season in Sister Bay or surrounding area. I teach Tai Chi, senior fitness and breath work online and in person. I am looking for a quiet home to do my online work during the off season. Bonus- I’m great as a cat sitter. I have local excellent references. Please email 2riverstaichi@gmail. com Or text 970.379.1375 DRIVEWAY & GRAVEL RENEWAL Pot holes, ruts, loss of grave, grass or weeds? Or just an old driveway that needs renewal or extra gravel? We can help! United Trades, Call or text Steve at 808.392.7669 or email: Unitedtrades@ gmail.com Located in Baileys Harbor year round 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 Protect Your Deck Staining & power washing. Egg Harbor and north. Contact Paul 920.839.7064 Emmie Special Services General Home Repairs, gutter service, roofing repairs, moss removal from roofs/decks, fall into spring cleanups etc. Located in Sister Bay. 920.256.5657 PAINTING Trained by old masters, I eventually became one. They had standards. I started contracting at 22 with their blessing. I’ve painted buildings you’ve seen and worked with people you may know. These are the rules: show up when you said, do what you said, find a way to do more, return your calls. Work hard. Work cleanly. Work quietly. As a guest. I communicate cleanly when you’re away. I’m looking for more clients I’ll keep. Matthew Janes. 920.517.8005 SKILLED TRADES Professional Handyman Services Accepting clients for property maintenance, lawn care, painting, carpentry, and general home repairs. Call/text 920.559.3837 for an estimate

2012 Catalina Deluxe Edition Good shape, everything in working condition. Comes with a hitch. $7,500 OBO. Contact 920.265.1830

Flooring Services Professional Flooring installer with 50 yrs experience. Can install carpet, vinyl, ceramic tile, laminate, luxury vinyl plank and tile. Will do carpet repairs, re-stretch carpet, tile & other repairs. Contact Greg Kaufman, Elegant Installations 920.421.1608

SERVICES

WANTED

CAMPER/MOTORHOME

Look for additional Service display advertisements within this section. CLEANING Heather Scholl’s Cleaning Service High quality weekly residential cleaner serving northern Door County. Certified and experienced. Email scholl. heather34@gmail.com LAWN/YARD CARE Gardener Looking to add a few more clients to my landscape maintenance for the 2026 season. Call Laura @ 920.419.5399 past and present work can be found on FB and Instagram #dutch.landscaping MISCELLANEOUS TREE & BRUSH REMOVAL We cut down trees, remove fallen trees & brush piles. Thin forestry, brush cut fields or walking paths. United Trades, Call or text Steve at 808.392.7669 or email: Unitedtrades@ gmail.com Located in Baileys Harbor year round NEED SOMETHING HAULED?

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.

MISCELLANEOUS Going to the 9/24 Packer Game? Want to hire someone to drive 2 of us to & from 9-24 game at Lambeau. Prefer to leave from Fish Creek, but Egg Harbor or Sturgeon Bay works too. Text or LM 520.609.8481

HELP WANTED Look for additional Help Wanted display advertisements within this section. HEALTH CARE SEEKING GUARDIAN ANGELS/CAREGIVERS Looking for part-time Guardian Angels/Caregivers (medical experience required) to join our fun loving 23-year-old disabled son’s care team. We currently need someone 2 days a week (Monday & Friday) from 8 am to 3 or 4 pm, Must be a non-smoker. Patience and reliability of utmost importance to parents. If interested, call 920.746.0538 for full details and to set up an interview. In Home Caregivers Want to make a difference in someone’s life? If so, come join the in-home caregivers at Advocates 4 in Home Care in Sturgeon Bay. You will soon will become a difference maker providing in home care and assistance for clients throughout Door and Kewaunee counties. Flexible hours available. Call Advocates 4 in Home Care at 920.746.2000 for more information.

Dental Assistant. Experience is preferred, however on the job training is available for the right candidate. 4 days/ week, Monday-Thursday. Competitive pay, Dental Coverage, 401K, Vacation Time, Paid Holidays. Visit our website for more information. Please send your resume to cora@ doorcountydentistry.com HOTEL/LODGING Hotel Front Desk: Full or Part Time Homestead Suites in Fish Creek is accepting applications for our year-round resort. Front Desk hours include nights and weekends. Wages are commensurate with experience. Full time offers benefits. Will train. Stop in for application 4006 Main Street or email resume to kevin@ homesteadsuites.com. HOUSEKEEPERS – Fish Creek HOUSEKEEPERS - Fish Creek. $19 – $21 +TIPS EZ Clean 9/9:30am12/1:30ish (3-4 hrs) Attention to detail. Required: WEEKENDS & SUNDAYS. Call: 920.421.0663 Housekeeper at Newport Resort Newport Resort in Egg Harbor is looking to fill a couple of yearround Housekeeping positions. We are looking for people who are team players, have excellent organizational and time management skills and have a good attention to detail. MUST BE ABLE TO WORK SUNDAYS, MONDAYS, AND FRIDAYS! Starting wages between $18 – $20 based on experience. Please call 920.868.9900 for inquiries and ask for Nicole or Eric! LANDSCAPING/ MAINTENANCE Help Bella Terra keep Door County beautiful!

Join a small, hardworking crew that takes pride in shaping the landscapes of our community. No perfect resume needed – just a strong work ethic and love for the outdoors. Pay: $20-30/hr. 920.495.2534 MISCELLANEOUS St. Luke’s Sister Bay seeks Organist The congregation of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sister Bay seeks an experienced organist to join our community! Musical services include a service of Holy Eucharist at 10 AM on Sundays year round, as well as additional services during Holy Week and on Christmas Eve. Salary: Commensurate with experience. Open to Sunday-by-Sunday pay or a year round salary, dependent on the candidate’s interest. Please contact the rector, the Rev. Brit Frazier at 262.573.6773 or Brit.B.Frazier@ gmail.com for more information and/or to apply. The Paper Boy is hiring a full time Distribution Manager Job Summary : You’ll start your day at our facility and then drive one of our vans on a predetermined route. You will be in and out of your van, interacting with customers and the community as you deliver print materials including the Peninsula Pulse, Door County Living, Door County Visitor Guides, rack cards, and more. Hours are Monday through Friday, year round with good pay and bonuses. To apply: Email jobs@doorcountypulse. com, Call: 920.421.2500, or stop by: the Peninsula Pulse office at 8142 State Highway 57 in Baileys Harbor. Fall harvest drivers wanted Nemetz Neshota Ridge Homestead is currently looking for experienced semi truck and tractor drivers for the 2026 corn silage harvesting lasting 3 to 4 weeks . If interested please contact Joe at 920.371.3207 OFFICE Front desk personnel at Spa at Sacred Grounds Looking for front desk help at The Spa at Sacred Grounda for 2-3 days per week including Saturdays. Great working envirnment. Competitive wages. Please contact Kim. 920.421.3868

Dental Assistant $1,000 sign-on bonus Dentistry by Design in Sister Bay is hiring a full-time, year-round continued on page 5

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continued from page 4 management, marketing, customer support, social media savvy, sales and public relations experience and bachelor’s degree in business or communications are pluses but not required. Does this sound like you? We would love to meet you. Please send your resume, cover letter and references to jobs@ doorcountypulse.com. Contact our team today. Applications will be considered upon receipt deadline is September 18, 2026. Compensation is based on experience.

PROFESSIONAL Client Development Manager The Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living are hiring. Are you looking for a creative role, where your voice is heard, and ideas tested while your work positively impacts the Door County community and its local businesses? This is it! We are an award-winning, community-focused print & digital magazine and newspaper serving all of Door County. We are seeking an energetic Client Development Manager to join our fast paced Sales team. This position works directly with our Sales Director and our entire team - from design to editorial, managing existing client partnerships, fielding incoming inquiries while bringing fresh, modern ideas to our team and company. Who You Are: • Relationship Builder: Charismatic, confident and polished when talking to business partners and leads. • Tech Savvy & Adaptive: Familiarity with Google Workspace and CRM programs. Learn new software quickly and are excited to master new digital platforms. (We are launching a new website in 2027!) • Detail Oriented: Manage multiple tasks and deadlines. • Qualifications: Account

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Server – Nightingale Supper Club Servers wanted, Nightingale Supper Club. To apply, stop in, visit our website or email/call. info@nightingalesupperclub. com – 920.743.5593 – $3050 an hour base pay + tips Nigthingale – Bartender Seeking part-time bartender for dinner service. 12.00-15.00 base pay + tips. Our bartenders take home well above minimum for the area. Apply on our website, stop in, or call 920.743.5593 RETAIL Ready to be part of something fresh and exciting?

Nightingale – Chef / Line Cook Hiring a part-time or full-time chef / line cook. Competitive pay based on experience. Benefits for full-time. Apply on our website, call us at 920.743.5593, or stop in. Cook Wanted Julie’s Park Cafe is looking for a cook Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from 7-330ish. Call or text 920.421.3336 Help Wanted – Baker Focussed person needed to bake. Year Round PT. No experience necessary. Contact the Door County Bakery LLC. 920-854-1137 or 920.421.0946

Rocky Ridge Storage

SKILLED TRADES TK Design Build – Carpenter wanted Experienced carpenter position, immediate opening, all tools supplied, salary based on experience. 40 hr work week with every Friday off. Year round position, company match retirement account. 920. 621.6758 Peninsula Painting is Hiring Peninsula Painting is seeking an experienced painter to join our painting team. We offer competitive wages based on experience. Year-round position with 401k and paid time off. Call 920.839.5545 or email info@peninsulapainting.net.

Boat/RV/Vehicle Storage Units

Ephraim

Fish Creek

Egg Harbor

For More Info 920-421-1032 rockyridgestorage.com

A Baileys Harbor Jacksonport

Rocky Ridge Storage

3487 County E, Baileys Harbor

Tim Bley Property Solutions Inc. 920-333-0252 Services - Door and opener repair - New opener sales and install - New door sales and install

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Join the TARGET TEAM! As we unveil our Fresh New Look and expanded Fresh Market, we’re growing our team and looking for enthusiastic people to join us! Competitive Pay, Flexible Scheduling, Career Growth Opportunities, Team Member Discounts, Fun, Fast-Paced Environment. Apply today at target.com/careers

POEHLER SHARPENING Jarvis Poehler Drop Off Bins: Sturgeon Bay Owner

(920) 495-1040

WE ARE GROWING!

• Cutlery Knives • Construction tools • Lawn Tools • Grooming Clippers • and Much More!

728 N. 4th Ave. Ace Hardware 1225 Egg Harbor Rd. Northern Door 3630 Fairview Rd. Ace Hardware Sister Bay 10636 N Bay Shore Dr. Ace Hardware Lux Casco 606 Center Dr.

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Window Repair • Professional Window Washing Andersen Windows Service Tech Phone: 218-343-4146 darrensglass@gmail.com Serving the greater Door County area. All work done onsite.

Summit Property Resources

POSITION OVERVIEW Title: Client Development Manager (Entry/Junior Level) Location: Baileys Harbor, WI (Hybrid / In-Person) Environment: High-Energy, Creative, Tech-Forward Full Time/Year round employment Are you looking for a creative role, where your voice is heard, and ideas tested while your work positively impacts the Door County community and its local businesses? This is it! We are an award-winning, community-focused print & digital magazine and newspaper serving all of Door County. We are seeking an energetic Client Development Manager to join our fast paced Sales team. This position works directly with our Sales Director and our entire team - from design to editorial, managing existing client partnerships, fielding incoming inquiries while bringing fresh, modern ideas to our team and company.

SERVING ALL OF DOOR COUNTY Remodeling Maintenance House Checks Property Management Handyman Insured

Eric - 920-471-2882 (Call/Text) doorcountyremodeling@gmail.com E Summit Property Resources

No Matter the Appliance, We’ve Got You Covered

Who You Are: Relationship Builder: Charismatic, confident and polished when talking to business partners and leads. Tech Savvy & Adaptive: Familiarity with Google Workspace and CRM programs. Learn new software quickly and are excited to master new digital platforms. (We are launching a new website in 2027!)

S e r v ing t he D o o r C o u nt y A r e a Mon-Fri 8am-5pm | (920) 839-5515 E Q kingsapplianceservice.com

Detail Oriented: Manage multiple tasks and deadlines. Qualifications: Account management, marketing, customer support, social media savvy, sales and public relations experience and bachelor’s degree in business or communications are pluses but not required. Does this sound like you? We would love to meet you. Please send your resume, cover letter and references to jobs@doorcountypulse.com. Contact our team today. Applications will be considered upon receipt deadline is September 18, 2026. Compensation is based on experience.

4th generation Door County business owner!

Full Service Residential and Commercial hard-scape and soft-scape design and installation: Patio, fire pit, walkway, retaining wall, Pond, Driveway, foundation, Site work, Sod/seed, Flatwork, planting, mulching, care-taking, snow removal, mowing. Up-Front Pricing, References, Insured

WE’RE HIRING The Paper Boy

FULL TIME DELIVERY DRIVER Job Summary : Work Independently in Door County. You’ll start your day at our facility and then drive one of our vans on a pre-determined route. You will be in and out of your van, interacting with customers and the community as you maintain our distribution racks and deliver print materials to businesses.

Monday through Friday. Year round. Good pay.

APPLY

TODAY

Email jobs@doorcountypulse.com call: 920-421-2500 or stop by: the Peninsula Pulse office at 8142 State Highway 57 in Baileys Harbor.

Nichole’s Cleaning Service Residential Cleaning 15+ years of service

• Weekly • Bi-Weekly • Monthly • Special Occasions

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Nature and Nonproﬁts Abhor a Vacuum by BRET BICOY

n every community, there are certain people you always think twice about before calling. Whether organizing a parent-teacher organization, coordinating service club volunteers, or leading a significant nonprofit, there are just some folks who make you pause a bit before giving them a call. Not because they won’t step forward and volunteer to help, but because they always do. These people always say “yes” and work tirelessly until done. We know we often ask too much from folks like this. At the Door County Community Foundation, when our Women’s Fund couldn’t find someone to chair its annual luncheon, Sally O’Brien stepped forward to lead it. When we wanted to launch a seven-figure fundraising effort to expand the Women’s Fund granting program, Sally jumped in to coordinate it. When we activated the Community Foundation’s Emergency Response Fund during the height of the COVID-19 crisis, Sally volunteered to chair it. When we needed to undertake the tedious task of reviewing our compensation and benefits policies, Sally led it. Even after she left the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors, we continued to call upon Sally O’Brien. When the largest childcare center in Door County was overwhelmed by debt and about to collapse, Community Foundation Board Secretary Vicki Wilson and I both knew we needed to constitute a new board of directors for the childcare center. The first person we called was Sally. Every successful civic group has at least one Sally O’Brien. Door County depends on the willingness of these most dedicated residents to answer the call whenever the community asks for help. It makes perfect sense that organizations continue to turn to the same reliable volunteers because they have a history of getting things done and always say “yes.” Yet, the reason we pause before calling people like this is that we often know we are asking too much of them. I could write about the dangers of burnout, the importance of self-care, and remind people like this it’s OK to say “no” every once in a while. There’s probably some good advice in those words. But I’m concerned about more than just protecting a handful of extraordinarily committed people from

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exhaustion. When we continually ask the same group of people to lead, we are inadvertently closing the door to new folks who might otherwise step forward to fill that role. The Greek philosopher Aristotle gave us the idea that nature abhors a vacuum. His beliefs about physics may not have survived centuries of scientific advancement, but as a description of a community, Aristotle was right on point. Empty spaces in civic life do not stay empty for long – particularly if they are important to an organization or community. Often our challenge is to live with the ambiguity of the vacuum long enough until someone new emerges to fill it. Door County is blessed with an abundance of people who are willing to roll up their sleeves and help make this place better. They might not be serving on multiple nonprofit boards or chairing countless committees, but that doesn’t mean they’re selfish or just don’t care. Maybe nobody has ever asked them. Perhaps they have never served in a community leadership role, and so no one recognizes all they have to give. Or maybe they’re just new to Door County and don’t know where to begin. So instead of figuring out how to identify new leaders, too often we simply go back to the people we already know. This is by far the easier path. But every time we take it, we lose the chance to invite someone new to walk with us. Those of us who lead important civic organizations need to begin thinking beyond the immediate concern that lies before us. We might solve our current challenge more efficiently by picking up the phone and once again calling that volunteer who served us countless times in the past. But the issue we now face also offers us a chance to invite new people to share their talent with our community. Instead of making just one call to a reliable old friend, we might have to call a dozen new ones until the next leader emerges. That’s certainly far less efficient. It requires us to live with the vacuum longer than most of us like. But the best way we can thank the Sally O’Briens of the world is to broaden the circle of capable people who say “yes” so that they don’t always have to.

As of Aug. 31, children younger than 10 who are not participating in a YmCA program must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible person age 16 or older while at either Door County YmCA facility, including on weekends. the updated guidelines are required by the YmCA of the UsA and align with youth safety and supervision standards established through praesidium Accreditation, a national leader in abuse prevention and organizational safety. the Door County YmCA is working toward accreditation. Children age 10 and older may still use the YmCA independently, although building-specific guidelines still apply. At the sturgeon bay facility, children ages 8 to 10 may wait in the Underground until their scheduled program begins, or until the Underground closes. Children age 7 and younger who are waiting for a scheduled program beginning at 3:45 pm or later must remain with a guardian or be enrolled in licensed care through the Youth Activity Center or another YmCA program. they may also remain in the Underground for up to 20 minutes while waiting for their program to begin. At the Jackie and steve Kane program Center in Fish Creek, children ages 5 to 9 who are waiting for a scheduled program beginning at 3:45 pm or later should remain in the social Lounge until their program begins or until they are picked up. “We know that changes to facility guidelines can require families to adjust their routines,” Door County YmCA CeO tonya Felhofer said. “these updates are an important part of our commitment to child safety and our responsibility to provide a safe environment for every child who enters our YmCA.”

CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY HONORS MEMBERS Linda soukup, sarah Anschutz and Angie Kopf, each a 30-year member of the Christ Child society of Door County, were honored for their service at the society’s annual luncheon at the Log Den. All three joined the organization when the Door County chapter started in 1996, established by the late Helen Frings. Open to people of all faiths, the Christ Child society of Door County is one of 44 National Christ Child society chapters. the organization’s goal is to create local programs or partner with community agencies to improve their communities, guided by the National Challenging poverty Initiative. In Door County, members sew quilts, knit caps, booties and afghans, and raise funds to purchase additional items for the layettes they assemble. they collaborate with social workers at Door County medical Center in sturgeon bay to distribute the layettes to mothers with newborns. the chapter also works with Door County Help and Human services and HeLp of Door County to provide families with childcare necessities like car seats and diapers; provides back-to-school assistance by giving parents gift cards to purchase school supplies and clothing; and partners with Head start of Door County to read and provide books to local children.

Bret Bicoy is president & CEO of the Door County Community Foundation. Contact him at bret@ givedoorcounty.org.

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nited Way of Door County announced a community fundraising need of $1.25 million during its annual campaign kickoff, held Aug. 26 at Woodwalk Gallery. Just under 100 community members, business leaders, nonprofit partners, donors and volunteers attended. The evening included stories illustrating how local United Way programs have helped residents in need, whether with food, housing, mental health care, transportation or other essential resources. “These stories remind us that our campaign is about much more than reaching a financial goal – it is about

the people behind that number,” said Amy Kohnle, executive director of United Way of Door County. “Every gift becomes part of someone’s story: a child receiving the support they need to succeed, a family finding stability or a neighbor knowing they are not alone during a difficult time.” The $1.25 million campaign need reflects requests from United Way’s nonprofit partners and programs working to address some of Door County’s most pressing challenges. Funds raised through the annual campaign will support efforts focused on youth opportunity, healthy community, financial security and community resiliency.

Throughout the evening, guests were reminded that no single organization can meet every community need alone. By bringing donors, volunteers, businesses and nonprofit partners together, United Way helps create a connected network of support for people throughout Door County. “We know that $1.25 million is an ambitious goal, but it reflects the very real needs our partners are seeing every day,” Kohnle said. To learn more about donating, workplace giving or volunteer involvement, visit unitedwaydc.com or contact 920.746.9645.

SISTER BAY RECYCLING EVENT the public can recycle anything with a plug, including electronics and appliances, during a rain-or-shine recycling event by b3 recycling on saturday, sept. 26, from 9 am to 12 pm, in the old shopko parking lot, 2541 s. bay shore Dr. in sister bay. most items are free to recycle, but some larger items, like tVs and refrigerators, require a fee. CDs, DVDs, VHs tapes, video games and vinyl records are now being accepted. Light bulbs, alkaline batteries, trash, printed circuit board (pCb) material and liquids are not accepted. All information on hard drives, sIm drives, ﬂash drives and other data storage devices will be erased. Apple products should have the iCloud account removed before drop-oﬀ.

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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 Join us for an afternoon of good music, great stories, and laughter as we celebrate our friend, Bruce Hill, the way he would have wanted.

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GARY ALLEN

April 22, 1943 - Aug. 24, 2026 On Aug. 24, 2026, Gary Allen was gently welcomed into God’s arms, surrounded by the people who loved him most. The timeline of his life is quite simple. He was born on April 22, 1943, to George and Dorothy Allen. He grew up in Green Bay, where he met his wife, Carol. They married in September 1968 and proceeded to have four children – Kelly, Mike, Stacy and Chad. Down the road, he and Carol also welcomed Dionne Brunswick into their family through unofficial adoption procedures. His children, in turn, blessed him with six beautiful grandchildren – Madelyn, Camron, Rachel, Chloe, Noah and Maya. His love for and pride in them knew no bounds. Those are the facts. Here is the truth. Gary loved one woman his whole life, with his whole heart. They met at a tiny bar in Green Bay, where he elegantly hooked his beer bottle into his belt before asking her to dance. He was welcomed into and blessed to be a part of her large family, where he found joy in helping around the family farm, participating in regular booyah parties and playing lively games of Sheephead where laughter and smack talk reigned supreme. He courted his love with dashing good looks, a sweet set of wheels, and endless hours of fun spent fishing and camping together, which resulted in a small, but beautiful wedding, followed by four children and six grandchildren. His family embraced his love of the outdoors with endless hours spent camping on the Peshtigo River, as well as skiing, snow shoeing and hunting at his beloved cabin. Over the course of his life, he cultivated lifelong friendships filled with sass and wild adventures, the majority of which took place in the great outdoors – his favorite place to be. If there was a dirty joke to be told, Jameson to drink, or wildlife to pursue, Gary was all in! He loved to regale his adventures, as well as the adventures of his family and friends, with hearty laughter and a smile that consumed his face, but was still never big enough to reflect the joy in his heart. If Gary wasn’t with his family or friends, he could be found making the rounds in his neighborhood with a cup of coffee or a bottle of beer, chatting up his friends and keeping his finger on the pulse of the community. Gary was a man of few words. He let his actions convey his love for others – giving away most of his garden vegetables; helping his friends pour concrete, install garage doors, and shovel their driveways; and making sure his wife and children were safe and sound. His work ethic never wavered and was one of the greatest gifts he bestowed upon his children. He was rich in life because he measured wealth by the health and happiness of those he loved. He didn’t need much more than that. In fact, his wife often needed to remind him it was okay to change t-shirts, buy a new pair of shoes, or use more than three charcoal briquettes when firing up the grill. Through it all, his devotion to his family and his faith in God never wavered. He knew his life was in God’s hands and he found great peace in that knowledge. His family finds great peace knowing he is embraced by the Lord. A visitation for family and friends will be held at the Forbes Funeral Home in Sturgeon Bay on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, from 5 – 8 pm. A memorial mass will be celebrated at 11 am on Saturday, August 29 at Corpus Christi Church.

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See full obituaries. Gayla M. Wagner Dec. 26, 1949 - Aug. 30, 2026 Gary Allen April 22, 1943 - Aug. 24, 2026 Donald W. Hill Nov. 13, 1943 - Aug. 21, 2026

OBITUARIES Mark Lee Jonas July 21, 1956 - Aug. 27, 2026 Mark Lee Jonas, 70, of Baileys Harbor, passed away, Aug. 27, 2026 at his residence with his family by his side. Mark was born July 21, 1956, to Carl and Carol (Kaus) Jonas, in Sturgeon Bay. He graduated from Gibraltar High School in 1974. Mark married Noelle Joy Meeusen on Nov. 3, 1984. He worked various jobs in his life and ended his working career as the Harbor Master in Baileys Harbor. Mark was a past member of the Baileys Harbor Lions Club and served as past president. He was also a member of Ducks Unlimited for many years. He enjoyed the Baileys Harbor Brown Trout tournament which he won 1st place in 1993 and placed 5th in 1995. A memorial service was held at 11 am. Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Friends called at the church on September 3 from 10 am until the time of service. Joseph A. Pierrard Oct. 24, 1958 - Aug. 25, 2026 Joseph Alvin Pierrard, 67, of Sturgeon Bay, died on Wednesday, Aug., 26, 2026. He was born Oct. 24, 1958, in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, the son of Dwain and Sylvia Pierrard, who owned Dwain’s Food in the 1970s and the Captain’s Inn Supper Club in the 1980s, where Joe worked during high school and college. Joe was a proud member of the Sturgeon Bay High School Class of 1976. Joe attended St. Norbert College and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He went on to a career as an electrician, working for Palmer Johnson and Peterson Builders, and most recently for

PENINSULA PULSE Therma-Tron-X, Inc. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 at Huehns Funeral Home. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sept. 11, 2026 from Noon until the time of service. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Jerome “Jerry” Alexander Welcome Nov. 6, 1933 - Aug. 25, 2026 Jerome “Jerry” Alexander Welcome, 92, of Sturgeon Bay, died on August 25, 2026 at Sturgeon Bay Health Services. A Mass of Christian Burial will be prayed at 11 am on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 811 W. Juniper Street, Sturgeon Bay with Father William Brunner as celebrant. Military Honors will be provided by the United States Navy and the Weber-Tess AMVETS Post 51. Visitation for family and friends will be held at Huehns Funeral Home, 1414 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay after 9:30 am on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 until the time of closing prayers at 10:30 am, followed by the procession to church. A complete obituary will be available in the near future. Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of Jerry may be shared with his family through his tribute page at HuehnsFuneralHome. com Donna (Koessl) Steller Jan. 23, 1940 - Aug. 21, 2026 Donna (Koessl) Steller, 86 of Sister Bay died on Aug. 21, 2026. She was born Jan. 23, 1940, in Sturgeon Bay, the daughter of Edward and Olive (Bhirdo) Koessl. She spent her childhood growing up on the family farm which is now Birchwood Lodge. After graduating from Gibraltar High School in 1958, she moved to Illinois to be a live-in nanny for three years before returning home. On May 12, 1962, she married Don Steller and moved to Milwaukee where Don and his father owned Steller’s Jewelers and the Diamond Store. After retiring, she and Don would move back to Sister Bay. Donna’s life will be honored with a Mass of Christian Burial prayed at 11 am on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026 at Stella Maris Parish, with visitation beginning at 10 am until 10:45 am. She will be laid to rest in St. Rosalia Cemetery in Sister Bay. Marlene Mary Butala Dec. 19, 1941 - July 19, 2026 Marlene Mary Butala, 84, formerly of Calumet, Michigan, died on Sunday morning, July 19, 2026 at the Pete and Jelaine Horton Skilled Nursing Center at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. Her life will be honored with a memorial service at 1 pm EST on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 at the (former) Siskiwit Reception Hall, 26070 Pine Street, Calumet, Michigan with Pastor Jared Howard officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 11:30 am EST until 12:45 pm EST. A complete obituary will be available in the near future. Huehns Funeral Home, Inc. & Door County Crematory LLC in Sturgeon Bay, and Erickson-CrowleyPeterson Funeral Home in Calumet, Michigan are caring for Marlene and her family. Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of Marlene may be shared with her family through her tribute page at HuehnsFuneralHome.com

Door Notes ~ In Loving Memory ~ Jeffrey Kain, age 57, passed away following a brief battle with cancer. He was the son of Jerry Kain and the late Peggy Kain, and is survived by his sister, Stacey Kain. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced when available.

continued from page 7 Donations will support Door of Life Christian Church, its food pantry and its global missions.

UUFDC’S SEPTEMBER SUNDAY SERVICES A variety of presenters will share insights at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County (UUFDC) this month, starting with “The Ladder That God Can’t Climb” by presenter Larry Adams on Sept. 6. Future services include “30 Years Without a Pope … How Did We Last This Long?” by Reverend Joan Shiels on Sept. 13; “Love is as Love Does” by scholar and Peninsula Pulse literature columnist Estella Lauter on Sept. 20; and “Defending Democracy – Beyond Party Lines” by League of Women Voters of Door County chair Tammie Grossman on Sept. 27. Sunday services start at 10 am at the UUFDC, 10341 Hwy 42 in Ephraim.

DONALD W. HILL

Nov. 13, 1943 - Aug. 21, 2026 Donald Wayne Hill, 82, of Sister Bay, passed away peacefully on Aug. 21, 2026 at Serenity Springs Senior Living in Sister Bay. Born on Nov. 13, 1943 in Ames, Iowa, Don was the second born son of Dwayne and Hyla (Oppedal) Hill. Don graduated from South Hamilton High School with the class of 1961. After high school he attended Texas Lutheran College and Luther College where he graduated in May of 1966. During his time at Luther he met Marifern Anderson and they were united in marriage on June 11, 1966 in Sister Bay. Shortly after they were married, on Aug. 2, 1966 Don was drafted into the Army. He served in Vietnam and was honorably discharged on May 5, 1968. Don and Marifern made their home in Ellsworth, Iowa where they farmed and raised their 2 daughters, Melanie and Kendra. They moved to Sister Bay when they retired to be closer to Melanie and her family. Don enjoyed traveling, fishing, long drives and hot dogs. But, the thing he loved most in life was spending time with family. Don will be missed by his wife of 60 years, Marifern; daughter Melanie (Chris) Church; granddaughters Kimberly Church (Quin Schram) and Krista Church (Drew Barganz); brothers David Hill and Mark Hill; sisters-in-law Cyndy Hill and Kathy Hyland; nieces, nephews, extended family and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Kendra Hill. Don’s life will be honored with a memorial service on Friday Sept. 11, 2026 at 11 am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ellsworth, Iowa. Don will be buried next to his daughter, Kendra, in Homewood Cemetery in Ellsworth, Iowa. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to Northern Door Children’s Center in Sister Bay to honor Don’s love of children and strong belief in education. Casperson Funeral Home & Cremation Services LLC in Sister Bay, is assisting Donald’s family. Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of Don may be shared with his family through his tribute page at caspersonfuneralhome.com

GAYLA M. WAGNER

Dec. 26, 1949 - Aug. 30, 2026

Gayla M. Wagner, 76, Maplewood, passed away, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026 at Froedtert Hospital South in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. She was born Dec. 26, 1949 in Paducah, Kentucky. She was raised by her mother Gladys (Peters) and stepfather, Leo Veeser. As a young girl the family moved to the Kewaunee County area. Gayla met and married Peter Wagner on Sept. 18, 1982 in Door County. She worked as a certified nurses assistant at the Algoma Nursing home before moving up to the Activities Director. She did that for a number of years, before her health made her retire. Gayla loved spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She enjoyed traveling, going to casinos and cooking for family and friends. She is survived by her husband Peter, five children April (Tom) Grosbeier, Scott Servaes, Brian (Jessica) Servaes, Jenelle Christen and Krista (Matt) Hau; nine grandchildren Nic (Betsy) Grosbeier, Nevin (Emma) Grosbeier, Abbi Grosbeier, Morgan Servaes, Ali Servaes (Jacob), Karli Servaes, Lacey (Markus) Gudel and Landen Christen; several great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents Gladys and Leo Veeser, one grandson Nate Grosbeier, two brothers Wyman and Kevin Wade and her mother-in-law Joan Wagner. There will be a private family Celebration of Life for Gayla at the funeral home. The family wants to thank the staff at Froedtert Hospital South in Pleasant Prairie for all their efforts and care given to Gayla and her family. Express your memories, sympathy and pictures on Gayla’s tribute page at schinderlefuneralhome.co

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‘Fall’ Deer Hunt Begins Sept. 12 Whitetails aplenty in farm country for early bow, crossbow seasons by KEVIN NAZE goﬁshwisconsin@gmail.com Peninsula Pulse contributor

t’ll still be summer on the calendar – and maybe even feel like it in the woods – when the bow and crossbow deer hunting seasons begin a half-hour before sunrise next Saturday. The long-term forecast was calling for highs in the mid-60s and a chance of light rain for opening day. While temperatures in the 60s would be about 20 degrees cooler than we experienced earlier this week, that’s still warm enough to spoil venison if deer aren’t cleaned, skinned and cooled as quickly as possible after harvest. Wildlife managers hope hunters target growing populations of whitetails in farm country by targeting more antlerless deer. There are multiple free antlerless tags available when purchasing a license, but hunters need to select the county and land type (public or private) to acquire them. Meanwhile, the early Canada goose and teal hunting seasons opened Tuesday. Next up, Sept. 9, is opening day for those who drew black bear tags and will be hunting baited sites. More than 140,000 people applied for either a bear hunting license or a

preference point. Of the 34,000-plus who applied for a license, 15,245 drew harvest permits. The success rate varies from less than 10% in the southern and central zones to 40% or higher in the northern forest zones. On the fishing scene, the first spawnminded Chinook salmon have entered the Sturgeon Bay ship canal. That’ll happen in waves the next few weeks, peaking with a run up Strawberry Creek later this month and into early October. Hunting’s Future Ben Mulligan, chairman of the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports, recently authored a joint statement from conservation, hunting and shooting sports leaders aimed at educating the public. In it, he wrote that the future of hunting, trapping and recreational shooting depends both on participation and broad public understanding of the role hunters and shooters play in conservation, wildlife management and outdoor heritage. “Public support helps protect the social and political acceptance of hunting and shooting sports,” he wrote. “Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation (R3) helps ensure there are still hunters, shooters and conservation participants to carry that heritage forward.” Hunter participation has declined as a share of the U.S. population over several decades. Many hunter education graduates do not become long-term hunters, and demographic, cultural and recreational trends present serious headwinds. None of that proves R3 is

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by LUCIA HODKIEWICZ, Door County Land Trust communications coordinator he Door County Land Trust’s annual gathering fundraiser, the Giving Creek, raised a record $390,550 in donations in support of land protection on Aug.

21. The event’s original goal was $260,000. “I am blown away by this community,” said Emily Wood, executive director of the Land Trust. “I could really feel how much people love this place and want to see it protected.” Funds from the successful Giving Creek fundraiser will go towards future land protection projects, most notably the organization’s hopeful protection of its 16th nature preserve later this year in Southern Door County. “Words cannot express how important individual donors are to preserving land in Door County right now,” said Cinnamon Rossman, Land Trust charitable giving director. “We are so grateful for this outpouring of support.” The event, held at Murphy Park Pasture in Egg Harbor, hosted nearly 400 attendees under tents between Bay Shore Drive and the bluffs of Horseshoe Bay Road. In addition to the Giving Creek fundraiser, attendees enjoyed exclusive tours of the Horseshoe Bay Cave, a Mediterranean buffet and refreshments, accompanied by perfect weather and live music from Gypsy Caravan Swing Trio. With the expiration of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund – a state program that used to fund about 50% of Land Trust land protection – donors have become the Land Trust’s main source for conservation funding. In preparation for a future without government funding, the Land Trust aims to raise $3 million per year for land protection in addition to its annual fundraising goals. This would supply a vital fund for future conservation expenses like land purchases that will no longer be replenished by grant funding. Since the organization’s first land purchase in 1996, the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund has brought over $30 million in value to Door County conservation projects. To learn more, go to doorcountylandtrust.org.

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The Village of Egg Harbor is selling “Protect Our Pollinators” signs for people to display in their pollinator havens. Signs are available for $20 at the village oﬃce, 7860 Hwy 42 in Egg Harbor. Proceeds benefit the village’s Green Tier program. sUbmItteD

Shorebirds Day Sunday is World Shorebirds Day, a global celebration of shorebird conservation to raise awareness about shorebirds, their migrations, and the need to protect the nesting areas, migration stopover sites and wintering range. Shorebirds include sandpipers, plovers, avocets, stilts, godwits, curlews, oystercatchers, and similar sandpiper-like birds that are highly mobile, with many species migrating across continents and even hemispheres. They rely on diverse habitats, from Arctic tundra to prairie marshes and tropical wetlands, estuaries, inland mudflats, lakeshores and other shallow water areas. During the week, the Global Shorebird Count is conducted by birders and other interested people and documented on eBird. Want to learn more? Visit worldshorebirdsday.org/. Stormwater Impacts Stormwater can significantly impact fish and wildlife by carrying pollutants, destroying habitat and triggering oxygen depletion in some waters. Fertilizers and animal waste wash into lakes and rivers, adding excess nitrogen and phosphorus. Those nutrients

can trigger massive algae blooms that eventually die and rot, sucking oxygen out of the water and suffocating fish and insects. Wisconsin’s annual Stormwater Week (third week of September) includes free educational webinars. The week is a statewide collaboration to raise awareness about the sources and dangers of stormwater pollution. Register for the webinars at wistormwater.com/webinarstopics. Automated Clays The Luxemburg Sportsman’s Club has a new, 10-station, fully automated sporting clays course on its grounds off Highway 54 west of Casco. The club is holding a grand opening event Saturday, Sept. 19. There will be food and drink all day, and a band from 7-11 pm. All shooters can buy clays at member prices all day. The first group starts at 8 am, the last group at 6 pm, with a new group out every 20 minutes. For more info, check out the club’s Facebook page. Fox-Wolf Awards Social media sensations Ed the Diver and Christie B are among this year’s recipients of the Fox-Wolf IMPACT Awards. You can meet the winners, celebrate their work and connect with fellow water lovers Oct. 1 at Plamann Park in Appleton. Learn more and reserve a spot at fox-wolf.org/happiest-hour/.

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ineffective, but instead Mulligan said it proves that R3 is necessary, challenging and still evolving. The Council’s work found that hunting license sales in 2023 declined by just 0.3% across 47 reporting states compared with 2022. More than half of those states reported an increase in license sales, and more than 80% saw changes of 5% or less.

(From left) Beckham Sonnabend, resident research fellow at The Ridges, uses a portable photosynthesis system to measure the photosynthetic eﬃciency of dwarf lake iris in the range light corridor. sUbmItteD / The dwarf lake iris thrives at The Ridges Sanctuary, but it’s threatened at the state and federal levels. sUbmItteD / The Ridges’ research and land team staff and interns LYrIC essLINGer travel to Plum Island for plot establishment and volunteer training.

Learning What the Dwarf Lake Iris Needs to Thrive Though the dwarf lake iris is abundant at The Ridges, only 165 populations are known worldwide by TONY KISZONAS and VICTORIA HOLDERER, director of research and applied research ecologist at The Ridges Sanctuary

orming a veritable carpet of beautiful blue/purple flowers, the dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris) announces the arrival of summer in a truly auspicious way. This federally and state-threatened plant is apparently quite happy in its home at The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor. But with the southernmost documented population in Wisconsin located only an hour’s drive away, there is a deepening concern that this iconic plant may be subject to increasing environmental pressures, to which its response is unknown. When guests at The Ridges are shown large patches of dwarf lake iris and then told this plant is threatened, the reaction is often to question the guide’s knowledge or sanity. With the plant growing in such abundance at the sanctuary, it is hard to fathom that this flower has been federally listed as threatened since 1988. But a map of known dwarf lake iris locations tells a different story. The plant is found only along the northern ends of Lakes Michigan and Huron, with a few scattered populations inland from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Only 165 populations are known to

Terrie Cooper received the Harold “Bud” Jordahl Lifetime Achievement Award at Door County Land Trust’s recent annual gathering. FILe .

ELLISON BAY CONSERVATIONIST AWARDED terrie Cooper received the Harold “bud” Jordahl Lifetime Achievement Award from Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land trusts on Aug. 21 at Door County Land trust’s annual gathering in egg Harbor. the award presentation, originally scheduled for 2025, was postponed. In 2025, Cooper retired after a 25-year tenure at Door County Land trust. During her time there, Cooper expanded the land trust’s protected areas from 800 acres to more than 10,000 acres today. she led or assisted in 216 land acquisition projects, helping protect critical wetlands, rare plant habitats, shorelines and wildlife corridors across the Door peninsula and its islands. Cooper also

exist worldwide: 89 in Michigan, 23 in Wisconsin and 40 in Ontario. Its limited number and distribution make for an interesting and challenging conservation endeavor. Part of The Ridges’ mission is to make data-driven decisions to preserve and protect the species under its stewardship, including the dwarf lake iris. A United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) coastal grant, awarded in 2023, allowed The Ridges to finance a multi-year study of the impact of tree canopy manipulation on the survivorship, flowering and reproduction of the dwarf lake iris. The study’s ultimate goals are to identify the environmental factors that allow healthy dwarf lake iris populations to thrive and to determine which areas the sanctuary best exemplifies these factors. The research will help guide future translocations and long-term conservation of the species. To establish a baseline before any manipulation, The Ridges conducted a plant inventory of the project area, developed protocols for dwarf lake iris transplantation, and collected preliminary population data. The corridor tree clearing occurred during winter due to bat and dragonfly habitat sensitivities. The Ridges also established nine experimental research plots, each equipped with monitors for sunlight, soil moisture, and soil temperature. Tree-canopy densities are also assessed, while volunteers and staff conduct physical plot monitoring and analyze the data. The study will continue until researchers can better understand

successfully co-authored over $30 million of state and federal land acquisition grants. “terrie’s impact on conservation cannot be measured solely in acres protected or projects completed,” said emily Wood, executive director of Door County Land trust. “Her legacy is the living landscapes she helped preserve, the conservation ethic she strengthened throughout Wisconsin and the many people she inspired along the way.” before her work with Door County Land trust, Cooper founded the sheboygan Area Land Conservancy (now Glacial Lakes Conservancy) and worked at various Wisconsin nature centers. With a background in education, Cooper has inspired countless people through field trips, Wisconsin master Naturalist training sessions, graduate courses at the University of Wisconsin-stevens point and community outreach. she has mentored conservation professionals across Wisconsin and continues to lead classes and hikes in retirement.

DNR SEEKS VOLUNTEER HUNTING TEACHERS the Wisconsin Department of Natural resources (DNr) is seeking volunteers to teach hunters throughout the state.

the environmental conditions required for dwarf lake iris. Then, translocation areas will be selected, and transplantation will take place, followed by long-range monitoring. The ongoing work also has revealed gaps in research on this plant. Bob Wise, professor emeritus of botany at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, is providing support for research into the anatomical and physiological responses of the threatened plant. Under his mentorship, donor-funded resident research fellow Beckham Sonnabend, a recent Lake Forest College graduate, is focused solely on this work at The Ridges, which will help inform plant-translocation decisions. Research has also expanded beyond The Ridges. With additional USFWS grant funding, and in partnership with the Friends of Plum and Pilot Island, The Ridges is studying dwarf lake iris populations on Plum Island. The Ridges Forest School children made a preliminary scouting trip to the island, followed by a land and research team adventure to establish research plots and train volunteers. The Plum Island populations will be monitored alongside those at The Ridges for comparison and to assess refugia potential. The Ridges team hopes to conduct genetic analysis of various populations in the future. Through partnerships between conservation organizations and the dedication of volunteers, knowledge acquisition is advancing the protection and preservation of these species in changing times. To learn more, go to ridgessanctuary.org.

In addition to hunter education classes, the DNr and its contracted partners oﬀer additional instruction and continuing education to hunters of all experience levels. Volunteers are needed to coordinate and instruct programs that teach hands-on skills to help participants hunt independently. For more information or to apply, contact emily.iehl@wisconsin.gov.

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Vikings Thunder Past Oneida Nation

Clippers Get First Win Since 2024 by KEVIN BONESKE kevin@ppulse.com

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fter being tied 8-8 after the first quarter, Gibraltar then scored unanswered 40 points on Aug. 28 when the Vikings won their Packerland 8 Conference home game against Oneida Nation, 48-22. Gibraltar received the opening kickoff and got on the scoreboard with 6:45 left in the first quarter on an 18-yard touchdown pass from Hobbs Emerson to Jake Larson. The two also connected on a passing play for the two-point conversion to extend the Vikings’ lead to 8-0. The Thunderhawks’ found paydirt with 2:40 left in the first quarter on a 28yard touchdown pass from Osakwalha Cornelius to Dalano Malone. Cornelius then ran in the two-point conversion to tie the game. Jake Larson scored the first of Gibraltar’s three second-quarter touchdowns on a run from six yards away to cap off a 70-yard scoring drive. The two-point attempt failed and left the score at 14-8. After a short Oneida Nation punt gave Gibraltar the ball back on the Thunderhawks’ 45-yard line, Emerson scored on a 26-yard touchdown run with 4:18 left in the first half. Oneida Nation

Gibraltar’s Brady White (14) finds open running room during the Aug. 28 game against Oneida Nation. KeVIN bONesKe.

stopped the two-point conversion attempt to keep the Vikings’ lead at 20-8 Emerson then intercepted a pass to put Gibraltar back on offense at the Thunderhawks’ 43-yard line. A 20-yard run by Larson with 2:06 left before halftime extended the Vikings’ lead to 26-8 after another failed 2-point attempt. In the second half, Milo Andrews recovered a fumble and returned it the length of the field for a score, Landen Pelkey scored on a punt return and continued on page 3

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turgeon Bay tasted victory for for the first time in two seasons on Aug. 27 when the Clippers won their non-conference game at home over Clintonville, 24-6. The win also marked the first career victory for Matt Landers in his second season as Sturgeon Bay’s head coach. The Clippers had last won a football game on Sept. 20, 2024, at Oconto. Sturgeon Bay led the Truckers 18-6 at halftime and added a touchdown in the second half. Clippers quarterback Trygg Stuth threw three touchdown passes to Shaun Estrada, Alex Boden and Vince Laughlin. Estrada also ran for a touchdown. Stuth completed 10 of 22 passes for 164 yards. Boden caught four of those passes for 101 yards. Sturgeon Bay also gained 135 yards on the ground, with Estrada rushing for 112 yards on 27 carries. On defense, the Clippers limited Clintonville to 87 yards of total offense. Drew Propsom led Sturgeon Bay with 10 solo tackles. Boden, Laughlin and Landon Evers added five solo tackles apiece. The Clippers forced four fumbles and recovered three of them.

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Sturgeon Bay, which improved to 1-1 overall, opens Packerland Conference play Sept. 4 at Peshtigo. Eagles Grounded at Shiocton Southern Door scored two touchdowns but dropped their non-conference game Aug. 28 at Shiocton, 34-13. Southern Door netted only 138 yards of total offense, with both touchdowns coming on the ground. Raymond Paye led the Eagles rushing for 101 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown. Quarterback Caleb Delwiche, who threw two interceptions, scored the other rushing touchdown. On defense, Southern Door was led by Lance Veeser with 10 tackles. Paye and Jordan Fish added eight total tackles apiece. The Eagles, who dropped to 0-2 overall, will open Packerland Conference play Sept. 4 at Marinette.

Old Guard Hangs On Bays hold off young A’s to reach title game by HERB GOULD

T Stewart Larsen crosses the plate with the winning run after a sacrifice ﬂy by Chubbs Laughlin to complete the Bays KAYLA LArseN comeback win against Baileys Harbor Aug 30.

here was almost a changing of the guard at Sister Bay on Sunday. But not quite. Baileys Harbor led the Bays, the Door County League’s regularseason champions, for the longest time in their playoff semi-final. “When they got the lead, I was like, maybe it’s their turn,” said Bays manager Sam Forkert, recalling the 2011 playoffs, when Sister Bay upset Kolberg and Egg Harbor. “They were the two titans of the time, right? Maybe [the A’s] knock us off. And maybe they knock Kolberg off and it starts something new.”

will come to Sister Bay at 1:30 pm Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth, the Bays pushed across on Sunday to play for the postseason championship. Kolberg won two runs to snatch a 5-4 win over the regular season and the playoffs Baileys Harbor. in 2022 and 2025. Sister Bay swept “I guess we held the floodgates,” both in 2023 and 2024. Forkert said. “I was pretty nervous throughout “Looking forward to it. It’ll be fun,” Bays shortstop the whole game,” Spencer Krause said. said Bays outfielder “It’s a combination Chubbs Laughlin, of a lot of guys I whose sacrifice fly played with, and drove in Stew Larsen with the winning now it’s been us two at the top the last run. “After that three, four years. eighth inning, when I just think that we didn’t score with rivalry was created the bases loaded, I was like, ‘Oh that naturally. Hopefully, we come out on top. might have been our Longtime batterymates because it’s fun chance.’” Tom Sawyer (5) and Sam beating them, too.” The Bays’ ninthForkert (51) discuss strategy inning rally set up yet during Sister Bay’s 4-3 win another showdown over Baileys Harbor Aug. 30. continued on page 5 with Kolberg, which KAYLA LArseN

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fter giving up a first-half goal on a penalty kick Aug 27, Sturgeon Bay scored twice in the final 40 minutes to win its season opener at home and defeat intracounty rival Gibraltar/ Sevastopol, 2-1. The Clippers tied the Packerland Conference contest midway through the second half and tallied the winning goal in the match’s final five minutes with Joni Ismaili and Finn Stevenson scoring for Sturgeon Bay. The game also marked the first career victory for first-year Clippers head coach Jesus “Jesse” Mejia Jr., who had been an assistant with the team before taking over from longtime head coach Todd Maas. Two Clipper Wins at The Prairie School Sturgeon Bay then won a pair of road games over the weekend at The Prairie School Ruud Family Soccer Complex. The Clippers shut out The Prairie School on Aug. 28, 2-0. “We controlled most of the game and played extremely well,” Mejia said. The Clippers led 1-0 at halftime after Ashton Benzinger scored on a free kick from 20 yards out.

Sturgeon Bay scored in the second half on a goal from Jaxzen Bleck assisted by Daniel Wienke. On Saturday, the Clippers defeated Kenosha Tremper, 3-2. “Really good game,” Mejia said. “We started the game off high pressing and making them uncomfortable.” Sturgeon Bay’s Cedar Tomberlin (14) advances the ball with Gibraltar/ Sevastopol’s Nate Hasenjager (2) in pursuit during the Aug. 27 Packerland Conference boys soccer LArrY mOHr match at Clark Field.

Sturgeon Bay tallied the first two goals, with Kemal Wienke scoring off a free kick and then Stevenson finding the back of the net a few minutes later. Kenosha Tremper scored late in the first half to cut the Clippers’ lead to 2-1. Kenosha Tremper tied the match at 2-2 in the second half. Then Stevenson got the ball to Ismaili, who scored the game-winning goal for Sturgeon Bay. Clippers Blank Kewaunee Sturgeon Bay’s substitute players saw plenty of action Monday when the Clippers recorded an 8-0 conference victory at Kewaunee. The three Sturgeon Bay players who scored two goals apiece included Stevenson, Ismaili and Deyvi Ubilla Palanco. “Subs did extremely well to figure out the system and had great leaders on the field,” Mejia said.

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turgeon Bay and Gibraltar opened the cross-country season Aug. 27 at the Chief Kahquados Invitational in Fish Creek. In the girls competition, Luxemburg-Casco senior Claire DuChateau won the 5,000-meter race by more than 2 minutes ahead of the rest of the field in 18:54.34. Sturgeon Bay junior Delaney Skiba placed second in 21:08.32. LuxemburgCasco sophomore Adeline Treml was third in 21:30.58. The Clippers, who placed third in the team standings with 69 points behind meet winner LuxemburgCasco (29) and runner-up Denmark (67), recorded another top-10 finish from junior Megan Selle, who placed 10th in 23:47.34. The other three Sturgeon Bay girls whose finishes counted toward the team score included: sophomore Scarlet Tomberlin, 20th in 25:08:02; freshman Destiny Romero, 21st in 25:15.63; and freshman Abigail Matson, 25th in 25:29.10. Gibraltar’s only varsity runner in the girls race was senior Olivia Pelkey, who placed 36th in 27:17.39. The boys race was dominated by Luxemburg-Casco, which topped the team standings at 21 points and took five of the top-10 places, including Spartan juniors Ezra Treml and Zach Tassoul finishing first and second in 16:04.83 and 17:08.94, respectively. Mauston senior Weston Pouillie was third in 17:15.91. Mauston (38) finished second as a team, with Sturgeon Bay (118) placing third. Gibraltar’s top individual finish was recorded by senior Graham DeVoe, who placed 13th in 18:46.92. The Viking boys only had three

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runners in the varsity race and did not score in the team standings. Sturgeon Bay’s top individual finisher was freshman Elliot Brown, who placed 22nd in 20:27. Clippers freshman Norbert Cross was 30th in 22:44.43. Veeser Sixth at Two Rivers Southern Door opened the season Aug. 27 at the Two Rivers Invite. The Eagle girls placed sixth out of 12 teams with 163 points, and sophomore Malaina Veeser finished sixth individually in 19:55.1 – 31.4 seconds off the winning pace of Manitowoc senior Natalie Portmann. Southern Door’s next fastest finisher was junior Addison Miller, who placed 35th in 22:55.3. The top-three girls teams finished within a point of each other, with Notre Dame (72) winning, followed by Manitowoc (73) and Bay Port (74). In the boys race, Southern Door only had four runners and didn’t

score in the standings, with the Eagles’ top individual finish coming from junior Colton Valley placing 40th in 19:20. Notre Dame senior Eli Weiss finished first in 16:32.7. Newton Second at Irish Invite Sevastopol opened the season at the Aug. 26 Freedom Irish Invite. In the girls’ small school division, Pioneers sophomore Breiah Newton placed second in 21:35.3. Peshtigo sophomore Berkeley Chaltry won the race in 19:35.7. Sevastopol, which finished fifth in the small-school team standings with 104 points, recorded its next fastest individual finish from senior Izzy Andreae, who placed 30th in 27:31.8. The Pioneer boys, who didn’t have at least five runners to place as a team, got their top individual finish from senior Landon Sitte, who placed 10th in 20:50.3.

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rofessional golf writer Sean Zak finally wrote about the day-long “Dream 18” he played in Door County. He wasted precious little ink on the holes themselves – however remarkable or unusual – in his late-August golf-lifestyle essay on golf.com at tinyurl.com/yu9422x4. Instead, the Sturgeon Bay native and well-traveled GOLF magazine author painted a picture with words, focusing on the legendary stunt he and his golf buddies pulled off this summer. He and his pals pirated an entire day of free golf, playing through and squeezing in on every last course in Door County. During their sunupto-sundown tour, they completed 18 of the peninsula’s “best” holes – as determined by Door County golf fanatics’ votes via a social-media platform John Parent set up during some free time. Course owners and operators rolled out the red carpet. Or rather, they granted access and permission. They didn’t necessarily tell all their employees about the golf VIPs and their all-access pass. You’ll have to read Zak’s story to learn more about the wild, stressful, time-constrained day of golf, and the rush to hunt down the owner of the course that once had golf pencils that advertised it as “Quite possibly the best golf course on Washington Island.” This writer’s opinion: Next time anyone tries this, they should get a pilot to fly them to the island rather than adhering to the ferry schedule. Zak and his childhood friends and former coworkers at Cherry Hills, Orchards and Horseshoe Bay

(From left) Gathering in the gloaming at Horseshoe Bay Golf Club’s No. 18 after finishing an unprecedented countywide 18 holes are Cam Fuller, Nick VanDreese, Sean Zak and John sUbmItteD Parent.

barely fit 18 holes into the daylight hours that midsummer day. In his article, Zak showed great respect for the course owners and operators who are trying to provide good golf experiences to locals and to tourists. When Zak, Parent and pals abided by voter results for the best holes in Door County, they didn’t necessarily play the toughest holes in the county. Voters did rank Nos. 10 and 17 at Peninsula State Park among their favorites, and many low-handicap golfers would put those two among the toughest holes in the history of Door County. I say “in the history of” because I consider hole No. 2 from the nowclosed Bay Ridge the toughest par-3 in the county, ever. And that’s saying a lot, since two par-3s – the long, side-hill fourth hole and the 235yard seventh hole on the now-closed white nine at Alpine – were two of the toughest to par. Also, back in history, the original, tight, dogleg-left , par-4 13th hole at The Orchards was one of the

county’s toughest holes before it November 12, 2021 was redesigned, recalled Gibraltar golf coach Matt Meacham. He considers the uphill, par-4 12th hole at Orchards one of the county’s toughest holes that’s still in play. But the toughest holes aren’t always the best. Many experienced golfers hate the slope of the 17th green at Peninsula State Park more than any other, even though it garnered enough votes to make the “Dream 18.” It’s still a remarkable hole, considering that you tee off at the top of Wisconsin’s most famous sledding hill in hopes of reaching a crazy green at the bottom. Birdies on a Budget Many Americans who love to golf have some sort of golf budget. Maybe that means they have a country club membership, and play there except on vacations or excursions. Maybe they have a twilight membership and play elsewhere with friends. Maybe they golf 18 on Sunday and pay greens fees for nine after work one day a week, go to the range every other week and take one golf trip each year with buddies. Former Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers kicker and current Suamico resident Chris Jacke could have a membership at a country club, like he’s had previously. But this summer, while playing in the Door County Boys and Girls Club Celebrity Golf Outing, he said he enjoys playing for fun on excellent public courses such as Brown County and Thornberry Creek, or nine-hole courses with his son. Jacke recently built his family “forever home,” and diverts much of his golf budget to making donations and playing in fundraisers to give back to the region that supported him and his Packers teammates.

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very athlete dreams of going out on top. Few get to do it. What some can do though is to go out on their own terms, having given it all they can. Whether you’re an athlete, a worker, or even a sportswriter, sometimes you just know when it is time. Swami got both games right last weekend to improve to 41-18. Still, it was his worst record in five years. Let’s look at the playoff finale and the two teams that just missed out on being there. Washington Island (10-5) The Islanders were in the catbird seat, but dropped their last four games including the first round game of the playoffs to Kolberg. In that game Luke Geiger had three hits while batting champion Cam Munao and Ray McDonald had two apiece. The Islanders outhit the Braves 10 to 7. There is no doubt that the Islanders will be one of the top teams again next year. Ryan Jorgenson gave them a consistent starter on the mound. It will be a tough offseason for the Island faithful as they seemed poised for a championship run a month ago. Baileys Harbor (8-8) If you were not rooting for the A’s this season, then you have no heart. A team that had fallen on hard times

(From left) Washington Island’s Cam Munao (99) dives in an attempt to catch the ball with Ben Geiger (14) running in on the play during Sunday’s Door County League playoff semifinal at Kolberg. / Kolberg’s Trevor Reinhardt (2) delivers a pitch Sunday against Washington Island. Reinhardt pitched the final six innings to record the win in the Braves’ 5-2 victory over the Islanders. DEANNA REINHARDT

for most of this decade turned it around and were within three outs of appearing in the playoff title game. Leading 4-3 going into the bottom of the ninth against the experienced Bays, they just could not close the deal. Bryce Plzak had three hits and Aaron Brey had two, which accounted for half of the team’s 10 on the day. However, they did strike out 12 times. Look for the A’s to continue to improve and be a real contender next season. Kolberg (12-3) @ Sister Bay (13-2) How many of you predicted at the start of the year that this would be the matchup at the end of the season? OK, probably most of you. That is a pretty easy bet when you consider that these are the only two teams that have raised any banners since 2021.

The Braves held on to beat the Islanders Sunday 5-2, but it was not as easy as the week before. Austin Rohe and Jack Peterson had two hits apiece on a day where the Braves were outhit 10-7. They also made two errors, which gave them nine in their last three games. That is not going to fly against the Bays. The Bays just somehow keep finding a way. Sunday, down by one run going into the ninth, they started the inning with a walk and a single before another single tied the game and a sacrifice fly won the game. Stewart Larsen and Spencer Krause finished the day with two hits each. The Bays too were outhit on the day 10-8. Pitcher and Manager of the year Sam Forkert was roughed up for three runs in the fourth before saying enough is enough. He then shut out the A’s the rest of the way, finishing with 12 strikeouts. They split their season series with each road team winning. Swami says: Braves

Old Guard Hangs On continued from page 1 Meanwhile, former A’s manager Charlie Wood consoled and advised the young players he brought to Baileys Harbor a few years ago – by telling them, as Forkert hinted, that they might be onto something big. “You lost to the best team in the league by one,” Wood said. “Keep the team together! That’s how all these teams have always won. Kolberg. Same guys for how many years? Sister Bay. They’ve been together for like 60 years. They don’t leave, right? You’ve got to do the same thing. And you know what the greatest thing about you guys is? You guys are the most random group of players I’ve ever seen in my life.” It’s true. Wood plucked players from all over the county. And his successor, Hunter Pawelski, did a remarkable job of molding that random group into a very determined, close-knit team that won at Sister Bay and Kolberg during the regular season. “We’ve proven that we can beat anybody now,” said shortstop Bryce

Plzak, who returned from Carthage College, where he’s playing football, for this game after missing the A’s 9-8 win at Maplewood last week. The problem is, his twin brother, Caleb, missed the Sister Bay game to be at a mandatory meeting at his college, Wisconsin Lutheran. And without the strong-armed catcher behind the plate, Sister Bay stole seven bases. “That was a heckuva game,” Bays second baseman Griffin Cole said. “Fun to play. And fun to see Baileys Harbor give us a run for our money. It’s good for the league, too. They come with a lot of energy.” No disrespect intended. But the Bays felt they were lacking their edge after having a week off while Baileys Harbor traveled to Maplewood. “Getting a week off is great, but they were sharp, and we weren’t,” Bays catcher Tom Sawyer said. “We were playing such good baseball. You just want to keep playing. Hopefully, we got that

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out of our system, and we can play well [against Kolberg] next week.” Although rested, Forkert was not his usual sharp self. After walking just 18 batters in the 14-game regular season, he walked four A’s on Sunday. “I walked the first two batters in the fourth,’’ Forkert said, when Baileys erupted for three runs. “I don’t think I’ve had a four-walk game all year. I felt really good Wednesday. I don’t know what happened between Wednesday and today.” “I think the week off hurt Fork,’’ said Sawyer, adding that the Pitcher of the Year wasn’t hitting the corners with his usual command. “But at the end there, he was humming them in, which made his changeup better. He had, what C-plus stuff? So it was a good game.” Baileys lost the game, but won the respect of Sister Bay. “They’re scrappy,’’ Bays first baseman Larsen said. “It was like, How are we going to figure them out? But there was no

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figuring them out, because they were just playing scrappy.” No Bay was more elated than Larsen, who delivered a crucial ninth-inning single after nearly being called out on a foul popup. Larsen got new life when the plate umpire alertly noticed that the ball had grazed off the fence before A’s first baseman Owen Dannhausen caught it. “I thought I was the goat, the gaffe,” a relieved Larsen said. “And now it’s Kolberg-Bays, right? Between us and them, it’s fun.” Herb Gould is the author of the deepdive biography, Lambeau, The Man Who Invented the Green Bay Packers, and The Run Don’t Count, a historical novel about the 1908 Chicago Cubs. He will be at the Gills Rock Art Fest on Saturday, Sept. 5. He also will be talking about Lambeau’s legacy and his Door County retirement years on Sept. 14 and 21 at the Door County Learning in Retirement lecture series.

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Gibraltar’s girls volleyball team went 3-3 in matches over two days at last weekend’s tournament hosted by Central Wisconsin Christian in Waupun. On the first day of pool play, the Vikings swept parkview, 25-19, 25-19, were swept by Wisconsin Heights, 26-27, 2426, and fell in three sets to Central Wisconsin Christian, 21-25, 26-24, 11-15. placed in the silver bracket on the second day, Gibraltar had three matches that went the full three sets and placed second, losing to Wisconsin Heights, 19-25, 25-22, 7-15, and winning against southeast Wisconsin Christian Homeschool Athletics, 25-17, 23-25, 15-13, and elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 16-25, 27-26, 17-15. though the Vikings finished .500 for the weekend, head coach Lauren Ward said she is “incredibly proud of their intensity and skill.” “the girls continue to demonstrate that their level of play has accelerated both with their defense and the speed of their oﬀense,” she said. “taking teams like [Central Wisconsin Christian, a WIAA Division 5 sectional finalist last year,] to three sets, and losses that are only a few points oﬀ, shows that hunger and intensity has improved this preseason.” Gibraltar’s statistical leaders for the two-day tournament included: ella Clarke, 40 kills, five aces, six block assists; ema Collak, 27 kills, eight aces, 53 digs; Isla Fagundes, 99 assists, eight aces, 62 digs; Aileen torres, 24 kills, 40 digs; and Azucena Jauregui, 21 kills, five aces, 50 digs.

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CLIPPER GIRLS GOLFERS THIRD AT VERNON HILLS sturgeon bay’s girls golf team competed Aug. 27 in its fourth bay North Conference nine-hole meet of the season at Vernon Hills in peshtigo, where the Clippers placed third out of five teams. seymour, which placed all five of its golfers in the top five, topped the team standings at 167, followed by shawano (203), sturgeon bay (232), Oconto (236) and bonduel (237). shawano junior maci Heagle topped the leaderboard with a 37, five strokes ahead of her nearest competitor, junior teammate Lyla schueler. sturgeon bay’s top score was carded by sophomore Kennedy Hoernke, who placed 10th at 51. Clippers senior Hayden montevideo tied for 15th at 57. In the junior varsity competition, sturgeon bay’s maria Neri placed first with a 52. “Overall, it was an encouraging week for the girls, with strong individual performances and continued improvement from the team as a whole,” said Clippers head coach michael bryfczynski. sturgeon bay returns to action sept. 8 for another bay Conference match.

BRUSSELS PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT DRAWS 24 WOMEN the second pickleball tournament of the year in brussels was held Aug. 21, bringing together 24 women. the tournament consisted of a three-versus-three format with two team members playing at a time. players competed in two divisions, with prizes awarded to the top finishers. every participant also received a participation gift. the event will become an annual brussels pickleball tournament. ”It was a great day for pickleball, a wonderful way to make new friends and a good overall experience,” said organizer mimi smith, a UsA pickleball Ambassador and member of the Door County pickleball board. One more pickleball tournament is scheduled for brussels this year in conjunction with Kermis on sept. 6. registration begins at 10 am, with play starting at 10:30 am. players do not need to have a partner to participate. proceeds from the sept. 6 tournament will benefit st. Francis and st. mary’s parish.

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ne last long weekend of summer brings two full days of fun at Sister Bay Marina Fest on Sept. 5 and 6. The village’s annual Labor Day celebration began as a way to celebrate the completion and success of the village marina, but it has grown into much more over the years. The classic and wooden boat show brings boating enthusiasts to the marina, and activities stretch from there all along the waterfront through both days. The Sister Bay/ Liberty Grove Fire Department kicks things off with a pancake breakfast fundraiser on Saturday morning in a tent on the waterfront. Then the kids boat-building tent from the Sister Bay Lions Club opens for hundreds of young kids to put their creativity and craftsmanship to the test. Families love the bounce houses and kids games near the Village Hall, and kids can compete in the pedal

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he signature neon pink and greet kits you’ll see riding the roads of the peninsula belong to Team Attivo, a tight-knit group of cyclists that traces its roots to 1999 in Langlade County, Wisconsin. That’s where founders Terry and Dawn Chier began biking to exercise. Their rides as a couple turned into rides with a few friends and coworkers, and the small team formed, taking its name from the Italian adjective for active: attivo. When they moved to Door County in 2010, the Chiers found an ideal landscape for road biking, and an opportunity to engage with a new community of cyclists.

Their group started with 30 Facebook followers. Today, they have over 150 followers and 35 riders year-round. Some participate in road rides, others only mountain bike, and many do both. A typical road ride covers 40-50 miles, while a mountain bike ride will cover 12-16 miles on average. Leading the weekly mountain bike rides is Terry Chier, while Leif Hagman, manager at Nor Door Sport of Sturgeon Bay, is the pack leader of Wednesday road rides. More Than Just Teammates For regular participants, the group has become bigger than biking. After each ride, the team has a social get-together, whether it’s a park potluck, a postride beach swim, a beer at Door County Brewing Co., a

Terry Chier said anyone who comes prepared and with a positive attitude is welcome to join rides with Team Attivo. During riding season , the group is out and pedaling nearly every day of the week. Road rides take place on Tuesday evenings from Door County Brewing Co. in Baileys Harbor, Wednesday evenings from Nor Door Sport in Sturgeon Bay, and on Sunday mornings from Kick Coffee in Sturgeon Bay. Mountain bike rides take place on Mondays in Sturgeon Bay and Thursdays in Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek, with occasional pop-up rides happening throughout the county on Saturdays. To learn more contact Chier at Door County Sunglass Company or Leif Hagman at Nor Door Sport of Sturgeon Bay.

coffee at Kick Coffee, or simply chatting and eating pickles and chips together in a parking lot. “You can always go get a solo ride in if you need some just decompression time, but it is very nice to have that social community aspect,” Chier said. Hagman, too, is fueled by this sense of camaraderie. Since joining the group in 2016, he has formed close

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was given a brochure from a member of the Door County Master Gardeners titled “Landscape Alternatives.” It lists many plants, shrubs and trees that are good for native insects, birds and other creatures in our environment. Our native insect population has been decreasing rapidly over the years. Many homes and businesses use chemical sprays that are meant to wipe out ticks and mosquitoes. These efforts kill other valuable insects that provide the food nesting birds need to feed their young. Numerous people have asked me why there are fewer birds than in past years. Declining insects and loss of good habitat are two major reasons. A noxious invasive shrub has been expanding its range in the town of Egg Harbor along country roads: the autumn olive. My good friend, John, has helped me eradicate it from my 22 acres of woods and the roadside. I learned that it is the town or county government’s job to remove plants that are within their road rightof-way. The majority of these autumn olive plants are under power lines along the roads and within that boundary. It’s difficult to tell landowners to remove these nonnative shrubs when many people don’t even know what they are. A mature autumn olive has long, very sharp thorns, and handling them requires great care. As the fall season approaches, these roadside shrubs are easy to identify. The undersides of their deep green leaves have a silvery appearance as they blow in the wind. The autumn olive produces a heavy bloom of white flowers in June, and then small round fruits form in late summer. Birds consume the fruits and pass on the seeds to the land below the power lines on which they perch. That’s how these plants are spreading. Autumn olive acts decidedly as a non-native plant by taking over the spaces for native plants to grow.

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Another invasive shrub that has been here for a longer time but is less noticeable is the Tartarian honeysuckle, Lonicera tatarica, a plant native to Asia. It was introduced in 1752 as an ornamental shrub and has spread across much of the U.S. This plant grows to about three feet tall and can form dense clusters in fallow fields. It has white to pinkish blossoms in spring and produces orange berries that are consumed by many birds and some mammals. The plants are easy to recognize when cutting the stems. The center has a light brown, almost hollow pith. Autumn is the best time to treat and eradicate these invasives. We cut the stem close to the ground and then apply, with a tiny brush, full-strength Roundup. This is taken into the root at a time of year when the plants normally absorb fluids for winter survival. It’s a constant battle to eliminate these invasive shrubs. While we may do our part, if your neighbor doesn’t care about getting rid of these obnoxious plants, they will continue to appear as birds eat the fruits and defecate the seeds on your land. The brochure also includes two organizations that are there to help with native plantings: the Midwest Invasive Plant Network and Woody Invasives of the Great Lakes Collaborative. We have several local groups that encourage native plants, including The Ridges Sanctuary and the Door County Land Trust. An organization based in the Fox Valley has a chapter up here – Wild Ones. Another invasive plant was first seen east of Sister Bay and has now spread to Egg Harbor. Many people know the Queen Anne’s lace, also called wild carrot, which blooms all over. This other one, Burnet saxifrage, looks a little like Queen Anne’s, but has a very different leaf. It is easily spread by roadside mowing, and perhaps the seeds are also distributed with snow plowing in winter. Become educated about which non-native plants are on your land. Learn how to eliminate them carefully and bring in more native flowers and shrubs to help our birds and native insects thrive.

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hen life gets overwhelming, sometimes a walk in nature is all it takes to refocus. Every Saturday and Sunday through October, docent-led hikes at The Clearing Folk School explore the woodland beauty and its history, trekking through the forest and along the Niagara Escarpment. While many believe The Clearing is The Clearing in Ellison Bay. On weekends through October, The named for its Clearing is open to the public. Inner Meadow, its Hikers can explore the campus actual meaning and walk trails, either on their has nothing to own or with a guided docentdo with the land led tour. KYLIE NEWTON itself, but rather the feelings tied to it. “You come out here to clear your mind, get away from the hustle and the bustle of the city, get back to nature, and kind of refocus and reenergize,” volunteer John Patneaude said as he guided me and nine others around the trails and campus. Visiting The Clearing for the first time, I was astonished by how peaceful its surroundings were. The quiet trails and rustic buildings felt like entering a fairy-tale-like, folkloric summer camp. As we began our hike, Patneaude shared some of the story of Jens Jensen, founder of The Clearing. Jensen had a long career as a revered landscape architect in Chicago, but it was in his twilight years that he made a lasting impact on the peninsula. He founded The Clearing in 1935, at the age of 75. For 91 years he Clearing has remained a place where nature and art meet, with year-round workshops specializing in arts and fine crafts. Adults can take week-long retreats or shorter workshops on photography, glass fusing, writing, eco printing, various types of painting and many other subjects.

Along the hike we encountered the school’s labyrinth, designed for a meditative experience. The intention, Patneaude explained, is to go into the labyrinth to release negativity, then come out spreading positivity. The hike meandered past a stargazing dome and into the historic center of the folk school. The main lodge, where students gather and eat, was once Jensen’s home. Along the Niagara Escarpment, cedar trees have been documented up to 1,300 years old, and some at The Clearing are about 400 years old, growing from the rocks and clinging to the side of the cliffs. Nestled below them is Jensen’s Cliff House, a shoebox of a cabin built into the side of the bluff. The minimalist Everyone is abode built in entitled to a home the 1940s houses where the sun, the a bed, fireplace stars, open fields, and desk. It was giant trees, and meant to provide smiling flowers an escape from are free to teach the students he an undisturbed was teaching lesson of life. – “a retreat Herein lies away from my task.” the retreat,” JENS JENSEN Patneaude said, much like The Clearing is for The labyrinth at The those getting Clearing, built in away to Door 2010 by university County.

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Bonding on the Bike continued from page 1 friendships with members of Team Attivo. “You don’t just know their name; you know everything about them. We just have this bond,” Hagman said. Team members are there for each other through the best and most difficult of times. When Hagman’s wife, Mandy, died in 2022 from injuries suffered after she was struck while riding in a group tour in Spain, the team showed their support for him in countless ways, from food deliveries to creating a memorial scholarship fund. “They’ve been there for me, incredibly,” Hagman said. “And I’ve seen it where they’re there for other people, whether it’s health issues with somebody or someone else getting in a bike accident and they need assistance, or little stuff when you’re on the bike, and you’re just having a bad day.” In the summer, the group hosts a noncompetitive 100-mile biking challenge on Washington Island. In the fall, a biking triathlon is held at Peninsula State Park, where riders challenge each other to complete a back-to-back-to-back trail, road, and gravel bike ride. Every winter, the team hosts an end-of-year party at Door County Brewing Co.

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COMMUNITY CHOIR REHEARSALS START The Community Choir of Door County will soon begin its 2026-27 rehearsals, welcoming singers of all levels. The first rehearsal is on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 5:30 to 7 pm, at Sturgeon Bay High School, 1230 Michigan St. Attendees are asked to use the rear parking lot entrance. The choir’s goal is to enhance the community by providing creative, quality music, while also enhancing its members’ lives with connection and fun. Contact 262.945.9274 with questions.

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NEWPORT STATE PARK Wilderness Days

This event was started in 1992 as a way for the members of Newport Wilderness Society, the park’s ofﬁcial friends’ group, to showcase their beautiful wilderness park. Volunteers lead hikes and programs Labor Day weekend, covering many areas of interest.

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Fri., Sept. 4 7:45 p.m. Outdoor Movie Night: “The Emissary”, shelter building. Near Lot 3 Sat., Sept. 5 • 8:30 a.m. Coffee on the Beach , Lot 3 Picnic area

Sept. 4, 5, and 6 Newport State Park

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• 10 a.m. Sugarbush Trail. Past and Present, Lot 4

• 11 a.m. Trees and Shrubs of Door County, Nature Center, Lot 1

• 1 p.m. Fossil Finds; The Story in the Rocks, Nature Center, Lot 1 • 34 p.m. Campﬁre Fun with Park Staff , Fire ring, near Lot 3

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Sun., Sept. 6 • 9 a.m. Forest Forensics, meet by ofﬁce, Lot 1 • 11 a.m. Newport History Walk, picnic area, Lot 3

• 1 p.m. Do You See What I see? Binocular and Telescope Use 101, Nature Center, Lot 1

• 3:30 p.m. From Dark Sky to the Celestial River: Newport's Unique View of the Night Sky, Nature Center, Lot 1

For more information, email Beth.bartoli@wisconsin.gov, Call 920-854-2500 or stop at the park ofﬁce. You can also ﬁnd more events by scanning this QR code. Vehicle admission sticker required unless otherwise noted.

• 7:30 p.m. Universe in the Park, viewing area, near Lot 3 (No pets please)

Check website: friendsofnewport.org for details about each program

A special THANK YOU to the Newport Wilderness Society For sponsoring this event!

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(From left) Guitarola and Cool Bay Jazz members Dennis Keith Johnson and John Rood Lewis helped recruit musicians for the upcoming Jazz on Jefferson festival. LARRY MOHR

ver the last few years, the southern blocks of Jefferson Street in Sturgeon Bay have become a new hub for jazz music. Two venues, MUSE Sturgeon Bay and Drömhus, are largely to thank for this new scene. Both bring in local and out-of-town jazz acts to perform, working together to host them on different days of the week from each other. On Labor Day weekend, this partnership will bring music to the community with its biggest event yet: Jazz on Jefferson. Jazz bands from Door County and around the Midwest will converge on Sturgeon Bay on Sunday, Sept. 6, for a day of free performances and jam sessions. The weekend revives the event from about two decades ago, according to MUSE Sturgeon Bay Executive Director Kaira Rouer, though the current organizers have not been able to track down anyone involved with the original version. This new iteration of the event is taking things to the next level. What used to be a sidewalk festival is now going to be a street festival, with two blocks of Jefferson shut down for street vendors, food trucks and stages. “I didn’t know you could close Jefferson [Street] before this,” Rouer said with a laugh. The festival lineup includes a colorful variety of jazz styles, from standard repertoire by local favorites Cool Bay Jazz to an experimental jazz-punk fusion by the Fox Valley-based Son Reis Project. Cool Bay Jazz members Dennis Keith Johnson and John Rood Lewis, who came to Door County following

professional careers in Chicago, used their connections to recruit a lineup of talented instrumentalists, each with their own style, like Chicago Blues Hall of Fame inductee Corky Siegel and Grammy-winning saxophonist Ernie Watts. Within the diverse lineup, one element unites everyone: improvisation. “Everybody improvises,” Router said. “That’s the common denominator in the jazz world, some level of improvisation.” To highlight these musicians’ ability to play off of one another and respond to the room, the festival will feature a jam session at MUSE on Sunday night. While most of the festival performances are free and open to the public, the jam session will be reserved for those with VIP tickets, which cost $35. For most of the day, performances will alternate between an outdoor stage and an indoor stage. Both of the evening’s headliners – the Corky Siegel, Ernie Watts and Kalyan Pathak Trio and the Fareed Haque Group – will perform outside, ending the night with three hours of music in the streets. While the vendor list isn’t set yet, Rouer and Drömhus owner Heather Weasler are working to curate a boutique vibe. They’re still accepting applications from interested vendors. “We want to make sure that all of our artisans are really high quality and really represent the local talent,” Rouer said. They do have a few food trucks lined up already, so attendees can enjoy a bite while they enjoy the jazz. To learn more, purchase VIP tickets, or apply to become a vendor or event sponsor, visit jazzonjefferson. net.

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Pat McKillen, lead singer for the Dave Matthews tribute band Trippin’ Billies, will perform solo at Peach Barn on Sept. 4. KAYLA LARSEN

Pat McKillen Returns to Peach Barn Peach Barn Farmhouse and Brewery, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr. in Sister Bay Friday, Sept. 4, 3-6 pm Pat McKillen will bring his signature sound back to the lawn at Peach Barn Farmhouse and Brewery on Friday, Sept. 4 to kick off Labor Day weekend. McKillen, the lead singer of Chicago-based Dave Mathews Band tribute group The Trippin’ Billies, has drawn a crowd to his solo shows that mix his original songs with covers of Head and the Heart, Dave Matthews and a wide range of favorites.

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Liberty Grove will host an America@250 Community Conversation. Topic of Discussion: “Spirit of Service” When: Friday, September 25th , 7 PM Where: Liberty Grove Town Hall 11161 Old Stage Road Registration: email town@libertygrovewi.gov or call 920-854-2934 to save your spot. Discussion will explore service as a core American value and the role that volunteerism, military service, civic participation, and public leadership played in the establishment of the United States as well as today. For example: Was the phrase “We the People” simple rhetoric, or was(is) it a call to action for every citizen to take part in building and sustaining a just society? -- or -How do public service roles--teachers, nurses, first responders, activists--carry forward the values of Revolutionary America?

New year. More progress. The mysterious caves of Eagle Bluff in Peninsula State Park were once a little more accessible. A stairway once gave people access to the cave from the rocky shoreline, rising 40 feet to the cave entrance. The cave is 10 feet tall and penetrates 41 feet into the bluff, according to local cave expert Gary Soule, who detailed its history in a Dine and Discover program of the Door County Historical Society in July. The stairway was removed many years ago and concerns about safety, cost, vandalism and threats to bats have prevented rebuilding it. Postcard images courtesy of the Jim Baye collection and Door County History Geeks Facebook group.

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art//culture art Painter Pam Berns has reopened Station Gallery, which she operated with her sister, Kathy, 50 years ago. TOM GROENFELDT

A Creative Comeback

Pam Berns reopens Station Gallery in Ephraim by TOM GROENFELDT

rt-aware Ephraim residents have probably noticed a change when they drive past The Hardy Gallery. The old Texaco station at the top of the driveway from State Highway 42 now carries a sign, “Station Gallery – Pam Berns Paintings.” Berns, who grew up in Sister Bay, has reopened the gallery across the driveway from the Anderson Store Museum, which she shared with her sister, Kathy, 50 years ago.

During Station Gallery’s hibernation, the building, owned by the Anderson family, was used as storage for the nearby Hardy Gallery. An accomplished landscape painter who studied with Miller Art Museum founder Gerhard Miller, Berns earned an MFA (Master of Fine Arts degree) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She painted and exhibited in Door County for about 10 years before moving to Chicago, where she started the Chicago Life magazine and served as publisher for 40 years before retiring recently. After a severe storm damaged her condo, Berns decided to return to Wisconsin and reopen Station Gallery. With no heat or electricity – just solar-powered lighting – the gallery will close when the weather gets cold, and Berns will likely head to Madison.

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The Last Flower in the World by KYLIE NEWTON kylie@ppulse.com

f you were given the last flower in the world, what would you do with it? This was the central question at the Dome House’s creative workshop All the Things a Flower Can Become, led by Juan Carlos Rodríguez Rivera, a Detroit-based artist, designer, educator, and current Dome House Al & Mickey Quinlan artist-in-residence.

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Exhibit : September 5-October 3 Meet the artists this Saturday!

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Please join us Saturday for our Exhibit IV Reception!

Saturday, September 5, 4-7pm Our featured artists:

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Artist introductions and short talks about their work at 5pm.

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ON EXHIBIT SACRED AND PROFANE: ICONS AND FIBER ART Coventry Care Gallery, 10547 Kossel Lane in Sister Bay Through Sept. 7 Two Ellison Bay artists blend what initially feels like an incongruous match of media.

EXHIBIT III Fine Line Designs Gallery and Sculpture Garden, 10376 Hwy 42 in Ephraim Through Sept. 11 Pastels by Alberta Marana and Bonnie Paruch, plus wood carvings by Tom Tyers.

BEE-CAUSE, WHY KNOT AND AWAKENING SPACE Miller Art Museum, 107 S. 4th Ave. in Sturgeon Bay Through Sept. 12 These solo exhibits include multimedia art by Bill Reid and abstract paintings by Margaret Lockwood, respectively. A 12 x 12 Project exhibit will also be displayed on the

second-floor Ruth Morton Miller Mezzanine.

TRASH TALK: SUSTAINABILITY IN FOCUS Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County, 10341 Hwy 42 in Ephraim Through Sept. 27 Textile artist Maday Delgado exhibits her quilts and mixed-media art.

WOOD, WIRE AND SOUND Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St. in Egg Harbor Through Sept. 27 This exhibit of locally crafted musical instruments, including custom-built ukuleles and guitars, celebrates the art of music.

DANIEL MEINHARDT: NORTHERN WISCONSIN NATURAL WONDERS Ladybug Studio and Gallery, 219 Steele St. in Algoma Through September

Through November An artist-biologist uses photography and illustration to integrate science with social and environmental issues it can help illuminate.

EXHIBIT IV Edgewood Orchard Galleries, 4140 Peninsula Players Road in Fish Creek Sept. 5 through Oct. 3 Featured artists Ginnie Cappaert, Joseph Kaftan, Rebecca Korth, and Julie Shaw show their work.

STORIES + SENSES: REFLECTIONS IN NATURE Hardy Gallery, 3083 Anderson Lane in Ephraim Through Oct. 11

One of 50 song/lyric panels that make up the large-scale, text-based art installation Shakespeare’s in the Alley: A Tribute to Bob Dylan by Baileys Harbor artist Skye.

TIME AND SPACE: A SURVEY OF ARTISTS-INRESIDENCE II PenArt, 3900 Cty F in Fish Creek Through Dec. 19 Curated by Shan BryanHanson, this exhibition features the work of artists who participated in PenArt’s residency program from spring 2024 through spring 2026.

This show features work by three regional artists: Mary Ellen Sisulak (Ellison Bay), Naomi Moes Jenkins (Egg Harbor/De Pere) and Marilyn Prescott (Appleton).

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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 3 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

2 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 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. 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 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 Bright Side Gallery Top of the Hill Shops, Fish Creek 920.495.0320 1 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 PenArt 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 Wandering In Gallery 9114 Wandering Down Road dsniadanko@yahoo.com (480) 220-4064 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 Bay Birch Gallery and Home Country Walk Shops – Upper Level (920) 629-7269 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 Abby Rose Spirit Art Gallery 617 N. 8th Ave. (715) 212-2554 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 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 WASHINGTON ISLAND Den Norske Grande Galleries 1170 Main Road (920) 847-2030 Sievers School of Fiber Arts 986 Jackson Harbor Road (920) 847-2264

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continued from page 1 To Rodríguez Rivera, being an artist is more than just producing art – it’s creatively experimenting and asking speculative questions about what the future could be. Being an art educator allows Rodríguez Rivera to invite generations of people to contemplate answers to these questions. Rodríguez Rivera’s recent workshop, held in the Dome House (also referred to as the Hobbit House or Mushroom House), called attention to the life of a flower and the impact flowers have on people. “This line of questioning came from looking at flowers as something delicate and strong, like the contrast in a flower,” Rodríguez Rivera said. “But also when I was working with flowers, I started thinking about the labor [it takes] to get the flowers to the market – people growing them, people cutting them – this cycle to get the flower to my hand.” The workshop was held in the Dome House, a fascinating dwelling in the Town of Sevastopol built by Al Quinlan in the late 1970s into the dunes of Whitefish Bay.. The workshop began by fulfilling Rodríguez Rivera’s simple request – closing our eyes, envisioning what we would do with the last flower in the world. Seated and silent within the dome, each person formed a unique response, including drawing or tracing the flower, turning it into a perfume, creating a cyanotype, or giving it away. Rodríguez Rivera led us outside the home to a table of ice cube trays. The cubes were filled with varying colors of dahlia petals – bright yellow, deep purple, vibrant orange, and light pink. We each selected a cube, placed it on top of coffee filter paper, and, one by one, laid the filter papers and ice rubes down in a large circle in the grass. As an assistant professor of graphic design at Wayne State University in Detroit, making physical art allows Rodríguez Rivera to delve into material exploration. He gravitates toward crafting art in circles rather than square grids, breaking away from the traditional forms he was trained to rely on. “In graphic design, there is a discipline that is taught with a lot of grid systems,” Rodríguez Rivera explained. “I let go of those systems when I’m making art, the way that I’m making it with my hands right now. I’m not measuring the space or the layout. I work with circles because of that.” The idea behind this project was to showcase the natural pigmentation and diversity of color that dahlias produce. As the cubes melted in the sun, each one took on a distinct color and pattern. “A lot of times I don’t know what the outcome [will be] because the flowers have pigments and the flowers have their own life,” Rodríguez Rivera said. “The weather, the humidity, it all will affect the final result.” After watching the frozen petals slowly become artsy puddles, we selected our own dahlia flower and took a photo of it outside the Dome House. Rodríguez Rivera printed the photos, and we pasted them into workshop booklets. From the dahlia selected, we completed a 20-minute drawing of it using black, white, and one additional color in our booklets. The time limit allowed us to focus less on perfect details and more on capturing the overall essence of the flower. Rodríguez Rivera then assisted us in creating cyanotypes on fabric in the sunlight. These are made from a cameraless photographic process that uses sunlight to create monochromatic prints. We laid out fabric spreads, decorating them with pinecones, fern branches and dahlia petals found on the grounds. Ten minutes in the sun was enough time to create gorgeous imprints. To bring out the color in the fabrics, we finished by rinsing them and leaving them to dry. “All the processes that I have and use, I want other people to be able to access,” Rodríguez Rivera said. “I want [people] to have [their] own version of what I’m questioning. How does someone else answer the same question that I’m posing to myself?”

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Station Gallery has about 40 paintings Berns brought up from Chicago. More are coming in the artist’s car rooftop carrier. “In Chicago, I had so many sketches, things I have worked on and couldn’t resolve, but there was only so much I could get into my car,” Berns said. Word got out that Berns was back in her gallery. Old friends, teachers from Gibraltar, other artists and curious tourists appeared. “One fellow came in the other day and said his grandmother had five of my paintings,” Berns said. She had painted while publishing, but now she is eager to focus full-time on her art. Already, she has received a couple of commissions, 40 years after painting for people who lived on Cottage Row in Fish Creek. “I did so many commissions from people who asked for almost the same things – they wanted a view of the water or sunset through their trees, especially the birches,” Berns said. As Berns has returned to once-familiar places to draw or paint, the changes she noticed surprised her. “Little trees have grown really large,” she said. “Forty years is a long time to see what nature does. I still am so excited about trees and their human-like qualities, how they age, the natural crevices that develop in a tree that is hit by lightning.” She enjoys the different kinds of textures together – rocks, shells, fossils, tree limbs and treetops. “All that stuff is real exciting to me,” Berns said. Sometimes, she overlays a square of soft foliage imagery over a stark bare-limbed tree in winter. “I keep discovering new things with all these elements,” Berns said. “I don’t always know what is going to happen. It can take a long time to see the beauty, such as light hitting a texture at a certain time of day, and then having to come back at the same time

the next day to capture it again. In a few days, the sun changes, and it won’t be the same for another year.” Berns works on Arches cold-press 140-pound watercolor paper that she bought from Charles Lyons at The Paint Box Gallery in Ephraim 40 years ago. She wets both sides and lets the paper dry before stapling it to a board, doing 5 to 10 sheets at a time so she doesn’t have to stop while she is painting. “I like to have 16- to 18-hour stretches where I can lose myself,” Berns said. “I really love to have these enormous stretches of time where I don’t have to think about anything but working.” The artist mixes watercolor and acrylics so she can capture the transparency of watercolor, but still add layers once the paint has dried. When she paints on canvas, she wraps the painting around the stretcher so the work doesn’t need to be framed with a mat and glass. Traditional framing is heavy and expensive. “I have been frustrated by framing as the costs have gone up,” Berns said. “My father had a lumber company [Berns Bros. Lumber in Sister Bay], and now it costs me eight times as much for a framed painting under glass.” For several years, she worked occasionally with abstraction, but now she is flowing back to realism, although that isn’t always clear to an observer. In Resumé II, a 1982 book about Door County artists, Jim Legault wrote that Berns often moves very close to a weathered barn, a dying tree or a sun-bleached bone. “At first glance these subjects seem to be abstract,” Legault wrote. “Move closer. They are remarkably detailed and masterfully painted glimpses of things we seldom notice. Materials acted on by natural forces and usually not noticed for their beauty.” Berns’ ability to record objects and transform them in a way probably no one else has is something she loves about painting. “You have the reality of what you see and also your own originality,” she said. “It’s a whole new playground you can develop on that piece or paper or that canvas that’s so exciting. The creative process keeps me coming back. The more you do, the more you can’t stop doing it.”

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Exhibit IV, running through Oct. 3, features work by painters Ginnie Cappaert and Rebecca Korth, glass mosaic artist Joe Kaftan and jeweler Julie Shaw. The colorful, abstracted landscape forms in Ginnie Cappaert’s paintings are made of many layers of oil paint, built up and scraped down. Local surroundings as well as distant trips inspire her artwork, featured in the main gallery barn.

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1) CREATIVITY COLORS NEW EDGEWOOD EXHIBIT Edgewood Orchard Galleries will host an artist reception to open its fourth exhibit of the season this Saturday. The event will be held on Sept. 5, from 4 to 7 pm at Edgewood, 4140 Peninsula Players Road in Fish Creek. At 5 pm, in the courtyard, gallery co-owner J.R. Jarosh will introduce all of the Edgewood artists at the reception, and several artists featured in the current exhibit will give short talks. Refreshments will be served.

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Composition is key in Rebecca Korth’s realistic still life pieces, featured in Edgewood’s courtyard. The bird she includes in each of her pieces honors her mom, making her work easily recognizable. Mosaic Jewelry by glass artist Edgewood Joseph Orchard Kaftan’s Galleries distinctive featured pieces are artist Julie Shaw. fueled by SUBMITTED how glass holds and reflects light, especially when used to suggest water. His work is displayed at Baileys Harbor café Roost and Banter, and at

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Edgewood’s main gallery barn for this exhibit. Julie Shaw, who has been creating jewelry for more than 30 years, sent Edgewood a new collection of work for her feature show. Her creations incorporate sterling silver accented with gold and a patina that enhances unique agates, jaspers, opals and other precious stones. In addition to these four featured artists, Edgewood will display work made by others on its 150-plusartist roster. This work can be viewed in the gallery buildings and surrounding sculpture gardens daily from 10 am to 5 pm.

natural beauty of wood. His work ranges from sculptural furniture and custom cabinetry to one-of-a-kind functional art, with each piece thoughtfully

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2) THE ART OF WOOD TWODAY SHOW Angela Lensch Gallery will present The Art of Wood, a two-day exhibition featuring an expanded collection of handcrafted fine woodworking by artist David Hymes. The show will be on view Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 1 to 7 pm, and Thursday, Sept. 10, from 10 am to 5 pm, at Angela Lensch Gallery, 7653 Hwy 42 in Egg Harbor. Hymes will be on site both days to meet visitors and discuss his work. A graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in architecture, Hymes has spent more than 30 years creating furniture, sculpture and architectural woodworking that blends artistic design with everyday function. He approaches each piece with an emphasis on balance, craftsmanship and the

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The exhibit will open with a reception during Algoma’s First Friday art event on Sept. 4, from 5 to 8 pm, at Ladybug Studio, 219 Steele St. in Algoma. Guests can enjoy refreshments and meet the artist. Featured artist and biologist Daniel Meinhardt uses photography and illustration to integrate science with the social and environmental issues it can help illuminate. He is an associate professor emeritus of human biology and curator emeritus of the Richter Museum of Natural History of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. When required to learn scientific illustration in graduate school, Meinhardt realized that artistic techniques could be learned and that science and art have much in common. As a professor at UW-Green Bay, he began making art a serious focus of his scholarship and developed a seminar on the relationships between art and science.

Ladybug Studio and Gallery will feature the photo exhibit Daniel Meinhardt: Northern Wisconsin Natural Wonders through September.

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Award-winning Baileys Harbor author Ann Heyse will sign copies of her newly released novel After the Light, a sequel to The Light is Ours. The event will take place on Sunday, Sept. 6, from 12 to 2 pm at Novel Bay Booksellers, 44 N. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Set two years after The Light is Ours, the new novel returns to the McGinn family, lightkeepers at the Roundstone Harbor Light. Based on several historic events in Door County and the harsh reality of survival in 1874, After the Light is a story of resilience and courage. As the village battles deadly diphtheria, Heyse’s novel highlights the duality of grief and healing, what it means to move on after loss and the life-changing power of love. The day after Heyse’s event – Monday, Sept. 7 – Novel Bay Booksellers will host another book signing from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Author Thomas Nelson will discuss

his historical book The Green and Gold Standard: A People’s History of the Green Bay Packers. A comprehensive account of the Packers as both a football dynasty and community institution, the book showcases the local values and continued stewardship that have allowed the fan-owned Green Bay Packers to survive in a multibillion-dollar industry while transforming a small Midwestern town.

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Award-winning Baileys Harbor author Ann Heyse recently released After the Light, a sequel to her popular novel The Light is Ours. FILE

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Fellowship of Door County, 10341 Hwy 42 in Ephraim. An open mic session and reception will follow the reading. Kubasta writes poetry, fiction, and hybrid forms. Her newest book is Under the Tented Skin from Unsolicited Press. She is the executive director at Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts in Mineral Point, and president of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. For more information, visit ckubasta.com or @ CKubastathePoet on Instagram.

Sandra Jackson-Opoku, the inaugural recipient of Write On, Door County’s Theodore B. Olson Fellowship, led a coffee and conversation session on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The Theodore B. Olson Fellowship is awarded to a writer whose work focuses on how equal protection under the law is an inherent, sacred right belonging to all. Theodore “Ted” Olson argued 65 cases at the Supreme Court as the 42nd Solicitor General and as a private lawyer, and helped

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Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition,” according to the Nobel Foundation. Some of those award-winning lyrics are on display now in Sturgeon Bay as part of Shakespeare’s in the Alley: A Tribute to Bob Dylan, a text-based art installation by Baileys Harbor artist Skye. She hand-stenciled each word on the 20-foot-tall panel, which stretches from the first floor of the Fairfield Building to the third. The piece, “Chimes of Freedom,” will be on view through November.