Traveling back through the Advocate archives for Aug.17
10 Years Ago - 2001» Dozens of trees went down and caused scattered power outages Thursday afternoon when a squall roared across southern Door County. There were no injuries reported as a result of the storm but the winds, which were clocked at 60 mph, knocked over boats at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club.
» In a dramatic turnaround, the City Plan Commission agreed Wednesday to extend a public development district in downtown Sturgeon Bay to include the vacant shipyard owned by Peterson Development.
» Swimmers say goodbye to the 38-year-old Peterson Memorial Pool as it closes to make way for the new Door County YMCA aquatic center.
» The second Northern Door barn walk highlights the best in Peninsula's rural architecture.
» At the movies: "Rat Race" with Whoopi Goldberg and "The Others" starring Nicole Kidman.
» Deaths: Katie L. Dufek, 17, Luxemburg; Michael Franklin, 43, New Mexico; Janice Costley, 36, Menasha; Francis J. Palmer, 90, Tucson, Ariz.; Gail J. Baratta, 60, Egg Harbor; Elmer R. Zirbel, 85, Sturgeon Bay; Gary "Alger" Olson, 56, Algoma; Bruce J. Geyer, 44, Eastpoint, Fla.; Doris A. Wickert, 68, Sister Bay; Lorriane L. Watson, 88, Port Charlotte, Fla.; and Thelma G. Rudolph, 87, Sturgeon Bay.
Miramar Theatre on November 10 and then travel to Chicago and St. Louis before wrapping it up on November 13 at the Iowa City Yacht Club in Iowa City, IA.


