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August 2002 Glidden Drive Association Newsletter

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Around The Drive...by The Old Beachcomber

That’s right, this newsletter is entitled “August,”and it’s way past that summer month. We hope tobe back on schedule before the end of the year. Ifyou have any material for the next newsletter, pleaseturn it in before the end of November.

It must be fall! Three new houses are going upon the Drive; all in the north third, inland side. Oneis a true log cabin with square-cut logs importedfrom a custom home company in Tennessee, one islog veneer, and the last of as-yet indeterminate con-struction. Herb Nichols expects to be enjoyingThanksgiving with the family in his new log houseif all goes well.

Association NewsThe GDA Board last met Thursday, October

24. The main discussion was our twice-annual din-ners; the summer pig roast drew 84 people, lessthan last year’s 110. It was thought we should try

something different next year.The Board voted to handle dinner promotion

expenses (mailings, printing) as a part of generalfund expenses, and not charge diners for this aspart of the reservation fee as has been done in thepast.

In other concerns, it seems some drive resi-dents or guests have been putting trash on thestreet for pickup in unprotected containers likeplastic trash bags. In our area, not only is this araccoon dinner invitation, but there is no free mu-nicipal trash pickup, so the road can quickly be-come unsightly. If you have tenants or guests,please be sure to let them know how to properlyhandle trash.

At the previous GDA Board meeting August9, memorial donations were authorized for de-

President Tom Girman Treasurer Don Schweer Past President Tom Jung

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ceased Association members Lou Olson (to the Mari-time Museum) and Vega Connelly (to the Nature Con-servancy).

President Tom Girman volunteered to contact theGlidden Lodge Condo Association and join with them ata future meeting to answer questions and encourageCondo owners to take a more active part in the DriveAssociation.

The next GDA Board meeting will be at the Hitch-ing Post, 9AM, Thursday, December 19. Please contactany Board member if you have an item for the agenda.

At our Annual Membership Meeting on July 6,Tom Girman was elected president and Rich Kinka be-

came our Vice-President.Former President TomJung accepted aDirector’s position to fillthe vacancy left by Rich.

Superintendent JoeMcMahon spoke aboutSevastopol Schools, andplans for the future. En-rollment is declining inboth Sevastopol andGibraltar districts, and atsome point it may makesense to consolidate.

About 75 of our mem-bers attended the meeting, and many stayed for brats,burgers & beer afterwards.

New MembersWe would like to welcome the following new or re-

turning members who joined since May: Jack & MarilynAhern (4444), George & Sharon Ayd (4370), Mr. & Mrs.James J. Barrett (lot), Willard & Mae Dean Burnap(4204), Paul B.W. & Patricia Carlon (3757), D.C. Enter-prises (4676), The Fishers (3878), John R. Griffith (4676),Roxanne & Richard Hanney (4353), Don & Geri Hayes(3931), Gerald Pitz & Alison Levernier (3719), Kay Nelson(4125), Kyle A. Price (4676), James & Kathie Schwertfeger(3842), Norman Stoner (4676), Richard & Sharon Virlee(3959).

The following joined too late to be included in theAugust Directory, but have full member status: Ragnhild(Ronnie) Seiler (4358), Bob & Fran Kessler (4455), Jim& Linda Stanton (3730). I hope we spelled your nameright!

All members: please be sure we have your correctstreet and email address. We send out emails to all

members about topics that can’t wait until the nextnewsletter, and we don’t want you to miss out.

Glidden Drive NewsThe Hitching Post was the venue for visits by both

candidates for Wisconsin First Assembly District. GareyBies (Rep, incumbent) spoke on October 9 and TomHermann (Dem),onOctober 16. Thanksto Carl Scholz for ar-ranging theseevents.

Two lane barri-ers were erectedthis summer, atWhite Pine Lane andPebble Lane. ThePebble Lane fencewas in bad shape, soit was removed andreplaced with a deco-rative rustic designby Terry Albrightand Don Schweer.

The White PineLane barrier hadbeen removed yearsago to provide con-struction access tothe beach side ofsome properties.Jim Huhta, LaddieChapman, and JohnHunter joined forcesto restore it with newbolts and posts. Thisshould make accessmore difficult forbeach joyriders, whohave been observedusing that Lane as avehicular road.

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Superintendent Joe McMahon

The finished Pebble Lane fence

Terry Albright and Don Schweer work on thePebble Lane fence

John Hunter and Jim Huhta work on theWhite Pine Lane barrier

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As the saying goes — “Build it and they will come.”This held true for the recent Glidden Drive Plant Ex-change. Gardeners, friends, acquaintances and eventourists came to swap plants.

The successful plant swap we organized exceededexpectations. Husbands handled the parking logisticsand Flo McGurk, Mary Wold, Janet Duebner saw thatthe plants found their sun/shade locations.

Some neighbors participated without receivingplants in return saying “the deer will only devour them.”We estimated l00 participants enjoyed exchanging notonly plants, but plant advice. Leftovers were placed onthe road with a “Free” sign and disappeared in l5 min-utes. Glidden Drive is the “Garden of Eden” and we arethe caretakers/gardeners.

Look for us next year around the same time withshorter “exchange” hours. Thank you for your support.

Soon to be a tradition

Plant Exchange A Successby Nancy Fauser and Chris Kinka

I’ve got just the spot for this!

Kathy passes on a Little horticultural advice

Garden sculpture at the Kinka’s

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Jack & Lyn Hirst

Neighbors You Should KnowBy Tim Comeford

Jack and Lyn Hirst met in Chicago in somewhatdramatic circumstances but let’s start at the beginning.

Lyn was born in Manhattan, New York. Her fatherwas a Presbyterian minister. They moved to Chicagowhen she was 12 years old when her father became aprofessor at McCormick Seminary. She later attendedcollege for two years before she transferred to theGoodman Theater School of Drama, later to becomeDePaul.

Jack was born in St. Louis, Missouri. In school hestudied drama and dance. He recalls the only A’s hereceived in school were in arts classes. He put his tal-ent and training to early use in USO shows and on cruiseships on the Mississippi. After high school, he wasdrafted into the Air Force and spent time in Japan. Uponreturning from service, he got a job designing windowdisplays for a St. Louis department store. He later wentto the Goodman to study on the GI Bill because he meta girl who was going to go to there.

While at the Goodman, Jack and Lyn met, and theother girl, forgotten. Three years after they met, theymarried with Lyn’s father officiating. By then Lyn wasworking as a model and Jack as an actor and dancer.

Jack was in shows and dramatic productions andserved a stint as a dancer in a Polish opera troupe. Heparticipated in variety shows put on for conventions andgroup events, Woodstock Opera House, community the-ater, Shakespeare and even a screen test at ColumbiaPictures.

Later, a friend of theirs decided he would move toNew York. He suggested Jack for his replacement ashead of cosmetology at Pat Steven’s Modeling Agency inChicago. Jack would be putting to use some of the skillshe learned at the Goodman. He spent several yearsdoing this and make up for stage and TV productions.Eventually, he opened his own beauty salon in Elmhurstwhich he operated for many years.

Meanwhile, Lyn had two pretty significant produc-tions of her own. Their daughter Melissa is now an artteacher who is married to Tom; they have two children,Elizabeth Rose and Timothy. Their son John is aplumber who is married to Laura and they have fourchildren, Ben, Sam, Max and Jake. By the way, Lyn’sfather not only baptized their two children, but alsomarried them and later baptized all six grandchildren.Good to have a minister around the house!

Lyn went back to school and began teaching SocialStudies, English and Drama for 20 years in the Rosellearea.

In 1962, they first came up to Door County, stayingat the Alpine in Egg Harbor. They must have liked thearea because the bought a lot in Alpine Woods near thegolf course. They discovered Glidden Drive and in 1968they bought the lot where they now live.

Among those memories they recall the Schmocks atGlidden Lodge; how Babette Schmock made donuts andJack used to cut Ewald’s hair. They found themselvesspending more and more time here.

In 1978, Lyn wrote a history of Door County cover-ing the glacial formation of the peninsula and also thepioneers who founded the towns and started the busi-nesses. For four summers, they produced this in theform of a light and sound show at the winery in Carlsville.

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and replaced it with the present building. Jack saysthe snakes like to winter in the new structure a lot less.They moved up here full time in December of 1996.

They both love being retired here. Not only do theylike the natural beauty and wildlife but also the increas-ing opportunities to enjoy art, music and drama. Theykeep themselves busy in several ways.

Both volunteer at Hope Church; Lyn is a deaconand program chairperson for fellowship; Jack is on theMission Council. Lyn has worked with HELP for fiveyears, answering phone calls regarding domestic abusecrises and counseling clients. She was named volun-teer of the year in 2001. She writes poetry that hasbeen published in several publications, including theResorter Reporter and her letters to the editor of the DoorCounty Advocate are frequently printed.

Jack keeps active in the arts realm. He has ap-peared in Door County Shakespeare in a dual role asthe Duke in As You Like It, and helps with their public-ity. Along with Lyn they read to residents of Whisper-ing Winds Assisted Care facility in Sturgeon Bay. Healso says he would like to start to paint again – that is,on canvas, not the living room wall.

They have a particular interest in the plants of thearea. Jack likes to garden and shares his plants withnewcomers as he did when we moved into our house.He has a particular interest in the marsh marigold,

swamp iris and lady slipper. Lyn has even written po-ems about them.

They believe the neighbors on Glidden Drive arewonderful and really do care about each other, neigh-bors who are ready to help when needed.

They do have a major concern about the trend to-wards mega-development like the mega-Walmart andthe mega-jail. They believe we need to work harder tosolve the problems than to just build larger facilitieswhich may overwhelm our ability to support them andstill retain our small town character.

And if you want to hear what Shakespeare wroteabout the deer – just ask Jack. He is always ready toquote a few lines for you.

The Hirsts’ original cabin, torn down in 1995

A lakeside meeting about the Lily Bay Boat Rampwas held at that location September 9. George Pinney,Door County Parks & Recreation Director, Jeff Pagelsand Chris Pagels of the DNR listened to ideas and de-scribed what can be done to make the boat ramp &mini-dock usable.

Although many options were considered, there ap-pears to be no economical way to solve the boat-launchproblem by modifying the dock or with new construc-tion. One estimate of dock modification was in the$100,000 range. Just hiring dock and shore expertscould cost us $10,000 (Whitefish Bay is paying $25,000for just that service, with no results in sight).

This is especially disappointing since there is nousable boat launch facility nearby in any direction, fromSturgeon Bay City to Baileys Harbor. Door County,which brags about its many miles of shoreline and fabu-lous fishing, makes it difficult for fishermen to utilizewhat is advertised. Gary Steiner said his solution was

to extend the “tongue” of his boat trailer so he couldsafely launch over the sandy area.

The only other solution is to wait until the lake levelrises to previous levels, as the dock/ramp arrangementseemed to work adequately then.

George, Chris & Jeff promised to keep us informedof any developments or new ideas.

The Whitefish Bay Dock problem is under studyby STS Associates, who have suggested some solutionsto the Town of Sevastopol, but all are expensive andnone are a perfect fix. STS claims that there is no knownmethod to prevent sand from filling in the launchingarea, although the proposed modifications will makedredging easier.

The orange marks on trees near the road havebeen marked by the Association to encourage the Countyto remove them before they fall in a storm and causedamage.

Two Glidden Drive variance requests before theDoor County Board of Adjustment were granted. Onewas for Marian and Charles Banks (4060) to build an


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addition to their very small cottage. Due to an oddity inhow their house was originally built, even an additionon the road side was too close to the water. The GDABoard supported their request, and there was no oppo-sition.

The seller of the vacant property at 4156 Glidden(Leah Gignilleat) petitioned for a variance to build a newhouse 65' from the road, where the required setbackfrom a county road is 75'. This was the second requestfor a variance on the same property this year; the firstwas for a 50' setback.

The prospective builder, Dr. James Wishau, wasdenied the first request, but returned with a more mod-est proposal which was accepted by the County Board.The second petition was not opposed by the GDA Board.

Sevastopol NewsAt the Sevastopol Board of Supervisors meeting

October 21, the Board voted to create a Cable Commit-tee to explore the town’s options for a PEG (Public/Edu-cation/Government) TV channel. The Town has twooptions: accept one channel from Sturgeon Bay to per-manently replace the one Charter has reserved for us,or start our own PEG channel. Town Chairman LeoZipperer will be appointing the members of the Com-mittee to serve until the end of 2003.

A separate agreement is being hammered out be-tween the govern-ments of SturgeonBay and Sevastopolgiving Sevastopolthe rights to use ei-ther tapes or a livefeed from one ofSturgeon Bay’s fourPEG channels. IfSevastopol decidesto roll their own,they would be ableto supplementCounty and Citygovernment tapedshows with more lo-cally produced ma-terial, perhaps fromSevastopol Schools.

Funding forequipment and day-to-day operation of a Sevastopol PEGchannel could come from the 5% franchise fee paid byCharter subscribers, less the amount promised to Stur-geon Bay for their contribution, or 25% of the Sevastopol

fee. The amount collected in Sevastopol is expected tobe about $12,000 this year, so $3,000 would be paid toSturgeon Bay in exchange for priority access to theirtape library.

Door County NewsThe coal-fired power plant idea was tabled by the

Sturgeon Bay Canal Property Committee on September4. The Committee seems determined to do somethingto develop the lakeside property south of the canal, per-haps scoop out an aquatic industrial park. But theSRO citizen crowd of about 70 that attended the meet-ing seems to want nothing to be done with it.

Do you know where your dog is?On separate oc-

casions, several dogshave been lost in theGlidden area. Allwere returned safelyto their owners, butthe experience shouldteach us something.In one case,“Groucho,” a youngmalamute, had a col-lar and tags, but theaddress and phonenumber on the tagswere out of date andout of state makingtracing the owner un-

necessarily diffi-cult.

You mightthink that a rabiesserial number, being the only one of its kind in TheWhole Wide World, would be easy to use to trace backto the owner. But we found out, at least in the caseof Illinois records, that there is no central depositoryof such numbers, just at the county level. And thecounty won’t give out the owner’s name, citing pri-vacy reasons.

A black lab was seen wandering the Drive with-out any collar at all, and without any vehicular senseeither. Luckily in this case, the owner was foundbefore a mishap, as was the case with a dachshundfriend of Kay Hettig.

So if you value your pet, be sure his tags are upto date and securely attached to his body. And if allelse fails, we will put a lost pet notice and a pictureon our web site, so call Laddie Chapman.


“Groucho,” who escaped from a beachparty and was found by Jeannie Nevitt thenext day, a mile north. In spite of his tags,

some intensive research was needed to findhis owner, who was staying with Ruth

Schoenfeld.

Herb Nichols’ log cabin on the way up. Mastercarpenter John Nelk was assisted by Levi Richards

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Garlic Mustard (Alliariapetiolata) is not a new taste treat,but a threat to the woodlandsand wildflowers along GliddenDrive. While not yet here in pro-fusion, there are signs of scat-tered plants beginning to gain atoehold. Left unchecked, theseprolific plants will soon out-com-pete native species by monopo-lizing light, moisture, nutrients,soil and space. It’s estimated thatone plant produces hundreds ofseeds, adding to the rapid spreadof this invasive weed.

There are four common waysto identify Garlic Mustard:v The first-year plant grows

low to the ground withclusters of three or fourround leaves with serratededges. Plants are easy tospot in Winter as the leavesremain green.v Older plants grow two to four feetin height. Leaves tend to becomemore triangular shaped and can betwo to three inches across. In Mayand June, the plant has clusters ofsmall flowers at the end of a stem.Each flower has four white petals,and some people mistakenly thinkthat these would look pretty in theirflower gardens. Bad decision!v Flowers give way to two-inch longseed pods. These are narrow, cy-lindrical and have prominent mid-ribs.v Crushed leaves emit a garlic-likeodor.

Once you’ve spotted Garlic Mustard,the best treatment is to pull it out, mak-ing certain that the entire plant is re-moved. It should be bagged as the plantscan continue to mature and produceseeds even when out of the ground. It

Not for sandwiches

Don’t Pass The Garlic Mustard, Pull It!by Ed Allen

can take up to seven years tototally exhaust the seed bankcreated by a two-year old plant.If the infestation is large (as insome areas of Peninsula Park),cutting is effective so long as itis done while the plants are inflower. Even fire does not de-stroy seeds that may be in theground. This is one tenaciousplant!

Seeds are spread in manyways. Make sure you brush offboots after hiking in wild areasas you may have unknowinglygiven the tiny black seeds a ridehome. Deer and other animalscan brush against the plantsand carry seeds in wet fur. Windand water also spread the seeds.

Keep an eye open for thisthreat to our woodlands andwatch for signs of its invasionNOW, next Winter and Spring.

Garlic Mustard blooms in May-June. Pulling them before the

seed pods form is the best way toeradicate this invasive plant.

First-year Garlic Mustard plants remain green all winter long.They generally stand 4-6” tall.

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Gary Steiner sent us this picturetaken on his beach last winter, of a baldeagle dining on a fish carcass.

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Copyright © 2002 Glidden Drive Association, Inc., all rights reserved. Except as otherwise provided by law, this document may not be reproduced, transmitted, stored orretrieved in whole or in part, in any form or by any means now known to exist or yet to be invented, including, but not limited to, photocopying, scanning, recording,transmitting, uploading or downloading without the express written permission from the copyright owner.

Glidden Drive Association Newsletter August 2002Published quarterly in February, May, August and November by the Glidden

Drive Association, Inc., P.O. Box 261, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Editor and electronic pre-press composition: Laddie Chapman

Additional valuable assistance: Tim Comeford, Jim & Joanne Huhta, TomGirman

The Glidden Drive Association Web Site is at www.doorbell.net/gda, whereyou will find newsletters (in color!) the latest news, and other items ofinterest to members.

In MemoriamLou Olson, 87, passed away on July 13,

2002, in Sturgeon Bay. She and Howard, whodied earlier this year, were long-time residentsof Glidden Drive.


Coming EventsTuesday, November 5, General Election.

Sevastopol polls are open from 8AM to 8PM. Absenteeballots must be at the Clerk’s office by5PM the day before the election. Poll-ing place is Sevastopol Schools, Insti-tute.

Monday, November 18, 7PM,Public Hearing on the SevastopolTown Budget. This meeting will be im-mediately be followed by the Special Town Meeting tovote on the budget. All residents of Sevastopol are en-couraged to attend — these are two meetings where asingle vote has a lot of influence.

Monday, November 25, 7PM, Sevastopol Boardof Supervisors meeting. All Town meetings are heldbehind the Sevastopol Schools, Institute.

Thursday, December 19, 9AM, GDA Board meet-ing, Hitching Post.

What Neighbors Say...I see more and more people walking on the

wrong side of the road. Why not ask owners to ad-vise their guests of the proper side — facing the on-coming traffic. This way pedestrians can see the cars— a much safer way to walk.

— Henry Scheig

People who are walking/running their dogson the beach should have them leashed and shouldcarry doggy bags to pick up after their dogs.

— Ruth BlackEd note: Door County has a leash law and a link

to it can be found on our web site.

Well, I switched one lake for another, be it oh, somuch smaller. The nice thing is I have a dock and apontoon boat that I can use most days. Sam’s family isjust down the road and I am not short of visitors. Wehave a property owner’s association here, which seemsto be very similar, if not larger than Glidden Drive. Onlypeople that live in the development can use the lake andit is pretty well self-sufficient, having its own sewer sys-tem and security. All in all it’s a beautiful area. I’m justan hour from Pittsburgh and live just two miles fromInterstate 79 and 80. I look at GDA’s [web] site fre-quently and am in touch with friends most days.

— Suzanne Bromley, now at Lake Latonka(formerly 4444 Glidden)

Burning PermitsSome neighbors have been

scared by careless burning of logsand brush in our forested area,so at the request of the Associa-tion, Hugh Daubner and theSevastopol Supervisors are nolonger handing out permits forGlidden. If you need a burningpermit, get one from either DickShappell or Tom Jung, who willmake sure the regulations andcareful practices are followed. Thehouse you save might be yourown!

A purple flower will brighten upany day

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