Month: August 2018

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Comments from Coach Nelson:

The Whippets faced off against the top two teams in the conference this past week and while they were not able to come away with wins, they showed much improvement in the two matches.

Against Jefferson, Whitewater fell 2-5 but had two matches that went three sets that were the difference in the match.

“Jefferson is the defending conference champion and they only lost a couple of players from that team. We actually had a little more turn over and we were able to push them. We just don’t have the consistency yet to pull those matches out.”

In Thursday’s match with East Troy, the Whippets again saw improvement, losing a close one 3-4 after having lost to the Trojans 1-6 two weeks ago.

“I was really pleased with the improvement we showed compared to our match two weeks ago. We were much more aggressive in spots and more mentally tough than we had been that first time.”

Sydney and Katelyn were the two players that were able to turn their results around from two weeks ago. Sydney made up her mind before the match started that she was not going to lose. In their last match Jessica won 6-3, 7-5; this time Sydney took control right away and did not allow her opponent into the match.

Katelyn was beaten 6-4, 6-0 by Izzy Galluzo the first time they played. This time Katelyn got down early, but she stayed composed, made some adjustments, and was able to get the set to a tiebreaker. This was Katelyn’s fourth tiebreaker this season, but for the first time, she was able to pull out the win. That gave her the confidence to take over the second set right away.

There were several well-played matches against East Troy, but the one that was probably one of the most competitive is not the match that you would have noticed by just looking at the scores. Hannah Delaney’s match at two singles saw incredibly long points and games, with one point going well over 40 hits between the two players. The East Troy player was just a little more consistent and able to win more of those long points.

The Whippets’ most consistent player this week has been Cassidy Laue who won both of her matches, playing solid tennis. She is really working on the fundamentals and is eliminating errors and staying mentally tough and focused throughout the entire match.

Whitewater’s next match is home against Big Foot on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 4 pm.

The Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center will host its fourth annual “Artrageous Birds” exhibit from September 6 to September 30 with 72 art pieces by 26 artists from Wisconsin and Illinois.  The gallery will be open to all art and bird lovers from Noon to 5 p.m. on Thursdays through Sundays, and features a wide variety of artistic styles, including photography, mixed media, watercolor, collage, oil, porcelain sculpture, polymer clay, and alcohol inks.  The exhibit is free and open to the public at 402 West Main Street at the Cultural Arts Center.

All 26 exhibiting artists are eligible to win one of several awards:  Award of Excellence I ($200), Award of Excellence II ($100), Award of Excellence III ($75), Humorous Interpretation ($50), the People’s Choice Award ($50), and Honorable Mentions.  The judge for the event is Mary Ann Inman.  Awards will be given at a reception on Sunday, September 30 at 2 p.m.

The City of Whitewater gained its Wisconsin Bird City designation in 2014. The Whitewater Urban Forestry Commission (UFC) is responsible for implementing and fulfilling the requirements to maintain this designation.

Bird City Wisconsin mobilizes citizens and public officials who already know that birds are more than beautiful – they are significant. A Bird City is a community whose government educates its citizens about birds while implementing sound conservation practices. Whitewater is one of them!  Bird City Wisconsin encourages its communities to address the decline of urban birds like the Chimney Swift and Purple Martin, species that have declined in Wisconsin by 32.3% and 92.7%, respectively, over the last 40 years. They support our community in our efforts to protect and manage green space, build and erect nesting structures, landscape with native plants, reduce threats like collisions, and generally make urban areas friendlier for breeding, wintering, and migrating birds.

The Cultural Arts Center is located on 402 West Main Street in the historic White building near the Birge Fountain. Parking is behind the building.  An elevator is available for access from the parking lot entrance.  More information about the Whitewater Arts Alliance can be found at www.whitewaterarts.org and on Facebook.

Clifford Witte of Whitewater was presented with the “Quilt of Valor” on Saturday, August 25. It was presented at his home by Jim Simons of Burlington, WI.

Clifford signed up and joined the Navy to help serve his country during WWII. The “Quilt of Valor” is a program that presents quilts to Veterans to honor and comfort those touched by war.

The Whitewater Friends of the Library will be holding a book sale in the Library Community Room from Tuesday, September 4, 9:00 am – 8:00 pm through Saturday, September 8, 9:00 am – noon. The sale will continue into the afternoon as volunteers move any leftover materials to the FOL Shop and place items on carts for sale in the lobby.

The Friends of the Library have been raising money selling books, music CDs, and DVDs to cover the costs for library programs and events. They have been selling books from carts in the lobby and the Friends Shop on an ongoing basis for several years.

The second year of tough municipal funding cuts brought about the decision to sponsor a week-long book sale in order to raise enough funds to support planned programming in 2019.  Library patrons have been generous in the donations they have provided for this sale. Numerous items have been withdrawn from the library collections in order to create space for new materials.

The plan is to have each item individually priced for the sale.

If you have time, please sign up at the Circulation Desk to volunteer for the sale.  In addition, sale customers will have the opportunity to join the Friends of the Library.  A lifetime membership is only $100.

FALL SIGN UP AT HAWK BOWL

1328 W. Main St., Whitewater

262-473-9980

Sign up – Saturday, September 22, 10 am to 1 pm;  $13.00 Yearly paid sanction, earns 2 free games.

League Start and additional Sign up – Saturday, September 29, 9:00 am; Yearly sanction $13.00 plus Weekly Fees $5.00 includes shoes.

Certified/Registered Coaches Provided – Please call Judy Rauls – 262-594-2780

All ages welcome, 5-8, 9-12, 13 and up.