Editor’s note: The following was received from Irvin L. Young Memorial Library.
Prior to 2020, the library offered monthly programs for homeschool families. We have had several requests to restart our homeschool programming and if you are a homeschool family, we’d like your input! Please fill out the following survey and tell us more about your family and your homeschool needs. Link to survey: https://forms.gle/N8AGC3k3K9iLMFTW8
Editor’s note: The following was received from Whitewater High School.
The WHS Job Fair on March 16 was a huge success! We had 128 students, 83 parents, 31 companies/businesses/organizations, two State Senators, and a State Representative attend.
Thank you to Provisur Technologies, Whitewater Police Department, Whitewater Fire Department, Culver’s, Rock County Sheriff’s Office, City of Whitewater, State Farm – Jennifer Visser, Fairhaven, Blackhawk Technical College, Whitewater Manufacturing, UW-Whitewater Dining Services, East West Manufacturing, Whitewater Veterinary Hospital, Abbey Springs on Lake Geneva, Fort HealthCare, Topcon, Kwik Trip, St. Elizabeth Manor, Generac, Mercyhealth, New Horizon Food, Revamp Nutrition, Spacesaver, Beloit Senior Living, Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, Charter Next Generation, Frostie Freeze, Husco International, Scot Forge, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Senator Steve Nass, Senator Janis Ringhand, and Representative Don Vruwink for attending and informing our students of all the amazing opportunities available to them.
Whitewater Unified School District looks forward to continued partnerships to help our students achieve greatness! #1Family #TheWhippetWay
It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society. [#FlashbackAnyday due to the Banner falling behind.] This post is a follow-up to the Old Main posts that ran in February and March. It is a postcard, probably from the 1960s, that shows the entirety of Old Main before the fire of February 7, 1970.
Old Main’s final version was a beautiful Classical Revival style building that was a big loss to the campus when most of it was destroyed by the fire.
Join us next week for more from the Whitewater Historical Society.
(4073PC, Whitewater Historical Society)
The League of Women Voters – Whitewater Area (LWV-WW) reminds voters to get ready to vote in the upcoming April 5 Spring Election. Appearing on the ballot are candidates for three district courts of appeals and circuit courts. Other local races in Walworth and Jefferson counties include city councils, school boards, and boards that govern counties, villages, and towns. Some communities will also be casting their vote on referenda. The League encourages voters to start their research before casting their ballot, so they are informed whether they vote by absentee ballot or on Election Day.
One source of nonpartisan candidate information is the League’s voter guide on VOTE411.org, where voters can go to read candidates’ responses to the League’s questionnaires. Voters can learn more about the candidates running for Appellate Court Judge in Districts II, III, and IV. LWV-WW asked candidates running in competitive races to participate in the Spring Election Voter Guide. Not all candidates chose to respond.
In addition to the voter guide on VOTE411.org, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin has created a fact sheet for the court of appeals with information on what this court does and why it matters in the lives of everyday Wisconsinites. This fact sheet is available on LWVWI’s website.
Voters can access candidate information for many local races by using the League’s voter guide on VOTE411.org.
According to an article in the Lake Geneva Regional News on March 16, “A19-year-old Lake Geneva man is facing four charges in connection with a burglary that happened in Whitewater after he reportedly posted photos of the stolen items on Yik Yak.
Travis Adam Bates reportedly illegally entered a residence between Feb. 11 and 12 and stole property including a PlayStation 4, two PlayStation 4 controllers, an Xbox One, two Xbox One controllers, and two headsets…..The officer spoke with the property owner who showed him a photograph reported of the app Yik Yak, an anonymous posting app, that read “Baseball house def not throwing anytime soon #thanks for the consoles.”
Sheriff Knudson is pleased to announce that the Rock County Sheriff’s Office will offer two WI DNR Hunter Safety Education Courses this spring at the Edgerton Conservation Club, 900 Stoughton Road, Edgerton, WI 53534.
[Deputy Lund told the Banner that Rock County residency is not required to enroll; however, Class #1 is nearly full.]
Anyone born on or after January 1, 1973, is required to complete a Hunter Safety Education Course in order to legally hunt in Wisconsin. It is recommended that participants be at least 12 years of age. Class size is limited to thirty (30) students.
Hunter Safety Education Courses:
Class #1
Mandatory Registration: April 4, at 6 p.m. @ Edgerton Conservation Club
Class: April 23, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. and April 24, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. @ Edgerton Conservation Club
Class #2
Mandatory Registration: April 25, at 6 p.m. @ Edgerton Conservation Club
Class: May 14, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. and May 15, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. @ Edgerton Conservation Club
Registration is now open for Class #1. Complete the online enrollment form to reserve a seat. Upon submission of the online enrollment form, the student will receive an onscreen confirmation message with information on the mandatory in-person registration meeting. Registration for Class #2 will open the week of April 11, 2022.
Enroll At:https://www.co.rock.wi.us/departments/sheriff-s-office/recreational-patrol/hunter-education
There is a class fee of $10 per student, which will be collected at the in-person registration
meeting. The student and a parent or legal guardian if the student is underage must attend themandatory registration meeting in order for the student to take the course. Students will receive course materials at the in-person registration meeting.
Please direct any questions to Deputy Trevor Lund at trevor.lund@co.rock.wi.us.
It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday [#FlashbackAnyday due to the Banner falling behind] with the Whitewater Historical Society. This last post of Old Main on the UW-Whitewater campus, which burned on February 7, 1970, features the east wing, built in 1925.
The east wing was the last addition to Old Main and featured 25 additional classrooms and a fine auditorium. It was lauded as being of “fireproof” construction, a factor that might have helped on February 7, 1970.
Because the fire started elsewhere in the building and because the east wing had a set of fire doors between it and the rest of Old Main, it was subjected to mostly smoke and water damage. While the rest of Old Main had to be demolished, the east wing was renovated and stands today as Hyer Hall, a classroom building that still has its auditorium.
NOTICE: Compost Site Opening
The compost site will open on Saturdays starting April 2, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The compost site will
also open on Wednesdays starting April 6, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The City will provide a loader for loading
chips and compost beginning Saturday, April 2. This loader will be available the first Saturday of every month
until the site closes for the season.
Please allow enough time for unloading as the compost site will close promptly at the posted times.
NOTICE: It is against city ordinance to deposit any yard waste debris on right of ways
other than City of Whitewater designated days.
If you have any questions, please call the Streets Department at 473-0560.
NOTICE: Spring Leaf and Yard Waste Collection
The City of Whitewater – Department of Public Works will collect leaf and yard waste the:
• Week of April 4 – April 8, 2022
• Week of April 11 – April 14, 2022
*Dates may be subject to change in the event we experience accumulating snow during this time.
Yard waste is defined as leaves, grass clippings, and yard and garden debris. Yard waste must be bagged in
30 gallon or smaller biodegradable or clear/transparent bags only. Yard waste will not be collected if not
property bagged or placed in non-transparent or black bags. The City offers Bio-Bags in the fall only at the
Finance Department.
Please place your bagged yard waste on the curb no earlier than Saturday, April 2, (for collection beginning on
April 4) and April 9, (for collection beginning on April 11). All bags must be brought to the curb by 7:00 a.m., on
April 14, for collection by City staff.
Residents may also use the compost site to dispose of leaf and yard waste. The compost site will on open on
Saturdays starting April 2, from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and Wednesdays, starting on April 6, from 3:00 p.m. –
7:00 p.m. The City will provide a loader for loading chips and compost beginning Saturday, April 2. This
loader will be available on the first Saturday of each month until the site closes for the season.
Residents requesting brush collection should call 473-0560 to make an appointment for pick up on Tuesdays.
NOTICE: City Ordinance Chapter 12.08 – Street Obstructions, Section: 12.08.010 – Residents are prohibited
from depositing any yard waste debris on right of ways other than City of Whitewater designated
days.
Editor’s note: The following announcement was received from the City of Whitewater Department of Public Works.
NOTICE: Starting on Thursday, March 24, 2022, the intersection of Tratt Street and Walton Drive will be closed
to all traffic starting at approximately 7:00 a.m. The intersection is anticipated to remain closed until 5:00 p.m.
Friday, March 25, 2022. Northbound traffic on Tratt Street will be detoured east on Starin Road, north on
Fremont Street and west on CTH U back to CTH N/Tratt Street. Southbound traffic will use the same streets in
reverse. The intersection will be closed to allow for underground utility work. We apologize for this inconvenience.
Brad Marquardt
Director of Public Works
