Lynn Binnie

League of Women Voters-Whitewater Area Hosts Annual Meeting; Public Welcome

You won’t want to miss our League’s BIGGEST membership event of the year, our
Annual Meeting! It will be held in person on Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to Noon in
Fairhaven Senior Services’ Fellowship Hall, 435 W Starin Rd, Whitewater. A delicious
light brunch will be provided.

The League board encourages all League members and interested members of the
public to attend this important social and business gathering. Please join us as we
review and celebrate our work in the past year, look forward to the new one, and
conduct the business of the League, which includes voting on a slate of Board of
Directors and Officers, a proposed budget, and local programming focus for FY
2023-24.

As a member of our League, your vote on these significant actions counts – but only if
you appear in person. We want to hear from ALL of our members and get to know you
better! Please learn how your membership and volunteer work in our organization has
influenced our democracy! Materials for the Annual Meeting can be found on our
website.

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages
informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of
major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Visit our website at https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin/whitewater-area, like us on Facebook
and follow us on Instagram @lwvwhitewater.

Obituary: Lyla Bernice Pontel, 95

Lyla Bernice Pontel, 95, Whitewater, went to be with her Savior on Friday, April 28, 2023, at Vintage on the Ponds.

Lyla was born November 1, 1927, in East Troy to Adolph and Arlene (Timm) Anderson.  She married Harlan Pontel on Sept 24, 1947. They farmed most of their lives in East Troy and Whitewater.  He preceded her in death on December 11, 2009.

Lyla enjoyed gardening, sewing, quilting, raising farm animals, combining fields, and baking.  There was always a sweet treat on the counter for anyone that visited.  She drove school bus, was a 4-H leader and a member of St. John’s Ladies Aid.  She loved to spend time at their house in the Northwoods, watching the birds and deer in her yard. Her passion was teaching her grandchildren valuable skills and lessons, and they lit up her beautiful smile whenever they visited.

Lyla will be greatly missed by her children, Rodney (Sherry) Pontel, Whitewater, Larry (Sue) Pontel, Globe, AZ, Bruce (Kim) Pontel, Harshaw and son-in-law John Ludeman, Harshaw; 10 Grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, nieces, and a nephew.

Lyla was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband, daughter Patsy (Ludeman) and grandson Jacob.

Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. at Christus Ev. Lutheran Church, Delaney Road, Delavan, WI 53115.  Burial will be in the White Oak Cemetery, Elkhorn, WI.  Friends may call at the church on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.  As an expression of sympathy, you may wish to consider memorials to Christus Ev. LutheranChurch or to the Wisconsin Synod Mission Fund (WELS).  Online condolences may be made at www.nitardyfuneralhome.com.

Lyla’s prayer was that all of you know your Savior and remain in Him always.

This Week’s Garage Sale

Huge Moving Sale!!
164 S Ash Ln Whitewater
Friday May 5th 9-6
Saturday May 6th 9-1
Boys & girls clothing/shoes 18 months and up!
Name Brand teen girls, teen boys and woman clothing.  Most $1 each!!!
Kitchen table with 2 benches & 2 chairs, bunk bed w/ mattresses, pull out sofa, home decor, kitchen items, household items, baby swing, night stand, electric stove, dishwasher, microwave, chest freezer, too much to mention! No early sales!

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As a result of a reader’s comment that it’s hard to find garage sales in Whitewater now that we no longer have a weekly shopper, the Banner staff agreed three years ago to begin a “consolidated” garage sale posting that is published each Thursday morning for the upcoming weekend’s sales. We will continue that service this year. This announcement will only be for garage sales (a sale of miscellaneous household goods, often held in the garage or front yard of someone’s house) in the city and school district boundaries. We will not be accepting, for example, ads for cars or other items that are not part of a scheduled garage sale. There will be a limit of three times per year for a particular property.

Those wishing to place a notice must send the information to whitewaterbanner@gmail.com by Wednesday at 8 p.m. You may include a brief description of the items that are for sale, the hours and days of the sale, and of course your address.

Whitewater FFA Culver’s Night – Today 4-8 pm

Thursday, May 4, 2023, from 4-8 p.m. Culver’s Night will be donating money towards the Whitewater FFA. Thursday is also Scoops of Thanks: $1 custards all day (Chocolate, Vanilla, or Flavor of the Day). The flavor of the day is “How Now Brown Cow.” Come and support the Whitewater FFA while enjoying an amazing meal.

WUSD Presents the Multicultural Heritage Showcase

WUSD has gathered a variety of community and school individuals and groups to come together to put on a showcase of music, art, and dance representative of many cultures and heritages in our community at the first annual Multicultural Heritage Showcase. Performances will be provided by WUSD K-12 students, community members, and district families and staff. The event is multilingual and multicultural, and admission is free! We are accepting donations to the Dream Big Scholarship, a $1,000 scholarship awarded annually to a multilingual scholar to help them to pursue their dream of higher education. 

The event schedule is as follows:

4-4:30, social with food and art gallery 

4:30, multicultural showcase performances on stage 

Social to follow the conclusion of the performances

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WHS NHS Members Celebrated National Student Leadership Week

Whitewater High School NHS members celebrated National Student Leadership Week by hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive, community service projects through a spring Silent Auction and developing a new program called the Big Buddy Little Buddy project.  Members traveled to Lincoln Elementary School on April 26 and shared reflections about the importance of demonstrating outstanding leadership, character, scholarship, and service with the 5th-grade class.  At the end of the presentation, President Aileen Perez shared, “These four characteristics will not only change our school but can eventually change the world.”  Children then had fun playing games with members outside at the end of the day.

Editor’s note: This article and photos were submitted by Pamela Sonmor-Wintz, Whitewater High School Counselor and National Honor Society Advisor.