Lynn Binnie

WHS Students Performed at Singing in Wisconsin

Editor’s note: The following announcement was submitted by Karen Tordera.

For thirty years, Singing in Wisconsin has brought young musicians together across our state for a day of choral music and connection. Hosted at four regional sites and directed by fantastic clinicians, Singing in Wisconsin is a festival choir experience for all Wisconsin singers in grades 4-12. Four Whitewater High School choir students participated in this statewide event. Aliciana Lopez, Lucy DiFiore, Jazmin Falcon, and Meridyth Cashion attended the event on November 12th at Carroll University. 

University/Community Band Concert – Monday

The University Community Band rehearses on September 25, 2017, conducted by Professor Glenn Hayes. (UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner)

On Monday, November 28th, 7:30 p.m., in Young Auditorium there will be a concert from the University/ Community Band. They will be performing a delightful evening of music performed by an all-inclusive ensemble!

Tickets are available in advance and can be purchased online at tickets.uww.edu or by calling (262) 472-2222. Admission for adults is $10, and for under age 18 or 65+, $8. There is a $2.00 surcharge if purchased at the door at the time of the event.

Seniors in the Park Presents The Daytrippers

“The Daytrippers”

Tuesday, November 29, 1 p.m.

(Comedy/Drama) Rated R (sex, language); 

1 hour, 27 minutes (1996)

On the day after Thanksgiving, a wife discovers a hidden love letter written to her husband by an unknown paramour, setting off the entire family’s madcap day drive, from Long Island to New York City, in search of the letter’s writer. Starring Stanley Tucci, Liev Schreiber, Marcia Gay Harden, and Anne Meara. 

Obituary: Hope Caryl (Cooley) Beach, 99, of MD

Hope Caryl (Cooley) Beach, age 99, of Elkton, MD, went home to be with her Lord and Savior November 9, 2022.

In addition to being a pastor’s wife, Mrs. Beach worked as a teacher for over 25 years, but her main focus was serving the Lord and winning souls for Christ.

She met her husband, Donald at Moody Bible Institute and they graduated in August 1951. They married on September 1st in the Whitewater (WI) Bible Church, where she had attended as a child.  Under the Southern Highland Evangel Mission, they moved to Chapmanville, WV, to fill the position of pastor at Striker Bible Church, where they began raising their family. 

An avid gardener who took joy in canning the fruits of her labor, she also enjoyed reciting poetry, playing the piano, and singing old gospel hymns, with her husband.

In October she enjoyed a family trip back to Chapmanville.  She saw their former church being pastored by one of their early converts, who testified to Don and Hope’s influence upon his life. The church has grown and a larger building is near completion. God is still working through their efforts years later. Praise be to Him!

After 58 years of marriage, Don preceded her in death.  She is survived by their four children, 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

UW-W’s Lewandowski Named a Semifinalist For Gagliardi Trophy

From wiacsports.com:

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn.—University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Joey Stutzman and UW-Whitewater’s Evan Lewandowski have been named two of the 15 semifinalists for the 2022 Gagliardi Trophy, an accolade presented by Jostens, Inc. and the J-Club of Saint John’s University to the most outstanding football player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.

Thirteen seniors, one junior and one graduate student make up the semifinalists for the 2022 Gagliardi Trophy.

The Gagliardi Trophy, given annually since 1993, recognizes excellence in athletics, academics and community service. The award is named after John Gagliardi, Saint John’s legendary Hall of Fame head football coach who retired in 2012 with 489 career victories, the most in college football history. He passed away in October 2018 at the age of 91.

Additional semifinalists include: graduate student quarterback Will Bowers of Wheaton College (Ill.); running back Ethan Greenfield of North Central College (Ill.); senior quarterback Kyle King of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas); sophomore running back Jon Lewis of Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.); senior wide receiver Phil Lutz of Tufts University (Mass.); junior running back Jon Murray of Baldwin Wallace College (Ohio); senior defensive end Michael Nobile of Delaware Valley College (Pa.); senior wide receiver Nate Palmer of Utica College (N.Y.), senior quarterback Braxton Plunk of the University of Mount Union (Ohio); senior quarterback Jaran Roste of Bethel University (Minn.); senior offensive lineman Boomer Warren of Hardin-Simmons University (Texas); senior quarterback AJ Wingfield of Ithaca College (N.Y.); and senior defensive lineman Michael Wozniak of Saint John’s University (Minn.). 

Stutzman is the third player for UW-La Crosse in the last six years to be named a semifinalist for the Gagliardi Trophy, joining wide receivers Nick Holcomb (2017) and Cole Spieker (2019). Running back John Janke (1993), quarterback Craig Kusick (1995) and wide receivers Scott Burnoski (2004) and Holcomb (2017) have been named finalists for the award. 

Named the 2022 WIAC Kwik Trip Offensive Player of the Year, Stutzman helped UW-La Crosse to a share of the WIAC title this season – the 34th in program archives. The Eagles also earned a spot in the NCAA Division III playoffs. He led the team in rushing attempts (236) and yards (1,189), while finishing second in rushing touchdowns (5) to earn All-WIAC First Team accolades. Starting all 11 games in 2022, Stutzman averaged 5.0 yards per attempt and 108.1 yards per game. He led the WIAC in rushing attempts and yards. Stutzman also had 18 catches for 212 yards and one touchdown this season.  

Stutzman had 24 carries for a career-high 180 yards (7.5 average) with one touchdown in UW-La Crosse’s 30-3 win at the University of Dubuque (Iowa) on Sept. 10. He was named the WIAC Kwik Trip Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 108 yards on 21 carries and catching three passes for 67 yards and a touchdown in UW-La Crosse’s 38-35 win at No. 24-ranked UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 29. 

Stutzman finished his career second in school history in career rushing yards with 3,277. He recorded at least 100-yards rushing in six games this season to give him 16 in his career, second-most in school history.

Stutzman is majoring in physical education and maintains a 3.17 grade point average.

Lewandowski joins a list of former Warhawks that have been semifinalists for the Gagliardi Trophy including: Derrick LeVake (1997); Justin Beaver (2005 and 2007); Ryan Kleppe (2006); Jeff Schebler (2009); Aaron Rusch (2010); Matt Blanchard (2011); Cole Klotz (2013); Brady Grayvold (2014); John Flood (2016); and Harry Henschler (2018). Beaver won the award in 2007.

A senior transfer, Lewandowski wrapped up his second year as a Warhawk this season. He secured All-WIAC honorable mention recognition after helping UW-Whitewater to its 39th conference title and a spot in the NCAA Division III playoffs.

In 2022, Lewandowski completed 200 of his 318 pass attempts (63.0 percent) and threw for 2,356 yards with 18 touchdowns in 11 games. He added a pair of rushing touchdowns.

His four passing touchdowns in UW-Whitewater’s win at UW-La Crosse on Oct. 1 tied the program’s single-game record. He also helped the Warhawks break the record for points in a game (79), rushing touchdowns in a game (10) and touchdowns in a game (11) in the team’s victory over UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 12.  

Lewandowski, a team captain for the 2022 campaign, is a human performance major with a minor in sport management and carries a grade point average of 3.725.

The 40-member Gagliardi Trophy national selection committee reviews the credentials, ranks the candidates 1-15 and casts their votes. Fan balloting, which is available on D3football.com, accounts for the 41st ballot, and is being conducted on D3football.com for the 12th consecutive season. Fans will be permitted to cast one ballot per device, through 12 p.m. Central on Dec. 3.

The Gagliardi Trophy finalists will be announced during a live show on Dec. 7, on D3football.com. Hosts Pat Coleman and Frank Rossi will profile the finalists during the program. The 2022 Gagliardi Trophy winner will be revealed on D3football.com during the week of the NCAA Division III football national championship on Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. CT.  In the lead up to the announcement of the 2022 Gagliardi Trophy winner, D3football.com and the J-Club Twitter account (@JClubSJU) will provide updates on specific dates and times of the announcement.

Nominations were submitted by colleges across the country, and the semifinalists were selected by the J-Club Board of Directors. The Gagliardi Trophy national selection committee is comprised of 18 Division III coaches (three from each NCAA Region), six Division III administrators (one from each region), 12 regional notable voters (two from each region), and eight national voters with Division III backgrounds.

No J-Club members vote as part of the national selection committee.

#FlashbackFriday with the Historical Society: Dining Room circa 1900

It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society.

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. Today’s photo is from the Scholl glass plate negative collection of turn-of-the-20th-century images. This view shows the interior of a home in Whitewater, specifically the dining room with the built-in cabinet of china probably used for special occasions like a Thanksgiving dinner. It may bring to mind your own Thanksgiving experiences at your grandma’s house or old photos showing family Thanksgiving celebrations from the 20th century.

Join us next week for more from the Whitewater Historical Society.

(3657GP, Whitewater Historical Society)

A Story for Thanksgiving: Woman finds hope after missing dog found in Darien

CBS 58 has a heartwarming story about a woman finding her dog in Darien five days after it went missing when she crashed by I-43. Per social media, a number of Whitewater residents had been following the story of the missing canine, with a team of area people having joined the search.

We recommend watching the video rather than reading the story; it will make a lot more sense that way.

1st Annual Shop Small Holiday Market & Tree Lighting Event – Saturday

Whitewater Chamber and Downtown Whitewater, Inc. invite the community and visitors to the 1st Annual Shop Small Holiday Market & Tree Lighting event.

The Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Whitewater, Inc. are happy to announce an exciting event to usher in the holiday season! They will be hosting the 1st Annual Whitewater Shop Small Holiday Market & Tree Lighting event on Saturday, November 26th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shop Small Saturday is the day during shop small season that we celebrate all things local! This event will be centered in Cravath Lakefront Park at 341 S. Fremont St. with over 30 local and regional vendors and entrepreneurs set up along the lakefront near the Cravath Lakefront Community Center building.

In addition to the market, attendees can enjoy live music from local students and artists, grab a s’more at Blitzen’s Bonfire, let the kiddos write a letter to Santa and do crafts in the Little Elves Workshop & Play Area, enjoy tasty treats from three food trucks, and sip some hot cocoa or mulled wine in the Gumdrop Glugg Garden. Visitors to this festive event can also walk around downtown and enjoy a holiday tale with their family on the story stroll sponsored by the Irvin L. Young Library, visit with Santa, and ring in the holiday season with a tree lighting and high school carolers to close out the day! A full map of the event can be found here.

The Saturday after Thanksgiving is set aside each year to celebrate local businesses and many businesses in Whitewater will be offering deals and specials on this day only. The event also celebrates our local entrepreneurs by bringing local and regional vendors to Whitewater to help folks get a start on their holiday shopping. Don’t forget to visit the 12 Selfie Stations of Shop Small Saturday to be entered to WIN a basket of goodies! For more details about this event visit the Chamber’s event calendar page or follow the Facebook event page.

The Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce looks forward to seeing everyone out celebrating the season and supporting local businesses at the 1st Annual Shop Small Holiday Market and Tree Lighting! For more information about this event or anything Chamber related please contact Kellie Carper, Exec. Director at (262) 473-4005.