Marjorie Stoneman

Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by the Whitewater High School Booster Club.

Editor’s Note: The following was provided by Jim McCulloch.

Editor’s Note: This information was provided by the Whitewater Unified School District.

Whitewater Middle School (WMS) Associate Principal Ben Holzem and 26 members of the WMS Builders Club walked over to UW-Whitewater to meet with the Whitewater chapter of Circle K this week.

WMS Builders Club members attended a Circle K meeting, toured Hyland Hall and worked with the Circle K Club on making blankets for Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee.

The visit promoted public service, post secondary education and the value of giving back to the community. 
Also present were several members of the local Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club–which sponsors Builders Club at Whitewater Middle School. The Builders Club is made up of 60 students in grades 6-8 who meet to identify community needs and work to meet these needs through community service events throughout the greater Whitewater community.

Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by the Whitewater Unified School District.

On Wednesday, February 9th about 30 fourth and fifth grade students at Lincoln participated in the spelling bee. Emma Schultz-Majkrazak took first and Rafaela Los took second. Everyone had a great time and showed great sportsmanship. It was wonderful having the spelling bee back!

Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by Kaia Fowler of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Announcing a free online group for women! Come together with other women and practicum counselor Kaia Fowler to share experiences, knowledge, and encouragement.

Eight online group sessions
MONDAYS 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
February 21 to April 18
No session March 18 due to Spring Break

Learn about concepts related to flourishing as we age
Participate in conversations about those concepts and our personal experiences with aging

Each week, group facilitator Kaia Fowler will introduce knowledge from the bestselling book WOMEN ROWING NORTH: NAVIGATING LIFE’S CURRENTS & FLOURISHING AS WE AGE! by Mary Pipher. Then, a group conversation will explore group member experiences, thoughts, and feelings. Share as much or as little as you want to. Participate at your comfort level!

The Flourishing Together group will meet online Monday mornings from 9 to 9:45 am starting February 21 and ending April 18, with no session March 18 due to Spring Break.

Registration is required. Please contact group facilitator Kaia Fowler, a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater graduate student and practicum counselor at fowlerk@uww.edu for more information.

Editor’s Note: The following was provided by the Whitewater Unified School District.

The Whitewater Unified School District has teamed up with the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Early Childhood Education Program to create free family/child enrichment sessions. These sessions will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00- 9:45 a.m. for 0-2 year olds and Tuesday and Thursday from 10:15- 11:15 a.m. for 3-5 year olds. There will be three, three-week sessions.

The sessions will be:
Session 1: January 25 – February 10
Session 2: February 22 – March 10
Session 3: March 29 – April 14

Sessions will be available for sign up two weeks prior to their start date. All sessions will be offered in English and Spanish.

You can sign up by going to wwusd.org and clicking on the Partners in Play link at the top of the page. Children from surrounding towns are welcome to join! Contact WUSD Family/Community Engagement Coordinator, Molly Fuller at mfuller@wwusd.org if you have any questions.

Spots are limited so sign up today!!

*parents/guardians must stay with children for the duration of the session

Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by Knight Public Affairs.

The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) will be hosting its annual meeting to celebrate its accomplishments from 2021 and discuss its goals for 2022. This year’s program will feature a presentation from Assistant Deputy Secretary Joel Nilsestuen and the Division of Transport Investment Management Administrator Joe Nestler from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

This event will take place on Thursday, February 10th, 2022 at 6 p.m. at 841 Brewhouse and the whole community is cordially invited. 

One of the GWC’s initiatives is to widen Highway 12 to four lanes, and this event will provide an excellent opportunity to hear more information about the process moving forward. The GWC is very excited to be hosting these speakers, and for the chance to interact with members of the community as it plans for another year of success.

The meeting is open to the public and acts as a formal networking opportunity for members of the Greater Whitewater Committee and local organizations. There will be a social hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. where guests have the opportunity to connect with members of the community prior to the presentation.

“Interacting with the Whitewater community at the annual GWC meeting is something I look forward to every year,” said GWC President Jeff Knight. “We are so thrilled to hear more about the Highway 12 project and celebrate our recent accomplishments.”

While an RSVP is not required to attend, we encourage anyone planning to come to contact us at research@knightpublicaffairs.com. 

For further details, please contact Jeffery Knight at 920.728.0662 or jpk@knightpublicaffairs.com. 

The GWC is an action-oriented group committed to working with citizens, elected officials, and policy makers to identify, craft, and implement a pro-business agenda. The agenda advances the economic, education, and social policies required to energize and secure the Whitewater area’s economic future, as well as protect Whitewater’s quality of life.

Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by the Whitewater Arts Alliance.

For the month of February Whitewater Arts Alliance is hosting two free virtual presentations! Our first will be Combining Art and Science: Learn More About Story Mapping, Wednesday February 9th from 7pm – 8pm, presented by UW-W professor Juk Bhattacharyya. In this presentation, you can learn about how sciences such as geology can be communicated through story.

To attend, register here: https://www.whitewaterarts.org/-registration

Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by St. Patrick Church in Whitewater.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1225 W. Main Street, will be holding a fundraiser to benefit the Young Adult Mission Trip to New Orleans. “Subs To Go for the Super Bowl” will be held February 13. The form at the bottom of this post may be used for advance orders.