Marjorie Stoneman

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.

Men and women gamblers!  Are you a constant loser because of your gambling?  Are you losing your income, self-respect and loved ones?  Compulsive gambling is an addictive, progressive disease.  If you want help for you or someone you love, you are welcome to attend:

Gamblers Anonymous Whitewater

First United Methodist Church—In the Library

145 S. Prairie St.

Whitewater, WI

Mondays from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

For information, call (608) 283-5800.

There is no cost to attend G.A.

Editor’s Note: The following request was made by Our House Senior Living in Whitewater:

“We are so excited to announce our Valentines Day event!! Our residents would love to be YOUR Valentines We have 11 amazing residents here at Our House and we would love everyone to spread love and kindness to them all. We are located at: 945 E Chicago St, Whitewater, WI 53190.. Feel free send as much love as possible to our residents. If you would like to stop by and drop off treats or cards — anything you are comfortable sending is so appreciated. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Angela (Director) or Brandy (Assistant Director) Please share this post We would like to say thank you for all the and support we receive from our community.”

Contact: Angela Lyman, Executive Director, Our House Senior Living, 945 E. Chicago St. ,Whitewater, WI; Phone: (262) 473-1011; Fax: (262) 473-9782; Cell:  (608) 449-4890.

The image on the homepage, “Be My Valentine, lettering” by karen horton is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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

The spirit of 1950’s rock-and-roll music is alive and well at Young Auditorium. Join us on Friday, February 11th at 7:30 p.m. for John Mueller’s “Winter Dance Party”®, an unparalleled live concert tribute featuring the music of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper. Tickets are $34.25.

John Mueller’s “Winter Dance Party” is the official live and authentic re-creation of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper’s final tour and the only show endorsed by the Holly, Valens and Richardson estates. Each live concert performance includes over two hours of unbridled, high voltage entertainment featuring all the hit songs of the 50’s era: That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Oh, Boy, Rave on, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace, and many, many more.

John Mueller, the critically acclaimed former star of the U.S. touring version of the London/Broadway hit musical “Buddy…the Buddy Holly Story,” performs as Buddy Holly with Linwood Sasser as the Big Bopper and Ray Anthony as Ritchie Valens. The very authentic and energetic four-piece band (guitar, drums, stand-up bass and sax) includes Grammy award winning Mike Acosta on saxophone.

Tickets for Winter Dance Party are $34.25 apiece. Purchase tickets for all Young Auditorium season performances online at http://www.youngauditorium.com … or by connecting with the UW-Whitewater Ticket Services department, located at 950 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190 inside the Greenhill Center of the Arts. They can be reached at (262) 472-2222 (Limited Hours.)

First Citizens State Bank is the sponsor.

Masks will be required for attendees of this performance. Please visit the Warhawks Are Back! website, which outlines operating practices for the UW-Whitewater campus. Modifications of these practices should be anticipated. UW-Whitewater will continue to use information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the State of Wisconsin, county health departments and the University of Wisconsin System to guide the decision-making processes across campuses. – https://www.uww.edu/warhawks-are-back

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

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Office of Continuing Education and Fairhaven Senior Services announce “American Profiles” as the theme for their spring lecture series. Since 1983, UW-Whitewater faculty and staff and community and business leaders have offered free presentations on topics ranging from art and literature to history and politics.  

Politicians, activists, musicians, and every day citizens.  Systems, inventions, and tragedies. This spring, we will spend an hour each week, putting the spotlight on changemakers that have made history.  From local stories to those that made a global impact, join us as we take a closer look at some fascinating American profiles.

The titles and presenters of the lectures for the spring series are:

Monday, February 7 at 3:00 pm

Who are the Supremes? A Discussion of the Lives of Supreme Court Justices

Presented by Monica Lineberger, Assistant Professor, Political Science

Monday, February 14 at 3:00 pm

Educational Innovators:  Profiles from the American Past

Presented by Anne Durst, Associate Professor, Educational Foundations

Monday, February 21 at 3:00 pm

An Opportunity and a Burden: The Lives of Loyalist Women in Revolutionary Philadelphia

Presented by Kimberly Nath, Associate Professor, History

Monday, February 28 at 3:00 pm

Life at the Intersections: The Labor, Activism, and Legacy of Pauli Murray

Presented by Ashley Barnes-Gilbert, Lecturer, Women’s and Gender Studies

Monday, March 7 at 3:00 pm

Forgetting and Remembering the “Spanish” Flu Pandemic

Presented by Karl Brown, Associate Professor, History

Monday, March 14 at 3:00 pm

Flaco Jiménez and the Accordion: Global Intersections

Presented by Erin Bauer, Assistant Professor, Music

Monday, March 21 at 3:00 pm

Profile of Wisconsin Mass Media History

Presented by Brian Schanen, Lecturer, Communication

Monday, March 28 at 3:00 pm

The Poison Widow of Whitewater: Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder

Presented by Jennifer Motszko, Digital Scholarship & Preservation Archivist

Monday, April 11 at 3:00 pm

Wendell Willkie and the We Want Willke Campaign

Presented by Dick Haven, Professor Emeritus, Communication

Lectures in the Spring Fairhaven Lecture Series, “American Profiles” are currently open to residents of Fairhaven but may be open to the public later in the semester.  They will live-streamed via Facebook at www.facebook.com/UWWFairhavenLecture/  and will be recorded and posted to our website and YouTube channel. Videos of lectures from this and previous series can be accessed for free any time after they are posted online.

Please visit www.uww.edu/ce/fairhaven and www.facebook.com/UWWFairhavenLecture/ for videos, descriptions of each lecture, and updates on the status of each lecture.  Contact Kari Borne at bornek@uww.edu or 262-472-1003 for further information or to request accommodations.   

Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by Whitewater Grocery Co.

Whitewater Grocery Co. recently raised over $8000 in our Beds for ‘Lil Buds fundraiser over the holidays and into the new year. This far exceeded our original goal of $6000. We partnered with Leon Furniture in downtown Whitewater. Whitewater Grocery Co. purchased the beds, and Juan, owner of Leon Furniture, generously donated all of the metal frames for them. He and his team delivered most of the beds before Christmas and the balance before the New Year. We were able to donate over 30 beds.

With the additional monetary funds, we purchased pillows, sheets, and blankets to make the beds complete for the children and families that arrived in Whitewater over the summer. A special shout out to Kay Robers of the Community Space for putting us in touch with Sandra Ramirez, ELL teacher at Washington Elementary School. Sandra was instrumental in connecting Whitewater Grocery Co. with the ‘Lil Buds in our community. She worked with Juan and the Leon Furniture crew to get the beds to the families. Sandra also delivered all of the pillows, sheets, and blankets. This amazing community effort supported approximately 45 families.

Several community members donated gently used sheets and blankets. We also received a baby crib that went to a family with a 7-month-old newborn.

Special thanks to the students and teachers from Lincoln Elementary School and Lakeview Elementary School for their contributions to the fundraiser.

Whitewater Grocery Co. was thrilled to work with community members and local businesses and looks forward to future collaborations and fundraisers in the future.

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

The following individuals from the Whitewater area have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the Fall 2021 semester:

 Catherine Strait, Education Undergraduate
 Nicole Tomomitsu, AOC-Undergraduate
 Eleanore Treder, Business Undergraduate
 Viet Vo, Social Welfare Undergraduate

Editor’s Note: This information was provided by Terry Boydston.

St. Johns Lodge #57 Whitewater-Palmyra had its annual “Stick it to Bruce” canned goods drive in December. Begun several years ago by Br. Bruce Eshelman, the food drive challenges members of St. Johns to donate funds to purchase canned goods for the food pantries in Whitewater and Palmyra. Bruce matches the donations until he reaches a point of “crying uncle.” This year the lodge members raised a total of $2100. Due to supply chain issues, it was decided to donate money to the pantries.