Dustin Reichwald Results for Whitewater Elections
The compost site will open for the season on Wednesday, April 10, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The compost site will open on Saturdays beginning April 13, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The City will provide a loader for loading chips and compost into resident’s trailers and trucks beginning Saturday, May 4. This loader will be available the first Saturday of every month until the site closes for the season.
NOTICE: It is against city ordinance to deposit any yard waste debris on City streets or right of ways other than City of Whitewater designated days.
If you have any questions, please call the Streets Department at 473-0560.
The Whitewater Community Foundation will be hosting the 3rd annual Whitewater Civic Summit on Thursday, April 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Community Space located at 834 E. Milwaukee Street in Whitewater. The evening will start with a light meal to give people a chance to mix and connect before digging into our agenda at 6:00 p.m.
The format of the event will be similar to the first two Summits. We are asking organizations in advance to name their top challenges and dreams. There has been significant positive momentum and many new initiatives in the community over the past year. We are especially interested in hearing whether your focus has shifted and if your challenges and dreams have changes as a result? The Agenda will focus the discussion on the top three common challenges from your responses. You will have an opportunity to participate in each of three breakout sessions for open discussion and sharing of strategies to address those challenges.
Please respond to this invitation by April 8, 2019. If you cannot attend, we will include your challenges and dreams in the discussion for you. The Agenda will be sent out on April 12, along with a list of the challenges shared. We look forward to sharing a few hours with you and your organization at this community collaboration!
Please RSVP by April 8, 2019 to share your top challenges at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6RKXKCC
COLLECTION SCHEDULE
The City will collect brush every Tuesday.
Residents are asked to call the Department of Streets/Parks office at 473-0560 to make an appointment. Appointments must be made by 5 a.m. on the Tuesday collection so route scheduling can be completed.
COLLECTION FEES
Brush located at the curbside will be collected and chipped.
The first 10 minutes of chipping will be free of charge if an appointment has been received by the DPW. Any chipping after the first ten minutes will be charged to the property owner at a rate of $30.00 per ten-minute increments.
COLLECTION PROCEDURE
Brush must be brought to the curbside and placed with the cut ends facing the street. Brush cannot be brought to the curbside before 4 p.m. on the Sunday prior to the scheduled Tuesday for collection. Brush must be at the curb by 7 a.m. on Tuesday.
BRUSH TO BE ACCEPTED OR NOT ACCEPTED
Brush must be a minimum of 3/4″ and a maximum 6” in diameter. The brush must be a minimum of 3 feet in length.
Vines, rakings, roots, and root balls will not be accepted. Property owners can dispose of vines, rakings, roots, and root balls at the compost site. The City reserves the right to not collect brush for just cause.
MAJOR STORM DAMAGE BRUSH COLLECTION
Major storm damage brush collection will be done at no charge. The City will determine and announce emergency storm related brush collections.
If you have questions, please contact the Department of Public Works at 262-473-0560
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The Whippet baseball team beat Clinton, 10-0, on Tuesday, April 2. Gehrig Monday pitched 4-2/3 innings, allowing 4 hits, 3 walks and striking out 8. The game was shortened to 5 innings when Whitewater scored 7 runs in bottom of the 5th.
The Whippet baseball team notched their fourth victory in the 2019 season with a 2-1 win at McFarland’s new baseball complex on Wednesday, April 4. Hunter Martin pitched 5-2/3 innings for his second win this year. Hunter allowed 3 hits and 5 walks while striking out 7.
Article by Coach Sdano; Photos by Bob Mischka
The girls’ softball team defeated Clinton on Tuesday by a score of 14-8. This puts the Lady Whippets at 5 wins and 0 losses to start the season. The Whippets sit atop the Rock Valley Conference with a 4-0 record.
Sara Johnson has led the way with the bat and on the mound. Sara is hitting .636 with a team leading 13 runs batted in. Sara is also undefeated as a pitcher going 4-0 with 1 save. Alyssa Schumacher (.692), Bryce Hibbs (.550), and Kiyla Kopecky (.421) have also been hot with the bats. Kopecky leads the team with 2 homeruns. The team is batting .430 as a whole.
The Whippets have a tough week coming up as they play East Troy at home on Tuesday, Beloit Turner at Beloit on Thursday, and then finish the week with a doubleheader at home against McFarland on Saturday. All three teams are top contenders in the Rock Valley.
A 2-day DNR Boater’s Safety class will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19 from 8 am – noon at the Whitewater Town Hall (W8590 Willis Ray Road, Whitewater). This training is open to anyone (not just town residents) at a cost of $10 per person.
Wisconsin law requires that anyone born after Jan. 1, 1989 must have a boater’s safety license in order to operate a power boat or PWC. This class is a good refresher for all ages and parents are encouraged to sign up along with their children. Space is limited to 20 people.
Register online at https://gowild.wi.gov/. You will need a DNR number (unless you have one from a previous course or license) or you can call 888-936-7463.
Join WUSD on Wednesday, April 10th to learn more about the current athletic fields assessment. Point of Beginning, the Stevens Point-based firm hired to complete the assessment, will provide information on the condition of the fields, their process, and recommendations. The community is invited to learn more and ask questions.
Art by students from ages 4 to 18 will be featured in the April exhibit at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center on 402 West Main Street. The show opens on Thursday, April 4 and runs through Saturday, April 20. It will be accessible Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. during those dates.
A reception for the students will be Sunday, April 7 from noon until 5 p.m. The reception will feature the Lincoln Elementary School’s World Drumming Ensemble at 1:30 p.m., the Washington Elementary School’s K/1 singers at 3 p.m., and the Washington 2/3 singers at 3:30 p.m. The show and reception are free and open to the public.
The exhibit will include a variety of two and three dimensional artwork by students from area schools. The art teachers displaying their students’ art are: Mareta Hale (Washington), Sara Sixel (Lincoln), Sara Brautigam (Lakeview), Sarah Heyer (Middle School), and Crystal Gill (High School).
Megan Matthews, President of the Whitewater Arts Alliance, said, “This show is a great opportunity to highlight the talents of Whitewater’s students. There is incredible creativity going on in our schools, and the Whitewater Arts Alliance is pleased to work with the school district to give students an opportunity to be recognized for their work.”
Whitewater’s Cultural Arts Center is located on 402 West Main Street in the historic White building near the Birge Fountain. Parking is behind the building, with an elevator available from the parking lot entrance. Parking is also available on side streets.
Concurrent with the Whitewater Unified School District April Student Art Exhibit on display at the Cultural Art Center, the College of Arts and Communication Inclusive Excellence Fellows will offer an “Inclusive Excellence in the Arts” dance excerpt and talk-back session on Saturday, April 6 at 2:00 pm in the Cultural Art Center, 402 West Main Street, Whitewater.
Alfonso Cervera and Alessandra Williams will share an excerpt from a student dance recital and discuss the creative process and inspiration behind their work with attendees.
Alessandra Williams has conducted research and taught classes in Asian American and African American dance, as well as performed nationally and internationally with the Minneapolis-based Ananya Dance Theatre company. Alfonso Cervera is the co-artistic director of Primera Generacion Dance Collective and has performed internationally and nationally with works that convey ideas on the Mexican-American experience, Cervera also utilizes his own technique “Poc-Chuc” that fuses Ballet Folklorico and Post-Modern techniques and aesthetics.
The event is free and open to the public and seating is limited.
