Dustin Reichwald 
On Thursday, March 14, Senator Janis Ringhand and Representative Don Vruwink will host a listening session at the SweetSpot Cafe located at 226 W Whitewater St. in Whitewater. The session will begin at 8:15 am. Everyone is invited to stop in, ask questions, and discuss their concerns.
The Whitewater Historical Society invites you to participate in our 8th Annual Whitewater Collects event on Saturday, March 16, 2019. Whether you have displayed a collection previously, or this would be your first time, we are inviting you to share your collectibles with your neighbors at this public event. The collection can be antique, vintage, or contemporary. We will provide 1-2 tables for your display at the Cravath Lakefront Center, and there is no charge to display, or for the public to view, these collections.
Whitewater Collects takes place on Saturday, March 16 from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm, with the doors to the Lakefront Center opening at 10:30 AM for collectors to set up their displays. Public viewing commences at 1:00 PM. We are pleased to again offer free professional verbal evaluations of 2 antique or vintage items for the public. Noted auctioneer, Carol Miller, owner of Bailey’s Honor Auction and Estate Services, LLC, will perform this service from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM. Ms. Miller also conducts the biennial fundraising auction for the Friends of the Wisconsin State Historical Society.
Please reply to Jan Goder at email address jgoder1976@gmail.com, or phone 262-949-0644, to register, ask questions or send your regrets. If registering, please include the number of tables you
We look forward to hearing from you, and especially seeing what you like to collect. Join us! It’s a fun, interesting, and educational event for our community!
The J-Hawk Aquatic Club had ten 13 & Over athletes competing at the Wisconsin State Swimming Championships this past weekend.
J-Hawk State Team: Dani Cramer, Gaby de Moya-Cotter, Sophia Fanshaw, Grace Foucault, Ella Gorski, Ella Houwers, Cameron Krause, Young Liang, Ruby Schieldt, and Brianna Zimdars
Dani Cramer led the team as she finished in 4th place, in the highpoint awards, for the senior girls. Dani had an outstanding weekend, qualifying for nationals in the 200 fly and 400 IM. She also swam a 1:59.93 200 back and a 55.44 100 back (the 2:00 barrier is a huge accomplishment, in this event). Dani now has 9 events that she can choose from, at nationals (50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 50 fly, 100 fly, 200 fly, 100 IM, 200 IM, and 400 IM), which shows an incredible versatility.
Dani, Ella Houwers, Gaby de Moya-Cotter, and Brianna Zimdars achieved the national qualifying time for the 400 medley relay and the 200 medley relay.
Young Liang broke the team record in the senior 100 IM.
Grace Foucault also achieved her first Speedo cut, in the 200 back and will be travelling to Rochester, Minnesota to compete March 16th-17th.
We had several top 20 performances, from Dani, Young Liang, and Ella Houwers
Top 20 Performances (made it back to finals):
Dani Cramer: 200 fly (5th, 2:05.93), 400 IM (4th, 4:29.90), 200 back (3rd, 1:59.93), 100 back (3rd, 55.44), 100 IM (12th, 59.17), and 100 free (19th, 53.15)
Ella Houwers: 200 breast (5th, 2:22.00), 100 breast (14th, 1:07.17), 400 IM (18th, 4:40.43), and 200 IM (20th, 2:10.32)
Young Liang: 100 breast (8th, 58.19) and 200 IM (13th, 1:58.44)
The 400 medley relay placed 11th and the 800 free relay (Ella Houwers, Gaby de Moya-Cotter, Ruby Schieldt, and Dani Cramer) placed 14th
Best Times:
Dani Cramer: 200 fly (3.5 sec), 400 IM (3 sec), 200 back, 100 back, 100 free, and 100 IM
Grace Foucault: 200 back, 100 fly
Ella Gorski: 50 free, 100 back, 200 back
Ella Houwers: 400 IM (9 sec), 100 IM, 200 IM, 200 back, 200 free
Cameron Krause: 100 fly, 100 breast
Young Liang: 50 free, 100 free, 100 IM, 100 fly, 100 breast, 200 IM
Ruby Schieldt: 1000 free
Brianna Zimdars: 1000 free (9 seconds), 100 free, 100 back, 100 fly, and 200 back (3 sec)
The next J-Hawk session starts on Tuesday, April 2nd. Visit www.j-hawks.org, for more information.
From Coach O’Hara:
Whitewater High School Gymnastics wrapped up the 2018-2019 season with a banquet held on Wednesday, March 6th at Whitewater High School.
The gymnasts did a fantastic job this season and they will continue to do so in future seasons. The awards presented at the banquet were earned by the following gymnasts. MVP Sydney Treder, Most Dedicated Autumn Lesar, Most Improved Varsity Trinity Nickels, Most Improved JV Anna Ejnik, and Rookie of the Year Giselle Ramirez. At the banquet, three Southern Lakes Conference awards were given out. This is a very high honor for the Whitewater High School Gymnasts. Trinity Nickels and Sydney Treder earned Honorable Mention and the highlight was Autumn Lesar earning Second Team All-Conference.
Thank you to the parents for supporting the girls, organizing pasta parties, and all the other amazing things you have done throughout the season. Thank you to Mr. Mischka for coming to the gymnastics meets and taking pictures of the girls.
Overall, it was an amazing season and I couldn’t ask for a better group of girls to work with. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. Go Whippets!
The Whitewater Rotary Club is having its annual Spring fund raiser. It’s a combination event:
Food & Wine Pairing – Black Sheep and Staller Winery
March 23rd 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the expanded Staller Winery, W8896 County Hwy A, Delavan, WI 53115
On-Line Silent Auction at www.32auctions.com/wwrc2019
Simply create an account in the upper right hand corner and bid on items. Items are added every day until March 21.
You will be notified when someone else “ups” your bid. There are many auction items from local businesses and individuals.
Bidding ends on March 23, 8:00 pm.
The Chancellor’s Office has received word that Stephen L. Solheim, age 66 of Whitewater, died on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Solheim came to UW-Whitewater in August of 1991 and served as a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.
A celebration of life gathering is planned on campus from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, at the Young Auditorium Fern Young Terrace.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, P.O. Box 2317, Madison, WI, http://www.wisconservation.org/
The campus flag will be lowered to half-staff on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, 2019 in his honor.
There are counselors available for those who would like to speak with someone.
Spring Masonic Dinner
Thursday, April 18th
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Roast Pork Loin, Dressing, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Corn, Dinner Rolls and Dessert
Adults: $10
Kids under 12: $5
Whitewater-Palmyra Masonic Lodge
226 W Main St, Whitewater
Carry Outs Available
The schedule includes something for people of all ages, from cooking to sign language and meditation to history.
A selection of workshops scheduled for the spring, which are held at the Rock County campus at 2909 Kellogg Avenue in Janesville, includes:
The Brilliant World of Harry Potter
Monday evenings in April, 6-8 p.m. Open to anyone eight years and older!
Painting Experimentation: Water Color and Acrylic
Saturday, April 20, 1-4 p.m. Available to adults 18 and older.
Seminar Series: Patriotism, Dissent and the Other in American History
Wednesday evenings in April, 6-7:15 p.m.
Life Story Writing Classes
Monday mornings in April, 10 a.m. to noon.
Information on dates, fees, age levels and more can be found at our website http://www.uww.edu/ce/rock-county. Register online — space is limited.
Additional programs for youth and families, adults and professionals are offered by Continuing Education and can be found on our website at uww.edu/ce.
If you have a disability and desire accommodations, please advise us as early as possible. Requests are confidential. UW-Whitewater provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX and ADA requirements. Please contact Continuing Education Services at cesevents@uww.edu or 262-472-3165 for more information.
He was born on April 27, 1954 in Monroe, WI to William and Marilyn (Kvale) Smith. He lived and went to school in New Glarus, WI until he was eight. Then the Smith family moved to Whitewater, WI. He graduated from Whitewater High School in 1972. After graduation he attended UW-Whitewater graduating in 1977 with a BA in history. While at UW-Whitewater he met his future wife Gail Zastrow. They were married on November 1, 1975 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Watertown, WI. Rick was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church and lived with his wife Gail in Fort Atkinson.
Rick worked for the food service company at UW-Whitewater while attending college. Upon graduation, he worked as a janitor and was later promoted to a Building Maintenance Lead Worker at UW-Whitewater. After 30 years he took early retirement in May of 2009.
Rick was an avid ham radio operator gaining his novice license in 1969. He continued to advance to an Extra license holding many calls over the years: WN9EMO, WB9EMO, NU9U and finally W9RWS. He was a member of the Tri-County Amateur Radio Club. Rick enjoyed collecting amateur radios and equipment and vintage AM/FM radios. From an early age he enjoyed repairing electronic equipment. Rick also loved fishing and camping with his family. He was a voracious reader and knowledgeable on many subjects, especially World War II. He loved playing with all his grandchildren.
His father, William J. Smith, preceded Rick in death.
He is survived by his wife Gail, daughter Jessica (Nathan) Belz, Amery, WI, and son Evan (Rebecca Wallace), Lakeville, MN. He is also survived by his seven grandchildren: Grace Belz, Jeremy Belz, Lana Belz, Cora Smith, Rylan Smith, Micah Smith and Asher Smith. He is survived by his mother Marilyn (Kvale) Smith, sister Karla (Charles) Jacobson, sister Joan Smith Schenning, sister Nancy Smith and brother Brian Smith. Special friends Cary Maas, Larry Watson, Greg Schenning, Danny Hoffman, and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and friends further survive him.
Nitardy Funeral Home is assisting the family. Visitation will be Friday, March 15 from 7 PM to 9 PM at the Nitardy Funeral Home, 1008 Madison Ave., Fort Atkinson, WI.
The service will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church, 404 Roosevelt Street in Fort Atkinson, WI at 11 AM on Saturday, March 16th with visitation from 10 AM to the time of service.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Crown of Life Christian Academy, Lakeside Lutheran High School, Bethany Lutheran Church or your favorite charity.
The family would like to thank the staffs and doctors of St. Mary’s Hospital and Fort Health Care for all of their care over the years.
