If you live in the Whitewater Unified School District, you’re invited to complete a 3-minute online survey. At the end of the survey, you can enter your name to win a drawing for a $25 VISA gift card. Don’t delay — the survey will only be available until noon on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
Forty people who complete this short survey will be invited to participate in an online discussion group about UW-Whitewater. Hiebing, a Madison-based marketing and advertising agency, will use the research to help guide the university’s future recruitment marketing efforts. The online discussion group will be guided by Hiebing and will take place March 4-8. The total time commitment is about one hour of your time during that week. You’ll be asked to log in at your convenience each day and complete the activities posted for that day. If you are invited and complete the group discussion, you will receive a $50 VISA gift card to thank you for your time. If you are selected for participation, we’ll be in touch with details by Friday, March 1.
Jim was born
on January 17, 1942 in Titusville, PA to Walter and Twila (Hoover) Steele. Jim graduated from Punxsutawney Pennsylvania
High School in 1959. Jim served his
country in the United States Navy from 1960-1963. He married Shirley Schmid on October 26, 1963
at the First Methodist Church, Whitewater, WI.
Jim worked for 41 years at the John Deere dealership in Janesville under
four different owners. Jim started
fixing things at a very young age and never stopped fixing things. He was a “Mister- Fix-It” person and could
fix most anything. Jim was everyone’s go
to person. He was a very talented man
that people looked to for help. Jim also
restored 5 different tractors and lined them up every summer on his front
lawn. Jim and Shirley would love to
travel to antique tractor shows and tractor pulls. In their earlier years, a lot of time was
spent snowmobiling, boating, and fishing.
He is
survived by Shirley, his wife of 55 years; Sister, Peggy Anthony, Rochester
Mills, PA; Sisters-in-law Elaine Steele, Pat Schmid, and Marlene (Al)
Duerst; He was a special and much loved
uncle to his nieces and nephews Tim Anthony, Texas, Sarah Rising, Ed
Anthony, Barbara Means, Pennsylvania; Robin Kirk, Steve Steele, Pennsylvania, Scott Steele,
California, Linda Schmid, Indiana, David Schmid, Colorado, Randy Schmid, Eileen
Schmid, Russ Schmid, and Debbie Johnson,
Wisconsin, and Doug Abdeil, Australia, Melody Duerst, Melinda Hatteberg
and Char Asperheim, Wisconsin. He was
further survived by numerous family and friends.
A special
recognition for Laura Johnson and Josh Haeft for all the help and support they
have given.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; brothers William and Robert Steele; Brother-in-law
Clifford Anthony and Sister-in-law Mary Steele nephew Tommy Steele.
Per Jim’s
request, there will not be any services.
Burial will take place at a later date in the Richmond Cemetery.
The family
would also like to thank the Hospice Team, especially Rachael and Heidi, for
their special care.
Urban Forestry Commission Meeting Monday, February 25, 2019, at 4:30 pm at the Whitewater Municipal Building – Cravath Lakefront Room 2nd Floor (More Info, incl. Agenda)
Whitewater School Board Meeting – Monday, February 25, 2019, at 6:00 pm at the Whitewater Unified School District Central Office (Agenda)
Seed Capital Screening Committee – Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at 4:30 pm at the Innovation Center, Room 105 (More Info incl. Agenda)
Community Involvement & Cable TV Commission – Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at 5:00 pm at the Municipal Building- Cravath Lakefront Room- 2nd Floor (More Info incl. Agenda)
Finance Committee Meeting – Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at 6:00 pm at the Whitewater Municipal Building (More Info incl. Agenda)
CDA Board Meeting– Thursday, February 28, 2019, at 5:30 pm at the Innovation Center, Room 115 (More Info incl. Agenda)
The Whitewater Lions would like to sincerely thank everyone who contributed to making our 43rd Whitewater Lions Fish-A-Ree a smashing success.
Whether you donated funds, raffle prizes, or just came out to partake in our breakfast and fish-a-ree fun, your participation is greatly appreciated. There were some nice fish pulled through the ice and the weather was pretty cooperative this year. It was great to see all the families that came out to spend the day together.
All profits made from the event will be donated back into our community later this year.
Thank you, Whitewater! Together we are a wonderful community!
The classic film story, in its fourth retelling (1937, 1954, 1976, 2018) : An aging musician (Bradley Cooper) helps a younger singer (Lady Gaga) find fame and fortune, even as his age, alcoholism, and drug abuse sends his own career into a downward spiral. 5 Golden Globe nominations: Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress, Song. Oscars nominations coming…
When: Tuesday, February 26 at 12:30 PM
Where:Seniors in the Park
Movie Information: Rated R (language, some sexuality, nudity; substance abuse); 2 hours, 16 minutes (2018)
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team welcomes UW-La Crosse to Kachel Gymnasium Friday at 7 p.m. for a semifinal in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (Presented by Culver’s).
Tickets for Friday’s game can be purchased online at tickets.uww.edu or at the door starting at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $8 per adult, $4 for senior citizens (ages 62 and over), $3 for students and free for children ages 4 and under.
The winner of Friday’s game advances to the tournament’s championship game, which is scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. at the highest remaining seed.
The second-seeded Warhawks (17-8 overall), who are ranked seventh in the latest NCAA Central Region rankings, enter the postseason with nine wins in their last 10 games. The team tied for second in the WIAC regular season standings with a 10-4 record and earned the tiebreaker for the No. 2 seed over UW-La Crosse thanks to its two wins over first-place UW-Oshkosh.
The Warhawks seek their third consecutive WIAC Championship title. UW-Whitewater is 11-18 all time in the conference tournament, including a 2-0 mark in games against UW-La Crosse.
Join us at the Community Space this Saturday, Feb. 23, 1-6 pm, for a Mural Painting Party and Open House at 834 E. Milwaukee St. in Whitewater. Drop in any time to help us paint our mural-to-be, check out our new space, and enjoy sweet and savory treats from the SweetSpot.
The Whitewater 3rd Grade Zor Shrine Circus Trip has occurred annually for 47 years. Thousands of Whitewater 3rd graders, siblings, and parents have attended this event over this time period.
This year, over 110 kids and parents had a great time at the Circus on Saturday, February 16th at the Madison Veterans Memorial Coliseum. This is all made possible because of the generous contributions from local area businesses and individuals. The Zor Shrine Circus wishes to thank the following 2019 sponsors:
Aurora Deck Lighting
Binning & Dickens Insurance
Brennan & Steil, S.C.
Burtness Chevrolet
DLK Enterprises, Inc.
First Citizens State Bank
Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital / Mike & Kristin Wallace
Frawley Oil Company
Hawk Bowl
HSI Rentals
Jefferson County Daily Union
Kachel Financial Group / Cetera Financial Specialists
Ketterhagen Ford
Knight Public Affairs
Leif Knudsen, CPA, S.C.
Provisur Technologies
Whitewater Manufacturing
Wisconsin Dairy Supply, Inc.
A special thanks to Nelson Bus Service & Culvers of Whitewater for providing transportation and lunch for all of the attendees.
The Whitewater Whippet Girls’ Basketball team defeated St. Thomas More 70-17 in their first Regional Game Tuesday night. It was truly a team effort. We had 10 players score! Abby Grosinske led with 14 points followed by Cassidy Laue with 13 and Kacie Carollo with 9. Jocelin Beecroft and Alyssa Schumacher each scored 8 and Jaden Hennaman scored 7. Jocelin Beecroft and Kacie Carollo dominated on defense with 11 steals between them, Beecroft 6, Carollo 5.
WHS Gymnastics celebrated parent’s night on Monday, February 11th at a home dual against Waterford. The WHS gymnastics team scored a 121. The highlights in this meet included senior Autumn Lesar placing 3rd in the Balance Beam scoring a season high of 8.325 and placing 3rd in the All-Around scoring a 31.05. Senior Nicole Tomomitsu placed third in the Uneven Bars scoring a 7.4.
On Friday, February 15th the WHS gymnast were in action at their Conference Tournament at Jefferson High School. The Whippets competed against BUW, Elkhorn, Waterford, and Jefferson and placed 4th as a team scoring a 123.175. At Conference, the Whippet gymnasts competed their hearts out and had clean, polished and outstanding routines. Senior Sydney Treder had an outstanding Beam routine Placing 8th at Conference scoring an 8.325. Freshman Trinity Nickels also had a polished Beam routine placing 10th at Conference scoring an 8.225. Trinity also placed 11th in the All-Around scoring a season-high of 31.825 and 13th on the Uneven Bars scoring a 7.7. Senior Nicole Tomomitsu, who also had a successful Bar routine, tied for 14th scoring a 7.65. In the Junior Varsity Conference competition, Junior Hailey Prager placed 6th on the Uneven Bars scoring a 6.4. Sophomore Jenna Caldwell took 10th on the Balance Beam scoring 7.2. Overall, these athletes had a very successful Conference Tournament and the WHS Gymnastics Coaches and Parent- Athlete supporters couldn’t be prouder of their accomplishments. If you want to see more flips and twists, come support your Whippet Gymnasts at their Sectional Tournament on Friday February 22nd at Mount Horeb High School. Gooooo WHS Gymnastics!!!
