Dustin Reichwald

IMMIGRATION: A Personal and Story-Based Presentation

The Immigration Hispanic Task Force and Whitewater Unites Lives are excited to offer a story-based presentation about immigration and how it is perceived differently by many.

The 30-minute story filled presentation will take place on Monday, November 12, 2018, at 7 pm at the Starin Park Community Building in Whitewater.

Speaker and Emeritus Professor of Social Work, Jim Winship, teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and will share his personal experiences with immigration within his family and those he met along the way. As a Peace Corps Volunteer, Fulbright Professor in El Salvador and Columbia, and the author of Coming of Age in El Salvador, Jim has knowledge and experience that comes to life in his stories. Also having conducted research on youth and migration in El Salvador, Jim understands the thoughts, feelings, and emotions that correspond to the topic of
immigration.

Families are encouraged and welcome to listen to Jim’s experiences and to the stories of those who seek to immigrate to the United States or are currently living in Wisconsin. With his time in El Salvador, Jim will share the perspectives of families both abroad and local, while reflecting on the comparisons between recent immigrants and his own family’s
immigration story.

This presentation is open to the public and discussion after is encouraged and desired.

Whitewater Unified School District, Board Release Statement on November 6 Referendum Election Result

Casey Judd, President of the Whitewater Unified School District Board, and Dr. Mark Elworthy, WUSD District Administrator, released the following statement after voters approved the operational referendum November 6:

On behalf of the Whitewater Unified School District, we would like to thank our community members for their thoughtful consideration of the referendum question on the November 6 ballot. We are pleased that the solution the board presented to voters balanced the needs of the school district and our local taxpayers.

Throughout this process, we have worked to engage in a two-way conversation about WUSD’s needs and how we can best address those needs. This has also given us an opportunity to speak with many community members about how we can best position the district and its schools for the years to come.

With the passage of the referendum, WUSD will be able to maintain targeted class sizes, student support and mental health services, comprehensive instructional and co-curricular programs, and technology, safety, and facilities infrastructure.

We would like to thank everyone who took part in this process, including those who attended our community engagement events and provided us with their feedback and input over the past year and a half. We look forward to continued conversations about the future of Whitewater’s public schools.

UW-Whitewater Volleyball Earns NCAA Tournament Bid

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater volleyball team will make its 26th appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship over the last 27 years this week as it heads to the NCAA Regional at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Warhawks (24-7 overall) earned a Pool C, or at-large, bid to the national tournament and will face Ohio Northern in the first round this Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Central Time.

The winner of Thursday’s match will face the winner of the Greenville-Calvin match, which is slated for Thursday at 7 p.m.

Thursday, November 8 (all times Eastern)
12:30 p.m. – Wittenberg (23-2) vs Carthage (21-10)
3 p.m. – Hope (25-7) vs DePauw (17-10)
5:30 p.m. – UW-Whitewater (24-7) vs Ohio Northern (22-7)
8 p.m. – Calvin (28-1) vs Greenville (23-10)

Friday, November 9 (all times Eastern)
Wittenberg/Carthage winner vs Hope/DePauw winner at 4:30 p.m.
UW-Whitewater/Ohio Northern winner vs Calvin/Greenville winner at 7 p.m.

Saturday, November 10 (all times Eastern)
Regional Final at 7 p.m.

Related Links:
NCAA Division III Volleyball Web Page
NCAA Release
Bracket

On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, Charles “Tom” Coe passed away at age 74. 

Tom was born on June 15, 1944, in Milwaukee. He graduated from Whitewater High school in 1963 and served in the Army National Guard for a year. He then joined his Father at the Whitewater Register, aka Coe Printers and Publishers.

When Tom and his brother in law Russ Saunders sold the paper in 2001, it marked the end of the 128-year family owned business.

Tom was a member of the Whitewater Fire Department from 1968 to 2004, and his run included some time as Chief. He had a passion for sports and loved attending Badger and Warhawk sporting events.

Tom is preceded by his father Charles, mother Helen, and sister Pat.

He is survived by his sons Charlie and Steve, 4 granddaughters, Alyssa, Ashley, Angela, & Jenna, nephews, a niece, and many cousins.

A visitation will be held from 3-6 PM, followed by a service on Friday, November 9th at the Whitewater Fire Department, 312 W. Whitewater Street, Whitewater, WI.

The family is requesting no flowers.

VOTE! 2018 General Election from 7 am to 8 pm

The election is TODAY! Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. Wisconsin has same day registration. IF YOU ARE IN LINE BY 8 PM, YOU ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO VOTE!

 

You can register in person at your voting place. Find your voting place here:

https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/FindMyPollingPlace

To register you will need proof of residence. List of accepted proof of residence documents here (a valid driver’s license counts):

https://elections.wi.gov/publications/voter-guides/proof-of-residence

YOU WILL NEED A VALID PHOTO ID OR PASSPORT TO CAST A BALLOT. List of valid I’d here:

https://www.bringitwisconsin.com

What is on your ballot?

https://myvote.wi.gov/en-US/previewmyballot

For more information:

Poll Location and Ballot information: myvote.wi.gov

More info from the State of Wisconsin

More info from the City of Whitewater

 

Results will be posted on The Banner as they become available.

Whitewater City Winter Market starts November 10

The Whitewater City Market indoor market season starts on Saturday, Nov. 10, in the Community Room of the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, 431 W. Center Street. The market will run weekly, 9 am to noon, November 2018 through April 2019. (No market on Nov. 3, Nov. 17, and Jan. 5.)

Six months of weekly markets will offer market-goers everything from fresh-roasted coffee beans and freshly brewed kombucha to locally grown micro greens, cheese, local eggs, honey, fresh-baked bread, a variety of meats and granola. Add handmade cards, jewelry, quick breads, pastries and cookies, jams, award-winning gourmet popcorn, and a twice-a-month fish vendor. We think we have a winning season to look forward to!

Veterans Donation Drive | Campaña de Donación de Veteranos

 

  • Who: Whitewater Middle School Veterans PLT
  • What: Socks, Mittens/Gloves & Hat Drive for Veterans
  • Where: Whitewater Middle School
  • When: November 5th –November 30th
  • How: Select a paper sock, mitten, or hat from our giving tree (located outside the Middle School Office) that will be used to write a thank you note to the Veteran for their service! Feel free to take more than one! These will be included with the item that you have donated.
  • Place item, in original packaging, and paper sock/mitten/hat in a plastic bag and return to the Middle School office or Mr. Bee. All socks, hats, and mittens will go to Veterans in need in our surrounding communities.

***Cash Donations would be accepted as well to purchase these items!!***

  • Quién: PLT de Veteranos de Whitewater Middle School
  • Qué: Recaudar Calcetines, Mitones / Guantes y Gorros para veteranos
  • Dónde: Whitewater Middle School
  • Cuándo: del 5 de Noviembre al 30 de Noviembre.
  • Cómo: ¡Seleccione un calcetín de papel, mitón o gorro de nuestro árbol de donaciones (ubicado fuera de la Oficina de la Middle School) que se usará para escribir una nota de agradecimiento al Veterano por su servicio! ¡Siéntase libre de tomar más de uno! Estos serán incluidos con el artículo que usted ha donado.
  • Coloque el artículo, en el empaque original, y el calcetín / mitón / gorro de papel en una bolsa de plástico y devuélvalo a la oficina de la Middle School o al Sr. Bee. Todos los calcetines, gorros y mitones irán a los veteranos necesitados en nuestras comunidades alrededores.