Dustin Reichwald Whitewater School Board – Special Meeting – Monday, October 29, 2018, 6:00 pm, Whitewater Unified School District Central Office
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Operational Referendum Listening Session – Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 6:00 pm, Whitewater High School, LMC
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Whitewater Landmarks Commission – Thursday, November 1, 2018 – 6:00 PM, Whitewater Municipal Building
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Through a Whitewater Community Grant, we were able to buy 7 Ozobots. The 4th graders have enjoyed working with them and practicing problem-solving skills.
Thank you to Fairfield Grange for distributing dictionaries to Lakeview’s third-grade students! Students are excited to look up new words as they continue to grow in reading!
Lincoln School fourth grade students Rowan and Madeline care deeply about animals. They decided to put this passion to work by raising funds to help animals in need of homes or rehabilitation. Together, Rowan and Madeline made rubber band and paracord bracelets. They sold these bracelets to Lincoln students and made $200.00! The proceeds will be sent to two groups that help animals. The first one, Paddy’s Paws, is a dog rescue whose primary goal is to find adoptive homes for amazing dogs that are located in shelters, rescues, and foster homes. The rescue is based in Fort Atkinson, but the majority of the dogs come from Houston, TX, where there is a huge amount of stray dogs. The second group, Fellow Mortals, is a wildlife hospital located in Lake Geneva. The group provides rehabilitation to wildlife based on the belief that encouraging compassion in humans toward all life brings out the finest aspects of our humanity. This project has certainly brought out the finest in these two caring students! Lincoln School is proud of them and all its leaders who do things every day to make the world a better place.
Congratulations to Jakob Gmur for winning a national proficiency award in Diversified Horticulture at the FFA Convention in Indianapolis this week.
Richmond 4H club did a community service project at Richmond Cemetery on Hwy 89 on Oct. 14. The club cleaned gravestones (by scraping the lichens off and then using a special solution designed for gravestones) and picked up garbage/ sticks on the grounds.
Thank you to the Richmond Cemetery Association and Walmart for purchasing/ donating supplies to help us get the job done.
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From Coach Carstens:
Another WIAA State CC meet is in the books as senior Nicole Tomomitsu and sophomore Trenten Zahn wrapped up their final races of the season at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.
Trenten raced first with the rain finally letting up making for a fun, yet slippery, race course in Division 2. He started out in 58th at the first mile and was looking good. While negotiating a sharp turn that was all mud he went down for the first time but bounced right back up and kept charging ahead. By the second mile, he moved up to 55th and was poised to make a strong final push but had another setback as he slipped again and went down a second time. Trenten used his skills as a multi-sport athlete from wrestling and knew that being on his knees he needed to get up as fast as possible and it was impressive to see! He raced his guts out and passed 8 more runners by the finish line to cross in 47th overall with a finish time of 17:19.2 with 151 runners in his race. Trenten gained invaluable experience in this race as an underclassman and was part of the Rock Valley’s strong showing of incredible strength at the state level. Three teams from the RVC finished in the top 6 (out of 16 teams) and four of the possible 10 medaling positions went to an RVC athlete.
Nicole followed in the final race of the day. As she passed by the coaching staff before the first mile she looked as though she had a grimace on her face. She passed by the first mile mark in 122nd and faded to 130th as the course got hillier in the second mile but got it together and moved up to 121st by the finish out of 152 runners. Nicole stopped the clock at 21:54.0. No matter the race or season that Nicole has worn the word ‘Whitewater’ across her chest, she has proudly found a way to honor it and the word quit is not in her vocabulary. Nicole was able to wear the jersey at the state meet three times and perhaps the most impressive part is how she found a way to make it happen after a less than ideal junior year. Most athletes would have packed it in and decided that is just the way it needs to be. Nicole didn’t mail it in. Nicole races with heart, guts and passion. She finished her career with two honorable mentions, one second team and as a senior earned her first, 1st team all-conference honor in the Rock Valley Conference.
Additionally, both Trenten and Nicole can be proud of their academic accomplishments, as both will be earning academic all-state honors. Academic all-state honors are given out annually by the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association. In order to earn academic all-state, a student-athlete must be earning at least a 3.5 GPA. This will be Trenten’s first and Nicole’s third honor. Trenten and Nicole clearly define what it means to be a student athlete in the Whippet Cross Country program.
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The No. 5 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team rolled up more than 550 yards of offense and forced three turnovers defensively Saturday in a 40-10 triumph at UW-Stout in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest in Menomonie, Wis.
The Warhawks’ win, coupled with UW-Oshkosh’s loss at UW-Stevens Point, clinched the program’s league record 36th WIAC championship and sealed the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs, which begin Nov. 17.
UW-Whitewater hosts UW-Stevens Point next Saturday, Nov. 3, for Senior Day, Shriners Day and Military Appreciation Day at Perkins Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
For the complete story at UWWSports.com,
Lee was born on January 5th, 1925, in Anderson, IN, daughter of Gabriel and Louise (Kincherson) Precup. She graduated from Anderson Senior High School in June 1943 and with a nursing science degree from Ball Memorial/Ball State University in Muncie, IN in June 1948. As a registered nurse, Lee practiced various types of nursing care including hospital duty, occupational nurse, industrial nurse, and school nurse. Lee met her future husband, Lewis William Stoneking in St. Louis. They were married for 57 years until his death in December 2006. Lee belonged to many nursing organizations and was a member of the Congregational/UCC Church in Whitewater. She was also a member of PEO, the Alpha Club of the Women’s Federation Organization of Whitewater, and the Women’s Congregational Circle at church. Lee had volunteered in the churches she attended and was a volunteer at Fort Atkinson Hospital in Fort Atkinson, WI.
Lee is survived by her four loving children: Lewis (Rhonda) Stoneking of Hartland, WI, Leslie (Lourdes) Stoneking of San Antonio, TX, Lisa (Victor) Simone of Los Angeles, CA, and Lori (Bob) Cunningham of Fitchburg, WI. She was blessed with five wonderful grandchildren: Stephanie (Stoneking) Billmyer, Michael Stoneking, Alanna Stoneking, Max Simone and Natasha Simone. In addition, she enjoyed three very active great-grandchildren: Emma and Matthew Billmyer and Ethan Stoneking. Lee is also survived by her sister Priscilla McCullough of Tucson, AZ, sister-in-law Frances Precup of Bloomfield Hills, MI, and several nieces, nephews and cousins in Indiana and Kentucky.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Congregational/UCC Church youth program, the Fairhaven Foundation or a charity of the donor’s choice.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at the Chapel of Maplewood Cemetery of Anderson, IN. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until the time of service at the chapel. Also, a celebration of her life will be held at Fairhaven in Whitewater on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 1:30 PM.
Olsen-Gibson Funeral Home is caring for the family. To place an online condolence, please visit www.olsen-gibson.com
Jim was born on March 11, 1960, in Fort Atkinson to Norman and Stephanie (Thompson) Godfrey. He graduated from Fort Atkinson High School in 1978. Jim thoroughly enjoyed his time in high school where he was known as the Gentle Giant. He was very involved with the FFA where he served as an officer and earned many awards and was able to compete at national events. Jim’s grandfather was an avid supporter of Jim’s FFA activities. He enjoyed working with his grandfather on his grandparent’s farm outside of Whitewater. Jim was an avid collector of John Deere collectibles, loved the Green Bay Packers, being outside and spending time cutting wood. Jim enjoyed being Santa Claus on Christmas Eve and would visit the elderly neighbors and shut-ins. Jim was a loving son, calling his mother daily at noon and after the Wheel of Fortune show when they would compare solving the puzzle. Jim was very faithful in remembering birthdays, Christmas and special occasions with a card for his family. He had a strong faith and was a regular supporter of the Marianist Mission. Jim worked for Crummey’s Marina, Standard Process in Palmyra, and the lumber yard in Fort Atkinson.
He is survived by his sons William and Garrett Godfrey; two grandchildren; mother Stephanie A. Godfrey, Fort Atkinson; siblings Kathleen Godfrey-Cordio, Fort Atkinson, Stephen Godfrey, Lavalle, WI, Phillip Godfrey, Verona, WI, Susan (Gabriel) Hall, Baraboo, WI; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Norman A. Godfrey; grandparents, William E. and Stephanie Thompson, Janet Godfrey Inman, David Godfrey and nephew, Joshua Cordio.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 29, 2018, at 12:00 pm at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1660 Endl Blvd Fort Atkinson, WI 53538. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Palmyra. A Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 28, 2018, from 2:00-5: 00 pm with the rosary being said at 5:00 pm at Nitardy Funeral Home, 1008 Madison Ave Fort Atkinson and on Monday at the church from 10:00 am until the time of Mass.
In Lieu of flowers, you may wish to consider memorials to the family to be designated to a charity of their choice.
The family would like to give special thanks to Lauderdale-La Grange EMT for their rapid response, and to Father Peter Auer.
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