Dustin Reichwald

Help Whitewater become recognized as an “Active Community”!

The City of Whitewater and W3 (Working for Whitewater’s Wellness, Inc.) are working on an application to become recognized as an Active Community in Wisconsin.  Recognition is given to community groups and partnerships for their commitment to building active, vibrant communities.  The application is mainly focused on walking and biking strategies, policies and community engagement. We believe that these and many other opportunities are already happening in our community!  We would like to develop a list of these opportunities to share with all who live, work and play in and around Whitewater, WI.

Please fill out our online SURVEY to share your program, event or activity available in the Whitewater community.

For questions or additional feedback please email whitewaterwellness@gmail.com

Whitewater High School Class of 1978 – 40th Class Reunion, July 28, 2018

Whitewater High School Class of 1978 – 40th Class Reunion

July 28, 2018, at 841 Brewhouse, Whitewater (Photo by Tom Ganser)

Top row standing L to R

Kelly (Wynn) Smith, Martha (Wilson) Arnold (Texas), Jordeanna (Zweiffel) Daellenbach, Lori (Meisner) Roach, David Helming, Tammy (Root) Wiedenhoeft, Liz (Haughian) Vasquez, Ron Brenton, Mary (Weiman) Bourgeois (Texas), Barbara Johnson, Mary (Cordio) Lakatos (Illinois), Pam (McCulloch) Hookstead, Kevin Hartman, Charles Davidson, Wayne Redenius, Frank Taylor, Karl Stroll, Marc Taylor, Don Peterson, John Forester, March (Piasecki) Rebman (Minnesota)

Second row from top sitting L to R

Janine (Zelle) King, Joe Vasquez, Lezlie Oldenburg, Cindy (Fero) Halfmann, Lisa (Buening) Sheldon, Kim (Pilon) Berry, Pam (Jennings) Reiling (Illinois), Joanne (Triebold) Himebauch, Lisa (Fulton) Taylor, Laurie McLeroy, Diane (Roe) Holtz, Lisa (Johnson) Strielow

Third row from top standing L to R

David Caldwell, Jim Kienbaum, Jim Casey, Jeri (Webb) Henry, Kandie (Taylor) Saxe, Gary Tucker (Oregon), Scott Sweno, Eric Triebold (Georgia), Craig Zeise, Dale Wendorf, Terry Stritzel, Dan Becker, Brenda (Quass) Garncorvitz

Fourth/Bottom row from top sitting L to R

Marie (Harris) Parker, Brenda (Roloff) Neumeister, Jolene (Schmeling) Krahn, Brenda (Voss) Powell, Jodeen (Stone) Kienbaum, Vicki (Albrecht) Hagstotz, Janet Salzwedel (Minnesota), Kay Grosinske (Texas), Rachel (Alvarado) Hellen

City of Whitewater Receives GFOA Budget Award

The City of Whitewater proudly receives its first Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 2018 budget.

The award represents a significant achievement reflecting the commitment of city staff to utilize best practices within governmental budgeting. In order to receive the budget award, the City of Whitewater had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. These guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity’s budget serves as:

  • A policy document
  • A financial plan
  • An operations guide
  • A communications device

Budget documents must be rated as “proficient” in all four categories, and in fourteen mandatory criteria within those categories to receive the award.

When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to an entity, a Certificate of Recognition for Budget Presentation is also presented to the individuals or department designated as being primarily responsible for having achieved the award. This has been presented to Cameron Clapper, City Manager; Steve Hatton, Finance Director; and Karen Dieter, Comptroller.

“We are very proud to have received this award,” said Finance Director, Steve Hatton. “This was the first year the City of Whitewater submitted a budget to the GFOA Award Program. We developed a number of enhancements to our 2018 Budget document with this program in mind. Each member of our staff played an important role in compiling and submitting information for us to create a complete and digestible document. We have already begun the 2019 budget process and are implementing several suggestions received through the GFOA program to further improve next year’s document.”

One purpose for submitting a governmental budget to this awards program is to benchmark efforts to improve the quality of local budgeting against established best practices. This program serves as an excellent tool for local governments throughout North America.

Over 1,000 municipalities were awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award across the nation for the 2017 budget year, only 22 of which were in Wisconsin. Whitewater is proud to have joined the group of Wisconsin award winners for the 2018 budget year. The most recent Budget Award recipients, along with their corresponding budget documents, are posted quarterly on GFOA’s website www.gfoa.org.

To view the 2018 City Operational Budget: http://www.whitewater-wi.gov/images/stories/finance/documents/2018_Budget_for_publishing_with_cover.pdf

Concert in the Park- Cyndi Meyer, Thursday, August 2 at 7:00 pm

Cyndi Meyer  –  Sponsored by Seniors in the Park

Concert in the Park

Thursday, August 2  7:00 pm  

Inside the Cravath Lakefront Center

Cyndi plays a wide variety of music from country to 70’s and some classic favorites. She has been playing in the area with the Rainbow Bridge Band for 42 years. There will be cold treats and chairs available for you inside the Lakefront Center.

Mixed Media Exhibit at the Cultural Arts Center in August

The Whitewater Arts Alliance is featuring a “Making Magic with Mixed Media” show at the Cultural Arts Center, 402 West Main Street, during the month of August 2018.   “Making Magic with Mixed Media” will run from Thursday, August 2 to Sunday, August 26 and is free. The CAC will be open from Noon to 5 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during that time.  The closing reception will be held at the CAC on Sunday, August 26 from 1 to 3 p.m.

As of July 17, artists have pledged more than 80 pieces in 2-D or 3-D. In this first-of-its-kind show at the Whitewater CAC, mixed media is broadly defined to include the creation of pieces of art using more than one medium — acrylics, oil, watercolor, pastels, pen and ink, pencil, etc. — to acrylic with collage, oil and cold wax, assemblage, etc. The options can be as narrow or broad as one’s imagination. The Whitewater Arts Alliance is excited to provide a showcase where this magical art will be featured and celebrated.

The goal of this exhibit is to stimulate interest in mixed media among artists from around the state. Artwork must be completed within the last two years and not previously exhibited at the Cultural Arts Center.

There will also be three demonstrations using different materials and techniques in mixed media.  All will be held at the Cultural Arts Center (402 W. Main Street) from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.  They include:

“Getting Acquainted With Alcohol Ink and Pen” by Kathy Gibbs, Thursday, August 9

“Watercolor and Mixed Media” by Karolyn Alexander, Friday, August 17

“From Pop Can to Pop Art” by Dawn Hunter, Thursday, August 23

These demos are free, and no reservation is required.  However, for planning purposes, the instructors would appreciate people letting them know if they plan to attend.  Interested parties should please email Linda Long (Lcubed12@gmail.com) or call 262-473-5538 with the demo(s) of interest to them.

More information can be found on http://www.whitewaterarts.org/mixed-media-exhibit.html

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.

 

St. Patrick Vacation Bible School

Black Panther – Tuesday, July 31 at 12:30 PM, Seniors in the Park

From Wikipedia:

Black Panther is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the eighteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, and stars Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa / Black Panther, alongside Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis. In Black Panther, T’Challa is crowned king of Wakanda following his father’s death, but his sovereignty is challenged by an adversary who plans to abandon the country’s isolationist policies and begin a global revolution.

When: Tuesday, July 31at 12:30 PM

Where: Seniors in the Park

Flash Mini Workshop: Create A Personal Website

Wisconsin Makers, 200 E Clay Street, is having two Flash Mini Workshops, August 1, from Noon to 2 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm, Creating A Personal Website.  The workshop will show you how to create and publish a personal website. Each person will create a free personal website using photos, graphics, and text. Webmasters of any skill level are encouraged to attend. The instructor has a sample website at https://spangler53511.jimdo.com/.