Dustin Reichwald

Loving Vincent – Wednesday, July 18 at 12:30 PM, Seniors in the Park

From Wikipedia:

Loving Vincent is a 2017 experimental animated biographical drama film about the life of painter Vincent van Gogh, and in particular, the circumstances of his death. It is the first fully painted animated feature film. The film, written and directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, is a Polish production, funded by the Polish Film Institute, and partially through a Kickstarter campaign.

First conceived as a 7-minute short movie in 2008, Loving Vincent was idealized by Dorota Kobiela, a painter herself, after studying the techniques and the artist’s story through his letters.

Each of the film’s 65,000 frames is an oil painting on canvas, using the same technique as Van Gogh, created by a team of 125 painters. The film premiered at the 2017 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. It won Best Animated Feature Film Award at the 30th European Film Awards in Berlin and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 90th Academy Awards.

The film received positive reviews with critics praising the performances and received three nominations at the 75th Golden Globe Awards, including Best Director and Best Actress – Drama for Williams.

When: Wednesday, July 18 at 12:30 PM

Where: Seniors in the Park

Free Robotics Camp hosted by Ferradermis

Ferradermis, the Whitewater High School FIRST Robotics Team, is holding a free robotics boot camp for new and current members from August 4 – August 11. The team is open to all Whitewater High School students. Throughout the week, participants will take a small robotics project from conception to build. Students will work with Inventor to do CAD and will get experience with wiring and programming. We ask that participants commit to attending at least 5 of the 6 dates including both Saturdays.

To reserve your spot, please email Laura Masbruch at lmasbruch@wwusd.org no later than Friday, July 20. A minimum of 10 participants is needed for the camp to run.

Dates and times for the camp are listed below:

  • Saturday, August 4, 8:00am – 4:00pm
  • Monday, August 6, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
  • Tuesday, August 7, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
  • Thursday, August 9, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
  • Friday, August 10, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
  • Saturday, August 11, 8:00am – 4:00pm

Savory Sounds Summer Concert: Brass Knuckles, July 19 at 11:30 am

Brass Knuckles

July 19 at 11:30 am

 Birge Fountain in front of the Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St.

Brass Knuckles Brass Quintet with Percussion is comprised of professional musicians who are also educators and have taught in public schools, universities, and colleges, as well as teaching in a private lesson studio. The musicians’ variety in performance background venues lends to a wide variety of styles in their repertoire. Their experiences include other brass ensembles, concert bands, touring bands, jazz ensembles, drum and bugle corps, percussion ensembles, and orchestras. All have been on numerous recordings with a variety of ensembles and will be recording their first Knuckles CD in 2019. They currently are available for concerts, weddings, wedding receptions, parties, memorials, special events, school events, and anything else you can imagine and Savory Sounds is excited to have them perform on the series.

The WAA is grateful to our partners-Fairhaven Senior Services, First Citizens State Bank, Fort Community Credit Union, Olm and Associates, and PremierBank–for helping to make these events possible.

Whitewater Toppers 12U Take Runner-Up

By John J. Schimming

This past weekend the Quad County League had their 12U softball tournament in East Troy. The Whitewater Toppers team closed out the season in fashion taking second place in the silver bracket. The girls won their first two games of the tournament 16-8 and 12-7 on Saturday. The team came back on Sunday morning to take on East Troy for the championship game, however, had to settle for second place.

The coaching staff was very happy with the girls’ performance, especially during the second half of the season. The girls started the season 0-7 however the staff continued to see improvement and just told the girls they were getting better and the wins will come. This came true as the team finished the season 7-2 to close out the season with an overall record of 7-9. The girls learned great fundamental softball throughout the year to help them prepare for upcoming years.

Coach Schimming would like to thank the girls and parents for a great year. It was a very enjoyable time working with the girls. Thank you also to Jim Gosh and Josh Kubicz with their coaching expertise this year. It was great working with these two gentlemen as well.

Upcoming City Meetings: Week of July 16 to July 22

Downtown Whitewater Board of Directors – Monday, July 16, 2018, 5:00 pm, Discover Whitewater Conference Room. For agenda, 

WUSD Policy Review Committee – Monday, July 16, 2018, 6:00 pm, Whitewater Unified School District Central Office. For agenda, 

Library Board of Trustees – Monday, July 16, 2018, 6:30 pm, Irvin L. Young Memorial Library – Community Room. For agenda, 

WUSD Citizens Financial Advisory Committee – Tuesday, July 17, 2018, 6:00 pm, Whitewater Unified School District Central Office. For agenda, 

City of Whitewater Common Council – Tuesday, July 17, 2018, 6:30 pm, City of Whitewater Municipal Building. For agenda, 

Parks and Recreation Board – Wednesday, July 18, 2018, 5:30 pm, City of Whitewater Municipal Building – Cravath Lake Front Room. For agenda, 

Susan G. Schulte (Mrs. Max Taylor), age 68 of Whitewater and Franklin, WI left embodiment July 4, 2018 in her Whitewater home.

She was born on November 16, 1949 in Cedar Rapids, IA, a daughter of Harold and Marie (Bigge) Schulte.  Susan was the 8th of 13 children growing up on the family farm in Watkins, IA.  She married Max Taylor April 22, 2012.  They made their home in Whitewater.  Max left embodiment August 5, 2016.

Susan was an analytical thinker and teacher of many things.  Her passion was to share her insights with others.  She enjoyed nature, reading, taking walks and visiting with family and friends.  She especially enjoyed spending time with her dog Bliss as well as with her grand-dogs Wilson, Bentley and Smokey. She was a loving mother of three daughters, Leigh Anne (Steve) Kohls, Annalea Madison and Kendra (Tyler) Bittner.  She cared deeply for her family with her daughters always in the forefront of her thoughts.

Susan is further survived by three grandchildren, Anna and Isaac Kohls and Madison Grindall; step-son Mark (Jill) Williams of Flagstaff, AZ; three step-grandchildren Ian, Mallery and Lindsay; eleven siblings, Arnold Schulte of Cedar Rapids, IA, Cecilia (Wayne) Becker of Marshalltown, IA, Janice Tranberry of Plymouth, MN, Vincent (Karen) Schulte of Norway, IA, Annabel (Walt) Oakley of Libertyville, IL, Francis Schulte of Amana, IA, Harold Jr. (Renate) Schulte of Amana, IA, Christine Volz of Cedar Rapids, IA, Jolene (Frank) Randall of Ames, IA, Brenda (Tim) Kapucian of Keystone, IA and Valerie Schulte of Phoenix, AZ; sister-in-law SueAnn Schulte of Phoenix, AZ; many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by her parents and one brother, Alan Schulte.

A celebration of her life is being planned for a later date in Iowa.

The Nitardy Funeral Home assisted the family, www.nitardyfuneralhome.com

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has been named as a “College of Distinction”

For the second consecutive year, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has been named among the Colleges of Distinction— a national honor that recognizes campuses for exceptional teaching and dedication to student success.

What’s a “college of distinction”? It’s a school handpicked by admission experts for the Colleges of Distinction project. They judged the 4,000 or so colleges and universities in the country based on four factors: engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities, and successful outcomes.

For more information, see this news release from the university.

For more information on the Colleges of Distinction project, visit their website.

Roberta “Bobbi” Sommers, 75, Whitewater passed away on Monday, July 09, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI.

Bobbi was born on November 2, 1942, in Elkhorn, WI to Walter and Bernice (Hurdis) Ferguson.  She graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1960.  Bobbi married Paul Sommers on November 3, 1962.  He preceded her in death on May 19, 1981. She was a legal secretary for Godfrey Law Firm in Elkhorn for 12 years.  Bobbi also worked as a Program Assistant in the Financial Aids office and the Theatre/Dance Department for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater until her retirement.  Bobbi enjoyed all Wisconsin sports, Nascar, crocheting and knitting.  She enjoyed spending time with her friends and family.

She is survived by her children; Tammy (Bill) Beaver, Fort Atkinson, Ken (Patricia) Sommers, Elkhorn; granddaughter, Carrisa (Alex) Matz; many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister Mary Strouse and brother Thomas Ferguson.

A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at 11:00 am at the Nitardy Funeral Home, 550 N. Newcomb St., Whitewater, WI 53190.  Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 10:00 am until the time of the service.  A private burial will take place at the Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater.

The family would like to thank the staff at St. Mary’s Hospital for their loving care.

www.nitardyfuneralhome.com