We wish to express our sincere gratitude to all of you whose outpouring of comfort, sympathy, prayers, gifts and remembrances have sustained us in our time of sadness and loss.
We truly appreciate all of you and thank you very, very much.
Forever in our hearts and prayers…..
Sincerely, The Dwight Hookstead family
Editor’s note: The following information was received from Fort HealthCare.
Fort Memorial Hospital in Fort Atkinson, WI announces it has been recognized as a 2022 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX™.
“We are proud to be named a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital once again,” said Mike Wallace, President, and CEO of Fort HealthCare. “In another year of challenges, the combination of our people working with our mission, vision, and values has kept us on track for continuously achieving recognitions like the Top 100.”
“Despite unprecedented adversity, rural providers continue to display resiliency and a steadfast commitment to their communities,” said Michael Topchik, National Leader, The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “Honoring the Top 100 is one of the highpoints of our year. We are delighted to recognize the exceptional performance and innovation of this year’s recipients, particularly in light of the extraordinary challenges facing America’s rural health safety net.”
Over the course of the last 12 years, the INDEX has established itself as the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance. Leveraging publicly available data, the INDEX is trusted by rural hospitals, health systems with rural footprints, hospital associations, and state offices of rural health across the country to measure and monitor performance across a variety of areas impacting hospital operations and finance.
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team used a suffocating defense and strong shooting on the offensive end Tuesday night on its way to a 72-49 win against UW-River Falls in the second round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament (presented by Culver’s) at Kachel Gymnasium.
With the victory, the fourth-seeded Warhawks (15-10 overall) advance to the tournament semifinals, where they’ll visit No. 1 seed UW-Oshkosh Thursday at 7 p.m.
Elijah Lambert tallied a career-high 25 points to go with six rebounds and four assists to lead UW-Whitewater, which shot 49.1 percent from the floor and held the Falcons (14-10) to 35.1 percent shooting. UW-W scored 22 points off UW-River Falls’ 18 turnovers.
Trevon Chislom registered 12 points and two steals, while Drew Fisher collected nine points and six rebounds off the bench.
The two teams exchanged baskets over the first six-plus minutes of the contest before the Warhawks embarked on a 9-0 run, including a 3-pointer by Lambert and two layups from Chislom, for a 19-10 lead with 10:51 remaining in the first half.
The Falcons recorded the next five points, but UW-Whitewater responded with another 9-0 run, including two buckets from Fisher, to make it 28-15 with 5:49 on the clock.
Gray gave UW-W its largest lead of the half at the 3:13 mark as his jumper made it 34-19. UW-River Falls scored four of the last five points in the period to narrow the Warhawk lead to 35-24.
Neither team scored in the second half until the 16:16 mark, when a 3-point play by Jack Brahm gave UW-Whitewater a 38-24 advantage. The play was part of UW-W’s 7-0 run to start the half.
The Warhawks’ lead never dipped below 11 in the second half.
UW-Whitewater will make its 13th appearance in the WIAC Tournament semifinals since the tournament’s inception in 1999. The winner of Thursday’s game advances to Saturday’s final at the highest remaining seed.
The Warhawks and UW-Oshkosh split a pair of meetings this season, including UW-W’s narrow 48-46 loss against the Titans on Feb. 16.
Editor’s Note: The following information was received from Fort Community Credit Union
Fort Community Credit Union (FCCU) was recognized on Tuesday, February 15th by Gov. Tony Evers as a recipient of the 2021 Governor’s Financial Literacy Award during a virtual ceremony. The honor is given in recognition of the efforts FCCU has put forth to serve members and community members by offering a vast variety of free educational resources.
As part of their core values, FCCU aspires to be the humble and approachable financial educator for every generation in their lifelong journey. Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, they have seen an overwhelming increase of video watch time and social post impressions related to financial literacy content. This ultimately means community members are more informed on financial topics giving them the knowledge needed to make sound financial decisions throughout life. The video library is complete with Spanish subtitles allowing the resources to be accessible in more ways to more people.
In 2021 FCCU team members dedicated over 330 hours to developing virtual Financial Literacy resources. This includes the development of the Common Cents video playlist with 23 videos ranging in topics from “how to read your credit score” to “how to teach your kids to save.” The FCCU online video library has over 184,000 minutes of watch time with a reach of over 666,000 impressions, an increase of over 247% from 2020.
Gov. Evers is quoted in another statement regarding this award saying, “Financial education should build on and respond to people’s individual strengths, circumstances, and needs in order to help them work toward their own unique goals. The dedication of these individuals and organizations to help Wisconsinites become more financially secure and achieve their dreams is commendable and helps ensure not only the future success of individuals and families but our entire state.”
The recipients of this award were selected by the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy and Capability from the nominations submitted for consideration. Criteria used to judge nominations included: innovative implementation of an effective financial literacy and capability program or program element within the last two years; emphasis on financial inclusion, demonstrated measurable results; collaboration with partners; and scalability of the program design. Visit the Council’s webpage to read a synopsis of the recipients’ efforts https://wdfi.org/OFL/govcouncilfinlit/
When asked about the efforts of FCCU, Sue Johnson, President, and CEO said, “This was definitely a group effort, I know that many of our team members have spent time in classrooms, starred in financial literacy videos, filmed and edited videos, and worked with our members to help them be in a better place financially. Our team members are the reason we won this award. I am so proud of them for making this possible.”
For more information on the award, FCCU’s efforts to increase financial literacy, and to find access to the free financial literacy resources available to you visit fortcommunity.com.
You are invited to join us for Rev. Dr. David Mc Donald’s Installation Service.
On Sunday, Feb. 27, the Congregational United Church of Christ, 133 S. Franklin Street, will install the Rev. Dr. David Mc Donald as pastor and teacher. Representatives of the Wisconsin Conference UCC, local faith communities, service organizations in Whitewater, and the wider United Church of Christ, will gather at 2:00 p.m. for the service.
Dr. Mc Donald came to Whitewater in June 2020 as the congregation’s designated interim minister. He was called to serve the church as its settled pastor in late 2021. A graduate of Beloit College, with advanced degrees in theology from Eden Theological Seminary in Saint Louis and Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Mc Donald has served as a pastor in the UCC since 1991.
A reception at the church will follow the service, and masked protocols will be in order for the day.
Editor’s Note: The following information was received from the University of Wisconisin-Whitewater, College of Arts and Communication
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Art and Design welcomes designer, artist, and entrepreneur Jordan Mozer for a free lecture and presentation at 7 p.m. on March 7, 2022. The lecture will take place in Young Auditorium as part of The Annette and Dale Schuh Visiting Artist Endowment. This event is free and open to the public; attendees are asked to rsvp by visiting www.uww.edu/artist. The Young Auditorium is located at 950 W. Main Street, alongside the Greenhill Center of the Arts. Masks are required for anyone entering campus buildings. For the most current safety guidelines, please visit the Warhawks are Back webpage at uww.edu/warhawks-are-back.
In the lecture, Mozer will detail his processes of conceptualizing and realizing various projects of different scales. He will also introduce “Love in the Chroma Zone,” the project he will work on with students during his residency from March 8 – 11. Mozer, based in Chicago, has explored the complexities of human relationships through paintings, drawings, and sculptures that give form to genetics, gender, love, and identity for over twenty years.
“Love in the Chroma Zone” can be traced to a series of sketches commissioned by Mick Jagger for a series of Rock opera sets and props Jordan imagined for the Rolling Stones. Some of these elements were transformed in subsequent projects, including “Herzblut” and “East” in Hamburg, Germany, and at a hotel in Times Square in New York for Bill Marriott.
In the latest iterations, the “Love in the Chroma Zone” incorporates meditations on genetics and the accelerating transformation of ideas about the gender spectrum and sexual expression. The project will engage UW-Whitewater students in assisting Jordan to realize a variety of two- and three-dimensional artworks and create a narrative environment in the gallery.
During his residency, Mozer will work with students over the course of four days to complete projects that include: murals scaled to the exhibition space, the finishing and base making for six full-sized sculptures, and the finishing of (24) 12” tall cast sculptures. Following his residency, the works will be on exhibit in Crossman Gallery from March 11 – April 1, 2022. Crossman Gallery hours can be found by visiting us online at uww.edu/coac/events.
Mozer’s visit is funded by the Annette and Dale Schuh Visiting Artist Endowment, established in 2015, in recognition of the experience Annette Schuh had at UW-Whitewater as an undergraduate art student, interacting with notable visiting artists. It is with this remarkable donor intent that artists of prominence visit UW-Whitewater on an annual basis.
Join us for the public lecture on Monday, March 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in Young Auditorium. This event is free to attend and open to the public; attendees are asked to rsvp by visiting www.uww.edu/artist. An ASL interpreter will be available. If other accommodations are desired, please contact Audra Lange (262) 472-5943 for further information. Masks are required for anyone entering campus buildings. For the most current safety guidelines, please visit the Warhawks are Back webpage at uww.edu/warhawks-are-back. The Crossman Gallery is located at 950 W. Main Street, in the Greenhill Center of the Arts.
About The Endowment
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Art and Design received a $1 million gift from alumna Annette (Derge) Schuh ’71 and her husband Dale in 2015. The endowment supports an annual visit of a visual artist of a significant stature to interact with UW-Whitewater students. For more information, visit us online at www.uww.edu/artist.
To the community of Whitewater,
Sixth graders at Whitewater Middle School are nearing the end of a book unit in which they read A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. Throughout this unit, students have learned about water conservation and the struggle for clean, accessible water that affects millions of people around the globe. As a culminating project, we ask for your assistance in our participation in Water for South Sudan’s “Iron Giraffe Challenge.” As participants in the Iron Giraffe Challenge, we are raising money for Water for South Sudan and their efforts to bring clean water to areas in need in South Sudan. If we meet our fundraising goal of $1000, Whitewater Middle School will be entered into a drawing to win a number of different prizes which include, but are not limited to, a school visit from Salva Dut (the main character of A Long Walk to Water) and a live video meeting with author, Linda Sue Park. In the two years that we have participated in and completed the Iron Giraffe Challenge at WMS, we have raised a total of $2,435. Please consider donating to this amazing and worthy cause. With your help, we can improve the quality of life for countless people by helping them access clean water.
For more information on the “Iron Giraffe Challenge,” please visit https://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/iron-giraffe-challenge.To donate, please visit our team page at http://secure.waterforsouthsudan.org/goto/wms. In order to qualify for the drawing, all donations must be submitted no later than April 1, 2022. If you have any questions regarding this fundraising effort, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Jordan Moser
Sixth Grade Language Arts and Mathematics Teacher
jmoser@wwusd.org
Whitewater Middle School
Whitewater, WI
Follow on Twitter: @MrMoser_Teacher
Walworth County Public Health is seeking community feedback on the preliminary results from the Community Health Assessment Survey. From that survey, 10 key health priorities emerged. But we want you to tell us: Which priorities are the most important? https://www.co.walworth.wi.us//CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=245
Editor’s Note: The following information was received from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Join the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater in celebrating diversity by striving for equity and inclusivity. This Spring, the forum is focused on sustainability and environmental justice. Forum open to the public.
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Opening with Brian Stansbury & Awards Ceremony
2PM – 4:15PM (CST)
Location: University Center, the Hamilton Room and Virtual
Description: The 2022 Spring Diversity Forum will focus on themes of sustainability and more. Join us by welcoming the keynote speaker Brian Stansbury, King & Spalding attorney who specializes on environmental, health and safety cases. The award recipients of the Diversity and Inclusivity Awards will be announced afterwards.
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Environmental Justice Solutions in the Milwaukee Area
3:30PM – 4:30PM (CST)
Location: Hyland Hall 2319 and Virtual
Description: Join panelists representing several organizations pursuing environmental justice initiatives in a wide variety of ways throughout the greater Milwaukee area.
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Film Showing – Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World
3:30PM – 5PM (CST)
Location: University Center, Summers Auditorium
Description: The film “Inhabitants” is a feature documentary that follows five Native American Tribes across deserts, coastlines, forests, and prairies as they restore their traditional land management practices.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Dealing with Environmental Grief and Eco-Anxiety through Environmental Justice Action
5PM – 6:30PM (CST)
Location: Hyland Hall 1300 and Virtual
Description: Dr. Kriss Kevorkian, an internationally known expert in grief, death and dying, and a leading authority on environmental and ecological grief, will help attendees come to terms with facing an uncertain environmental future by offering empowering ways to take positive actions to help our local environment and communities.
The Beehive Design Collective
From February 28 to Friday, April 1, 2022
Locations:
Andersen Library, UW-Whitewater Campus
Lenox Library, UW-Whitewater Rock County Campus
Description: The Beehive Design Collective is a volunteer arts collective that translates complex global stories, shared with them through conversations with affected communities, to beautiful imagery for use as educational and organizing tools. Four of their most impactful works and interpretive materials are featured in the Whitewater and Rock County campus libraries.
Names of the four pieces,
If you have a disability and desire accommodations, please advise us as soon as possible. Requests are confidential. UW-Whitewater provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX and ADA requirements. Please contact the EDI Office at edi@uww.edu for further information.
UW-Whitewater Schedule of Events: https://www.uww.edu/division-of-equity-diversity-inclusion-and-support-programs/diversity-forum
UW-Whitewater Facebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/57Wx8YzpC
Editor’s Note: The following information was received from the Whitewater Chamber of Commerce.
The Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce was incorporated in March of 1942 and is an organization dedicated to helping Whitewater Area businesses and the community thrive. This year, they are celebrating their 80th Anniversary and are excited to announce that they are seeking nominations from their partners and the community for the annual awards.
Each year the Chamber recognizes the work, commitment, and engagement of businesses, organizations, and individuals in the Whitewater community with awards and accolades during the annual dinner and celebration. The Chamber bestows honors through the Good Neighbor Award, Service Excellence Award, Lifetime Impact Award, Community Spirit Award, and Discover Whitewater Tourism Award. The Chamber is encouraging members of the community to submit nominations for these awards as community members often have the best opportunity to witness the excellence of those they nominate.
To submit a nomination, members of the Whitewater community can use this google form, https://forms.gle/hVxypiC2jAMJVyRL7.
Nominations will be accepted until February 28th.
On April 21st the Whitewater Chamber will be hosting their Annual Awards & Celebration Dinner to commemorate 80 years of serving businesses and the community. To help them create a visual timeline display of the history of the Chamber, they are inviting the community to share any photos, documents, or mementos they might have regarding the Chamber’s activities over the past eight decades. Items can be dropped off in the Discover Whitewater offices at 150 W Main Street in downtown Whitewater or emailed to info@whitewaterchamber.com.
Many great things are planned for 2022! For more information about Chamber events or anything Chamber-related please be sure to visit their website at https://www.whitewaterchamber.com/, follow them on Facebook, or contact Kellie Carper, Exec. Director at (262) 473-4005.