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Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Whitewater Unified School District.

The Whitewater Unified School District (WUSD) has expanded their Youth Apprenticeship Program, which allows students the chance to gain work experience in career fields of interest to them. 

In coordination with local businesses in the City of Whitewater, WUSD has worked to develop a program for the upcoming summer and school year that offers high school students ages 16-18 real life experience in jobs they are interested in.  During the 2022 spring semester, the Whitewater Unified School District will host a career fair on January 19th where students can discuss apprenticeship opportunities with local employers.

To aid students as much as possible, Whitewater High School will assist students in building resumes, maintaining proper work etiquette, and hosting mock interviews.  There will then be a follow-up job fair on March 16th which will give students the opportunity to go through the hiring process with businesses of their choice. 

The WUSD Career Fair is set for January 19th, 2022 from 5-7 p.m. and the WUSD Job Fair is set for March 16th, 2022 from 2-4 p.m. Both will take place at Whitewater High School. 

“Our goal is to empower and engage students to start thinking about their future,” said Family/Community Engagement Coordinator, Molly Fuller. “The Youth Apprenticeship Program is a great way to let students test out different job paths and give them an advantage when it comes to college applications and future job searches.”

Once hired for their apprenticeship, students will begin training through the high school from March up until work begins on June 1st. Typically, youth in this program will work at their job of choice for about eight hours per week, completing roughly 450 hours in a year.  

The WUSD is dedicated to making sure this process is equally beneficial for both the youth and the businesses that participate. To ensure students are providing their best efforts, the high school will be consistently contacting employers for updates on students’ performance. 

The Youth Apprenticeship Program will continue to grow over the next few years and will eventually provide younger students with opportunities to get them thinking about their career at an earlier age. The WUSD will continue to allow extra accommodations for anyone interested in this program, and urge as many students as possible to take advantage of this opportunity.

For further information, contact Molly Fuller, Family/Community Engagement Coordinator at: mfuller@wwusd.org  or learn about updates at https://www.facebook.com/wwusd. 

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

The following individuals from our area are among more than 1,900 prospective candidates for degree attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee virtual commencement exercises held on Sunday, Dec 19, 2021 in Milwaukee. UWM is the second largest university in the State of Wisconsin, with over 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students. 

Whitewater, WI

 Abigail Childs, College of Letters and Science, Bachelor of Arts
 Talia Olson, College of Letters and Science, Bachelor of Arts
 Viet Vo, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Bachelor of Science

It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society.

This week we are featuring G. Stuart’s Mens Shop in this mid-1990s photo by George Scharfenberg. This storefront, constructed in 1892, housed long-term hardware stores and men’s clothing stores.

Many people probably remember this as the location of Art Lein’s men’s store. Art Lein began his store in 1959 out near the Hawk bowling alley, but soon moved to downtown. He operated his store until 1980. After remaining a men’s store, the storefront was absorbed into the Double Dip Deli in 1999 (now Rosa’s).

In the first half of the 20th century, this was the location of Baker Hardware and Keiser & Tubb’s Hardware (1894-c.1940). Many stores came and went quickly in downtown Whitewater, but the three storefronts we have featured this month housed some of the city’s most long-time businesses.

(George Scharfenberg Collection)

Editor’s Note: The below photos from the Whitewater High School Winter Gala Concert on December 9 were contributed by Tom Ganser. Several ensembles performed.

It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society.

Today’s post features another mid-1990s photo taken by George Scharfenberg. It is the Reynolds Pharmacy, located in a building that housed a pharmacy for 120 years. Built in 1883, the storefront first opened as A.V. Burke’s drug store (1883-1893), then housed the Duffin drug store for over 50 years (1893-1945). Clarence Krahnke operated his drug store here from 1945 to 1968, when he sold it to Jim Underwood, who sold it to Dan Reynolds in 1986. Reynolds remained here until 2004 before relocating to the west side.

Join us again next week for another 1990s look at a downtown Whitewater storefront.

(George Scharfenberg Collection)

Whitewater Unified School District School Board – Monday @ 6:30 p.m.
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Whitewater School Board
Whitewater High School Library
534 South Elizabeth Street
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6:30 p.m. via Zoom Online
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Agenda (Click on “meetings” in upper right corner) includes Approval of Administrator Contract Extensions and Letters of Intent for 2023-24; Review of 2020-21 financial audit

Irvin L. Young Memorial Library Board of Trustees – Monday @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda includes update from Library Expansion Committee
Irvin L. Young Memorial Library
Community Room
431 W. Center Street
This meeting will be both in-person and virtual
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City of Whitewater Common Council – Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda includes Commitment to contribute $3,000,000 towards library expansion project; discussion of lakesdrawn project and dredging of portions of the lakes.
City of Whitewater Municipal Building – Community Room
312 W. Whitewater St., Whitewater WI 53190
This will be an IN PERSON MEETING as well as a VIRTUAL MEETING
Citizens are welcome (and encouraged) to join us in person, or via computer, smart phone, or
telephone. Citizen participation is welcome during topic discussion periods.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
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Webinar ID: 851 3673 5869
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Versiti is the primary blood supplier for Southeastern Wisconsin, as well as Lakeland and Fort Hospitals. Please consider making an appointment by clicking here today. Hours are 1 – 6 p.m. Update: It appears that there will be plenty of room for walk-ins between 2:30-3:30.

By Al Stanek
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com

Residents of the City of Whitewater have an opportunity to have a positive impact on their community as candidates are being sought for three Common Council positions.

The seven-member Common Council has three seats up for election in April with nomination papers due by January 4.

Common Council representation is designed with one individual representing each of five different geographic areas that are elected by just residents of that individual area as well as two “at-large” council members that are elected by a citywide vote. In April voters will elect one of the two at-large members and council representatives for District 2 and 4. Information on district boundaries is available from the City Clerk’s office at (262) 473-0102 or at msmith@whitewater-wi.gov . The City Clerk’s office can also explain the paperwork and circulation of signature requirements which are slightly different for the citywide at-large position than for the individual numbered district spots.

A name that will NOT be appearing on the ballot in April for the first time in 14 years is that of current District 4 member Lynn Binnie. Binnie, the current Common Council president, indicated in November that he had decided not to seek reelection. To date only one potential candidate for District 4, Jill Gerber, has taken out nomination paperwork, which she has completed.

At-large member Jim Allen has taken out nomination paperwork, as has Lukas Scrieber, who was appointed in July to fill a vacancy in District 2. As of December 17, City Clerk Michele Smith indicated that no one else had taken out paperwork for either of those positions.

Any resident interested in serving on the Common Council is encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office well in advance of the January 4 deadline for submitting nomination papers. Council members are elected for two-year terms beginning in April. Evening meetings are on the first and third Tuesdays of each month and Common Council members also serve on various city boards and commissions that meet less frequently. A stipend of $300 per month is provided to council members.