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C. Keith Gustafson, 50, died unexpectedly on Monday, February 24, 2020 at his home in Whitewater.

C. Keith Gustafson, 50; died unexpectedly on Monday, February 24, 2020 at his home in Whitewater, WI. He was born on January 6, 1970 in Elkhorn, WI the son of Carl Gustafson and the late Twyla Joye (Agan) Gustafson. Keith was a 1988 graduate of Elkhorn Area High School. For over 15 years he was employed with Trostel Manufacturing of Whitewater, WI and was currently employed with MacLean-Fogg Manufacturing of Whitewater, WI. Keith loved the outdoors, enjoyed hiking, bicycling, and camping and was an avid Scrabble player.

Keith is survived by his father Carl (Jan) Gustafson of Elkhorn, WI, his sister Karan Buss-Gustafson of Madison, WI and his niece Karlynn Buss of Madison, WI. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and his mother Twyla.

Private family services were held. Online register book is at www.haaselockwoodfhs.com. Arrangements completed by Haase-Lockwood and Associates Funeral Home & Crematory in Elkhorn, WI.

Janesville Choral Union Rehearsing “An American Portrait” – All Singers Welcome

Choral Union Rehearsing An American Portrait

     ​Janesville Choral Union will begin rehearsals for a spring concert, An American Portrait.  The concert traces the history of our country in music, from the Revolutionary War through the 20th century, in a number of short pieces from various periods.

     Rehearsals begin on Monday, March 9th, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Cargill United Methodist Church, 2000 Wesley Avenue, Janesville, WI.  A single concert will be given Sunday, May 17th at 2:00 p.m.  Registration costs $20 to help defray costs (waived for students) and starts at 6:15.

     Singers of all abilities are welcome.  If you can carry a tune and keep count, please join us.  There are no auditions.  Newcomers sit next to more experienced singers who help out.

UW-La Crosse Announces Local December 2019 Graduate Peter McCrea

UW-La Crosse announces December 2019 graduates

LA CROSSE, Wis.(February 25, 2020) – The following area students completed degree requirements at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in December.

UW-La Crosse, founded in 1909, is one of the 13 four-year institutions in the University of Wisconsin System. UWL has more than 10,500 full and part-time students enrolled in 101 undergraduate, 28 graduate and two doctoral academic programs.
      
UW-La Crosse – www.uwlax.edu – is the state’s top-ranked public or private higher education institution by U.S. News & World Reports for master’s degree institutions and has been ranked among the top four Midwestern public institutions for more than a decade. UW-La Crosse remains one of only two Wisconsin colleges to consistently make Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s list of the top 100 best values nationwide in public colleges.
      
Students earning degrees in December included:
Whitewater, WI

 Peter McCrea, Bachelor of Science, Psychology Major

Don’t Lose Your Hair Over Long-term Care hosted by Seniors in the Park – Thurs., 3/26

Thursday, March 26 1:00 pm

Join Elder Life Group for a complimentary workshop to discuss how we guide seniors to preserve their assets from nursing homes or other unforeseen liabilities. Learn 3 steps to plan and protect your assets without having to “spend down” your assets or exhausting your life savings paying for care. Please register in advance.

Seniors in the Park
504 W Starin Rd, PO Box 178
Whitewater WI 53190

Phone 262-473-0535
Hours Mon-Thurs 8:00 am-4:00 pm Friday various days/hours

Senior Coordinator Deb Weberpal, CPRP
dweberpal@whitewater-wi.gov

Volunteer Editor Romelle Koch
Front Desk Patrea Wilson
Parks & Recreation Director Eric Boettcher

Websites: schedulesplus.com/wwtr
www.wwparks.org
www.whitewater-wi.gov

Seniors in the Park is a division of Whitewater Parks and Recreation


Whitewater High School Players “Tales of Poe” Opens Thurs., 2/27 for Four Performance Run

Chills are an inescapable part of this year’s Wisconsin winter, but another kind of chill – the spine-chilling, terrified excitement variety – is in store for everyone taking in a performance of the Whitewater High School Players production of “Tale of Poe” Feb 27-29 at 7:30 p.m. and Mar. 1 at 2:00 p.m. in the Whitewater High School Auditorium.

Of course … attending the performance on leap year’s extra day on Feb. 29 would be even more memorable!

Reserved seat tickets ($9 adult, $5 students) can be purchased an hour before the performances at the box office or ordered by calling 262-472-8178.

Based on six faithful adaptations of some of Edgar Allan Poe’s most haunting works, the stage curtains open to Poe’s wonderfully creepy world, including old favorites, “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” The Masque of the Red Death, “The Raven,” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

Also included is a staging of a less familiar dark comedy story by Poe.  “The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether” depicts the visit of an unnamed narrator to a mental asylum in southern France known for a revolutionary new method of treating mental illnesses called the “system of soothing.”  However, recently this treatment has been replaced by a much stricter system based on the work of a “Doctor Tarr” and a “Professor Fether”.

Under the direction of Jim McCulloch, the talented cast includes Olivia Amundson, Gio Anello, Emma Clarksen, Sierra Gonzales, Maggie Jay, Josh Kirley, Mckenzie LaFlash, Ilana Lothes, Audrey Mayer, Ben McCulloch, Chris Porcaro, Chloe Prince, Aldo Rodriguez, Amber Rossmiller, Lucas Scherer, Skylar Staebler, Haley Street, Madison Strickler, Evie Troxel, Anderson Waelchli, Carter Waelchli, Marco Wence, and Matt Zingheim.

Whippet Gymnasts Compete in Conference Tournament

On Friday, February 21, the WHS Gymnasts were in action at their Conference Tournament at Elkhorn High School. The Whippets competed against BB, WUW, Elkhorn, Waterford, and Jefferson. At Conference, the Whippet Gymnasts competed their hearts out and had clean, polished routines.

Freshman Halee Peters had a successful meet scoring an 8.2 on Vault, a 7.2 on Uneven Bars, and a 7.65 on the Floor Exercise. Anna Ejnik had a stuck beam routine in which she received a 7.25 and a 7.65 on the Vault. Maddy Donnelly scored a 7.75 on Vault and competed JV Beam for the first time scoring a 6.5. Caleigh Yang scored a 7.2 on Vault and Brenda Aguilar scored a personal best on Vault with a 7.6.

The JV competitors had a successful meet scoring many personal bests. The personal bests included Ashly Xochipa with a 7.3 on Vault, Julia Feit with a 6.9 on Vault, and Brooke Bazeley with a 4.9 on the Balance Beam. 

Overall, these athletes had a very successful Conference Tournament, and the WHS Gymnastics Coaches and Parent- Athlete supporters couldn’t be prouder of their accomplishments.

If you want to see more flips and twists, come support your Whippet Gymnasts at their Sectional Tournament on Friday, February 28, at Elkhorn High School. Gooooo, WHS Gymnastics! 

Article and Photo Submitted by Coach Kelly O’Hara

UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball to Host WIAC Semifinal Thursday, 2/27

The No. 4 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team will host a semifinal of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (Presented by Culver’s) this Thursday, Feb. 27, against the lowest remaining seed.

Tip-off for Thursday’s game is slated for 7 p.m. inside Kachel Gymnasium.

The Warhawks (23-2 overall) are the tournament’s top seed after winning the WIAC regular season championship for the ninth time in program history with a 13-1 league record.

The winner of Thursday’s game will advance to Saturday’s final, which will take place at the home of the highest remaining seed.
 
Tickets for Thursday’s game are available online at tickets.uww.edu and at the door approximately 90 minutes prior to tip-off. Cost of admission is $9 for adults, $6 for youth and seniors, and free for WIAC students with identification.

Potential opponents for Thursday’s game include UW-Oshkosh, UW-Stout and UW-Stevens Point. No. 4 seed UW-Oshkosh hosts No. 5 seed UW-Stout Tuesday at 7 p.m., while No. 6 seed UW-Stevens Point visits third-seeded UW-La Crosse Tuesday at 6 p.m.

UW-Whitewater Jazz Ensemble visits Whitewater High School Music Masters

The UW-Whitewater Vocal Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Sharri VanAlstine, visited the Music Masters Ensemble class on Monday, February 18th. The Music Masters Ensemble shared one of the songs they are preparing for Solo/Ensemble Festival. The Vocal Jazz Ensemble sang three pieces for our students. The visit finished with a chance to improvise 12-bar blues while “trading fours” with the UW-W students.

Mayer Places 5th, 7th at State Swim

Way to go Jack! 

Congratulations to Jack Mayer on his 5th place finish and new school record time of 22.15 in the 50 Freestyle at the State Swim Meet in Madison on Friday night, February 21!

Great 100 Freestyle swim too, finishing in 7th with a lifetime best time 48.50!

Way to finish strong!

Article and Photos Submitted by Coach Gina Foucault.

Friend Headed to State Wrestling

On Saturday, two Whippet Wrestlers traveled to Evansville to participate in the WIAA Sectional Wrestling Tournament. David Cushman and Carter Friend represented Whitewater very well on Saturday, both wrestling top notch matches during the day.

David started off the day with a tough loss in the first round to an eventual state qualifier from Viroqua. David was fortunate to get a wrestle back because his guy made the championship. David had a tough task ahead of him in facing a returning state qualifier from 2019 in a Lodi opponent. David imposed his will and set the pace early on taking a 6-2 lead after the first period with three outstanding takedowns. David finished the match off winning 8-4 to put himself into the 3rd place match. Unfortunately, David fell in this match 7-2 thus just missing out on punching his ticket to the State Tournament.

Carter Friend, Regional Wrestling Meet, Submitted by John Schimming

Carter started his day off with a big win over his Darlington opponent 17-9. This was a good warm up for Carter as he had a very good opponent in the semi-finals from Richland Center who is a strong kid who historically is a pinner. Carter came out and took charge right away getting the victory 9-4 to put himself into the championship match. Here he found himself against a very familiar foe in a Beloit Turner opponent whom he has competed against 6 times now over the year. Unfortunately, Carter dropped this match. Because he had not wrestled the guy who took 3rd Carter had a wrestle back and just was not himself as he admitted. He ended the day in 3rd place, high enough to punch his ticket to his first trip to the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament. 

Carter will be competing at the Kohl Center on Thursday night, starting at 7:00. Thank you to all the fans who traveled to Evansville to support our qualifiers. It was much appreciated.

Article and Photo Submitted by Coach John Schimming.