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City of Whitewater Plan & Architectural Review Commission - Monday at 6:00 PM
Whitewater Municipal Building - More information 

School Board of the Whitewater Unified School District- Monday at 6:30 PM
Central Office of Whitewater Unified School District - More Information

Whitewater Unified School District Policy Review Committee - Tuesday at 9:00 AM
Central Office of Whitewater Unified School District - More Information

City of Whitewater Common Council - Tuesday at 6:30 PM
Whitewater Municipal Building - More information

City of Whitewater Finance Committee - Thursday at 5:30 PM
Whitewater Municipal Building - More information 

On October 17, 6:30 p.m., the League of Women Voters, Whitewater Area will host a public program in the City Hall Council Chambers to inform citizens on the importance of the 2020 Census and how to participate in the process. Program speakers include Patricia Gillette, Partnership Specialist with the Chicago Regional Census Center and US Census representative for the Whitewater area and Miguel Aranda, UW-Whitewater graduate-student member of Whitewater’s Complete Count Committee and advisor for the UW-Whitewater chapter of Voto Latino. The program will explain the process of the count and will address lingering concerns over the confidentiality of personal information and distrust following recent heated debates of adding a citizenship question, which we now know will not be a component of the 2020 Census.

Men and women gamblers!  Are you a constant loser because of your gambling?  Are you losing your income, self-respect and loved ones?  Compulsive gambling is an addictive, progressive disease.  If you want help for you or someone you love, you are welcome to attend:

Gambler’s Anonymous Whitewater

First United Methodist Church—In the Library

145 S. Prairie St.

Whitewater, WI 53190

Mondays from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

For information, call (608) 283-5800

There is no cost to attend G.A.

The Whitewater Arts Alliance (WAA) will celebrate 2019 at an annual meeting on Tuesday, October 22 at 7 p.m. at the Cultural Arts Center on 402 West Main Street. The meeting will feature a review of 2019, the election of board members, and plans for 2020.

WAA President Megan Matthews said, “We hope people will join us on the 22^nd. It is a great opportunity to meet the Board, learn what the Alliance has been doing, and offer insight into what our members would like to see.”

The board members of the Whitewater Arts Alliance invite artists, art-lovers, and community members to join them at the annual meeting. Anyone interested in serving on the board or as an officer should contact Megan Matthews (262-472-7022 or matthewm@uww.edu) and plan to attend the meeting. Nominations will be accepted from the floor.

The members of the Whitewater Arts Alliance include artists and people who enjoy art. Artists and art-advocates alike are invited to join the Whitewater Arts Alliance. Members receive regular communication from the Alliance regarding art-happenings in the area. By becoming members, they also are helping to support an active, thriving, arts alliance in our community. Please check out the WAA website on www.whitewaterarts.org or the Whitewater Arts Alliance on Facebook. All members are invited to renew their membership for 2020 and help bring the arts to life in Whitewater!

The mission of the Whitewater Arts Alliance is to promote the visual and performing arts through an alliance of artists, individuals, educational resources, and organizations to promote creativity and diversity that will serve to educate and enrich the lives of the residents of the Whitewater community and surrounding areas.

COMPOST SITE CLOSING FOR THE SEASON:

The compost site will close for the season at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.  The site will remain open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Wednesdays from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. until the posted closing date of November 20, 2019. 

LEAF AND YARD WASTE COLLECTION:

The City of Whitewater Department of Public Works will conduct a leaf and yard waste collection the:

• Week of November 4 – November 8
• Week of November 11 – November 15

Yard waste is defined as leaves, grass clippings, small branches, and yard and garden debris.  Yard waste must be bagged in clear, transparent, or biodegradable bags only.  The City offers Bio-Bags in the fall at the Finance Department free of charge while supplies last.  Yard waste will not be collected if not properly bagged or placed in non-transparent or black bags.

Please place your bagged yard waste on the curb no earlier than Saturday, November 2, 2019.  We ask residents to use the compost site to dispose of leaf and yard waste prior to November 2, 2019.  The compost site is open Saturdays from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Wednesdays from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.  The compost site will close for the season at 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 20, 2019.  Please do not place biodegradable or clear bags at the curb until the November collection dates.  

Residents requesting brush collection should call 473-0560 to make an appointment for pick up on Tuesdays.

NOTICE:   City Ordinance Chapter 12.08 – Street Obstructions, Section: 12.08.010 – Residents are prohibited from depositing any yard waste debris on city streets or right of ways other than City of Whitewater designated days.

If you have any questions please call the Department of Public Works at 473-0560.

Saturday, October 19, 9:00 a.m.  Learn how to use AncestryLibrary, FamilySearch, and HeritageQuest at the library and start your family history research adventure!

At its October 7 meeting, the St. Francis Board of Education selected Dr. Mark Elworthy as the Interim Superintendent of Schools of the St. Francis School District effective part time on October 15, and full time on October 28, 2019. Elworthy has served as District Administrator for the approximate 2000-student Whitewater Unified School District since 2016.

The St. Francis school district is located in the city of St. Francis, Wisconsin, a suburb just south of Milwaukee “nestled on the shore of Lake Michigan.” The approximately 1200 students of the district live either in St. Francis or in the city of Milwaukee. The district consists of Willow Glen Primary School serving grades K3-3; Deer Creek Intermediate School serving grades 4-8; and the St. Francis High School serving grades 9-12.

On April 2, 2019, voters in St. Francis rejected a $7.25 million referendum that would have closed Deer Creek Intermediate School and renovated Willow Glen Primary School to accommodate the district’s 4-year-old kindergarten through eighth-grade students in a single building. The proposal was crafted by the district’s facilities study committee and endorsed by the school board as a way to cut operational costs and address shrinking enrollments. However the electorate rejected the referendum, 63% to 37%. The St. Francis School Board announced on September 13, 2019 that Superintendent Blake Peuse had resigned for personal reasons effective as of October 8, 2019. The board indicated that it would immediately get to work on appointing an interim superintendent to lead the district for the rest of the 2019-20 school year.

Whitewater Unified School District School Board Statement on District Administrator Dr. Mark Elworthy’s Resignation

On Tuesday, October 8, Dr. Mark Elworthy notified the Whitewater Unified School District that he plans to resign as District Administrator and that his last day in the district will be October 25, 2019.

The Whitewater United School District School Board thanks Dr. Elworthy for his three and a half years of service to our community. We wish Dr. Elworthy and his family all the best in their future endeavors.

The School Board is developing a plan to hire an interim District Administrator and plans to conduct a full search for a permanent District Administrator to lead our District as we work to fulfill our mission of inspiring and empowering students to achieve excellence in a safe, innovative and educational environment.

On Wednesday, October 16, Culver’s of Whitewater and the Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club will team up to benefit the Culver’s/Kiwanis Whitewater Breakfast Club’s Whitewater High School Scholarship Program. A portion of the sales made between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on October 16 will be donated to the program.

Chair of the program, Ed Schweitzer, said, “Kiwanis appreciates the support offered by Culver’s to the Whitewater community. We are so happy to team up with Culver’s to raise funds for scholarships. Customers can enjoy a delicious meal and refreshing Culver’s frozen custard while supporting the Culver’s/Kiwanis Whitewater Breakfast Club’s WHS Scholarship.”

The Kiwanis Whitewater Breakfast Club is made up of dedicated volunteers who help children in the Whitewater community and the world, all with 100 percent of funds raised going directly to projects and zero to administrative costs. Each year, the club distributes approximately $20,000, with over half going to the Whitewater Unified School District, including Ferradermis, ELL Summer School Transportation, shoes for students, Badger Boys State and Badger Girls State, and scholarships. Kiwanis helped to build and maintain the Flowing Well Shelter, the shelter and accessible playground at Starin Park and Treyton’s Field of Dreams, as well as adopting a highway to clean up. In addition, the group donates to the Whitewater Youth Soccer Club, the Friends of the Whitewater Aquatic Center Family Partnership Fund, the Whitewater Food Pantry, Bethel House and more.

Funds are raised through annual Pancake Breakfasts that have been served continuously since the 1950s, the Discover Whitewater Series Half-Marathon Pancake Breakfast since it began, and yearly poinsettia and lily plant sales. More information can be found on the Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club Facebook page.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.