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Memory Café October 2019

Irvin L. Young Memorial Library

The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, is hosting a monthly Memory Café for individuals who are living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), early-stage Alzheimer’s or other dementia, and their care partners. This free social event is held on the second Monday of every month in the Library Community Room at 431 W. Center St. in Whitewater, at 10:30 am.

The next meeting will be October 14th. The theme will be The Whitewater Arts Alliance. We will learn about the history of the Alliance, and share some art activities. The Memory Café offers participants a safe and fun way to share their stories and socialize with others who have similar experiences. Learn how staying physically, socially and mentally active is good for the brain.

If you are attending for the first time please call 800-272-3900.

Walworth County Clean Sweep Household Waste Collection in Elkhorn TODAY from 8 a.m. – noon

FRIDAY, 10/4, 3-5 p.m. – City of Whitewater, Public Works Complex, 150 E. Starin Road, Whitewater

SATURDAY, 10/5, 8 a.m. – noon, Walworth County Public Works Dept., W4097 County Road NN, Elkhorn

Clean Sweep is dedicated to the collection & proper disposal of household hazardous waste products. Services are available to Walworth County (including all of Whitewater) household residents, free-of-charge, and preregistration is not required.

What is household hazardous waste? It is the unusable portion of a household product containing volatile chemicals that are flammable, corrosive, explosive, reactive, or toxic. These products are identified by looking at labels, which are generally marked CAUSTIC, ACID, DANGER, FLAMMABLE, WARNING, or POISON.

EXAMPLES: AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS – Motor oil, brake fluid, old fuel, carb cleaner, vehicle batteries, antifreeze, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, engine cleaner, ALL aerosol cans

YARD & GARDEN PRODUCTS – Herbicides, cyanide, weed-n-feed, fungicides, rodent bait, ketone, lindane, insecticides, stump remover, pest control products, arsenic, heptachlor, silvex, DDT.

HOME PRODUCTS – Mildew cleaner, silver polish, drain cleaner, fluorescent bulbs, mercury thermometers & thermostats, spot remover, dry cleaning fluid, pool chemicals, rechargeable batteries.

WORKSHOP PRODUCTS – Lacquer, mineral spirits, turpentine, gun cleaning fluids, tar or asphalt-based driveway sealer, varnish, glues, adhesives, paint stripper, photo chemicals, oil-based paints or paints with additives (latex paint is not accepted.)

Clean Sweep DOES NOT ACCEPT alkaline batteries, computer/electronic items, household cleaners in usable condition, ammunition/explosives, radioactive materials, hardened petroleum-based products like seal coat, compressed gas cylinders, vehicle tires, latex paint.

WASTE HANDLING & TRANSPORTATION GUIDELINES: Keep waste products in their original containers. Place products in a cardboard box lined with plastic. Do not mix any products together. Transport products in the trunk of your vehicle.

10/3/19 Article in The Gazette: “Whitewater Boy Dies Five Months After the Happiest Moment of Life”

Christian Valdez

Lincoln Elementary School student Christian Valdez, age 7, passed away on September 29. His obituary may be found in that section of The Banner.

Please click here for the article in the 10/3/19 Gazette: https://www.gazettextra.com/news/local/whitewater-boy-dies-five-months-after-the-happiest-moment-of/article_02799ba9-d246-5413-b32c-286e22773b26.html

Cross Country Team Had Strong Races and Two Medal-Finishers in Jefferson

Trenten Zahn

It was a wet and muddy race day in Jefferson for an 11 team invitational. The CC team had strong races and finished the day with two medal finishers. Trenten Zahn finished 3rd and Gio Anello finished 6th. The boys varsity finished in 3rd place and the JV finished 6th. Both teams were one spot out from a trophy.  On the girls side, Olive Coburn had a strong 3rd mile to be the top runner in 35th and Sabrina Bomberg placed 40th. The varsity team took 8th overall. All runners look to finish the week at the Nightfall Classic on Friday in Wisconsin Dells on the Spring Brook Golf Course.

Whitewater High School Class of 1951 Celebrates 68th Reunion

Whitewater High School’s class of 1951 enjoyed their 68th class reunion on September 21 at 841 Brewhouse.

Photo taken by Tom Ganser

Pictured in the photo (taken by Tom Ganser) are: Front row (left to right) Donna (Baker) Henry, Judy (Roe) Triebold, Lucille (Stone) Weiman, Nancy (Thayer) Stones – currently lives in Illinois, June (Wolfe) Hudson, Shirley (Traxler) Cooley, Mary (Warner) Peiffer, Carol (Ludeman) Connors, Norma (Sauerbery) Osterndorf

Back row (left to right) David Stroupe, Ray Walton, Dick Trewyn, Bill Fardy, Ken Rowley, Wilfred Roe, Larry Peiffer

Whitewater Whippet Swimmers Win Meets and Break Records

Ella Houwers breaks 2 records – 100 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke.

Whitewater 103 – Delavan-Darien 67
JV Whitewater 38 – Delavan-Darien 20

It was a great meet for the Whippets with Ella Houwers leading the way with two new school records.  Ella added the 100 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke races to her list of school records tonight.  Whitewater was able to win ten out of eleven races and added 7 times into the Top 10 All Time list. 

Race winners include the 200 Medley Relay team of Grace Foucault, Hailey Murphy, Brianna Zimdars and Sophia Fanshaw, Sophia Fanshaw in the 200 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke, Grace Foucault in the 50 Freestyle, Ella Houwers in the 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke, Brianna Zimdars in the 100 Freestyle, Amber Krebs in the 500 Freestyle, the 200 Freestyle relay of Grace Foucault, Sophia Fanshaw, Amber Krebs and Ella Houwers and the 400 Freestyle relay of Ella Houwers, Amber Krebs, Ellie Treder and Brianna Zimdars.

It is pretty rare for a team to take 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in a single event, but Sophia Fanshaw, Hailey Murphy and Brianna Zimdars were able to do just that in the 100 Breaststroke.

Top 10 times posted tonight include:
Grace Foucault, 50 Freestyle – 7th all time and 100 Backstroke – 3rd all time
Ella Houwers, 100 Butterfly – 4th all time, 100 Freestyle – 1st all time, 100 Backstroke – 1st all time
Brianna Zimdars, 100 Freestyle – 5th all time
Sophia Fanshaw, 100 Breaststroke – 8th all time

Other highlights include:
-Ellie Treder and Ashly Xochipa worked some strong finishes to touch out the Delavan competitors.
-Vanessa Falcon really raced well scoring several points tonight with some significant time drops.
-The Whippets were able to post 29 out of 33 best times!
-Brooke Bazeley did a great job in her first 500 as a Whippet hitting 6:41.88.
-There were so many great races, it’s hard to even pick which ones to talk about.

 Way to go Whippets!



Help Wanted: Clerk/Treasurer for Town of Whitewater

HELP WANTED
The Town of Whitewater is looking to fill the part-time Clerk/Treasurer position.

Salary and hours will be determined on an individual basis.

Please check the state website for State Statutes 60.33-60.34 for duties of Clerk/Treasurer.

Please send your letter of interest and a resume by October 15, 2019 to

Town of Whitewater

W8590 Willis Ray Road

Whitewater, WI  53190

 For more information please email Carrie Hintz, Clerk/Treasurer at townofwhitewater@yahoo.com

UW-Whitewater Dance Team Pom Pon Kids Clinic!

Children from kindergarten to 8th grade are invited to come dance with the UW-W Dance Team during halftime at the October 5th Whitewater Warhawk Football Game!

Date: October 5th

Time: 10:00am- 12:00pm

Where: UW-Whitewater Williams Center in the Dance Studio

Cost: $15 registration fee (includes snack and a t-shirt)

Ages: K-8th grade

*Registration and fee will be done the same day of clinic*

● Tickets for the football game can be purchased for adults and children at the game. (kids that are participating in the clinic get in the game for free!)

Agenda:

10:00-10:30: Registration

10:30-11:00: Kids learn the routine

11:00-11:15: Snack Break!

11:15-11:45: Practice the routine

11:45-12:00: Perform for the parents

2:00pm: Football game starts!