Landmarks Commission Meeting – Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 6:00 PM; Whitewater Municipal Building – More information
Electronics Recycling Event – Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 9 AM – 12 Noon; City of Whitewater- Parking Lot A across from Municipal Building – More Information
The Whippet football team took on East Troy in a Rock Valley Conference matchup on Friday night, August 30.
The Whippet offense struggled to get much going and fell to the Trojans 28-2.
The defense showed moments of playing well highlighted by their lone score – a safety in the 3rd quarter and a 95 yard interception return by Dylan DuClos.
Photos Courtesy of Bob Mischka
The Whippets take on Clinton this week on Friday, September 6. The game will also be Parents’ Night.
Kian Sonn works at the Whitewater Food Pantry and makes a yearly donation. This year he wanted to buy local and bought from a local Farmer.
On Thursday morning, August 29, Kian got a ride to work from John and Ethan Hookstead and delivered 67 lbs of one-pound packages of chopped beef direct from the John, Kelly, and Ethan Hookstead Farm in Lima Center.
The Hookstead Farm sells fresh, locally grown, nicely marbled Black Angus Beef raised in a non-confined environment on Momma’s milk, grass, hay, and corn. There are no hormones; the beef is antibiotic free, and is fresh and full of flavor.
The Whippets took 2 out of 3 matches on Wednesday, August 28, to finish in second place at the Delavan-Darien Quad. Whitewater started the day with a 6-1 victory over Waterford, followed by a 7-0 win over Delavan-Darien, before losing 2-5 to Elkhorn. The championship match with Elkhorn was even closer than the score appears as the Whippets fell in two third-set tiebreakers to decide the match.
Coach Tim Nelson stated, “I was very pleased with the way we played today. Every player on the team improved with every match and won at least two, with Melanie Reyes and Mariana Cano winning all three and taking the championship at #2 doubles.”
Friday morning the Whippets will be traveling to Columbus to make up Monday’s rain out.
The Ice Age Trail Alliance is sponsoring a free Fall Wildflower Hike on Saturday, September 7, at 9:00 a.m. This is really is not a hike for exercise, but one meant for those with wildflower ID books and cameras.
Meet at the Hwy. 12 Ice Age Trail parking lot (just east of Sweno Road), and then carpool to the trail with the most wildflowers.
Bring your field guide books, cameras, hats, water, and a snack. The hike could be as long as 3 1/2 miles — muddy trails possible!
We hope to see both blue and cream gentians, a great variety of asters, goldenrods, and sunflowers — plus coneflowers, lobelia, ladies’ tresses orchids, grass of Parnassus, rattlesnake master, and more.
This event is sponsored by the Ice Age Trail Alliance, Walworth/Jefferson County Chapter. Contact: Ellen Davis at 262-740-1113.
Willie Whippet recently presented a donation for the Whitewater Police Department K9 Unit to Chief Aaron Raap.
The donation is from proceeds from the WHS 50th reunion of the Class of 1969.
Present were Capt Adam VanderSteeg, class members Jerry Miles and Dan Kelleher, Willie Whippet, Chief Aaron Raap, and Deputy Chief Daniel Meyer.
The K9 unit is ‘Funded by the people of Whitewater for the people of Whitewater.’
Billie Jo Parker, a native of Whitewater, WI, and graduate of Whitewater High School, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater golf team during the 2019-20 season, which begins this weekend.
Parker, a sophomore at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in art (graphic design).
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater golf team will compete for an unprecedented third consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship this fall as it begins play for the 2019-20 season this weekend.
The Warhawks claimed their second straight conference title last season and survived the 54-hole cut at the NCAA Championship for the second consecutive year, placing 13th in the nation.
UW-Whitewater begins the fall season this Friday and Saturday at Carthage’s annual Shootout on the Border at Bristol Oaks. After a trip to Prairie Links in Waverly, Iowa, for the Wartburg Fall Invite on Sept. 7-8, the team heads to Ironwood Golf Course in Normal, Ill., for the annual Illinois Wesleyan Fall Classic on Sept. 14-15.
The Warhawks host the UW-Whitewater Fall Classic on Sept. 20-21 at Riverside Golf Course in Janesville for the team’s final tune-up prior to the 54-hole WIAC Championship, which is slated for Oct. 4-6 at Reedsburg Country Club.
The fall season ends with the Golfweek Division III Fall Invite Oct. 13-15 at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Miramar Beach, Fla.
The WIAC champion will qualify automatically for the NCAA Championship, which is scheduled for May 12-15, 2020, at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Fourth-year head coach Andrea Wieland returns three of the team’s five participants from last year’s national tournament as well as other veteran players. UW-Whitewater also welcomes five freshmen to the program.
The team’s senior class includes Bella Barbiere (Mequon, Wis./Homestead), Kristin Bowe (Franklin, Wis./Franklin), Ashley Hofmeister (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower), CheyAnn Knudsen (Milton, Wis./Milton) and Kelly Storti (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield).
Knudsen, the reigning WIAC Player of the Year and a member of the Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-Central Region team, led the team in scoring last season, averaging 78.3 strokes per 18-hole round. She led the team at the NCAA Championship with a 315, good for 34th place in the 81-player field.
Hofmeister, the 2017 WIAC Player of the Year, was named first team all-conference last season after leading the team with a runner-up finish at the WIAC Championship. She averaged a 78.9 for the season and seeks her fourth consecutive All-WIAC this fall. Hofmeister also finished among the top half of the field at the 2019 NCAA Championship, tying for 37th overall.
Storti and Bowe each enter the season with experience competing at both conference and national tournaments. Storti competed at the 2019 NCAA Championship, finishing third on the team and tied for 62nd overall, while Bowe was part of the 2018 NCAA Championship lineup, placing third on the team and 70th overall.
Barbiere played in six rounds last season and owns a career-best score of 86.
Billie Jo Parker (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater), Ashton Sinak (St. Louis, Mo./Visitation Academy) and Lauren Winter(Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) comprise the team’s sophomore class.
Sinak played in 17 rounds in 2018-19, averaging a score of 83.1 and recording a top-five finish at the UW-Whitewater Fall Classic. Parker competed in 10 rounds a season ago, and Winter played in four rounds after joining the team at the start of the spring semester.
Newcomers to the program include freshmen Jennifer Berardi (Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park), Jessica LaBerge (Bonduel, Wis./Bonduel), Madi LaPaz (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc), Lily Sheppard (Sherwood, Wis./Kaukauna) and Grace Westerman (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc).
For more than 150 years, UW-Whitewater has provided students with the education and training to begin their careers with a solid foundation behind them. The UW-Whitewater is committed to the development of the individual, the growth of personal and professional integrity and respect for diversity and global perspectives. These are met by providing academic and co-curricular programs that emphasize the pursuit of knowledge and understanding and a commitment to service within a safe and secure environment.
The LAST At Your Request film of the Summer!
Winner of the AARP Movies for Grownups Best Foreign Film Award. A taut, twisty Danish detective story: a dial 911 police dispatcher answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman…and is suddenly disconnected. With a phone as his only tool, it’s a race against time to search for and save the endangered woman. A riveting, harrowing, and haunting film shown in Danish, with English subtitles.
When: Wednesday, September 4, 12:30 p.m.
Where: Seniors in the Park
Movie Information: Rated R (Language); Crime/Drama/Thriller ; 1 hour, 25 minutes (2018)
George E. Scharfenberg, age 65 of Whitewater, passed away Tuesday, August 20, at his home. George was born March 30, 1954 in Edgerton, Wisconsin. He was the son of Robert and Helen (Liston) Scharfenberg.
George graduated from Edgerton High School in 1972. He earned his Master of Library Science degree from the UW Milwaukee. He moved to Whitewater in 1992 from Edgerton. He worked for the UW Whitewater as a Library Services Assistant until his retirement. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, where he participated in the choir, and was active in the Historical Societies of Edgerton and Whitewater. He also enjoyed reading, trivia, photography and traveling, especially through Europe.
He is survived by his brother Mark (Elaine) Scharfenberg, of Libertyville, IL; niece Amanda Scharfenberg; nephew John (Jenny Hamlin) Scharfenberg. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Helen.
A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 10:30 a.m., at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Whitewater, WI. Burial will be held at Jensen Cemetery in Edgerton, WI. Visitation time will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services at the church. The Albrecht Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Edgerton is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in George’s name to the National Kidney Foundation.
The September exhibition, “Meet the Board,” will be an executive board member and gallery manager highlight show with artists and displays of dedicated art-enthusiast board members from the Whitewater Arts Alliance. This exhibition replaces “The Road Less Traveled” show, and will have 10 participants including: Sylvia Linton, Taylor McDarison, Megan Matthews, Jeff McDonald, Robert Mertens, Christine Hayes, Daniela Porras, Michael Dugan, Jason Miklik, Marilyn Fuerstenberg, and Mary Nevicosi.
The Cultural Arts Center will be closed August 29 to September 1 in preparation for this show, which will run September 5 to September 29. There will be a reception to meet the Whitewater Arts Alliance Board of Directors on Sunday September 15 from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Whitewater Arts Alliance Board Member Megan Matthews said, “This is a wonderful opportunity to give people an insight into our Board members, and the different perspectives and skills they bring to the organization. I hope people will be able to stop by and get to know us better!”
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.