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A temporary power outage is currently affecting much of Downtown Whitewater.

According to the WE Energies Outage map, power is estimated to be restored at 8:30 AM.

For more information, check out the WE Energies Outage map.

Stressing the importance of offering nutritious meals to children during the summer months, the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program at the following camps: Upward Bound, Success in Math and Science, STEER, CAP I, CAP II, CAP III, ACT Prep-Residential, and ACT Prep-Commuter.

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Meals will be available at no separate charge to enrolled children who are 18 years of age and under and to persons over 18 years of age who are determined by a state or local public educational agency to be mentally or physically disabled and are also participating in a public or private non-profit school program during the regular school year.

The amount of reimbursement received by a Summer Food Service Program sponsor is based upon the household incomes of the enrolled children. Children who are members of households receiving Foodshare, FDPIR, W-2 (Wisconsin Works – Cash Benefits Only) benefits are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits at eligible program sites.

The Summer Food Service Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

The City of Whitewater requests responses to an income survey from residents along Clay Street, between Dann Street and the round-a-bout, in order to apply for a sanitary sewer and water grant.

The Clay Street project scheduled for 2020 has multiple steps, one of which is replacing old sanitary sewer and water piping. With the assistance of residents living on Clay Street, the city may be able to apply for a grant to help lower costs of the project and avoid additional utility fees.

Residents are encouraged to fill out the income survey that was sent to them in March. This needs to be returned by April 17, 2019. The City wishes to thank the vast majority of individuals who have already taken the time to complete and return the survey.

Contact Public Works Director, Brad Marquardt at (262) 473-0139 or BMarquardt@whitewater-wi.gov to obtain an income survey if needed.

Area residents are invited to this family-friendly event at the regional makerspace, located at 200 E. Clay St. across from the American Legion in Whitewater. It will be held rain or shine, with inside activities in the event of cold or inclement weather.

The doors open at 9 a.m.

Spectators are welcome to watch the “pour team” — Teresa “Tree” Lind, a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater lecturer of art and design, and her students melt cast iron in an outdoor furnace much the same way that the cavemen did 3,000 years ago. The only modern technology they will use is a leaf blower and, of course, modern safety gear. Once the iron is heated to 3,200 degrees, the team will fill sand scratch molds with molten metal.

At noon, Lind and her students will begin pouring the cast iron, and they will present the completed castings to participants at 2 p.m.

“This is an experience you won’t want to miss,” said Wisconsin Makers member Lynda Babcock, adding that past years’ iron pours each drew nearly 100 attendees. “Your iron mold sculpture will be a truly unique one-of-a-kind design of your own making.”

Persons wishing to create squares — which make great trivets, garden “stones” and decorative art — will be able to do so from 9 a.m. to noon on April 13.

In addition, they may attend a workshop from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Whitewater makerspace.

People may sign up for the iron pour and purchase their scratch molds for the workshop at Wisconsin Makers via EventBrite at Facebook.com/WisconsinMakers. Each scratch mold costs $25 and includes the free workshop.

Also on Saturday, April 13, iron pour attendees will be able to take tours of Wisconsin Makers.

“We have many areas of interest to makers,” Babcock said. “Our metalworking area will be demonstrating both welding and a ‘foundry in a box.’

“There also will be an area to create ‘hardware art’ from a large pile of nuts, bolts and hardware for kids,” she said.

Brats will be available for $3, and chips and soda, for $1 each.

Wisconsin Makers is a nonprofit regional makerspace (community workshop) offering an affordable, collaborative and educational environment that inspires people of all ages to become innovators by unlocking their skills through continual experimentation and training. Work areas/equipment include: 3D printing, laser engraving, machining, welding/fabrication, electronics, blacksmithing, woodworking, ceramics/pottery, jewelry making, arts/crafts, quilting/fabric arts, matting/framing and much more.

For more information or to register for the iron pour workshop, or to learn about memberships, visit wisconsinmakers.org or its Facebook page at @wisconsinmakers; call (262) 753-6455; or email Lynda at wisconsinmakers@gmail.com.

The Whitewater Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its Spring Community Action Grants.

For the past three years, the WCF has awarded grants that encourage and support our local civic partners who create opportunities in Whitewater that will benefit all who live, work and play here.  Projects submitted should be for educational, cultural, charitable or benevolent purposes that address the needs of the community. Projects are expected to be accomplished within a specific period of time, generally not more than one year.

If your organization has a new project you need help with, we encourage you to apply.  Interested organizations can find more information and our application at http://www.whitewatercommunityfoundation.org/grants/

The deadline for applications is April 30, 2019.