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On Thursday, February 16, from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m., the League of Women Voters – Whitewater Area will host Dr. Claudia Rueda, Associate Professor of History in the College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, for a presentation on Nicaraguan history. Dr. Rueda’s talk will enhance our understanding of the cultural and political environment left behind by the Nicaraguan families who recently immigrated to our community. With having recently welcomed a number of Nicaraguan immigrants to the Whitewater Area, we at the League feel strongly that understanding Nicaragua’s history can assist us in being better friends and neighbors to our new community members as well as other immigrants who now call Wisconsin home.

Dr. Rueda earned a Ph.D. in History from The University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include Student Protest in Nicaragua, The Sandinista Revolution, Student Movements in Latin America, and Revolution and Rebellion in Cold War Era Latin America. She has taught courses in U.S. History, Colonial Latin America, Dictators and Dirty Wars, and Youth & Protest in the Americas. She authored the 2019 book, Students of Revolution: Youth, Protest, and Coalition Building in Somoza-Era Nicaragua.

This event will be virtual. To attend live, please join the webinar using the URL:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84236451273. Or, join us by telephone by dialing (312) 626-6799, Webinar ID: 842 3645 1273. The event will be live-streamed on Facebook.com/lwvwhitewater.org and recorded. It will be made available to the public afterward.

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Visit our website at https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin/whitewater-area, like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @lwvwhitewater.

VIP Services will be hosting their first annual ‘Casino Night Benefit’ and new logo unveiling on Saturday, February 18th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at their offices on 811 E. Geneva Street in Elkhorn. Funds raised at the event will be used to support VIP’s ongoing community programs and help launch their new branding efforts.

Tickets to the benefit are $50 each and include entrance, playing chips, local beer provided by Duesterbeck’s Brewery, wine, soft drinks, and snacks. Guests will have the opportunity to play blackjack, roulette, craps and Texas hold’em. The top three chip holders at the end of the night will get to pick from the prize table, which will include a large-screen HD TV and a wine basket with a gift certificate to a local favorite, The Duck Inn. There will be other raffle opportunities and a prop-filled photo booth where guests can have their photo taken in front of a backdrop. 

“This unique event presents an exciting opportunity to showcase VIP’s services and create new connections in the community,” Poshepny said during a promotional announcement for the event. “We are very proud of the work we do, as well as those we support in their efforts to overcome challenges and barriers to find employment and other opportunities to become involved in the community.”  Those interested in buying or reserving tickets are encouraged to call VIP Services at 262.723.4043 or visit VIP’s offices.

VIP’s motto: Empowering people with disabilities to explore and experience endless possibilities.

Editor’s note: The above news release was received from VIP Services.

Whitewater Unified School District Legislative Breakfast – Monday @ 8:00 a.m.
Agenda: Click on meetings in upper right corner
Whitewater High School Library
534 South Elizabeth Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin
8:00 a.m.

City of Whitewater Plan & Architectural Review Commission – Monday @ 6:00 p.m.
Agenda includes Public hearing regarding consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for a proposed Auto Repair
Service with Rental of Box Trucks and Trailers located at 1002 S Janesville Street, Parcel ID#/WUP
00341 for Big Deal LLC. (Lee Loveall) and Public hearing regarding a Site Plan Review for the Ferguson Building, Lot 2, Innovation Drive.
This meeting is IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
City of Whitewater Municipal Building – Community Room
312 W. Whitewater St.
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/998152653
You can also dial in using your phone.
Access Code:
998-152-653
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City of Whitewater Public Works Committee – Tuesday @ 6:00 p.m.
Agenda includes Discussion And Possible Action Awarding The Southwest Water Main Extension,
Contract 1-2023 To The Qualified Low Bidder and Discussion And Possible Action Regarding Changes To Downtown Business Employee Permit Parking.
Cravath Conference Room
Municipal Building – 2 Floor
312 W Whitewater St

Whitewater Unified School District Calendar Committee – Wednesday @ 4:00 p.m.
Agenda: click on “meetings” in upper right corner
Whitewater Unified School District Central Office
William D. Kyle Board Room
419 South Elizabeth Street

Irvin L. Young Memorial Library Board of Trustees – Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda includes sale of three properties and future of Friends of the Library
Community Room
431 W. Center Street
Whitewater, WI 53190
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2023 06:30 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
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Or Dial
1 312 626 6799
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City of Whitewater Community Development Authority Board of Directors – Thursday @ 5:30 p.m.
AGENDA includes Presentation on “Perspectives on (Re) Development”; Closed session items, to be followed by open session: (a) Deliberating acquisition of 126 North Jefferson Street (Tax Parcel /BIRW 00002) and
Vacant Land at 104 East Main Street (Tax Parcel /BIRW 00002).
(b) Letter of Intent regarding potential mixed‐use development on East Main
Street/Jefferson Street.
Location: Municipal Building – Community Room 1st Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.
This will be an IN‐PERSON and VIRTUAL MEETING
Citizens are welcome (and encouraged) to join us via computer, smart phone or telephone.
Citizen participation is welcome during topic discussion periods.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
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Or Telephone:
Dial: 1‐312‐626‐6799
Passcode: 389030

Gov. Evers Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Milwaukee Police Department Officer Peter Jerving

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced Executive Order #185 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Mon., Feb. 13, 2023, in honor of Milwaukee Police Officer Peter Jerving, who was killed in the line of duty on Tue., Feb. 7, 2022, at the age of 37. “Officer Jerving was a devoted officer who proudly served his city, having spent most of his life wanting to become an officer. By all accounts, he was a dedicated and distinguished public servant who demonstrated exemplary courage, and his passing is an exceptional loss for the city of Milwaukee and our state,” said Gov. Evers. “Kathy and I join Wisconsinites across our state in continuing to keep Officer Jerving’s parents, loved ones, and friends and colleagues, including the Milwaukee Police Department, as well as the entire city of Milwaukee, in our hearts and prayers as we mourn his tragic death.” Officer Jerving was a lifelong Milwaukee resident with four years of experience with the Milwaukee Police Department. Recognized for his exceptional public service, Officer Jerving received a Milwaukee Police Department Merit Award in 2022 for his life-saving efforts in providing care to a gunshot victim in hazardous conditions. Services for Officer Jerving will be held on Mon., Feb. 13, 2023, in Brookfield.

Step Afrika!’s Black History Month Tour brings African American culture to college students at more than 20 U.S. colleges and universities every February promoting stepping, the arts, and a commitment to higher education.

Monday, February 13 – 7:30 p.m. @ Young Auditorium – Advance tickets are only $5 ($2 more at the door)

The Story of Step Afrika!

Founded in 1994 by C. Brian Williams, Step Afrika! is the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Under Mr. Williams’ leadership, stepping has evolved into one of America’s cultural exports, touring more than 50 countries across the globe.  Step Afrika! now ranks as one of the top ten African-American dance companies in the United States.

Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities; traditional West and Southern African dances; and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive, compelling artistic experience. Performances are much more than dance shows; they integrate songs, storytelling, humor and audience participation. The blend of technique, agility, and pure energy makes each performance unique and leaves the audience with their hearts pounding.

Step Afrika! promotes stepping as an educational tool for young people, focusing on teamwork, academic achievement and cross-cultural understanding. The Company reaches tens of thousands of Americans each year through a 50-city tour of colleges and theatres and performs globally as Washington, DC’s one and only Cultural Ambassador. Step Afrika! has earned Mayor’s Arts Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education (2005); Innovation in the Arts (2008); and Excellence in an Artistic Discipline (2012); and performed at the White House for President Barack Obama and the First Lady. 

Step Afrika! is featured prominently at the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African-American History & Culture with the world’s first stepping interactive. In 2017, Step Afrika! made its Off-Broadway debut with the critically-acclaimed production, The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence.

To learn more, visit www.stepafrika.org.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville awarded diplomas to more than 500 students for the fall of 2022. 

Students from this area who graduated include:

Whitewater, WI

 Alexis Vidales Gallegos, Industrial Engineering, UW-Platteville

By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com

Sarah Treadwell, also known as “Space Case Sarah,” is a graduate assistant at UW-Whitewater in the Communication Department. She is the host of The Space Case Sarah Show with Kovi and Benjamin on iRoc Space Radio. Sarah is also a science writer for Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, lead production assistant for NASA’s Ask an Astrobiologist, and a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador. Her bio also says that she’s a “sidewalk astronomer, analog astronaut, and mom extraordinare.”

Sarah was honored to be selected to be the onboard communications officer on the JOIDES Resolution Expedition 399. The JOIDES Resolution (JR) is a research vessel that drills into the ocean floor to collect and study core samples. Scientists use data from the JR to better understand climate change, geology and Earth’s history. It is a part of the International Ocean Discovery Program and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The expedition will take place from April 7 to June 7, 2023. As part of Sarah’s outreach in preparation for this expedition, she is hosting a very interesting exhibit through the end of February at the Community Engagement Center, 1260 W. Main Street (the former Sentry building). The exhibit is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., and also on Saturday, February 18. Here’s a sneak peak of what it looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbnQIXIcync&t=56s

Sarah and UW-W science students are also taking field trip and group tour reservations, particularly for those interested in getting the full blown up boat experience (it requires a lot of hands on deck so to speak so they need a heads up for that).  Here is a link to Sarah’s website for group reservations. https://www.spacecasesarah.com/jr-exhibit-field-trips

It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society. This week we are featuring a popular winter activity, ice skating. This view from the early 20th century is of a skating rink made up from Whitewater’s first swimming pool, developed behind the old stone mill around 1910. The short-lived swimming pool was created in a man-made depression that was filled with water diverted from the old mill race. It operated briefly in the 1910s.

In the photo you can see that the rink or pool backed up to North Street near the old stone bridge. At the top right hand corner of the image you can see the back of the old brewery that sat at the corner of North and Jefferson Streets.

Join us next week for more from the Whitewater Historical Society.

(5045PC Whitewater Historical Society)

HIGH HONOR ROLL

3.750 – 4.000 GPA (based on SEMESTER 1 grades)

SEMESTER 1, 2022-2023

Abarca, Michelle

Afah Annah, Samuel Teneng

Aguilar Valadez, Brenda

Alexander, Cambell

Amundson, Aidyn

Anderson, Wyatt

Apgar, Jared

Aranda, Isabel

Arnett, Tyler

Baker, Dante

Bartlett, Hazel

Bazeley, Makayla

Benes, Nataly

Boudreau, Carley

Boudreau, Quincy

Brautigam, Payton

Brown, Margaret

Buehler, Madelynn

Bunger, Payton

Caputo, Caelyn

Carlson, Dayna

Carollo, Matthew

Cederberg, Jazmin

Clark, Ayden

Clarksen, Alexander

Clarksen, Emma

Coburn, Nola

Coleman, Grace

Colindres Montenegro, Marien

Cortes, Christopher

DePorter, Danielle

Devitt, Madux

Dieter, Isabelle

DiFiore, Lucinda

Dreksler, Erison

Duarte Garcia, Marvin

Dunham, Emerson

Ellenwood, Emerson

Escobar Sevilla, Jhonny

Espana-Villanueva, Miguel

Fader, Molly

Falcon-Kienbaum, Joseph

Foucault, Grace

Franco, Jackie

Friend, Connor

Gallegos, Natalia

Gillette, Katie

Graves-Koran, Mya

Griswold, Brooklyn

Grosinske, Calli

Haas, Brandon

Hajewski, Charlotte

Hammond, Reece

Hammons, Reagan

Harris, Silvia

Hartzheim, Calli

Hefty, Jackson

Heim, Nina

Hibbs, Skyler

Hillmer, Mitchell

Holden, Nathaniel

Houwers, Emilia

Javier Lopez, Sandra

Keltesch, Haley

Kilar, Kindyl

Kirley, Joshua

Kluck, Abigail

Kolb, Taiya

Kopecky, Cali

Kuhlow, Jake

Kutal, Ayusha

LaHaie, Maddison

Lavertu, Isabelle

Lin, Tai

Linos, Marina

Lopez Lopez, Maricruz

Lothes, Ilana

Luebker, Jake

Macklem Shekey, Abigail

Martin, Alexandra

Mason, Brooke

Mbifi, Emmanuella

McCarthy, Quinlan

Meyer, Alexandra

Meyer, Courtney

Mikos, Kayla

Navejas, Mayte

Navejas-Ortiz, Lilian

Ngabo, Elizabeth

Nickelsburg, Miles

Nygren, Ava

Obregon, Michael

O’Donnell, Emily

Olson, Zoe

O’Toole, Andrew

O’Toole, Quinton

Parboteeah, Davin

Pena, Ashton

Perez, Aileen

Perez, Johan

Peters, Halee

Pomazak, Lucien

Porras, Aaron

Portales, Hugo

Prah, Ashlynn

Prince, Chloe

Rodriguez, Johnathan

Rohloff, Eloise Rollette, Lauren Rossmiller, Curtis Schepp, Carter Scherer, Lucas Scherr, Whitney Schmidt, Emily Skindingsrude, Caroline Spear, Ella Speerbrecher, Taylor Staebler, Skylar Stevens, Madysen Sullivan, Alexandra Swartz, Andrew Tomomitsu, Calvin Treder, Josephine Troxel, Evelyn Troxel, Lucille Udell, Jacob Valadez, Genesis Valles, Dejaney Van Daele, Samantha Velazquez, Karime Villarreal, Grace Waelchli, Anderson Walters, Stephanie Weatherbee, Brody Weigel, Emma Wiedenhoeft, Aiden Wildenberg, Alexa Wildermuth-Breitzman, Cosette Wildermuth-Breitzman, Elora Wilms, Paula Wilson, Atreya Wilson, Jessica Wright, Tyler Yang, Caleigh Zei, Xavier

HONOR ROLL

3.500-3.7499 GPA (based on SEMESTER 1 grades)

SEMESTER 1, 2022-2023

Alcala, Andrea
Alvarado, Ava
Alvarado, Allison
Aranda, Kiani
Baker, Dante
Baker, Silas
Bazeley, Brooke
Bergstrand, Sahlma
Binagi, Chacha
Binagi, Ghati
Bohmann, Cheyenne
Buehler, Lauren
Campos Villanueva, Ana
Casillas, Natalia
Cobbs, Myialynn
Coleman, Noah
Condon, Reece
Cuellar Meza, Sebastian
Dahle, Miranda
Davis, Lucy
Dearing, Ray
Demrow, Joshua
Di Sangro Foucault, Tilia
Diaz-Gallegos, Alejandra
Dugan, Ethan
Esch, Georgia
Evans, Liam
Feit, Julia
Fosdal, Rose
Franco, Richard
Hammack, Delaney
Hudec, Angela
Jiron Betanco, Eduard
Jones, Kaia
Juette, Monica
Kelam, Perland
Kennedy, Sereena
Kirley, Gabrielle
Krahn, Falyn
Kuhnke, Alexis
LaFlash, Gavin
Ludeman, Kayla
Maize, Katlyn
Markosen, Alexzander
Mendoza, Rebecca
Ngabo, Ian
Nickelsburg, Samuel
Noonan, Evelyn
Ophime, Joseph Dennis
Ophime, Brianna
Palomec-Garcia, Yareli
Pope, Michael
Portwine, Daniel
Rakhangi, Zoheb
Robertson, Emma
Rohloff, Edward
Roselle, Meg
Ross, A’lani
Schimming, Mackenzie
Schoenbeck, Bradyn
Servin, Aimee
Shabani, Leart
Sherman, Heidi
Soto Olmos, Athena
Thomason, Traysen
Torres Caceres, Keylin
Vogelzang, Willow
Weirich, Nicholas
Yang, Cara