| John Houwers was a presenter at the 2018 Geofest that was held on the campus of St. Norbert College. Geofest is sponsored by the Wisconsin Geographic Alliance every year. It is Wisconsin’s best geographic education opportunity for K-12 teachers and the community. Students in last year’s AP Human Geography course were selected to participate in the Google Expeditions Beta project #LoveWhereYouLive created by John Houwers, Whitewater Unified School District Tech Integrator and students at Whitewater High School. Houwers shared a project created by students in Mr. Greg Stewart’s AP Human Geography Course.
Teachers gained insight into how their city’s history and geography can be understood by students by creating a Virtual Reality Tour using Google’s Tour Creator. This project can be can shared with others in Whitewater and the world. At the end of the conference, geography teachers from around the state had a firsthand look using VR headsets. Mr. Stewart would like to thank Carol Cartwright of the Whitewater Historical Society for her time and effort in working with the students in assisting with the project. Many of the students were fascinated with the incredible photo archives collected by local historians. Students gained an appreciation of Whitewater’s past through geographic inquiry. |
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City of Whitewater Information and Updates
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 5 – November 9
- Week of November 12 – November 16
Yard waste must be bagged in clear or transparent bags only. The City offers Bio-Bags 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 by Monday, November 5, 2018. Brush will not be collected as part of the yard waste collection. Residents requesting brush collection may call 473-0560 to make an appointment for pick up on Tuesdays.
NOTICE: It is against City Ordinance Chapter 12.08 – Street Obstructions, Section: 12.08.010 – Prohibited to deposit 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 Streets Department at 473-0560.
COMPOST SITE CLOSING FOR THE SEASON
CITY OF WHITEWATER
The last Wednesday the compost site will be open is Wednesday, October 31, 2018, from 2 pm to 6 pm. The site is located on the north end of Jefferson Street. In addition, the last Saturday the compost site will be open is Saturday, November 10, 2018. The compost site will close for the season at 2 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2018.
If you have any questions, please call the Department of Public Works at 473-0560.
City of Whitewater Holds Open House for Newly Renovated Wastewater Facility
The City of Whitewater welcomes the community to visit the newly renovated wastewater facility for an open house. The open house will take place on Tuesday, October 30th from 3 pm to 7 pm and is open to the public. Citizens are encouraged to tour the plant to view the new equipment. Citizens can also ask questions to learn how the facility works and services the City of Whitewater.
The wastewater facility is located at 109 County Road U, east of the Whitewater Greenhouse and shares a driveway with John’s Disposal.
State Assembly candidate forum available online
On behalf of the League of Women Voters of the Whitewater Area and citizens of Wisconsin State Assembly District 43, I’d like to publicly thank candidates Don Vruwink and Gabriel Szerlong for participating in the League’s recent candidate forum for the State Assembly District 43 race. Thirty citizens were in attendance and the candidates fielded nineteen questions during the 1-½ hour forum on issues including school safety, roads, economic development, and redistricting, to name just a few. Only two questions, known in advance by the candidates, came from the League board and they were turned to only when questions from the audience were exhausted with time remaining. The forum was both civil and informative – democracy at its very best. At a time in our politics when there is great division and mistrust, the forum was an occasion for each candidate to simply state their views before the electorate. We applaud their level of civic engagement in our democracy and wish them both the very best on Election Day. There will be one winner on that day but at the forum, there were many. Voters win when they’re given opportunities to question candidates on issues that matter to them in order to make informed choices in the voting booth.
The League’s SA District 43 candidate forum was filmed by Whitewater Community TV and can be view on their website. A Candidate Questionnaire prepared by the League for SA District 43 candidates can also be viewed on the League’s website, visit www.lwvwhitewater.org. The League encourages all eligible voters to vote on November 6th.
Sincerely,
Ellen S. Penwell
LWV Whitewater Area
To view the candidate forum, 
News from our Whitewater Schools
Whitewater Community Foundation Donation to Lakeview STEAM Center
Through a Whitewater Community Grant, we were able to buy 7 Ozobots. The 4th graders have enjoyed working with them and practicing problem-solving skills.
Donated dictionaries put to use by Lakeview 3rd graders
Thank you to Fairfield Grange for distributing dictionaries to Lakeview’s third-grade students! Students are excited to look up new words as they continue to grow in reading!
Lincoln 4th graders raise money for charity
Lincoln School fourth grade students Rowan and Madeline care deeply about animals. They decided to put this passion to work by raising funds to help animals in need of homes or rehabilitation. Together, Rowan and Madeline made rubber band and paracord bracelets. They sold these bracelets to Lincoln students and made $200.00! The proceeds will be sent to two groups that help animals. The first one, Paddy’s Paws, is a dog rescue whose primary goal is to find adoptive homes for amazing dogs that are located in shelters, rescues, and foster homes. The rescue is based in Fort Atkinson, but the majority of the dogs come from Houston, TX, where there is a huge amount of stray dogs. The second group, Fellow Mortals, is a wildlife hospital located in Lake Geneva. The group provides rehabilitation to wildlife based on the belief that encouraging compassion in humans toward all life brings out the finest aspects of our humanity. This project has certainly brought out the finest in these two caring students! Lincoln School is proud of them and all its leaders who do things every day to make the world a better place.
Perfect attendance rewarded at WMS
September was national perfect attendance month and the Whitewater Middle school honored their perfect attendance students with a certificate of attendance and a free ice cream. Perfect attendance consists of being to school every day and being on time and in every class on time. Congratulations to the Whitewater Middle School students.
The following WMS students had perfect attendance in September: Aylin Acevedo Cuevas, Caden Agen, Jesus Alcala, Lillian Altreuter, Aidyn Amundson, Wyatt Anderson, Isabella Aranda, Nataly Benes, Nathan Black, Quincy Boudreau, Payton Bunger, Keith Cameron, Ana Campos Villanueva, Meridyth Cashion, Jazmin Cederberg, Afton Clapper, Caleb Clapper, Ayden Clark, Emma Clarksen, Myialynn Cobbs, Sadie Cohen, Reece Condon, Brianna Cook, Sebastian Cuellar Meza, Danielle DePorter, Alejandra Diaz-Gallegos, Molly Donner, Kaylee Dow, Jaida Downs, Ethan Dugan, Liam Evans, Jazmin Falcon, Collin Falconbury, Julia Feit, Daniel Fero, Grace Foucault, Connor Friend, Adalynn Frye, Sophia Garcia, Angela Garcia-Rivera, Cory Gentry, Katie Gillette, Julian Gomez, Angello Gomez, Kaatje Gunnink, Izabelle Hahn, Dylan Hammerstad, Reece Hammond, Kassondra Heizman, Emily Henderson, Skyler Hibbs, Mitchell Hillmer, Natara Huyser, Mia Islas, William Jay, Justin Johnson, Phoenix Jones, Alexandra Jones, Joshua Kirley, Taiya Kolb, Falyn Krahn, Jake Kuhlow, Gavin LaFlash, Audrey Leising, Maricruz Lopez, Ricardo Lopez-Navejas, Ilana Lothes, Quinten Luehne, Alexandra Martin, Quinlan McCarthy, Benjamin McCulloch, Colten McDermott, Emma McGarry, Rebecca Mendoza, Adesa Meyer, Myles Morse, Henry Mortimer, Mayte Navejas, Leah Newmann, Ava Nygren, Emily O’Donnell, Abigail Olson, Zoe Olson, Ciarra Ortega, Laila Ortega, Andrew O’Toole, Betzaida Palomec, Davin Parboteeah, Johan Perez, Natalie Pett, Trent Pett, Michael Pope, Jarvis Porcaro, Chloe Prince, Jennifer Ramirez, Victoria Ramirez, Connor Raupp, Adrian Rios, Daniel Rocco, Mari Rocha, Hector Rodriguez, Rodrigo Salazar, Carter Schepp, Mackenzie Schimming, Cole Schlicher, Emily Schmidt, Bradyn Schoenbeck, Abigail Sekeres, Leo Servin, Liz Servin, Keenan Sheffield, Aubrey Shepard, Caroline Skindingsrude, Ella Spear, Taylor Speerbrecher, Lliam Stauss, Isaac Straight, Alexandra Sullivan, Andrew Swartz, Onyx Thompson, Claire Tourdot, Iza Tovar, Lucille Troxel, Evelyn Troxel, Dejaney Valles, Samantha Van Daele, Karime Velazquez, Maria Verduzco, Grace Walters, Isaiah Waring, Emma Weigel, Marco Wence, Vanesa Wence, Stephanie Wence, Aiden Wiedenhoeft, Jessica Wilson, Tyler Wright, Caleigh Yang, Kelsy Zingsheim
2018 WHS grad, Jakob Gmur, is an FFA National Proficiency Award Winner
Congratulations to Jakob Gmur for winning a national proficiency award in Diversified Horticulture at the FFA Convention in Indianapolis this week.
Pictured is Jakob Gmur with his parents Lynnette and Bill. Also in the picture is WHS FFA Advisor Paul Majors.
WHS Cross Country runners compete at State
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From Coach Carstens:
Another WIAA State CC meet is in the books as senior Nicole Tomomitsu and sophomore Trenten Zahn wrapped up their final races of the season at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.
Trenten raced first with the rain finally letting up making for a fun, yet slippery, race course in Division 2. He started out in 58th at the first mile and was looking good. While negotiating a sharp turn that was all mud he went down for the first time but bounced right back up and kept charging ahead. By the second mile, he moved up to 55th and was poised to make a strong final push but had another setback as he slipped again and went down a second time. Trenten used his skills as a multi-sport athlete from wrestling and knew that being on his knees he needed to get up as fast as possible and it was impressive to see! He raced his guts out and passed 8 more runners by the finish line to cross in 47th overall with a finish time of 17:19.2 with 151 runners in his race. Trenten gained invaluable experience in this race as an underclassman and was part of the Rock Valley’s strong showing of incredible strength at the state level. Three teams from the RVC finished in the top 6 (out of 16 teams) and four of the possible 10 medaling positions went to an RVC athlete.
Nicole followed in the final race of the day. As she passed by the coaching staff before the first mile she looked as though she had a grimace on her face. She passed by the first mile mark in 122nd and faded to 130th as the course got hillier in the second mile but got it together and moved up to 121st by the finish out of 152 runners. Nicole stopped the clock at 21:54.0. No matter the race or season that Nicole has worn the word ‘Whitewater’ across her chest, she has proudly found a way to honor it and the word quit is not in her vocabulary. Nicole was able to wear the jersey at the state meet three times and perhaps the most impressive part is how she found a way to make it happen after a less than ideal junior year. Most athletes would have packed it in and decided that is just the way it needs to be. Nicole didn’t mail it in. Nicole races with heart, guts and passion. She finished her career with two honorable mentions, one second team and as a senior earned her first, 1st team all-conference honor in the Rock Valley Conference.
Additionally, both Trenten and Nicole can be proud of their academic accomplishments, as both will be earning academic all-state honors. Academic all-state honors are given out annually by the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association. In order to earn academic all-state, a student-athlete must be earning at least a 3.5 GPA. This will be Trenten’s first and Nicole’s third honor. Trenten and Nicole clearly define what it means to be a student athlete in the Whippet Cross Country program.
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No. 5 UW-Whitewater Football Remains Unbeaten, Clinches WIAC Title and NCAA Bid
The No. 5 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team rolled up more than 550 yards of offense and forced three turnovers defensively Saturday in a 40-10 triumph at UW-Stout in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest in Menomonie, Wis.
The Warhawks’ win, coupled with UW-Oshkosh’s loss at UW-Stevens Point, clinched the program’s league record 36th WIAC championship and sealed the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs, which begin Nov. 17.
UW-Whitewater hosts UW-Stevens Point next Saturday, Nov. 3, for Senior Day, Shriners Day and Military Appreciation Day at Perkins Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
For the complete story at UWWSports.com,
Lena “Lee” Stoneking 93 of Whitewater, died on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Fairhaven Senior Services.
Lee was born on January 5th, 1925, in Anderson, IN, daughter of Gabriel and Louise (Kincherson) Precup. She graduated from Anderson Senior High School in June 1943 and with a nursing science degree from Ball Memorial/Ball State University in Muncie, IN in June 1948. As a registered nurse, Lee practiced various types of nursing care including hospital duty, occupational nurse, industrial nurse, and school nurse. Lee met her future husband, Lewis William Stoneking in St. Louis. They were married for 57 years until his death in December 2006. Lee belonged to many nursing organizations and was a member of the Congregational/UCC Church in Whitewater. She was also a member of PEO, the Alpha Club of the Women’s Federation Organization of Whitewater, and the Women’s Congregational Circle at church. Lee had volunteered in the churches she attended and was a volunteer at Fort Atkinson Hospital in Fort Atkinson, WI.
Lee is survived by her four loving children: Lewis (Rhonda) Stoneking of Hartland, WI, Leslie (Lourdes) Stoneking of San Antonio, TX, Lisa (Victor) Simone of Los Angeles, CA, and Lori (Bob) Cunningham of Fitchburg, WI. She was blessed with five wonderful grandchildren: Stephanie (Stoneking) Billmyer, Michael Stoneking, Alanna Stoneking, Max Simone and Natasha Simone. In addition, she enjoyed three very active great-grandchildren: Emma and Matthew Billmyer and Ethan Stoneking. Lee is also survived by her sister Priscilla McCullough of Tucson, AZ, sister-in-law Frances Precup of Bloomfield Hills, MI, and several nieces, nephews and cousins in Indiana and Kentucky.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Congregational/UCC Church youth program, the Fairhaven Foundation or a charity of the donor’s choice.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at the Chapel of Maplewood Cemetery of Anderson, IN. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until the time of service at the chapel. Also, a celebration of her life will be held at Fairhaven in Whitewater on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 1:30 PM.
Olsen-Gibson Funeral Home is caring for the family. To place an online condolence, please visit www.olsen-gibson.com
James Norman Godfrey, 58, Whitewater, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at his home.
Jim was born on March 11, 1960, in Fort Atkinson to Norman and Stephanie (Thompson) Godfrey. He graduated from Fort Atkinson High School in 1978. Jim thoroughly enjoyed his time in high school where he was known as the Gentle Giant. He was very involved with the FFA where he served as an officer and earned many awards and was able to compete at national events. Jim’s grandfather was an avid supporter of Jim’s FFA activities. He enjoyed working with his grandfather on his grandparent’s farm outside of Whitewater. Jim was an avid collector of John Deere collectibles, loved the Green Bay Packers, being outside and spending time cutting wood. Jim enjoyed being Santa Claus on Christmas Eve and would visit the elderly neighbors and shut-ins. Jim was a loving son, calling his mother daily at noon and after the Wheel of Fortune show when they would compare solving the puzzle. Jim was very faithful in remembering birthdays, Christmas and special occasions with a card for his family. He had a strong faith and was a regular supporter of the Marianist Mission. Jim worked for Crummey’s Marina, Standard Process in Palmyra, and the lumber yard in Fort Atkinson.
He is survived by his sons William and Garrett Godfrey; two grandchildren; mother Stephanie A. Godfrey, Fort Atkinson; siblings Kathleen Godfrey-Cordio, Fort Atkinson, Stephen Godfrey, Lavalle, WI, Phillip Godfrey, Verona, WI, Susan (Gabriel) Hall, Baraboo, WI; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Norman A. Godfrey; grandparents, William E. and Stephanie Thompson, Janet Godfrey Inman, David Godfrey and nephew, Joshua Cordio.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 29, 2018, at 12:00 pm at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1660 Endl Blvd Fort Atkinson, WI 53538. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Palmyra. A Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 28, 2018, from 2:00-5: 00 pm with the rosary being said at 5:00 pm at Nitardy Funeral Home, 1008 Madison Ave Fort Atkinson and on Monday at the church from 10:00 am until the time of Mass.
In Lieu of flowers, you may wish to consider memorials to the family to be designated to a charity of their choice.
The family would like to give special thanks to Lauderdale-La Grange EMT for their rapid response, and to Father Peter Auer.
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