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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system on October 3, 2018.

Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) Test

• Cell towers will broadcast the WEA test for approximately 30 minutes beginning at 1:18 p.m. CDT. During this time, WEA-compatible cell phones that are switched on and within range of an active cell tower, and whose wireless carrier participates in WEA, should be capable of receiving the test message. Cell phones should receive the message only once.
• The WEA test message will be a Presidential Alert and will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test

• The EAS test message is distributed to radio and television broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio and television providers, and wireline video providers.
• The test message will be similar to regular monthly EAS test messages with which the public is familiar and interrupts programming for approximately one minute.
• The EAS message will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Emergency Alert System. This system was developed by broadcast and cable operators in voluntary cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Communications Commission, and local authorities to keep you informed in the event of an emergency. If this had been an actual emergency, an official message would have followed the tone alert you heard at the start of this message. A similar Wireless Emergency Alert test message has been sent to all cell phones nationwide. Some cell phones will receive the message; others will not. No action is required.”

For more information, 

Cold War Stories: Soviet American Tension 1945-1991

Wednesdays, 1:00—2:30

Starin Park Community Building

A timely topic. Join Dr. Richard Haney, Emeritus UW-W, for interesting and informative history talks.

Thanks to the UW-W Continuing Education Department for funding the series. Please call 262-473-0535 in advance, if you will be attending.

• October   3:     Berlin, the Airlift and the Wall: Ground Zero of the Cold War.
• October 10:     Korean War 1950-53: A Regional Hot War
• October 17:     Cuba and the 1962 Missile Crisis: The Brink of Nuclear War
• October 24:     End of the [first] Cold War [and the Seeds of a Second].

Scholarly Scoop:  Beyond the Peace Accords: Legacies of America’s Secret War in Laos

Friday, October 5 10:30 am

Starin Park Community Building

When did America’s Secret War in Laos end? For most Americans, America’s involvement in this war officially ended with the peace agreements in 1973 and, practically, when the last American left the country in 1975. In this talk, I argue, however, that this war did not end with the peace agreements or American withdrawal from Laos. Instead, it led to another secret war in Laos, more than forty years of Hmong American involvement in this new war, and a long, persistent, but ultimately contradictory relationship between Hmong and the United States in the past half-century.

Nengher N. Vang, a UW-W Assist. Prof. of Transnational American History in the History Dept., teaches the Vietnam War, US foreign relations and empire, Hmong American historical and contemporary issues, and other courses in History and Race and Ethnics Studies. His research interests include US-Asia relations, American imperialism, comparative race/ethnicity, immigration, social movements, and the politics of diasporic communities in the U.S. with an emphasis on the politics of the Hmong.

Please register in advance if you will be attending by calling 262-473-0535.

By Casey Judd, President, Whitewater Unified School District Board

As many in our community are aware, the Whitewater Unified School District School Board has placed a referendum question on the regular election ballot for November 6. For more details click here.

Por Casey Judd, Presidente, Consejo del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Whitewater

Como muchos en nuestra comunidad saben, el Consejo Escolar del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Whitewater ha colocado una pregunta de referéndum en la boleta electoral regular para el 6 de noviembre. Para’mas detalles haga clic aqui.

UW-Whitewater invites members of the campus and Whitewater community to join the Community Advisory Council, a new entity that will seek to expand and build new partnerships between business, community, and governmental organizations. The Council will also provide input to strengthen existing programs such as the Community Engagement Center, UW-Whitewater’s camps and conferences, parking, the Fairhaven Lecture Series, housing and other campus-community partnerships.

“A strong community benefits a university, and a thriving university benefits the community,” said UW-Whitewater Chancellor Beverly Kopper. “This Council will help strengthen our relationships with our community partners, and explore new opportunities as we work together.”

The Community Advisory Council, which will be led by Joel Nilsestuen, legislative and community outreach coordinator for UW-Whitewater, is expected to meet quarterly or on an ad hoc basis.

Members will include representatives from key campus and community organizations and others responding to this call for membership. Those interested are invited to complete this brief online form by 5 pm Friday, Oct. 12: http://uwwhitewater.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b26nZlO9WP6CoTP

The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library will be closed 9:00 am – 12:00 pm on Friday, October 5 for staff training.

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The No. 10 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team tallied 20 fourth-quarter points and pitched a second-half shutout Saturday in a 30-7 triumph over No. 23 UW-La Crosse in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at Roger Herring Stadium.

The Warhawks (4-0 overall, 1-0 WIAC) out-gained the Eagles 418-158 in total yards, taking the lead for good on a 28-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Cole Wilber to junior wide receiver Nathaniel Osterloo midway through the third quarter.

Wilber finished 14-for-24 passing with 244 yards and three touchdowns. Sophomore running back Alex Peete led the rushing attack with 27 carries for 100 yards and a score, and junior running back Ronny Ponick added 12 carries for 54 yards and a pair of catches for 29 yards.

Junior linebacker Jacob Erbs led the defense with eight tackles. Senior linebacker Bryce Leszczynski collected seven stops, and senior defensive lineman Harry Henschler posted five tackles, including 2.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks.

The Warhawks return to action next Saturday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. for a showdown against No. 12 UW-Oshkosh. The game is part of Family Fest and Football Alumni Day at UW-Whitewater, and a pregame concert featuring the Eddie Butts Band will begin at noon in the Perkins Stadium parking lot.

For the complete story at UWWSports.com, 

Photos and Story by Bob Mischka

WHS beat Brodhead/Juda 19-7 at home to improve to 2-5 on the season. A strong Whippet defense kept the Cardinals from scoring from the red zone on several occasions and 249 yards rushing, led by Aldo Soto with 219 yards, resulted in the win. Next, the Whippets travel to Edgerton who are now 6-1 after beating East Troy 47-28 on Sept 28.

For more information and game stats at the Janesville Gazette, 

From Coach Carstens:

Competing under the lights on Friday night used to just be for football players but not any longer as the Whippet cross county teams headed up for their 3rd trip to Wisconsin Dells and competed in the Nightfall Classic contested on the Spring Brook Golf Course. This race is held entirely under a lighted 2-looped course that is flat, fast and spectacular to see in person. The atmosphere is electric, the setting is perfect, and the weather couldn’t have been better. Forty degrees, calm winds, and that cool, crisp feeling runners love in the fall. It proved to be a perfect mix as nearly all the Whippets ran a new personal best and finished their regular season on a high note.

The boys’ program raced first and Gio Anello walked away with a medal in his hand after his 15th place finish. He did a really nice job digging down and grinding with the pack and ran 17:26. Aidan Coburn returned to the line up after an illness and fought his way to 36th in 18:02. Pack running is so fun to watch and three Whippets are really thriving in this situation. Freshman Cooper Hammond and Sophomores Manny Rodriguez and Will Hofman do it well. They finished in 55th, 56th, and 58th place overall. Their new personal best times are now 18:42. 18:43 and 18:46 for 5000 meters. Running a little under the weather was Senior Nick Kuzoff who finished as the team’s 6th runner in 69th in 19:08. Senior Dan Trost absolutely crushed his race and ran a lifetime best of 19:14 and finished in 80th. Jaden Salmieri again impressed by running a time of 19:28. Also competing and running their best time of the season were Peter Zimdars, Jack Mayer, Wesley Salverson, Justin Mitchell, Andy Vo, Aldo Rodriguez, Andrew Rollette, Evan Schepp, Mason West, and Michael Bigelow. There were only team scores for the varsity programs in this meet and Whitewater finished in 7th place out of 14th D2 schools in the same race.

The girls were ready to make some noise next and Nicole Tomomitsu certainly didn’t disappoint as she finished in fifth place overall running her fastest 5K dating back to last season. Her time of 20:13 and top five finish easily secured her a medal and some confidence as the championship portion of the season approaches. Hailey Prager and Crystal Chan finished tenths of a second apart, but they ran far different races. Hailey got out more aggressive with the large field and getting ahead before the first turns whereas Crystal went out a little more conservative but kept slaying her way through the field. It made for a thrilling finish and wound up just outside the medals in 24th and 25th place. They both ran 22:00 and ran their best times in the last two seasons. Trinity Nickels was the team’s fourth runner with a strong showing in 23:40, good enough for 66th. Jenna Lee ran her season best by over a minute to secure 86th in 24:34. Olive Coburn ran her best time of the season given the course variations the program races on. Sophie Walton, Jenny Villarreal, Mackenzie LaFlash, Sophie Wagner and Rosie Aschenbrener also ran very fast and dropped considerable amounts of time from their previous races. The varsity team placed 8th in D2.

Next up for the Whippets will be the RVC CC Championship on Thursday, October 11th hosted by Whitewater on the campus of UW-Whitewater. The race schedule is as follows:

3:30 p.m. Middle School Girls 3k

3:32 p.m. Middle School Boys 3K

4:10 p.m. Varsity Boys 5K

4:45 p.m. Varsity Girls 5K

5:20 p.m. JV Boys and Girls 5K