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Healthy Boundaries Make Happier Lives , Thursday, April 5 – Hosted by Bethel House of Whitewater

Come learn the key to improving social relationships with significant others, extended family, in-laws, friends, co-workers, and others!  All are welcome!

Where: Congregational Church, 133 S Franklin Street, Whitewater

When: Thursday, April 5th from 6:00-8:00 pm

Free Childcare Provided!

For questions, please contact Kristy Weinberg, Bethel House Executive Director,
at 262-729-1123 or kristy@bethelhouseinc.org

Dr. Don Norman is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and former Professor at UW-Whitewater.  He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology.  In his 34 years of experience, Dr. Norman has worked in family and marriage counseling, corporate counseling, hospital counseling, military counseling, and has done research on the use of neurofeedback.  He has been a keynote speaker in events across the United States.  Dr. Norman continues his work in the Whitewater area at Morningstar Psychotherapy and as the Pastor of La Grange Methodist Church.

WUSD Referendum Update – March 2018

From District Administrator Mark Elworthy:

The WUSD Referendum Projects continue to progress. Three projects were recently finished: Lincoln Elementary Gym, the MS Band Room, and the HS Fitness Room.

  • Lincoln Fine Arts Nights. The Lincoln Gym was open last week. The first performance was the Lincoln Fine Arts Night.
  • MS Band Room and HS Fitness Room have been finished and turned over to the district. The “First Drum-roll” and the “First Rep” are being planned.
  • Renovation for the Lincoln LMC (formerly the Lincoln Lower Gym) has begun. The walls have been modified so that there will be access to the courtyard and natural light in the LMC.
  • Future Areas
    • Middle School – New choir room (April 4 start date) and MS Office-back half (April 16 start date)
    • Lincoln – Main Office (May 9 start date)
    • High School – team locker rooms

Websites for information. Here are some websites that detail the project planning and implementation process.

Click on the meetings. There are detailed documents and updates since the fall of 2017. Prior to the fall of 2017, the District Administrator Report within the agenda has referendum updates.

 

Summer Swoosh Basketball Program

Summer Swoosh Basketball Training with Joe Carollo and UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball Members is for students in 4th through 9th grade. The program will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 10 through August 9th (with no classes July 22-28). Boys will train at Whitewater High School from 12:30-1:45 pm and girls from 1:45-3 pm.

Visit Whitewater Parks and Recreation page for more details (www.wwparks.org).

Whitewater students travel to New Orleans

Band students from Whitewater and Fort Atkinson High School traveled to Memphis and New Orleans over their Spring Break! This trip provided amazing opportunities to experience the birthplace of America’s music- Jazz! Students had three wonderful concerts, at Metairie Manor, historic Jackson Square, and Kenner Discovery health and sciences academy! They received a private performance in the historic Preservation Hall and enjoyed dinner and dancing aboard the Natchez Dinner Cruise. So much history, culture, and Cajun food were enjoyed!

 

Whitewater Nominated for Federal Economic Opportunity Zone Designation

The City of Whitewater may soon have a new tool in promoting economic development within the community.

Last week, Governor Scott Walker nominated two areas of the community to be named as Economic Opportunity Zones (EOZ).

“This new EOZ program allows for private investments to be made, with significant tax benefits, in lower income communities like ours that need a boost to their economy,” said Larry Kachel, Chair of the Whitewater Community Development Authority (CDA). The CDA nominated three Low Income Census Tracts for the EOZ designation. Two of the three were selected by Governor Walker and forwarded on to U.S. Treasury Department for review and final certification, along with 118 proposed zones statewide.

The two proposed EOZs include the portion of the City located in Walworth County, east of Franklin Street and the portion of the City located in Walworth County west of Franklin Street and north of Main Street. To view the EOZ map, 

“Adding the EOZ designation to our economic development toolkit puts us in an even better position to attract new business and jobs to our community,” said Dave Carlson, Executive Director of the Whitewater CDA. The Whitewater CDA also has a revolving loan fund (RLF), a Capital Catalyst fund that provides grants and loans to startup businesses and the ability to use Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to stimulate development.

The Whitewater Community Development Authority is the economic development organization for the City of Whitewater. It exists to encourage and help people and businesses invest in the City while creating jobs, increasing the tax base, and improving the community’s quality of life.

 

WHS Baseball Takes Down Brodhead

Hunter Martin throws a pitch against Brodhead.

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Article by Nate Parrish

The Whitewater High School baseball team opened the 2018 season with a win over Brodhead at home by a score of 11-2 (Box Score   ). Hunter Martin picked up the win in his first varsity outing by going 3 innings with no hits, 4 walks, and 2 earned runs. James Dedrick came in relief in the 4th inning surrendering 2 hits but no runs on 5 walks. The bats started out a little slow but got going as the game went along scoring 1 run in the 2nd inning, 2 runs in the 3rd and 8 runs in the 5th to break open the game. Jimmy Duval was 3-4 with a double and 2 RBI’s, Dylan Pease was 2-3 with 3 RBIs and Jordan Curtis was 2-4 with an RBI. Whitewater banged out 9 hits during the game. Coach Pease said he was happy to get the first one out of the way and walk away with a win but the team will need to cut down on the walks and hitters need stay off bad pitches early in the count to meet some of our goals. The next game will be Thursday, March 29 at Brodhead High School with 1st pitch at 4:45 pm.

Rock Valley Conference is in its first season having 10 teams and is no longer split into a North and South. The conference is deep this year with 3 teams ranked in the Division 2 Preseason top 10 with other teams looking to make a run at the Conference Title. The conference favorites are Beloit Turner, who lost in the State Tournament last year, Jefferson which lost in Sectionals, Evansville which returns a large percentage of its line up and finished 2nd in the conference last spring along with Whitewater which returns five 1st or 2nd team all-conference players. There are also a number of other teams that bring back experienced players that will want to have a say in how things shake out. It should be an exciting season in the Rock Valley Conference.

UW-Whitewater Baseball Doubleheader Moved to Friday

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team’s doubleheader against Ripon originally scheduled for Saturday has been moved up to Friday, March 30, at 3 p.m. at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium due to anticipated inclement weather in the Whitewater area.

The No. 2 ranked Warhawks recently finished their spring break trip to the RussMatt Invitational in Central Florida with a 6-2 record.

To review the start of the Warhawk baseball season, head over to the UWW Baseball Schedule page at UWWSports.com.

Jeanette Lucille (Kitzman) Lee passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, in Kenosha.

Born in Whitewater on July 30, 1925 to the late Emma and Charles Kitzman, she is survived by her children, Eleanor Kay (Dean) Amhaus, Richard (Laurie), and Robert (Kathleen).  Jeanette was also the much-loved grandma to Rena, Andrew, Christopher and Nicholas, and great-grandma to Doran and Adara.

The seventh of nine children, she and her siblings shared a life-long passion for cut-throat card games and a love of music.  After her retirement from UW-Whitewater in the late 1980’s, she became an avid quilter and expert nickel slot machine player.  The last surviving member of her large family, she was also preceded in death by her husband of almost sixty-eight years, Eugene.

A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 29, at the Congregational Church 133 S. Franklin St. Whitewater, WI., with the viewing at 10:30. Burial to follow at Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, WI.

Memorials to the Congregational Church would be appreciated.

The family would like to thank the staff of Allay Hospice of Waterford, WI.

The Nitardy Funeral Home, Whitewater, WI is assisting the family, www.nitardyfuneralhome.com

Charles R. King, aged 91, died in Hales Corners, WI on March 21, 2018.

Charles was born in Eldred, Illinois where he spent his childhood. After high school, he served in the Navy at the end of World War 2. He obtained his B.S. degree at the University of Montana in Missoula and his M.S. and EdD degrees at Montana State University in Bozeman. He taught high school science in South Dakota and Wyoming. He was a professor of Biology and Science Education at UW-Whitewater from 1960 until his retirement in 1989.

He is survived by a sister, his wife Clarice, his children Marcia, Richard and Kerry and 3 stepchildren Susan, Nancy and Gary.

A memorial service will be held later this year in Montana.