Whitewater College High Class of 1950 held their 73rd class reunion on October 18.
Pictured, standing, left to right are:
Tom Bray
Helen (Leiting) Kish/ Richards
Bob Stock
Seated
Joan (Weaver) Bray
Cele (Larkin) Krahn
Not pictured
Joan (Heth) Maasz
Geraldine(Johnson) Traxler
Editor’s note: This submission is courtesy of Patty Tarpley.
City of Whitewater Common Council – Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda includes Discussion and possible action regarding motion to reconsider RFP for legal services to
retain an outside law firm to advise the Common Council on employee discipline and personnel matters not to exceed $10,000; Discussion and possible action regarding approval of the amended agreement for legal
services from von Briesen and Roper SC; Discussion and possible action regarding MOU/MSP with the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater for the Innovation Center to extend the contract date to June 30, 2024; Discussion and possible action regarding the Whitewater Aquatic Fitness Center lease agreement between the City of Whitewater and the Whitewater Unified School District; and Presentation of the 2024-2025 Budget, which includes $3,000,000 of general obligation debt for the library expansion/renovation. Closed session, followed by open session: 1) Discussion regarding complaints received by the Human Resources
Department and Discussion and possible action regarding the Whitewater Aquatic Fitness Center lease
agreement between the City of Whitewater and the Whitewater Unified School District.
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Wow…all we can say is wow! The Whitewater Girls’ Swim Team showed up to compete at Sectionals on Saturday, November 4 at Sauk Prairie with a majority of best times and an individual ticket to STATE!
The 200 Medley Relay consisting of Georgia Esch, Atreya Wilson, Lucy Davis, and Payton Peacock started off the meet with a major time drop of 8 seconds. They paved the way for a very successful day of competition!
200 Freestyle –
Lucy Davis and Atreya Wilson went head to head in their heat and both kept an impressive pace.
STATE QUALIFIER and NEW SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER, Makayla Bazeley with a time of 1:56.41.
200 IM –
Emerson Dunham dropped 2 seconds to go a time of 2:34.06 which placed her 15th overall
50 Freestyle –
Maggie Maas joins the Under 30 club with a time of 29.08
Charlotte Hajewski dropped 1 second to go a time of 30.03. She is milliseconds away from joining the Under 30 Club with her lane mate!
Adalynn Frye drops nearly 2 seconds going a season best time of 31.98
Payton Peacock went a 32.98 by dropping nearly 3 seconds
Georgia Esch finishes up the 50 Freestyle best times with a time of 34.88
100 Butterfly –
NEW SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER and STATE QUALIFIER, Makayla Bazeley with a 3rd place finish and a time of 58.86
100 Freestyle –
Adalynn Frye dropped 4 seconds with a time of 1:15.11
Payton Peacock dropped 5 seconds with a time of 1:15.43
Georgia Esch dropped 3 seconds with a time of 1:17.12
500 Freestyle –
Emerson Dunham had an 8th place finish by breaking a 6-minute hurdle. She dropped 9 seconds and earned herself a time of 5:56.42
Charlotte Hajewski finished 1st in heat with a time of 6:25.31. She dropped 6 seconds overall!
Lucy Davis dropped 7 seconds and earned herself a season best time of 6:50.94
200 Freestyle Relay of Makayla Bazeley, Maggie Maas, Charlotte Hajewski, and Emerson Dunham vested their seed time by 4 seconds. Makayla Bazeley continues the record-breaking streak by breaking the SCHOOL RECORD in the 50 Freestyle by going a time of 24.91 in lead off leg of the relay!
100 Backstroke –
Maggie Maas finishes 16th overall with a 1 second drop going a time of 1:15.08
100 Breaststroke –
Atreya Wilson pushed passed the 1:30 mark with a time of 1:29.66. This is an impressive time drop with a 6 second difference.
400 Freestyle Relay team of Makayla Bazeley, Emerson Dunham, Charlotte Hajewski, and Maggie Maas went a time of 4:06.39 which is a 10 second time drop from their seeded time! And yet again, Makayla Bazeley in the lead off breaks another SCHOOL RECORD in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.74!
Overall the team dropped over 1 minute and 28 seconds. Wow…just wow, what a way to finish out the season!
Makayla Bazeley will be competing at the Girls Swim State Championship on Friday (11/10) at 5:30 p.m. at Waukesha South High School. Come cheer her on as she swims the 200 Freestyle and the 100 Butterfly!
Article and Photos Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday, November 5th at 2:00 a.m. In 2022 the U.S. Senate approved a bill known as the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. But the legislation stalled in the House. This year the Sunshine Protection Act was reintroduced, but so far it hasn’t even made as much progress as last year’s.
The Rock County Sheriff’s Office offers the following safety reminders to help you prepare for an emergency.
Check household safety items
o Smoke detectors
o Carbon monoxide detectors
o Furnaces
o Wood burning stoves
o Fire extinguishers
Create or update emergency kits for home
and vehicle(s)
o Swap summer items for winter items
o Restock and check expiration dates
• Batteries
• Food
• First aid supplies
For more emergency preparedness tips, visit https://readywisconsin.wi.gov. You can also
follow Ready Wisconsin on Facebook and Twitter.
By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
The summer of 2023 will be remembered as Whitewater’s Summer of Detours, as three of the primary routes in/out of the city were closed for significant periods of time. Sometime in the middle of the night on November 3, the detour signs for Highway 12 between Buckingham Road and County M (a primary route between Whitewater and Fort Atkinson) were finally taken down. All routes to Whitewater are now open! Actually the Highway 12 project was completed ahead of schedule, as originally it had been indicated that the road might be closed until nearly the end of the year.
Editor’s note: The following press release was received from The Whitewater Arts Alliance.
The Whitewater Arts Alliance invites everyone to attend its 2023 Members’ Show at the Cultural Arts Center in Whitewater. The show, which features 58 works of visual art in various media by 17 Whitewater Arts Alliance member-artists, opens Thursday,
November 2. A reception will be held Saturday, November 4 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. where light refreshments will be served.
Admission to the exhibit and its reception are free of charge, open to the public, and all are invited. The gallery is open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 12 p.m. (Noon) to 4pm. The exhibit runs from Thursday, November 2 through Sunday, December17, except for Thanksgiving week. The Cultural Arts Center is located at 402 W. Main Street in Whitewater, on the triangle next to the Birge Fountain.
Jeff McDonald, Whitewater Arts Alliance board member and 2023 Members’ Show CoChair, said “this is a great opportunity to sample the wonderful artwork created by visual artists in our community. The Whitewater area is fortunate to have such an abundance of talent. This is an excellent show!”
The Whitewater Arts Alliance believes art plays a significant role in transforming the cultural fabric. It brings people together, fosters dialogue and reflection, and creates a sense of pride and ownership.
Big thanks to our sponsors!
Lynn & Cheryl Binnie
Carole Scharinger
Kristen Burton
Charles Taggart
Virginia Coburn
Barb & Chuck Taylor
Kay Drexler
Roni & Richard Telfer
H. Gaylon & Hannah Greenhill
Pamela Van Doren
Dawn & Lyle Hunter
And all donors/patrons who wish to remain anonymous!
The mission of the Whitewater Arts Alliance is to support, promote, and develop the
arts as an essential and integral part of our community.
Editor’s note: The following announcement was made by the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).
MADISON, Wis.–University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the two-time defending champion, has been picked to secure the 2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) women’s basketball title.
The Warhawks, ranked No. 9 nationally in the D3hoops.com Preseason Poll, have secured 11 regular season titles in program history and captured their third WIAC tournament championship a year ago. UW-Whitewater brings back three starters from last year’s squad that advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Championship. Among the returners is two-time WIAC Player of the Year Aleah Grundahl. She received the honor in 2022 and 2023, after claiming Newcomer of the Year distinction in 2020.
UW-Whitewater is followed in the conference predictions by: UW-Stout; UW-Oshkosh; UW-Eau Claire; UW-La Crosse; UW-River Falls; UW-Platteville; and UW-Stevens Point.
Moran Lonning takes over the head coaching role at UW-La Crosse. She was the head coach at Central College (Iowa) a season ago.
The 14-game conference schedule will begin on Jan. 4. The top-six teams in the league standings will qualify for the WIAC Tournament (presented by Culver’s). The event will be held Feb. 19, 21, and 23, with all contests hosted by the higher-seeded team. The winner of the tournament will receive an automatic NCAA bid.
2023-24 Preseason Predictions – Voted on by WIAC Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors
| 2022-23 Record | |
| 1. UW-Whitewater | (23-7 overall, 10-4 WIAC) |
| 2. UW-Stout | (18-8, 10-4) |
| 3. UW-Oshkosh | (20-9, 8-6) |
| 4. UW-Eau Claire | (20-9, 9-5) |
| 5. UW-La Crosse | (19-7, 8-6) |
| 6. UW-River Falls | (14-11, 4-10) |
| 7. UW-Platteville | (11-15, 4-10) |
| 8. UW-Stevens Point | (11-14, 3-11) |
UW-Whitewater Capsule
Head Coach: Keri Carollo; 22nd season at UWW; 414-167
Letter winners Returning/Lost: 9/11
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
Returning All-WIAC: Kacie Carollo, Jr., G (2022-Honorable, 2023-First, 2023-Defensive); Aleah Grundahl, Grad., F (2020-Honorable/Newcomer of the Year, 2021-First, 2022-First/Co-Player of the Year, 2022-Defensive, 2023-First/Player of the Year); Maggie Trautsch, Sr., G (2023-Honorable)
Notable Returning Players: Mallory Oloffson, Jr., F
Editor’s note: The following announcement was posted on October 26 by Chancellor Corey A. King.
Both UW-Whitewater and leadership at the Universities of Wisconsin were fully engaged with state legislators to advocate for these projects. I am proud of our team’s effort and can’t wait to see the building and design crews in action.
It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society. Although last week’s post was supposed to be the last in our series of historic houses in Whitewater, we can’t help but publish one more. This week’s image is the Bassett House, the home of the Whitewater Federation of Women’s Clubs. Built in 1857, the house was given to the Federation in 1927 by Florence Bassett, daughter of the first owner, Thomas Bassett. It is still being used by the Federation today.
This view is probably from around 1900 and may show Florence Bassett and her mother sitting on the porch. The house has been meticulously cared for by the Federation, making it one of the finest historic homes in the area.
Join us next week for more from the Whitewater Historical Society.
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Whitewater, WI – WE DID IT!
The Irvin L. Young Library “Promoting Learning; Engaging the Community” Campaign
Leadership Committee is thrilled to announce that it met and exceeded its capital campaign
fundraising goal for a new library.
The Whitewater Common Council presented the library with a challenge in 2021 to raise half of the $6 million needed for a renovation and expansion of the library, with the Council borrowing the other half in January 2024 if the library completed the fundraising in time. The library raised more than $2,300,000 to be added to the library reserves of $840,000.
“We deeply appreciate the Whitewater community’s generosity to help us complete the campaign much sooner than expected; more than 260 people made gifts of all sizes.” said Jim Winship, Campaign Chair. He thanked the Campaign Leadership Committee – Doug Anderson, Brienne Brown, Kelly Davis, Richard Haney, Anne Hartwick, Jon Kachel, Ginger Katzman, Jennifer Motsko, and Gayle Stettler.
“The Whitewater community has come together in a tremendous way to make the new library, which is expected to open in 2025, a reality. The vision that was presented to me by the library board that hired me back in 2001 has finally come to pass.” said Stacey Lunsford, Library Director.
We are also pleased to announce that Fort Community Credit Union made an especially generous gift of $100,000 to help get the campaign ‘over the top.’ As with other businesses and individuals that made significant gifts, they will be prominently recognized in the new building.
There are still recognition opportunities available and gifts are still welcome until the end of the year. These include remembering or honoring someone through 100 Extraordinary Women TM or recognizing your family or business through a wall tile.
The renovated library will add even more value to the Whitewater community. It will offer more space and features where people can connect, read, learn, create and feel welcome. There will be 4,400 square feet of additional space and the current space will be re-designed to be more welcoming and accommodate new features.
For more information contact Stacey Lunsford, Library Director at 262 473-0530.