The League of Women Voters Whitewater Area’s Book Club’s second discussion of Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story by Jacob Tobia, will be held on Thursday, October 26, 6-8 p.m., in the Irvin L Young Memorial Library in Whitewater. Part II (pgs 98-174) of the book will be discussed. Sissy is a complex, moving and enlightening memoir written by a gender non-conforming writer. Tobia inspires readers to open their minds and experience his fascinating journey of gender positivity.
Books are reserved at the Whitewater Public Library. League members and the general public are invited to fully participate in discussions of this engaging memoir. Refreshments will be served! If you have any questions, please contact Dwight C. Watson at dwight.watsondcw@gmail.com or call 920-542-8601.
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 and like us on Facebook!
According to the City of Whitewater Public Works Department, on Tuesday morning October 24th the street department will be closing N. Franklin St. for the removal of the Territorial Oak Tree. There will be a hard closure at W Main St. Homes and Fairhaven will be accessible from W Starin Rd. The closure will be removed as soon as work is complete.
The Territorial Oak tree and site are Local Landmarks. The site includes a Bur Oak tree dating to 1800 or before that was used as the fixed point from which U.S. federal land surveyors platted the village of Whitewater in 1836.
Unfortunately the tree has been in decline for a number of years and recently has been deemed to be dying.
The following Banner articles provide further information about the tree.
Editor’s note: In previous years, Ghoul’s Night Out has still been held in spite of inclement weather, so it’s probably safe to assume that it will not be canceled by rain tonight.
Start your Halloween celebrations right! Join the Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesses on Main Street and beyond for a ghoulish good time of scavenger hunts, trick or treating, costume contest, fright or delight, and more!
Participating Businesses doing Trick-or-Treat Inside or Outside: The Sweet Spot Bakehouse and Cafe Whitewater Cinemas Fairfield Inn & Suites Whitewater BaristaCats Cafe advance auto parts Culver’s Revamp Nutrition Associated Bank Burtness Chevrolet HSI RENTALS Fort Community Credit Union Whitewater Arts Alliance Underground Cutz Whitewater Family Dentistry Arby’s Whitewater Fire/EMS The Vinery Stained Glass Studio Rocky Rococo SteveO’s Flip Flops & Tank Tops Mercyhealth Whitewater QDOBA Botanica Beauty Parlour The Book Teller Mainstreet Laundromat (Officer Stuppy and K9 Tilla will be there handing out candy!) SSM Health FCCU Rosas Pizza Whitewater Walmart (with Whitewater Police Department!) First Citizens State Bank McCullough’s LTC Pharmacy M.E. & My Pets Cozumel Subway
Businesses Offering a Game/Activity: The Sweet Spot Bakehouse and Cafe Whitewater Cinemas BaristaCats Cafe Revamp Nutrition Whitewater Nutrition Associated Bank Burtness Chevrolet Whitewater Arts Alliance Whitewater Family Dentistry The Vinery Stained Glass Studio Mercyhealth Whitewater Walworth-Jefferson County Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Productive Living Systems Whitewater 4-H Club – (Will be set up at Saint Patrick Church’s corner) Rosas Pizza
Businesses Participating in the Scavenger Hunt (grab forms at the Chamber office or at the business!): The Sweet Spot Bakehouse The Sweet Spot Cafe Whitewater Cinemas Fairfield Inn & Suites Whitewater BaristaCats Cafe Advance Auto Parts Culver’s Revamp Nutrition Associated Bank Burtness Chevrolet Whitewater Arts Alliance Underground Cutz Whitewater Family Dentistry Whitewater Fire/EMS The Vinery Stained Glass Studio Rocky Rococo Mercyhealth Whitewater QDOBA Botanica Beauty Parlour Center Street Cafe The Book Teller
Businesses that will be set up along the sidewalk outside the Chamber’s office! BaristaCats Cafe Whitewater Nutrition Walworth-Jefferson County Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Productive Living Systems Ferradermis Robotics City of Whitewater Parks & Recreation Whitewater Grocery Co.
The year was 1996. The Spice Girls were popular, people went to Blockbuster to rent a movie, the Ford Fiesta was the most popular vehicle on the road, and 16% of homes owned a cell phone. It also happens to be the last time that Whitewater had both a girls’ and boys’ cross country team qualify for state in the same year. We can now add 2023 to that historical data. The boys’ and girls’ CC teams raced with passion and a purpose at the WIAA Sectional race held at UW-Parkside on Saturday, October 21st.
Girls’ Varsity Qualifiers
The boys raced first with cool temps, and calm winds, on a soft and muddy course. They quickly put people on notice that they were not messing around. With 4 runners in the top 10, their Whippet red jerseys were flying at the front of the race. Jack Hefty took an early lead, gapping the field within 600 meters and never looked back. His role was to secure one point for the team and he did just that by crossing the line first in 17:13 to claim his first sectional cross country title. Nate Holden held a top five position throughout the race and gutted his way to a fourth place finish with a time of 17:47. Miles Nickelsburg ran with the confidence of being surrounded by teammates and flourished in 7th place with a time of 17:52. Xavier Zei floated along and secured a top 10 finish by stopping the clock in 18:16. With such a strong tone set by the top four guys, Onyx Thompson was feeling ice in his veins and felt the energy from his teammates crushing it up front and ran a lifetime best as the team’s fifth runner, placing 25th overall to seal the team scoring. Quincy Boudreau was just 22 seconds off his lifetime best on this grueling course and placed 40th with a time of 19:49. Andrew O’Toole battled his way through the course to finish in 62nd with a time of 21:42. The final team scores showed Whitewater had won a sectional title with a team total of 47 points, with the next closest team being conference foe Clinton, with 74. That margin was a mere five points at the RVC meet a week earlier. The last time just the boys’ team had qualified for state was 2007.
Boys’ Varsity Qualifiers
The girls were in for a fight in their race as well. Mady Hefty was back on the starting line after missing conference and was not going to be denied the chance to compete at state. Battling through her recent setback, she paced the team by placing fifth overall with a time of 21:54, which would have guaranteed her a spot at state regardless of how the team performed. However, it was the team that shined the most on this day. Like the boys, Mady set the tone up front while Athena Soto and Nola Coburn weren’t far from her. Athena kept inching her way up place by place and was able to take 6th overall, 12 seconds back from Mady in 22:06. Nola Coburn looked fantastic and took 8th overall to wrap up a great 1-2-3 punch. Nola’s time was 22:29. Carley Boudreau gave the race all the grit she had and placed 20th with a time of 23:36. Ema Aranda was all guts as she not only ran a lifetime best time on this challenging course and conditions, but she did so after taking a fall. She continued to race with bloodied knees to a 25th place finish to seal the scoring runners with a time of 24:17. Ema’s sister Bella was the next Whippet across the line in 37th with a time of 25:57. Silvia Harris wrapped up the day for the Whippets with a 41st place showing and an overall time of 26:35. When the team scores were tabulated, Clinton came out on top with a score of 31 and Whitewater was second just ahead of a tough Jefferson team to take the final team qualifying spot. Whitewater scored 57 to Jefferson’s 69. The last time the girls’ team qualified for state was 2015.
It was a memorable day for the Whippets!
The teams will now prepare for the WIAA Division 2 State Meet in Wisconsin Rapids at The Ridges Golf Course which will be held on Saturday, October 28th. The boys will race first at 12:35 and the girls will race at 2:25. For all the WIAA State Meet Information, visit: https://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Fall/Girls-Cross-Country/Tournament
Whitewater Lions Club Annual Dine-in and/or Take-out Pancake Breakfast
Welcome back to the Whitewater Lions Club annual Pancake Breakfast, Sunday, October 29th , from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. Although there is a chill in the air, there is warmth and hospitality being dished out along with the eggs, sausage, and pancakes at the Whitewater Lions Club, located at N7462 Kettle Moraine Drive. Freshly brewed steaming hot coffee, cold milk and juice are included.
Dine-in or Take-out, there will be treats for the kids and a 50/50 cash raffle with bonus prizes for the adults.
Profits from the breakfast and your donations of non-perishable food items will be donated to the Whitewater Food Pantry. Thank you for your generous freewill donations.
Editor’s note: The above announcement was provided by the Whitewater Lions Club.
UW-W scholarship recipients Madison Adams, Heather Ackerly, Hayley Pfaff, Bradley J. Burt, and Sydney Johnson, joined by Jessie Dugan of Whitewater, third from right. (Photo courtesy of Ruth Hansen.)
Editor’s note: The following announcement was received from UW-Whitewater.
Sydney Johnson from Whitewater, who is studying [towards her Master’s degree in] Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, represented the university at the Wisconsin Nonprofit Summit on July 27-28 in Milwaukee.
The summit featured national-level speakers and three learning tracks: Leadership, Financial Sustainability and Marketing and Communications.
UW-Whitewater’s Institute for Nonprofit Management Studies sponsored five scholarships for students, alumni, staff and community members involved in nonprofit services. Participants had the opportunity to network with professionals in the nonprofit field
Located within the College of Business and Economics’ Department of Management, the Institute for Nonprofit Management Studies promotes the study and practice of nonprofit management at UW-Whitewater and within the larger community. The Institute focuses on relevant research, energized education and community co-production to strengthen Wisconsin communities.
Editor’s note: Johnson is the Director of Case Management Services at Bethel House.
Editor’s note: The following press release was provided by the City of Whitewater Department of Public Works.
The City of Whitewater would like to remind everyone that winter parking hours go into effect [beginning at 12:01 a.m.] on November 1, 2023.
It is unlawful for the operator or owner of any vehicle to park the vehicle on any street in the City between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. on any day from November 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024, except as hereinafter provided:
Physicians and surgeons shall be permitted to park vehicles at any time when the physician is on emergency call.
Parking shall be permitted in the downtown parking area after 5 a.m. of such period.
By special advance arrangement with the Public Works Director.
Any person who violates the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to the penalties and provisions set forth in Sections 11.56.010(4) and 11.56.010(5) of the Municipal Code.
Some of the flag recovery crew with members of Scout Troop/Pack 173 and a couple of Legionnaires. [Submitted photo]
Editor’s note: The following announcement was provided by Adjutant Steven Smith of the William Graham Post 173.
On Thursday 19 October, William Graham Post 173 of the American Legion in Whitewater was assisted in recovering flags from the veterans at rest in Hillside Cemetery by Scouts from Troop/Pack 173. We recover the flags this time of year to save them from the wear and tear of winter and to winnow out those flags that need to be retired. Each May, before Memorial Day we are assisted by the Scouts and community members decorating the graves of the veterans at Hillside Cemetery. The American Legion sincerely appreciates the help of Troop/Pack 173. Those young legs cut the time it takes to recover over 600 of those flags in half! Those members of the community with children who may be interested in the Scouts may contact Whitewater Scouting 173 at https://www.facebook.com/Whitewaterscouting173/.
City of Whitewater Urban Forestry Commission – Monday @ 4:30 p.m. Agenda includes staff report on Territorial Oak and Protection of oaks from library expansion Cravath Lakefront Room 2nd floor, 312 West Whitewater St. In Person and Virtual Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://meet.goto.com/795789949 You can also dial in using your phone. Access Code: 795-789-949 United States: +1 (646) 749-3122 Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://meet.goto.com/install
Whitewater Unified School District Policy Review Committee – Monday @ 5:30 p.m. – Agenda Whitewater High School Library 534 South Elizabeth Street
Whitewater Unified School District School Board – Monday @ 6:30 p.m. Whitewater High School Library, 534 S. Elizabeth St. CLOSED SESSION Agenda discuss the Whitewater Aquatic & Fitness Center contract and discuss and consider School District attorney firms and fees. URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83324625538?pwd=WFFXNnZwU2RtVXJnTTRzVks5T04xQT09 – Passcode: 333649 ———————————————– – Dial-in: 1-312-626-6799 – Webinar ID: 833 2462 5538 – Passcode: 333649 OPEN SESSION – Monday @ 7:00 p.m. Agenda includes Middle School literacy intervention, approval of 2023-24 revised budget and approval and certification of 2023-24 tax levy 7:00 p.m. via Zoom Online – URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82555687913?pwd=T0gyVk1jTnlSWHlUOFJRQ0RVK2owQT09 – Passcode: 914652 ———————————————- – Dial-in: 1-312-626-6799 – Webinar ID: 825 5568 7913 – Passcode: 914652
City of Whitewater Finance Committee – Tuesday @ 4:30 p.m. Agenda includes wastewater rate increase and former Starin water tower Whitewater Municipal Building Community Room, 312 West Whitewater St. *In Person and Virtual Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://meet.goto.com/674615965 You can also dial in using your phone. Access Code: 674-615-965 United States: +1 (408) 650-3123 Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://meet.goto.com/install
