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Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Dwight Foster Library, Fort Atkinson

Destination Hawaii Library Travel Program

It is time for the second travel presentation sponsored by the Friends of the Dwight
Foster Library. The program is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 24.
Sandra Czech will talk about cruising and vacationing in Hawaii. There will be tips on
planning a Hawaiian vacation, shopping tips and sightseeing. Four of the Hawaiian
Islands will be reviewed.

This presentation will only be available remotely on Zoom. The link to attend the
presentation is available on the library’s website at fortlibrary.org/friendstravel/. The
program will last approximately one hour with time for questions from the audience.
Our final program of the season will be on Mongolia shared by Lane Liebergen on
March 10 at 7 p.m. Contact the library at (920) 563-7790 for additional information.

The image on the homepage, “Hawaii Sunset” by Cord Cardinal is licensed under openverse.

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by UW-W.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics will deliver a 100 percent online Bachelor of Business Administration in supply chain management beginning this fall.

“The complexity of supply chains has become dinner table conversation, and the demand for supply chain management professionals has increased exponentially,” said Paul Ambrose, interim dean of the College of Business and Economics. “With growing enrollments in the on-campus major and the online MBA with supply chain management emphasis, we’re pleased to add this online bachelor’s program.”

The college is the only AACSB-accredited business school in Wisconsin to offer an online bachelor’s in supply chain management. The program will help meet the very high demand for entry-level supply chain professionals with four-year degrees. The availability of online and on-campus courses will also increase flexibility for students, which is especially helpful to students completing internships or balancing other work and family responsibilities.

“The UW-Whitewater supply chain management program remains a hidden gem that can provide even greater benefit to the university, students and industry by expanding its reach,” said alumnus Mike Warmuth, operating partner of EW Healthcare Partners. “Providing online offerings will allow industry to tap a greater talent pool that is ready to contribute immediately upon graduation.”

The supply chain field has been shaped by the dynamic forces of technology and international competition, and now a global pandemic.

“We’ve all now seen what happens when supply chains are disrupted,” said Anna Land, associate professor of information technology and supply chain management. “The increased emphasis on supply chains translates to many well-paying career opportunities. Graduates from our on-campus major have had a 100 percent placement rate within six months after graduation, along with excellent starting pay.”

Supply chain management professionals can work in nearly any industry imaginable. They must be familiar with computer technology, quantitative methods, and planning and problem-solving techniques. Excellent communication skills are also critical, as they interact with people at all levels of an organization.

With the launch of the new online bachelor’s, students can choose from a number of business majors offered through UW-Whitewater Online. Besides being flexible and convenient, these online business programs are highly ranked while remaining affordable. U.S. News & World Report recently ranked UW-Whitewater’s online business bachelor’s No. 1 in Wisconsin and 30th in the nation, while the overall online bachelor’s offering was ranked 44th in the U.S.

For more information on the new online BBA in supply chain management, contact Andrew Ciganek at 262-472-6946 or ciganeka@uww.edu.

Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by the Whitewater High School Booster Club.

Editor’s Note: The following was provided by Jim McCulloch.

Editor’s note: The following news release was received from Walworth County.

(February 14) Walworth County Clerk Kim Bushey announced that she will be retiring from her elected position as County Clerk effective April 2nd. Bushey has served Walworth County for the past 25 years and was first elected in November of 1996.

“It is with a little anxiety and much excitement that I tender my resignation effective April 2, 2022, with my final work day to be April 1,” wrote Bushey. “I would like to thank the citizens of Walworth County and, of course, the Walworth County Board of Supervisors for the opportunity to serve for the past 25 years.”

Bushey is the fourth longest-serving Walworth County Clerk, and only the 18th County Clerk to have served in the County’s 183-year history. She was elected to her current four-year term in November 2020.

During her tenure, Bushey oversaw the County’s transition from four separate voting systems to a single, countywide system, successfully collaborating with County municipalities to write a grant to recoup the costs. Additionally, her office was part of historical statewide recounts of a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice and the President of the United States.

“Walworth County is extremely fortunate to have benefited from Kimberly’s professionalism, dedication, and knowledge these past 25 years,” says Walworth County Administrator Mark Luberda. “I have learned a great deal from her, and she will be greatly missed. We wish her well in her future endeavors.”

At its Feb. 8 meeting, the Walworth County Board of Supervisors forwarded Bushey’s resignation to the Executive Committee for discussion regarding how to fill the impending vacancy. The Executive Committee met on February 14th and will be forwarding recommendations to the full County Board regarding [the] vacancy.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville awarded diplomas to more than 600 students from its three campuses for the fall of 2021. The ceremonies were held inside Williams Fieldhouse on the UW-Platteville campus.  Students from this area who graduated include: HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, MAJOR, CAMPUS

Whitewater, WI

 Jessica Nehs, Agricultural Education, UW-Platteville
 Tyler Niemuth, Civil Engineering, UW-Platteville
 Connor Rupke, Civil Engineering, UW-Platteville

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The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announced its Chancellor’s List, honoring those with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages for the fall 2021 semester.

Students from this area who earned the 4.0 grade-point average include: HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, MAJOR, CAMPUS

Whitewater, WI

Allison Heckert, Health and Human Performance, UW-Platteville

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The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announces its Dean’s List, honoring those full-time students who earned high honors in the fall 2021 semester. College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture and the College of Liberal Arts and Education require grade-point averages of 3.75 and above for Dean’s List honors, while the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science requires students to reach at least a 3.50. 

Students from this area on the Dean’s List include:  HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, MAJOR, CAMPUS

Whitewater, WI

 Joseph Creanza, Soil and Crop Science, UW-Platteville
 David Cushman, Undecided LAE, UW-Platteville
 Morgan Dailey, Criminal Justice, UW-Platteville
 Allison Heckert, Health and Human Performance, UW-Platteville

Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine,^[1] is celebrated annually on February 14.^[2] It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, through later folk traditions, has become a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world.^[3]

There are a number of martyrdom stories associated with various Valentines connected to February 14,^[4] including an account of the imprisonment of Saint Valentine of Rome for ministering to Christians persecuted under the Roman Empire in the third century.^[5][6] According to an early tradition, Saint Valentine restored sight to the blind daughter of his jailer.^[7] Numerous later additions to the legend have better related it to the theme of love: an 18th-century embellishment to the legend claims he wrote the jailer’s daughter a letter signed “Your Valentine” as a farewell before his execution;^[8] another tradition posits that Saint Valentine performed weddings for Christian soldiers who were forbidden to marry.^[6]

There is a tradition that the Feast of Saint Valentine was established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 496 to be celebrated on February 14 in honour of Saint Valentine of Rome, who died on that date in AD 269.^[9][10] The feast is found in the Gelasian Sacramentary (which was compiled after Gelasius), meaning that is has been observed since at least the eighth century.^[11] The day became associated with romantic love in the 14th and 15th centuries when notions of courtly love flourished, apparently by association with the “lovebirds” of early spring. In 18th-century England, it grew into an occasion in which couples expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as “valentines”). Valentine’s Day symbols that are used today include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.^[12] In Italy, Saint Valentine’s Keys are given to lovers “as a romantic symbol and an invitation to unlock the giver’s heart”, as well as to children to ward off epilepsy (called Saint Valentine’s Malady).^[13]

Saint Valentine’s Day is not a public holiday in any country, although it is an official feast day in the Anglican Communion^[14] and the Lutheran Church.^[15] Many parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church also celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day on July 6 in honor of Roman presbyter Saint Valentine, and on July 30 in honor of Hieromartyr Valentine, the Bishop of Interamna (modern Terni).^[16]

(From Wikipedia)

It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society. Here is the second post featuring the growth of Old Main on the UW-Whitewater Campus that burned on February 7, 1970.

This image shows the first addition to Old Main, completed only eight years after the Whitewater Normal School opened. The Second Empire (mansard roof) style addition was designed by noted Madison architect David R. Jones. Jones designed several buildings on the UW-Madison campus and became notable for being one of the most important Welsh-American poets in the United States.

This addition burned in 1891, but was quickly rebuilt along with a new gymnasium addition attached to the west wall.

Join us again next week for more from the Whitewater Historical Society.

(1633P, edited, Whitewater Historical Society)