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Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension-Walworth County

UW-Madison Division of Extension Horticulture Program is offering FREE educational mini webinars to help you be more successful in your own yards, gardens, containers – anywhere you grow plants! 

The first in our FREE mini-webinar series kicks off this winter with Planning for a Fruitful Season. These engaging mini-webinars are 20 minutes each followed by Q&A. Registration is required for each mini webinar. Participants can attend only one or all three! This series is open to the public. All webinars will be recorded and made available on the Extension Horticulture website. 

Go to https://bit.ly/3rZez9V to find out more and to register!

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Planning for a Fruitful Season Mini Webinars 

Pruning Apple Trees to Maximize Healthy Fruit Production 

Late winter is an excellent time to prune your backyard apple trees and proper pruning helps your trees to produce high-quality apples! Join us and learn about proper pruning techniques and how the structure of your apple tree supports healthy fruit production. 

Presented by: Amaya Atucha, Associate Professor/Fruit Crop Specialist, UW-Madison
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 23, 12:00 p.m. 

Identification, Management, and Control of Major Apple Pests 

Be prepared to combat common pests on your backyard apple trees! Join us to learn about the major insect and fungal pests that can cause damage to your apples and the timing of different management strategies to help you be successful this season! 

Presented by: Diana Alfuth, Horticulture Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison Division of Extension
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 2, 12:00 p.m. 

Growing Strawberries in Containers 

Did you know that you can grow your own fresh strawberries in containers? Join us to learn how! We will talk about what you need to know to successfully grow strawberries in containers, including selecting the right variety, soil, watering, and fertilizer, and how to overwinter them.

Presented by: Darrin Kimbler, Agriculture Educator, UW-Madison Division of Extension Iron County
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 9, 12:00 p.m. 

Go to https://bit.ly/3rZez9V to find out more and to register! 

These mini webinars are hosted by UW-Madison, Division of Extension, Horticulture. For upcoming events and learning opportunities, see https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/events/ 

Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by Knight Public Affairs.

The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) will be hosting its annual meeting to celebrate its accomplishments from 2021 and discuss its goals for 2022. This year’s program will feature a presentation from Assistant Deputy Secretary Joel Nilsestuen and the Division of Transport Investment Management Administrator Joe Nestler from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

This event will take place on Thursday, February 10th, 2022 at 6 p.m. at 841 Brewhouse and the whole community is cordially invited. 

One of the GWC’s initiatives is to widen Highway 12 to four lanes, and this event will provide an excellent opportunity to hear more information about the process moving forward. The GWC is very excited to be hosting these speakers, and for the chance to interact with members of the community as it plans for another year of success.

The meeting is open to the public and acts as a formal networking opportunity for members of the Greater Whitewater Committee and local organizations. There will be a social hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. where guests have the opportunity to connect with members of the community prior to the presentation.

“Interacting with the Whitewater community at the annual GWC meeting is something I look forward to every year,” said GWC President Jeff Knight. “We are so thrilled to hear more about the Highway 12 project and celebrate our recent accomplishments.”

While an RSVP is not required to attend, we encourage anyone planning to come to contact us at research@knightpublicaffairs.com. 

For further details, please contact Jeffery Knight at 920.728.0662 or jpk@knightpublicaffairs.com. 

The GWC is an action-oriented group committed to working with citizens, elected officials, and policy makers to identify, craft, and implement a pro-business agenda. The agenda advances the economic, education, and social policies required to energize and secure the Whitewater area’s economic future, as well as protect Whitewater’s quality of life.

Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by the Whitewater Arts Alliance.

For the month of February Whitewater Arts Alliance is hosting two free virtual presentations! Our first will be Combining Art and Science: Learn More About Story Mapping, Wednesday February 9th from 7pm – 8pm, presented by UW-W professor Juk Bhattacharyya. In this presentation, you can learn about how sciences such as geology can be communicated through story.

To attend, register here: https://www.whitewaterarts.org/-registration

It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society.

Winter sports have always been popular in Wisconsin. This last winter image from the Scholl glass plate negative collection from around 1900 shows a little-known (at least to me) winter sport. It appears to be the set-up for horse racing on ice on Cravath Lake. Ice racing with horses? Who knew?

Apparently, this was a popular activity in northern climates during the turn of the 20th century years. A search in old Whitewater Register newspapers only uncovered a couple of references to this activity, but an internet search yielded several entries about this sport. In fact, at the Hennepin History Museum in Minneapolis this month, there was a program on ice racing on the lakes around Minneapolis at this time. And, it appears ice racing still takes place in some locations in the United States and Europe.

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

(#3544GP Whitewater Historical Society)

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Fort HealthCare.

Fort HealthCare is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to the organization’s board of directors, Christopher Martin, and Paul Schuppner, D.O. 

Christopher Martin graduated from Fort Atkinson High School in 2001.  He received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2005 and his Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School in 2009.  After being admitted to the Wisconsin bar, he began his legal career at the local firm of Vance, Wilcox, & Short, S.C., where his practice was focused heavily in the areas of estate/trust planning and administration, tax, business law, and real estate.  After a short stint at Wilson Law Group, a boutique Madison law firm focused on high-level estate/trust and business planning, with a desire to “come home,” Christopher returned to the Vance law firm in late 2015.  In October of 2018, he joined PremierBank’s Wealth Management department where he currently serves as a wealth management advisor/trust administrator.  In the local community, Christopher currently serves on the boards of the Evergreen Cemetery, Hoard Curtis Scout Camp, and Fort Atkinson Chamber of Commerce and is a current member of the Fort Atkinson Rotary Club.  He was also a past participant in Project Lead.  His family includes his wife of 10 years and two sons.

Dr. Paul Schuppner studied pre-exercise science at the University of Iowa and then received his bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University.  He went to medical school at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University and completed his traditional internship at McLaren Greater Lansing (formerly Ingham Regional Medical Center).  Dr. Schuppner did his orthopaedic surgery residency at McLaren Greater Lansing and an orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship at Orthopaedic Research of Virginia.  Dr. Schuppner was appointed to our Medical Staff in July 2013 and began working at Orthopaedic Associates in September 2013.  He currently serves on the Surgery Committee. Dr. Schuppner recently moved to Fort Atkinson with his wife and daughter.

Michael Wallace, Fort HealthCare President and CEO welcomes the new members to the board for a three-year term that began on January 1, 2022. Board members may be reappointed for two additional terms.

Board members are chosen based on their professional skills and their ability to represent the healthcare needs of the various communities within the Fort HealthCare primary service area.  

“These new members were selected because of their high regard for the welfare and vested interest of the communities they live in.” said Wallace. “Paul’s medical background will help guide the board in our decisions that directly affect the health of our patients. Christopher, with his background in law and the financial industry, provides valuable expertise as well as experience with various community groups.”  

In addition to Martin and Schuppner other Fort HealthCare board members are community representatives Mary Behling -Chair, Fort Atkinson; James Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. -Vice Chair, Fort Atkinson; Stephanie Nottestad, M.D. -Secretary, Cambridge; Roy Budlong -Treasurer, Fort Atkinson; Kathi Cauley, Jefferson; Richard Telfer, Ph.D., Whitewater; Tom Vinz; Lake Mills, and providers Bill Kontny, M.D., Christine Chuppa, M.D., and Mary Beck Metzger, Advanced Practice Nurse.

Fort HealthCare is committed to improving the health and well-being of our communities, with a vision to be the healthiest community in Wisconsin. As the leading healthcare provider in the region, it is our goal to reach as many members of the community as possible with health and wellness messages, providing tools and resources to help individuals improve their health and quality of life, while collaborating with several partners to positively improve the population’s health overall on a long-term basis. For more information, visit FortHealthCare.com.

Whitewater Scouting Pack 173 will hold their Pinewood Derby on Sunday, February 13 at the Whitewater Armory Gym (146 West North Street). Check-in begins at 11:30 and Races begin at 1:00.

Prizes awarded for Best in Show, as well as Class 1-3, 405, Troop, Sibling, and Adult. The public is welcome!

“Spencer”
Tuesday, February 8, 1 pm
(Biography/Drama) Rated R (language); 1 hour, 57 minutes (2021)

During her Christmas holiday with the Royal Family at their estate, Diana Spencer, struggling with depression and her wandering husband, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Princes Charles. Kristen Stewart, as Princess Diana, has been receiving Oscar buzz for this performance, as has this film. Oscar Nominations are to be announced early this morning (February 8). 

Whitewater High School’s FIRST Robotics Team Ferradermis would love to invite you to join us for our Open House on Saturday, February 12, from 9 am until noon at Whitewater High School. Visitors will enter the building through Door #38, which is behind the auditorium and next to the auto shop. 

This will be a work day for the students on the team, so you’ll get to see them in action as they prepare for a pre-regional scrimmage on February 20 and their first full competition at the Lake Superior Regional in Duluth beginning March 2. Students will provide tours of the shops, demonstrate the CAD design of the robot they are currently building, and introduce you to this year’s game, Rapid React. The Washington Brick Layers, one of our elementary LEGO League teams will also be here for part of the morning to demonstrate their projects.

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We hope to see you there!

Editor’s note: The following is from a “gofundme” fundraiser that has been established for WHS senior Aldo Rodriguez and his family. Alternatively checks may also be sent to the following with “Aldo” in the memo: WHS Family Emergency Fund, 534 S. Elizabeth St., Whitewater, WI 53190.

“Hi, my name is Rosalinda Martinez, and I am putting together this fundraiser on behalf of some of Aldo’s past and present teachers and a community that loves him.

For those who don’t know Aldo, probably few and far between, he is one of the sweetest, most selfless human beings you will ever meet. He is currently a senior in high school. He has participated in countless musicals, been a peer mentor, spent his time representing various clubs, continuously earned good grades, all while having a smile on his face. Aldo is a student who came here not knowing one word of English. He pushed himself in every way possible and worked extremely hard to learn the language. There wasn’t a person Aldo wouldn’t go out of his way to greet and share a smile with. 

Aldo was recently diagnosed with osteosarcoma cancer. His treatment plan entails a minimum of 30 weeks of chemotherapy which will last roughly nine months. The goal is to shrink the tumor to be small enough to remove it from his knee through surgery. He has a long road ahead of him. This means that mom will have to take time off of work to care for Aldo. He has done so much for others, so here’s an opportunity to repay his good deeds and help lessen the burden for his family.

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Hola, mi nombre es Rosalinda Martínez, y estoy organizando esta recaudación de fondos en nombre de algunos de los maestros previos y actuales de Aldo y de una comunidad que lo ama.

Para aquellos que no conocen a Aldo, probablemente pocos, es un ser humano muy dulce y generoso. Actualmente está en el último año de la escuela preparatoria. Ha participado en innumerables musicales, ha sido mentor de sus compañeros, ha estado en varios clubes, ha sacado continuamente buenas notas, y todo ello con una sonrisa en la cara. Aldo es un estudiante que llegó aquí sin saber una palabra de inglés. Se esforzó en todo lo posible y trabajó muy duro para aprender el idioma. No había persona a la que Aldo no saludara y con la que no compartiera una sonrisa.

A Aldo le diagnosticaron recientemente un cáncer de osteosarcoma. Su plan de tratamiento implica un mínimo de 30 semanas de quimioterapia que durará aproximadamente nueve meses. El objetivo es reducir el tumor hasta que sea lo suficientemente pequeño para poder extraerlo de la rodilla mediante cirugía. Tiene un largo camino por delante. Esto significa que su madre tendrá que faltar al trabajo para cuidar de Aldo. Él ha hecho mucho por los demás, así que esta es una oportunidad para devolverle sus buenas acciones y ayudar a aliviar la carga de su familia.

City of Whitewater Equal Opportunities Commission – Monday @ 5:00 p.m.
VIRTUAL MEETING AGENDA
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/375903845
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: 1 (571) 317-3112
Access Code: 375-903-845

Whitewater Unified School District Policy Review Committee – Tuesday @ 9:00 a.m.
Agenda (Click on “meetings” in upper right hand corner)
Whitewater Unified School District Central Office
Front Conference Room
419 South Elizabeth Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin

Whitewater Fire Department, Inc Business Meeting – Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda includes transition to paramedic service
Location: EOC Room

City of Whitewater Common Council, Community Development Authority, and Plan & Architectural Review Commission Joint Meeting – Wednesday @ 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: Vandewalle Associates presentation on City of Whitewater Housing Report
THIS IS A VIRTUAL MEETING ONLY
However, those desiring to do so, may attend the Virtual
Meeting via the Community Room (Council Chambers) of
the City of Whitewater. Council Chamber Attendees will be
able to observe the presentation on the screen.
Citizens are welcome (and encouraged) to join us via computer, smart phone, or telephone.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86140176836?pwd=RFdHWDd3UDd3aFA5ZEZUZFdyaEYzdz09
Passcode: 862560
Or Telephone:
Dial: US: 1 312 626 6799
Webinar ID: 861 4017 6836
Passcode: 862560

City of Whitewater Community Development Authority Board of Directors – Wednesday @ 7:30 p.m.
THIS MEETING WILL ONLY BE HELD VIRTUALLY.
Agenda: Closed session, to reconvene – Item to be discussed: Negotiation of purchase of property for stormwater management purposes – approximately 9.22 acres located adjacent to South Street, and identified as Walworth County Parcel No. /A 71200002
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Topic: Community Development Authority
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84404288333?pwd=b3Fza1oxL05TNDlqUjVGclllY2V4dz09
Webinar ID: 844 0428 8333
Passcode: 255891
Or Telephone:
Dial
US: 1 312 626 6799

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This Notice is given to inform the Public that members of the Common Council have been invited to the
annual meeting being hosted by the Greater Whitewater Committee. The gathering begins at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 10 with a social hour. A program will begin at 6:00 p.m. The event will be held at the 841 Brewhouse,located at 841 E. Milwaukee Street in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

This notice is to inform the public that there MAY be a quorum of Common Council members of the City
of Whitewater present. There is no official action planned to be taken, and this notice is merely given to
inform the public of the possibility of a presence of a quorum of Council members.