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Snowmobile Safety Education Courses Offered

Editor’s note: The following announcement was received from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. The Banner has been assured that the sheriff’s office welcomes registrants from outside the county for their courses.

Sheriff Knudson is pleased to announce that the Rock County Sheriff’s Office will offer two
Snowmobile Safety Education Courses this winter. Anyone born on or after January 1, 1985, is
required to complete a Snowmobile Safety Education Course in order to legally operate a
snowmobile in places open to the public within the State of Wisconsin. It is recommended that
participants be at least 12 years of age or turn 12 shortly following completion of the class.


Snowmobile Safety Education Courses:
Class #1
Mandatory Registration: October 25, at 6 p.m. @ Edgerton Conservation Club
Class: November 12, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. @ Edgerton Conservation Club


Class #2
Mandatory Registration: December 5, at 6 p.m. @ Rock County Fairgrounds – Craig Center
Class: December 17, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. @ Rock County Fairgrounds – Craig Center


Registration is now open for Class #1. Complete the online enrollment form to reserve a seat.
Class size is limited to thirty (30) students. Upon submission of the online enrollment form, the
submitter will see an onscreen confirmation message with information on the mandatory in-person
registration meeting. Registration for Class #2 will open the week of November 14, 2022.


Enroll At:
https://www.co.rock.wi.us/departments/sheriff-s-office/recreational-patrol/snowmobile-education


A class fee of $10 per student will be collected at the in-person registration meeting. The
student and a parent or legal guardian if the student is underage must attend the mandatory
registration meeting in order for the student to take the course. Students will receive course
materials at the in-person registration meeting.


Please direct any questions to Deputy Trevor Lund at trevor.lund@co.rock.wi.us.

Student Council Honors Grandma & Grandpa Whippet

In recognition of the outstanding support that the community of Whitewater provides to the school, each year the WHS Student Council selects two community members to serve as Grandma & Grandpa Whippet. Grandma and Grandpa Whippet exhibit the kind of support for academics, athletics, and arts that Whitewater High School is known for. This year’s Grandma and Grandpa Whippet are Eileen Jaskolski (also known as Grandma J) and Mike Stutzman. 

Eileen Jaskolski and Mike Stutzman

Grandma J spent so much time in Whitewater that she decided to move here three years ago. In that short amount of time, she has already made such an impact on the Whitewater community! Grandma J worked as a registered nurse and went on to become the Vice President of mission services for Columbia St. Mary’s in Milwaukee. Grandma J has volunteered many hours at Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital, at her church in Milwaukee, and, now, at St. Patrick’s in Whitewater. She also volunteers her time for all of the Play for Trey events. Grandma J is also known for her yummy, sweet treats that she makes for the students in Whitewater. And, she is Triple A proud. You can find her at athletic, arts, and academic events. Grandma J is appreciated throughout the Whitewater Community. She exemplifies the #TheWhippetWay.

Mike Stutzman could be considered a Lifelong Whippet. He was a Whitewater Unified School District employee for over 35 years, spending all of his years at Whitewater High School and Whitewater Middle School as a Computer Science teacher and then moving on to teach 7th grade science. He was the driving force that started the 8th grade trip to Disney World and was a big part of the 7th grade Washington DC trips. Mike has over 30 years of coaching experience in volleyball and was also the Athletic Director at the middle school. Mike’s colleagues said he is a team player, has a huge heart, and gives out great advice. He is also a huge supporter of the Academics, Arts, and Athletics of the Whitewater Community. He, too, is Triple A Proud and is 1Family. Congratulations Grandma J and Mike!

Article and Photo Submitted by Amy Houwers
Whitewater High School Student Council Advisor
ahouwers@wwusd.org

12th Annual Run for Trey – Sunday, October 16th! Sign up today

Treyton Kilar, age 6, was killed in a senseless car crash by a drunk driver on September 2, 2010. Although his dreams were shattered by a senseless tragedy this field provides a safe place for children and families to celebrate life, to spend and enjoy time together, and a place where children are encouraged to dream big and learn that through hard work and vision, their dreams can become reality! Although Treyton is now playing on the “real” field of dreams in heaven, with your help we can help thousands of other children have a better future and learn responsible life-long decision-making skills.

                  Sign up here:      www.treysfield.org

The proceeds from the 12th Annual Run for Trey will be used to maintain the field through its endowment and fund the scholarships that are given in Trey’s name.  The benefit this field provides to the youth community teams, the visiting teams from around the region, and the students who benefit from Treyton’s Field of Dreams is truly amazing.

Run For Trey features an all terrain run/walk

Run onto the field at Perkins Stadium at UWW

  • Dogs welcome
  • Bounce houses
  • Obstacle course for the kids
  • Balloons
  • Raffle
  • Great food to enjoy!

…Let us run the race of perseverance that is set before us

Thank you for your help and we appreciate you coming out to support Treyton’s Field of Dreams.

$20.00 Registration (Adults) – Before October 16, 2022

$25.00 same-day registrations at the event (Adult)

$15.00 Registration (17 & Under) – NOTE: Runsignup will discount at checkout based on birthdate.

$20.00 same-day registrations at the event (17 & Under)

Packet pickup starts at 8 a.m. on race day.

Lincoln School Garden Season Review

Editor’s note: This report was provided by Lincoln School Garden Leader Liesl Schultz Hying.

Season #8 of the Lincoln Elementary Growing and Learning Garden was once again a success.

Students planted their garden of spring crops in mid-April and were tasting that food before the school year ended. Radishes, lettuces, spinach, kale, and swiss chard all became snacks for students. Learning how plants grow, how long it takes food to grow and showing care and respect to these plants and the space all happen everyday.

All throughout the summer, the garden space was a place to explore, taste new foods, learn about nature and observe the daily changes in the garden. Our Monday Garden Gatherings brought students, families and community members to tend to the space, harvest healthy foods and enjoy friendships. Lincoln families helped to tend to the garden during the summer months.  

When students returned to school in September, they were in awe of the changes in the garden. Sunflowers standing more than 9’ tall, the kale and chard they planted now thick and many tomatoes and green beans to taste. Students enjoy this space during recess, tasting the foods, comparing themselves to sunflowers, discovering insects, creating with the “loose parts” of the tree stumps and as a place to relax and be with friends.

School gardens encourage healthy eating, connect students to where their food comes from, enrich school curriculum, provide hands-on learning, build life-long healthy habits, strengthen community and foster inquiry of the natural world around us.

To get involved with this garden, please contact School Garden Leader Liesl Schultz Hying at Lincsgarden@gmail.com.  Helping hands are needed from April-October. 

This Week’s City Meetings (Updated twice)

Editor’s note: Updated on 10/11/22 @ 12:20 p.m. to add comments to the Lakes Project Update meeting on Saturday, 10/15.
Updated on 10/11/22 @ 3:00 p.m. to add items to the Finance Committee meeting on Thursday.

City of Whitewater Plan and Architectural Review Commission – Monday @ 6:00 p.m.
Agenda includes Plan Review For Proposed Development Of The Bowers House Apartments Located At 187
W Main Street and Public Hearing Regarding A Conditional Use Permit For A Proposed Pylon Sign For The
Dollar General Store Located At 1105 Bluff Road
City of Whitewater Municipal Building
Community Room- First Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/232830853
You can also dial in using your phone.
1 (408) 650-3123
Access Code: 232-830-853

City of Whitewater Finance Committee – Tuesday @ 4:30 p.m.
City of Whitewater Municipal Building
Agenda: 2022-2023 Budget Review (2 Of 3)
Community Room (1st Floor)
312 W. Whitewater St.
This will be a blended meeting (both in person and virtual options). To join from your
computer, tablet or smartphone, please use the below link:
https://meet.goto.com/412805085
You can also dial in using your phone.
1 (224) 501-3412
Access Code: 412-805-085

City of Whitewater Public Works Committee – Tuesday @ 6:00 p.m.
Agenda includes Discussion And Possible Action Regarding Traffic Speed Study On STH
59/Newcomb Street North Of Starin Road; Discussion And Possible Action Regarding Proposed Rate Increase From Johns
Disposal For Garbage, Recycling And Bulk Pickup; and Discussion And Possible Action Regarding Proposals For The Structural Analysis Of Starin Park Water Tower.
City of Whitewater Municipal Building
Cravath Lakefront Room- 2nd Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.

City of Whitewater Police and Fire Commission – Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m. (Reconvene in open session approx. 7:15 p.m.)
Agenda includes Interview Of Patrol Captain Candidate
City of Whitewater Municipal Building
Community Room- First Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.
This will be an IN PERSON MEETING as well as a VIRTUAL MEETING
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/695307973
You can also dial in using your phone.
1 (224) 501-3412
Access Code: 695-307-973

City of Whitewater Finance Committee – Thursday @ 5:30 p.m.
Agenda: 2022-2023 Budget Review (3 Of 3)
City of Whitewater Municipal Building
City Managers Conference Room – 2nd Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.
This will be a blended meeting (both in person and virtual options). To join from your
computer, tablet or smartphone, please use the below link:
https://meet.goto.com/800074005
You can also dial in using your phone.
1 (872) 240-3212
Access Code: 800-074-005

AMENDED AGENDA AS OF 10/10/22 – 4:30 P.M. TO ADD ITEM 2A, SHARED RIDE TAXI – 2023 CONTRACT

AMENDED AGENDA AS OF 10/11/22 – 11:30 A.M. TO CHANGE START TIME FROM 4:30 P.M. TO 5:30 P.M.

City of Whitewater Lakes Project Community Meeting – Saturday @ 10:00 a.m.
Agenda includes Project Overview, Current State of the Lakes, Fish Stocking Plan,
Management of Cattails and Vegetation
City of Whitewater Municipal Building
Common Council Room – 1st Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.

Update 10/11: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting a Lakes
Project Community Meeting on Saturday, October 15, 2022. It is likely that a quorum of
council members will be in attendance. This notice is being provided to notify the public that
a quorum of council members may be in attendance, but that no formal council action is
planned. Council will be attending for information gathering purposes only.


UW-W Women’s Golf Wins Sixth Consecutive WIAC Title, NCAA Bid

By Angela Kelm
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Reedsburg, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s golf team captured its sixth consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title after defeating UW-La Crosse in a one-hole playoff. The Warhawks receive the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Championships. 

With a 30-stroke margin separating the top two teams from the rest of the field, the battle for the title was solely in the hands of UW-W and UW-La Crosse Sunday. UW-Whitewater erased a five-stroke deficit after the first round to take a two-stroke lead into the final day of competition at the Reedsburg Golf Course. The Warhawks traded the lead throughout the final round with UW-Whitewater coming in with their best round of the tournament, 314. The Eagles carded the best round of any team in the competition, a 312, to bring the three-day total for both squads to 971 forcing a playoff.  

In front of a fantastic gallery cheering on both squads, Madi LaPaz (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc) opened the playoff hole with a par. Kallie Lux (Janesville, Wis./Craig) and Lily Sheppard (Sherwood, Wis./Kaukauna) were up next for UW-W. Lux sunk a great putt for par while Sheppard carded a bogey. Elizabeth Johnson (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) and Ashton Sinak (St. Louis, Mo./Visitation Academy) also posted bogeys on the hole to put the pressure on the Eagles. The final two UW-La Crosse golfers had to hit their putts to force a second playoff hole. The Warhawks watched on as the putts didn’t fall securing UW-Whitewater’s sixth consecutive and eighth overall WIAC team title in program history. 

Sinak shot the best round of any golfer in the entire tournament, carding a 72 Sunday, the fifth-best round in championship history. She finished as the runner-up with a 54-hole total of 234 (77-85-72). Johnson finished sixth with a total of 241 (79-80-82) followed by Lux’s 244 (85-82-77) for a share of seventh. Sheppard finished 14th with a three-day total of 253 (89-81-83). LaPaz posted her best round Sunday with an 83 for a 54-hole total of 257 to tie for 23rd. 

Grace Westerman (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc) was the top finishing Warhawk competing individually. Carding rounds of 79-90-79, Westerman tied for 11th. Teammates Haley Myers (Somerset, Wis./Somerset) and Abbie Reiser (Washington, Ill./Washington Community) tied for 15th, each finishing with a three-day total of 254. Jennifer Berardi (Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park) and Emma Norton (Lanark, Ill./Eastland) posted rounds of 86 and 85 respectively to finish with a 258 to tie for 25th. Lauren Winter’s (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) 54-hole total was 261 to tie for 29th. Jessica LaBerge (Bonduel, Wis./Bonduel), UW-Whitewater’s representative on the All-Sportsmanship Team, finishing among the top 50 with a total of 274. 

The Eagles finished second followed by UW-Stout (1002), UW-Eau Claire (1023), UW-Stevens Point (1033), UW-River Falls (1043), UW-Platteville (1051), and UW-Oshkosh (1067). UW-Eau Claire’s Lexi Meade won the individual title by one stroke with a total of 233. 

The Warhawks earned the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Championship slated for May 9-12, 2023, at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. 

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Whitewater YES For Education Seeks YES Votes for School Referendum on November 8

Editor’s note: The following press release was received from Whitewater YES for Education.

YES Votes Vital for Children and the Community

Parents, grandparents, business people, educators and other community members are banding together through Whitewater YES to help encourage people to vote in favor of the Whitewater Unified School District Operational Referendum on November 8. Whitewater YES volunteers are helping to make contact with voters, distribute yard signs, and help in other ways to share the importance of this vote for Whitewater children and the broader community.

“I am hoping people will vote YES for the Whitewater Unified School District referendum on November 8th. We need to support our schools and the great programs offered to our children. A strong school system will help keep our community strong. Our district has great achievements in keeping elementary class sizes smaller, offering a nationally-recognized music program as well as great sports and extra-curricular events, and more. In order to keep our schools great we need to support this referendum, a continuation of the previous operational referendum,” said Ron Binning, treasurer of Whitewater YES and owner of Binning & Dickens Insurance in Whitewater.

Sharon McCullough, retired teacher and community member, said, “It’s essential that the Whitewater community supports its schools. Our public schools serve to help level the playing field for all students by providing equal opportunities for learning. Whether Whitewater residents have children currently going to the school district or not, they benefit from a strong infrastructure much like they benefit from strong schools. By voting ‘YES’ you will help ensure that our schools and our community stay strong by leaving our current programs, class sizes, and staffing intact. Our children are our future so please vote ‘YES’ on November 8.”

“One cannot overstate the interconnection between a strong school district and the health of a local business community. Strong, vibrant Whitewater Schools attract families who choose to reside in our community. This leads to a healthy local economy which welcomes new businesses and retains existing businesses. Vote ‘YES’ on November 8 to strengthen our schools and our local economy,” said Bob McCullough, local business owner.

If residents have more detailed questions, they may visit the Whitewater Unified School District’s website at https://www.wwusd.org/page/referendum

People who want to help Whitewater YES spread the ‘vote yes’ message, request yard signs, or help make a financial contribution to Whitewater YES, may contact Marjorie Stoneman at margiestoneman@sbcglobal.net or 414 861 4126. Yard signs may also be picked up at Binning & Dickens on 319 West Center St. in Whitewater during business hours. Donations can also be sent to Whitewater YES via Ron Binning, W8645 Glacial Drive, Whitewater, WI 53190.   Supporters are invited to ‘LIKE’ Whitewater YES for Education on Facebook.

The following is the language voters in the Whitewater Unified School District will see on the ballot November 8, 2022:

Shall the Whitewater Unified School District, Walworth, Jefferson and Rock Counties, Wisconsin, be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin statutes, by $4,400,000 per year beginning with the 2023-2024 school year and ending with the 2026-2027 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of the following: maintaining targeted class sizes, maintaining student support and mental health services, maintaining comprehensive instructional and co-curricular programs, and maintaining technology, safety, and facilities infrastructure?