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The City of Whitewater – Department of Public Works would like to
announce an event sponsored by Protect Wisconsin Waterways. This event will be held at Cravath Lakefront
Park (341 S. Fremont St.) on Saturday, September 17, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Protect Wisconsin
Waterways wants you to learn the impact of stormwater on our waterways.

Residents of Whitewater (a member of the Rock River Stormwater Group) are encouraged to take an active
role to help better their community by joining the annual clean-up of the Rock River and its tributaries. This
event is part of the Protect Wisconsin Waterways campaign to spread awareness of what individuals can do to
help protect their local lakes and rivers.

Protect Wisconsin Waterways has run this event since 2016, and each year the total effort can remove over
fifty bags of trash and litter from and around our lakes and rivers. Objects as small as cans, bottles, and
wrappers, as well as large tires, traffic cones, and PVC pipes, have been removed from our local waterways.
Our waterways are home not only to a bounty of wildlife, but are also the place where we fish, boat, kayak, and
swim.

Discover how you can help protect Wisconsin’s waterway around us and make it an even more enjoyable place
for everyone. More information can be found at https://protectwiwaterways.org/2022cleanup/. Please help us
keep our local waterways clean! Also, like us on Facebook at Protect Wisconsin Waterways.

Dear UW-Whitewater community,

As we continue our work searching for the next UW-Whitewater Chancellor, the search committee would like your opinion on:

• Key characteristics for a new campus leader
• University strengths that a prospective candidate should know
• Challenges facing a new chancellor

The schedule of listening sessions is:

2-3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12
Hyland Hall 1000, Timmerman Auditorium
This is a facilitated session.  Please arrive by 2 p.m. to participate in the full program. 

If you are unable to attend in person, you may attend virtually by Webex. Please note, registration is required to attend the listening session. Use the following link to register:
https://wisconsin.webex.com/wisconsin/onstage/g.php?MTID=e4e055f51c171128262af129019590d05

5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13
Hyland Hall 1000, Timmerman Auditorium
This is a facilitated session.  Please arrive by 5 p.m. to participate in the full program. 

If you are unable to attend in person, you may attend virtually by Webex. Please note, registration is required to attend the listening session. Use the following link to register:
https://wisconsin.webex.com/wisconsin/onstage/g.php?MTID=e4053105e4924a3e4dd7f14984791c996

Parking is available in lots 7 and 9.

If you would like to learn more about the search, please visit the Chancellor Search Website: https://www.uww.edu/chancellor-search

Any questions can be directed to the Search and Screen Committee Chair, Regent Amy Bogost at abogost@uwsa.edu and/or Vice Chair Lynn Gilbertson, Associate Professor and Department Chair in the College of Education and Professional Studies at  gilbertl@uww.edu or 262-472-5203.

Thank you,
UW-Whitewater Chancellor Search Committee

Steve Watson writes, “August 9 on my daily saunter, I noticed this rainbow with no color. I sent the photo to Mark Baden, channel 12 weather man.  He replied it’s a fogbow.  The droplets of water are too small to refract the light. He also pointed out that the halo around the shadow of my head is called heiligenschein.”

fogbow: a nebulous arc or circle of white or yellowish light sometimes seen in fog [Merriam-webster.com]

heiligenschein: a bright light around the shadow of a person’s head (as on a field or lawn) caused by diffraction and reflection of sunlight by dewdrops [Merriam-webster.com]

Our thanks to Steve Watson for sharing this fascinating photo.

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Editor’s note: The following announcement was provided by the city of Whitewater Public Works Department.

Electronics Recycling Event
Saturday, September 17, 2022
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
LOT B (Across from Train Depot and Cravath Lakefront)
All TV’s – $20
Old tube CRT computer monitors – $10
Microwaves – $5
Exercise equipment – $5
All other electronics are at no cost.
Other items accepted: computers, laptops, monitors, printers, circuit boards, servers, modems, scanners, hard
drives, cables, keyboards, mice, UPS backup batteries, cell phone batteries, power cords/wires, metal, and
much more….
All electronics, TV’s, stereos, VCR’s, DVD’s, power tools, gaming systems, cameras, telephones and much
more…
All appliances (with or without freon)
(Items not accepted: household batteries, light bulbs)
Cash and checks Only…NO credit cards will be accepted!!

Janesville Street from Walworth Avenue to the railroads tracks is currently scheduled for road work starting on
Tuesday, September 6. The contractor will mill off up to 2 inches of concrete pavement on Tuesday,
September 6, and return on Thursday, September 8, to place asphalt. Painting is scheduled for Friday,
September 9. The contractor is anticipating keeping one lane of traffic open in each direction during the
project. Motorists can still expect some minor delays due to construction vehicles entering and exiting the work
area. Motorists are urged to use caution in the tight construction zone.

Work will also be occurring on Newcomb Street between E. Milwaukee Street and Clay Street and on Bishop
Street between Newcomb Street and Clay Street. The contractor will be removing the asphalt on Tuesday,
September 6, and placing asphalt pavement on Thursday September 8. These two streets will be closed to
thru traffic but open for residents residing on those streets.

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

Happy Labor Day and welcome back UWW students!

It has been 55 years since Robert Ortmann (1949-2021) first came to what was then called the Wisconsin State University-Whitewater. Ortmann came in 1967 and graduated in 1971. Throughout these years, he photographed many views of the campus, including protest marches and the burning of Old Main. His friend, Greg Hon, donated his Whitewater photos after Robert passed away in 2021. Here is the first of several views Robert photographed 50-55 years ago.

The view on the left is Robert in front of Lee Hall, his residence on campus. On the right is his photo in 1967 of the campus library, recently enlarged.

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

(5982P, 5927P, Whitewater Historical Society)

By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com

Brad Marquardt, city Public Works Director, told the Banner that the contractor that is installing the new water tower is scheduled to receive some of the last components in mid September. Consequently they are expecting that the tower will be filled, disinfected and put on line by the end of September. A Q&A with Marquardt is found below.

Is there likely to be discoloration of the water as sometimes happens with hydrant flushing?
“Due to the amount and velocity of the water in the pipes, we do anticipate that there might be some discoloration of the water very much like hydrant flushing,” Marquardt stated. “Though we might be able to isolate the system and just use the well next to the new tower to fill the tank as an option. We are still working through that with our consultant.”

Should we expect some fluctuation of water pressure during the filling process?
“Yes, there may be some slight fluctuation in pressure.”

Will it be a while before the Starin Park tower and reservoir are taken offline?  (There is a large ground level reservoir next to the Waterworks building on Starin Road that is very old and in need of renovation if it were to be continued to be used.)

“We’ll be taking the Starin Park tower and reservoir offline “after we are comfortable that all systems with the new tower are running properly. There is no ill effect having both towers on the system along with the Cravath St. tower. We would like to have Starin Park offline before winter so we do not have to worry about having too much water in our water towers compared to consumption and having freezing issues in the towers.”

Garage Sale
275 Coburn Lane
Thursday Sept. 1 thru Saturday Sept. 3rd
8 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Womens clothing, Kids clothing, Lots of shoes, purses, scarfs, Bookshelves, Handmade entertainment center, Home Decor, Futon, Roll Top Desk

Editor’s Note: The following was provided by the Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club.

Lorrie Koppein, the Lieutenant Governor of Division 4 of the Kiwanis Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District, and Patrick Taylor, President of the Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club, welcomed new members Rosalinda Martinez and Brett Wicker to the Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club this week.

Whitewater Kiwanis is a group of dedicated volunteers who help both children of the Whitewater community and the world, all with 100% of funds raised going directly to youth projects and zero to administrative costs. Over the past five years the club raised funds to make possible the recent installation of the city’s first piece of inclusive playground equipment, a We-Go-Round, in Starin Park.  Annual donations are also made to provide shoes and winter clothes for students, as well as support for organizations such as the Whitewater Food Pantry, Bethel House, The Community Space, and the Whitewater Youth Soccer Club.

If you have an interest in helping youth in Whitewater, you can check out Whitewater Kiwanis on Facebook and join our Club by contacting Patrick Taylor at Petaylor.law@gmail.com.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.