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City of Whitewater Urban Forestry Commission – Monday @ 4:30 p.m.
Agenda includes Purple Martin house #3 update, street tree planting update,
Arboretum tree and shrub planting beds update, Walton Oaks and Effigy Mounds status, Tree Sale Wrap-up
(In Person and Virtual)
Cravath Lakefront Room-2nd Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/457168493
You can also dial in using your phone.
1 (872) 240-3212
Access Code: 457-168-493

Irvin L. Young Memorial Library Board of Trustees – Monday @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda includes Update from the Library Expansion and Renovation Steering Committee
Irvin L. Young Memorial Library
Community Room
431 W. Center Street
This will be a virtual -only meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 899 4535 8845
Passcode: DDrE358v
Or join by telephone
Dial 1 312 626 6799

Whitewater Unified School District School Board Policy Review Committee – Tuesday @ 9:00 a.m.
Agenda – click on “agenda” in upper right corner
Whitewater Unified School District Central Office
419 South Elizabeth Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin
9:00 a.m.

City of Whitewater Common Council – Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda includes lakes drawdown project update, “No Mow May” proposed ordinance, Discussion and possible direction regarding engagement of firm to complete search for Whitewater City Manager position, Possible action on Agreement relating to terms of Release and Employment Agreement between City of Whitewater and Aaron Raap.
City of Whitewater Municipal Building – Community Room
312 W. Whitewater St.
This will be an IN PERSON and a VIRTUAL MEETING.
Citizens are welcome (and encouraged) to join us via computer, smart phone, or telephone.
Citizen participation is welcome during topic discussion periods.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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Passcode: 458543
Or Telephone:
Dial 1 312 626 6799
Webinar ID: 872 3313 9995
Passcode: 458543

City of Whitewater Parks & Recreation Board – Wednesday @ 5:30 p.m.
Agenda includes lakes project update, WAFC Membership Retention Discussion And Possible Recommendation, pickle ball courts
City of Whitewater Municipal Building
Cravath Lakefront Room- 2nd Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.
or
Virtual
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86921248501?pwd=Nk1DSGpYZGxHdXdVYkIxdldvekxEZz09
Meeting ID: 869 2124 8501
Passcode: 157444
or Join by telephone
1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 869 2124 8501
Passcode: 157444

Whitewater Fire Department, Inc Business Meeting – Thursday @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda
Location: WFD Meeting Room
This meeting will have a virtual viewing only option.
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone :
meet.google.com/vwm-fopi-fnq
You can also dial in using your phone
United States:
Meeting ID: +1 929-888-7438
Passcode: 742 556 547#

From the National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan Forecast Office, Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

“Hot and humid conditions are expected Monday, and especially Tuesday. Temperatures will reach 90 to 95 on Monday with heat indices close to the air temperature. Humidity will increase on Tuesday, and highs will reach 95 more uniformly over much of southern WI, with heat indices between 100 and 105.
What has changed? Dew points will not reach as high as previously anticipated on Monday. While it will still be hot, heat indices will be similar to the air temperature on Wednesday, owing to drier dew points and a southwesterly breeze.
Confidence remains high that Tuesday will be the hottest day, potentially worthy of a Heat Advisory.”

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

The Whitewater Arts Alliance, in partnership with Fairhaven Senior Services, First Citizens State Bank, Fort Community Credit Union, Olm & Associates, PremierBank, and Associated Bank will present their 2022 concert series Savory Sounds at the Cultural Arts Center, 402 West Main Street from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on June 23, 30, and July 14, 21, and 28. Attendees may bring their own lunch or purchase lunch from participating vendors while they enjoy music by the The Brothers Quinn, Brass Knuckles Brass Quintet with Percussion, Amanecer Y Más (Marco Wence Trio), Ken Lonnquist and Friends, and the Ken Killian Combo Killer and the Salty Dogs.

Following is the Savory Sounds schedule, which runs 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on the following dates at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center near the Birge Fountain at 402 West Main Street:

Whitewater Arts Alliance Board Member and Chair of Savory Sounds, Christine Hayes, says “Welcome to a phenomenal free lunch concert series filled with music for all! Sit by the beautiful Birge Fountain as you listen. Buy or bag your lunch and bring a chair or blanket. Come rain or shine. These are musical opportunities you won’t want to miss, supported by our local financial institutions and businesses. There is parking available across the street at First English Lutheran Church or on side streets.”

On June 23 and July 21, the City of Whitewater and the Whitewater Arts Alliance are hosting a free but registration-required Music and Art Wonder Club that starts before the Savory Sounds events at 10:00 a.m. each day. Attendees are required to register on the City page: www.wwparks.org. After enjoying the music and lunch, attendees are also invited to explore the exhibits at the Cultural Arts Center. For June’s exhibit, “Explorations: Photographs by Jeff McDonald” and “Around and Around” by Mary Nevicosi will be coming to a close. July features photography by the community to honor the late Fran Achen with the 13th Annual Fran Achen Photography Competition.

The Cultural Arts Center is located on 402 West Main Street in the historic White building near the Birge Fountain. Parking is behind the building. An elevator is available for access from the parking lot entrance.

Big thanks to our sponsors!

And to all sponsors who wish to remain anonymous!

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

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh officials have released the names of students who qualified for the Dean’s List and Honor Roll in spring 2022 across its three campuses (Fond du Lac, Fox Cities and Oshkosh). The term grade-point average (GPA) requirement for University Honor Roll is 3.3; the term GPA requirement for Dean’s List is 3.75 out of a possible 4.0. To qualify, a student must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits. There can be no individual grades below a “C” and no incomplete or non-reported grades at the time the process is run. 

Whitewater, WI

 Hannah Allen, Dean’s List
 James DuVal, Dean’s List
 Fabian Gonzalez, Honor Roll
 Allison Martens, Dean’s List
 Jazmine Peterson, Honor Roll
 Liz Wilson, Honor Roll

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan Weather Forecast Office

Looking ahead to Monday and Tuesday, the combination of temperatures in the 90s and sticky dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s will lead to heat indices reaching 95 to 100 on Monday and 95 to 105 on Tuesday. 

Confidence continues to increase for a hot and sticky Monday and Tuesday with heat indices approaching concerns for Heat Advisory conditions, especially Tuesday. There is uncertainty on exactly how high we will see heat indices reach, especially Monday with uncertainty with dew points and how southwest winds will impact temperatures, but it looks to be fairly similar to this past Tuesday and Wednesday.

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

In honor of Father’s Day, we celebrate fathers passing along family names, in this case an exact family name. This image is of Harry Chapman Leffingwell IV (right) and Harry Chapman Leffingwell V (left) of Leffingwell’s Men’s Store. Many families have Juniors, but few have namesakes that last more than five generations.

Harry Chapman Leffingwell I came to Whitewater in 1843 and started a general store. Harry Chapman Leffingwell II operated a livery stable. Harry Chapman Leffingwell III began working for Halverson Brothers men’s store in 1917. In 1946, he and Harry Chapman “Chappy” Leffingwell IV purchased Halverson Brothers and renamed it Leffingwell’s. Under Chappy Leffingwell and Harry “Harry” Chapman Leffingwell V, Leffingwell’s was a fixture in downtown Whitewater for decades. Harry’s son is Harry Chapman Leffingwell VI, continuing the family tradition.

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

(4366P, Whitewater Historical Society)

Emily Marquardt of Whitewater, WI, has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This past spring she also graduated from Marquette. Marquardt earned a Bachelor of Arts in History. Marquardt was one of 2,855 students to graduate from Marquette in May. The university celebrated its 141st Commencement with a series of events, including Graduate Recognition Ceremonies at Summerfest’s American Family Insurance Amphitheater and a Baccalaureate Mass on campus.

To make the Dean’s List, students must have earned at least 12 credits for the spring 2021 semester and have no disqualifying grades. The GPA threshold varies by college – for the College of Education and the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate students must have at least a 3.7 to be named to the Dean’s List. The undergraduate GPA requirement is 3.5 for the following colleges: the Diederich College of Communication, the College of Business Administration, the College of Health Sciences, the Opus College of Engineering and the College of Nursing. All other programs have a 3.75 GPA minimum. 

Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university that draws over 7,500 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate and professional students from nearly all states and more than 60 countries. In addition to its nationally recognized academic programs, Marquette is known for its service learning programs and internships as students are challenged to use what they learn to make a difference in the world. Find out more about Marquette at marquette.edu.

Editor’s note: The following announcement was provided by First United Methodist Church.

The Storywalk is back at First United Methodist Church in Whitewater.  If you are out for a walk, feel free to walk by 145 S. Prairie Street to read “If you Plant a Seed” by Kadir Nelson.  This is a great book that speaks to the power of our actions both in our gardens and in our lives. We hope you enjoy!

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions

DFI Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by Sharing Tips to Reduce the Risk of Financial Exploitation

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by sharing tips to reduce the potential for financial exploitation in financial accounts and increase the likelihood of prosecution should such exploitation occur.

“I’ve been proud of our efforts to protect aging and older adults, including signing several bills to help prevent elder neglect, abuse, and financial exploitation, as we continue our work to support Wisconsinites of every age,” said Gov. Tony Evers. “This World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, we join Wisconsinites across our state in pledging to continue this critical work helping to prevent abuse against aging and older adults across our state.”

Since World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2021, Gov. Evers signed bipartisan legislation to establish response and investigation requirements for abuse, neglect, financial exploitation of aging and older adults who are at risk, creating penalties for physical abuse of older adults, and increasing penalties for crimes against older adults. On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022, the DFI is working to raise awareness about financial crimes and exploitation and ensuring aging and older adults are protected from predatory practices.

“Many older adults add a friend or relative to their bank accounts as a joint account owner in order to avoid probate or for the convenience of having someone else make sure the bills are paid,” said DFI Secretary-designee Cheryll Olson-Collins. “However, once someone is made a joint owner of the account, they have a right to use the money in the account in any way they choose. Despite the fact that the original owner was the person who contributed to all of the funds to the account, growing it over years of hard work and saving, the new joint owner will be able to spend all of the money without consequence.”

The DFI cautions account owners to carefully consider their options before adding anyone to their financial accounts as a joint owner. If the primary concern is probate, this can be easily avoided by using a Transfer on Death (TOD) or Payable on Death (POD) account, which does not transfer ownership of the account until the death of the account owner. If the primary concern is to allow someone else to handle the payment of bills, there are other options, such as designating a trusted individual as an authorized agent on an account. This can often be achieved by simply filling out a form supplied by the account owner’s financial institution.

“The benefit of designating someone as an authorized agent is that it gives the individual the access they need to account funds, but also places on them a fiduciary duty to act in the account owner’s best interest,” said DFI Secretary-designee Olson-Collins. “Misuse of funds would be actionable as financial exploitation or theft, and it is much simpler to prosecute an exploitation case where the wrongdoer does not have the defense that they had an ownership interest in the account.”

If account owners have questions about designating a trusted individual as an authorized agent or how TOD and POD accounts work, they are encouraged to contact their financial institution.

Additional resources can be found at local Aging and Disability Resource Centers and the Elder Rights Project of Legal Action of Wisconsin. The DFI also partners with these agencies, as well as the Dane County Adult Protective Services, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc., and the Wisconsin Department of Justice in the fight to end elder abuse in Wisconsin.

The image on the homepage, “Personal Check” by danielfoster437 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.