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Editor’s Note: This information was provided by Whitewater Scouting Program 173.

Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by Beloit College.

Cora Linos, a political science major and Spanish minor from Janesville, Wis. and a graduate of Whitewater High School, has been named to the Fall 2021 Beloit College Dean’s List. Linos is a member of the class of 2025.

Students named to the Beloit College Dean’s List have maintained a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average over the course of the semester.

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

The Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club is selling Easter Lilies this year for $15 and the beautiful plants will be available for distribution after April 11 (delivery) and on April 15 (pick up at Wisconsin Dairy Supply, 440 W. Ann Street.)  Anyone interested in ordering the plants should contact Jerry Grant at 262-473-2214 or any Kiwanian. 

Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club President Patrick Taylor said, “We are delighted to be able to sell Easter lilies this year, with the funds helping children in our community and the world.  We have many plants available, and for just $15 a beautiful plant could brighten your spring and the lives of children.” 

Kiwanis Whitewater Breakfast Club is made up of dedicated volunteers who help children in the Whitewater community and the world, all with funds raised going directly to projects helping improve the lives of children in the community and the world.  Each year, the club distributes approximately $20,000, with over half going to the Whitewater Unified School District, including shoes and scholarships.  Kiwanis helped to build the Flowing Well Shelter, the shelter, upcoming accessible playground at Starin Park and Treyton’s Field of Dreams, the WHS football field lights and press box, as well as adopting a highway to clean up.  In addition, the group donates to the Whitewater Youth Soccer Club, the Friends of the Whitewater Aquatic and Fitness Center Family Partnership Fund, the Whitewater Food Pantry, Bethel House, Camp Wawbeek, and more.

More information can be found on the Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club Facebook page. If you are interested in joining the club, helping the children and having fun at the same time, contact us!

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

Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by Young Auditorium at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

The 20th Anniversary Tour of the Original Church Basement Ladies Production will take place at UW-Whitewater’s Young Auditorium on Sunday, February 27th at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Young Auditorium favorites ‘The Church Basement Ladies’ are back…and this time, they’re taking you back to where it all started. Join us on Sunday, February 27th for the 20th anniversary production of the original Church Basement Ladies show! Head back to the basement for this nostalgic musical comedy masterpiece.

A celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who work there, Church Basement Ladies is a musical comedy that follows four women as they prepare food and solve the problems of a rural Minnesota church in 1964. From the elderly matriarch of the kitchen to the young bride-to-be learning the proper order of things, we see them handle a record-breaking Christmas dinner, the funeral of a dear friend, an Easter fundraiser and a steaming hot July wedding. They stave off potential disasters, share and debate recipes, instruct the young and keep the pastor on course. With good, clean laughs and memorable characters, Church Basement Ladies is heavenly fun for all. You’ll laugh so hard, your side dish will hurt!

With matinee and early evening performances, tickets for The Church Basement Ladies are $34.25 apiece. Purchase tickets for all Young Auditorium season performances online at http://www.youngauditorium.com … or by connecting with the UW-Whitewater Ticket Services department. UW-Whitewater Ticket Services is located at 950 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI inside the Greenhill Center of the Arts and can be reached at (262) 472-2222. The ticket office is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Young Auditorium thanks event sponsor Fairhaven.

Masks will be required for attendees of this performance. Please visit the War Hawks Are Back! website, which outlines operating practices for the UW-Whitewater campus. Modifications of these practices should be anticipated. UW-Whitewater will continue to use information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the State of Wisconsin, county health departments and the University of Wisconsin System to guide the decision-making processes across campuses. – https://www.uww.edu/warhawks-are-back

Editor’s note: The following was provided by Heritage Country Meats.

Heritage Country Meats, a new retail meat market and custom processor between Fort Atkinson and Jefferson, opened in late January. The State Highway 89 property last owned by SSDA Beef LLC had sat vacant three to four years. Prior to that, it was the longtime home to the very popular Schroedl’s Country Market. In early 2021, a group of investors with local ties purchased the property to take up where Schroedl’s left off.

In addition to fresh meat, the market offers cheese, spices, beverages and many other products sourced locally, including Whitewater products Kettle Moraine Honey and Wood Street granola.

She Kills Monsters focuses on overcoming adversities, defeating a subject matter that is larger and more powerful than the self. This is a one day exhibit on Friday, February 25, 5-7 p.m.

Presenting Andy Warhol, Käthe Kollwitz, Sue Coe, Judy Chicago, Joan Snyder, Fujiko Isomura, Francisco Goya, Keiichi Tanaami, <Thomas Frederick Arndt, Joseph Piccillo, Roger Brown, Wilhem Höpfner, Rudolf Schlichter, John Ruebartsch and Lois R. Geiger-Campagna.

Also featuring Professor Eric Appleton’s dragons and selected prop and costume pieces by student designers Abby Lezama-Smith and Lydia Oestreich from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s production of She Kills Monsters, directed by Sara Griffin. Original play by Qui Nguyen.

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.