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A 2-day DNR Boater’s Safety class will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19 from 8 am – noon at the Whitewater Town Hall (W8590 Willis Ray Road, Whitewater). This training is open to anyone (not just town residents) at a cost of $10 per person.

Wisconsin law requires that anyone born after Jan. 1, 1989 must have a boater’s safety license in order to operate a power boat or PWC.  This class is a good refresher for all ages and parents are encouraged to sign up along with their children.  Space is limited to 20 people.  

Register online at https://gowild.wi.gov/.  You will need a DNR number (unless you have one from a previous course or license) or you can call 888-936-7463.

Join WUSD on Wednesday, April 10th to learn more about the current athletic fields assessment.  Point of Beginning, the Stevens Point-based firm hired to complete the assessment, will provide information on the condition of the fields, their process, and recommendations.  The community is invited to learn more and ask questions.

Art by students from ages 4 to 18 will be featured in the April exhibit at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center on 402 West Main Street.  The show opens on Thursday, April 4 and runs through Saturday, April 20.  It will be accessible Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. during those dates. 

A reception for the students will be Sunday, April 7 from noon until 5 p.m.   The reception will feature the Lincoln Elementary School’s World Drumming Ensemble at 1:30 p.m., the Washington Elementary School’s K/1 singers at 3 p.m., and the Washington 2/3 singers at 3:30 p.m. The show and reception are free and open to the public.

The exhibit will include a variety of two and three dimensional artwork by students from area schools.  The art teachers displaying their students’ art are:   Mareta Hale (Washington), Sara Sixel (Lincoln), Sara Brautigam (Lakeview), Sarah Heyer (Middle School), and Crystal Gill (High School).

Megan Matthews, President of the Whitewater Arts Alliance, said, “This show is a great opportunity to highlight the talents of Whitewater’s students.  There is incredible creativity going on in our schools, and the Whitewater Arts Alliance is pleased to work with the school district to give students an opportunity to be recognized for their work.”

Whitewater’s Cultural Arts Center is located on 402 West Main Street in the historic White building near the Birge Fountain.  Parking is behind the building, with an elevator available from the parking lot entrance.  Parking is also available on side streets. 

Concurrent with the Whitewater Unified School District April Student Art Exhibit on display at the Cultural Art Center, the College of Arts and Communication Inclusive Excellence Fellows will offer an “Inclusive Excellence in the Arts” dance excerpt and talk-back session on Saturday, April 6 at 2:00 pm in the Cultural Art Center, 402 West Main Street, Whitewater.

Alfonso Cervera and Alessandra Williams will share an excerpt from a student dance recital and discuss the creative process and inspiration behind their work with attendees.

Alessandra Williams has conducted research and taught classes in Asian American and African American dance, as well as performed nationally and internationally with the Minneapolis-based Ananya Dance Theatre company.  Alfonso Cervera is the co-artistic director of Primera Generacion Dance Collective and has performed internationally and nationally with works that convey ideas on the Mexican-American experience, Cervera also utilizes his own technique “Poc-Chuc” that fuses Ballet Folklorico and Post-Modern techniques and aesthetics.

The event is free and open to the public and seating is limited.

Childcare is available.  Attendees are asked to register here Registration

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The First United Methodist Church is excited to welcome Pardeep Singh Kaleka and Arno Michaelis to Whitewater April 7 for a moving presentation and “hurt people, hurt people” focused youth activity. In these divisive times, two men from drastically different backgrounds, one Sikh and one skinhead, have come together on a mission to stop hate and share the power of forgiveness.

Together Pardeep and Arno will share the remarkable story of how their friendship grew out of a horrific hate crime, the Sikh Temple shooting in Oak Creek. Pardeep and Arno are authors of the acclaimed and moving book, The Gift of Our Wounds.

Event Details:

The public is invited to hear Pardeep and Arno on Sunday, April 7 at the United Methodist Church (145 South Prairie St, Whitewater, WI 53190). From 1:00-2:30 p.m. adults and youth alike are invited to hear from these powerful speakers in the church sanctuary. A brief reception will follow and from 3:00-5:00 p.m. students currently in eighth through twelfth grades are invited to attend a workshop, led by Pardeep and Arno, focused on active listening entitled “hurt people, hurt people.” Childcare is available for children four years old and under with 48 hours reservation to the First United Methodist Church: (262) 473-2131.

This is the first lecture in First United Methodist Church’s Draw the Circle Wide Lecture Series which works to annually bring powerful speakers focusing on social justice issues of interest to the Whitewater community.

From Whitewater resident Carol McCormick:

They have been roosting daily in a tree over looking Trippe Lake for about a week. The tree happens to be in my backyard. They occasionally will loop around the lake and then return to roosting. It is my hope they will nest somewhere in the area. It appears that they are a male and female ( female is about 25% larger than the male).

This validates what a great resource Whitewater has in its lakes.