Thank you to Fairhaven Leisure Services staff member Terrie Munger and her knitting and crocheting group of residents from Fairhaven and Prairie Village for their contribution of handmade scarves to our annual Paul Frank Florine American Legion Auxiliary Unit #166 Fort Atkinson Blessing Backpack Project. One of the scarves will be placed in each of our backpacks along with other items for warmth, physical and dental hygiene. The backpacks are then given to the Fort Atkinson Homeless Coalition and another organization to be handed out to those in need. The residents have teamed up with us to do this project since the beginning (Fall of 2022). Putting an item in each backpack that is handmade with love by this group gives the backpacks a special touch. Thank you for your continued support, you have touched many lives.
The Warhawk Marching Band performs at halftime of the UW-W football game at Perkins Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2024. (UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner)
UW-Whitewater reveals 2024-25 Warhawk Marching Band
A total of 136 students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are members of the Warhawk Marching Band for the 2024-25 academic year.
The following local student musicians are part of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk Marching Band for the 2024-25 academic year:
Anders Clarksen, from Whitewater, who is studying Mathematics at UW-Whitewater, and is part of the alto saxophone section.
Mel Prince, from Whitewater, who is studying Music at UW-Whitewater, and is part of the baritone section.
The Warhawk Marching Band performs at all UW-Whitewater football regular season home games and other select campus and community events during the fall semester. UW-Whitewater hosts the annual Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Marching Band Championships every October.
The marching band is one of several musical ensembles at the university. In addition to Lambeau Field, UW-Whitewater’s ensembles perform in other famous venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Symphony Center in Chicago, and at venues in Germany, Poland and England.
The Warhawk Marching Band is directed by Glenn “Doc” Hayes, a professor of music in the university’s College of Arts and Communication who has also held the role of director of bands since 1987. He is the second person in history to be inducted into the WSMA Marching Band Hall of Fame. Tobie Wilkinson, senior lecturer of music in the college, leads UW-Whitewater’s percussion studio and serves as associate director of the marching band.
To learn more about the Warhawk Marching Band, visit the band’s web page.
Editor’s note: This announcement was provided by the University of Wisconsin Whitewater.
A small leather Bible was found in the grass between 1150 Blooming Field Drive and the entrance to the 1180 Blooming Field Drive court. It may be claimed at the city Police Dept.
Editor’s note: The Whitewater Banner appreciates having permission to use the image on the homepage by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay.
The November 6 update from the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation:
“You all may have noticed that things are near completion on US 12. However, we have two major items to complete prior to opening the roadway.
1) Signal work at the US 12/County ES Intersection and
2) Adjusting manholes in the roadway near the Sterlingworth Dr./Pleasant Lake Rd. area.
Both items of work are difficult to complete while the roadway is open, and traffic is near our equipment, workers, and materials.
Therefore, for safety reasons US 12 will remain closed until early the week of 11/18; we are currently projected to have the roadway open on 11/19.
Current Construction Operations:
Signal base installation at the County ES & US 12 intersection is anticipated to take place over the next couple of days.
Pavement marking is anticipated to wrap up by the end of the week.
Many other finishing items will be ongoing in the meantime; please be aware of workers and personnel working on these items outside of full closure areas.
Upcoming Construction Operations (Week of 11/11/2024):
Traffic signal equipment will be installed; this is anticipated to take most of the week.
Manholes near the Sterlingworth Dr. and Pleasant Lake Rd. intersection will be adjusted, this work will be done with flagging and traffic will be shifted away from the manholes overnight. Please use caution while travelling through this area during the work hours and overnight hours.
Traffic Updates:
US 12 is closed to through traffic (residents and business will have access), a detour route utilizing WIS 20, I-43 and WIS 67 is in place.
No traffic will be allowed to cross the Sugar Creek Bridge for the duration of this project (Located between County A and County ES.)
The project is anticipated to wrap up by mid to late November.”
Jeanine Fassl writes, “Rick took these pictures on a bright sunny Halloween day. I guess even the flowers are confused about this fall weather!”
Our thanks to Rick and Jeanine Fassl for sharing these beautiful, “unseasonal” pictures.
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The Fero’s sign had already been removed on November 8, though the Feros were still in the office.
After 38 years we have made the difficult decision to retire. We have greatly appreciated all of the support from our wonderful customers over the years. It has been our pleasure to have served all of you. You may have started as our customers, but have ended as our friends.
We could not have continued to serve our community without the dedicated commitment of our employees, especially Mike Higgins and Chris Haferman.
We look forward to Lee Loveall and Ernesto Magana continuing to provide Whitewater with quality service.
Don’t worry about us, we have 7 great-grandchildren that will keep us very busy!
Denny & Judy Fero
The sign inside the office has welcomed customers for many years.
DeKALB, Ill. – More than 587 students received their bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Northern Illinois University in August. Included among the graduates was Brianna Tillett of Whitewater, WI, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation and Disability Services.
About Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University is a student-centered, nationally recognized public research university with a global network of nearly 260,000 alumni. With expertise that benefits its region, the country and the world, NIU offers more than 170 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs across seven colleges: Business, Education, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health and Human Sciences, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts. Through its main campus in DeKalb and education centers for students and working professionals in Naperville and Rockford, NIU serves a diverse and international student body of over 15,400. The 16 NIU Huskies Division I athletic teams compete in the Mid-American Conference. For more information, visit NIU.edu.
(Comedy) Rated R (language); 1 hour, 38 minutes (2024).
Two female friends travel to Key West to be bridesmaids in a college girlfriend’s surprise wedding. Sisterhood is rekindled in a fun sort of way! Starring Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Megan Mullally, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Michael Bolton.
Seniors in the Park is located in Starin Park, 504 W. Starin Road. Although there is no charge to attend, regular participants are encouraged to join Seniors in the Park. The annual fee for residents of the Whitewater Unified School District is $10 and non-residents is $15. The funds support about half of the cost of our front desk staff person for 15 hours per week. The rest comes our of our fundraising monies. If you cannot afford the fee, we have a fund that will cover it for you. Fees are accepted at the Starin Park Community Building or online at https://schedulesplus.com/wwtr/kiosk/
By Lynn Binnie Whitewater Banner volunteer staff Whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
In the November 5 election Whitewater resident and three-term Common Council member Brienne Brown, a Democrat, was successful in her second attempt to win a seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Benefitting from the composition of a new District 43, Brown beat District 33 incumbent Scott L. Johnson by a vote of 16,553 to 15,712. Johnson’s current district, which he has served for two years, includes the Jefferson County portion of the city. Brown will represent the entire city of Whitewater, plus the towns of Richmond, Cold Spring, Johnstown, Lima, Milton, and Fulton, as well as the city of Milton and a very small portion of Janesville. Brown will be installed in January.
Brown issued the following statement in response to her election:
“I am thankful for the trust placed in me by the voters of Assembly District 43. It will be an honor to represent all of you.
Thank you to the campaign volunteers who worked tirelessly across the district to bring about this result. I will work just as tirelessly to be the advocate you deserve in the Assembly.
I want to acknowledge Representative Johnson’s service in government and wish him well.”
