Summer is the most beautiful time of
year on the UW-Whitewater campus, and we invite the community to explore during
our free, guided tours! UW-Whitewater Continuing Education is pleased to offer
tours of the prairie and nature preserve and campus landscapes and gardens
throughout the season. Wes Enterline, UW-Whitewater’s sustainability
coordinator and Master Gardener volunteer, will lead the tours.
Titles, dates and times of tours
are:
Prairie and Nature Preserve
Over 100 acres on the campus’
northwestern border have been restored and actively managed as a native prairie
and nature preserve. Join us for tours to see the diverse array of native plant
species and variety of ecosystems and to watch how they change and thrive
throughout the season. Meet at Lot 19 for prairie and nature preserve tours.
Thursday, June 20, 6-7 p.m.
Saturday, July 13, 9-10 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 1, 6-7 p.m.
Campus Core Gardens
New in 2019! We have added new spaces
to explore on our garden tours while including past favorites to visit once
again. In addition to the annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees in our
landscapes around campus and the sustainability practices we use, we will dig
into some campus history this year too! Meet at the Visitor Center Lot 7 for
campus core garden tours.
Thursday, Aug. 8, 6-7:30 p.m.
West Campus Gardens (Chopp
Arboretum, Campus Memory Garden, Hyer Hall, Normal School grounds)
Northeast Campus Gardens (Campus
Garden, Minnieska Springs, Micro Prairie, White Hall)
All tours are free with registration
and open to the public. These are walking tours with low activity levels and
are held rain or shine, unless severe weather warnings are issued. If you need
accommodations or have questions about physical access, please contact Kari
Borne at bornek@uww.edu or 262-472-1003. Register for any
or all tours here: http://www.uww.edu/ce/garden. Campus maps can be
found here: http://www.uww.edu/campus/.
Alyn Jones of Whitewater was recognized and honored as the WMCA Driver of the month at the Safety Awards Banquet held at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, in March 2019, along with the honorees from the other 11 months.
Jones has been driving since 1976 and has over 4.8 million accident-free and ticket-free miles. He drove for Hawthorn Melody until it closed in 1993, drove over the road for a few years and then began working for the then company of Perlman Roque, (now Martin Brower) delivering for McDonald’s exclusively, in WI, and northern IL.
He recently was chosen by Martin Brower to travel to VA and train as Driver Safety Trainer Manager. This is part of a national training and awareness initiative through the National Safety Council in Washington DC. He will be part of a team of drivers to train and teach Defensive Semi Driving within the Company and specifically in Whitewater.
Alyn is a Whitewater native and has been a part of the community since 1962. He is married to Debra (Weiss) and they have five children and three grandchildren.
Overture Center for the Arts announced that two Jerry Award ‘Outstanding Leading Performance’ recipients performed and were selected to advance to The Jimmy Awards®, also known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA), held in New York City. They will also be part of the Jerry Awards showcase at Overture Center on Sunday, June 9. Tickets are available now at overture.org/events/2019-jerry-awards.
Lauren Harkness |
Junior at Whitewater High School in Whitewater, Wis.
Received one ‘Outstanding Leading Performance’ Jerry Award this year:
Olive Ostrovsky in
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Christian Spaay |
Senior at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, Wis.
Received one ‘Outstanding Leading Performance’ Jerry Award this year:
Marius in Divine Savior Holy Angel’s production of
Les Misérables
Featuring dynamic ensemble and solo
performances, the competition will feature 86 high school students from
43 regional programs across America. Nominees will be vying for the
Jimmy Award for Best
Performance by an Actor and Actress. This year, over 1,700 high schools
and 100,000 students are participating in the events leading to the
Jimmys Awards ceremony.
Tony Award®-Winner BEN PLATT will host the eleventh annual JIMMY AWARDS® ceremony on Monday, June 24th at 7:30 p.m. at the Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45th Street in Manhattan. This marks his second time in the role. He first hosted the ceremony in 2017, the same year that he won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his performance in Dear Evan Hansen.
Tickets for The Jimmy Awards are now on sale and can be purchased by visiting
JimmyAwards.com or
Ticketmaster.com.
Prices range from $49 to $110. Premium seats are $350.
Details about the live stream of the event will be announced soon.
“Ben Platt is a tremendously talented
performer who perfectly represents what Broadway is all about. He did an
outstanding job when he first hosted the ceremony in 2017 and we are
thrilled to have
him return to the stage this year,” said Charlotte St. Martin, President of the Broadway League.
“Seeing these young artists step onto a Broadway stage for the first
time after a week of intense training is unforgettable. It’s an evening
that stays
with you long after the lights have dimmed, not only for the 86
nominees competing but for everyone who will be watching and cheering
them on.”
“I am thrilled to be back hosting the Jimmy
Awards again this year. It is one of my favorite times of the year where
everyone comes together to celebrate young talent with a passion for
theatre,” said
Ben Platt. “I look forward to seeing all of this year’s amazing performances.”
Student performers qualify to compete in the
national program by winning top honors at regional high school musical
theatre awards competitions presented by Broadway League member
performing arts centers.
Since its inception in 2009, the National High School Musical Theatre
Awards® (NHSMTA®) has enabled over $2,000,000 in university and
conservatory scholarships to be awarded to talented students at the
national and local level—several of whom have already
been cast in Broadway, Touring and West End productions.
NHSMTA nominees will prepare for their debut
on a Broadway stage during a ten-day professional training intensive
with NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ New Studio on Broadway faculty
members plus other
theatre professionals. Winners will be selected by a panel of industry
experts.
Founded in 2009 by Nederlander Alliances LLC, Pittsburgh CLO, and Broadway Educational Alliance (BEA), the NHSMTA’s mission is to raise the profile of musical theatre in schools, recognize dedicated teachers and inspire the next generation of performers and enthusiasts. Also known as The Jimmy Awards, in honor of legendary Broadway producer/theatre owner James M. Nederlander, the NHSMTA is supported by many leading theatre industry organizations. More information about the National High School Musical Theatre Awards can be found at JimmyAwards.com.
The Broadway League administers the program through The Broadway League Foundation, which acts as its philanthropic arm. Part of the Foundation’s mission is to enlighten and increase the public’s knowledge, appreciation and awareness of the theatrical arts, and since its founding in 1993 has supported a number of projects to help preserve Broadway’s heritage and introduce new audiences to Broadway theatre. The Foundation is a corporation organized under the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law of the State of New York, the purposes of which are exclusively charitable as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Donations to support the program can be made at JimmyAwards.com.
At this year’s 2019 Jimmy Awards event, the INSPIRING TEACHER AWARD presented by WELLS FARGO will be bestowed to two teachers for the encouragement and inspiration that led their students to win the 2018 coveted Jimmy for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor.
The Whitewater 4th of July Festival Committee and the Whitewater Lions Club welcome you to the 2019 Whitewater Area 4th of July Parade honoring our brave veterans and military service personnel.
2019 Parade Grand Marshall Master Sergeant Jason Dean, USMC (ret.)
Master Sergeant Jason Dean joined the Marine Corps in July of 1997 as a Ground Communications Technician. He deployed to Iraq in January of 2003 and again in January of 2006. He was wounded in action while serving with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division in Al Karmah, Iraq in 2006 and received the Purple Heart Medal.
In 2014, MSgt Dean was selected to represent the Marine Corps on the highly competitive Wounded Warrior Congressional Fellowship Program where he served on the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans affairs under Senator Bernie Sanders. He also served in the Pentagon as the Special Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, advising senior Pentagon officials on issues pertaining to wounded, ill, and injured servicemembers. He retired in November of 2017.
Master Sergeant Dean is the Commander of the Whitewater Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Junior Vice Commander for the Wisconsin 1st District VFW, and Junior Vice Commander of the Walworth County Marine Corps League.
The Whitewater Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Elvia Meza Klosinski to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Elvia was born in Matamoros, Mexico, a small town sharing a border with Brownsville, Texas. Elvia received her Industrial Engineering Degree and moved from Mexico to Stevens Point in 2008 where she worked until 2013 when she accepted a position as Senior Industrial Engineer at Generac Power Systems. Elvia, her husband Seth, and her three children live in Whitewater. Her daughter Marijose is a freshman at UW-Milwaukee, her son Juan is a junior at WHS, and her son Sebastian is in seventh grade. In addition to supporting her boys in soccer, track and wrestling, Elvia serves on the WHS Booster Club Board of Directors.
The Whitewater Community Foundation, founded in 1995, strives to enhance the quality of life in the Whitewater area through collaboration with its civic partners to create opportunities for youth and adults to achieve their educational and economic dreams, to create a vibrant city for the arts, and to celebrate and preserve the qualities that make Whitewater exceptional. “We are grateful that Elvia has generously agreed to donate her time and expertise to serving our community through the mission of the Foundation,” stated Danielle Frawley, President of the Whitewater Community Foundation.
The Whitewater Arts Alliance, in partnership with Fairhaven Senior Services, First Citizens State Bank, Fort Community Credit Union, Olm & Associates, PremierBank, and John and Sandra Heyer will kick off their 2019 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 13, with the Mike Hackett Jazz Quartet. Attendees are invited to order food from Casual Joe’s at the event also.
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:
Date
Artist
Food Vendor
June 13
Mike Hackett Jazz Quartet
Casual Joe’s
June 20
VooDooHoney Brass Band
Rocky Rococo
June 27
Tapestry
Subway
July 11
Amanecer Y Mas
La Preferida
July 18
The Brothers Quinn
SweetSpot
Whitewater Arts Alliance
Board Member and Co-Chair of Savory Sounds Christine Hayes said, “”This is
one of the most high quality and diverse series we have had for Savory
Sounds. From brass band to jazz to popular guitar, from Latino to blues,
we have it all! Come enjoy this music filled lunch time at the fountain
in our own community!”
After
enjoying the music and lunch, attendees are invited to explore the exhibits at
the Cultural Arts Center. For June’s exhibit, the Wisconsin Regional Artists Association
is sponsoring the WRAP exhibit that features the works of non-professional
Wisconsin artists. July features photography by the community to honor the late
Fran Achen with the Tenth Annual Fran Achen Photography Competition.
Thanks to the success of the “Making Magic with Mixed Media” exhibit in August of 2018, a second mixed media show, “Making Magic with Mixed Media” will be exhibited from Noon to 5 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays, August 1-25 at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center on 402 West Main Street in Whitewater.
The WAA is seeking mixed media pieces
for the show. The magic is in the inspired combination of more than one medium
(i.e., acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, charcoal, pen, pencil, etc.) and/or
more than one material (i.e., cut-up paper, wire, beads, found objects, etc.)
in a piece of 2D or 3D art.
Artists submitting entry forms must
fully complete, sign, and mail their forms with a $20 fee to the Whitewater
Arts Alliance (P.O. Box 311, Whitewater, WI 53190), postmarked on or before Wednesday,
July 17. This entry fee includes
four pieces of art for Whitewater Arts Alliance members, and three for
non-members. All artwork must be dropped
off at the Cultural Arts Center on Monday, July 29, between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. The Closing Reception, held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday,
August 25th will include an awards ceremony at 3:30 p.m. at which
time prizes will be awarded as follows:
1st place (2D & 3D) $100 each; 2nd Place (2D
& 3D) $75 each; Viewer’s Choice $50; and certificates for Honorable
Mentions. Artwork that is entered must
be original, completed within the last two years, and not previously exhibited
at the Cultural Arts Center. More
information, including an entry form that can be printed off the website, is
available at www.whitewaterarts.org/mixed-media-august-2019. Entry forms may also be available for pickup
at the CAC.
Speaking on behalf of the planning
committee, Kathy Gibbs says, “We hope that this offering will be greeted with
an equally enthusiastic response from area artists and from their friends,
family members and the general public.
Through your attendance at exhibits like this, we will continue to keep
the arts alive at the Cultural Arts Center in Whitewater. Please join us and be
prepared to be amazed by the diversity of the artwork on display. Artists, professional and non-professional
alike, enjoy stretching the boundaries of their imagination as they immerse
themselves in the process of creating their mixed media art pieces.”
As an added bonus, three free mixed
media demonstrations will be offered at the CAC from 1-3 p.m. on Fridays,
August 2, 9, and 16, as follows:
August
2nd, “Pour And More” by Nancy McKinnon
August
9th, “Making Cards with Mixed Media Scraps” by Dawn Hunter
August
16th, “Recycling to Create Art” by Louise Fuerstenberg
No reservations are required to attend
the demonstrations; however, for planning purposes, attendees are asked to RSVP
by emailing Dawn Hunter at hunterdawn@charter.net, or by stopping
in at the CAC or calling 262-472-0204 during scheduled hours to express their
interest.
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.
Jefferson County Economic Development Consortium (JCEDC) in Jefferson Wisconsin will be offering a class to assist local residents to understand and master the home-buying process and possibly locate down payment assistance funding to help with the process. Whether they are a first time home buyer or looking to move into a bigger home or looking to downsize to a smaller home, this assistance to purchase a home for qualified buyers in Jefferson/Dodge/Walworth/Washington/Ozaukee/Waukesha Counties can be up to $11,000 in forgivable loans. This course will teach potential/existing homebuyers how to become successful homeowners and is open to anyone who is considering buying a home. The class is scheduled for June 12, 2019 at the UW Extension/Workforce Development Building, 864 Collins Road, Rm 8-9, Jefferson, 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.
This program will assess participants’ readiness to buy a
home, assist them with money management and credit issues, give them options
for financing a home and what grant options may be available to them, help them
select a home, and most importantly, provide them with critical knowledge for
maintaining their new home along with options for those needed repairs. The
course is tailored to meet the participant’s needs, no matter what phase of
home buying process they are in or how long it will take for them to be ready
to buy a home.
“Our goal is to help local families to buy homes and be successful homeowners” said RoxAnne Witte of JCEDC. “The complexity of the home buying process should not be a barrier to families. Our homebuyer education program is the first step and maybe the most important step which a family can take to achieve the dream of home ownership.”
Jefferson County Economic Development Consortium’s homebuyer
education program is designed to be results oriented. Participants will gain a thorough knowledge
of the home buying process while at the same time finding local resources to
help them achieve their goal.
Buying a home can be a difficult and stressful process and NeighborWorks® American recognizes that a high-quality and standardized education program is the best way to prepare consumers to buy and own a home. As proof of that, trainers who have been certified through NeighborWorks® American have helped thousands of families to purchase a home.
The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, is hosting a monthly Memory Café for individuals who are living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), early-stage Alzheimer’s or other dementia, and their care partners. This free social event is held on the second Monday of every month in the Library Community Room at 431 W. Center St. in Whitewater, at 10:30 am.
The next meeting is June 10th. The theme will be Famous Movies, as we explore movies that are considered some of the greatest of all time.
The Memory Café offers participants a safe and fun way to share their stories and socialize with others who have similar experiences. Learn how staying physically, socially and mentally active is good for the brain.
If you are attending for the first time please call 800-272-3900.
With warmer weather and with regular rain, many of us are mowing our yards more often. It might seem like a great solution to simply blow the clippings into the street. Before you do that, consider either composting or leaving them to naturally break down in your yard (this is like free fertilizer!).
Grass clippings in the street often end up in the storm drains and sewers and are sometimes a hazard to motorcycles and cyclists (it also isn’t very attractive in our neighborhoods).
Storm drains lead to the storm sewer system — you can see the drains, but the pipes connected to the drains are underground. These systems are totally separate from “sanitary sewer” (what drains from your house). The water in storm sewers makes its way into our lakes and local creeks.
Grass clippings, leaves, and other debris have a tendency to “clump” in storm drains and in the sewers. As it builds up, this can cause the drains to back up since they’re not performing at their peak. This, in turn, can cause flooding or drainage issues in the street and our neighborhoods, and that’s something we’re all hoping to avoid!
When grass clippings remain in the street and get wet, they can become slick and hazardous to drivers, cyclists, and motorcycles. If you’ve ever slid on loose gravel, you can imagine how much more you’d slide on wet grass! This is definitely a safety issue and our friends and neighbors will thank you for helping keep debris out of the street.
Further, since our storm runoff ultimately ends up in public waterways, we have to consider the environment. Grass clippings contribute nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous, which can cause an unwanted and uncontrolled growth of algae and aquatic weeds. This can rob streams, rivers, and lake of precious oxygen. We’re having serious issues with algae and other plant growth in the lakes, and clippings contribute to that.
When mowing your yard, you might make the first few passes blowing grass away from the street or ditches. If you end up with grass in the street, think about blowing or sweeping it back into your yard.
Finally, per Whitewater Ordinance 12.08.010 – “No person….shall place, deposit, keep, or cause to be placed, deposited or kept in or upon any street, alley, gutter, sidewalk or public ground….any stone, earth….grass clippings or lawn debris….” The Neighborhood Services Officers are issuing warnings to property owners when they find clippings in the street, and if not resolved, that will be followed with fines.
Please help your neighbors and the whole city by not blowing/leaving grass or debris in the street!
