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(Rep. Vruwink office press release)

State Rep. Don Vruwink (D-Milton) recently accepted the Legislative Excellence Award from the Wisconsin Dairy Business Association.

The award recognizes legislators for ongoing support for farmers, processors and the broader dairy community.

“As a member of the Dairy Task Force, I got to know dairy farmers around the state, and I know the challenges that they face. The dairy industry contributes over $45 billion to Wisconsin’s economy. We need to keep the dairy industry strong and vibrant in Wisconsin,” said Rep. Vruwink.

Rep. Vruwink serves as ranking member on the Rural Development Committee, and also serves on the Agriculture Committee. He is a member of the Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin Farm Bureau, and served on the Wisconsin Dairy Task Force.

(UW-Platteville submission) – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville has announced its Dean’s List, honoring those full-time students who earned high honors in the fall 2020 semester. Included on the list are the following Whitewater residents:

Autumn Bultman, Elementary Education
Allison Heckert, Health and Human Performance
Justin Mitchell, Civil Engineering
Alexis Vidales, Industrial Engineering

College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture and the College of Liberal Arts and Education require grade-point averages of 3.75 and above for Dean’s List honors, while the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science requires students to reach at least a 3.50.

UW-Platteville, founded in 1866 and located in Southwest Wisconsin, is home to approximately 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to the Platteville campus, the university has campuses in Richland Center and Baraboo. In 2020, UW-Platteville was named the best public institution in Wisconsin for annual return on investment for the fifth consecutive year by Payscale and the best public university in the country for job placement, according to Zippia.

For more information on the university visit www.uwplatt.edu.

(UW-Whitewater Young Auditorium submission)

Thank you to Arabelle and her mom Cindy for creating a fundraiser to support Lakeview Loves!  Together they created Valentine cards that were made available for ordering.  Thanks to the support the fundraiser received, this generous family was able to donate $550 to Lakeview Loves!

This week, February 8-12 will be Loves Celebration Week at Lakeview.  There is a food drive of specific food items each day that are used to pack the weekly food bags.  To celebrate, on Friday the school will wear hearts, valentine colors and Lakeview Wear! 

Lakeview Loves continues to run with the generous support of our community and volunteers in the Whitewater Lions Club.  For more information contact smarkham@wwusd.org.

By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com

A commercial shown during the Super Bowl pregame and also during the game was partially shot in Fort Atkinson. Inspirational quotes adapted from Vince Lombardi, the coach who put the Packers on the map, were featured, together with an actor portraying Lombardi. Apparently much of the commercial was filmed in Milwaukee, but Fort’s Cold Spring Design storefront was shown covered with plywood, and it seems that several other Fort locations were also featured. This article on FortAtkinsonOnline.com provides further details.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers received the Lombardi Trophy for their 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Vince Lombardi died in 1970.

Per various news outlets, 22-year-old Purcell Pearson was killed related to an apparent robbery in Milwaukee on Saturday, February 6, 2021. It was reported that he was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the 2019 homecoming king, and a May 2020 UW-W graduate.

This Minneapolis Star Tribune article and this article from Fox6 quote UW-W associate vice chancellor Kenny Yarbrough regarding Purcell Pearson.

Click here for the WISN article.

Click here for the WDJT article.

Click here for the WKOW article.

(UW-Platteville submission) – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville awarded diplomas to nearly 600 students from its three campuses for the summer and fall of 2020. Brandon Wedwick, of Whitewater, graduated with a degree in Arts and Sciences.

A total of 586 students from UW-Platteville, UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County and UW-Platteville Richland earned either their bachelor’s or associate degrees. Because of COVID-19, no ceremonies were held, but will be rescheduled at a later date.

In 2020, UW-Platteville was named the best public institution in Wisconsin for annual return on investment for the fifth consecutive year by Payscale and the best public university in the country for job placement, according to Zippia. For more information on the university, located in Southwest Wisconsin, visit www.uwplatt.edu.

City of Whitewater Community Involvement & Cable TV Commission Meeting – Monday @ 4:00 p.m.
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Whitewater Unified School District Policy Review Committee – Tuesday @ 10:00 a.m.
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City of Whitewater Public Works Committee – Tuesday @ 6:00 p.m.
Agenda includes sizing of new elevated water tank.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Whitewater School Board/Whitewater Education Association Bargaining Session – Wednesday @ 4:00 p.m.
Whitewater Unified School District Central Office
419 South Elizabeth Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin
4:00 p.m.

1. PUBLIC NOTICE: Pursuant to §111.70 and §19.82(1), Wis. Stats., you are hereby notified that
   representatives of the School Board of the Whitewater Unified School District and the Whitewater Education
   Association will meet on February 10, at 4:00 p.m. at the Central Office Board Room, 419 South Elizabeth
   Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin, to exchange 2020-21 initial proposals. The meeting will be open to the
   public. In addition, the parties may caucus individually in closed session. Subsequent negotiations will be
   conducted in closed session unless the parties agree to open sessions.
   If you require special accommodations to fully participate, please notify the School Board Secretary by phone (262) 472-8702 or in writing at least 24 hours prior to the meeting time

(Irvin L. Young Memorial Library submission) “Cabin fever? Winter blahs?  Liven up your week with digital books, movies, TV shows, music, comic books and audio books from Hoopla.  You can sign up through the library website at www.whitewaterlibrary.org.  The best part?  All items are immediately available.  No wait times!  Every Whitewater library card holder is eligible to check out four items per month. Need help signing up?  Call us at 262-473-0530 between 12:30 and 7:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on Saturday, our current open hours.