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Optimists host 26th Annual Breakfast with Santa event
The UWW/Community Optimist Club hosted their 26th Annual Breakfast with Santa on December 8th.
The event served 671 guests this year and collected around 100 items for the Mitten Tree (to benefit the Whitewater Unified School District).
To learn more about the Optimists and their projects, head over to their blog or Facebook page.
WHS Music Department to present Winter Gala Concert
The Whitewater High School Music Department presents its Winter Gala Concert on Monday, December 17th. Performers include Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Bel Canto Choir, Cadenza Singers, Music Masters Ensemble, The Treblemakers, and WHS Ringers Handbell Choir. Themed raffle baskets will be raffled off at the concert. The winners will be announced prior to the final piece
***Updated with corrected links to agendas*** Upcoming City and Community Meetings: Week of December 10 to December 16
Plan and Architectural Review Commission – Monday, December 10, 2018, 6:30 pm, Whitewater Municipal Building – Community Room
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WUSD Policy Review Committee – Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 8:00 am, Whitewater Unified School District Central Office
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Public Works Committee – Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 6:00 pm, Whitewater Municipal Building – Cravath Lakefront Room
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Finance Committee – Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 7:00 pm, Whitewater Municipal Building – 2nd Floor
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Whitewater University Technology Park Board – Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 8:00 am, Innovation Center,1221 Innovation Drive
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**Updated Agenda & location*** Special Meeting – CDA Board of Directors – Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 5:30 pm, Whitewater Municipal Building – City Manager’s Conference Room
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Community Meeting for Lakes Drawdown Project – Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 6:00 pm, Whitewater Municipal Building – Cravath Lakefront Room
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The Man Who Invented Christmas – Tuesday, December 11 at 12:30 PM, Seniors in the Park
From Wikipedia:
The Man Who Invented Christmas is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by Susan Coyne based on the book of the same name by Les Standiford. It stars Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, and Jonathan Pryce. The plot follows Charles Dickens (Stevens) at the time when he wrote A Christmas Carol, and how Dickens’ fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge (Plummer) was influenced by his real-life father, John Dickens (Pryce).
When: Tuesday, December 11 at 12:30 PM
Where: Seniors in the Park
Breakfast with Santa, presented by the UW-Whitewater Community Optimists – Saturday, December 8
The UW-Whitewater Community Optimist Club is sparking some holiday cheer by serving a hot breakfast accompanied by Santa Claus and others from the North Pole.
The Optimist Club will be hosting their annual Breakfast with Santa event on Sat. December 8, 2018, from 8:00a.m.-10: 45 am at Esker Hall—which is located Northwest of Starin Park at the corner of Prairie Street and Lauderdale.
With an admission of $5 for adults and $1 for children, come for a breakfast of French toast, sausage, donut holes, and coffee, milk, and orange juice. Enjoy a morning filled with music, activities, and a special visit from Santa, Mrs. Claus, Frosty the Snowman, and many elves. Opportunities for printed and online photos will be available.
The holidays also bring about a time of giving, so we invite participants to bring new and unused hats, scarves, mittens, socks, underwear and gift cards to hang on Santa’s Mitten Tree. All items will be donated to children of the Whitewater Unified School District.
Studio 84 to hold Holiday events: Hot Cocoa Fundraiser; 2nd Saturday Ornament Making
Keep warm with a cup of hot cocoa during the Parade of Lights from 5 to 8 pm on December 7 in Downtown Whitewater. Proceeds support the art programming at Studio 84 for people with disabilities.
Also, join Studio 84 for their 2nd Saturdays event on December 8 from 10 am to 4 pm. The special project for the month is holiday ornaments.
First United Methodist Church of Whitewater Christmas Cantata – Sunday, December 9
The First United Methodist Church of Whitewater will be presenting their Whitewater Area Regional Ministry Christmas Cantata, “The Heart of Christmas” by Pepper Choplin, on December 9 at 10:00 AM and 4:30 PM at 145 S. Prairie Street in Whitewater.
The cantata incorporates blues, bluegrass, and traditional choral styles. Featured soloists are Katy Fortney, Nathan Roley, Barb Athas, Jenn Crone, and Ella Willman. The choir is accompanied by Jim Athas and directed by Christine Hayes. The narrations by the Rev. Phil Blackwell and the Rev. Susan Bresser tell the timeless Christmas story in a creative, profound way through the gospel of St. Luke. The choir will be accompanied by Bass, Drums, and Piano.
Prime Time Youth Group to hold fundraiser to support mission trip
The Prime Time Youth Group of the Whitewater Area Regional Ministry of the United Methodist Church will host their annual Cookie Walk on Saturday, December 8 from 9 -11 am at First United Methodist Church, 145 S. Prairie St., Whitewater, WI.
All proceeds to support the youth mission trip 2019.