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According to a May 12 UW-Whitewater campus announcement, four finalists have been selected for the Vice Chancellor of Administrative Affairs position currently being staffed on an interim basis by Jeff Arnold. The candidates are Jason Demerath, Director of Business Services for the School District of Fort Atkinson; Mark Freitag, City Manager of the City of Janesville; Brant Wright, SVP for Administration and Finance and Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management at Piedmont University; and Brenda Jones, Vice President of Financial Affairs, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.

Public forums with the candidates will take place between May 17 and 24. Further information on the candidates and the selection process may be found at https://www.uww.edu/administrative-affairs-search

Editor’s Note: The following was provided by Whitewater VFW Post 5470.

The Whitewater VFW post has long been without a permanent home. For many years, the local VFW partnered with American Legion Post 173, hosting meetings in the old Legion Hall on Wisconsin St. until it was sold to be converted into senior housing in 2019. Since then, the VFW Post has held meetings in local businesses, Post members’ homes, and most recently partnered with the Whitewater Lions Club to host meetings in their Whitewater Lake clubhouse.

“While we appreciate the partnerships and support of the Legion, Lions Club, and community over the years, Whitewater is in need of a dedicated space to serve Veterans’ needs” said Post Commander Jason Dean. “With the university here, Whitewater is a place where many Veterans come as they transition out of the military and back into civilian life. We need a space for the Veteran Community to call home.”

A prominent local building, on the corner of Janesville St. and Walworth Ave. has been left vacant, and in need of major renovations for the past several years. “This building would make an ideal Veterans Center for the City of Whitewater,” said post member Curtis Lemke. “It is a local landmark, and it would be a shame for it to continue to sit empty.” The Whitewater VFW post recently re-established a committee founded to fund local Veterans building projects.

The Post 5470 Buildings and Memorials Committee was originally established to finance the Memorial along the Main Street bridge in downtown Whitewater. They now seek to raise funds to purchase and renovate the Janesville St. building. “A Veterans Center would serve as the heart of the Whitewater Veteran community. More than a place to hold meetings, the building will be a hub for connecting resources and engaging with Veterans and the community,” stated Commander Dean.

The Janesville St. building was built in 1860, placing it among the oldest buildings in Whitewater. The committee’s goal is to raise $500,000 to purchase and renovate the building, preserve the historic exterior and incorporate modern amenities creating a versatile space for Veterans and the community.

If you wish to contribute to the building fund, checks may be mailed to VFW Post 5470, PO Box 426, Whitewater, WI 53190, or by contacting committee chairman Curtis Lemke at JVC@VFW5470.org. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

Veterans of Foreign Wars is a Congressionally chartered 501(c)19 non-profit organization, Whitewater post 5470 has been in existence since 1947.

City of Whitewater Urban Forestry Commission – Monday @ 4:30 p.m.

Agenda https://www.whitewater-wi.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03282022-1503

In Person and Virtual
Community Room – 1st Floor – 312 W. Whitewater St., Whitewater, WI 53190

Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/724713501
You can also dial in using your phone.

1-571-317-3122

Access code 724-713-501

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Downtown Whitewater Board of Directors Meeting – Monday @ 6:00 p.m.

Agenda https://www.whitewater-wi.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03282022-1504
Downtown Whitewater is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 883 3436 4279 Passcode: 193245

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Whitewater Unified School District School Board – Monday @ 6:00 p.m.
Whitewater High School Library
534 South Elizabeth Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin

Agenda
https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/wwusd/Board.nsf/public (Click on meetings in upper right corner)
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6:00 p.m. via Zoom Online
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– Password: 585258
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– Dial-in: 1-312-626-6799
– Webinar ID: 875 6895 0772
– Passcode: 585258
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7:00 p.m. via Zoom Online
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– Passcode: 038241
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– Dial-in: 1-312-626-6799
– Webinar ID: 851 1743 2233
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City of Whitewater Community Involvement & Cable TV Commission – Tuesday @ 6:00 PM

Agenda
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After a couple of weeks off for the holiday weekends, the Whitewater City Market returns tomorrow, Saturday January 8th for our first Indoor Market of the 2022 season. Join us for a chance to brighten up your winter with locally grown produce, a variety of locally made baked goods, and much more! 

We’ll see you at the indoor market Saturday Jan. 8, 2022, at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library at 431 W. Center Street. We’re there weekly 10 a.m. to noon.

Bowers Lake Coffee ● locally roasted and brewed organic coffee & coffee beans Clark Family Garden ● lion’s mane mushrooms, chestnut mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, salad greens, microgreens* Helena’s Plant Closet & Whitewater Egg Delivery ● eggs, air plants & houseplants Kettle Moraine Honey ● local honey, beeswax products, scented soaps Komboocho Brewing ● quality kombucha using organic & local ingredients Kristie’s Creative Kitchen ● jams, jellies, pickled items Mama Maria’s ● breakfast burrito, tortas, quesadillas, tacos, empanadas (beef and potato, tinga), sopes, homemade pico de gallo My Farm ● carrots, eggs, beef Stephani’s Spot ● garden preserves, baked goods, salsa, mustards, sauces Sunny Brook Farm ● local produce, eggs Wood Street Bakery ● muesli muffins; maple pecan scones, white chocolate cherry scones; cinnamon bread, sourdough bread, cranberry walnut bread & multigrain bread; assorted granolas: cranberry almond, silly nut nut, cinnamon apple walnut, dark chocolate cherry, Hawaiian delight

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the UW System.

The University of Wisconsin System has announced the 14 recipients of the 2021 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award, an annual honor given to faculty, staff, students, or community members to recognize their achievements in advancing equity and inclusion for people of color within the UW System as well as communities across the state.

This year is the 26^th anniversary of the award through which more than 400 women of color have been recognized for their transformational work.

“The UW System is proud to recognize the tremendous achievements of this year’s award recipients,” said UW System Senior Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer Warren R. Anderson. “They are enhancing opportunities for our students and benefiting our communities through their leadership, scholarship, and outreach.”

Recipients were formally recognized on November 4, 2021, in Madison at an awards ceremony and reception hosted by Anderson. The ceremony and reception was held in conjunction with UW System’s presentation of the Dr. P.B. Poorman Awards for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People.

The 2021 Outstanding Women of Color in Education honorees are:

• Winnifred Bryant, Professor of Biology, Department Chair, UW-Eau Claire
• Renita Robinson, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Prevea Health, selected by UW-Green Bay
• Monica Yang, Outreach Program Manager I, Multicultural Student Services, UW-La Crosse
• Sami Schalk, Associate Professor, Department of Gender & Women’s Studies, UW-Madison
• Brittany Ochoa-Nordstrum, Graduate Teaching Assistant, UW-Milwaukee
• Doris Johnson Browne, Counselor/Therapist, UW-Milwaukee
• Elisabeth Arguello, PreCollege Programs Coordinator, UW Oshkosh
• Giovanna Gutierrez, Outreach Program Manager and Assistant to the Dean, UW-Parkside
• Angela Yang, Interim Assistant Director, TRIO Student Support Services, UW-Platteville
• Natasha Rayne, Assistant Professor, Plant and Earth Science, UW-River Falls
• Kaia Fitzgerald, Student, UW-Stevens Point
• Wei Zheng, Professor and Program Director, Plastics Engineering Program, UW-Stout
• Salisa Hochstetler, Assistant Director for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, UW-Superior
• Ana Caballero Mengibar, Associate Director, Undergraduate Research Program, UW-Whitewater

UW institutions submit nominations for the award, which highlight each recipient’s contributions to improving the status and climate for women and people of color and to advancing the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

For more information about the award and past recipients, see wisconsin.edu/grants-awards/women-of-color/.

Banner note: Apologies for the late posting of this workshop. Since it is indicated to register by Sunday, we suggest that interested persons attempt to register ASAP.

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Seniors in the Park projectionist Mark Dorn.

“On the Rocks”

Tuesday, November 9, 1 p.m. (Comedy/Drama/Romance)1 hour, 36 minutes; Rated R (mild profanity)(2020).

A seventies-something retired art dealer (Bill Murray) is a happy-go-lucky flirtatious ladies man with a roving eye. His married daughter (Rashida Jones) suspects her husband (Marlon Wayans) is having an affair. She tells her Dad and both start spying on the activities of his son-in-law, with embarrassing and amusing results. An AARP Movies for Grownups nomination for Bill Murray.

Seniors in the Park is located in the Starin Park Community Building.