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Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the Walworth County Health Department.
As of Oct. 7, 2021, Walworth County remains in the CDC’s high transmission level with 157
active cases and a case rate of 232.99 per 100,000 persons. To maximize protection from the Delta variant and to reduce community transmission, Walworth County Public Health, along with emergency and healthcare organizations, urges residents to follow the CDC’s COVID-19 guidance. This includes wearing masks indoors in public in areas of substantial or high transmission, getting vaccinated as soon as possible, washing hands,
practicing social distancing, avoiding crowded or poorly ventilated spaces, and staying home if
sick.
“Authorized vaccinations have been proven safe and effective at reducing severe illness from
COVID-19,” says Erica Bergstrom, Walworth County Public Health Officer. “The vaccine, in conjunction with masking, social distancing, and proper hand hygiene, reduces serious illness, hospitalizations, and community transmission.”
For local public health guidance and COVID-19 testing and vaccine information, please contact
Walworth County Public Health at (262) 741-3200, email walcoph@co.walworth.wi.us, follow
us on Facebook or visit us online at www.co.walworth.wi.us.
Current Testing Locations
UW-W Esker Hall, 420 N Prairie St, Whitewater
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday
Free parking is available in lot 11
Register at https://www.wihealthconnect.com/ (select “community”) or call 1-800-635-8611
Serving community members ages 5 and up
Testing is free. Call the UW-W COVID hotline at 262-472-1362 for more information.
Wisconsin National Guard to Conduct COVID-19 Testing at Walworth County Fairgrounds – Tuesday, October 12
Walworth County Public Health and the Wisconsin National Guard (WING)
will relaunch drive-through COVID-19 testing at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. The WING
testing site will be open to the public Oct. 12 from noon to 5 p.m. Testing is free, and no
registration is required. WING will administer PCR tests for adults and children as young as one
year of age. Future testing dates will be determined in coming weeks. Access to the testing site is
via the Fairgrounds’ east entrance off Hwy. 11 near the horse barns; follow the drive to the 4-H
Pavilion.
“Access to free and convenient testing is a critical component to stopping the spread of COVID-
19,” says Erica Bergstrom, Walworth County Public Health officer. “We are grateful to the
WING for their continued support of our efforts.”
A working group consisting of representatives from Aurora Health Care, Mercyhealth, Walworth
County Emergency Operations, and Walworth County Public Health decided the relaunch of the
WING testing site was necessary to reduce strain on local healthcare systems caused by
heightened testing demand. The increase in testing is due to a combination of high rates of
COVID transmission, schools back in session, and healthcare and private employer testing
mandates.
COVID-19 rapid and PCR tests are also available locally through UW-Whitewater, local
healthcare providers, and select Walgreens locations. For full details, visit
www.co.walworth.wi.us/873/Testing-Information.
City of Whitewater Plan and Architectural Review Commission – Monday @ 6:00 p.m.
City of Whitewater Municipal Building
Community Room- First Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.
Agenda
This meeting is IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/293116709
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (571) 317-3122
Access Code: 293-116-709
City of Whitewater Finance Committee – Tuesday @ 4:30 p.m.
City of Whitewater Municipal Building
Cravath Lakefront Meeting Room- 2nd Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.
Agenda: 2022-23 Budget proposal review
Meeting will be held in a BLENDED format (in-person and Virtual) You may join the meeting
in person in the Cravath Lakefront Meeting Room located on the 2nd floor of the Municipal
Building or from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/580723277
You can also dial in using your phone.
(For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join instantly.)
United States: 1 (408) 650-3123
Access Code: 580-723-277
City of Whitewater Public Works Committee – Tuesday @ 6:00 p.m.
Agenda includes Discussion And Possible Action Regarding The Use Of TID Dollars For The Expansion
Of A Private Drive To A Public Street, Arch Development and Discussion And Possible Action Regarding Issuing Watering Credits For The Month Of September.
Community Room
Municipal Building-1 Floor
312 W Whitewater St
Whitewater, WI 53190
City of Whitewater Pedestrian and Bicycle Committee Meeting – Wednesday @ 5:00 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
Agenda
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86371775148
Meeting ID: 863 7177 5148
You can also dial in using your phone
1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 863 7177 5148
City of Whitewater Police and Fire Commission Special Session – Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m.
Agenda includes interview of Lieutenant candidate
City of Whitewater Municipal Building
Community Room- First Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.
This will be an IN PERSON MEETING as well as a VIRTUAL MEETING
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/272324725
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (786) 535-3211
Access Code: 272-324-725
City of Whitewater Finance Committee – Thursday @ 4:30 p.m.
Agenda: 2022-23 Budget proposal review
City of Whitewater Municipal Building
Cravath Lakefront Meeting Room- 2nd Floor
312 W. Whitewater St.
Meeting will be held in a BLENDED format (in-person and Virtual). You may join the meeting in
person in the Cravath Lakefront Meeting Room located on the 2nd floor of the Municipal Building or
from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/199023093
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: 1 (872) 240-3311
Access Code: 199-023-093
By Chris Lindeke
Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Saturday, October 9, 2021
No. 3 Warhawk Football Moves to 5-0 With Home Win
Final Statistics: https://uwwsports.com/documents/2021/10/9/25659.pdf
The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team retained the Miner’s Axe rivalry trophy Saturday afternoon with a 65-21 victory against UW-Platteville in the 26th annual George Chryst Memorial Bowl in front of 15,406 fans at Perkins Stadium, the third-highest attendance in the 50-year history of the stadium.
The Warhawks (5-0 overall, 2-0 WIAC) piled up 630 yards of offense, including 296 on the ground and 334 through the air, and led 44-7 at halftime. The team’s 44 first-half points were the most it scored since November of 2018, when it tallied 50 in the first half of a win against Eureka (Ill.) in the NCAA Playoffs.
Max Meylor, who was named UW-W’s Offensive Most Valuable Player of the game, threw for a career-high 313 yards on 22-of-27 passing with four touchdowns. Ryan Wisniewski caught six passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns to lead the receiving corps.
Egon Hein paced the defense with five tackles, and Niko Lemke totaled 2.5 tackles for a loss, including a pair of sacks. Defensive MVP Thomas Wojnowski collected three tackles and a key interception deep in UW-Platteville territory that set up a Warhawk touchdown.
Following a 60-yard return on the opening kickoff by Wisniewski, UW-Whitewater converted a key fourth down on a run by Peete, and Meylor completed the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run around the right side for a 7-0 lead with 10:57 on the clock.
The Warhawks intercepted Colin Schuetz on the next two drives. Jaden Hendrickson posted the first one with 9:46 left in the first quarter, and Wojnowski collected the second at the 7:22 mark, which led to an 18-yard touchdown pass from Meylor to Preston Strasburg with 6:33 left in the first.
UW-Whitewater added to its lead one drive later. After a three-and-out by the Pioneers (1-4, 0-2), Alex Peete ran straight up the middle untouched past the line of scrimmage for a 57-yard touchdown and a 21-0 advantage with 4:25 remaining in the period.
A blocked punt on the ensuing drive by Daniel Baggett went through the back of the end zone for a safety and a 23-0 UW-W lead with 2:21 to play in the quarter.
Meylor hit Wisniewski for his first touchdown of the day on the next drive, a 14-yarder that capped an eight-play, 59-yard drive for a 30-0 lead with 12:46 to go in the second quarter.
UW-Platteville found the end zone on the next drive, the first points allowed in the first half this season by the Warhawk defense, at the 12:32 mark.
With just under four minutes to play in the quarter, Meylor hit Zach Sherman for an eight-yard score to give UW-Whitewater a 37-7 advantage. On the next offensive drive, the Warhawks added to the lead on a 30-yard pass from Meylor to Wisniewski with 14 seconds until halftime.
UW-Whitewater continued to add to its lead in the third quarter as Peete plunged in from one yard out with 6:46 on the clock for a 51-7 lead.
The two teams exchanged touchdowns the rest of the way. Ryn Ponick capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run at the 10:05 mark of the fourth quarter, and Drake Martin accounted for the final margin with 1:14 to go on a 2-yard touchdown run that completed a nine-play, 75-yard drive.
The Warhawks visit No. 9 ranked UW-Oshkosh next Saturday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m.
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Janesville Little Theatre.
Season Opener
First Live Show Since Theatre Productions Halted Due to COVID-19
It’s ‘lights up’ once again for the Janesville Little Theatre (JLT) as the cast and crew of
Steel Magnolias debut their first show of the 2021-22 season, and the first live show
since theatre productions were halted due to the COVID pandemic. Show dates are
October 29, 30 and 31 and November 5, 6 and 7, 2021 at the Janesville Performing
Arts Center.
Steel Magnolias, written by Robert Harling and directed by JLT’s Steve Shaw, features
an all-female cast set in a popular Chinquapin, Louisiana beauty salon, where ladies
from an upper-crust social scene come to have their hair done.
The play is plentiful with wise-cracks and colorful characters, hilarious repartee and a
few sharp-tongued but humorously revealing verbal collisions. As the plot moves
towards tragedy and a realization of one’s mortality, it also draws on strength and love,
which give the play and its characters company in a truly touching, funny and
marvelously amiable way — in good times and bad.
The cast includes Candace Griffin as Annelle; Mary Beth Klietz as Truvy; Melissa
Defebaugh as Claree; Saralyn Duncan as Shelby; Stephanie Boettcher as M’Lynn;
and Whitewater Resident Laura Johnson as Ouiser.
“We are so looking forward to entertaining our patrons again after a too-long hiatus. I
have an excellent cast and we are very excited to be presenting Steel Magnolias, a
wonderful play with a great heart,” Shaw says.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at www.janesvillepac.org. Purchase your tickets online or by phone at 608-758-0297. There are no walk-up sales for the time being. All tickets must be purchased in advance. If a wheelchair or aisle seat is needed because of a physical issue please let the box office know in advance.
Masks must be worn by every person entering JPAC. Masks are required to be worn at all times.
There are no paper tickets or will call. Prior to the performance, JPAC staff will make a seating chart with the pre-purchased tickets. An usher will greet you and take you to your socially distanced seat. At the conclusion of the event, the seats will be released from the back of the theatre first. We encourage you to exit directly to the parking lot.
Janesville Little Theatre (JLT) is Wisconsin’s oldest community theatre group, and one of the three oldest
in the United States. Founded in 1929, the group staged its first major play in 1930 and has produced a
series of plays each season, without interruption, ever since. JLT membership is open to anyone who is
a lover of theatre and supporter of the arts. JLT is staffed by community volunteers and governed by
a Board of Directors elected by its members.
It’s time again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society!
This week’s image shows Howard Winn (1888-1974) at his desk in the Railway Express Office in Whitewater along with customers or employees. The Railway Express was similar to today’s FedEx or UPS, arranging with the railroads to transport freight and packages. This image was probably taken around 1920 when the Express Office was located across from the Whitewater Depot on Whitewater Street. By the late 1940s, the Express Office had moved into the old freight depot (demolished 1990). Howard Winn worked for the Express company for 48 years (1911-1959) until the office closed. Jeff and Harvey Winn (grandsons) recently donated the desk to the museum.
Join us next week for more from the Whitewater Historical Society collections!
(photo donated by Jeff & Harvey Winn, Whitewater Historical Society)
Per an article in the Janesville Gazette, “Former Parker standout athlete Ryan Callahan, now the athletic director at UW-Whitewater, had the best of both worlds Thursday night when he served as guest speaker at the Janesville Sports Hall of Fame’s 2020 induction banquet.
The banquet—delayed a year due to COVID-19—saw Mistie McCray Bass, Ron Brown, John Koebler, Joe Shere and Anne Sonka Nagle added to the Janesville Sports Hall of Fame.
The event also gave Callahan a chance to talk about two things he loves: UW-Whitewater athletics and growing up in Janesville.”
To read the rest of the article courtesy of Yahoo News click here.
You know it’s October in Whitewater when the members of the Whitewater Lions Club are fixin’ and mixin’ their famous pancake batter. Sadly, with another increase in cases of the COVID-19 Virus, we will again have to forego our beautiful in-clubhouse settings. This year, on Sunday October 31th the Lions will be hosting another Drive Thru Pancake Breakfast. As always, the profits will be donated to the Whitewater Food Pantry. The golden-brown pancakes, delightful fluffy scrambled eggs and delicious sausages will be prepared, packaged and handed to you as you drive through the Lions parking lot at N7462 Kettle Moraine Drive.
The Drive Thru will be open for business from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
THANK YOU for your generous free-will donations.
Make checks payable to the Whitewater Lions Club. We will also be accepting non-perishable food items for the Whitewater Food Pantry.
In conjunction with the Lions Club Drive Thru Breakfast, the Whitewater Lions are conducting a 50/50 Raffle that includes a bonus prize. The winner of the second drawing will win an intimate Barrel-Celler Wine Tasting for two at the Staller Estate Winery, Delavan. (A $100 Value!) Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Tickets are available at the breakfast or contact any Whitewater Lion or Lion Larry Runoe at (262) 473-3076.
Drawing will occur at the Lions Meeting to be held on November 9, 2021.
Our thanks to Carol McCormick for sharing this interesting photo. Carol writes, “Photographed through a patio screen, it appears that bird baths are community property! Thank goodness she didn’t decide to take a bath!”
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Obituaries
A celebration of life for Dave Triebold will be held July 27 at Triebold Farms, with festivities beginning around 11:30 am. A rememberance service will take place at 12:30 pm. A pig roast will follow, and the pool will be open. The family encourages you to stay through the evening for a bonfire as well. Contact Kris (262)949-5474 or Kath (414)412-4385 with questions.
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James Paul Fisher, 86, known by friends as JP or Jay, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at UW Hospital, Madison, with his immediate family by his side. His body finally surrendered to a heart attack after battling heart and kidney ailments for many years. Born in Fond du lac, Wisconsin, on October 25, 1937, to Lorraine and James Fisher, JP was a resident of Elkhorn and then Whitewater, Wisconsin. At age 2 JP was diagnosed with polio. Through daily therapy administered by his mother and grandmother, he overcame this life threatening virus, and with a prognosis of limited … Read more
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Shirley M. Messier, 86, of Whitewater, Wisconsin, passed away on July 8, 2024. Shirley was born to Erwin and Leona Reese on May 20, 1938, in Farmington, Wisconsin. Shirley (“Shirttail”) attended the local country school, then set out on her own, taking a job doing factory work. On August 24, 1957, she married Blaine Messier in Jefferson, Wisconsin. They had three daughters, Michele (Shelly), Terry, and Karen. Shirley spent many years being a working wife and mother, finally retiring from Polymer Technologies / MacLean Fogg in Whitewater. Shirley loved country music and spent her retirement years going to George Jones … Read more
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Patricia Ann ParrBorn 7/20/42Departed to Heaven 5/10/23 About herself, Patricia often said “I love life, I love God, He always has taken care of me, and He always will”. Patricia died peacefully at Angels Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc, after a long and courageously fought season of declining health. Patricia was born in Beaver Dam, to a lovely family, which included her older brother Dennis and not too long after, her lifetime best friend and little sister Mary. They grew up on an idyllic “Gentlemen’s Farm” outside of Jefferson, with horses and many animals. Her parents, Floyd and Kathryn owned the … Read more
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Marjorie Alice “GG” Roloff, 89, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Golden Years in Lake Geneva, WI. She was born July 31, 1934, to Fred and Martha (Arndt) Papcke, in Whitewater, WI, the fifth of eleven children. GG attended South Heart Prairie School, across the road from the family’s home farm. She is a Whitewater High School graduate. On April 19, 1953, she married her high school sweetheart, Eric. She worked a variety of jobs over the years. Her most memorable of those being the local canning factory and as a crossing guard. After retiring, she and Eric would … Read more
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Marilyn Mae Fuerstenberg, 81 of Whitewater, WI., passed away on June 27, 2024, at Agrace Hospice in Janesville, WI. Marilyn was born May 27, 1943, in Geneva Township, to Raymond and Doris Kilpin. Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, her two younger brothers, Mike and Donny Kilpin. Marilyn married William (Bill) Fuerstenberg on September 21, 1963. Bill and Marilyn lived in Whitewater. Together they raised three children, taking the family on yearly vacations and camping trips throughout the years. Marilyn worked for Walworth County Health and Social Services as a Child Protection Social Worker. She dedicated 25 years … Read more
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Jerome Francis Burke, age 76, of Whitewater, WI, passed away unexpectedly following a brief illness on June 27, 2024. Jerry was born in Evanston, IL on May 13, 1948 to Stephen and Catherine Burke. He grew up in Glenview, IL, where he graduated from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Grade School and then Loyola Academy (Wilmette). Those early days spawned treasured, lifelong friendships. He went on to graduate from St. Joseph’s College (IN) with a BA in Economics, and it was there thathe met his beloved wife, Eileen. They married shortly after graduation and were blessed to share their lives … Read more
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Angelica E. Vicente Santa Cruz passed away Sunday, June 30th in home beside family and friends in Milford, Delaware from a long battle with cancer. Angelica E. Vicente Santa Cruz was born on February 24, 1965. She was the daughter of Doña Carmen Santa Cruz Valdez and Don Luis Vicente León, who allowed her to share a life of family union with her four brothers: Braulio, Carmen Rosa, Edgar and Juan. She was born in Lima-Peru and grew up in the Ventanilla district of the constitutional province of Callao of Peru. She completed her primary studies at the La Merced … Read more
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Lowell V. Youngs, 87, of Whitewater passed away on Monday, June 24, 2024 in Madison. Lowell was born on September 4, 1936 in Wyoming to Isaac and Violet (Doble) Youngs. He grew up in the very small town of Veteran, Wyoming, where he was one of nine students in his graduating class. After graduating, Lowell attended the University of Colorado, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education in 1958. Lowell was drafted into the US Army in 1960 and selected to be in the Army Band, where he gladly carried a clarinet instead of a gun. He was … Read more
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Robert Karl Webb passed away peacefully with his loving wife Adrienne by his side on June 14, 2024, at Hearthstone Memory Care in Whitewater, WI. Dr. Webb was born in Trenton, Missouri on September 29, 1926, to parents Karl and Esther (Kull) Webb. During World War II, he served in the Navy aboard the USS Pennsylvania and was honorably discharged in 1946. He received his undergraduate and doctorate degrees in music from the University of Illinois in Urbana. Dr. Webb was a composer and taught in the public schools of Moberly, Missouri, and was the director of the Hobart, Indiana … Read more
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