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Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the UW-Whitewater Dance Team.
The UW-Whitewater Dance Team Pom Pon Kids’ Clinic will be taking place on Saturday, October 9th!
Kids ages K-8th grade can come and dance with the UW-W Dance Team during halftime of the Warhawk Football Game!
The clinic is $15 and includes a snack and t-shirt and will take place in the Dance Studio located in the Williams Center.
The clinic is from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. with registration happening the same day. Please pay with cash or check. Checks can be made out to UW-Whitewater.
The clinic starts out with registration from 9-9:30 a.m. The kids then learn the dance and will perform for their parents at 10:45 a.m.!
The football game is at 1 p.m.
Masks are required inside the Williams Center during the clinic.
Questions, please contact Therese Kennedy at kennedyt@uww.edu or call (262) 472-1145.
Go Warhawks!!!
The Whippet Cross Country Team headed over to Jefferson on Tuesday to race on Wisconsin’s finest 13-hole golf course. Although coming off a recent race and having some tired legs, this was a great opportunity to see many of the conference schools all on the same course on the same day. Because of the closeness of racing, both teams were not racing at full strength as we have continued to focus on growth and improvement over the course of the regular season, while keeping an eye on running our best at championship time in about two weeks.
Caelyn Caputo had another solid day as the varsity #1 runner and was just one place out from earning her first ever medal at an invitational, placing 16th. She led the girls to a strong 3rd place showing with 94 points behind Jefferson and Evansville with six complete teams scoring.
Jack Hefty mixed it up with some of the lead pack and finished in 8th overall to earn another medal this season. Cooper Hammond also medaled by placing in the top 15 with a 13th place finish. With some runners not racing, the boys finished 9th place out of 11 teams scoring.
The Nightfall Classic has been canceled for Friday; however, the team has been added to the Stoughton Invite on Saturday, and it will be their final race of the regular season. This will take place at Stoughton High School with the first race set to go off at 9:30 a.m.
Boys Results: http://www.accuracetiming.com/results/2021/jeff1cc_21b.pdf
Girls Results: http://www.accuracetiming.com/results/2021/jeff1cc_21g.pdf
Article Submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Head Cross Country Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org
Huge Rummage sale
Thursday – Saturday 9am-?
1691 Mound View Place
More being added daily – Antiques, holiday decorations, clothing, outdoor items, Knick knacks, too much to list!
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Household Sale
Jean Zuill
944 Conger Street
Whitewater
Saturday, October 2 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 3 9:00 a.m. – noon
(Numbers, used to control number of people in the house, issued one hour prior to sale on Saturday, 1/2 hour prior to sale on Sunday.)
Glassware: Blue Corn Flower Corningware, Pyrex covered casseroles, Fenton, Rockdale & Rowe Pottery, Willow Tree figures
Antiques & Collectibles: Fran Achen Photo, Cane seated chairs, Sterling silver flatware, Wool braided rugs, Mosler, Bachmann & Co. safe, Pressback highchair, Dropleaf table & chairs
Furniture: Sterns & Foster sofa, End tables, Wing back chairs, Maple dresser, Desk
Household Items: Transport chair, Dehumidifier, Nesco roaster, Holiday decorations, Usual kitchen items
Garage: Lawn Boy mower, Rubbermaid Roughneck lawn cart and much much more
See Craigslist or estatesales.net for complete listing and pictures.
Sale conducted by Shirley Erdman
All sales final / No refunds / Cash / Sold in “As Is” condition / No early sales / Not responsible for accidents
Please bring help and tools for removing your items on the day of purchase – our staff is unable to lift or load items.
For any questions contact Shirley Erdman, 920-563-9039.
The Whitewater Whippets kicked off Homecoming Week with an exciting 3-2 victory over visiting Evansville on Tuesday, September 28. The Whippets started the first set off by hitting an impressive .389 as a team. Two players, junior Kindyl Kilar and senior Savannah Hill, hit .500. Six different Whippets had one service ace each, to help propel Whitewater to an impressive 25-13 win. In set two, the Whippets continued their success behind the service line by having four aces and hitting .200 as a team, winning 25-17.
In the third and fourth sets, the offensive firepower for the Whippets dropped to .143 and .030, while only having one service ace in each set. The Whippets lost the third and fourth sets by the scores of 23-25 and 19-25.
Whitewater lost the coin toss in the deciding game, thus finding themselves receiving serve to start play. The Whippets immediately sided out with a kill and Cali Kopecky took charge at the service line, ringing off the next two points to put the home team up 3-0 and forcing Evansville to take a timeout. After the timeout, Evansville got on the board by a serving error. After a Blue Devil hitting error, Jenna Pope went back to serve for three more points to put Whitewater up now 6-1. Evansville and Whitewater exchanged the next two points before the Whippets went on another 3-point run. Evansville went on a 4-point run at the end of the fifth set to get within four points but were unable to dig a Kindyl Kilar hit. Whitewater won 15-10.
Whitewater travels to McFarland on Thursday night. McFarland is the 4th ranked D2 team in the state, and the Whippets are looking forward to the highly competitive match. Whitewater is currently 9-8 overall and 3-2 in the Rock Valley.
Whitewater Stat Leaders:
Aces: Kilar-4, Kopecky-3, Grosinske-3
Kills: Kilar-22, Kopecky-8, Grosinske-6
Blocks: Pope-2
Digs: Grosinske-23, Hintz-19, Yang-18, Kilar-17
Assists: Grosinske-19, Hintz-18
Evansville Stat Leaders:
Kills: Messling-11
Blocks: Brandenburg-2
Aces: Etringer-3
Assists: Etringer – 17
Article submitted by Kathy Bullis
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
kbullis@wwusd.org
The Whitewater Historical Society is pleased to share their virtual September program featuring selected images from the nearly 500 recently-digitized glass plate negatives held in their collections: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxBPFyr7pVc
The Scholl Collection consists of images taken by local resident Andrew Scholl (1849-1920) and gives us a peek into circa 1900 Whitewater. Please sit back and enjoy this unique look into Whitewater’s past!
The Whitewater Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets the history of Whitewater and the surrounding area. For more information, please “like” us on Facebook, and check out our website at whitewaterhistoricalsociety.org!
Weird lecture in Whitewater, Wisconsin
The Second Salem welcomes John E.L. Tenney
Presented by Dana Stricker & the ULife – UWW
— Start the month of October with a spooky bang!
Discovery/Travel Channel Paranormal legend – John E.L. Tenney will host a lecture at Whitewater Campus – University of Wisconsin this Friday night – October 1st at 7:30PM
Event is open to the student body (free) and to the public ($35 each)
Local historian and psychic/medium Dana Stricker is hosting the event and will offer the opening and discuss how Whitewater has become known as the “Second Salem” in the Paranormal and Witchcraft lore. Tenney will also be joined with his “What’s Up Weirdo?” Podcast co-host Jessica Knapik.
Location: The Hamilton Room @ The James R. Connor University Center University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 800 Main Street, Whitewater
Special parking available, Vendors will be in the atrium outside the lecture room. Doors open early.
Masks are required for indoor events at UW-Whitewater. Strict COVID protocol will be in place for the comfort of all attendees. Special accommodations for attending can be handled by the UC Live @ 362.472-3285
Tickets are available for $35 – search “Strange Discussions” on Eventbee – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
https://www.eventbee.com/v/highly-strange-discussions-presentsjohn-el-tenney/event?eid=139195742
Advanced ticketing recommended, however, tickets for $35 will be available at the door.
John E.L. Tenney has been actively involved in the field of anomalistic, conspiratorial and occult research since the mid 1980’s and he has lectured on strange phenomena and folklore since the early 1990’s. He appeals to both skeptics and believers. respect from both believers and skeptics. Greatly regarded in the community, his consultations have included NBC, Fox, SyFy, Huffington Post, and The New York Times.
John E.L. Tenney is an enchanting storyteller, weaving folklore, mythology, and current events in a neat little stack. His first hand accounts and paranormal background, add credibility to his lectures & he has a wealth of knowledge and experiences. The audience will sit back and enjoy a Q&A and lecture, touching on his current trip to a Wisconsin haunted & abandoned asylum and other local phenomena.
For more info – email hauntedspiritgirl@yahoo.com
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Run for Trey.
Treyton Kilar was tragically taken on September 2, 2010 and since then his family, friends, community members and strangers from all over the country have helped to provide support to make Treyton’s Field of Dreams a reality. Our mission is not only to remember a boy whose life was taken far too soon, but also to use his memory to benefit both Walworth and Jefferson County communities as a whole. The original goal to build a youth size major league baseball field has become a reality. Trey’s field provides a wonderful place for the youth of the area to come and enjoy baseball, just as Trey did. We have now built a top-notch concession stand, fund maintenance for the field, and we are funding scholarships, given in Trey’s name, to students in Jefferson and Walworth County. Go to TREYSFIELD.org and sign up for the 5K Fun Run/Walk for Trey today!!
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Washington PATT.
Washington PATT hosts Walk 4 Washington
Each year Washington PATT (Parents and Teachers Together) hosts Walk 4 Washington. Students raise money that goes directly back to their classrooms. The goal of the fundraiser is to raise $4000. Top fundraisers from each grade won a special lunch with Principal, Mr. G and also raced with area mascots at the all school assembly. The top fundraiser in the entire school, Carsyn Alexander raised $1700. Carsyn also won a new bike and helmet sponsored by Washington PATT. The entire school won an ice cream party for crushing their fundraising goal.
This year students raised over $9300! Over the past 11 years Washington students have raised over $54,000 for their own classrooms! A special thank you to Whippet Athletics, UW-Whitewater, Jones Market of Fort Atkinson, FCCU and Culver’s of Whitewater for being a part of our mascot race.
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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