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3/15/20 Whitewater Unified School District is closing effective immediately due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Due to the increasing number of corona-virus cases in Wisconsin, the increased concerns of parents, students, and staff, and the large number of closures in surrounding communities and states, it is in the best interest of the health and safety of Whitewater students and community to close schools beginning tomorrow. There will be no school for students tomorrow, Monday, March 16 and schools will remain closed until at least April 6. All school and extracurricular activities are cancelled.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jim Shaw, PhD, District Administrator
Queridas Familias:
El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Whitewater está cerrando en
vigencia inmediatamente debido al brote de COVID-19
Debido al creciente número de casos de corona-virus en
Wisconsin, la creciente preocupación de los padres, los estudiantes
y el personal, y la gran cantidad de cierres en las comunidades y
estados circundantes, es lo mejor para la salud y la seguridad de
los estudiantes de Whitewater y la comunidad cerrar las escuelas a
partir de mañana. No habrá escuela para los estudiantes mañana
lunes 16 de marzo y las escuelas permanecerán cerradas hasta al
menos el 6 de abril. Todas las actividades escolares y
extracurriculares se cancelan.
Sinceramente,
Dr. Jim Shaw, PhD
Administrador del Distrito
*************Due to the above announcement late today that Whitewater schools would now be closed beginning immediately, the city has decided to close the Whitewater Aquatic and Fitness Center. Some maintenance projects normally scheduled for the summer will be moved up so that the center can take full advantage of the downtime.
3/12/20 The Postal Service has begun delivering the Census 2020 documents to Whitewater area residences. Be on the lookout for the envelope. By responding timely, online if possible, you will eliminate the need for another mailing or for personal contact by a census worker. A full count is essential to ensure that our area receives its share of federal and state benefits and representation.
About 83% of households will receive the Short Form. What Is Asked on the Short Form? The short form asks about six population subjects and one housing subject and takes 10 minutes to complete, on average. What is asked on the short form?
- Housing (including whether the home is owned or rented)
- Names
- Sex
- Relationships
- Hispanic origin
- Race (including ancestry such as German, Polish, Vietnamese, African American, Jamaican, etc.)
What Is Asked on the Long Form? The long form asks about the same subjects as the short form plus 27 more, for a total of 34 subjects. The average household can complete this form in approximately 38 minutes.
- Marital status
- Units in structure, number of bedrooms, plumbing and kitchen facilities, year structure built, heating fuel
- Year moved into residence. Residence five years ago.
- Place of birth, citizenship and year of entry
- Educational attainment
- Language spoken at home
- Telephone
- Vehicles available
- Veteran status
- Disability
- Farm residence
- Grandparents as caregivers
- Value of home
- Labor force status
- Monthly rent
- Place of work and journey to work, industry, occupation, class of worker
- Work status last year
- Shelter costs
- Income (previous year
The Law Protects Your Answers. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share your answers with others, including welfare agencies, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue Service, courts, police and the military. Anyone who breaks this law can receive up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines. The law works — millions of questionnaires were processed during the 1990s without any breach of trust.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Division III Championship this Friday and Saturday at Kachel Gymnasium in Whitewater.
The Warhawks (23-3 overall) will face Redlands (Calif.) in the first round Friday at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by winning the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship.
Trine (Ind.) and Benedictine (Ill.) complete the four-team pod and will square off in the first round Friday at 5 p.m. The Thunder earned a Pool C, or at-large, berth to the NCAA Tournament after reaching the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament championship game. The Eagles also claimed an at-large bid after finishing as runner-up in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament.
UW-Whitewater earned an at-large bid to the national tournament, its fifth consecutive appearance and 12th in the last 13 years. The team claimed the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship with a 13-1 league record and reached the semifinals of the WIAC Tournament last week.
The Warhawks were first in the NCAA Central Region rankings last week.
See below for the complete weekend schedule.
Friday, March 6
Game 1: Trine (home) vs. Benedictine, 5 p.m.
Game 2: UW-Whitewater (home) vs. Redlands, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 3
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m.
*host will be the home team; if host does not advance, winner of Game 1 will be home team
Over the last two years, Discover Wisconsin has been filming around Whitewater and interviewing with residents about what makes Whitewater special. Last year, Whitewater was featured in a twenty minute episode along with two other Wisconsin cities. This year, Whitewater gets the full twenty minutes to ourselves! The production quality of this program is excellent and will be premiering on TV on Saturday, March 21st. The Whitewater Community is invited to join the Whitewater Tourism Council for an exclusive premiere at Whitewater Cinemas on Monday, March 9th from 5 p.m.-6 p.m. There is no admission fee and popcorn and soda will be provided courtesy of the Whitewater Tourism Council. The pre-party is at 5 p.m. and the showing will start at 5:30 p.m.
Women: No. 4 UW-Whitewater 75, UW-Oshkosh 71 (Warhawks clinch WIAC championship outright)
Men: UW-Oshkosh 85, UW-Whitewater 66
Official Basketball Box Score -- WOMEN
UW-Oshkosh vs Wis.-Whitewater
02/19/20 7:00 pm at Whitewater, WI
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VISITORS: UW-Oshkosh 14-10,7-6 WIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
30 Miller, Emily....... f 2-5 1-3 1-1 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 15
33 Arneson, Nikki...... f 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 5 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 29
01 Campbell, Olivia.... g 4-5 1-1 3-4 0 6 6 3 12 3 4 0 1 33
03 Freitag, Brooke..... g 3-5 2-3 5-5 2 0 2 4 13 1 3 0 1 20
12 Porath, Leah........ g 6-11 0-3 2-2 2 5 7 2 14 4 2 0 1 36
02 Kaiser, Abby........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
04 Jorgensen, Jenna.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
13 Ludwig, Katie....... 1-4 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 4 4 5 1 0 0 23
25 Rueth, Karsyn....... 4-9 4-9 0-0 0 3 3 3 12 1 2 0 1 25
32 Staples, Claire..... 3-4 1-1 3-4 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 13
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 23-49 9-26 16-18 6 22 28 22 71 15 15 0 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd Half: 11-22 50.0% Game: 46.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 5-13 38.5% Game: 34.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-6 100 % 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 88.9% 2
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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Whitewater 22-2,12-1 WIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
33 Grundahl, Aleah..... f 6-10 0-0 5-6 5 2 7 2 17 2 2 0 0 36
40 Taylor, Johanna..... c 8-13 0-0 2-5 2 2 4 2 18 3 0 2 0 34
13 Raeder, Becky....... g 4-10 2-4 5-5 1 3 4 2 15 3 3 0 3 38
14 Schumacher, Rebekah. g 3-8 2-4 1-1 2 2 4 1 9 0 4 2 0 25
15 Kieres, Veronica.... g 4-7 0-1 1-1 0 4 4 3 9 4 2 0 2 30
03 Sto. Domingo, Yssa.. 2-6 1-2 2-2 1 5 6 4 7 1 2 0 1 24
22 Green, Adriana...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
30 Oomens, Courtney.... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
35 Abby Belschner...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 27-56 5-11 16-20 11 20 31 15 75 13 13 4 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 14-27 51.9% Game: 48.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 45.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 80.0% 0
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Officials:
Technical fouls: UW-Oshkosh-None. Wis.-Whitewater-None.
Attendance: 348
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
UW-Oshkosh.................... 20 14 18 19 - 71
Wis.-Whitewater............... 17 20 15 23 - 75
2019-20 Women's Basketball. Round: 0. Wis.-Oshkosh vs Wis.-Whitewater. Played
Official Basketball Box Score -- MEN
Wis.-Whitewater vs Wis.-Oshkosh
2/19/20 7 p.m. at Kolf Sports Center - Oshkosh, Wis.
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VISITORS: Wis.-Whitewater 7-17, 2-11 WIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 Hunt, Breontae...... f 3-5 2-3 0-2 1 5 6 4 8 1 5 0 0 31
25 Jensen, Riley....... f 1-4 0-1 1-2 1 3 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 19
10 Spicer Jr., Ricky... g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6
21 Gates, Austin....... g 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 28
23 Ards, Equan......... g 11-21 2-6 1-3 1 4 5 3 25 3 2 0 3 32
04 Huerta, Adrian...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
11 Conaghan, Brian..... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 5 2 0 1 22
14 Walker Jr., Nate.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
24 Brahm, Jack......... 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10
30 Pytleski, Will...... 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
33 Chislom, Trevon..... 4-11 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 3 19
34 Martinez, Rocky..... 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 1 17
35 Grintjes, David..... 3-6 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 9
TEAM................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 26-55 9-20 4-10 5 18 23 22 65 12 14 3 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd Half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 47.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 45.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 40.0% 2,1
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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Oshkosh 16-8, 10-3 WIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 Adam Fravert........ f 5-9 1-4 8-9 0 6 6 1 19 3 4 1 0 32
30 Levi Borchert....... f 4-9 0-1 2-5 3 4 7 2 10 5 3 0 2 31
44 Jack Flynn.......... f 7-10 0-0 2-3 3 5 8 4 16 0 2 3 0 20
04 Eddie Muench........ g 5-10 2-5 2-3 1 4 5 2 14 0 1 0 3 24
11 Eric Peterson....... g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 4 0 2 1 0 1 19
01 Mahoney, Will....... 3-7 2-4 4-4 0 3 3 0 12 1 0 0 1 19
03 David Vlotho........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 9
10 Zeitler, Jake....... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2
12 Price, Jason........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
20 Quinn Steckbauer.... 2-5 0-2 1-1 0 1 1 2 5 2 2 0 0 29
24 Otto, Nick.......... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2
32 Fredrickson, Sam.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
42 Brian Wilman........ 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 9
Team................ 1 1
Totals.............. 29-56 7-20 21-27 11 28 39 15 86 15 14 4 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-32 53.1% 2nd Half: 12-24 50.0% Game: 51.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 35.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd Half: 14-17 82.4% Game: 77.8% 3
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Officials: Jason Fisch, David Gawrisch, Joe Theisen
Technical fouls: Wis.-Whitewater-None. Wis.-Oshkosh-None.
Attendance: 332
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Wis.-Whitewater............... 29 36 - 65
Wis.-Oshkosh.................. 43 43 - 86
UWO clinches a bye into the semifinal round of next week's WIAC Tournament...
Second-place UWO trails first-place UW-Platteville by one game in the WIAC
standings with one contest left...UWO got 19 points & 6 rebounds from Fravert
and 16 points & 8 rebounds from Flynn...UWW's Ards had 25 points & 5 rebounds.
THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SNOWMOBILE TRAILS WILL CLOSE
@ 6:00 a.m. ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020
DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE
24 HOUR SNOWMOBILE HOTLINE AT: 920-699-7669
The League of Women Voters-Whitewater Area is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the League of Women Voters with a Centennial Tea. The celebration will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2020, at Cravath Lakefront Center in Whitewater from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The program features a talk on the origins of the National League, a short video about the work of the Wisconsin State League, and a presentation on the history of Whitewater’s League of Women Voters. Guests may enjoy a selection of cake, cookies, muffins, scones, and hot coffee or tea. R.S.V.P. to Kathy at kbrimmer315@gmail.com as soon as possible because space is limited.
Obituaries
Ernest Walter Regelein, 93, Fort Atkinson, formerly of Whitewater passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at Wellington Meadows in Fort Atkinson. Ernie was born on March 14, 1931 in Fort Atkinson to Benjamin and Ana (Busche) Regelein. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Ernie married Mary Clark on March 23, 1985. She preceded him in death on June 26, 1987. He was a home builder and worked for 28 years with the United States Post Office. Ernie also owned and operated the Western Aire Supper Club in Oconomowoc. He was a lover … Read more
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Dr. Nomsa Gwalla Ogisi, retired UW-Whitewater Special Education faculty member, passed away in Madison, WI on August 20, 2024.
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Tania Ann Bowden, age 48, Delavan, Wi., passed away unexpectedly on August 1, 2024. Born September 16, 1975, to John Bowden and Irene Bowden (Proc) originally from Chicago, IL. Came to Wisconsin from Chicago in 1979. Tania attended Whitewater High School. Tania is survived by her Mom, Irene and James Osgood, Delavan, WI., three daughters Casandra Harris (Casey), Fort Atkinson, WI., Samantha Dohms (Sammy), Cheyenne, Wyoming, Mariah Flynn, Slinger, WI., Laura, Sandy, Bonnie Bowden and many nieces and nephews, Fayetteville TN., and the list goes on. Private visitation and the celebration of life will be held at her Mom’s residence.
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Lee Spencer Murray, 92, of Whitewater passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 18, 2024 at Fairhaven in Whitewater. Lee was born on September 24, 1931 in Princeville, Illinois to Harlow and Grace (Larson) Murray. He graduated from Princeville High School in 1949 and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana with his bachelor’s degree Agriculture-Agronomy in 1957. Lee served in the United States Army from 1951-1953 and received a purple heart during his service in the Korean War. He was a proud member of the Whitewater American Legion, Princeville Masonic Lodge, Whitewater Jaycees and Wisconsin Fertilizer Association. Lee is survived by … Read more
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Updated 8/23/24 @ 4:40 p.m. to add information regarding the casket. Leo Jorgen Hansen, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, passed away in Janesville, Wisconsin, on August 18, 2024, at the age of 98. Leo was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 15, 1925, and spoke Danish before he learned English. He entered the work force at the age of 12, assisting his father, a house painter. When he was 17 years old, the family moved to a 120-acre farm on the southeast edge of Whitewater, Wisconsin. The family initially worked the fields with two teams of workhorses and … Read more
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William Walton “Bill” WeissMarch 23, 1944 – August 19, 2024MADISON – Bill Weiss went Walking with The King on Aug. 19, 2024. William Walton “Bill” was born on March 23, 1944, to Myrtle (Walton) and William Weiss in Philadelphia, Pa. Bill’s father was serving in World War II when Bill was born. He was 17 months old before he met his father for the first time. Until then, Bill and his mother lived with her parents. His mother and brother died in childbirth when Bill was 2 1/2 years old, and Bill returned to live with his maternal grandparents. Papa … Read more
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Barbara Lynn (Bressler) Robbins, 62, Dubuque, IA, passed peacefully, August 16, 2024. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm until 7:30 pm Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory, where a prayer service will be held at 7:30 pm. The Mass of Christian Burial for Barbara will be 10:00 am Thursday, August 22, 2024, at Church of the Resurrection with Father Phil Gibbs as the Celebrant and Rev. Michael Tess as the homilist. A graveside service will follow the same afternoon at 3:00 pm at Maple Ridge Cemetery adjoining the First Lutheran Church of Jordan … Read more
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Joan Mary Grosinske, 91, of Whitewater passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at Glenwood at Mulberry in Whitewater. Joan was born in Wisconsin Rapids on December 4, 1932 to Edwin and Gertrude (Sauter) Zenisek. She graduated from Neenah High School. While working at AC Sparkplug in Milwaukee, she was introduced to the love of her life Don Grosinske by her sister and brother-In-law. They were married on June 13, 1959 in Neenah, WI. The most important aspect of Joan’s life was her family and being the #1 fan for every event or activity they were involved in. She and … Read more
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Christine Marie “Chris” Gasperetti, 58, of Whitewater passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 surrounded by her loving family at Fort Memorial Hospital. Chris was born on June 9, 1966 in Milwaukee to Joseph and Elaine (Sadowski) Socha. She was raised in Whitewater in her childhood home on Whitewater Lake. Chris graduated from Whitewater High School in 1984. Chris met her husband, Tim, while working at Wenninger in Milwaukee in 1988, and the two later married on September 30, 1989. Tim and Chris were married for exactly 34 years and ten months, and together they raised their daughter, Anna. … Read more
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Janet Irene Heckert, age 87, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2024 in Delavan, Wisconsin. Born on November 1, 1936, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Gladys and Henry Jansen. Janet was preceded in death by her loving husband Kenneth Heckert and her brothers Sonny and Paul and sister Darlene. Janet was a graduate of Elkhorn High School in 1955. On October 24, 1957, she married the love of her life, Kenneth Heckert, at Elkhorn Baptist Church in their hometown of Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Janet worked for many years as a seamstress, but her true passion was as a … Read more
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