News & Events

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

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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!

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.

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the UW-W College of Arts and Communication, Department of Theatre/Dance

The College of Arts and Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is pleased to announce the first show of the Theatre/Dance season is “A Place with the Pigs” by Athol Fugard. Directed by Bruce Cohen, this production will run in Barnett Theatre from October 5 – 8 at 7:30 p.m. and close on October 9 with a performance at 2:00 p.m. 

Tickets are on sale and can be purchased online at tickets.uww.edu or by calling (262) 472-2222. Masks are required for anyone entering a campus building and each performance will have a social distance seating option. The Barnett Theatre is located in the Greenhill Center of the Arts at 950 W. Main St., Whitewater, WI 53190. Do not come to campus if you are ill. For the most up to date campus safety information, visit the Warhawks are Back webpage at the link below. uww.edu/warhawks-are-back.

Based on an absurd but true story and directed by Bruce Cohen, this poignant and sometimes hilarious tale is about a Russian soldier who deserted during World War II and spent ten years hiding in his pigsty. As the play begins, Pavel Ivanovitch is preparing to rejoin the world and throw himself on the mercy of his countrymen… Will Pavel Ivanovitch ever be able to leave the pigsty, or is it his only safe haven?

Director Bruce Cohen states, “‘A Place with the Pigs’ is a parable. The play is, at its base, about the young soldier who inspired Fugard to write it, Pavel Navrotsky. Pavel is real and, although Fugard takes ample liberty with his story, the absurd circumstance of a man hiding away for decades in a pig sty is historically factual. It is, indeed, a more common thing than I’d ever imagined. The historic Pavel hid out of fear. Fear of the Nazis at the front, but also a very, valid terror of Stalin’s retribution should he be discovered by his own people. The play is a commentary on the misanthropy that self-isolation and fear can magnify; a poignant reality over the last year and a half. And lastly, for myself, this is a case-study of toxic codependency and the parallel dynamics between a wife and abusive husband.”

Playing the lead role of Pavel Ivanovitch is Theatre/Dance student, Bryce Giammo. Playing the role of Pavel’s wife, Praskovya Ivanovitch, is Erin McKee. Additional roles have been implemented and are played by Emma Dutcher and Maggie McNulty. “This role is the most difficult role I have ever played. Pavel is such a complex character because his mood can change in a heartbeat” says Giammo. “When I first read the script, I was shocked to find that it was only a two-person play and that I had lines on every page; I have never performed anything like this before. Preparing for this role has been a journey. One thing that’s stood out has not just been having enough time to learn the lines, but to invest in the character himself. Who is Pavel? The first character choices I made involved Pavel as a pretty miserable person. Since then, the character has evolved so audiences will see the raw emotions behind the tough exterior.”

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Walworth County.

Workdays Scheduled for October and November

Walworth County Public Works is seeking volunteers for three upcoming park workdays. Volunteers will assist the Geneva Lake Conservancy (GLC) and Kettle Moraine Land Trust (KMLT) with harvesting of native prairie seeds and the removal of invasive plant species at White River County Park in Lake Geneva, Price Park Conservancy in Elkhorn, and Natureland Park in Whitewater.

Park Workdays Schedule

• Fri., Oct.1, 9 a.m. to noon, White River County Park (6503 Sheridan Springs Rd., Lake Geneva). Volunteers will assist GLC with invasive species removal with a focus on buckthorn and seeding areas where invasive species have been removed.
• Fri., Oct. 8, 9 a.m. to noon, Price Park Conservancy (N6421 Hodunk Rd., Elkhorn). Volunteers will assist KMLT with seed collection in the Price Park prairie.
• Fri., Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to noon, Natureland Park (W8338 Territorial Rd., Whitewater). Volunteers will assist KMLT with invasive species removal with a focus on buckthorn and other brushy invasives.

Those interested in volunteering should contact Walworth County Volunteer Services Coordinator Colleen Lesniak at (262) 741-4223, clesniak@co.walworth.wi.us.