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Friends of Studio 84,
The summer is a busy and exciting season here at Studio 84. The artists are creating, growing and having fun. We are meeting lots of new people and sharing the mission of Studio 84 as we travel to markets and events. Our summer fundraising event takes us to the golf course and we hope that you will support the studio and our event.
Golf “Fore”Art
Friday, August 14, 2026 from 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Spring Creek Golf Center
4787 Yandry Road
Whitewater, WI
920-563-4499
If you don’t play golf, come out and visit! Studio 84 artists will have new products for sale. There will also be free art activities available for everyone to enjoy. You can also support the studio with a donation and then spin the prize wheel to see what you win!
How can you help us continue to provide arts opportunities to all?
Make a monetary donation to be a sponsor.
$ 1,000 Event Sponsors
$ 500 Driving Range and Putting Green Sponsors
$ 250 Hole Sponsors
All sponsors will receive a Studio 84 tote bag with surprise gifts from studio artists. There will also be signage on the course the day of the event and appreciation to sponsors given on Studio 84’s social media and in the studio.
Donate items for the prize wheel table.
Call Spring Creek and schedule a tee time with your friends.
Share information about Golf “Fore” Art with your family,
friends, and neighbors.
Visit Studio 84 at the studio, or an event.
Your interest and support of Studio 84 is greatly appreciated.
Creatively yours,
Lynnette Gmur, Director
Per the National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan Weather Forecast Office as of 2 p.m. on Monday:
A Heat Advisory is now in place across all of southern Wisconsin from Tuesday at 12 PM to Wednesday at 8 PM CDT.
- Hottest conditions are expected between 12-8 PM each day, with some relief occurring during the overnight hours
- Tuesday: air temperatures in the mid 90s, with heat indices in the upper 90s to low 100s
- Wednesday: air temperatures in the low to mid 90s, with heat indices in the upper 90s to potentially low 100s
While currently expected to stay below Heat Advisory thresholds, elevated heat and humidity will likely linger into Thursday & Friday.
- Thursday: air temperatures in the low 90s with heat indices in the mid-upper 90s
- Friday: air temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s with heat indices in the low-mid 90s
Vulnerable groups and those spending prolonged periods of time outdoors should take heat precautions through this week.
Editor’s note: The Banner appreciates having permission to use the image on the homepage by geralt from Pixabay.
“Get Out of This Wicked Heat!!!”
Seniors in the Park invites you to get out of the wicked heat today, for good, for a cool Tuesday afternoon, as the Witches of the North and West battle for good in their final conclusion.
Projectionist Mark is back and will have cool treats for the audience! Tuesday, July 14 @ 1 p.m.
Seniors in the Park is located in Starin Park, 504 W. Starin Road. Although there is no charge to attend, regular participants are encouraged to join Seniors in the Park. The annual fee for residents of the Whitewater Unified School District is $15 and non-residents is $20. The funds support about half of the cost of our front desk staff person for 15 hours per week. The rest comes out of our fundraising monies. If you cannot afford the fee, we have a fund that will cover it for you. Fees are accepted at the Starin Park Community Building or online at https://schedulesplus.com/wwtr/kiosk/
Due to copyright issues, Seniors in the Park is no longer able to publicly announce the movie titles being shown. If you wish to find out each month’s titles that Projectionist Mark Dorn has selected, you may call Seniors in the Park at 262-473-0535. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
More than 1,850 students graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at 2026 spring commencement ceremonies, held May 16 at Kachel Fieldhouse in Whitewater and May 19 at the Wells Cultural Center on the Rock County campus in Janesville.
The following students from your area earned degrees from UW-Whitewater at a spring commencement ceremony:
Whitewater, WI 53190: Aidan Allamian graduated with the following degree: Physical Education – BSE
Whitewater, WI 53190: Mae Anderson graduated with the following degree: School Psychology – MSE
Whitewater, WI 53190: Mariana Aranda graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Finance – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Matthew Baier graduated with the following degree: Instructional Design and Learning Technology – MS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Chelsea Baker graduated with the following degree: Psychology – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Grace Baker graduated with the following degree: Liberal Arts – AA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Jace Bezzo graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Environmental Science – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Landen Bley graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: Finance – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Joey Boettcher graduated with the following degree: General Business – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Alyssa Brazouski graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Finance – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Jack Brown graduated with the following degree: Marketing – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Lucas Castro-Huempfner graduated with the following degree: Psychology – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Chibu Chioma graduated with the following degree: Finance – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Daven Cooper graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: English Literature & Language Arts Education – BSE
Whitewater, WI 53190: Gil Dennis graduated with the following degree: Liberal Arts – AA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Andrew Eiken graduated with the following degree: Economics – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Sarah Felland graduated with the following degree: Chemistry – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Ashton Ford graduated with the following degree: Computer Science – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Brandt Garcia graduated with the following degree: Information Technology – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Andrea Gentry graduated with the following degree: Criminology – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Ashton Gillespie graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Management – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Elizabeth Gomez graduated with the following degree: Biology – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Brock Grosinske graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Finance – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Sophia Guedj graduated with the following degree: Applied Arts and Sciences – BAAS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Blake Haggerty graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Finance – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Jake Hintz graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: Marketing – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Kat Hunt graduated with the following degree: Social Work – MSW
Whitewater, WI 53190: Cameron Huntley graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: History – BSE
Whitewater, WI 53190: Bryce Joel graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: Marketing – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Megan Kasper graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Elementary Middle Education – BSE
Whitewater, WI 53190: Devin Kelly graduated with the following degree: Finance – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Taylor Koehler graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: Criminology – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Issac Leal graduated with the following degree: Data Analytics – MS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Sydney Lehman graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: General Business – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Krystal Leon graduated with the following degree: Counseling – MS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Hunter Lochner graduated with the following degree: Management – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Payton Lowe graduated Summa Cum Laude with the following degree: Operations and Supply Chain Management – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Cayden Maag graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Computer Science – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Connor Macy graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: Marketing – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Morgin Marks graduated with the following degree: Marketing – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Thomas McCulloch graduated with the following degree: Cybersecurity – MS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Jordan Miller graduated with the following degree: Marketing – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Morgan Miller graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Psychology – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Jack Mollner graduated with the following degree: Marketing – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Matthew Moore graduated with the following degree: Communication – BA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Madelyn Morgan graduated with the following degree: Marketing – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Olivia Nanni graduated Summa Cum Laude with the following degree: Human Resource Management – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Ari Peters graduated with the following degree: Counseling – MS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Renee Rittmeyer graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Human Resource Management – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Katherine Sainsbury graduated Summa Cum Laude with the following degree: Elementary Education – BSE
Whitewater, WI 53190: Sabrina Schmidt graduated with the following degree: Associate of Arts and Science – AAS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Savannah Schmieder graduated with the following degree: Social Work – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Jason Schrader graduated with the following degree: Counseling – MS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Connor Sharlow graduated Summa Cum Laude with the following degree: Communication Sciences and Disorders – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Juan Silva graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: Accounting – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Tristin Trevino graduated Cum Laude with the following degree: Occupational Safety – BS
Whitewater, WI 53190: Ryan Westerman graduated with the following degree: General Business – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Jaelyne White graduated with the following degree: Higher Education Leadership – MSE
Whitewater, WI 53190: Nick Yellick graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Operations and Supply Chain Management – BBA
Whitewater, WI 53190: Peter Zimdars graduated with the following degree: Finance – BBA
Degrees were conferred to more than 1,730 May and August graduates on May 16 at Kachel Fieldhouse inside the Williams Center in Whitewater. Included in the graduates earning degrees were 109 students who are veterans, 12 international students and 204 nontraditional undergraduate students, defined as undergraduate students who are 25 years of age or older. In addition, 154 self-identified students with disabilities received degrees.
A total of 116 students earning associate degrees were recognized May 19 at the Wells Cultural Center on the Rock County campus in Janesville.
A total of 215 students participated in the university’s Hired Before Graduation campaign, which celebrates students who landed a job, earned a job promotion, were accepted to graduate school, or started their own business before commencement.
Editor’s note: It is likely that the majority of these students have not been long-term Whitewater residents. They have, however, been registered with the university with Whitewater addresses.
Photo credit: UW-Whitewater/Craig Schreiner
Al Stanek caught this photo of twin fawns as it was approaching dusk.
Our thanks to Al Stanek for sharing this sweet photo.
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Residents who were planning to watch the 4th of July parade from home were disappointed that the livestream was not available. Sam Jurgilanis of the city media services department told The Banner that the livestream was not forgotten but was not possible due to unavoidable circumstances. He apologized for the inconvenience and confusion. Sam indicated that as soon as the editing is completed the video will be posted to YouTube first before it airs on the TV station. The weekly programming lineup for channel 990 is posted on Facebook, so Sam indicates that “if you’re ever wondering what’s coming up, that’s the best place to check.”
Editor’s note: The following is from Katy Katzman’s Facebook page and is shared with her permission.
After 26 years as Whitewater High School’s FFA advisor, Mr. Majors retired at the end of the school year, leaving a legacy that reaches far beyond agricultural education. He was there for the big moments, the little moments, and the countless ones behind the scenes.
Jake, Elizabeth, and Aaron were all proud members of FFA under Mr. Major’s leadership, and our family is grateful for the guidance, encouragement and opportunities he gave each of them.
In honor of his retirement and his years of service to our community, Katzman Farms is hosting a cereal drive for the Community Space July 11-18. For every box of cereal donated, Katzman Farms will donate one half gallon of KempCows whole milk. Milk is Mr. Majors’ favorite dairy product, and you can’t enjoy cereal without milk!
Cereal donations may be dropped off at the drive-up rear of The Community Space. 834 E. Milwaukee Street, during the following times:
Saturday, July 11 – 8:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Tuesday, July 14 – 8:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday, July 15 – 3:30 to 6:45 p.m.
Saturday, July 18 – 8:30 to 11:45 a.m.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh announces spring 2026 graduates
The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s 152nd spring commencement celebrated the achievements of 1,100 students in two ceremonies May 16 inside Kolf Sports Center. Recognized for earning doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s or associate degrees, the new graduates joined the ranks of more than 100,000 UWO alumni.
Whitewater, WI
Sharon Faust, Master of Science
Obituaries
Sally A. Schutte, age 73, of Whitewater, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 21, 2026, while at Hearthstone Memory Care in Whitewater. Sally was born on November 6, 1952, to Roy and Elsie (Rohloff) Haas. Sally married William Schutte in the spring of 2003. Sally grew up on the family farm in the Town of Hebron and graduated from Jefferson High School. She dedicated nearly her entire career to Fort HealthCare, where her hard work and versatility shone through various roles. Over the years, she served in housekeeping and medical records, Center for Dermatology. Sally … Read more
Zachariah “Zach” Schoenke, 41, of Whitewater passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. He was born April 4, 1985, to Keith W. Schoenke and Kathleen Schoenke in Fort Atkinson, WI. He grew up and graduated from Whitewater High School in 2003. Zach worked various jobs over the years but was currently working at Cracker Barrel in Janesville. He was a big Packers Fan and liked to play fantasy football. He enjoyed reading, cooking, and watching horror shows. Zach fiercely loved his son, Lincoln, his sisters, Cami and Cary, his mom and stepdad, and his aunt Robin. He will be dearly … Read more
Carla Winn, 82, died September 5, 2026. Funeral Service will be at 12:00 PM, Saturday, September 12, 2026, at East Heights United Methodist Church, 4407 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67218, followed by a burial at 2:00 PM at White Chapel Memorial Garden 1806 N Oliver Ave. Carla is preceded in death by her parents, Vivian Dwight and Wilma Lois Krehbiel; and sister, Jennifer Krehbiel. She is survived by husband, Stephen; daughter, Ashley (Clint) Gagel, of Overland Park; siblings, Paul (Kay) Krehbiel, of Socorro, NM, Lynn (Bill) Oetting, of Wichita, Ellen (John) Querner, of Wichita, Teresa Woodson, of Lawrence, KS, … Read more
Susan Miller Celebration of Life There will be a gathering of friends and acquaintances at Susan’s Farm Store to celebrate Susan’s life on Saturday, September 19th from 2-5 p.m. at N6623 Lake Lorraine Rd., Delavan, Wisconsin
Our loving mother, JoAnn E Harrop, age 95, passed away on September 11, 2026. Our sorrow is deep, but we are filled with gratitude for the many years we had with her. Even as her mind was failing, she remained strong and appreciative of all who cared for her. JoAnn was born on January 13, 1931, daughter to Fred Braun and Evelyn Braun {Storck). She was raised in Whitewater, Wisconsin by her grandparents, Otto and Edith Storck. She attended Whitewater High School and helped at the Storck tavern where she met her husband Earl C. Harrop. They married on November … Read more
Russell O. Johnson “Russ,” 88, passed away on September 4, 2026 in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Russell was born on July 12, 1938, in Janesville, Wisconsin. Russ grew up in Janesville, and after high school he joined the Air Force on May 1, 1958, serving as an aircraft mechanic until June 12, 1962. He then worked at Parker Pen in Janesville for a time, where he met his future wife, Avis. After marrying Avis Mason in April 1964, Russ worked for Gillman Manufacturing for a time, then began a career at Dana until its closing in 1980. In 1981, Russ started working … Read more
Marcia Zingg, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, businesswoman, and friend, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2026, at the age of 75. Marcia will be remembered for her unwavering love, remarkable strength, generous spirit, and lifelong devotion to her family. She shared 40 wonderful years of marriage with her husband, Jeffrey Zingg, who considered her not only his wife but also his best friend, business partner, and the love of his life. Together, Marcia and Jeffrey built a successful life rooted in perseverance, hard work, laughter, and love. As entrepreneurs in Whitewater, Wisconsin, they owned and managed new car franchises and … Read more
Amanda Jean Hunter was born to Ralph and Malinda (Thomas) Hunter of Whitewater, Wisconsin, on October 6, 1976. She passed away on August 4, in Fort Worth, Texas, where she lived with her family. Amanda passed peacefully in the hospital, surrounded by her loved ones. Amanda was a kind-hearted free spirit with an unmistakable hippie warmth. Generosity, spontaneity, a quick wit, a macabre sense of humor, and an open heart were traits that she embraced. She was a tireless champion of those in need, an innate characteristic that became among the best of her qualities. She proved to be a … Read more
Ellen Eichmiller, 82, of Whitewater, Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Ellen was born on September 10, 1943, in Monroe, Wisconsin, to Chester “Guy” and Irene (née Holmen) Steig. She married the love of her life, Paul Eichmiller, on December 7, 1963, and together they made their home in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Ellen spent much of her working life as a secretary at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, where she formed many lasting friendships and memories. Ellen cherished her family and friends and treasured the time she spent with those closest to her. She was known for her love of … Read more
Janet Quinn, age 71, of Jefferson passed away on Thursday, August 20th. Janet was born on December 22nd, 1954 in St. Joseph, MI to Robert Mounsey and Edith Christison Mounsey. She was a granddaughter to Herbert Bragg Mounsey, Charlotte Mounsey, and Ester Christison West. She married Michael Durden in 1979 and later married Eury Quinn Jr. (J.R.) in 1988. Janet grew up in Benton Harbor, MI, and subsequently lived in New York and Arkansas before moving to Wisconsin in 2016. She was a dedicated caregiver to her disabled Mother, and worked as a custodian for various employers over the years. … Read more
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