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Thursday, April 25, 2024
News from the Whitewater area
The final 2013 Savory Sounds Concert Series performance by Carl Cole will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 25 at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center near the Birge Fountain, 402 W. Main St. Cole’s performance is sponsored by Fort Community Credit Union. The […]
Whitewater Aquatic & Fitness Center, 580 S. Elizabeth St., Whitewater, will be closing all of the swimming pools, related pool based classes, locker rooms, and lobby, next week, July 29 through Aug. 2. The pools are being drained for maintenance and repair. The pools will resume regular scheduling and activities, […]
Exhibit open at Cultural Arts Center until July 28 Winners of the Fran Achen Photography Competition were announced on Sunday, July 14 at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center. The winners in the following categories include: Youth 1.) Butterfly – Johnny Stutzman 2.) Maid of the Mist –Johnny […]
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Whitwater’s Fourth of July Family Festival started out in high gear with the second annual Miss Whitewater Pageant. This year’s pageant, under the direction of Elizabeth Bols, included 22 contestants in four age categories. Mini Miss Whitewater (ages 5-7): Ontaya Shephard, Bella Thiele, Leah Newmann and […]
The auditions for Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of “Beauty Lou and the Country Beast” will be held on Monday, Aug. 12 from 4-6 p.m. at Young Auditorium, 900 W. Main St., on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. There are roles for children entering first grade (age 5 and older) through […]
Long and McPhail photographs to be featured exhibit at the CAC The Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St. will feature the photographs of two Whitewater Arts Alliance board members from Aug. 10 to Sept. 8. The exhibit includes landscape, nature, and abstract photographs by Everett Long and Mark Lawrence […]
Whitewater’s Commercial Bank held its Customer Appreciation Day on July 12 as part of its 100th anniversary celebration. The parking-lot picnic featured good food, a celebration cake and rides on a horse-drawn stagecoach or carriage. (Tom Ganser photo)
Residents warned not to transport wood into other counties By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater is the latest Wisconsin community to have the unwelcome guest known as the emerald ash borer beetle. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (WDATCP) announced the news last week and has put a […]
The holiday card competition is back once again to help raise funds for the Whitewater Arts Alliance. WAA is seeking card art in four categories, and artists may enter all categories. The categories are: Santa Claus, snow people, Christmas floral/tree, and Christmas scenes. Also, added this year will be a […]
School Board approves expanded bus service By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Bus service within the Whitewater Unified School District could be extended this fall, following action last week by the School Board. Nelson Bus Service, the private firm that provides transportation to students throughout Whitewater Unified’s boundaries, requested the district consider […]
