By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Downtown Whitewater is looking greener after a coordinated effort between civic leaders and city staffers. Streets superintendent Chuck Nass came before the Common Council on June 2 with an update on recent tree plantings that have taken the place of at least a half-dozen ash trees […]
Month: June 2015
District to sponsor free summer lunch program
Stressing the importance of offering nutritious meals to children during the summer months, the Whitewater Unified School District will sponsor the Summer Food Service Program beginning June 22. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is administered by the Wisconsin […]
School lunch prices to rise
District tax levy might drop in 2016 despite $20.42 million referendum By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education voted in favor of raising school lunch prices slightly for the 2015-2016 academic year at its meeting Monday night. The Board voted in favor of a 10-cent […]
George Street project on back burner
Bids come in at $200K higher than anticipated By Dave Fidlin Correspondent George Street, the seemingly unassuming residential corridor near Whitewater’s Armory building, has generated a significant amount of discussion in recent months as officials have reviewed plans to reconstruct roadway and install infrastructure. The city’s plans, which were met […]
JOHN A. SCHMIDT
John A. Schmidt, 68, of North Augusta, S.C., and formerly of Delavan, died unexpectedly June 9, 2015. He was born in Delavan, Nov. 19, 1946, to Arthur and Elizabeth Schmidt. He was a 1964 graduate of Delavan-Darien High School and attended Spencerian Business College in Milwaukee where he earned a […]
DAVID BEETSTRA
David Beetstra passed away June 12, 2015, at his home in Harvard, Ill.. He was born Jan. 21, 1953, in Harvard, Ill., to William and Patricia (Fredrick) Beetstra. David grew up on the family dairy farm. He was an avid sports fan, especially of his beloved Packers. […]
ANNETTE DELORES SCHOENFELD
Annette Delores Schoenfeld, 96, formerly of Janesville and currently of Ridge Stone Village of Delavan, died at Mercy Walworth Medical Center on June 13, 2015. Shee was born March 1, 1919, in Lacrosse to Meyer Levy and Ida Goodman. She married Woodrow Schoenfeld on Aug. 3, 1940, in Chicago. He […]
GERALD R. BROWN
Gerald Richard Brown, 76, of Delavan, died June 10, 2015, at his home. He was born in Hancock Nov. 19, 1938, to Harold and Frieda Lillian (Klauch) Brown. He married Nancy Stockholm in Las Vegas on May 11, 1981. He was a self-employed auto body mechanic for more than 50 […]
Whitewater High School’s Class of 2015 steps into the future
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Last Sunday, 130 teenagers crossed a threshold from being Whitewater High School seniors to becoming WHS alumni during the Class of 2015 commencement program – in about the same amount of time it would takes to watch a couple episodes of “Big Bang Theory.” When Principal […]
The World of Little House
Experience the life and times of Laura Ingalls Wilder Readers of Wisconsin-born Laura Ingalls Wilder no longer have to solely imagine many of the 19th-century activities described in the Little House books. During The World of Little House at Old World Wisconsin they may try Laura’s activities, witness Pa’s chores, […]
