Special dinner

      Members and friends of VFW Post 5470 of Whitewater are all smiles after a Christmas dinner at Jessica’s, in recognition of the post’s successful year. A few of the projects in the past year included: Buddy poppy distribution in the fall, a recent donations to the Zablocki and Middleton VA hospitals, the VFW National Home in Eaton Rapids, MI, and the Whitewater Food Pantry; and assistance for a veteran in need of medical treatment. Members present were: Commander Ed Thele, Adjutant Roberto Rodrigues, Quartermaster Evan Wynn; trustees Steve Nass and John Newhouse; and Todd Babcock and Cliff Witte. (Submitted photo)