Whitewater’s Main St. Festival is a celebration of the arts, held downtown with streets closed off to traffic. This year’s events is set for Saturday, Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the festival committee is looking for artists to get involved. Last year the festival drew in close […]
Author: Heather Perkins
PATRICIA G. MCCARRAGHER
Patricia Griffeth McCarragher, 90, died July 8, 2016, at Rainey Hospice House. She was born in Belvidere, Ill., on Nov. 30, 1925, to the late Darwin Ira Griffeth and the late Marguerite Dawn Fasset Griffeth James. Pat’s passion in life was volunteering where she selflessly gave to […]
Council tables streets project, for now
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials raised the old proverbial question of putting the cart before the horse recently as the priorities of an upcoming road reconstruction project went under the microscope. City Manager Cameron Clapper and Assistant City Manager Chris McDonell came before the Common Council on June 21 […]
Lunch and fun
Awktopus (above) a punk band from Milwaukee performs at the June 22 UWW Summer on the Mall event, held inside the James R. Connor University Center because of weather. The events feature lunch, games and kids activities to raise money for a cause with the Wisconsin Multiple […]
LEOBARDA AVILA BONILLA
Leobarda Avila Bonilla, 86, of Delavan, died at her home July 3, 2016, with her family surrounding her. She was born Aug. 21, 1929, in Mexico to Cristobal Aranda and Francisca Avila. She was a homemaker, taking care of her nine children. She was a member of St. Andrew Catholic […]
ELIZABETH J. SHAFER
Elizabeth “Libby” Joyce Shafer, 83, of Beloit, died June 29, 2016. She was born June 21, 1933, in Darien to Fredrick and Ester (Shipman) Starin. She graduated from Darien High School in 1951. She married Ronald Shafer in 1954. They had four children – Ron Jr., Bob, […]
ARMAND BRASTAD
Armand Brastad was born Oct. 1, 1928, in Chicago, to Tobias and Ingeborg (Bolstad) Brastad. He peacefully passed away June 28, 2016, at his home in Williams Bay with his wife, Anne and his daughter, Kirsten at his side. Armand was a charter member of Norsemen of the Lakes Lodge […]
Council seeks more input from citizens
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of a recent economic development announcement within the community, the city of Whitewater has inked a deal with a business start-up in the hopes of bolstering civic engagement. The Common Council on June 21 approved a plan to enter into a $3,000 annual […]
‘Friends’ to support Aquatic and Fitness Center
By Heather Ruenz Editor In addition to operational changes the Whitewater Aquatic & Fitness Center has gained additional support recently. The 5-year agreement between the City of Whitewater and the Whitewater Unified School District earlier this year transferred operation of the facility beginning on July 1. “Current members and users […]
Council addresses Franklin Street traffic
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent For years, the North Franklin Street corridor has been considered one of Whitewater’s serene residential roadways. But property owners living along the stretch contend it has slowly transitioned to one of the city’s main thoroughfares. After fielding complaints and concerns from those property owners, city officials […]
