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 […]
Author: Heather Perkins
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 […]
‘Innocence of Sandy Hook’ on exhibit at Studio 84
In 2012, artist Stasia Wilson, like so many across America, was overcome with emotion and grief at the news of the innocent children who died during a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. As a way to deal with the emotions Wilson painted a portrait of each […]
Whippets notch four top-10 finishes at state
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent It was finally time for the state track meet and three members represented Whitewater High School at the big gig last weekend. Though no state records were broken, all had performances they should be proud of. Keagen Stonewerth qualified on the height of his pole-vaulting […]
Whippets fall to Grafton on close call
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whippets girls soccer team had a very successful 2015 campaign, finishing the regular season 15-2-2, the girls earned themselves a No. 1 seed and home field advantage to begin the playoffs. Unfortunately, they fell in the second postseason game. In Whitewater’s first round match […]
That’s a wrap
Bailey Meyer (above) is unable to get a force-out at third base in the game against Catholic Memorial June 2 in the first round of WIAA playoff action for Whitewater as the runner arrives too quickly. Tyler Hill (below) had a strong showing on the mound, allowing just run before […]
‘Public education is at a crossroads’
Area districts join forces against proposed education budget By Tom Ganser Correspondent In an unprecedented joint effort, leadership from 12 area school districts hosted a news conference last Friday in Milton to release an 11-point statement sharing their collective concerns regarding public school policy embedded in the Wisconsin legislators’ Joint […]
Support for public schools
Local children hold signs showing support for public schools at an ice cream social and pep rally at Starin Park in Whitewater June 8. Similar events have been cropping up throughout Wisconsin recently in response to the proposed state education budget being considered. (Tom Ganser photo)
LOIS C. FRITSCH
Lois C. (Head) Fritsch passed away June 3, 2015. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Lois will be missed by her sons, Bill (Colleen) and Rick (Melissa); daughter, Linda; granddaughters, Shaula (Rob) Halberg; Meredith and Katherine Fritsch; great-granddaughters, Julia and Madelyn Halberg. She is reunited in death with […]
Burtness Chevy helps fund iPad gift
The Whitewater Breakfast Kiwanis gave away its 10th iPad recently to local student Allie Prince thanks to a generous donation by Matt Bowditch of Burtness Chevrolet. Angela Palmer, Speech-Language Pathologist for the Whitewater Unified School District, spoke to members of the Kiwanis Breakfast Club about Prince being a candidate for […]
