An after school program featuring students in fifth through eighth grades in the Whitewater Unified School District performed its Strings Orchestra Winter Concert Jan. 29 at Whitewater High School. The director is Patricia Nielsen, retired Fort Atkinson Middle School and Fort Atkinson High School band teacher. Members of the various […]
Author: Heather Perkins
City to save on long-term garbage contract
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A locally-based garbage and recycling contractor will continue to serve as Whitewater’s official hauler well into the future, following a recent decision by officials. The Common Council on Jan. 20 voted to enter into a 4-year contract with John’s Disposal, located along County Highway U, with […]
Lecture series dives into ‘Remarkable Women’
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Feb. 2, Karyn Saemann opened the Spring 2015 Fairhaven Lecture Series with a lecture entitled “Stockbridge Indian Electa Quinney: Wisconsin’s First Public School Teacher.” Saemann is the author “Electa Quinney: Stockbridge Teacher,” a 2014 Wisconsin Historical Society Press Badger Biography for young readers. “I have […]
Strong victory for Whippet wrestlers
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School wrestling team headed to Kettle Moraine Feb. 3 to finish up their dual meet portion of the season. Against a strong opponent, the Whippets wrestled well, and came away with a 49-28 victory. Thomad McManaway led off the event with a […]
Committee to review snacks in school policy
District board looks at midyear budget status By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Policy Review Committee of the Whitewater Unified School District was expected to consider changes to the District’s policy regarding snacks in school at its Feb. 12 meeting.. The committee is considering changes suggested at the Jan. 26 meeting […]
CORRINE STRACH
Corrine (Corky) Strach, 72, died suddenly at her home in early February. She will be laid to rest at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Lake Geneva next to her husband, Ronald Strach. Born Aug. 14, 1942, she was a longtime resident of Elkhorn and Delavan. She is survived by her […]
CHRISTINE E. BOVIALL
Christine Elaine Boviall (née Olson) passed from this life on Feb. 14, 2015, at Lakeland Hospice, surrounded by her loving family. She was born at Lakeland Hospital in Elkhorn, on Dec. 15, 1954, to Delores and Richard Olson. She attended St. Andrews Catholic School in Delavan, through eighth grade and […]
FAYE M. BIESEL
Faye M. Biesel, 59, of Delavan, died Feb. 12, 2015, at the Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. She was born Nov. 21, 1955, in Wausau, to Harold and Adeline (Wilde) Hanke. She married Robert Biesel on April 7, 1984, in Marathon. For 30 years she was employed at Bergamot […]
XAVIER Z. CAIN
Xavier Zachery Cain, 31, of Allens Grove, passed away on Feb. 11, 2015, at his home in Allens Grove. He was born in Elkhorn to Jason and Patricia (Larsen) Cain. Xavier was a 2014 graduate from Milwaukee Area Technical College. He was very skilled working with the computer and was […]
Whitewater pottery collection draws crowd
Historical society’s acquisition of 45 pieces shown at Depot Museum By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Jan. 17, more than 50 people got a first and up-close look at the Whitewater Historical Society’s acquisition of a 45-piece Whitewater pottery collection at the Whitewater Depot Museum. The collection, including jugs, bottles, crocks, […]
