By Heather Ruenz Editor The Palmyra-Eagle Area School District is facing a dire situation, losing students, teachers and money at an alarming rate, according to district officials. In an effort to make the district more appealing, a strategic plan was put in place, beginning with a proposal to change the […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
Deaths from 150 years ago relived through poetry
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Beth Lueck’s lecture, “Bearing Witness: American Poets on Suffering and Death in the Civil War,” focused on poems by the well-known American poets Walt Whitman and Emily Dickenson, along with a poem by Obadiah Ethelbert Baker, a school teacher and Union soldier who enlisted in the […]
DanceScapes to take the stage April 6-8
The beauty and creativity of movement comes to life in the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Theatre/Dance Department’s annual dance performance, DanceScapes. Performances will take place Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday, April 7-8 at 7:30 p.m. in Barnett Theatre in Greenhill Center of the Arts. This event […]
Fish-a-ree nets fish, anglers and sunshine
The 38th Annual Whitewater Lions Club Fish-a-ree kicked off at 6:30 a.m. Feb. 9 with breakfast being served to more than 400 people by the Whitewater Lioness with some help in the kitchen by members of the Lions Club. The weather, according to Fish-a-ree Chairman Lenny Plucinski “was perfect, as […]
Several Whippets shine at dual track meet
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whitewater High School track teams are heading into the season at a peculiar time due to spring break causing some runners to miss out on the early season action. That did not stop those who did participate from performing well against the Fort Atkinson […]
Whitewater girls, coach, earn conference awards
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Thought the season didn’t end where they thought it might, players and the coach of the Whitewater High School girls basketball team were showered in Rock Valley North All-Conference awards and honorable mentions. Senior Brooke Trewyn will finish off her record setting career at WHS […]
All American
Washington Elementary School students McKenley Rich (from the left), Brandon Mueller and Jayanne Aron show off their talents during the school’s Spring Sing concert March 21. Entitled “All American: A Musical Celebration of America’s Multicultural Heritage,” the program featured 14 selections by 4th and 5th graders under the direction of […]
Binnie retains council seat by wide margin
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Incumbent council member Lynn Binnie retained his 4th aldermanic district seat on the Whitewater Common Council after the polls closed Tuesday. Binnie, a member of the Whitewater Common Council since 2008, ran against Paul Yvarra in this spring’s general election. According to unofficial results, Binnie received […]
Playing his part
Lincoln Inquiry Charter School’s annual Fine Arts Night, held March 18 at Whitewater High School, featured Kindergarten through 5th grade students, including first grader Uriel Rodriguez, above, showcasing their musical talent for family and friends. (Tom Ganser photo)
Irvin L. Young Memorial Library happenings
Keep up to date with what’s happening at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, 431 W. Center St., in Whitewater, (262) 473-0530 New in Adult Nonfiction: • “The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal in the Gilded Age” by Myra MacPherson Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee “Tennie” Claflin-the most fascinating […]
