James A. Batten, 70, of Whitewater, died Feb. 16, 2014. He was born Aug. 27, 1943, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Harold and Ruth Batten. He retired from Valspar paint after 32 years on Feb. 28, 2006. He married Janice (Erickson) Batten on July 6, 1962, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
Cast set for UW-W’s ‘Into the Woods’
“Into the Woods,” a fairytale musical that holds many surprises and secrets, comes to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in a mystical production. The following area students are featured in the production: Madison McCarthy, a senior theatre major from Milton; Jayson Winslow, a senior theatre major from Waukesha. The musical is […]
Blind Dates and Cool Cats
Do you like surprises? Don’t know what to read? Try a Blind Date with a Book at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library. Children and adults may check out one of the wrapped books on display. When they get home they may unwrap and read the surprise book. Perhaps it […]
Chamber honors its movers and shakers
Annual event celebrates those who make Whitewater great Tom Ganser Correspondent Celebration and an insight into the state tourism industry marked the Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce (WACC) annual dinner and awards presentation at Randy’s Restaurant on Jan. 16. The event was emceed by WACC President Kim Scharine – […]
City extends 4-day workweeks for detectives
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater Police detectives will continue to have an opportunity to work 10-hour days as part of a recently approved memorandum of understanding. With the intent of reducing overtime, detectives within the department began working a schedule this past summer that called for four days of work […]
Red Cross connects with students
Seventh graders learn value of blood donations By Tom Ganser Correspondent The seventh-grade students at Whitewater Middle School were a perfect audience for Michelle Meekma-Yaun, a donor recruitment representative for the American Red Cross during a presentation about blood donation on Feb. 5. The students were completing a unit in […]
Orange barrels are in city’s future
East Gateway project slated for 2014 By Dave Fidlin Correspondent When winter eventually gives way to spring, efforts to transform one of Whitewater’s most prominent thoroughfares will begin. City officials discussed a tentative timeline and project details on the East Gateway project with the Common Council at a meeting […]
BloodCenter to host drives in Whitewater
The BloodCenter of Wisconsin is reminding Whitewater residents that by donating blood, they can save the day for patients in need. BloodCenter is set to host the following local drives: • UW-Whitewater Tri Beta Blood Drive. Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. at UW-Whitewater University Center, 420 N. […]
Gymnasts fare well; JV swimmers shine
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whitewater gymnastics team had the unenviable task of taking on four separate schools rolled into one for their second home meet of the year. The schools of Burlington, Badger, Wilmot and Catholic Central have created a D1 program that is currently second in the […]
Whitewater boys finding ways to win
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whippets are on a minor tear, one that could see them reach over .500 for the first time in years. Following a 5-3 run in their last eight games, Whitewater now finds itself at 7-5 in conference play and 8-10 overall. Last week, the […]
