By Tom Ganser Correspondent For the Whitewater community, the mid-winter deep-freeze effect will be left out in the cold at the Whitewater High School auditorium on Feb. 9 during the 50th Anniversary Pops Concert. Food, fun, and fabulous performances by Whitewater Middle School and High School singing and instrumental groups […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
Wrestlers take third at Monroe Invitational
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whitewater High School wrestling squad continued a string of fine performances by placing third in the Monroe Invitational Saturday. Finishing at 140 points, the Whippets finished only behind Prairie du Chien and Darlington while Monroe, the host of the event, finished 5th. Overall, according […]
Young Auditorium to host two shows this week
Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead slated Feb. 4-5 Every time you see a play that has been around for decades, there is an opportunity to see something new. The Cultural Affairs Committee is bringing both classics from The Acting Company, Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, to […]
Council helps Aquatic Center stay afloat
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With rising costs on the horizon, leaders behind the Whitewater Aquatic and Fitness Center are asking the city and school district for additional funding to keep the municipal amenity afloat in 2014. Steven J. Ryan and Paula Malone, the center’s president and operations director, respectively, came […]
The music lives on
Peterson CD release party and fundraiser slated Feb. 8 The music lives on for the late Pat Peterson, a musician from Whitewater who died of brain cancer last year with a CD release celebration and fundraiser slated Feb. 8. Innabeat Music and Entertainment present The David Mazzie Acoustic Experience, Katie […]
Whitewater boys show improvement in loss
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent On Nov. 22, the Whitewater High School boys basketball team suffered a defeat at the hands of McFarland that announced that although there was work to do, they were an improved team that would put up a fight. Last Thursday night, the Whippets made the […]
Flapjacks for a cause
The UW-Whitewater Circle K club, the college level of Kiwanis, will assist the Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club in an effort to bring people together for good food and fun at a pancake breakfast Saturday. All of the money raised will support various Whitewater community projects that the Breakfast Kiwanis sponsors […]
Find peace, harmony and joy
Meditation classes start Monday at the Wisdom Wellness Center For those interested in learning more about meditation, from what people do when they meditate to those seeking more peace, harmony and joy in their lives, an upcoming meditation class being offered in Jefferson may provide the answer. A series of […]
Lady Whippets blitz Palmyra with easy win
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Lady Whippets took on Palmyra-Eagle last Friday night in a Rock Valley Conference crossover match. These types of games are important if Whitewater is to catch the still undefeated, in-conference McFarland team. The Jan. 24 game against the Panthers started out well for the […]
Fired up!
The Lady Whippets take to the court Jan. 24 during the “Red Out” event, held to raise funds for the American Heart Association. “We started the game on fire, which was a reflection of the “FIRED UP” T-shirts sold pre-game,” coach Judy Harms said of Whitewater’s dominating, 52-20 victory over […]
