By Tom Ganser Correspondent Whitewater sparkles with annual traditions of all sorts during the Christmas season —“chestnuts roasting on an open fire” prior to the Holiday Parade, Breakfast with Santa sponsored by the UWW-Community Optimist Club, fruit baskets assembled by Whitewater Rotary Club with the assistance of Whitewater High School […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
Here’s your sign
City in the midst of amending sign ordinance By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the intent of enhancing safety and guiding motorists – particularly truck drivers – the City of Whitewater is in the midst of amending its sign ordinance. As it is currently written, the city’s sign ordinance has a […]
A look back
Library offers newspaper archives in digital format History is now accessible with the touch of a finger as a result of a long-term project at Irvin L. Young Memorial Library to digitalize all of the Whitewater newspapers the library had on microfilm. A plethora of interesting things can be found […]
WHS inducts students into National Honor Society
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Dec. 4, more than 20 Whitewater High School juniors and seniors were inducted into the WHS Minneiska Chapter of the National Honor Society, joining the 27 current members. This was the 57th annual induction ceremony since the chapter was formed in 1956. The evening began […]
City hires firm to audit disability access
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent On the heels of a recent lawsuit against the City of Whitewater, officials have agreed to hire an outside firm to audit amenities on municipal property to determine whether disability access is adequate. The Common Council voted unanimously in favor of awarding an $18,915 contract to […]
JV wrestlers get varsity experience
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whitewater High School Junior Varsity wrestling team took part in a dual meet tournament this past Saturday at Beloit-Turner. The squad was able to pull out a 1-3 overall record, defeating Columbus while netting some valuable mat time for the underclassmen. Higmet Dauti, competing […]
Lady Whippets improve on both sides of the ball
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Recently, the Whitewater High School girls’ basketball team slipped from No. 4 in the Wissport.net coaches’ poll to out of the top 10 following their second loss of the season. This is a season in which the Lady Whippets are supposed to fire on all […]
Whippets grind it out against Clinton
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Just six games into the 2014 season, the Whitewater High School Boys’ basketball team matched last season’s win total with a rousing 45-43 victory over Clinton in front of the home fans last Tuesday night. For head coach, Dan Gnatzig, it’s all going according to […]
Champions’ welcome!
The newly crowned Division III National Champion Warhawk football team returned home to Whitewater last Saturday after their 52-14 Stagg Bowl victory over Mount Union on Friday night. Three buses arrived at Perkins Field with the team and some of the many fans that made the trip. From there the […]
Strings of splendor
The recent Whitewater Strings Winter Concert, held in the auditorium of Whitewater High School featured three orchestras comprised of children in the school district including Abigail Weeden, left, and Devin Udell of the Intermediate Orchestra. (Tom Ganser photo)
