Harold L. DeWeerd, 82, of Delavan, died Aug. 4, 2013, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born March 6, 1931, in Orange City, Iowa, to the late Tony and Adrianna (Van Peursem) DeWeerd. He married Bernice VanderVeen on Aug. 26, 1955, in Delavan. He attended Orange City […]
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CHARLOTTE MACDONALD
Charlotte M. MacDonald, 81, of Elkhorn, died Aug. 2, 2013, at Lakeland Health Care Center. She was born May 12, 1932, in Lincoln, Neb., to the late Charles and Ann (Priebe) Wheeler. She married Gordon MacDonald in 1961. He preceded her in death in 1988. She was a member of […]
BESSIE L. SCHELL
Bessie L. Schell, 82, of Darien, died Aug. 5, 2013, at her home. She was born March 21, 1931, to the late George and Estell (Barker) Greene. She married Edward Schell on Sept. 1, 1951, in Elkhorn. He preceded her in death on March 8, 2008. She was a member […]
Council moves forward with East Gateway project
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Details of the City of Whitewater’s East Gateway project in the downtown area moved forward recently with a nod of approval from the Common Council. Aldermen voted unanimously in favor of a preliminary design for the reconstruction effort, which will replace infrastructure ranging in age from […]
Council approves funding for ballpark in honor of Treyton Kilar
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A proposed community baseball field memorializing a spirited, passionate Whitewater boy who died all too soon came one step closer to reality when the Common Council recently discussed and took action on a number of details. Nearly three years ago, Treyton Kilar, then 6, died in […]
City restricts parking on Main Street to allow for bike lanes
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Despite mixed reaction from a contingent of residents, City of Whitewater officials recently decided to move forward with a plan to implement parking restrictions along portions of East Main Street, so on-street bike lanes can be installed. In May, the Common Council had a first reading […]
Friends of the Library summer book sale set for Aug. 6-8
The Friends of the Library will hold its annual summer book sale at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, 431 W. Center St. Whitewater. This year’s sale will feature a large assortment of paperback and hard cover fiction, as well as a wide variety of non-fiction, CDs and DVDs. The […]
Singing the blues
Cole family performance wraps Savory Sounds for the season By Tom Ganser Correspondent The third annual Savory Sounds Concert Series ended on a blues note on July 25 with a performance by blues singer and keyboard master Carl Cole. He was joined by his son, Andrew, on the electric bass […]
Common Council fills vacant seat
Frawley chosen from four applicants, sworn in as District 1 alderman By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Whitewater Common Council is back to seven active members with the appointment of resident and local businessman Phil Frawley in the city’s first aldermanic district. Five residents within District 1, located on Whitewater’s east […]
Arts Alliance Savory Sounds Concert Series coming to an end
The final 2013 Savory Sounds Concert Series performance by Carl Cole will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 25 at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center near the Birge Fountain, 402 W. Main St. Cole’s performance is sponsored by Fort Community Credit Union. The […]
