By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a yearlong construction project, an extensive fundraising appeal and a heavy dose of dreaming, the wraps will be taken off a community amenity this weekend. The grand opening celebration of the much-anticipated Treyton’s Field of Dreams development will take place at 3 p.m. this Saturday, […]
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Arts Alliance to host members show and sale
The annual Whitewater Arts Alliance Members Show and sale will be exhibited at the Whitewater Cultural Arts Center from Oct. 9 to Nov. 1. The gallery will be open Thursday through Sunday each week from 12 to 5 p.m. The Whitewater Arts Alliance invites the public to an opening reception […]
WHS Marching Band presents ‘Defying Gravity’
By Tom Ganser Correspondent The Whitewater High School Marching Band gave its first performance of the season during the halftime of the WHS vs. Parkview football game on Sept. 12. This year’s production is entitled “Defying Gravity” and includes three musical selections: “Ascend” (by Sam Hazo arranged by Michael Sweeney), […]
LWV to host candidate forums for local Senate, Assembly races
The League of Women Voters – Whitewater Area will sponsor two candidate forums on Saturday, Oct. 4 in advance of the Nov. 4 general election. A forum for State Senate District 15 candidates, Janis Ringhand and Brian Fitzgerald, will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with League member […]
Delays continue for Irish-themed pub
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A prospective restaurateur has been given a drop-dead deadline for his Irish-themed pub or could face the prospect of having a beer and liquor license rescinded. In a narrow 4-3 vote, the Common Council on Sept. 16 gave Patrick Monahan, agent of the proposed Blackthorne Scribe […]
BicycleWise named one of America’s Best Bike Shops
BicycleWise & Sports Fitness of Whitewater has been named one of America’s Best Bike Shops for 2014 by the National Bicycle Dealers Association. The NBDA’s America’s Best Bike Shops program is designed to identify and reward bicycle stores in North America against the highest performance standards in the industry. There […]
Have a slice of pizza for local girl scouts
Members of Whitewater Girl Scout Troop #3336 invite all members of the community to stop in – or order out – from Rocky Rococo’s Pizza of Whitewater Monday between 4 and 8 p.m. to support their fundraising efforts for a trip next year. The troop has planned a 10-day educational […]
Officials review Whitewater’s financial history
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Before looking ahead, Whitewater’s municipal leaders are looking back. As a preamble to the heavy lifting of reviewing Whitewater’s 2015 city budget, three officials — City Manager Cameron Clapper, Finance Director Doug Saubert and Management Analyst Molly Parrish — prepared a review of Whitewater’s financial activity […]
Kick in some money for WHS soccer program
Fundraising effort for facility improvements feature personalized tiles The Whitewater High School Soccer program, Whitewater Community Foundation and Jeff Behrens, WHS athletic director, recently announced a $30,000 fundraising campaign for the high school’s soccer complex in honor of the program’s 20th anniversary. The focus of the fundraising campaign will be […]
Heart of community shines brightly
2nd Annual Discover Whitewater Series event deemed a success By Heather Ruenz Editor From the increase in participants and volunteers, to members of the National Guard making the trek in turnout gear, to a local woman who was able to complete the race without leg braces for the first time, […]