Joint effort between Fairhaven and UW-Whitewater Fairhaven Senior Services and UW-Whitewater’s Office of Continuing Education announce “The Legacy and Lessons of the Age of Lincoln” as the theme for its spring community lecture series. For more than 30 years, UW-W faculty members have delivered more than 600 lectures to an […]
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A gem for genealogists
The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library is the newest FamilySearch affiliate library. This means library patrons will have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available. FamilySearch is the world’s largest repository of free genealogical records and manages the famous Family History Library in Salt Lake […]
Discover Whitewater Series CARA Certified
The Greater Whitewater Committee, Inc., recently announced that the 2nd Annual Discover Whitewater Series Run. Walk. Fun. Half Marathon, Half Marathon Relay, 5K and Fit Kid Shuffle will be held Sept. 21. The committee also announced that the event will be a Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) Certified Race, a […]
Water meter upgrade project underway
Information about installers posted on city’s website By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In an effort to stay in compliance of standards set by the Public Service Commission and state Department of Natural Resources, Whitewater officials recently announced plans to upgrade a fraction of the water meters throughout the city. Water Superintendent […]
Local Relay for Life set to kickoff fundraising
On Thursday, Feb. 20 at 5:30 pm, the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Whitewater will officially get underway as event volunteers and participants gather at Irvin L. Young Memorial Library for a kickoff rally to launch fundraising efforts for the year. Although the Relay For Life of Whitewater […]
WRAP exhibit winners announced
More than 30 State and Honorable Mention Awards were announced at the closing of the Wisconsin Regional Art Program Exhibit (WRAP) at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center in January. The State award winners will exhibit their winning pieces at the State WRAP show in Wausau at the Center […]
Salary increases on hold pending comparisons
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Whitewater Common Council could vote next week on salary bumps for several municipal positions. At their most recent meeting Jan. 21, the council decided to withhold salary adjustments after directing City Manager Cameron Clapper to provide salary data from comparable communities. Clapper’s salary adjustment requests […]
Pops Concert to celebrate 50 years
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 […]
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 […]