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 […]
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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 […]
Fitness center closing pools next week
Whitewater Aquatic & Fitness Center, 580 S. Elizabeth St., Whitewater, will be closing all of the swimming pools, related pool based classes, locker rooms, and lobby, next week, July 29 through Aug. 2. The pools are being drained for maintenance and repair. The pools will resume regular scheduling and activities, […]
Fran Achen Photography Competition winners announced
Exhibit open at Cultural Arts Center until July 28 Winners of the Fran Achen Photography Competition were announced on Sunday, July 14 at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center. The winners in the following categories include: Youth 1.) Butterfly – Johnny Stutzman 2.) Maid of the Mist –Johnny […]
Abbie Patrick named Miss Whitewater
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Whitwater’s Fourth of July Family Festival started out in high gear with the second annual Miss Whitewater Pageant. This year’s pageant, under the direction of Elizabeth Bols, included 22 contestants in four age categories. Mini Miss Whitewater (ages 5-7): Ontaya Shephard, Bella Thiele, Leah Newmann and […]
Auditions to be held for Missoula Children’s Theatre performance
The auditions for Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of “Beauty Lou and the Country Beast” will be held on Monday, Aug. 12 from 4-6 p.m. at Young Auditorium, 900 W. Main St., on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. There are roles for children entering first grade (age 5 and older) through […]
The Colors of Nature
Long and McPhail photographs to be featured exhibit at the CAC The Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St. will feature the photographs of two Whitewater Arts Alliance board members from Aug. 10 to Sept. 8. The exhibit includes landscape, nature, and abstract photographs by Everett Long and Mark Lawrence […]
All aboard!
Whitewater’s Commercial Bank held its Customer Appreciation Day on July 12 as part of its 100th anniversary celebration. The parking-lot picnic featured good food, a celebration cake and rides on a horse-drawn stagecoach or carriage. (Tom Ganser photo)
