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Friday, April 18, 2025
News from the Whitewater area
Catch The Little Mermaid at the high school this weekend By Tom Ganser Correspondent Sixty actors and 10 members of the technical crew of the Whitewater Summer School Playhouse will present the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid, at the Whitewater High School Auditorium this weekend. Show times are 7 p.m. […]
Second-grader Teagan Robertson, Whitewater, feeds a turkey at the petting zoo during Whitewater’s annual Fourth of July celebration last week. (Tom Ganser photo)
Summer playhouse presents ‘The Little Mermaid’ By Tom Ganser Correspondent This July the Whitewater Summer School Playhouse will bring the story of “The Little Mermaid” to life with the help of the staff, volunteers, and its talented students. Inspired by the 2008 Walt Disney Tony Award-nominated production on Broadway, this […]
City’s free family festival is set for July 3-6 Whitewater annual Fourth of July Free Family Festival is set for July 3-6 at Cravath Lakefront Park, 312 Whitewater St. in Whitewater. Everything at the celebration is paid for by local sponsors, including numerous Whitewater small business owners. “Whitewater’s Fourth of […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A clear-cut policy on who has authority to close streets in the City of Whitewater could soon be added to the municipal books, following a number of complaints from residents and business owners within the community. The Common Council last week discussed the merits of having […]
The lunchtime Savory Sounds Concert Series kicked off June 20 with a performance by guitarist and vocalist Nima Salami. Salami’s selections included classical, folk and Flamenco pieces and gave the concert an international flavor. The concert was sponsored by Fairhaven Senior Services and the food vendor was Subway. The next […]
Outgoing alderman honored for his service to the city By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater Alderman Jim Olsen will be relinquishing his First District seat Saturday. The venerable member of the Common Council made his formal announcement at a meeting last week. Without going into great detail, Olsen said he is […]
First Citizens State Bank in Whitewater was in the spotlight on June 21 thanks to a special visit by Kristin Olson, Wisconsin’s new Alice in Dairyland. Free Culver’s custard, milk, string cheese and yogurt were served. Jim Caldwell, First Citizens State Bank President & CEO, said, “We are pleased to […]
Arts Alliance public art project beautifies downtown Whitewater By Dave Fidlin Correspondent In recent weeks, a number of locally produced artistic creations have been dotting the downtown Whitewater streetscape, and organizers hope spectators are having a barrel of fun taking in the works. For the ninth consecutive year, the Whitewater […]
Little Free Library expected to be up and running by the end of summer By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The on-again, off-again discussion of expanding the Irvin L. Young Memorial Young Library is, well, on again. In recent months, Library Director Stacey Lunsford has been discussing renewed efforts with the Library […]
