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Thursday, November 14, 2024
The Elkhorn Area Women’s Club will present Fashion Through the Decades on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Lake Lawn Resort. Clothing and accessories from the early 1900s through 1990s will be featured, with models in 32 outfits as a commentator describes the fashions and eras. The event starts at 11 a.m. […]
Students at UW-Whitewater have combined their skills in geography, information technology and website design to create an important online map of state economic development projects. The interactive map was produced for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation by Pangea Studios, the university’s nonprofit center that provides mapping services for clients. “This […]
Last week, a local restaurant offered a little extra support to the Whitewater Middle School Parent Teacher Organization. Ken Dahnert, owner of Rocky Rococo of Whitewater, donated 20 percent of the restaurant’s sales earned between 4 and 8 p.m., Oct. 14 – for a total donation of $350. “We are […]
High School students offer computer skill to community By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Geek Squad has been helping teachers and students with their technology needs for quite a while and are now reaching out to the community to offer help where they can during the upcoming Ask a […]
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent A season that started with three consecutive wins ended disappointingly Friday for the Whitewater High School football team with a 48-28 loss at East Troy. The loss ended any hopes of making the playoffs and gave the Whippets a 4-5 record overall. The boys were […]
The 10th annual Harvest Family Fun Fair at First English Lutheran Church, Whitewater, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. and will offer a variety of fun that the entire family can attend. New this year will be a barn and farm toy display […]
Teen Grasshopper, a company founded by UW-Whitewater students to prevent teen driving accidents, has signed an exclusive partnership with Wisconsin-based driving school Just Drive. Teen Grasshopper offers a real time notification service that allows following drivers to contact the parent of the driver they are following. In 2011, drivers aged […]
Walworth County landowners are encouraged to sign up now for conservation practices for 2014. Greg Igl, District Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Walworth County, says the signup deadline is early this year. Applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) need to be completed by Nov. […]
During one of the toughest times of the season, when the team is training the hardest, the Whitewater High School girls swim team is posting the highest amount of best times ever. On Oct. 15 against Burlington 60 best times were recorded; improving on the 56 and 41 best times […]
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls cross country team wrested the Rock Valley Conference championship from three-time defending champion McFarland Oct. 17, in dramatic fashion. In the process, the Whippet girls captured their 12th conference title in program history. “Running like their butts were on fire, […]
