Good morning. Monday will be a day of snow showers, with the temperatures falling to nine degrees by 5 PM. On this day in 1783, Gen. Washington resigns as commander of the American military: “Happy in the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States of becoming a…

Good morning. It’s a snowy Sunday for Whitewater, with a daytime accumulation of about four inches, for a total of about eight inches, and a daytime high of twenty-eight. There are, snowfall notwithstanding, effective and safe ways to get around. On this day in 1864, General Sherman gave Pres. Lincoln an early Christmas gift: “I…

Good morning. We will have a thirty-percent chance of afternoon snow, but a near-certainty of evening snow, with an accumulation of three to five inches. The high for today will be thirty degrees. Sunrise today is 7:23 AM and sunset 4:24 PM. The moon is a waning gibbous with 84% of its visible disk illuminated.…

Good morning. Friday will bring periods of freezing rain and a high of thirty. School’s canceled – play responsibly. Earlier this month, at Lake Superior, they had a winter waterspout – a snownado (of which few have ever been photographed): On this day in 1803, the French turn New Orleans over to America. Puzzability‘s Christmas-song…

Good morning. There’s a forty-percent chance of freezing rain in the late afternoon, with a high for the day of thirty-one. Whitewater’s Tech Park Board meets today at 9 AM. On this day in 1776, Thomas Paine publishes the first portion of The American Crisis. The essays begin with one of Paine’s most memorable descriptions:…

Good morning. Wednesday will be partly sunny with a high of thirty-one. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets tonight at 5 PM. On this day in 1620, the Mayflower docks at Plymouth Harbor: On November 11, 1620, the Mayflower anchored at what is now Provincetown Harbor, Cape Cod. Before going ashore, 41 male passengers–heads of families,…

Good morning. We will have an even chance of snow this Tuesday morning, with a high for the day of twenty-nine. Whitewater’s Alcohol Licensing Review Committee meets at 6:10 PM, and Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1903, the Wright Brothers achieve a technological triumph: the first ‘controlled, powered and sustained…

Good morning. Monday brings snow, about an inch or two, and a high of seventeen. There’s an overwhelming response to the question whether a market should be in the business of Reselling Stolen Meat? — 89.09% of respondents said no, the market should not resell. ‘Iconic 1846 lithograph by Nathaniel Currier was entitled “The Destruction…

Good morning. Sunday will be partly sunny with a high of fifteen.  Northwest winds at 10 to 15 mph with lead to wind chill values of five to ten below. It’s Bill of Rights Day, as the Bill of Rights came into effect as the first ten amendments to the Constitution on 12.15.1791, following ratification…

Good morning. Saturday brings a near-certainty of snow to Whitewater, with a high of twenty-seven.  Accumulations may amount to two inches or so. On this day in 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen becomes the first person to reach the South Pole:   Roald Amundsen and his crew looking at the Norwegian flag at the South Pole,…

Good morning. We will have a slight chance of snow after 5 PM, but a likelihood after 9 PM, with a high of twenty-four for the day. Accumulations, if any, are forecast at around an inch. On this day in 2000, Vice President Al Gore concedes defeat: Vice President Al Gore reluctantly concedes defeat to…

Good morning. We’ll have a partly sunny Thursday with a high of seventeen. Southwest winds of ten to twenty miles per hour will produce windchill values well below zero. People sometimes wonder what it would be like to fly. An eagle in Chamonix shares its bird’s-eye view: On 12.12.1901, Guglielmo Marconi sends a radio transmission…

Good morning. Midweek in Whitewater will be a day of gradual clearing, with the temperature falling to around three by late afternoon (by which wind chill values will be between five an fifteen below). NASA’s Juno spacecraft used the moon’s gravity to gain a slingshot boost on the way to Jupiter (with an expected arrival…

Good morning. There’s a chance of snow his morning, with only slight accumulation expected, and then gradual clearing with a high of sixteen. Wind chill values will be between five and fifteen below. Whitewater’s Parks & Rec Board meets this afternoon at 5:30 PM. On 12.10.1901, the first Nobel Prizes are awarded: The first Nobel…