Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of eighty-three. Whitewater’s Independence Day celebration concludes today. The carnival midway opens at Noon, as will the beer tent and food vendors. There’s a ski show at Noon, with a magic show immediately following. A petting zoo is open from 12-4, and there’s a…
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Daily Bread for 7.5.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. It’s a beautiful Friday for Whitewater: sunny, a high of eighty-three, and light winds of 5 to 10 mph. Sunrise was 5:23 AM, and sunset will be at 8:36 PM. The moon is a waning crescent with just 6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Independence Day events continue today at Noon. The…
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Daily Bread for 7.4.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. We’ve a beautiful Independence Day ahead in Whitewater, with mostly sunny skies and a high of seventy-eight. Sunrise was at 5:22 a.m., and sunset will be at 8:37 p.m. The moon is a waning crescent with 11% of it’s visible disk illuminated. Our Independence Day festivities begin today just before 10 AM. The…
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Daily Bread for 7.3.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. There’s a chance of thunderstorms today (about 40%), but Whitewater will have mild temperatures in the 70s and light winds. Sunrise was at 5:21 a.m., and sunset will be at 8:37 p.m. Whitewater’s July 4th events begin today at 5 PM. Tonight features the Miss Whitewater Pageant at 5, the opening of midway…
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Daily Bread for 7.2.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. It’s a mild and sunny day ahead: a high of seventy-four with light, morning winds at 5 to 10 mph in the morning. On this day in 1937, “aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator.” On this…
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Daily Bread for 7.1.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. A new month begins, with sunny skies and a high of seventy-eight. One hundred fifty years ago, the Battle of Gettysburg begins: The largest military conflict in North American history begins this day when Union and Confederate forces collide at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The epic battle lasted three days and resulted in a retreat…
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Daily Bread for 6.30.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday brings mostly sunny skies and a high of seventy-six to Whitewater. Sunrise this morning was at 5:20 a.m., and sunset will be at 8:37 p.m. The moon is a waning crescent with 45% of the its visible disk illuminated. Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind arrives on this day in 1936: In…
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Daily Bread for 6.29.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 6.28.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Whitewater’s week ends with an eighty percent chance of showers and a high of seventy-six. On this day in 1953, an automotive beginning: …workers at a Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan, assemble the first Corvette, a two-seater sports car that would become an American icon. The first completed production car rolled off the…
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Daily Bread for 6.27.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. We’ll have about a one-third chance of thunderstorms today, with a high of eighty-five, and light west winds of 5 to 10 mph. At 4:30 PM this afternoon, there will be a meeting of the Community Development Authority. Like many others, I’ve always liked the science fiction film Independence Day. It’s simply a…
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Daily Bread for 6.26.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. We’ll have a sixty percent chance of thunderstorms today, mostly in the morning, with a high of eighty-five. Downtown Whitewater’s board meets this morning at 8 AM, and the Fire-Rescue Task Force will meet later today at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1948, America begins the Berlin Airlift: U.S. and British pilots…
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Daily Bread for 6.25.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Whitewater will hold a public meeting this afternoon, beginning at 4:30 PM, to reveal plans for the reconstruction of the downtown’s East Gate Way. Following open house introductions, two identical presentations will take place at 5 to 5:30 PM and 6 to 6:30 PM. At the Cravath Lakefront Community Building. The Urban Forestry…
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Daily Bread for 6.24.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday brings an even chance of scattered thunderstorms and high of eighty-four. Whitewater’s Fire-Rescue Task Force meets tonight at 6:30 PM. At 7 PM, Whitewater’s School Board meets in open session following an earlier closed session discussion. On 6.24.1997, a report about the 1947 Roswell incident: On July 24, 1997, barely a week…
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Daily Bread for 6.23.13
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny, with a high of eighty-eight, and a slight chance of late afternoon showers. If you’ve a house full of wild baboons, and one of them has not the slightest worry about your threats for it to leave, then you’ve a situation like this: On this day…
