Good morning. Whitewater’s Wednesday could be a summer day: sunny and seventy-six. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that in 1979 the Bucks set a scoring records: “Milwaukee set a team scoring record for a regulation-length game with 158 points against New Orleans. [Source: Bucks.com, Official Site of the Milwaukee Bucks]” Google celebrates the birthday today…

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater: Sunny and sixty-four degrees. In late January, I posted a link to a Condor Cam at the San Diego Zoo. These weeks since lead here, to a condor hatchling: Google’s daily puzzle combines president, invention, and office furniture: “You can thank this president for doubling the size of the United…

Good morning. It’s a day of showers for Whitewater, with a high of sixty-one. The city’s Planning Commission meets tonight at 6 PM. Google has a daily puzzle that’s fit for poker players: “You’ll find me buried beside fellow gunslinger Calamity Jane. What’s the name of the poker hand that honors my death?” On this…

Good morning. Whitewater will have a sunny day, with a high of thirty-six today. I found a video that you may have seen, too, from Brazil. In it one finds an example of human compassion. The recording shows a group of dolphins being beached at Arraial do Cabo on March 5th. The beachgoers are at first startled, but…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Thursday will be about twenty degrees cooler than yesterday: a breezy day with a high of forty-four. On this date in 1943, a famous Wisconsin doctor passed away: 1943 – Joseph Dean Dies On this date Joseph Dean died. One of the great physicians of the Madison area, Dean founded the medical…

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater looks to be warmer than yesterday, with a high temperature of sixty-four, and a good chance of rain. This afternoon, Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 5 PM. The Wisconsin Historical Society marks a notable birthday today: 1811 – Increase Allen Lapham Born A pioneer naturalist and noted author, Increase Allen Lapham was…

Good morning. Tuesday: a sunny and windy day for Whitewater, with a high of fifty-eight. There’s our taste of spring. Common Council meets at 6:30 p.m. tonight. On this day in 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in the Dred Scott case. The New York Times published a story on the decision,…

Good morning. It’s a mostly sunny day, with a high of thirty-three, for Whitewater today. On this day in 1946, Churchill delivered his ‘Iron Curtain’ speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The full text of the speech is online at Fordham University. At the Wisconsin Historical Society website, an odd tale about a woman…

Good morning. Whitewater’s winter is not over quite yet. Friday looks to be a day of rain and snow, with a high temperature of thirty-nine. On this day in 1877, “Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, even though Tilden had won the popular…

Good morning. Whitewater’s had a mild winter, and March begins here with a mostly cloudy day and a high of forty-one. Farther north, in places like Merrill, Wisconsin, it’s been a time of digging out from a heavy snowfall. In their part of the world, Punxsutawney Phil‘s forecast of six more weeks of winter looks…

Good morning. Whitewater’s forecast calls for rain, with perhaps a bit of snow, and a high temperature of forty-five. On this leap day, Google commemorates the birthday of Giaochino Rossini, born on 2.29.1792.  They mark the occasion with a doodle in his honor – A Wikipedia entry on Rossini describes his accomplishments. Among them, of…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Tuesday brings a slight chance of rain or snow – no accumulation expected – and a high of thirty-nine. This afternoon, Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:15 PM. There’s an entry today from the Wisconsin about Victor Louis Berger, born on 2.28.1860: On this date Victor Louis Berger was born in Nieder-Rehbach, Austria-Hungary. He…

Good morning. A day of gradual clearing awaits Whitewater, with a high temperature of thirty-six. At 4:30 PM today, Whitewater’s Community Development Authority will meet. Their principal topics: “Presentation on Analysis of Housing Supply in Whitewater and Employee Housing Survey by the UW-Whitewater Fiscal and Economic Research Center (Dr. Russ Kashian)” and “Review and Approval…

Good morning. It’s a snowy day in Whitewater, with a high temperature just above freezing. On this day in 1868, the U.S. House impeached Pres. Andrew Johnson, who was later acquitted by the Senate. From the Wisconsin Historical Society, a reminder that Milwaukee once had a socialist mayor, among other socialist politicians: 1972 – Socialist Leader Otto…