Good morning, Whitewater There are two municipal, public meetings scheduled in Whitewater today. At 6:15 p.m., the Alcohol Licensing Committee will meet, and at 6:30 p.m. there will be a Common Council meeting. The agenda for the Common Council meeting is available online. Almanac Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:18 AM 08:27…

Good morning, Whitewater It’s a new month, ending one season literally and another figuratively. Thanks very much for making May a great month at the FREE WHITEWATER. Despite light posting in the last week of the month, May saw noticeable increases in new visitors, from the area and beyond. Welcome. So what’s the City of…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater. Still, something’s bound to happen somewhere. In our school district, there’ll be a meeting today at 9 a.m. in both executive (closed) session and open to the public, as noted in the agenda: Call to Order and Roll Call Executive Session…

Good morning, Whitewater In Whitewater today, the Census Count Committee meets at 4 p.m. at the Municipal Building, and the Tree Commission meets at 5 p.m. The census is only useful if it counts all residents, but then, all residents have to commit to counting all residents. Look back over the last few years of…

Good morning, Whitewater The are no public meetings scheduled from the City of Whitewater today. There is, however, a scheduled Listening Session with Representative Tammy Baldwin, scheduled from 3-4 p.m. today, at the Irvin Young Memorial Library, on Center Street. In Wisconsin history on this date, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports that on this date…

Good morning, Whitewater The holiday weekend begins, and there’s lots of posting ahead over the next few days — on local press coverage, the Police and Fire Commission, our local economy, and charitable and civic press releases to publish. To set the right mood for the writing ahead, I offer two clips that encourage a…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s a Common Council meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. The agenda is available online. (It’s a pdf but not a useful, searchable text pdf like other City of Whitewater agendas.) On this date in 1934, the Wisconsin Historical Society recalls the anniversary of a step toward bigger government, intrusion in commercial and…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled in the City of Whitewater today, but there will be a Common Council meeting tomorrow, and a Police and [sic] Fire Commission meeting on Wednesday. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls a student protest in Milwaukee on this date in 1964: On this date, the 10th anniversary…

Good morning, Whitewater The City of Whitewater has one public meeting scheduled for today. At 3:00 p.m., there will be a Police Day ceremony at the municipal building. According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, on this date in 1911, the City of Janesville sought to ban — wait for it — fortune tellers: On this…

Good morning, Whitewater The City of Whitewater’s Planning Commission meeting will take place tonight, beginning at 6 p.m., at the municipal building. The meeting agenda is available online. There will be a Whitewater Middle School Band Concert, held at the High School Auditorium, tonight at 7 p.m.

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings listed for the City of Whitewater today. There will be others later this week; you’ll not go too very long without public regulation of your productive, private activity. On this day in 1846, Congress granted President Polk’s request for a declaration of war against Mexico. Many prominent…

Good morning, Whitewater There are three public meetings in the City of Whitewater today. A 5 p.m., there is a combined meeting of the Community Development Authority and Common Council. Also at 5 p.m., the Park and Recreation Board will meet. Later, at 6:30 p.m., the Irvin Young Memorial Library Board will meet. In Wisconsin…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings listed for the City of Whitewater today. It’s a big day for big government in Wisconsin, and America. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that on this day in 1891, Arthur J. Altmeyer was born. I didn’t know who he was, either, but the Society’s website supplies the…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings listed today for the City of Whitewater. We’ll muddle through. Almanac Thursday, May 7, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:41 AM 08:02 PM Civil Twilight 05:10 AM 08:33 PM Tomorrow 05:40 AM 08:03 PM Tomorrow will be: 2 minutes longer Amount of sunlight: 14h 21m Amount of…