The forecast is for a chance of flurries, with a high of 27 degrees. I don’t know of any public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. There’s a holiday concert scheduled at Lakeview School, at 10 AM and 1:30 PM. It’s Eagle and Spirit Day at Washington School. At the Middle School, there’s…

Update 1:51:01 PM – I am not sure why this post did not load this morning, but here it is now – Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater today predicts cloudy skies, with a high of forty. In the City of Whitewater, the Landmarks Commission meets late this afternoon, at 5 PM. The agenda for…

Good morning, There’s a forecast for Whitewater for sunny skies, with a high of forty-nine. The new month begins warmer and brighter than November. School is back in session, for a full day. Over at Lakeview School — an elementary school without a mascot of its own — there’s a PTA meeting at 6:30 PM.…

Good morning, There’s a forecast for partly sunny skies, with a high of forty. There’s a half day of school today, for students, beginning in the afternoon. It’s a transition back to a single month of school before Christmas Break. You’d likely be unaware only if you’re from far away: it’s been a great season…

Good morning, There’s a forecast for mostly sunny skies, with a high of thirty-nine. The ‘mostly sunny’ or ‘partly sunny’ forecast is a standard in Wisconsin — the skies just aren’t as sunny as other places in America. There’s extraordinary natural beauty in Wisconsin, but one often walks under a slightly clouded sky. There’s no…

Good morning, One often hears that Wisconsin must be a cold and snowy place, but it’s only true in part. Much of our year, in spring and fall, in cold and rainy, not quite cold enough for snow, but instead warm enough only for a cold rain. That’s been our weather yesterday, and perhaps today:…

I wrote a few weeks ago that I would replace my morning ‘Daily Bread’ feature with something new. I didn’t properly consider that I’m not a writer, have no skill at composition, and wouldn’t possibly conjure a better name for the morning feature than the one a reader kindly suggested. I will keep the clever…

Good morning, Whitewater It’s the last day of school before a two-day break, and there will be any number of Halloween parties, parades throughout the district. On this day in 1914, Dr. Jonas Salk was born. Here’s more about his accomplishments, from the New York Times: As an intense 40-year-old scientist, Dr. Salk became a…

Good morning, Whitewater In the City of Whitewater, Common Council meets tonight. This session, like the one before, will focus on the municipal budget. On this day in 1787, the first of the Federalist papers was published, in a New York newspaper, in support of the proposed U.S. Constitution. The papers were published pseudonymously. Here’s…

Good morning, Whitewater In the City of Whitewater, the Community Development Authority meets at 4:30 p.m. This day in history, in 1881, is the anniversary of the gunfight at the OK Corral. Here’s today’s almanac: Almanac Monday, October 26, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 07:21 AM 05:55 PM Civil Twilight 06:52 AM 06:24 PM Tomorrow…

Good morning, Whitewater In the City of Whitewater, there are no scheduled, municipal public meetings. At Lakeview School, the pennies for patients drive continues today, and there is a fifth grade band concert at 2 PM and again at 7 PM. There is also a fifth grade band concert at Washington School today, also at…

Good morning, Whitewater In the City of Whitewater, the Whitewater University Tech Park Board meets at 1 PM. At Lakeview School, the pennies for patients drive continues today. On this day in American history, in 1879, Thomas Edison invented the incandescent light bulb: Here the inventor gave a practical illustration of his invention. He was…

Good morning, Whitewater In the City of Whitewater, the Alcohol and Licensing Board meets at 6:15 PM, and the Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. At Lakeview School, there’s a pennies for patients drive continuing today. At Lincoln School, there’s a 6:30 PM band concert tonight. On this day in Wisconsin history, in 1856, the…