Good morning, Whitewater In the City of Whitewater, the Park and Rec Board meets today at 4:30 PM. At Lakeview School, there’s a pennies for patients drive today. On this day in American history, in 1987, the New York Stock exchange lost about 22% of its value, in the second biggest drop in American history:…

Good morning, Whitewater This quiet week ends, with no scheduled municipal, public meetings. On this day in Wisconsin history, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society, 1968 – Milwaukee Bucks Play First Game On this date the Milwaukee Bucks opened their first season with an 89-84 loss to the Chicago Bulls. The loss was witnessed by…

Good morning, Whitewater In the city today, there are two scheduled, municipal public meetings. At 4:30 p.m., the Urban Forestry Task Force meets, and at 7 p.m., the League of Women Voters will meet in the municipal building. It’s picture retake day, and take your family to school day, at Lakeview School. It’s market pickup…

Good morning, Whitewater In the city today, there will be a three municipal public meetings: the Rock River Stormwater Group meets at 10, the Census Complete Count Committee meets at 1, and the Park and Rec Board meets at 4:30. On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet,…

Good morning, Whitewater In the city today, there will be a Planning Commission meeting at 6 p.m., and a Library Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. In the choice between planning or reading, I’d pick reading (unless it’s reading about planning, which is probably about the worst kind of reading someone could possibly do). Thinking about…

Good morning, Whitewater In the city today, state senator Judy Robson will hold a listening session from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Whitewater municipal building. In our schools, it’s spirit day at schools throughout the district, there’s a scheduled road rally at Lincoln School, and at the high school there are homecoming events: Dress…

Good morning, Whitewater In the city today, there are no public, municipal meetings scheduled. In our schools, there’s vision and hearing screening at Lakeview. At the high school there are homecoming events: Dress Day Color Day (Freshmen Green, Sophomores Orange, Juniors Yellow, Seniors Purple), a canned food drive, dollar war, and sale of dance tickets.…

Good morning, Whitewater In the city today, there’s a Landmarks Commission meeting scheduled for 5:00 p.m. In our schools, at the high school there are homecoming events: Dress Day Decade Day, a canned food drive, dollar war, Lip Sync competition at 7 p.m., and sale of dance tickets. On this day in Wisconsin history, the…

Good morning, Whitewater In the city today, there’s a Common Council meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. In our schools, there’s a 6:30 p.m. PTA meeting at Lakeview School, and at the high school there are homecoming events (Twisted Tuesday Mismatch Day, a canned food drive, dollar war, and sale of dance tickets). On this day…

Good morning, Whitewater In the city today, there’s a scheduled dedication of the Trippe Lake Shelter for 4 p.m. On this day in Wisconsin history, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin held its first constitutional convention: 1846 – First State Constitutional Convention Meets On this date Wisconsin’s first state Constitutional Convention met in Madison.…

Good morning, Whitewater On this date in 1996, President Clinton signed an amendment to the Freedom of Information Act, that required the federal government to place electronic documents online. Much has happened in these last thirteen years. Among the most important changes, the legislation required the government to supply information in the requested digital format,…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no scheduled municipal, public meetings in the City of Whitewater for today. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that today is the anniversary of the first Wisconsin state fair: 1851 – First State Fair in Wisconsin On this date thirteen counties were represented at the first state fair which was sponsored…

Good morning, Whitewater The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this date in 1859, 1859 – Abraham Lincoln Speaks at State Fair On this date Abraham Lincoln delivered an address at the Wisconsin State Fair. In his speech, he connected agriculture to education: “Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where…

Good morning, Whitewater A 4 p.m. today, there’s a groundbreaking for the Whitewater University Technology Park. Later, at 6 p.m., the Whitewater-Area League of Women Voters is hosting a City of Whitewater budget listening session. In Wisconsin history on this date, the Wisconsin Historical Society recalls a famous dedication: 1957 – Packers Dedicate New Stadium…