Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. In Wisconsin history on this date, from 1953, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports that the Milwaukee Braves made their debut: On this date the Milwaukee Braves made their official debut in Milwaukee, at the newly constructed County Stadium. They defeated…

Good morning, Whitewater There are three public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. The Whitewater-University Tech Park Board meets at 1:30 p.m. (Hyer Hall, Rm. 422), the CDA Business Park Marketing Committee meets at 4:30 p.m. (City Manager’s Conference Rm.), and at 6:30 p.m. the Library Board meets (at the library, of course).…

Good morning, Whitewater City offices in Whitewater are closed today — your path to the holiday is unobstructed. Over at the Janesville Gazette, there’s a great story about how the Janesville City Manager is eliminating several vacant positions, and consolidating others. In a story entitled, “City manager proposes job consolidation,” reporter Beth Wheelock reveals that…

Good morning, Whitewater It’s Open Book for property assessments today, in Whitewater. While you’re considering all that, you might want to consider that Wisconsin’s one of ten states in a unique position, according to the Wall Street Journal: “More States Look to Raise Taxes.”

Good morning, Whitewater There’s a Community Forum at 5 p.m. on the Federal Recovery Act at the Cravath Lakefront Center, and a Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building. In American history on this date, in 1974, Hank Aaron broke Ruth’s longstanding home run record. Aaron hit his Aaron 715th career home…

Good morning, Whitewater It’s election day — all the rest is commentary.

Good morning, Whitewater Two happy, yet hard-won, events from our past, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, first took place on this day, in the ninteenth century — 1866 – African-Americans Vote in Wisconsin On this date African-Americans voted for the first time in Wisconsin, after Ezekiel Gillespie successfully sued for the right to vote, an…

Good morning, Whitewater The Wisconsin Historical Society notes an anniversary of political progress, marking a date in 1963, in nearby Rock County — Rock County’s First Female Assembly Member On this date Carolyn Blanchard of Edgerton won an election to fill the state Assembly seat left open by the death of her husband, David. In…

Good morning, Whitewater It’s a busy day today in Whitewater, with a greater number of public meetings than yesterday. I’ll set out the schedule, as I’ve learned it. All meetings on the agenda, with one exception, take place at the Municipal Building, 312 W. Whitewater Street. Beginning at 9 a.m., in the City Manager’s Conference…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s a reception tonight, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for one of the two school district administrator finalists, Dr. Suzanne Zentner. The reception’s at the Whitewater Country Club, “located on Hwy 89 just South of the intersection of the Hwy 89 and Hwy 12 Bypass on the south edge of the…

Good morning, Whitewater The Community Development Authority meets today at 4:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building. School’s back in session, at the university, and in our school district. Over the the right, on my calendar of meetings, I have listed the receptions for school district administrator candidates, one each, on Tuesday and Wednesday of this…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s a fine website, called Local Government Watch, committed to a focus on town government, not merely in Wisconsin, but across America: While most government watchdogs are watching Washington or the statehouse, who’s watching the courthouse and city hall? This site is intended to give you an example of just what sort…

Good morning, Whitewater The calendar is particularly blank, for our small town. Here’s a screenshot, as confirmation — That’s a joke, of course — there are thousands of calendars in Whitewater, on walls, in phones, in notebooks, and desks, just filled with reminders for meetings, calls, occasions great or small, for work or play. Thousands.…

Forget about public meetings (none, I think) or school (it’s break!) — the Wisconsin Historical Society has the one fact worth noting, today: On this date [in 1874] magician Harry Houdini was born in Budapest, though he later claimed to have been born on April 6, 1874, in Appleton, Wisconsin. At the age of 13…