Good morning, Whitewater Whitewater’s Park & Recreation Board meets this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. The agenda is available online. The Wisconsin Historical Society reports that on this day in 1951, actor Tom Wopat was born: On this date Tom Wopat was born in Lodi. Wopat attended UW where he performed in musicals. A credited television,…

Good morning, Whitewater Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 p.m. The Wisconsin Historical Society reports that on this day in 1958, women could lawfully drink while standing at a bar: 1958 – Janesville Women Belly Up to the Bar On this date the Janesville city council voted 4-2 to finally end a paternalistic and discriminatory…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no municipal, public meetings scheduled for today for the City of Whitewater. Your holiday weekend is unobstructed. It’s Spirit Day at Whitewater Middle School. Here’s today’s almanac: Almanac Friday, September 4, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 06:22 AM 07:24 PM Civil Twilight 05:53 AM 07:53 PM Tomorrow 06:23 AM 07:22…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no municipal, public meetings scheduled for today for the City of Whitewater. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that today is the anniversary of Britain’s formal surrender to America, ending her war against American independence: 1783 – Paris Peace Treaty Signed On this date the Paris Peace Treaty was signed. The…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no municipal, public meetings scheduled for today for the City of Whitewater. Yesterday was the anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War. Today is the anniversary of its end — the surrender of the Japanese Empire to the Allies aboard the U.S.S. Missouri. The Associated Press reported on…

Good morning, Whitewater School begings today. There’s one public, municipal meeting scheduled for today in Whitewater. At 6: 30 p.m., Common Council meets. The agenda is available online. On this day in 1939, the Second World War began. Here’s today’s almanac: Almanac Tuesday, September 1, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 06:19 AM 07:29 PM Civil…

Good morning, Whitewater There are two public, municipal meetings scheduled for today in Whitewater. At 3 p.m., the Whitewater-University Tech park Board meets. The agenda is available online. Later, at 6 p.m., there is a special — but public — meeting of the Planning Commission. That agenda is also available online. Here’s today’s almanac: Almanac…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public, municipal meetings scheduled for today in Whitewater. There is one tomorrow, though, so your weekend isn’t completely safe. It’s the landmarks Commission, so the risk is probably slight. It was on this day in 1963 that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public, municipal meetings scheduled for today in Whitewater. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls a famous invention, otherwise nearly forgotten: 1878 – Typewriter Patented On this date Christopher Latham Sholes patented the typewriter. The idea for this invention began at Kleinsteuber’s Machine Shop in Milwaukee in the late 1860s. A…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public, municipal meetings scheduled for today in Whitewater. The New York Times recalls that on this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment went into effect: The half-century struggle for woman suffrage in the United States reached its climax at 8 o’clock this morning, when Bainbridge Colby, as Secretary of…

Good morning, Whitewater The Common Council meets tonight, from 5 to 7 p.m., for a special session and retreat. The agenda is available online, and is reproduced below: 1. TOUR OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (5:00 – 5:15 P.M.) 2. REVIEW COUNCIL INFORMATION PROCESSING. 3. PRESENTATION ON OVERVIEW OF 2010 CITY BUDGET AND DISCUSSION REGARDING SAME.…

Good morning, Whitewater The Community Development Authority meets today at 4:30 p.m. Later, at 6 p.m., the Library Board will meet at the Irvin Young Memorial Library, first in closed session, and reconvening into open session. The New York Times observes that on this date in 1932, “Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly…

Good morning, Whitewater The week ends free of any scheduled municipal, public meetings in Whitewater. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that on this date in 1851, Wisconsin conducted its last execution: 1851 – John McCaffrey Executed On this date John McCaffrey was executed, the last execution to be carried out under Wisconsin law. McCaffrey received…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no municipal, public meetings in Whitewater scheduled for today. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this date, a battle won helped set the stage for settlement of the Midwest, including Wisconsin: 1794 – Battle of Fallen Timbers On this date American troops under General “Mad” Anthony Wayne defeated a…